Dr. Nirmala S Desai MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
740 S Limestone Lexington KY, 40536About
Dr. Nirmala Desai is a Neonatal-Perinatal Physician practicing in Lexington, KY. Dr. Desai cares for the critically ill newborn and premature infants. Neonatal-Perinatal Physicians treat conditions such as breathing disorders, birth defects, infections, and any other life-threatening medical problems. They coordinate with their young patients families and other physicians to determine appropriate treatment.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- OxyContin and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
- Neonatal research and the validity of informed consent obtained in the perinatal period.
- An unusual case of severe therapy-resistant hypertension in a newborn.
- Neurobehavior of preterm infants at 36 weeks postconception as a function of morphine analgesia.
- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in infants <32 weeks gestational age: correlation with antenatal factors and postnatal outcomes.
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