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Helen Williams

  • SOM: Peds: Neonatology
    Associate Professor
  • howilli@emory.edu

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Emory University
  • Clinical Ethics Fellow, The Center for Ethics, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MA from Emory University
  • MD from Emory University
  • BS from Lee University

Research

Focus

  • My Research focuses on ethical issues related to end of life in the neonatal population. Currently, I am examining the process of informed consent for resuscitation, near the limits of viability. We also are studying the rates of do not resuscitate and withdrawal of care in the neonatal population.

Publications

  • Utility of cephalic drains in infants receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
    Perfusion Volume: 38 Page(s): 747 - 754
    05/01/2023 Authors: Rose AT; Davis J; Williams HO; Clifton M; Paden M; Keene SD
  • 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
  • Intraoperative dextrose rate during exploratory laparotomies in neonates and the incidence of postoperative hyperglycemia: A retrospective observational study.
    Paediatr Anaesth Volume: 31 Page(s): 197 - 204
    02/01/2021 Authors: Kolesky SE; Nyshadham S; Williams HO; Trinh TA; Tucker AJ; Lam H; Austin TM
  • 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
  • The ethical debate of maternal choice and autonomy in cesarean delivery.
    Clin Perinatol Volume: 35 Page(s): 455 - viii
    06/01/2008 Authors: Williams HO
  • The effect of maternal alcohol consumption on rate of infection in low birth weight babies.
    JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE Volume: 53 Page(s): S283 - S283
    01/01/2005 Authors: Williams HO; Drews-Botsch C; Gauthier TW
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