Karen Mestan, MD, MSCI

Attending Physician, Neonatology

Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Neonatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Biochemical and genetic markers in preterm infants, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, intrauterine inflammation, perinatal origins of neonatal lung disease

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Neonatology

Education & Training

Education: University of Health Sciences, Chicago, 1996

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in Neonatology, University of Chicago, 1999-2002; Residency in Pediatrics, University of Chicago, 1996-1999

Board Certifications: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, General Pediatrics

Publications

Most recent publications

Cord blood 8-isoprostane in the preterm infant Early Hum Dev88 (8): 683-9
Maternal obesity, diabetes mellitus and cord blood biomarkers in large-for-gestational age infants J Pediatr Biochem1 (3): 217-224
Cord blood biomarkers of the fetal inflammatory response J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med22 (5): 379-87
The joint association between F5 gene polymorphisms and maternal smoking during pregnancy on preterm delivery Hum Genet124 (6): 659-68
Urinary Claudin-2 Measurements as a Predictor of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Pilot Study J Neonatal Surg4 (4): 43
Placental inflammatory response is associated with poor neonatal growth: preterm birth cohort study Pediatrics125 (4): e891-8
Differential patterns of 27 cord blood immune biomarkers across gestational age Pediatrics123 (5): 1320-8
Maternal cigarette smoking, metabolic gene polymorphisms, and preterm delivery: new insights on GxE interactions and pathogenic pathways Hum Genet123 (4): 359-69
Cord Blood Ferritin and Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 Levels in Neonates J Clin Endocrinol Metab101 (4): 1673-9

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Cord Blood Test Might Help Predict Fatal Lung Disease in Preemies

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