Magali Jean-Louis, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics - Neonatology, Director, Neonatal Services, Memorial Medical Center
Pediatrics

    About me

    Dr. Magali Jean-Louis is an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, specializing in neonatal-perinatal medicine. She completed a three-year fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ and a pediatric residency at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeon/Harlem Hospital Center in New York, New York. She earned her medical degree at Faculte de Medicine et de Pharmacie de L’Universite d’Etat d’Haiti in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Jean-Louis is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her research interests include the effect of sleep position on heart rate variability.

    Gender

    Female

    Additional languages spoken

    Creole,
    French

    Education & training

    Positions
    Neonatologist
    Board Certifications
    Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
    Pediatrics
    Medical School
    Medical School, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de l’Université d’Etat d’Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
    Residency
    Residency in Pediatrics, Harlem Hospital Center in affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
    Fellowship
    Fellowship in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey

    Publications

    • The effect of sleep position on heart rate variability as measured by spectral analysis. J.Investigative Med, March 2003; 51, suppl 2,S420, #29.
    • The effect of sleep position on heart rate variability as measured by spectral analysis. Ped Res, April 2003; 419a, #2372.
    • Sherman J, Singhal S, O’Donnell S, Jean-Louis M, Kharaman L, Sherman M. Intrauterine Growth Restriction Enhances the Efficacy of Pharmacologic Ductal Closure. Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, published on-line at www.aps-spr.org, May 5, 2009.
    • Jean-Louis M, Dina P, Gupta V, Majjiga V, Mueller G, Batton B. How Well Do Physicians Comply with the CDC Guidelines for GBS Prevention? Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, published online at www.aps-spr.org, 2907.470, 2015.
    • Power Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate in Relation to Sleep Position. Biology of the Neonate 2004; 86:81-84.
    • Heart rate Variability and Autonomic Functions in Prone Versus Supine Sleeping Position.Greater New York Perinatal Research Meeting, Tarrytown, New York, November 2002.
    • Sleep Position, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Functions. Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting (ESPR). Greenwich, Connecticut, March 2003.
    • Effect of Sleep Position on Heart Rate Variability as Measured by Spectral Analysis. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, Seattle Washington, May 2003.
    • Sherman J, O’Donnell S, Singhal S, Jean-Louis M, Kharaman L, Sherman M. Intrauterine Growth Restriction Enhances the Efficacy of Pharmacologic Ductal Closure. Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation, May 2009.
    • Jean-Louis M, Dina P, Gupta V, Majjiga V, Mueller G, Batton B. How Well Do Physicians Comply with the CDC Guidelines for GBS Prevention? Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, post presentation, April 2015.

    Awards

    • Medical School Valedictorian, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de l’Université d’Etat D’Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
    • Neonatology Teaching Service of the year award in recognition of superior resident education, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Springfield, IL, 2009
    • Neonatology Teaching Service of the year award in recognition of superior resident education, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Springfield, IL, 2011

    Clinical trials

    Trial
    Pediatrics

    A Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel-group, Placebo Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of IBP-9414 in Premature Infants 500-1500g Birth Weight in the Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis - The Connection Study

    Active recruiting

    The purpose of the clinical study is to compare the effectiveness of IBP-9414 treatment against placebo in preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants.

     

    Treatments: Prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants