Elizabeth Newell, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Critical Care
Primary Office
Current Positions
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Critical Care
Education
- BA in Biology and Pre-Medicine, summa cum laude, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
- MD, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resident in Pediatrics, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa
- Fellow in Pediatric Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Center, Program and Institute Affiliations
Research Interests
- Role of inflammation and the innate immune system in the pathogenesis of traumatic brain injury
- Role of macrophage/microglia programming in resolution of inflammation
Licenses & Certifications
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Board Certified
- American Board of Pediatrics, Board Certified
- Iowa Medical License
Selected Publications
- Newell, E. & Bell, M. (2016). Inflammatory disorders of the brain. In Pediatric Current Concepts in Critical Care. Society of Critical Care Medicine.
- Newell, E., Shellington, D. K., Simon, D. W., Bell, M. J., Kochanek, P. M., Feldman, K., Bayir, H., Aneja, R. K., Carcillo, J. A. & Clark, R. S. (2015). Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers of Macrophage and Lymphocyte Activation after Traumatic Brain Injury in Children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 16 (6) 549-557. PMID: 25850867.
- Newell, E., Exo, J., Verrier, J., Jackson, T., Gillespie, D., Janesko-Feldman, K., Kochanek, P. & Jackson, E. (2015). 2’,3’-cAMP, 3’-AMP, 2’-AMP, and Adenosine Inhibit TNFα and CXCL10 Production From Activated Primary Murine Microglia via A2A Receptors. Brain Research (1594) 27-35. PMID: 25451117. PMCID: PMC4262711.
- Yin, T. C., Britt, J. K., De Jesús-Cortés, H., Lu, Y., Genova, R. M., Khan, M. Z., Voorhees, J. R., Shao, J., Katzman, A. C., Huntington, P. J., Wassink, C., McDaniel, L., Newell, E. A., Dutca, L. M., Naidoo, J., Cui, H., Bassuk, A. G., Harper, M. M., McKnight, S. L., Ready, J. M. & Pieper, A. A. (2014). P7C3 Neuroprotective Chemicals Block Axonal Degeneration and Preserve Function after Traumatic Brain Injury. Cell Reports 8 (6) 1731-1740. PMID: 25220467. PMCID: PMC4206693.
- Whitmore, L. C., Goss, K. L., Newell, E. A., Hilkin, B. M., Hook, J. S. & Moreland, J. G. (2014). NOX2 protects against progressive lung injury and mulitple organ dysfunction syndrome. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 307 (1) L71-82. PMID: 24793165. PMCID: PMC4080282.
- Newell, E., Bokhary, A. M. & Bell, M. J. (2013). Neurological Monitoring in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Textbook). In Shanley, T., Wong, H. & Wheeler, D. (Eds.) Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence. London: Springer-Verlag.
- Newell, E. & Bell, M. J. (2012). Infections and brain injuries: beginning to understand the association. (Vols. 13). (2), pp. 222-223. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
- Gomez, O., Bai, J. & Newell, E. (2009). Detection of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio cholerae, Campylobacter jejuni and E. Coli Strains by Three Multiplex PCR. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 63 (1) 1-9.
- Newell, E., Exo, J., Verrier, J., Gillespie, D., Janesko-Feldman, K., Kochanek, P. & Jackson, E. (2011). Modulation of Inflammatory Phenotype of Primary Microglia by Adenosine. (Vols. 39). (S12), pp. 39. Critical Care Medicine.
- Newell, E., Dixon, E., Carcillo, J., Jackson, E., Yan, H., Bayir, H., Clark, R., Janesko-Feldman, K. & Kochanek, P. (2010). Treatment with Docosahexaenoic Acid after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury Modulates the Inflammatory Response. (Vols. 38). (S12) Critical Care Medicine.