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Ted S. Rosenkrantz, M.D.

Professor, Pediatrics

NPI Number: 1528066966
Academic Office Location: Pediatrics UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-2948
Phone:	800-535-6232 860-679-7692

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Education & Training
Committees & Organizations
Publications
Presentations

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
A.B.	Rutgers College	Biological Sciences
M.D.	Eastern Virginia Medical School	Medicine
Other	Univ of PA School of Medicine	Physiology
Certificate	National Library of Medicine	Medical Informatics
Certificate	Harvard School of Public Health	Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers

Degree

Institution

Major

A.B.

Rutgers College

Biological Sciences

M.D.

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Medicine

Other

Univ of PA School of Medicine

Physiology

Certificate

National Library of Medicine

Medical Informatics

Certificate

Harvard School of Public Health

Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Pediatrics
Residency	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Pediatrics
Fellowship	Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Brown University	Neonatology

Training

Institution

Specialty

Internship

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Pediatrics

Residency

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Pediatrics

Fellowship

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Brown University

Neonatology

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Alicia’s Angels Angel Award for 2022. Award given for supporting families that have lost a child in the NICU over awardee’s career. November 6, 2022, Brandford, CT.	Alicia's Angels
Who's Who in the World	Marquis Who's Who
Who who's in America	Marquis Who's Who
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award	Marquis Who's Who

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

Alicia’s Angels Angel Award for 2022. Award given for supporting families that have lost a child in the NICU over awardee’s career. November 6, 2022, Brandford, CT.

Alicia's Angels

Who's Who in the World

Marquis Who's Who

Who who's in America

Marquis Who's Who

Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award

Marquis Who's Who

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
Frontiers in Pediatrics	Other	Editor- Neonatology	External	International	2021
Academic Appeals Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	2016	2022
Health Center Faculty Review Board	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	2016	2019
Case Fatality Review Committee of the Connecticut Child Advocate’s Office	Community Service	Member	External	State	2011	2020
Case Fatality Review Committee of the State of Connecticut Child Advocate’s Office, 2011 – present	Advisory Committee	Member	External	State	2011	2020
Infant Feeding Team, Member, 2010-present	Advisory Committee	Member	External	Local	2010	2020
IBURP Program. Neonatal breathing and reflux program to eval and recommend therapy for infants with ongoing breathing issues beyond those associated with prematurity	Other	Director	External	State	2010	2020
Scientific Oversight Committee Member for UCONN Psychology Dept Master’s and Doctoral Students	Education Committee	Member and Mentor	UConn-Storrs	State	2009
Director, Transitional Care Clinic, 2007-present	Other	Director of Program	Other	Regional	2007	2020
Program Committee, District I Perinatal Section of the AAP	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	Regional	2002	2020
eMedicine, Neonatology Section of Pediatrics, Chief Editor	Editorial Board	Chief Editor	External	International	2000
Council of the District I Perinatal Section of the AAP	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	Regional	1998	2020
Coding Committee of the Section on Perinatal Pediatrics of the American Academy of Pediatrics	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member, Emeritus	External	National	1998	2020

Name & Description

Journal Articles

Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate Benefits Female Preterm Infants but Results in Poor Male Outcomes.
McLeod, Ruth M; Rosenkrantz, Ted S; Fitch, R Holly Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) 2024 Feb;17(2):
Sex Differences in Microglia Activation in a Rodent Model of Preterm Hypoxic Ischemic Injury with Caffeine Treatment.
McLeod, Ruth Mae; Rosenkrantz, Ted S; Fitch, Roslyn Holly; Koski, Rachel R Biomedicines 2023 Jan;11(1):
Behavioral and neuroanatomical outcomes following altered serotonin expression in a hypoxic-ischemic injury neonate rodent model.
Casavant, S G; Li, H; Cong, X; Starkweather, A; Moore, J; Rosenkrantz, T S; Fitch, R H Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine 2021 Sep;
Transmitted Home Oximetry and Duration of Home Oxygen in Premature Infants.
Rhein, Lawrence; White, Heather; Simoneau, Tregony; Traeger, Nadav; Lahiri, Thomas; Kremer, Ted; Sheils, Catherine; Meyer, Kathleen; Rosenkrantz, Ted; Krishnan, Sankaran; Hartman, Tyler; Feldman, Henry A; Abu Jawdeh, Elie G Pediatrics 2020 Aug;146(2):
Allostatic Load and Biomarkers of Stress in the Preterm Infant: An Integrative Review.
Casavant, Sharon G; Cong, Xiaomei; Fitch, Roslyn H; Moore, James; Rosenkrantz, Ted; Starkweather, Angela Biological research for nursing 2019 Mar;21(2):210-223
Sex Differences in Brain Injury and Repair in Newborn Infants: Clinical Evidence and Biological Mechanisms.
Rosenkrantz, Ted S; Hussain, Zeenat; Fitch, Roslyn Holly Frontiers in pediatrics 2019 Jan;7211
The optimization of home oxygen weaning in premature infants trial: Design, rationale, methods, and lessons learned.
Procaskey, Alexander; White, Heather; Simoneau, Tregony; Traeger, Nadav; Lahiri, Thomas; Jawdeh, Elie Abu; Kremer, Ted; Sheils, Catherine; Meyer, Kathleen; Rosenkrantz, Ted; Sankaran, Krishnan; Hartman, Tyler; Feldman, Henry; Rhein, Lawrence Contemporary clinical trials 2018 Aug;7572-77
Behavioral and neuroanatomical outcomes in a rat model of preterm hypoxic-ischemic brain Injury: Effects of caffeine and hypothermia.
Potter, Molly; Rosenkrantz, Ted; Fitch, R Holly International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience 2018 Feb;7046-55
Hypothermia on Neuropathology and Neural Reorganization following Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury in Rats
Smith AL, Rosenkrantz TS and Fitch RH Neural Plasticity 2016 Sep;
Sex differences in behavioral outcome following neonatal hypoxic ischemic brain injury: A female advantage?
Smith, A L; Alexander, M L; Sadek, M L; Rosenkrantz, T S; Fitch, R H International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience 2015 Dec;47(Pt A):91-2
Sex differences in behavioral outcomes following temperature modulation during induced neonatal hypoxic ischemic injury in rats.
Smith, Amanda L; Garbus, Haley; Rosenkrantz, Ted S; Fitch, Roslyn Holly Brain sciences 2015 Jan;5(2):220-40
Neonatal/infant validation study of the CAS model 740 noninvasive blood pressure monitor with the Orion/MaxIQ NIBP module.
Lang, Sean M; Giuliano, John S; Carroll, Christopher L; Rosenkrantz, Ted S; Eisenfeld, Leonard Blood pressure monitoring 2014 Mar;19(3):180-2
Behavioral and histological outcomes following neonatal HI injury in a preterm (P3) and term (P7) rodent model.
Alexander, M; Garbus, H; Smith, A L; Rosenkrantz, T S; Fitch, R H Behavioural brain research 2014 Feb;25985-96
Effects of caffeine on intermittent hypoxia in infants born prematurely: a randomized clinical trial.
Rhein, Lawrence M; Dobson, Nicole R; Darnall, Robert A; Corwin, Michael J; Heeren, Tim C; Poets, Christian F; McEntire, Betty L; Hunt, Carl E; Bada, Henrietta; Carlo, Wally; Consenstein, Larry; Gregory, Mary Lucia; Hendricks-Munoz, Karen; Hoy, Deborah; Karamchandani, Nilima; Klarr, Judith M; Kumar, Praveen; Leach, Corinne L; Richardson, Joan; Rosenkrantz, Ted S; White, Robert D JAMA pediatrics 2014 Jan;168(3):250-7
Infantile hemangiomas and retinopathy of prematurity: possible association.
Praveen, Vijayakumar; Vidavalur, Ramesh; Rosenkrantz, Ted S; Hussain, Naveed Pediatrics 2009 Mar;123(3):e484-9
Neonatal polycythemia and hyperviscosity.
Sarkar, Shikha; Rosenkrantz, Ted S Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine 2008 Aug;13(4):248-55
Comparisons of mortality and pre-discharge respiratory outcomes in small-for-gestational-age and appropriate-for-gestational-age premature infants.
Sharma, Puneet; McKay, Kathleen; Rosenkrantz, Ted S; Hussain, Naveed BMC pediatrics 2004 Jun;49
Gastroesophageal reflux in infants < 32 weeks gestational age at birth: lack of relationship to chronic lung disease.
Akinola, Ekanem; Rosenkrantz, Ted S; Pappagallo, Mariann; McKay, Kathleen; Hussain, Naveed American journal of perinatology 2004 Feb;21(2):57-62
Hypospadias and early gestation growth restriction in infants.
Hussain, Naveed; Chaghtai, Azhar; Herndon, C D Anthony; Herson, Victor C; Rosenkrantz, Ted S; McKenna, Patrick H Pediatrics 2002 Mar;109(3):473-8
Inguinal hernia in preterm infants (< or = 32-week gestation).
Kumar, Vasantha H S; Clive, Jonathan; Rosenkrantz, Ted S; Bourque, Michael D; Hussain, Naveed Pediatric surgery international 2002 Mar;18(2-3):147-52
Morbidity and mortality of preterm twins and higher-order multiple births.
Suri, K; Bhandari, V; Lerer, T; Rosenkrantz, T S; Hussain, N Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2001 Jan;21(5):293-9
Pulmonary hemorrhage in neonates of early and late gestation.
Bhandari, V; Gagnon, C; Rosenkrantz, T; Hussain, N Journal of perinatal medicine 1999 Jan;27(5):369-75
Impact of the perception of viability on resource allocation in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Sanders, M R; Donohue, P K; Oberdorf, M A; Rosenkrantz, T S; Allen, M C Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 1998 Jan;18(5):347-51
Respiratory tract colonization with mycoplasma species increases the severity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Bhandari, V; Hussain, N; Rosenkrantz, T; Kresch, M Journal of perinatal medicine 1998 Jan;26(1):37-42
Patterns of change in early neonatal nucleated erythrocyte counts in preterm deliveries.
Salafia, C M; Ghidini, A; Pezzullo, J C; Rosenkrantz, T S Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation 1997 Jan;4(4):178-82
Brain cell membrane Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity following severe hypoxic injury in the newborn piglet.
Rosenkrantz, T S; Kubin, J; Mishra, O P; Smith, D; Delivoria-Papadopoulos, M Brain research 1996 Aug;730(1-2):52-7
Perceptions of the limit of viability: neonatologists' attitudes toward extremely preterm infants.
Sanders, M R; Donohue, P K; Oberdorf, M A; Rosenkrantz, T S; Allen, M C Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 1995 Jan;15(6):494-502
Cerebral metabolism and electrocortical activity in the chronically hyperglycemic fetal lamb.
Rosenkrantz, T S; Knox, I; Zalneraitis, E L; Raye, J R; Porte, P J; Cramer, R; Smoloski, R; Phillipps, A F The American journal of physiology 1993 Dec;265(6 Pt 2):R1262-9
Do survival and morbidity of very-low-birth-weight infants vary according to the primary pregnancy complication that results in preterm delivery?
Wolf, E J; Vintzileos, A M; Rosenkrantz, T S; Rodis, J F; Salafia, C M; Pezzullo, J G American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1993 Nov;169(5):1233-9
Effects of a continuous infusion of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane on acidosis, oxygen affinity, and serum osmolality.
Schneiderman, R; Rosenkrantz, T S; Knox, I; Cramer, R; Smoloski, R; Raye, J R Biology of the neonate 1993 Jan;64(5):287-94
A comparison of pre-discharge survival and morbidity in singleton and twin very low birth weight infants.
Wolf, E J; Vintzileos, A M; Rosenkrantz, T S; Rodis, J F; Lettieri, L; Mallozzi, A Obstetrics and gynecology 1992 Sep;80(3 Pt 1):436-9
Regulation of cerebral glucose metabolism in normal and polycythemic newborn lambs.
Rosenkrantz, T S; Philipps, A F; Knox, I; Zalneraitis, E L; Porte, P J; Skrzypczak, P E; Raye, J R Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 1992 Sep;12(5):856-65
Prediction of survival in severely asphyxiated infants.
Rosenkrantz, T S; Zalneraitis, E L Pediatric neurology 1991 Jan;7(6):446-51
Insulin-induced alterations in amino acid metabolism in the fetal lamb.
Philipps, A F; Rosenkrantz, T S; Lemons, J A; Knox, I; Porte, P J; Raye, J R Journal of developmental physiology 1990 May;13(5):251-9
Cerebral metabolism in the newborn lamb with polycythemia.
Rosenkrantz, T S; Philipps, A F; Skrzypczak, P S; Raye, J R Pediatric research 1988 Mar;23(3):329-33
Regulation of cerebral blood flow velocity in nonasphyxiated, very low birth weight infants with hyaline membrane disease.
Rosenkrantz, T S; Diana, D; Munson, J Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 1988 Jan;8(4):303-8
Intrauterine growth retardation after long-term maternal salicylate administration in the rabbit.
Lukas, J C; Rosenkrantz, T S; Raye, J R; Porte, P J; Philipps, A F American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1987 Jan;156(1):245-9
Effects of fetal insulin secretory deficiency on metabolism in fetal lamb.
Philipps, A F; Rosenkrantz, T S; Grunnet, M L; Connolly, M E; Porte, P J; Raye, J R Diabetes 1986 Sep;35(9):964-72
The effects of chronic fetal hyperglycemia on substrate uptake by the ovine fetus and conceptus.
Philipps, A F; Rosenkrantz, T S; Porte, P J; Raye, J R Pediatric research 1985 Jul;19(7):659-66
Consequences of perturbations of fetal fuels in ovine pregnancy.
Philipps, A F; Rosenkrantz, T S; Raye, J Diabetes 1985 Jun;34 Suppl 2(SUPPL. 2):32-5
Therapeutic Interventions in Rat Models of Preterm Hypoxic Ischemic Injury: Effects of Hypothermia, Caffeine, and the Influence of Sex.
McLeod R, Rosenkrantz T, Fitch RH .Life (Basel). 2022 Sep 28;12(10):1514.

Book Chapters

Polycythemia and hyperviscosity in the newborn.
Rosenkrantz TS and Oh W: Neonatal Hematology 2021 Mar;16
Polycythemia and Fetomaternal Hemorrhage
Rosenkrantz TS, Sarkar S and Oh W. Fetal and Neonatal Brain Injury: Mechanisms, Management and Risks of Practice 2018 Oct;

Conference Papers

Intrauterine growth restriction in infants of less than thirty-two weeks' gestation: associated placental pathologic features.
Salafia, C M; Minior, V K; Pezzullo, J C; Popek, E J; Rosenkrantz, T S; Vintzileos, A M American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1995 Oct;173(4):1049-57

Letters

Cerebral glucose and oxygen metabolism in the chronically hyperglycemic fetal lamb.
Rosenkrantz, T S The American journal of physiology 1994 Mar;266(3 Pt 2):R1076

Reviews

Ethical considerations in the management of infants born at extremely low gestational age.
Hussain, Naveed; Rosenkrantz, Ted S Seminars in perinatology 2003 Dec;27(6):458-70
Polycythemia and hyperviscosity in the newborn.
Rosenkrantz, Ted S Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis 2003 Oct;29(5):515-27

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Rosenkrantz, TS: Sex differences in Hypoxic Ischemic Encphalopathy Outcomes.	Lecture	Drexel U and St Christopher Hosp, Philadelphia	2022	Philadelphia
Moore IM, Walker M, Hussain N, Rosenkrantz TS, Eisenfeld and Pappagallo M. Evaluating the Effect of Infant Sex on a Standardized Cue-Based Feeding (CBF) Protocol in Preterm Infants (PTI).	Poster	Pediatric Academic Societies, Annual Meeting	2022	Denver
Alur P, Chair of Hot Topic Symposium Individualized Neonatal Care-Sex-Specific Approach Matters! Panel members: Ojeda NB, Alur P, Fitch RH, Rosenkrantz TS and Hussain N.	Panel Discussion	Pediatric Academic Societies, Annual Meeting	2022	Denver
Rosenkrantz, TS: Sex differences in neonatal neuroprotection may arise at the cellular level.	Lecture	Annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting,	2022	Denver, CO,
Mc Leod, RM, Koski R, Rosenkrantz, T and Fitch R. Sex differences in the protective mechanism of action of caffeine on microglia in a rodent model of preterm hypoxic ischemic injury.	Lecture	Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience	2022	San Diego, CA
Rosenkrantz, TS. HIE in the preterm infant: Brain injury, therapies and outcomes. Newborn Brain Society – Weekly Newborn Webinar, Originated in Boston, MA, Oct 15, 2020	Plenary Lecture	Newborn Brain Society	2020	Boston Webinar
Rhein, L, White, H, Feldman, H, Kremer, T, Simoneau, T, Lahiri, T, Rosenkrantz, TS.and RHO Study Group. Protocolized discontinuation of home oxygen therapy in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and patterns of respiratory adverse events.	Poster	Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS)	2019	Baltimore, MD
McLeod, R, Rosenkrantz, TS and Fitch RH. Effect of caffeine administration timing, sex and prenatal condition on cognitive outcomes in premature infants.	Poster	Society for Neuroscience	2019	Chicago, IL

Title or Abstract

Type

Sponsor/Event

Date/Year

Location

Rosenkrantz, TS: Sex differences in Hypoxic Ischemic Encphalopathy Outcomes.

Lecture

Drexel U and St Christopher Hosp, Philadelphia

2022

Philadelphia

Moore IM, Walker M, Hussain N, Rosenkrantz TS, Eisenfeld and Pappagallo M. Evaluating the Effect of Infant Sex on a Standardized Cue-Based Feeding (CBF) Protocol in Preterm Infants (PTI).

Poster

Pediatric Academic Societies, Annual Meeting

2022

Denver

Alur P, Chair of Hot Topic Symposium Individualized Neonatal Care-Sex-Specific Approach Matters! Panel members: Ojeda NB, Alur P, Fitch RH, Rosenkrantz TS and Hussain N.

Panel Discussion

Pediatric Academic Societies, Annual Meeting

2022

Denver

Rosenkrantz, TS: Sex differences in neonatal neuroprotection may arise at the cellular level.

Lecture

Annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting,

2022

Denver, CO,

Mc Leod, RM, Koski R, Rosenkrantz, T and Fitch R. Sex differences in the protective mechanism of action of caffeine on microglia in a rodent model of preterm hypoxic ischemic injury.

Lecture

Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience

2022

San Diego, CA

Rosenkrantz, TS. HIE in the preterm infant: Brain injury, therapies and outcomes. Newborn Brain Society – Weekly Newborn Webinar, Originated in Boston, MA, Oct 15, 2020

Plenary Lecture

Newborn Brain Society

2020

Boston Webinar

Rhein, L, White, H, Feldman, H, Kremer, T, Simoneau, T, Lahiri, T, Rosenkrantz, TS.and RHO Study Group. Protocolized discontinuation of home oxygen therapy in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and patterns of respiratory adverse events.

Poster

Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS)

2019

Baltimore, MD

McLeod, R, Rosenkrantz, TS and Fitch RH. Effect of caffeine administration timing, sex and prenatal condition on cognitive outcomes in premature infants.

Poster

Society for Neuroscience

2019

Chicago, IL