Suma Bhat Hoffman, M.D., MS
Associate Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program
Suma Bhat Hoffman, M.D., MS, is an attending physician in Children's Neonatology Division. Dr. Hoffman's primary research focus is evaluating hemodynamic status in neonates and the relationship to short- and long-term outcomes in this vulnerable population. She utilizes Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to non-invasively measure regional tissue perfusion in these patients in relation to their blood pressure and medication exposure.
Key Studies
| February 2026 | Nguyen M, Hoffman SB, Chin A, Lehman D, Enciso JM. Who You Gonna Call? Understanding the Shortages of the Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce. Seminars in Perinatology. 2026 Feb;50(1):152189. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2025.152189. Epub 2025 Dec 3. PMID: 41345000 | view |
| December 2025 | Kakajiwala A, Kamath N, Nesargi S, Goto L, Hoffman SB, Liberio BM, Rumpel JA, Khattab M, Nada A, Stoops C, Perazzo SI, Harer MW. The Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Measure Kidney Oxygenation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Nephrology. 2025 Dec;40(12):3623-3635. doi: 10.1007/s00467-025-06792-4. Epub 2025 May 16. PMID: 40379984 | view |
Date: April 2022
Seed M, Limperopoulos C. In Utero Brain Growth Matters for Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation. 2022 Apr 12;145(15):1120-1122. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.058683. Epub 2022 Apr 11. PMID: 35404677
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35404677
Date: January 2010
Limperopoulos C, Tworetzky W, McElhinney DB, Newburger JW, Brown DW, Robertson RL Jr, Guizard N, McGrath E, Geva J, Annese D, Dunbar-Masterson C, Trainor B, Laussen PC, du Plessis AJ. Brain Volume and Metabolism in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease: Evaluation With Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy. Circulation. 2010 Jan 5;121(1):26-33. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.865568. Epub 2009 Dec 21. PMID: 20026783; PMCID: PMC2819908
View: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2819908
Date: February 2024
Wu Y, De Asis-Cruz J, Limperopoulos C. Brain Structural and Functional Outcomes in the Offspring of Women Experiencing Psychological Distress During Pregnancy. Molecular Psychiatry. 2024 Jul;29(7):2223-2240. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02449-0. Epub 2024 Feb 28. PMID: 38418579; PMCID: PMC11408260
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38418579
Date: April 2022
Wu Y, Espinosa KM, Barnett SD, Kapse A, Quistorff JL, Lopez C, Andescavage N, Pradhan S, Lu YC, Kapse K, Henderson D, Vezina G, Wessel D, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. Association of Elevated Maternal Psychological Distress, Altered Fetal Brain, and Offspring Cognitive and Social-Emotional Outcomes at 18 Months. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e229244. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9244. PMID: 35486403; PMCID: PMC9055453
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35486403