Email

katakam@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Medical Director, West Tower NICU, Texas Children's Hospital

Pediatrics-Newborn
Neonatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

BS from University of Central Florida

08/1999 - Orlando, Florida United States

Molecular and Microbiology

MD from University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida United States

Doctor of Medicine

MPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

05/2011 - Baltimore, Maryland United States

Public Health

Residency at University of Florida

05/2006 - Gainesville, Florida United States

Fellowship at Duke University Medical Center

05/2009 - Durham, North Carolina United States

Fellowship, Neonatology

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics – General Pediatrics, 2007

American Board of Pediatrics – Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2010

Selected Publications

• Katakam L, Suresh GK. "Identifying a quality improvement project.." J Perinatol.. 2017 October ; 37(10) : 1161-1165.. Pubmed PMID: 28837135
• DeMeo SD, Katakam L, Goldberg RN, Tanaka D. "Predicting neonatal intubation competency in trainees.." Pediatrics.. 2015 May ; 135(5) : e1229-36.. Pubmed PMID: 25847805
• Katakam LI, Trickey AW, Thomas EJ. "Speaking up and sharing information improves trainee neonatal resuscitations.." J Patient Saf.. 2012 December ; 8(4) : 202-9.. Pubmed PMID: 23007245

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics

(01/2009)