Dorothy I. Bulas, M.D.
Chief, Pediatric Radiology; Director of Imaging, Zickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute
Dorothy I. Bulas, M.D., founded and leads the fetal imaging team at Children’s National Hospital. Dr. Bulas’ clinical expertise and interests focus on fetal and neonatal advanced imaging. She serves on the board of the American College of Radiology as Commissioner of Pediatrics.
Key Studies
| June 2026 | Strand ML, Bulas DI, Niermeyer S, Fang JL, Warren JB, … Fairchild KD. Rates and Predictors of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in the VentFirst Trial With Comparison to a Contemporaneous Cohort. Journal of Perinatology. 2026 Jun 22. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02751-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42332050 | view |
| November 2025 | Fang JL, Fairchild KD, Petroni GR, Strand ML, Warren JB, Law BH, Gorman TE, Leone TA, Thomas SP, Niermeyer S; VentFirst Consortium. Physiologic Transition During Delayed Cord Clamping With Assisted Ventilation in Preterm Infants: A Secondary Analysis of the VentFirst Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2025 Nov 3;8(11):e2545258. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.45258. PMID: 41284295; PMCID: PMC12645335 | view |
| November 2025 | Expert Panel on GYN and OB Imaging; Laifer-Narin SL, Fruauff A, Romero CC, Bulas DI, … Wasnik AP. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® First Trimester Vaginal Bleeding: 2025 Update. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2025 Nov;22(11S):S531-S538. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.08.043. PMID: 41193042 | view |
| November 2024 | Expert Panel on GYN and OB Imaging; Jha P, Feldstein VA, Poder L, Strachowski LM, Bulas DI, … Kang SK. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Multiple Gestations: 2024 Update. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2024 Nov;21(11S):S413-S432. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.08.013. PMID: 39488352 | view |
| May 2024 | Fairchild KD, Petroni GR, Varhegyi NE, Strand ML, Josephsen JB, Niermeyer S, Barry JS, Warren JB, Rincon M, Fang JL, Thomas SP, Travers CP, Kane AF, Carlo WA, Byrne BJ, Underwood MA, Poulain FR, Law BH, Gorman TE, Leone TA, Bulas DI, … VentFirst Consortium. Ventilatory Assistance Before Umbilical Cord Clamping in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2024 May 1;7(5):e2411140. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11140. PMID: 38758557; PMCID: PMC11102017 | 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