Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

Neonatal Resuscitation, Simulation, Clinical Care Guidelines, Quality Improvement

Education

• BA, Magna Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania, 2009
• MD, Case Western Reserve University, 2013

Training

• Pediatric Residency, Washington University in St. Louis, 2013 - 2016
• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, 2016 - 2019

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2005 - PresBasic Life Support
• 2013 - PresNeonatal Resuscitation Program
• 2013 - PresPediatric Advanced Life Support
• 2016 - PresMissouri State Board of Healing Arts Licensed Physician
• 2016 - 2020Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
• 2016 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics- General Pediatrics
• 2019 - PresIllinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation Licensed Physician
• 2020 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Honors and Awards

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Case Western Reserve University, 2012
• Triple Crown Award, Children's Direct, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2018
• Young Investigator Travel Grant, Pediatric Academic Societies, 2018

Recent Publications view all (10)

Publication Co-Authors

Christopher McPherson

Nathalie El Ters

Zachary A. Vesoulis, MD MSCI

Rakesh Rao, M.D.

Steve M. Liao, M.D., MSCI

Francis Sessions Cole, III, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Halana Whitehead, MD

1. Vesoulis Z, Tims A, Lodhi H, Lalos N, Whitehead H. Racial discrepancy in pulse oximeter accuracy in preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2022;42(1):79-85. PMCID:PMC8508473  PMID:34642469 
2. 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 
3. 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. PMID:32711746 
4. 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 
5. 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. doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2019.104891  PMID:31669878 
6. 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. 2019. PMID:31578033 
7. 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. PMID:30821542 
8. 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 
9. 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. PMID:29740185 
10. Bashambu MT, Whitehead H, Hibbs AM, Martin RJ, Bhola M. Evaluation of interobserver agreement of apgar scoring in preterm infants. Pediatrics. 2012;130(4):e982-7. PMID:23008464