Sherry E. Courtney

High Impact

Director of Clinical Research, Neonatology

UAMS

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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31 h-index 140 pubs 4,357 cited

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Sherry E. Courtney's research focuses on neonatal respiratory health and neurodevelopmental outcomes, particularly in extremely preterm infants. She has investigated the epidemiology of neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome through prospective, multicenter, international cohort studies. Her work also examines the impact of various medical interventions on infant outcomes, including the effects of opioid and benzodiazepine use, and the association of racial disparities with in-hospital outcomes in severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Courtney has also published on the use of dexamethasone, prednisolone, and methylprednisolone and their relationship to neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely preterm infants, as well as the effect of early versus late inguinal hernia repair on adverse event rates in this population. Additionally, her research includes the assessment of urine biomarkers for acute kidney injury in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy receiving therapeutic hypothermia.

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h-index: 31
Publications: 140
Citations: 4,357

Selected Publications

Fetal Magnetoencephalographic Power Spectral Density and Neurobehavioral Correlation in Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) (2026)

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Can postnatal steroids or initial mode of respiratory support really impact lung function at adulthood in preterm survivors? (2025)

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Partial waiver of consent to overcome translational science barriers in neonatal clinical research (2025)

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Salivary cortisol is not associated with dexamethasone response in preterm infants with evolving bronchopulmonary dysplasia (2024)

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Feasibility of synchronized high flow nasal cannula (2024)

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Transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure in premature infants requiring high-frequency ventilation (2024)

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Novel forms of ventilation in neonates: Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist and proportional assist ventilation (2024)

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Effect of Early vs Late Inguinal Hernia Repair on Serious Adverse Event Rates in Preterm Infants (2024)

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Neonatal high frequency ventilation: Current trends and future directions (2024)

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The Diaphragmatic Initiated Ventilatory Assist (DIVA) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing rates of extubation failure in extremely premature infants undergoing extubation to non-invasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist versus non-synchronized nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (2024)

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Urine biomarkers of acute kidney injury and association with brain MRI abnormalities in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (2024)

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Tidal volume delivery during nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation: infant cannula vs. nasal continuous positive airway pressure prongs (2023)

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The effect of bethanechol on tracheobronchomalacia in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a retrospective cohort study (2023)

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Renal oximetry for early acute kidney injury detection in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy receiving therapeutic hypothermia (2023)

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The effect of bethanechol on tracheobronchomalacia in infants: A retrospective cohort study (2023)

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