Arkansas Children's - Matthew H. Merves, M.D.

As an assistant professor in neonatology at UAMS, Megha Sharma, M.D., was selected to the inaugural class of Implementation Science Research Program funded through the UAMS Translational Research Institute, where she focuses on the application of evidence-based best-practices and research into regular use by clinicians. Her passion is to work towards promoting a culture of judicious laboratory testing and preventing iatrogenic blood losses in premature babies, neonatal lung vascular physiology and long-term outcomes of infants born with birth defects. She is site principal investigator for three randomized clinical trials aiming to optimize health outcomes of extremely premature babies.

Dr. Hall's main interests include neonatal pain, telemedicine and infant mortality. Dr. Hall has been involved in several studies to mitigate neonatal pain, a necessary component of neonatal intensive care. Additionally, Dr. Hall has been involved in implementing strategies to lower infant mortality. His team discovered infant mortality, infant morbidity, and costs could be lowered through perinatal regionalization using telemedicine. Additionally, he has been involved in community education through telemedicine through a project called Peds PLACE. This program has been highly successful and brings the insight of "town and gown" together to foster learning opportunities. Dr. Hall also consults with community nurseries through telemedi...

Ankita Shukla, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology. She received her medical degree from the Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences in India. She completed her residency at St. Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. She continued her training with a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Dr. Caroline E. Crocker is a neonatologist at Arkansas Children's Hospital employed by UAMS Health.

Dr. Douglas E. Seglem is a neonatologist at Arkansas Children's Hospital employed by UAMS Health.

Dr. Indirapriya D. Avulakunta is a neonatologist at Arkansas Children's Hospital employed by UAMS Health.

Dr. Kaitlin E. Cockerell is a neonatologist at Arkansas Children's Hospital employed by UAMS Health.

Dr. Michael H. Stroud is a pediatric critical care medicine physician at Arkansas Children's Hospital employed by UAMS Health.