Email

ashlee.smith-patel@bcm.edu

Positions

Fellow physician, PGY-4

Neonatology
Baylor College of Medicine
HOUSTON, Texas
Texas Children's Hospital

Education

BS from University of Central Florida

05/2016 - Orlando, FL

Biomedical Sciences

MD from University of Central Florida College of Medicine

05/2020 - Orlando, FL

Residency at University of Michigan

06/2023 - Ann Arbor, MI

Pediatrics

Certifications

Texas State Medical License

Texas Medical Board

Honors & Awards

Pediatric Student Education Appreciation Award

University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (02/2023)

Department of Pediatrics Resident Research Grant Award

To fund project: "Putting a face to a vaccine-preventable disease: an approach to counter vaccine hesitancy in parents of infants."

University of Michigan (10/2021)

Intern of the Year Award

University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (02/2021)

Luther W. Holloway Award for Pediatrics

University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (05/2020)

Gold Humanism Honor Society

05/2019

Professional Interests

• Extremely Low Birthweight (ELBW) infant outcomes
• Sepsis risk factors
• Congenital renal anomalies

Selected Publications

• Wiser R, Smith A, Khallouq B, Chen JG "A pediatric high-flow nasal cannula protocol standardizes initial flow and expedites weaning." Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 May;56(5):1189-1197. Pubmed PMID: 33295690
• Smith A, Stepanovich G, Stepanovich M "An unusual cause of arthrogryposis: a case report." Journal of Medical Case Reports and Case Series. 2022 Oct;4(7)

Projects

Infants with severe congenital renal anomalies are at increased risk for developmental dysplasia of the hip

University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (02/2022 - 06/2023)

Putting a face to a vaccine-preventable disease: an approach to counter vaccine hesitancy in parents of infants

University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (09/2021 - present)