Hoda Karbalivand, MD

Department: Neonatology

Bio

Dr. Karbalivand is a Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine specialist with interests in systematic implementation of better practices to improve developmental and nutritional outcomes in premature infants. She believes that family-centered care is essential for optimizing clinical outcomes of all newborns.

Education & Training

Undergraduate School:
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical

Training:

  • Internship and Residency: Lincoln Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Montefiore Children Hospital

Honors & Awards

  • 2016 1st Place Research Award, PAGNY’s First Annual Research Day, New York, Academy of Medicine.
  • 2016 2nd Place research award in Annual Research Day at Lincoln Medical center

Bibliography

Publications:

Characterization of fetal exposure to multiple metals among an urban population, accepted for publication, Pavilonis B., Maroko A., Bo Cai B., Shin J., Lahage N., Gupta A., Marcy Stein A. Patil U., Elena Dubov T., Karbalivand H.., and Suzanne McDermott, Environmental Research, August 2022.

Hypoglycemia screening of asymptomatic newborns on the 2nd day of life, Karbalivand H.., Iyare, A, Apont?e, A, Xianhong, X, Kim, M.b, Havranek, T, Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1-6, 2021.

Fatal Arrhythmia in a 2-day-old Full-term Infant, Si W, Karbalivand H., Havranek T, Pediatrics in Review, 2021 Jan;42(Suppl 1):S27-S29.

Low Risk Infants Clinically Monitored in Well Newborn Nursery who later required Transfer to NICU for Further Care. Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal. Zahouani T, Hlaing AY, Karbalivand H., Guillen-Hernandez J, Rajegowda B. ?
2017;7(6): 00273.

Evaluation and Management of Infants Transferred from Newborn Nursery to NICU to Rule out Neonatal Sepsis. Zahouani T, Buyukgoz C, Arevalo S, Hlaing AY, Karbalivand H., Hernandez JG, Rajegowda B. ?Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatal Care. 2017;2(2):051-054.

Complications in Childhood Asthma, Karbalivand H., Alharbi O, Mendez M, Consultant. 2016;15(11).

Posterior Helical Ear Pits, Zahouani H, Karbalivand H., Mendez M,?Pediatric Consultant, Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2016

Recent Research Presentations:

Karbalivand H., Iyare A, Aponte A, Kim M, Havranek T. Newborn Nursery Neonatal Hypoglycemia Incidence After Passing the AAP Hypoglycemia Screening Guidelines During the First Day of Life, Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2020 Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. *Invited but not presented due to COVID-19 related conference cancellation. 05/2020

Karbalivand H., Castillo C, Dave-Sharma S, Validity of Glycosylated Hemoglobin for Diagnosing Prediabetes, Diabetes and Insulin Resistance among Children and Adolescents with Obesity, American Academy of pediatrics AAP National Conference & Exhibition, Chicago, IL. 09/2017

Zahouani T, Hlaing AY, Karbalivand H., Guillen-Hernandez J, Rajegowda B. Low Risk Infants Clinically Monitored in Well Newborn Nursery who later required Transfer to NICU for Further Care. Poster presentation at PAGNY Annual Research Day. Bronx, New York. 09/2017

S. Yazdankhah, S.H. Majidi, M.H Adel, A. Kardooni, H. Karbalivand, M.Maghsoodi, A. Rouhizadeh, Short term low dose Atorvastatin therapy improves endothelial dysfunction in normolipidemic patients with preserved ejection fraction heart failure”, 21st World Congress on Heart Disease, International Academy of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions 2016, The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA, USA, July 30 - August 1, 2016.

C. Castillo, G. David Prosper, Karbalivand H., MM. Ossa, Yekaterina Sitnitskaya, Severe Upper Airway Obstruction as Unusual Presentation of Primary CMV Infection in a toddler, Resident/Fellow/Medical Student Poster Symposium, Friday, April 15, 2016, Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown, New York.

Karbalivand H., Sethuram S, Dave-Sharma S, “High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome, Increased AI (Atherogenic Index) and Increased IR (insulin resistance) in Obese Children and Adolescents of South Bronx” Endocrine Society's 98th Annual Meeting, April 1–4, 2016, Boston, MA.

Sethuram S, Karbalivand H., Dave-Sharma S, “The Association of Elevated Alanine Transaminases With Cardiovascular and Metabolic Markers in Obese Children and Adolescents of the South Bronx” Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, April 30-May3, 2016, Baltimore, MD.

Navaei A.H, Karki K, Karbalivand H., Suneja U, Sethuram S, Amdani M.S, Sharma S.D., Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Insulin Resistance in Obese Pediatric Population of South Bronx; Does Puberty Have an Effect on Increased Atherogenicity?, Endocrine Society's 98th Annual Meeting, April 1–4, 2016, Boston, MA.

Karbalivand H., Alharbi O, Sajjadi F, Reynoso J, Prokhorov S, Lieber E, “Hyperactivity, Low Attention ?Span and Severe Speech Impairment Associated with Microdeletion in The Critical Region of 2q31.1q32.3”, 2016 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting, Tampa, FL.

Karbalivand H., Alharbi O., Mendez M., “Extensive air leakage syndrome in children with bronchial asthma, case report and review of the literature” The 4th NYC regional pediatric hospital medicine, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore. 06/2015