Sherry E. Courtney

High Impact

Director of Clinical Research, Neonatology

UAMS primary UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: University of Toledo Medical Center (1999); Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2006); Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center (2002); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2014–2026); Northwell Health (2003–2014); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2018); Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2021); Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2006); Harvard University (2018); University of Louisville (2020–2021); Johns Hopkins University (2020); Wright State University (1984–1992); University of Washington (2020); Washington University in St. Louis (2006); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2024); Long Island Jewish Medical Center (2003–2006); Cooper University Hospital (1998–2003); Stony Brook University Hospital (2009–2012); Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (2021); University of Florida (2020); University of Illinois Chicago (1991–1992); Virtua Voorhees Hospital (2001); Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (2020); Mercy Children's Hospital (2002); Stony Brook Medicine (2010–2013); Dayton Children's Hospital (1987–1995); Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (1992); Schneider Children's Hospital (2002–2014); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (2021–2025); Rowan University (2002); Stony Brook University (2011–2013); University of Pennsylvania (2006); University of Toledo (2008); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2024); Stanford University (2021)

31 h-index 139 pubs 4,459 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Sherry E. Courtney's research focuses on respiratory support and interventions for premature infants. Her work has investigated various mechanical ventilation strategies, including high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) compared to conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) in very-low-birth-weight infants. She has also examined the use of inhaled nitric oxide in this population and evaluated different devices for nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivery, assessing work of breathing and lung recruitment.

Courtney has also explored other therapeutic avenues for preterm infants, such as a randomized trial of erythropoietin for neuroprotection. Her publication history includes work on synthetic surfactant for respiratory distress syndrome and the definition of neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). With an h-index of 31 and over 4,400 citations across 142 publications, she is recognized as a highly cited researcher and leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, collaborating with colleagues such as David N. Matlock and Billy R. Thomas.

Metrics

h-index: 31
Publications: 139
Citations: 4,459

Positions

Director of Clinical Research, Neonatology 2012–present

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pediatrics Institutional directory

Selected Publications

Fetal magnetoencephalographic power spectral density and neurobehavioral correlation in fetal growth restriction (FGR) (2026)

Global Pediatrics DOI OpenAlex
A106-23 Association Between Genetic Variation in Corticotropin-releasing Hormone Receptor 1 (CRHR1) and Change in Respiratory Severity Score After Corticosteroid Treatment in Extremely Premature Infants (2026)

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine DOI OpenAlex
Positive end-expiratory pressure levels during resuscitation of preterm infants at birth (POLAR): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2026)

Pediatric Research 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Fetal Magnetoencephalographic Power Spectral Density and Neurobehavioral Correlation in Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) (2026)

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

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

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science DOI OpenAlex
Salivary cortisol is not associated with dexamethasone response in preterm infants with evolving bronchopulmonary dysplasia (2024)

Journal of Perinatology DOI OpenAlex
Feasibility of synchronized high flow nasal cannula (2024)

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

Cardiology in the Young DOI OpenAlex
Novel forms of ventilation in neonates: Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist and proportional assist ventilation (2024)

Seminars in Perinatology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Effect of Early vs Late Inguinal Hernia Repair on Serious Adverse Event Rates in Preterm Infants (2024)

JAMA 35 citations DOI OpenAlex
Neonatal high frequency ventilation: Current trends and future directions (2024)

Seminars in Perinatology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
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)

Trials 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Urine biomarkers of acute kidney injury and association with brain MRI abnormalities in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (2024)

Journal of Perinatology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Tidal volume delivery during nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation: infant cannula vs. nasal continuous positive airway pressure prongs (2023)

Journal of Perinatology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

A Phase 1b, Randomized, Blinded, Dose-Determined Study Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability Profile of Intervention with AT-100 (rhSP-D) in Preterm Neonates at High Risk for the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) (IRB 273675) Airway Therapeutics, Inc.
HEAL Study UAMS ACHRI Flow Through
PENUT Trial Year 3 UAMS ACHRI Flow Through
Developmental Impact of NICU Exposures (DINE) UAMS ACHRI Flow Through
An Open-label, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Study in Spontaneously Breathing Preterm Neonates with Respiratory Distress Syndrome to Compare Two Procedures for Porcine Surfactant Administration (IRB 273485) Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A via Labcorp
Trial of Late Surfactant-TOLSURF (ACHRI # 034548) UAMS ACHRI Flow Through
Trial of Late Surfactant-TOLSURF (034348) UAMS ACHRI Flow Through