Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BA, Miami University, 2005
• MD, The Ohio State University, 2009
• MSCI, Washington University, 2019

Training

• Internship, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2009 - 2010
• Residency, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2010 - 2011
• Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine, 2011 - 2014

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2009 - 2021Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• 2009 - 2021Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• 2009 - 2021Basic Life Support
• 2009 - 2021Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• 2013 - 2017Advanced Trauma Life Support
• 2014 - PresMO, Medical License
• 2014 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
• 2016 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• 2018 - 2020IL, Medical License

Honors and Awards

• Miami University Scholar-Leader Award, 2003
• Alspaugh Award for Professionalism in the Field of Medicine, 2005 - 2009
• James P. Keating Outstanding Resident Award, 2011
• PAS Young Investigator's Travel Award, 2014
• Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award, 2014
• Travel Award, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 2016
• Outstanding Citizenship Award, Clinical Research Training Center, 2016
• Early Career Investigator Highlight - Pediatric Research, 2017
• James Sutherland Junior Faculty Award, 2019
• Jerry Elliott Memorial Lectureship, 2020
• Travel Award for Early Career Investigators - International Pediatric Research Foundation, 2020

Recent Publications view all (49)

Publication Co-Authors

Siddharth Jain

Christopher McPherson

Nathalie El Ters

Amit M Mathur, M.D., M.R.C.P.

Rakesh Rao, M.D.

Steve M. Liao, M.D., MSCI

Christopher Lust

Halana Whitehead, MD

Barbara Cohlan, M.D.

Francis Sessions Cole, III, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Zachary A. Vesoulis, MD MSCI

1. Vesoulis ZA, Whitehead HV, Liao SM, Mathur AM. The hidden consequence of intraventricular hemorrhage: persistent cerebral desaturation after IVH in preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2020. PMID:33038871 
2. Morris H, Magers N, Saunders S, Vesoulis Z. Potential risk modifiers for severe intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birthweight infants requiring transport. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020;1-4. PMID:32873087 
3. Pazandak C, McPherson C, Abubakar M, Zanelli S, Fairchild K, Vesoulis Z. Blood Pressure Profiles in Infants With Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), Response to Dopamine, and Association With Brain Injury. Front Pediatr. 2020;8:512. PMCID:PMC7479124  PMID:32984221 
4. Vesoulis ZA, Gamble PG, Jain S, Ters NME, Liao SM, Mathur AM. WU-NEAT: A clinically validated, open-source MATLAB toolbox for limited-channel neonatal EEG analysis. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2020;196:105716. PMID:32858282 
5. Flower A, Vasiliu D, Zhu T, Andris R, Abubakar M, Fairchild K, Zanelli S, Matsumoto J, Mathur AM, Delos J, Vesoulis Z. Low Variability of Blood Pressure Predicts Abnormal Electroencephalogram in Infants with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy. Am J Perinatol. 2020. PMID:32819015 
6. Whitehead HV, McPherson CC, Vesoulis ZA, Cohlan BA, Rao R, Warner BB, Cole FS. The Challenge of Risk Stratification of Infants Born Preterm in the Setting of Competing and Disparate Healthcare Outcomes. J Pediatr. 2020;223:194-196. PMCID:PMC7476078  PMID:32711746 
7. Vesoulis ZA, McPherson CC, Whitehead HV. Racial disparities in calculated risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a dataset. Data Brief. 2020;30:105674. PMCID:PMC7248447  PMID:32478148 
8. Morris HF, Schuller L, Archer J, Niesen A, Ellsworth S, Egan J, Rao R, Vesoulis ZA, Mathur AM. Decreasing Unplanned Extubation in the Neonatal ICU With a Focus on Endotracheal Tube Tip Position. Respir Care. 2020. PMID:32265290 
9. Chen J, Wu G, Michelson A, Vesoulis Z, Bogner J, Corrigan JD, Payne PRO, Li F. Mining reported adverse events induced by potential opioid-drug interactions. JAMIA Open. 2020;3(1):104-112. PMCID:PMC7309259  PMID:32607492 
10. 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 
11. Liviskie CJ, Brennan CC, McPherson CC, Vesoulis ZA. Propranolol for the Treatment of Lymphatic Malformations in a Neonate - A Case Report and Review of Literature. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2020;25(2):155-162. PMCID:PMC7025746  PMID:32071591 
12. Vesoulis ZA, Flower AA, Zanelli S, Rambhia A, Abubakar M, Whitehead HV, Fairchild KD, Mathur AM. Blood pressure extremes and severe IVH in preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2020;87(1):69-73. PMCID:PMC6962547  PMID:31578033 
13. 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 
14. Whitehead HV, Vesoulis ZA, Maheshwari A, Rambhia A, Mathur AM. Progressive anemia of prematurity is associated with a critical increase in cerebral oxygen extraction. Early Hum Dev. 2019;140:104891. PMCID:PMC7180102  PMID:31669878 
15. 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 (1985). 2019;127(1):103-110. PMID:31046516 
16. 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. doi:doi: 10.1038/s41372-018-0274-9. Epub 2018 Nov 20.  PMCID:PMC6391181  PMID:30459388 
17. Vesoulis ZA, Herco M, El Ters NM, Whitehead HV, Mathur A. Cerebellar hemorrhage: a 10-year evaluation of risk factors. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019;1-9. PMCID:PMC6717683  PMID:30821542 
18. McPherson C, Luecke CM, Liviskie CJ, Zeller BN, Vesoulis ZA. Acetaminophen Serum Concentrations in Infants Treated Intravenously for Patent Ductus Arteriosus. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2019;24(2):134-137. PMCID:PMC6478358  PMID:31019406 
19. Vesoulis ZA, Bank RL, Lake D, Wallman-Stokes A, Sahni R, Moorman JR, Isler JR, Fairchild KD, Mathur AM. Early hypoxemia burden is strongly associated with severe intracranial hemorrhage in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2019;39(1):48-53. PMCID:PMC6298838  PMID:30267001 
20. 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. PMCID:PMC6289666  PMID:30270845 
21. Vesoulis ZA, El Ters NM, Herco M, Whitehead HV, Mathur AM. A Web-Based Calculator for the Prediction of Severe Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Preterm Infants Using Clinical and Imaging Characteristics. Children (Basel). 2018;5(11). PMID:30441798 
22. Whitehead HV, Vesoulis ZA, Maheshwari A, Rao R, Mathur AM. Anemia of prematurity and cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy: should transfusion thresholds in preterm infants be revised? J Perinatol. 2018;38(8):1022-1029. PMCID:PMC6136959  PMID:29740185 
23. El Ters NM, Mathur AM, Jain S, Vesoulis ZA, Zempel JM. Long term electroencephalography in preterm neonates: Safety and quality of electrode types. Clin Neurophysiol. 2018;129(7):1366-1371. PMCID:PMC6211181  PMID:29729590 
24. 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. PMCID:PMC6192544  PMID:28942435 
25. Vesoulis ZA, Rhoades J, Muniyandi P, Conner S, Cahill AG, Mathur AM. Delayed cord clamping and inotrope use in preterm infants. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018;31(10):1327-1334. PMCID:PMC5650549  PMID:28372510 
26. El Ters NM, Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Smyser CD, Mathur AM. Term-equivalent functional brain maturational measures predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants. Early Hum Dev. 2018;119:68-72. PMCID:PMC6190680  PMID:29579560 
27. Vesoulis ZA, Herco M, Mathur AM. Divergent risk factors for cerebellar and intraventricular hemorrhage. J Perinatol. 2018;38(3):278-284. PMCID:PMC5906141  PMID:29242571 
28. Vesoulis ZA, Liao SM, Mathur AM. Gestational age-dependent relationship between cerebral oxygen extraction and blood pressure. Pediatr Res. 2017;82(6):934-939. PMCID:PMC5685915  PMID:28902182 
29. Vesoulis ZA. Early career investigator highlight-December. Pediatr Res. 2017;82(6):893. PMID:29068432 
30. Luecke CM, Liviskie CJ, Zeller BN, Vesoulis ZA, McPherson C. Acetaminophen for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Neonates. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2017;22(6):461-466. PMCID:PMC5736259  PMID:29290747 
31. 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;47(11):1491-1499. PMCID:PMC6219383  PMID:28623417 
32. Rhoades JS, Bierut T, Conner SN, Tuuli MG, Vesoulis ZA, Macones GA, Cahill AG. Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping at <32 Weeks' Gestation: Implementation and Outcomes. Am J Perinatol. 2017;34(11):1048-1053. PMCID:PMC5578907  PMID:28561189 
33. 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. PMCID:PMC5578901  PMID:28492522 
34. Vesoulis ZA, Hao J, McPherson C, El Ters NM, Mathur AM. Low-frequency blood pressure oscillations and inotrope treatment failure in premature infants. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2017;123(1):55-61. PMCID:PMC6157481  PMID:28428252 
35. Vesoulis ZA, Rao R, Trivedi SB, Mathur AM. The effect of therapeutic hypothermia on heart rate variability. J Perinatol. 2017;37(6):679-683. PMCID:PMC5446282  PMID:28383534 
36. Vesoulis ZA, Mathur AM. Cerebral Autoregulation, Brain Injury, and the Transitioning Premature Infant. Front Pediatr. 2017;5:64. PMCID:PMC5377300  PMID:28421173 
37. Rao R, Trivedi S, Vesoulis Z, 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. PMCID:PMC5367984  PMID:27979578 
38. Leadbetter KZ, Vesoulis ZA, White FV, Schmidt RE, Khanna G, Shimony JS, Mathur AM. The role of post-mortem MRI in the neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinatol. 2017;37(1):98-103. PMCID:PMC5215703  PMID:27654494 
39. 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;36(11):966-971. PMCID:PMC5079836  PMID:27559717 
40. Vesoulis ZA, McPherson C, Neil JJ, Mathur AM, Inder TE. Early High-Dose Caffeine Increases Seizure Burden in Extremely Preterm Neonates: A Preliminary Study. J Caffeine Res. 2016;6(3):101-107. PMCID:PMC5031091  PMID:27679737 
41. 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 
42. Vesoulis ZA, El Ters NM, Wallendorf M, Mathur AM. Empirical estimation of the normative blood pressure in infants <28 weeks gestation using a massive data approach. J Perinatol. 2016;36(4):291-5. doi:10.1038/jp.2015.185  PMCID:PMC4808440  PMID:26633144 
43. 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. doi:10.1038/pr.2015.238  PMCID:PMC4821724  PMID:26571222 
44. Vesoulis ZA, Paul RA, Mitchell TJ, Wong C, Inder TE, Mathur AM. Normative amplitude-integrated EEG measures in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2015;35(6):428-33. doi:10.1038/jp.2014.225  PMCID:PMC4447544  PMID:25521561 
45. Vesoulis ZA, Attarian SJ, Zeller B, Cole FS. Minoxidil-associated anorexia in an infant with refractory hypertension. Pharmacotherapy. 2014;34(12):e341-4. doi:10.1002/phar.1495  PMID:25280267 
46. Vesoulis ZA, Galindo R, Ornstein BW, White AJ. Neuro-Behçets in a Child. Child Neurol Open. 2014;1(1):2329048X14550505. PMCID:PMC5417034  PMID:28503582 
47. Vesoulis ZA, Mathur AM. Advances in management of neonatal seizures. Indian J Pediatr. 2014;81(6):592-8. doi:10.1007/s12098-014-1457-9  PMCID:PMC4338003  PMID:24796413 
48. Vesoulis ZA, Inder TE, Woodward LJ, Buse B, Vavasseur C, Mathur AM. Early electrographic seizures, brain injury, and neurodevelopmental risk in the very preterm infant. Pediatr Res. 2014;75(4):564-9. doi:10.1038/pr.2013.245  PMCID:PMC3961524  PMID:24366515 
49. Vesoulis ZA, Vachharajani AJ. Index of Suspicion in the Nursery Case 2: Late Preterm Infant With a Difficult Intubation Neoreviews. 2014;15(15):e99-e103. doi:10.1542/neo.15-3-e99