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Tarah Colaizy, MD, MPH

Professor of Pediatrics-Neonatology

Introduction

Dr. Tarah Colaizy completed her Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology (1994) and Doctor of Medicine (1998) at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI before continuing her education in Portland, OR with residency (2001) and then fellowship (2004) and a Master of Public Health (2004) at the Oregon Health & Science University.

She joined University of Iowa Health Care in 2004 as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Neonatology. Along with her service to the division, she served for several years as Medical Director for the High Risk Infant Follow-Up Program (2011-2015, 2016-2018), and currently leads the Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa as its Medical Director since 2006, and the Human Milk Banking Association of North America as its Research Director since 2020.

Her current work includes a randomized clinical trial on the neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm infants fed donor milk or preterm infant formula.

Current Positions

  • Director, Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa
  • Professor of Pediatrics - Neonatology

Education

  • BS in Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
  • MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
  • MPH in Public Health, Oregon Health and Science University
  • Resident in Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University
  • Fellow in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University

Research Interests

  • Use of minimal ventilation strategies.
  • Promotion of breastfeeding for preterm infants.
  • Role of infectious microorganisms in the pathogenesis of chronic lung disease.
  • Molecular and biochemical control of lung development.
  • Impact of apnea of prematurity and its treatment on long-term outcomes.
  • Lactation and Human Milk feeding in preterm infants
  • Non-invasive ventilation of the neonate
  • Milk banking, donor milk use and bioactivity
  • Developmental follow-up of VLBW infants
  • Breastfeeding in the preterm neonate

Licenses & Certifications

  • NRP Instructor
  • Federal DEA certified
  • Iowa State Controlled Substances Registration
  • Iowa Medical License
  • Crossfit Level I Instructor
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics
  • Board Certified, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Board Certified, General Pediatrics

Selected Publications

  • Schafer, E. J., Campo, S., Colaizy, T. T., Mulder, P. J. & Ashida, S. (null). Influence of Experiences and Perceptions Related to Breastfeeding One’s First Child on Breastfeeding Initiation of Second Child. Maternal and Child Health Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2228-1.
  • Watkins, P. L., Dagle, J. M., Bell, E. F. & Colaizy, T. T. (2019). Outcomes at 18 to 22 Months of Corrected Age for Infants Born at 22 to 25 Weeks of Gestation in a Center Practicing Active Management. The Journal of pediatrics. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.08.028. PMID: 31606151.
  • O'Brien, E. A., Colaizy, T. T., Brumbaugh, J. E., Cress, G. A., Johnson, K. J., Klein, J. M. & Bell, E. F. (2019). Body temperatures of very low birth weight infants on admission to a neonatal intensive care unit. The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 32 (16) 2763-2766. DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1446076. PMID: 29478358. PMCID: PMC6128769.
  • Steinbrekera, B., Colaizy, T. T., Vasilakos, L. K., Johnson, K. J., Santillan, D. A., Haskell, S. E. & Roghair, R. D. (2019). Origins of neonatal leptin deficiency in preterm infants. Pediatric research 85 (7) 1016-1023. DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0359-y. PMID: 30845123. PMCID: PMC6531333.
  • Rysavy, M. A., Bell, E. F., Iams, J. D., Carlo, W. A., Li, L., Mercer, B. M., Hintz, S. R., Stoll, B. J., Vohr, B. R., Shankaran, S., Walsh, M. C., Brumbaugh, J. E., Colaizy, T. T., Das, A. & Higgins, R. D. (2019). Discordance in Antenatal Corticosteroid Use and Resuscitation Following Extremely Preterm Birth. The Journal of pediatrics 208 156-162.e5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.12.063. PMID: 30738658. PMCID: PMC6486854.
  • Kair, L. R., Flaherman, V. J. & Colaizy, T. T. (2019). Effect of Donor Milk Supplementation on Breastfeeding Outcomes in Term Newborns: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical pediatrics 58 (5) 534-540. DOI: 10.1177/0009922819826105. PMID: 30688082. PMCID: PMC6456417.
  • Brumbaugh, J. E., Hansen, N. I., Bell, E. F., Sridhar, A., Carlo, W. A., Hintz, S. R., Vohr, B. R., Colaizy, T. T., Duncan, A. F., Wyckoff, M. H., Baack, M. L., Rysavy, M. A., DeMauro, S. B., Stoll, B. J., Das, A. & Higgins, R. D. (2019). Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants With Birth Weight Less Than 400 g. JAMA pediatrics 173 (5) 434-445. DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0180. PMID: 30907941. PMCID: PMC6503635.
  • Shankaran, S., Bell, E. F., Laptook, A. R., Saha, S., Newman, N. S., Kazzi SNJ, Barks, J., Stoll, B. J., Bara, R., Gabrio, J., Childs, K., Das, A., Higgins, R. D., Carlo, W. A., Sánchez, P. J., Carlton, D. P., Pavageau, L., Malcolm, W. F., D'Angio, C. T., Ohls, R. K., Poindexter, B. B., Sokol, G. M., Van Meurs, K. P., Colaizy, T. T., Khmour, A., Puopolo, K. M., Garg, M. & Walsh, M. C. (2019). Weaning of Moderately Preterm Infants from the Incubator to the Crib: A Randomized Clinical Trial. The Journal of pediatrics 204 96-102.e4. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.079. PMID: 30337189. PMCID: PMC6326364.
  • Ansah, D. A., Reinking, B. E., Colaizy, T. T., Roghair, R. D. & Haskell, S. E. (2019). A Prospective Study Evaluating the Effects of SSRI Exposure on Cardiac Size and Function in Newborns. Neonatology 115 (4) 320-327. DOI: 10.1159/000496451. PMID: 30836356.
  • Kaluarachchi, D. C., Zhao, Q. & Colaizy, T. T. (2018). Antenatal steroids and thyroid hormone function in preterm infants. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 38 (11) 1466-1470. DOI: 10.1038/s41372-018-0225-5. PMID: 30206348.