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Nhu Tran

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Part Time)

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Awards

  • UCLA, School of Nursing, Los Angeles: Best Dissertation Award, 2017

Education and Training

  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles — BS — 06/2001 — Nursing
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles — MS — 12/2003 — Nursing Leadership and Administration
  • University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles — PhD — 06/2017 — Nursing
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles — MS — 06/2021 — Clinical, Biological, & Translational Investigations

Research Funding

  • Longitudinal Assessment of Cerebrovascular Autoregulation (CA) and Associations to Neurodevelopmental Delays in Infants and Toddlers with and without Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    NIH · K23NR019121 · Aug 27, 2021 – Jun 30, 2024 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Longitudinal Assessment of Cerebrovascular Autoregulation (CA) and Associations with Neurodevelopmental Delays in Infants with and without Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    NIH/NCATS · UL1TR0001855 · Jun 1, 2018 – May 30, 2021 · Role: Principal Investigator

Research Keywords

  • Neurodevelopmental outcomes
  • Vulnerable neonates
  • Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
  • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
  • Cerebrovascular Stability Index (CSI)
  • Health equity

Publications

  • Neonatal Cerebrovascular Stability Index and Oxygenation With 3-Month Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. JACC Adv. 2026 May; 5(5):102761.. View in PubMed
  • Placental hypoplasia and vascular malperfusion are associated with reduced brain volumes in fetal congenital heart disease. Pediatr Res. 2026 Jan 07.. View in PubMed
  • The National Pediatric Nurse Scientist Collaborative (NPNSC): A framework for advancing nursing science through integrative collaboration to improve pediatric and family health. J Pediatr Nurs. 2025 Dec 05; 86:486-490.. View in PubMed
  • Maternal Socioeconomic Opportunity and Race-Ethnicity Intersect to Influence Fetal Brain Volumes in Congenital Heart Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 11 04; 14(21):e042029.. View in PubMed
  • Neonatal and 3-month cerebrovascular oxygenation, stability, and extraction in congenital heart disease versus control infants. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025; 9(1):e175.. View in PubMed
  • Association of preoperative cerebral oxygenation with concurrent neurobehavioral scores in term neonates with congenital heart disease compared to healthy controls. Front Pediatr. 2025; 13:1482257.. View in PubMed
  • Validation of a Paralimbic-Related Subcortical Brain Dysmaturation MRI Score in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease. J Clin Med. 2024 Sep 27; 13(19).. View in PubMed
  • Cerebrovascular responses to a 90° tilt in healthy neonates. Pediatr Res. 2024 06; 95(7):1851-1859.. View in PubMed
  • Sociodemographic profile associated with congenital heart disease among infants <1 year old. J Pediatr Nurs. 2023 Nov-Dec; 73:e618-e623.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical factors associated with microstructural connectome related brain dysmaturation in term neonates with congenital heart disease. Front Neurosci. 2022; 16:952355.. View in PubMed

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