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Aunum Akhter, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Introduction

Dr. Akhter attended medical school at Creighton University School of Medicine, completed her residency in Pediatrics at University Nebraska Medical Center, and fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at University of Michigan.

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor - Pediatrics

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Residency, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
  • Fellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI

Research Interests

  • Quality improvement
  • Medical education

Licenses & Certifications

  • Quality Improvement Certificate, Institute for Health Care Improvement
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor
  • Pediatric Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • State of Michigan Medical License
  • State of Nebraska Medical License
  • State of Iowa Medical License

Selected Publications

  • Hein AL, Mukherjee M, Talmon GA, Natarajan SK, Nordgren TM, Lyden E, Hanson CK, Cox JL, Santiago-Pintado A, Molani MA, Ormer MV, Thompson M, Thoene M, Akhter A, Anderson-Berry A, Yuil-Valdes AG. QuPath Digital Immunohistochemical Analysis of Placental Tissue. J Pathol Inform. 2021; 1;12:40.
  • LoRe D, Groden CM, Schuh A, Vogel MM, Akhter A, Andelija S, Soo J, Hoffman S, Carlos C, Tonismae T, Laventhal NT, Kampanatkosol R, Andrew B, Tucker Edmonds B, Brennan KG, Feltman DM. Who, Where, When: Decisions for Extremely Early Deliveries. Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. April 2022.
  • Schuh A, Millikan S, Boyd CN, Daisy CC, Akhter A, Laventhal NT, LoRe D, Brennan KG, Groden CM, Soo J, Hoffman S, Tucker Edmonds B, Tonismae T, Andelija S, Kampanatkosol R, Vogel MM, Carlos C, Feltman DM, Andrews B. The Role of Resource Utilization in the Ethical Debate of Offering Neonatal Resuscitation During the 22nd Week of Gestation. Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. April 2022.
  • Stepanovich G, Smith A, Akhter A, Sturza J, Vartanian R, Stepanovich M. Infants with Severe Congenital Renal Anomalies are at Increased Risk of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. University of Michigan Pediatric Research Symposium. May 2022.
  • Akhter A, Haigh A, Seedial K, LaPan B, Vartanian R. Improving the Quality of Chest X-rays Among Intubated Neonatal Patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit using Four Quality Indicator Scores. Poster accepted at Vermont Oxford Network Annual Quality Improvement Poster Expo. Chicago, IL. Sept 2022.
  • Akhter A, Redmond M, Stanley K. Perspectives of Language Barriers and Interpretive Services Use in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Among House Officers and Clinicians. University of Michigan Pediatric Research Symposium. May 2022. Poster accepted for the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference. Anaheim, CA. Oct 2022.
  • Akhter A, Donn SM. The challenging airway: Tracheal agenesis in the newborn. Dec 2021. Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. DOI: 10.3233/npm-210846. PMID: 34974441.