Email

athis.arunachalam@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
Neonatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Neonatology (Clinic)

Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin St Ste W6104
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-1380

Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital (Hospital)

18220 TX249
Houston, TX 77070
United States
arunacha@bcm.edu
BCM Neonatology

Education

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine

Residency at Monmouth Medical Center

06/2011 - Long Branch, NJ

Pediatrics

Residency at Kilpauk Medical College

03/2007 - Chennai, Tamil Nadu India

Pediatrics

MBBS from Stanley Medical College

Chennai, India

MBA from University of Tennessee

12/2019 - Knoxville, Tennessee United States

Certifications

Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics

Neonatology

American Board of Pediatrics

Professional Interests

• Role of Purinergic Signaling in Sepsis
• Costs of Neonatal Care
• Neonatal Thrombosis

Websites

Selected Publications

• Athis Rajh Arunachalam, Vedanta Dariya, and Celia Holland ""Impact of Malaria and Parasitic Infections on Human Nutrition." Nutrition-Infection Interactions and Impacts on Human Health." CRC. 2014;221-245.
• Lingappan K, Arunachalam A, Pammi M. "Lactoferrin and the newborn: current perspectives." Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther.. 2013 Jul;11(7):695-707. Pubmed PMID: 23879609
• "Patient Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Symptomatic Catheter-Related Arterial Thrombosis in Infants: A Retrospective Cohort Study." 2021 Apr; Pubmed PMID: 33359630
• "Newborn with Perinatal Naphthalene Toxicity after Maternal Ingestion of Mothballs during Pregnancy.." ; Pubmed PMID: 31751989

Memberships

American Federation of Medical Research

Member

Texas Medical Association

Member

American Academy of Pediatrics

Member