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Xanthi I Couroucli

Couroucli

Xanthi I Couroucli, M.D.

Professor

(832) 824-3209

Positions

Professor
Pediatrics-Newborn
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Neonatology (Clinic)
Texas Children's Hospital - Feigin
1102 Bates Ave
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-3209
xanthic@bcm.edu
BCM Neonatology

Education

Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
07/1999 - Houston, Texas, United States
Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
Fellowship at Children's National Medical Center
06/1996 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Pediatric Cardiology, 1 Year
Residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
06/1995 - New York, New York, United States
Pediatrics
Residency at University of London, Royal Free Hospital
09/1991 - London, United Kingdom
Pediatric Hematology Residency
Residency at University of London, Royal Postgraduate School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital
09/1990 - London, United Kingdom
Pediatric Neurology and Neonatology Residency
Residency at University of Manchester and Birmingham
09/1990 - Manchester, England
Pediatrics-Neonatology
Internship at Oxford University - John Radcliffe Hospital
09/1987 - Oxford, England
Pediatrics
MD from Athens Medical School
03/1987 - Athens, Greece

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics
Oct, 1 1995 - Present
American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
November, 1999 - Present

Honors & Awards

Young Investigator Award
American Academy of Pediatrics (10/2000)
Young Scientist Travel Award
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (03/2001)
KO8 mentored Award
Mentored Award for 850,000 USD for my research with title: "Cytochrome P450 regulation by hyperoxia and nitric oxide"
NHLBI (09/2001 - 08/2008)
RO1 grant AWARD from NIH :Role of hepatic and pulmonary P4501A enzymes in neonatal hyperoxic tissue injury
RO1 grant with title: "Role of hepatic and pulmonary P4501A enzymes in neonatal hyperoxic tissue injury" Total amount of grant: 1,900,000 USD
NHLBI (09/2009 - 08/2015)
Clinician Educator Award
May 2019
American Thoracic Society, Pediatric Assembly

Professional Interests

  • Neonatology
  • Prevention of Hyperoxic Lung Injury
  • Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity
  • Vitamin A research
  • Research on Cytochrome P450
  • Prevention of effects of maternal smoking in the newborn
  • Prevention and Treadment of Covid-19
  • Effects of Flavonoids on different diseases
  • Environment Toxitities on Newborns

Professional Statement

I have a dream! The same dream I always had and will have: to save lives all over the world.
I would like to achieve my dream by practicing the best clinical Neonatology, continue with my research on prevention of neonatal diseases and teaching the young generation of doctors to continue the same dream.

Websites

Selected Publications

  • Xanthi Couroucli. " " Current Opinion in Toxicology. 2018 Feb ; 7 : 102-109.
  • Couroucli XI, Placencia JL, Cates LA, Suresh GK. " " Journal Perinatol. 2016 Aug ; 36 (8) : 581-5.
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  • Couroucli, XI. " " Lancet. 2016 Jan 2; 387 (10013) : 94.
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  • Maturu P, Wei-Liang Y, Androutsopoulos VP, Jiang W, Wang L, Tsatsakis AM, Couroucli XI. " " Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Apr ; 114 : 23-33.
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Memberships

General Medical Council, UK
Member (06/1987)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow (F.A.A.P.) (10/1995)
Society of Toxicology
Member (09/2004)
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Member (03/2001)
American Thoracic Society
Member (03/2008)
Society for Pediatric Research
Member (10/2010)
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Member

Funding

"Cytochrome P450 regulation by hyperoxia and nitric oxide"
(09/03/2001 - 08/31/2008)
Grant funding from NHLBI
KO8 mentored grant (9/2001-8/2008)
"Role of hepatic and pulmonary P4501A enzymes in neonatal hyperoxic tissue injury"
(09/07/2009 - 08/31/2015)
Grant funding from NHLBI
RO1 grant, PI (9/2009-8/2015)
Role of cytochrome P4501A enzymes in hyperoxia-induced lung injury in the newborn
Grant funding from American Lung Association
07/01/2007 to 06/30/2009 Principal Investigator
Prevention of hyperoxia-induced retinopathy and abnormal neovascularization in the newborn rat by all-trans retinoic acid and vitamin A
Grant funding from Knights Templar Retina Foundation, Inc.
07/01/2008 to 06/30/2010 Principal Investigator

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