Amit Mathur, M.D., MBBS, MRCP(UK)
William J. Keenan Chair in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Director, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Courses Taught
PED-0104 Neonatology pre-clinical elective; PED 0318 Neonatal Intensive Care, career exploration; PED 0502 Acting Internship: Neonatology at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Education
Fellowship
Washington University School of Medicine
Residencies
Washington University School of Medicine
Safdarjung Hospital
Medical Schools
University College of Medical Sciences, India
Sarojini Naidu Medical College, India
Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Practice Areas
- Neonatal intensive care
- Neonatal-perinatal medicine
Research Interests
- Neonatal neuroprotection
- Impact of the sensory environment on neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants
- Neonatal seizures
- Neonatal neurocritical care
- Neonatal opioid withdrawal and THC exposure
Labs and Facilities
Amit Mathur, M.D., has an NIH funded research group including neonatal faculty, developmental pediatricians, research coordinators, NICU therapists, research assistants, fellows, residents and medical students.
Publications and Media Placements
Pineda R, Misikoff M, Ghahramani S, Smith J, Mathur A. Description and evidence on
the supporting and enhancing neonatal intensive care unit sensory experiences (SENSE)
program. Acta Paediatr. 2025 Apr;114(4):731-742. doi: 10.1111/apa.17293. Epub 2024
May 29. PMID: 38809111; PMCID: PMC11894784.
Spence K, Milota S, Buchanan P, Acharya N, Mathur AM. Impact of Cannabis Legalization
on Umbilical Cord Tissue Tetrahydrocannabinol Levels. Am J Perinatol. 2025 Jul;42(9):1206-1212.
doi: 10.1055/a-2480-3163. Epub 2024 Nov 21. PMID: 39572239.
Wisnowski JL, Monsell SE, Bluml S, Goodman AM, Li Y, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Juul
SE, Wu YW, McKinstry RC, Mathur AM; HEAL Consortium. Brain Injury Outcomes after Adjuvant
Erythropoietin Neuroprotection for Moderate or Severe Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy:
A Report from the HEAL Trial. Dev Neurosci. 2024;46(5):285-296. doi: 10.1159/000534618.
Epub 2023 Oct 31. PMID: 37906983; PMCID: PMC11249061
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 Nov;36(13):1337-1343. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1676973.
Epub 2019 Jan 4. PMID: 30609430; PMCID: PMC6609494.
Lee SS, El Ters N, Vesoulis ZA, Zempel JM, Mathur AM. Variable Association of Physiologic
Changes With Electrographic Seizure-Like Events in Infants Born Preterm. J Pediatr.
2023 Jun;257:113348. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.12.044. Epub 2023 Feb 16. PMID: 36801212;
PMCID: PMC10575679.
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 Jul;103(4):F377-F382. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313078. Epub
2017 Sep 23. PMID: 28942435; PMCID: PMC6192544.
Lust C, Vesoulis Z, Zempel J, Gu H, Lee S, Rao R, Mathur AM. An Amplitude-Integrated
EEG Evaluation of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. Am J Perinatol. 2024 May;41(S
01):e290-e297. doi: 10.1055/a-1877-9291. Epub 2022 Jun 16. PMID: 35709730; PMCID:
PMC10008470.
DeLaGarza-Pineda O, Mailo JA, Boylan G, Chau V, Glass HC, Mathur AM, Shellhaas RA,
Soul JS, Wusthoff CJ, Chang T; Newborn Brain Society Guidelines and Publications Committee.
Management of seizures in neonates with neonatal encephalopathy treated with hypothermia.
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Aug;26(4):101279. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2021.101279.
Epub 2021 Sep 15. PMID: 34563467.
Cibulskis CC, Maheshwari A, Rao R, Mathur AM. Anemia of prematurity: how low is too
low? J Perinatol. 2021 Jun;41(6):1244-1257. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-00992-0. Epub
2021 Mar 4. PMID: 33664467.
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 Jan;87(1):69-73. doi: 10.1038/s41390-019-0585-3. Epub 2019 Oct 2. PMID:
31578033; PMCID: PMC6962547.
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. 2020 Jan;140:104891. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2019.104891. Epub 2019
Oct 24. PMID: 31669878; PMCID: PMC7180102.
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 Jul 1;127(1):103-110. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00049.2019.
Epub 2019 May 2. PMID: 31046516; PMCID: PMC6692745.
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 Aug;38(8):1022-1029. doi: 10.1038/s41372-018-0120-0.
Epub 2018 May 8. PMID: 29740185; PMCID: PMC6136959.
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 Oct;47(11):1491-1499. doi: 10.1007/s00247-017-3893-y. Epub 2017 Jun 16.
PMID: 28623417; PMCID: PMC6219383.
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 Mar;79(3):453-9. doi: 10.1038/pr.2015.238. Epub 2015 Nov 16. PMID: 26571222;
PMCID: PMC4821724.
Honors and Awards
- William J. Keenan Chair in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Professional Organizations and Associations
- Society for Pediatric Research
- American Pediatric Society
- Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
Community Work and Service
- Volunteer faculty for high school students interested in medicine through the Indian Medical Council of St. Louis