Anthony Piazza MD

Department of Pediatrics
Professor

(404) 727-3360
apiazza@emory.edu

Academic Appointment

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Emory Univeristy

Education

Degrees

MD from University of South Florida College of Medicine
BS from Tulane University

Research

Focus

In fellowship I investigated exogenous nitric oxide toxicity on lung epithelial cells. Currently my interests are more clinically based including clinical questions, quality improvement and collaboration within the Childrens Healthcare Neonatal Consortium. This group has allowed for national collaboration within Neonatology as well as other specialties.

Publications

Liberation from Respiratory Support in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
J Pediatr Volume: 282 Page(s): 114390
07/01/2025 Authors: Kielt MJ; Zaniletti I; Lagatta JM; Padula MA; Grover TR; Porta NFM; Wymore EM; Jensen EA; Leeman KT; Levin JC
Case-matched Comparison of Outcomes Following Neonatal Mucous Fistula Refeeding: 13-year Institutional Review.
J Pediatr Surg Volume: 60 Page(s): 162276
06/01/2025 Authors: Dantes G; Raikot S; Chivily C; Herron B; Pinto L; He Z; Johnson LM; Bouchard M; Durham M; Sysyn G
Impact of congenital heart disease and prematurity on brain injury from a national registry.
J Perinatol
04/02/2025 Authors: Lima GP; Morton SU; Zaniletti I; Levy P; Sweeney N; Pavlek L; Hamrick SEG; Gowda SH; Rao R; Ball MK
Reducing the percentage of surviving infants with acute symptomatic seizures discharged on anti-seizure medication.
J Perinatol Volume: 45 Page(s): 527 - 530
04/01/2025 Authors: Nangle AM; He Z; Bhalla S; Bullock J; Carlson A; Dutt M; Hamrick S; Jones P; Piazza A; Vale A
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia outcomes: navigating center-to-center variability in level 4 NICUs in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium.
Pediatr Res
02/25/2025 Authors: Guner YS; Zaniletti I; Grover TR; Gowda SH; Porta NFM; Padula MA; Keene S; Mahmood B; Evans JR; Hedrick HL
Practice variation in therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy among neonates with congenital heart disease in the United States.
J Perinatol Volume: 45 Page(s): 265 - 267
02/01/2025 Authors: Chawla V; Peluso AM; Ball MK; Tabbutt S; Bailly DK; Mueller D; Rao R; Levy PT; Childrens Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Cardiac Focus Group and the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium
Surgical interventions and short-term outcomes for preterm infants with post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus: a multicentre cohort study.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed Volume: 110 Page(s): 10 - 16
12/20/2024 Authors: Sewell E; Cohen S; Zaniletti I; Couture D; Dereddy N; Coghill CH; Flanders TM; Foy A; Heuer GG; Jano E
Neonatal Risk Factors for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Infants Born Preterm with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
J Pediatr Volume: 275 Page(s): 114252
12/01/2024 Authors: McArthur E; Murthy K; Zaniletti I; Sharma M; Lagatta J; Ball M; Porta N; Grover T; Levy P; Padula M
Initial surgery for spontaneous intestinal perforation in extremely low birth weight infants is not associated with mortality or in-hospital morbidities.
J Perinatol Volume: 44 Page(s): 1746 - 1754
12/01/2024 Authors: Hair AB; Sullivan KM; Ahmad I; Zaniletti I; Acker SN; Premkumar MH; Reber K; Huff KA; Nayak SP; DiGeronimo R
Impact of a Multidisciplinary Service Line and Program for Transcatheter Device Closure of the Neonatal Ductus Arteriosus.
Pediatr Cardiol
08/28/2024 Authors: Ligon RA; Bhombal S; Adamson M; Hash S; Kim DW; LeFevre AS; Long JB; McLaughlin S; Mills M; Roddy K
Cholestasis is associated with a higher rate of complications in both medical and surgical necrotizing enterocolitis.
J Perinatol Volume: 44 Page(s): 100 - 107
01/01/2024 Authors: Nayak SP; Huff KA; Zaniletti I; Ahmad I; DiGeronimo R; Hair A; Kim J; Markel TA; Piazza A; Reber K
Practices and Outcomes from a Prospective, Multicenter Registry for Preterm Newborns with Pulmonary Hypertension.
J Pediatr Volume: 262 Page(s): 113614
11/01/2023 Authors: Dyess NF; Palmer C; Soll RF; Clark RH; Abman SH; Kinsella JP; Preterm Newborn Pulmonary Hypertension Registry Study Group
A Multicenter Collaborative to Improve Postoperative Pain Management in the NICU.
Pediatrics Volume: 152
08/01/2023 Authors: Bapat R; Duran M; Piazza A; Pallotto EK; Joe P; Chuo J; Mingrone T; Hawes J; Powell M; Falciglia GH
Association of Hospital Resource Utilization With Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.
JAMA Netw Open Volume: 6 Page(s): e233770
03/01/2023 Authors: Quinones Cardona V; Rao R; Zaniletti I; Joe P; Johnson YR; DiGeronimo R; Hamrick SE; Lee K-S; Mietzsch U; Natarajan G
Cortisol awakening response and developmental outcomes at 6-7 years in children born extremely preterm.
Pediatr Res Volume: 93 Page(s): 689 - 695
02/01/2023 Authors: Lowe J; Fuller JF; Dempsey AG; Do B; Bann CM; Das A; Gustafson KE; Vohr BR; Hintz SR; Watterberg KL
Patterns of lipid-injectable emulsion use in neonatal intensive care units across the United States: A multi-institution survey.
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr Volume: 47 Page(s): 51 - 58
01/01/2023 Authors: Huff KA; Nayak SP; Ahmad I; DiGeronimo R; Hair A; Kim JH; Markel T; Piazza A; Reber K; Roberts J
Service Line for Transcatheter Device Closure of the Neonatal Patent Ductus Arteriosus: Program Infrastructure Correlates with Increased Procedural Referrals and Efficacy
Volume: 43 Page(s): 2016 - 2016
12/01/2022 Authors: Ligon RA; Hash S; Kim D; Bauser-Heaton H; Kuo J; Piazza A; Watson T; Hamrick S
DNA methylation in former extremely low birth weight newborns: association with cardiovascular and endocrine function.
Pediatr Res Volume: 91 Page(s): 1469 - 1477
05/01/2022 Authors: Padbury JF; Do BT; Bann CM; Marsit C; Hintz SR; Vohr BR; Lowe J; Newman JE; Granger DA; Payne A
Characteristics and outcomes of a multi-institution cohort of infants with necrotizing enterocolitis totalis.
J Perinatol Volume: 42 Page(s): 440 - 445
04/01/2022 Authors: Rose AT; Zaniletti I; Santore MT; Piazza AJ
Predicting treatment of pulmonary hypertension at discharge in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
J Perinatol Volume: 42 Page(s): 45 - 52
01/01/2022 Authors: Mahmood B; Murthy K; Rintoul N; Weems M; Keene S; Brozanski B; DiGeronimo R; Haberman B; Hedrick H; Gien J
STEPP IN: A Multicenter Quality Improvement Collaborative Standardizing Postoperative Handoffs.
Pediatrics Volume: 148
12/01/2021 Authors: Piazza AJ; Brozanski B; Grover T; Chuo J; Mingrone T; Rao R; Smith J; Soliman D; Rintoul N; Bellflower B
Mucous Fistula Refeeding Promotes Earlier Enteral Autonomy in Infants With Small Bowel Resection.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr Volume: 73 Page(s): 654 - 658
11/01/2021 Authors: Woods SD; McElhanon BO; Durham MM; Figueroa J; Piazza AJ
Growth Rates of Infants Randomized to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or Intubation After Extremely Preterm Birth.
J Pediatr Volume: 237 Page(s): 148 - 153.e3
10/01/2021 Authors: Salas AA; Carlo WA; Do BT; Bell EF; Das A; Van Meurs KP; Poindexter BB; Shankaran S; Younge N; Watterberg KL
Withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration: a survey of level IV neonatal intensive care units.
J Perinatol Volume: 41 Page(s): 2372 - 2374
09/01/2021 Authors: Saoud R; Locke D; Fry JT; Matoba N; Datta A; DiGeronimo R; Leuthner SR; Coghill CH; Natarajan G; Niehaus JZ
Venovenous versus venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation among infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: is there a difference in outcome?
J Perinatol Volume: 41 Page(s): 1916 - 1923
08/01/2021 Authors: Agarwal P; Natarajan G; Sullivan K; Rao R; Rintoul N; Zaniletti I; Keene S; Mietzsch U; Massaro AN; Billimoria Z
Medical and surgical interventions and outcomes for infants with trisomy 18 (T18) or trisomy 13 (T13) at children's hospitals neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
J Perinatol Volume: 41 Page(s): 1745 - 1754
07/01/2021 Authors: Acharya K; Leuthner SR; Zaniletti I; Niehaus JZ; Bishop CE; Coghill CH; Datta A; Dereddy N; DiGeronimo R; Jackson L
Premature congenital heart disease: building a comprehensive database to evaluate risks and guide intervention.
J Pediatr Volume: 230 Page(s): 272 - 273.e1
03/01/2021 Authors: Chaudhry PM; Ball MK; Hamrick SEG; Levy PT; Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium Cardiac Focus Group; Asselin J; Brozanski B; Durand D; Dykes F; Evans J
Use of Palliative Care Consultation Services for Infants With Life-Threatening Conditions in a Metropolitan Hospital.
Adv Neonatal Care Volume: 20 Page(s): 136 - 141
04/01/2020 Authors: McLaughlin SN; Song M-K; Hertzberg V; Piazza AJ
STEPP IN: Working Together to Keep Infants Warm in the Perioperative Period.
Pediatrics Volume: 145
04/01/2020 Authors: Brozanski BS; Piazza AJ; Chuo J; Natarajan G; Grover TR; Smith JR; Mingrone T; McClead RE; Rakesh R; Rintoul N
MUCOUS FISTULA REFEEDING IMPROVES GROWTH AND DECREASES THE SEVERITY OF TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION RELATED CHOLESTASIS IN NEWBORNS WITH NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS
Volume: 68 Page(s): 593 - 593
02/01/2020 Authors: Woods S; Figueroa J; Piazza A
MANAGEMENT OF A PIK3CA-RELATED OVERGROWTH SPECTRUM DISORDER IN A PRETERM INFANT
Volume: 68 Page(s): 444 - 444
02/01/2020 Authors: Moen A; Piazza A; Ocampo C
IS NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS TOTALIS DIFFERENT? DESCRIBING A RARE DISEASE
Volume: 68 Page(s): 492 - 493
02/01/2020 Authors: Rose A; Zaniletti I; Santore MT; Adams I; Piazza A
Inotrope Needs in Neonates Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure.
J Pediatr Volume: 214 Page(s): 128 - 133
11/01/2019 Authors: Sewell EK; Piazza AJ; Davis J; Heard ML; Figueroa J; Keene SD
Does the initial surgery for necrotizing enterocolitis matter? Comparative outcomes for laparotomy vs. peritoneal drain as initial surgery for necrotizing enterocolitis in infants <1000g birth weight.
J Pediatr Surg Volume: 54 Page(s): 712 - 717
04/01/2019 Authors: Yanowitz TD; Sullivan KM; Piazza AJ; Brozanski B; Zaniletti I; Sharma J; DiGeronimo R; Nayak SP; Wadhawan R; Reber KM
LONGITUDINAL COST UTILIZATION FOR COMMON NEONATAL SURGICAL CONDITIONS
Volume: 67 Page(s): 529 - 529
02/01/2019 Authors: Miller J; Adams I; Raval M; Piazza A
Extreme Preterm Infant Rates of Overweight and Obesity at School Age in the SUPPORT Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Cohort.
J Pediatr Volume: 200 Page(s): 132 - 139.e3
09/01/2018 Authors: Vohr BR; Heyne R; Bann CM; Das A; Higgins RD; Hintz SR; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health, and Development Neonatal Research Network
Preterm Neuroimaging and School-Age Cognitive Outcomes.
Pediatrics Volume: 142
07/01/2018 Authors: Hintz SR; Vohr BR; Bann CM; Taylor HG; Das A; Gustafson KE; Yolton K; Watson VE; Lowe J; DeAnda ME
USE OF GENETIC SEQUENCING IN PREMATURE INFANT WITH PERSISTENT RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Volume: 66 Page(s): 511 - 511
02/01/2018 Authors: Barbian ME; Piazza A; Gauthier T; Williams H
NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS TOTALIS DIFFERS FROM SURGICAL NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS
Volume: 66 Page(s): 528 - 529
02/01/2018 Authors: Rose A; Adams-Chapman I; Piazza A
CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING A CVVH PROGRAM IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Volume: 32 Page(s): 2175 - 2176
11/01/2017 Authors: Jones TL; Vreeland M; Heard ML; Piazza AJ; Wagoner SF
Sustaining SLUG Bug CLABSI Reduction: Does Sterile Tubing Change Technique Really Work?
Pediatrics Volume: 140
10/01/2017 Authors: Pallotto EK; Piazza AJ; Smith JR; Grover TR; Chuo J; Provost L; Mingrone T; Holston M; Moran S; DNP
Patterns of Oxygenation, Mortality, and Growth Status in the Surfactant Positive Pressure and Oxygen Trial Cohort.
J Pediatr Volume: 186 Page(s): 49 - 56.e1
07/01/2017 Authors: Di Fiore JM; Martin RJ; Li H; Morris N; Carlo WA; Finer N; Walsh M; SUPPORT Study Group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health, and Human Development Neonatal Research Network
Adult Outcomes After Newborn Respiratory Failure Treated With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Pediatr Crit Care Med Volume: 18 Page(s): 73 - 79
01/01/2017 Authors: Engle WA; West KW; Hocutt GA; Pallotto EK; Haney B; Keith RJ; Stewart DL; Knodel E; Suttner D; Chapman R
Orchestrated Testing.
Am J Med Qual Volume: 32 Page(s): 87 - 92
01/01/2017 Authors: Pallotto EK; Chuo J; Piazza AJ; Provost L; Grover TR; Smith JR; Mingrone T; Moran S; Morelli L; Zaniletti I
Growth Outcomes of Preterm Infants Exposed to Different Oxygen Saturation Target Ranges from Birth.
J Pediatr Volume: 176 Page(s): 62 - 68.e4
09/01/2016 Authors: Navarrete CT; Wrage LA; Carlo WA; Walsh MC; Rich W; Gantz MG; Das A; Schibler K; Newman NS; Piazza AJ
Effects of a Breast Milk Diet on Enteral Feeding Outcomes of Neonates with Gastrointestinal Disorders.
Breastfeed Med Volume: 11 Page(s): 286 - 292
08/01/2016 Authors: Shinnick JK; Wang E; Hulbert C; McCracken C; Sarson GY; Piazza A; Karpen H; Durham MM
Respiratory Decompensation and Immunization of Preterm Infants.
Pediatrics Volume: 137
05/01/2016 Authors: Montague EC; Hilinski JA; Williams HO; McCracken CE; Giannopoulos HT; Piazza AJ
ECMO Support in Infant Less Than 3 kg: Indications, Complications and Outcomes
Volume: 35 Page(s): S351 - S351
04/01/2016 Authors: Deshpande SR; Kasniya G; Davis J; Paden M; Piazza AJ
SLUG Bug: Quality Improvement With Orchestrated Testing Leads to NICU CLABSI Reduction.
Pediatrics Volume: 137
01/01/2016 Authors: Piazza AJ; Brozanski B; Provost L; Grover TR; Chuo J; Smith JR; Mingrone T; Moran S; Morelli L; Zaniletti I
PaCO2 in surfactant, positive pressure, and oxygenation randomised trial (SUPPORT).
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed Volume: 100 Page(s): F145 - F149
03/01/2015 Authors: Ambalavanan N; Carlo WA; Wrage LA; Das A; Laughon M; Cotten CM; Kennedy KA; Laptook AR; Shankaran S; Walsh MC
Interdisciplinary teamwork and the power of a quality improvement collaborative in tertiary neonatal intensive care units.
J Perinat Neonatal Nurs Volume: 29 Page(s): 179 - 186
01/01/2015 Authors: Grover TR; Pallotto EK; Brozanski B; Piazza AJ; Chuo J; Moran S; McClead R; Mingrone T; Morelli L; Smith JR
Short-term outcomes for preterm infants with surgical necrotizing enterocolitis.
J Perinatol Volume: 34 Page(s): 736 - 740
10/01/2014 Authors: Murthy K; Yanowitz TD; DiGeronimo R; Dykes FD; Zaniletti I; Sharma J; Sullivan KM; Mirpuri J; Evans JR; Wadhawan R
The association of type of surgical closure on length of stay among infants with gastroschisis born34 weeks' gestation.
J Pediatr Surg Volume: 49 Page(s): 1220 - 1225
08/01/2014 Authors: Murthy K; Evans JR; Bhatia AM; Rothstein DH; Wadhawan R; Zaniletti I; Rao R; Thurm C; Mathur AM; Piazza AJ
Target ranges of oxygen saturation in extremely preterm infants.
N Engl J Med Volume: 362 Page(s): 1959 - 1969
05/27/2010 Authors: SUPPORT Study Group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Neonatal Research Network; Carlo WA; Finer NN; Walsh MC; Rich W; Gantz MG; Laptook AR; Yoder BA; Faix RG; Das A
A case of mediastinal teratoma as a cause of nonimmune hydrops fetalis, and literature review.
Am J Perinatol Volume: 25 Page(s): 507 - 512
09/01/2008 Authors: Wesolowski A; Piazza A
A case of Adams-Oliver syndrome with associated brain and pulmonary involvement: further evidence of vascular pathology?
Am J Med Genet A Volume: 130A Page(s): 172 - 175
10/01/2004 Authors: Piazza AJ; Blackston D; Sola A
Inhaled nitric oxide use and outcomes immediately following the food and drug administration's approval.
Volume: 52 Page(s): S316 - S316
01/01/2004 Authors: Piazza AJ; Dykes F
Postasphyxial management of the newborn.
Clin Perinatol Volume: 26 Page(s): 749 - ix
09/01/1999 Authors: Piazza AJ

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Anthony Piazza MD

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