Medical Education
Family Engagement in the NICU
Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Teaching
Assistant Professor
(2019)
School of Medicine,
Pediatrics
Neonatology
Publications
Turner MJ, Dietz RM. Potential Adjuncts to Therapeutic Hypothermia to Mitigate Multiorgan Injury in Perinatal Hypoxia-Ischemia. Neoreviews. 2023 Dec 1;24(12):e771-e782. PubMed PMID: 38036441
Dias Maia P, Rodrigues KK, Gien J, Turner MJ. Neonatal acute kidney injury during indomethacin therapy: does it predict ductal closure?. J Nephrol. 2023 Jul;36(6):1591-1597. PubMed PMID: 37097555
Rumpel J, Spray BJ, Chock VY, Kirkley MJ, Slagle CL, Frymoyer A, Cho SH, Gist KM, Blaszak R, Poindexter B, Courtney SE. Urine Biomarkers for the Assessment of Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Receiving Therapeutic Hypothermia. J Pediatr. 2022 Feb;241:133-140.e3. PubMed PMID: 34547334
Hannan KE, Kirkley MJ. Does topiramate in addition to therapeutic hypothermia reduce seizure burden in infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy compared to therapeutic hypothermia alone?. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Jun;109(6):1278-1279. PubMed PMID: 32103534
Kirkley MJ, Boohaker L, Griffin R, Soranno DE, Gien J, Askenazi D, Gist KM. Acute kidney injury in neonatal encephalopathy: an evaluation of the AWAKEN database. Pediatr Nephrol. 2019 Jan;34(1):169-176. PubMed PMID: 30155763
Kirkley MJ, Robinson C, Dominguez SR, Messacar K. Neonatal parechovirus infection mimicking a surgical abdomen. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jun 26;12(6). PubMed PMID: 31248894
Kirkley MJ, Hwang SS. Is high-flow nasal cannula noninferior to nasal CPAP for the initial management of preterm infants?. Acta Paediatr. 2017 Sep;106(9):1537. PubMed PMID: 28419601
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests include neonatal renal function and long-term kidney outcomes of preterm infants, family engagement in the NICU experience, medical education, and teaching evidence-based medicine, biostatistics and study design.
Care Philosophy
I strive to provide empathic, evidence-based care to my patients and their families. It is a privilege and a joy to care for NICU families during a stressful time.
General Information
Medical Schools:
MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
(2012)
Graduate Schools:
MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(2011)
Undergraduate Schools:
BS, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (NC)
(2007)
Residency Programs:
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Chief Resident, Pediatrics (2015)
Fellowships:
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
(2019)