Bajaj, Monika
M.D.
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Publications & Presentations
Boddu PK, Velumula PK, Jani S, Fernandes N, Lua J, Natarajan G, Bajaj M, Thomas R, Chawla S. (2024). Neonatal resuscitation program (NRP) guidelines and timing of major resuscitation events in delivery rooms at a level III NICU: Understanding deviations Resuscitation plus.
Colaizy TT, Poindexter BB, McDonald SA, Bell EF, Carlo WA, Carlson SJ, DeMauro SB, Kennedy KA, Nelin LD, Sánchez PJ, Vohr BR, Johnson KJ, Herron DE, Das A, Crawford MM, Walsh MC, Higgins RD, Stoll BJ; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network; MILK Trial Investigators; Ambalavanan N, Wyckoff MH, D'Angio CT, Bugg GW, Ohls RK, Reynolds AM, Sokol GM, Laptook AR, Olsen SL, White JR, Jadcherla SR, Bajaj M, Parimi PS, Schmidt B, Laughon MM, Barks J, Fisher KA, Hibbs AM, Peralta-Carcelen M, Cook N, Heyne RJ, Cavanaugh B, Adams-Chapman I, Fuller J, Hartley-McAndrew ME, Harmon HM, Duncan AF, Hines AC, Kilbride HW, Richards LA, Maitre NL, Natarajan G, Trembath AN, Carlson MD, Malcolm WF, Wilson-Costello DE; MILK Trial Investigators; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. (2024). Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants Fed Donor Milk or Preterm Infant Formula: A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA.
Carl Tabb Jr, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Monika Bajaj, Girija Natarajan (2023). Comparative Effectiveness of Surgical Ligation and Catheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants Pediatric Cardiology.
Boddu PK, Velumula PK, Altinok D, Bajaj M (2023). A Neonate Presenting With Hypotonia and Irregular Breathing. Clinical pediatrics.
Velumula PK, Elbakoush F, Elfadeel H, Lulic-Botica M, Natarajan G, Bajaj M (2023). Comparative Growth Outcomes in Preterm Infants Fed Either Mother's Own Milk or Donor Human Milk. Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
Khanal L, Deora K, Gaihre SR, Monika B (2023). Obstructed Hemivagina and Ipsilateral Renal Agenesis Syndrome in a Neonate. Cureus.
Boddu PK, Velumula PK, Sharif S, Monika B (2022). A Neonate With Diabetes Mellitus, Congenital Hypothyroidism, and Congenital Glaucoma. Cureus.
Velumula PK, Elbakoush F, Tabb C 2nd, Farooqi A, Lulic-Botica M, Jani S, Natarajan G, Bajaj M (2022). Breast milk vs 24% sucrose for procedural pain relief in preterm neonates: a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
Tsilimingras D, Natarajan G, Bajaj M, Agarwal P, Lua J, Deriemacker A, Zuair A, Misra D, Janisse J, Zhang L, Schnipper J (2022). Postdischarge Adverse Events Among Neonates Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Journal of patient safety.
El-Fadeel H, Velumula P, Lulic-Botica M, Natarajan G, Thomas R, Botica G, Bajaj M (2022). Effect of an exclusive human milk diet on feeding tolerance in preterm infants. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
Natarajan G, Bajaj M, Aggarwal S (2022). Haemodynamic impact of chest compressions in the delivery room. Cardiology in the young.
Boddu PK, Velumula PK, Jacques SM, Choudhury MS, Monika B (2022). Diagnosis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) in an Asymptomatic Neonate on Placental Pathology. Cureus.
Bajaj M, Romero R, Myers L, Duncan J, Yeo L, Jani S, Natarajan G (2022). Population-Level Study on Fetal Deaths and Preterm Births during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the State of Michigan. American journal of perinatology.
Jani S, Jacques SM, Qureshi F, Natarajan G, Bajaj S, Velumula P, Agu C, Bajaj M (2021). Clinical Characteristics of Mother-Infant Dyad and Placental Pathology in COVID-19 Cases in Predominantly African American Population. AJP reports.
Shankaran S, Bajaj M, Natarajan G, Saha S, Pappas A, Davis AS, Hintz SR, Adams-Chapman I, Das A, Bell EF, Stoll BJ, Walsh MC, Laptook AR, Carlo WA, Van Meurs KP, Sánchez PJ, Ball MB, Hale EC, Seabrook R, Higgins RD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network (2020). Outcomes Following Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation among Infants of Extremely Low Gestational Age. The Journal of pediatrics.
Bajaj M, Lulic-Botica M, Hanson A, Natarajan G (2019). Response to Dr. Nair. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
Bajaj M, Lulic-Botica M, Hanson A, Natarajan G (2019). Feeding during transfusion and the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
Bajaj M, Natarajan G, Shankaran S, Wyckoff M, Laptook AR, Bell EF, Stoll BJ, Carlo WA, Vohr BR, Saha S, Van Meurs KP, Sanchez PJ, D'Angio CT, Higgins RD, Das A, Newman N, Walsh MC, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network (2018). Delivery Room Resuscitation and Short-Term Outcomes in Moderately Preterm Infants. The Journal of pediatrics.
Shi Z, Ma L, Luo K, Bajaj M, Chawla S, Natarajan G, Hagberg H, Tan S (2017). Chorioamnionitis in the Development of Cerebral Palsy: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review. Pediatrics.
Bajaj M, Mody S, Natarajan G (2014). Clinical and neuroimaging findings in neonatal herpes simplex virus infection. The Journal of pediatrics.
Arora P, Bajaj M, Natarajan G, Arora NP, Kalra VK, Zidan M, Shankaran S (2014). Impact of interhospital transport on the physiologic status of very low-birth-weight infants. American journal of perinatology.
Billimoria Z, Chawla S, Bajaj M, Natarajan G (2013). Improving admission temperature in extremely low birth weight infants: a hospital-based multi-intervention quality improvement project. Journal of perinatal medicine.
Arora P, Mody S, Kalra VK, Altaany D, Bajaj M (2012). Occipital meningoencephalocele in a preterm neonate. BMJ case reports.
Bajaj M, Lulic-Botica M and Natarajan G (2012). Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid parameters in preterm infants with intraventricular reservoirs Journal of Perinatology.
Koo WW, Bajaj M, Hockman EM, Hammami M (2011). Bone ultrasound velocity in neonates with intrauterine growth deficit reflects a growth continuum. Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry.
Bajaj M, Koo W, Hammami M, Hockman EM (2010). Effect of subcutaneous fat on quantitative bone ultrasound in chicken and neonates. Pediatric research.
Koo WW, Bajaj M, Mosely M, Hammami M (2008). Quantitative bone US measurements in neonates and their mothers. Pediatric radiology.
Colaizy TT, Poindexter BB, McDonald SA, Bell EF, Carlo WA, Carlson SJ, DeMauro SB, Kennedy KA, Nelin LD, Sánchez PJ, Vohr BR, Johnson KJ, Herron DE, Das A, Crawford MM, Walsh MC, Higgins RD, Stoll BJ; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network; MILK Trial Investigators; Ambalavanan N, Wyckoff MH, D'Angio CT, Bugg GW, Ohls RK, Reynolds AM, Sokol GM, Laptook AR, Olsen SL, White JR, Jadcherla SR, Bajaj M, Parimi PS, Schmidt B, Laughon MM, Barks J, Fisher KA, Hibbs AM, Peralta-Carcelen M, Cook N, Heyne RJ, Cavanaugh B, Adams-Chapman I, Fuller J, Hartley-McAndrew ME, Harmon HM, Duncan AF, Hines AC, Kilbride HW, Richards LA, Maitre NL, Natarajan G, Trembath AN, Carlson MD, Malcolm WF, Wilson-Costello DE; MILK Trial Investigators; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network. (2024). Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants Fed Donor Milk or Preterm Infant Formula: A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA.
Carl Tabb Jr, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Monika Bajaj, Girija Natarajan (2023). Comparative Effectiveness of Surgical Ligation and Catheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants Pediatric Cardiology.
Boddu PK, Velumula PK, Altinok D, Bajaj M (2023). A Neonate Presenting With Hypotonia and Irregular Breathing. Clinical pediatrics.
Velumula PK, Elbakoush F, Elfadeel H, Lulic-Botica M, Natarajan G, Bajaj M (2023). Comparative Growth Outcomes in Preterm Infants Fed Either Mother's Own Milk or Donor Human Milk. Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
Khanal L, Deora K, Gaihre SR, Monika B (2023). Obstructed Hemivagina and Ipsilateral Renal Agenesis Syndrome in a Neonate. Cureus.
Boddu PK, Velumula PK, Sharif S, Monika B (2022). A Neonate With Diabetes Mellitus, Congenital Hypothyroidism, and Congenital Glaucoma. Cureus.
Velumula PK, Elbakoush F, Tabb C 2nd, Farooqi A, Lulic-Botica M, Jani S, Natarajan G, Bajaj M (2022). Breast milk vs 24% sucrose for procedural pain relief in preterm neonates: a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
Tsilimingras D, Natarajan G, Bajaj M, Agarwal P, Lua J, Deriemacker A, Zuair A, Misra D, Janisse J, Zhang L, Schnipper J (2022). Postdischarge Adverse Events Among Neonates Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Journal of patient safety.
El-Fadeel H, Velumula P, Lulic-Botica M, Natarajan G, Thomas R, Botica G, Bajaj M (2022). Effect of an exclusive human milk diet on feeding tolerance in preterm infants. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
Natarajan G, Bajaj M, Aggarwal S (2022). Haemodynamic impact of chest compressions in the delivery room. Cardiology in the young.
Boddu PK, Velumula PK, Jacques SM, Choudhury MS, Monika B (2022). Diagnosis of Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) in an Asymptomatic Neonate on Placental Pathology. Cureus.
Bajaj M, Romero R, Myers L, Duncan J, Yeo L, Jani S, Natarajan G (2022). Population-Level Study on Fetal Deaths and Preterm Births during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in the State of Michigan. American journal of perinatology.
Jani S, Jacques SM, Qureshi F, Natarajan G, Bajaj S, Velumula P, Agu C, Bajaj M (2021). Clinical Characteristics of Mother-Infant Dyad and Placental Pathology in COVID-19 Cases in Predominantly African American Population. AJP reports.
Shankaran S, Bajaj M, Natarajan G, Saha S, Pappas A, Davis AS, Hintz SR, Adams-Chapman I, Das A, Bell EF, Stoll BJ, Walsh MC, Laptook AR, Carlo WA, Van Meurs KP, Sánchez PJ, Ball MB, Hale EC, Seabrook R, Higgins RD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network (2020). Outcomes Following Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation among Infants of Extremely Low Gestational Age. The Journal of pediatrics.
Bajaj M, Lulic-Botica M, Hanson A, Natarajan G (2019). Response to Dr. Nair. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
Bajaj M, Lulic-Botica M, Hanson A, Natarajan G (2019). Feeding during transfusion and the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.
Bajaj M, Natarajan G, Shankaran S, Wyckoff M, Laptook AR, Bell EF, Stoll BJ, Carlo WA, Vohr BR, Saha S, Van Meurs KP, Sanchez PJ, D'Angio CT, Higgins RD, Das A, Newman N, Walsh MC, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network (2018). Delivery Room Resuscitation and Short-Term Outcomes in Moderately Preterm Infants. The Journal of pediatrics.
Shi Z, Ma L, Luo K, Bajaj M, Chawla S, Natarajan G, Hagberg H, Tan S (2017). Chorioamnionitis in the Development of Cerebral Palsy: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review. Pediatrics.
Bajaj M, Mody S, Natarajan G (2014). Clinical and neuroimaging findings in neonatal herpes simplex virus infection. The Journal of pediatrics.
Arora P, Bajaj M, Natarajan G, Arora NP, Kalra VK, Zidan M, Shankaran S (2014). Impact of interhospital transport on the physiologic status of very low-birth-weight infants. American journal of perinatology.
Billimoria Z, Chawla S, Bajaj M, Natarajan G (2013). Improving admission temperature in extremely low birth weight infants: a hospital-based multi-intervention quality improvement project. Journal of perinatal medicine.
Arora P, Mody S, Kalra VK, Altaany D, Bajaj M (2012). Occipital meningoencephalocele in a preterm neonate. BMJ case reports.
Bajaj M, Lulic-Botica M and Natarajan G (2012). Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid parameters in preterm infants with intraventricular reservoirs Journal of Perinatology.
Koo WW, Bajaj M, Hockman EM, Hammami M (2011). Bone ultrasound velocity in neonates with intrauterine growth deficit reflects a growth continuum. Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry.
Bajaj M, Koo W, Hammami M, Hockman EM (2010). Effect of subcutaneous fat on quantitative bone ultrasound in chicken and neonates. Pediatric research.
Koo WW, Bajaj M, Mosely M, Hammami M (2008). Quantitative bone US measurements in neonates and their mothers. Pediatric radiology.
Credentials, Certifications & Awards
Listed in "Detroit Super Doctors"
National Talent Search Scholarship
Pediatric Academic Society Young Investigator's Travel Award
Selected to attend National Institute of Child Health and Development Conference for Neonatal and MFM Fellows
College Teaching Award
Listed in "America's Best Physicians"
Distinction in Anatomy
Distinction in Pathology and Microbiology
Certificate of Appreciation in honor and recognition of service as NRP Regional Trainer
National Talent Search Scholarship
Pediatric Academic Society Young Investigator's Travel Award
Selected to attend National Institute of Child Health and Development Conference for Neonatal and MFM Fellows
College Teaching Award
Listed in "America's Best Physicians"
Distinction in Anatomy
Distinction in Pathology and Microbiology
Certificate of Appreciation in honor and recognition of service as NRP Regional Trainer
Education
Research Internship, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana Punjab, India
Fellowship, Wayne State University School of Medicine
M.B.B.S., Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana Punjab
Residency, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Fellowship, Wayne State University School of Medicine
M.B.B.S., Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana Punjab
Residency, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center