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Steve M. Liao, M.D., MSCI
liao_s@kids.wustl.edu
Chief of Pediatrics, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Medical Director, Missouri Baptist Medical Center NICU
Researcher, Patient Oriented Research Unit
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine
Newborn Medicine
phone: (314) 454-6148
Education
BS,
Suma Cum Laude
,
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
,
1999
MD,
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
,
2003
MSCI,
Washington University
,
2012
Training
Pediatric Residency, Saint Louis University School of Medicine - Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
,
2003
-
2006
Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine - St. Louis Children's Hospital
,
2006
-
2009
Licensure and Board Certification
2006
-
Pres
Neonatal Resuscitation Program
2008
-
Pres
MO
2009
Certified in General Pediatrics
2012
Certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Honors and Awards
Arthur E. McElfresh Memorial Award - outstanding achievement in the study of Pediatrics
,
2003
Resident QA/QI research project - first place award
,
2006
Midwest SPR Travel Grant
,
2008
PAS Young Investigator's Travel Award
,
2009
Department of Pediatrics Educational Loan Rebate Program Award
,
2009
- 2010
Post-doctoral Career Development Program Award (K30)
,
2009
- 2011
NICHD Loan Repayment Program Award & Renewal
,
2010
- 2014
Washington University Career Development Award (KL2)
,
2011
- 2013
Scholar Abstract Award, Translational Science Conference, Washington, DC
,
2012
Dr. Walentik Provider Champion Award / Generate Health - CARE Clinic
,
2019
Team Award - ILPQC MNO - Neonatal Excellence Award (team lead)
,
2020
Recent Publications
view all (24)
Publication Co-Authors
Nathalie El Ters
Zachary A. Vesoulis, MD MSCI
Amit M Mathur, M.D., M.R.C.P.
Rakesh Rao, M.D.
Christopher Lust
Barbara Cohlan, M.D.
Vesoulis ZA, Lust CE, Cohlan BA, Liao SM, Mathur AM.
Poverty and Excess Length of Hospital Stay in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome.
J Addict Med
.
2020;14
(2):
113-118.
PMCID:
PMC6881526
PMID:
31149915
Rao R, Trivedi S, Distler A, Liao S, Vesoulis Z, Smyser C, Mathur AM.
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates with Mild Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia.
Am J Perinatol
.
2019;36
(13):
1337-1343.
PMCID:
PMC6609494
PMID:
30609430
Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Mathur AM.
Delayed cord clamping is associated with improved dynamic cerebral autoregulation and decreased incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants
J Appl Physiol
.
2019;127
(1):
103-110.
PMID:
31046516
Lust C, Vesoulis Z, Jackups R Jr, Liao S, Rao R, Mathur AM.
Early red cell transfusion is associated with development of severe retinopathy of prematurity.
J Perinatol
.
2019;39
(3):
393-400.
PMCID:
PMC6391181
PMID:
30459388
Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Mathur AM.
Late failure of cerebral autoregulation in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is associated with brain injury: a pilot study
Physiol Meas
.
2018;39
(12):
125004.
PMID:
30270845
Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, RAo R, Trivedi SB, Cahill AG, Mathur AM.
Re-examining the arterial cord blood gas pH screening criteria in neonatal encephalopathy
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
.
2018;103
(4):
F377-F382.
PMID:
28942435
El Ters NM, Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Smyser CD, Mathur AM.
Term-equivalent functional brain maturation measures predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants
Early Hum Dev
.
2018;119:68-72.
PMID:
29579560
Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Mathur AM.
Gestational age-dependent relationship between cerebral oxygen extraction and blood pressure.
Pediatr Res
.
2017;82
(6):
934-939.
PMID:
28902182
El Ters NM, Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Smyser CD, Mathur AM.
Impact of brain injury on functional measures of amplitude-integrated EEG at term equivalent age in premature infants
J Perinatol
.
2017;37
(8):
947-952.
PMID:
28492522
Trivedi SB, Vesoulis ZA, Rao R, Liao SM, Shimony JS, McKinstry RC, Mathur AM..
A validated clinical MRI injury scoring system in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Pediatr Radiol
.
2017.
PMID:
28623417
Rao R, Trivedi S, Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Smyser CD, Mathur AM..
Safety and Short-Term Outcomes of Therapeutic Hypothermia in Preterm Neonates 34-35 Weeks Gestational Age with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
J Pediatr
.
2017;183:37-42.
PMID:
27979578
Vesoulis ZA, Lust CE, Liao SM, Trivedi SB, Mathur AM.
Early hyperoxia burden detected by cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy is superior to pulse oximetry for prediction of severe retinopathy of prematurity.
J Perinatol
.
2016.
PMID:
27559717
Vesoulis ZA, Ters NE, Foster A, Trivedi SB, Liao SM, Mathur AM.
Response to dopamine in prematurity: a biomarker for brain injury?
J Perinatol
.
2016;36
(6):
453-8.
PMCID:
PMC4882223
PMID:
26890555
Dunsim S, Smyser C, Liao S, Indert T, Pineda R..
Defining the nature and implications of head turn preference in the preterm infant
Early Hum Dev
.
2016;96:53-60.
PMID:
27064959
Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Trivedi SB, Ters NE, Mathur AM.
A novel method for assessing cerebral autoregulation in preterm infants using transfer function analysis.
Pediatr Res
.
2016;79
(3):
453-9.
PMCID:
PMC4821724
PMID:
26571222
Liao SM, Rao R, Mathur AM.
Head Position Change Is Not Associated with Acute Changes in Bilateral Cerebral Oxygenation in Stable Preterm Infants during the First 3 Days of Life.
Am J Perinatol
.
2015;32
(7):
645-52.
doi:
10.1055/s-0034-1390348
PMID:
25282608
Ferradal SL, Liao SM, Eggebrecht AT, Shimony JS, Inder TE, Culver JP, Smyser CD.
Functional Imaging of the Developing Brain at the Bedside Using Diffuse Optical Tomography.
Cereb Cortex
.
2015.
doi:
10.1093/cercor/bhu320
PMID:
25595183
Reynolds LC, Pineda RG, Mathur A, Vavasseur C, Shah DK, Liao S, Inder T.
Cerebral maturation on amplitude-integrated electroencephalography and perinatal exposures in preterm infants.
Acta Paediatr
.
2014;103
(3):
e96-e100.
doi:
10.1111/apa.12485
PMCID:
PMC3945948
PMID:
24354724
Liao SM, Culver JP.
Near infrared optical technologies to illuminate the status of the neonatal brain.
Curr Pediatr Rev
.
2014;10
(1):
73-86.
PMID:
25055866
Liao SM, Ferradal SL, Inder TE, Culver JP.
High-density diffuse optical tomography of term infant visual cortex in the nursery
J Biomed Optics
.
2012.
Liao SM, Ferradal SL, White BR, Gregg N, Inder TE, Culver JP.
High-density diffuse optical tomography of term infant visual cortex in the nursery.
J Biomed Opt
.
2012;17
(8):
081414.
PMCID:
PMC3391961
PMID:
23224175
White BR, Liao SM, Ferradal SL, Inder TE, Culver JP.
Bedside optical imaging of occipital resting-state functional connectivity in neonates.
Neuroimage
.
2012;59
(3):
2529-38.
doi:
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.08.094
PMCID:
PMC3598616
PMID:
21925609
Liao SM, Gregg NM, White BR, Zeff BW, Bjerkaas KA, Inder TE, Culver JP.
Elucidating the neonatal hemodynamic response to brain activity: A high-density NIRS study
J Biomed Optics
.
2010;15
(2):
026010-1-9.
Liao SM, Gregg NM, White BR, Zeff BW, Bjerkaas KA, Inder TE, Culver JP.
Neonatal hemodynamic response to visual cortex activity: high-density near-infrared spectroscopy study.
J Biomed Opt
.
2010;15
(2):
026010.
PMCID:
PMC2874048
PMID:
20459255
Last updated: 12/09/2020
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