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Akshaya J. Vachharajani, M.D., M.R.C.P. (UK)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Associate Fellowship Program Director
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Newborn Medicine

		Education
Medical School (MBBS) T.N. Medical College, University of Bombay ,India, 1982 Pediatric Residency (MD in Pediatrics), University of Bombay, India, 1986 Pediatric Residency ,M.R.C.P (UK), Royal College of Physicians ,United Kingdom, 1999

		Training
Clinical Fellow in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at McMaster University, Canada, 1999 - 2001 Clinical Fellow in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Washington University, St.Louis, MO, 2001 - 2002 Pediatric Residency, St.Louis Children's Hospital, St.Louis, Missouri, 2002 - 2004

		Licensure and Board Certification
Missouri, 2008 American Board of Pediatrics ( Neonatal -Perinatal Medicine), 2005 American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics), 2004 Royal College of Physicians ,United Kingdom, 1999 University of Bombay ,India, 1986

		Honors
Outstanding Teacher of the Year 2009-2010 Outstanding Commitment to Teaching 2010-2011

		Selected Publications
Interval between clinical presentation of necrotizing enterocolitis and bowel perforation in neonates. Najaf TA, Vachharajani NA, Warner BW, Vachharajani AJ. Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Jun;26(6):607-9. Epub 2010 Apr 23. Comparison of short-term outcomes of late preterm singletons and multiple births: an institutional experience. Vachharajani AJ, Vachharajani NA, Dawson JG. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 Nov;48(9):922-5. Epub 2009 May 29. Short-term outcomes of late preterms: an institutional experience. Vachharajani AJ, Dawson JG. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 May;48(4):383-8. Epub 2008 Oct 2. Outcomes of exomphalos: an institutional experience. Vachharajani AJ, Rao R, Keswani S, Mathur AM. Pediatr Surg Int. 2009 Feb;25(2):139-44. Epub 2008 Dec 9. Outcomes in neonatal gastroschisis: an institutional experience. Vachharajani AJ, Dillon PA, Mathur AM. Am J Perinatol. 2007 Sep;24(8):461-5. Allelic variation in the serotonin transporter (5HTT) gene contributes to idiopathic pulmonary hypertension in children. Vachharajani A, Saunders S. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Aug 26;334(2):376-9.

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