NICKIE ANDESCAVAGE, M.D. Associate Chief of Medical and Academic Affairs, Developing Brain Institute; Attending, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
In January 2024, Nickie Andescavage, M.D., was promoted to Associate Chief of Medical and Academic Affairs of the Developing Brain Institute (DBI) at Children’s National. In her new role, Dr. Andescavage oversees DBI’s clinical and research programs, providing oversight of the medical and clinical care teams of DBI, supporting continuity of care across the prenatal-neonatal continuum, and overseeing the Maternal and Infant Clinical Trials Unit. Immediately prior, she was clinical director and supported coordination of DBI’s prenatal and neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU) studies, led our community engagement efforts with obstetricians and maternal-fetal medicine specialists, and expanded our clinical research enterprise to a growing number of community NICUs. Dr. Andescavage also is an attending physician in Children’s Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
Dr. Andescavage’s background in neonatology began with early academic interests in the mechanisms of acquired brain injury in premature infants. A subsequent fellowship in fetal medicine provided her additional expertise in fetal brain development, including training in advanced structural imaging techniques. These sophisticated techniques allow for more rigorous study of the development and metabolism of the fetal brain and the more precise detection of injury, as well as the role of placental development on fetal neurodevelopment. She is the Principal Investigator of an active Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development K23 career development grant, recipient of the District of Columbia Center for AIDS Research Pilot Award on advanced placental imaging in pregnant women living with HIV and a Co-Investigator on several research studies on mechanisms of acquired brain injury in the neonatal population.
Address: 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010
Email: fetalbrain@childrensnational.org
Department: MRI Lab
Research, Education and Innovation Week awards
Cheung C, Henderson D, Brechot C, Mears A, Malosa J, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Are Education Levels Associated With Perinatal Mental Health?” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025. (High-scoring poster)
Hui SCN, Ngwa J, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Brain Metabolites in Neonates of Mothers With COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy" Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025. (Certificate of Excellence awarded to lead author, Steve Hui, Ph.D. Basic & Translational Research Award. Career Level: Faculty.)
Kocher K, Ngwa J, Galla JT, Basu SK, Ottolini K, Andescavage N, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. "Early epigenetic biomarkers of accelerated aging in extremely versus very preterm infants." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024. (Certificate of Excellence awarded to lead author, Kristen Kocher. Basic Science: Fellow Award.)
Wu Y, Niforatos-Andescavage N, Wisner KL, Kapse K, Araki S, Mastracchio CE, Teramoto H, Kasper ML, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. "Prenatal SSRI exposure is associated with reduced regional fetal brain growth and cortical folding." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024. (Certificate of Excellence awarded to lead author, Yao Wu. Clinical research: Career-Level Faculty Award.)
Adon J, Assefa H. Carrillo M, Chafin M, Dampha M, Saleem N, Kang R, Petersen C, Brechot C, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Bassa MM, Keller J, Le HN, Limperopoulos C. "Drivers of maternal wellness in a randomized control trial of perinatal mental health in low resourced Black and African American pregnant women." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. April 2024. (High-scoring poster)
Recent publications & presentations
2026 | May
Elsaid NM, Twohy K, Surapaneni K, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Brain Microstructural Maturation in Preterm Infants Follows Distinct Trajectories Based on Brain Injury Severity." Digital Poster. 2026 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
Elsaid NM, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C. "Diffusion Tensor MRI Thermometry in Preterm Neonates: Validation of a CSF-Based Model Toward Fetal Temperature Estimation." Digital Poster. 2026 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
Elsaid NM, Zhuo J, Kapse K, Twohy K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Robust Acquisition and Processing for Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Moving Fetus." PowerPitch Oral Presentation. 2026 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
Hui SCN, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Saleh MG, Edden RAE, Limperopoulos C. "GABA Measurements With and Without Macromolecule Suppression in the Neonatal Brain." Digital Poster. 2026 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa. May 2026.
2026 | April
Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, Murnick J, Ottolini K, Basu S, Andescavage N, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. “Maturation of Functional Brain Connectivity in Preterm Infants Differs From Fetal Development and Based on Age at Birth.” Oral abstract. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Damera S, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Fetal Brain Shape Predicts Gestational Age and Early Dysmaturation in Congenital Heart Disease.” Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Damera S, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Fetal Subplate Dysmaturation Predicts Early Motor Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease.” Oral abstract. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Donnellan E, Ngwa JS, Liggett MO, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis AJ, Govindan RB. “Neurobehavioral Stress Linked to the Central Nervous System Is Associated With Heart Rate Variability Differences in Preterm Infants.” Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Hoover G, Ottolini KM, Cook KM, Basu S, Aokalani MC, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Social Drivers of Parental Bedside Presence and Mother's Own Milk Provision for Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.” Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Ottolini K, Chirumamilla VC, Basu S, Andescavage N, Ngwa J, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C, Govindan R. “Nutritional Factors Associated With Autonomic Nervous System Maturation in Preterm Infants.” Oral Abstract. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Ottolini K, Ngwa J, Basu S, Kapse K, Cook KM, Wu Y, Murnick J, du Plessis AJ, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Impaired Ex Utero Brain Growth of Preterm Infants Compared to In Utero Healthy Fetuses.” Oral Abstract. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Stage A, Hui SCN, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Ottolini K, Basu S, Ngwa J, Murnick J, Limperopoulos C. "Relationship of Clinical Co-Morbidities With the Altered Maturational Trajectory of Cerebral Metabolites in Preterm Infant.” Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Wambach C, Andescavage N, De Asis-Cruz J. “Social-Emotional Development and Functional Connectivity in Neonates.” Poster presentation. 97th Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2026.
Hoover G, Ottolini KM, Cook KM, Aokalani MC, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Analysis of Mother's Own Milk Provision and Parental Presence in NICU Settings Using the Social Vulnerability Index.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Ottolini KM, Ngwa JS, Basu SK, Kapse K, Cook KM, Wu Y, Murnick J, du Plessis AJ, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Impaired ex Utero Brain Growth of Preterm Infants Compared to in Utero Healthy Fetuses.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Twohy K, Elsaid NMH, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Structural Assessment of the ex Vivo Placenta Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Beilfuss AM, Andescavage N, Ottolini KM, Limperopoulos C, Latif H, Pen R. “Maternal Mental Health and Breastmilk Composition in Mothers of Preterm Infants.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, Murnick J, Ottolini KM, Basu SK, Andescavage N, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. “Prematurely Born Infants Exhibit Atypical Functional Brain Development Compared to Fetal Peers and Degree of Prematurity.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Donnellan E, Aokalani MC, Ilori F, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Exploratory Factor Analysis of the 14-Item Parental Stressor Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Gothelf I, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C, Kushal K, Pen RG, Liszka L, Widener BR, Cook KM. “Neighborhood Disadvantage Is Associated With Occupational Therapy Uptake in the NICU and Brain Volume Changes by Term Age.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Haley R, Weiner S, Adegbulugbe E, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Resilience as a Moderator Between COVID-19 -Related Distress and Prenatal Anxiety During the Pandemic.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Harris J, Cook KM, Pen R, Zeman A, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Opioid Exposure in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Is Associated With Reduced Amygdala and Hippocampal Volumes.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Hui SCN, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C. “Brain Metabolite Changes in Fetuses of Mother With Maternal Psychological Distress.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Hui SCN, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Saleh MG, Edden RAE, Limperopoulos C. “GABA Measurements in the Neonatal Brain With and Without Macromolecule Suppression.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Hui SCN, Murali-Manohar S, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Edden RAE, Limperopoulos C. “Measures of Metabolite T2 Relaxation Times in the Fetal Brain at 3 Tesla.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Stage AJ, Hui SCN, Ottolini KM, Ngwa J, Murnick J, Basu SK, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Relationship Between Clinical Comorbidities and Cerebral Metabolic Maturation in Preterm Infants.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Liszka L, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C, Liggett M, Christoffel K. “Exploring Neurobehavioral Outcomes Between Infants of Diabetic Mothers and Full-Term Controls.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Mora Álvarez MG, Cruz J, Kapse K, Vezina G, Donofrio MT, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Enlarged CSF Spaces Are Associated With Impaired Glymphatic Function in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
Ottolini KM, Chirumamilla VC, Basu SK, Andescavage N, Ngwa JS, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C, Govindan RB. “Nutritional Factors Associated With Autonomic Nervous System Maturation in Preterm Infants.” Poster. Research, Education & Innovation Week 2026. Washington, D.C. April 2026.
2026 | March
Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Christoffel K, McDermott C, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Prenatal Experience of Greater Neighborhood Disadvantage Is Associated With Altered Fetal Volumetric Brain Growth in Utero.” Cerebral Cortex. 2026 Mar 3;36(3):bhag017. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhag017. PMID: 41772840
PubMed link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41772840
Andescavage N. “Fetal Brain and Placental MRI Findings in Pregnancies Complicated By Fetal CHD.” Oral Presentation. ISMRM Workshop on Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI: Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging. Washington, D.C. March 2026.
Andescavage N. “Placenta Development in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease.” Oral Presentation. ISMRM Workshop on Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI: Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging. Washington, D.C. March 2026.
Hui S, Murali-Manohar S, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Edden R, Limperopoulos C. “Metabolite T2 Relaxation Times in the Fetal Brain at 3.0 Tesla.” Traditional Poster. ISMRM Workshop on Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI: Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging. Washington, D.C. March 2026.
Hui S, Andescavage N, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C. “The Impact of Prenatal Maternal Psychological Distress on Brain Metabolites in the Fetal Brain.” Traditional Poster. ISMRM Workshop on Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI: Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging. Washington, D.C. March 2026.
Mora Álvarez MG, De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Vezina G, Donofrio MT, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Non-Invasive MRI Biomarkers of Impaired Glymphatic Function in Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease.” Oral Presentation. ISMRM Workshop on Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI: Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging. Washington, D.C. March 2026.
Twohy K, Elsaid NMH, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Mapping Mechanical Properties of the ex Vivo Human Placenta Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography.” Oral Presentation. ISMRM Workshop on Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI: Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging. Washington, D.C. March 2026.
2026 | February
Liszka L, Andescavage A, Christoffel K, Liggett MO, Limperopoulos C.“Exploring Neurobehavioral Outcomes Between Infants of Diabetic Mothers and Full-Term Controls.” Poster. 17th International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC 2026). Naples, Italy. February 2026.
Ngwa JS, Govindan RB, Andescavage N, Basu S, Ottolini K, Kapse K, Murnick J, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis, AJ. “Heart Rate Variability Using Time and Frequency Domain Metrics Is Associated With Brain Volumes in Preterm Infants.” Poster. 17th International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC 2026). Naples, Italy. February 2026.
Stage AJ, Hui SCN, Ottolini K, Ngwa J, Murnick J, Basu S, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Altered Maturational Trajectory of Cerebral Metabolites in Preterm Infants." Poster. 17th International Newborn Brain Conference (INBBC 2026). Naples, Italy. February 2026.
2026 | January
Weiner S, Wu Y, Cheng JJ, Liggett M, McCants C, Adegbulugbe E, Mears A, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “The COVID Generation: The Neurodevelopmental Consequences of in utero COVID-19 Exposure.” Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2026 Jan 1:106238. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.106238. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41483846
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41483846
2025 | December
Ilori F, Andescavage NN, Wisner KL, Ngwa JS, Govindan RB, Limperopoulos C. “The Role of Perinatal Perceived Stress in the Setting of Adverse Childhood Experience and Perinatal Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms.” BMC Psychology. 2025 Dec 29;13(1):1384. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-03628-6. PMID: 41462378; PMCID: PMC12751169
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41462378
2025 | August
Hui SCN, Elsaid NMH, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Measures of Brain Metabolism and Diffusion in Neonates of Diabetic Mothers.” AJNR American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2025 Aug 25:ajnr.A8982. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A8982. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40854684
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40854684/
2025 | July
Kocher K, Ngwa J, Bhattacharya S, Donofrio M, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Epigenomic Signatures of Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Are Associated With Congenital Heart Disease in Newborns.” BMC Medical Genomics. 2025 Jul 28;18(1):121. doi: 10.1186/s12920-025-02189-2. PMID: 40722095; PMCID: PMC12305921
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40722095
Damera SR, Basu S, Kapse K, Murnick J, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C, De Asis-Cruz J. “Altered Brain State Dynamics Between Preterm and Term-Born Infants.” Imaging Neuroscience (Camb). 2025 Jul 7;3:IMAG.a.65. doi: 10.1162/IMAG.a.65. PMID: 40800740; PMCID: PMC12330851
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40800740
2025 | May
Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Perinatal Pain and Opioid Exposure in Preterm Infants Alters Brain Connectivity.” Paper Symposium Presentation. Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2025 Biennial Meeting. Minneapolis, MN. May 2025.
Elsaid NMH, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Fetal MR Thermometry Using Diffusion MRI.” Oral. 2025 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Honolulu, Hawaii. May 2025.
Elsaid NM, et al. "Measuring Perfusion in Normal and Pathological Placentas Using an Advanced IVIM Method." Poster. 2025 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Honolulu, Hawaii. May 2025.
Hui SCN, et al. “Brain Metabolite Concentrations in Neonates of Mothers With COVID-19 Exposure During Pregnancy: A Case-Control Study." Digital Poster. 2025 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Honolulu, Hawaii. May 2025.
2025 | April
Jacobwitz M, Kapse K, Ngwa J, De Asis-Cruz J, Wu Y, Donofrio MT, McDermott C, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Placental and Fetal In Utero Growth Among Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease.” JAMA Network Open. 2025 Apr 1;8(4):e257217. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.7217. PMID: 40272798; PMCID: PMC12022807
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40272798
Andescavage N, et al. "Impaired Third Trimester Placental Function in Pregnant Women Living With HIV." Oral abstract presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, McDermott C, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Experience of Neighborhood Disadvantage Is Associated With Altered Structural Brain Development Even Before Birth." Oral abstract presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Damera SR, Wu Y, De Asis-Cruz J, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Tensor-Based Morphometry Identifies Impaired Growth of Novel Brain Areas in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease." Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Henderson D, Andescavage N, Keller JM, Bassa MM, Adegbulugbe E, Brechot C, Le NH, Limperopoulos C. "Mommy&Me: Enrolling Black Moms and Babies in Clinical Research." Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Hui SCN, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Brain Metabolite Concentrations in Neonates of Mothers With COVID-19 Exposure During Pregnancy: A Case-Control Study." Poster presentation. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Weiner S, Cheng JJ, Wu Y, Liggett M, McCants C, Adegbulugbe E, Mears A, Henderson D, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. "Neonatal Hippocampal Volumes Are Associated With Toddler Behavior in Children Born During the COVID-19 Pandemic." High-scoring oral abstract. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025. Honolulu, Hawaii. April 2025.
Amick J, Liggett M, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. "Assessing Neonatal Neurobehavior: Detailed Comparison of the NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale With the NeoNatal Neurobehavioral Scale-II" Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Canfield A, Cook KM, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Therapeutic Opioid Exposure in the NICU Is Associated With Changes in Structural Brain Development in a Sex-Dependent Manner” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, McDermott C, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Alterations in Fetal Brain Volumes Are Associated With Degree of Neighborhood Disadvantage” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Dampha MS, Chafin M, Saleem N, Etienne S, Henderson D, Le HN, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “The Role of Patient Navigation in Addressing Basic Needs in Low-Income Black Perinatal Individuals in DC.” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Donnellan EL, Govindan RB, Ngwa JS, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis AJ. “Is Heart Rate Variability Associated With Neurobehavior in Preterm Infants?” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Elsaid NMH, Tagare HD, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Measuring Perfusion in Normal and Pathological Placentas Using an Advanced IVIM Method” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Kim JH, De Asis-Cruz J, Andescavage NN, du Plessis AJ, McDermott C, Limperopoulos C. “Disrupted Motor Networks in Neonates With Complex Congenital Heart Disease” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Kocher K, Ottolini K, Ngwa J, Latif H, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Preterm Infants Experiencing Extrauterine Growth Failure Exhibit Epigenetic Age Deacceleration” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Ngwa JS, Govindan R, Galla J, Kapse K, Basu S, Andescavage N, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. “Leveraging Autonomic Cardiorespiratory Measures to Predict Total Brain Volumes in Preterm Infants” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Ottolini KM, Andescavage N, Basu SK, Zeman A, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. "Maternal NICU Presence and Milk Provision at Discharge in Preterm Infants" Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Ramlogan A, Bartolini E, Kohrt B, Andescavage N, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. “Prenatal and Postnatal Mental Health of Caregivers of Infants Requiring NICU Admissions” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Stage A, Ottolini K, Hui SCN, Ngwa J, Zeman A, Murnick J, Basu S, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Altered Maturational Trajectory of Cerebral Metabolites in Preterm Infants" Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Tian R, Harburg L, Adegbulugbe E, Latif H, Basu S, du Plessis AJ, Andescavage N. "Evaluating the Impact of a Radiographic-Based Protocol on Timing of Surgical Intervention and Outcomes of Preterm Infants With Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus" Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Wambach C, De Asis-Cruz J, Weiner S, Kim JH, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. "Prenatal Maternal Psychological Distress and Functional Brain Development in Neonates" Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Weiner S, Cheng JJ, Wu Y, Liggett M, McCants C, Adegbulugbe E, Mears A, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Maternal Stress and Anxiety: The Connective Thread Between Infant Brain Development and Toddler Social-Emotional Behavior” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Weiner S, Wu Y, Liggett M, McCants C, Adegbulugbe E, Mears A, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Neurodevelopmental Consequences of In Utero COVID-19 Exposure” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Weiner S, Wu Y, Liggett M, McCants C, Adegbulugbe E, Mears A, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. “Newborn Brain As the Basis of Early Childhood Development in a Normative Healthy Cohort” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
Wu Y, Andescavage N, Liggett M, Ngwa JS, Kapse A, Kapse K, McDermott CE, Donofrio MT, Wisner KL, Wessel D, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. “Elevated Prenatal Maternal Psychological Distress Is Associated With Impaired Neurodevelopment in Toddlers With Congenital Heart Disease” Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
2025 | March
Henderson D, Andescavage N, Keller JM, Bassa MM, Adegbulugbe E, Brechot C, Le NH, Limperopoulos C. "Mommy&Me: Enrolling Black Moms and Babies in Clinical Research." Poster presentation. Children’s National Hospital 15th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. March-April 2025.
2025 | February
Le HN, Andescavage N, Keller JM, Bassa MM, Danielson AL, Henderson D, Bond S, Mjenga N, Wells S, Quinn P, Limperopoulos C. “Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Mommy&Me Study: A Multi-Modal Approach to Address Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health Among Low-Income Black Perinatal Populations.” SSRN. 2025 Feb. 13. Epub.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5122551
2025 | January
Christoffel K, De Asis Cruz J, Cook KM, Kapse K, Andescavage N, Basu S, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis A. “Third Trimester Development of Central Autonomic Network Connectivity Is Altered in an Extrauterine Environment.” Neonatology. 2025 Jan 2:1-20. doi: 10.1159/000543277. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39746339
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39746339
2024 | December
Ottolini KM, Ngwa J, Basu SK, Kapse K, Liggett M, Murnick J, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. “Brain Development Using a Multicomponent Intravenous Lipid Emulsion in Preterm Infants.” BMC Pediatrics. 2024 Dec 30;24(1):847. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-05330-9. PMID: 39736580
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39736580
2024 | October
Pishghadam M, Ngwa JS, Wu Y, Kapse K, Haizler-Cohen L, Bulas D, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage NN. “Single vs. Multi-Slice Assessments of in vivo Placental T2∗ Measurements.” Placenta. 2024 Oct;156:92-97. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2024.09.006. Epub 2024 Sep 10. PMID: 39293186; PMCID: PMC11515947
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39293186
2024 | September
Govindan RB, Andescavage NN, Basu S, Murnick J, Ngwa J, Galla JT, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, du Plessis A. “Circadian Rhythm Development in Preterm Infants. The Role of Postnatal Versus Postmenstrual Age.” Early Human Development. 2024 Sep;196:106084. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106084. Epub 2024 Jul 27. PMID: 39126762; PMCID: PMC11344654
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39126762
Kocher KM, Ngwa J, Kapse KJ, Bhattacharya S, Rossi C, Delot E, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. Technical considerations for placental tissue processing and the subsequent impact on genome-wide DNA methylation analysis. Clinical Epigenetics. 2024 Sep 16;16(1):128. doi: 10.1186/s13148-024-01741-8. PMID: 39285447; PMCID: PMC11403961
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39285447
Jacobwitz M, Kapse K, Ngwa J, De Asis-Cruz J, Wu Y, Govindan R, Donofrio MT, Wessel DL, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage A. “In-Vivo Placental Volumes and Placental Growth Trajectories are Abnormal in Fetuses with Congenital Heart Disease.” International Federation of Placental Associations 2024 Conference. Montreal, Quebec. (NIH travel award)
Jacobwitz M, Kapse K, Ngwa J, Donofrio MT, Wessel DL, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage M. “Impaired Feto-Placental Growth in Congenital Heart Disease Detected Prenatally via Quantitative MRI.” International Federation of Placental Associations 2024 Conference. Montreal, Quebec.
2024 | June
Weiner S, Wu Y, Kapse K, Vozar T, Cheng JJ, Murnick J, Henderson D, Teramoto H, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. "Prenatal maternal psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic and newborn brain development." JAMA Network Open. 2024 Jun 3;7(6):e2417924. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.17924. PMID: 38900424
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38900424
2024 | April
Damera SR, De Asis-Cruz J, Cook KM, Kapse K, Spoehr E, Murnick J, Basu S, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Regional homogeneity as a marker of sensory cortex dysmaturity in preterm infants." iScience. 2024 Apr 4;27(5):109662. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109662. PMID: 38665205; PMCID: PMC11043889
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38665205/
Pishghadam M, Kapse K, Ngwa JS, Henderson D, Limperopoulos C, Niforatos-Andescavage N. "Non-invasive placental perfusion imaging in pregnant women exposed to COVID-19." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Pishghadam M, Haizler-Cohen L, Kapse K, Limperopoulos C, Niforatos-Andescavage N. "T2* weighted placental magnetic resonance imaging: a biomarker of placental dysfunction in pregnant." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Hui S, Kapse K, Kasper M, Saulino P, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. "Brain metabolite concentrations in neonates of diabetic mothers." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Hui S, Andescavage N, Ngwa J, Kapse K, Kasper M, Saulino P, Limperopoulos C. "Brain metabolite concentrations in neonates with congenital heart disease before and after cardiac surgery." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Watson TT, Ottolini K, Basu S, Kapse K, Murnick J, Andescavage N, du Plessis A, Saulino P, Limperopoulos C. "Timing and growth failure in very premature infants and implications for brain development." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Bond S, Henderson D, Small-Lewis M, Andescavage N, Le HN, Limperopoulos C. "Mommy&Me Virtual Mommy Meet-Ups: building kinship, boosting resilience and restoring balance for Black moms." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C. (High-scoring poster)
Kocher K, Ngwa J, Andescavage N, Henderson D, Limperopoulos C. "Prenatal exposure to COVID-19 pandemic is linked with epigenetic age acceleration in newborns." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Reze C, Andescavage NN, Basu S, Galla J, Limperopoulos C, Wu Y. "Sex differences in pituitary gland volume in preterm infants." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Andescavage N, Liggett M, McCants C, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. "The effects of intrauterine programming: Prenatal COVID exposure and offspring outcomes." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Ottolini KM, Andescavage N, Basu SK, Kapse K, Watson T, Murnick J, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. "Type of intravenous lipid emulsion affects very preterm brain development." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Cook KM, De Asis-Cruz J, Andescavage N, Saulino P, Basu SK, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. "Greater exposure to opioid pain medications in the NICU is associated with hyperconnectivity of the thalamus and cerebellum in infants born prematurely." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Kim JH, De Asis-Cruz J, Andescavage NN, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. "Disrupted functional brain networks in neonates with congenital heart disease." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Ngwa JS, Govindan R, Galla J, Kapse K, Basu S, Andescavage N, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. "The impact of conventional and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation on heart rate metrics in preterm infants." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Weiner S, Wu Y, Vozar T, Ngwa JS, Kapse K, Henderson D, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "It's all in the timing: effects of maternal anxiety on neurodevelopment." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Diribe C, Petersen C, Brechot C, Ngwa J, Andescavage N, Henderson D, Saleem N, Bassa M, Keller J, Le H, Limperopoulos C. "Elevated maternal mental distress in low-resourced Black and African American pregnant women in DC." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Jacobwitz M, Kapse K, Ngwa J, De Asis-Cruz J, Govindan R, Donofrio MT, Wessel D, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. "In-vivo placental volumes and placental growth trajectories are abnormal in fetuses with congenital heart disease." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Basu S, Hui SCN, Kapse K, Galla J, Andescavage N, Murnick J, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. "Cerebellar GABA and glutamate concentrations at term-age predicts cognitive deficits in preterm infants." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Spurney G, Gala J, Basu S, Ottolini K, Andescavage N, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. "High prevalence of low dietary intake of choline in mothers of preterm infants." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Damera S, De Asis-Cruz J, Cook KM, Kapse K, Spoehr E, Basu SK, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Regional homogeneity tracks sensory cortex dysmaturity and predicts future risk of autism in preterm infants." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Rich C, Kapse K, Ngwa J, Galla JT, Basu S, Ottolini K, Andescavage N, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. "Altered regional cerebral blood flow in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Cruz J, Kim JH, Cook KM, Teramoto H, Mastracchio CE, Kapse KJ, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Associations between fetal hippocampal functional connectivity and maternal psychopathology." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Cruz JD, Cook KM, Kim JH, Kasper ML, Saulino P, Andescavage N, Limperopoulos C. "Fetal cortical thickness and structural brain connectivity changes associated with in utero exposure to SSRIs." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
Reze C, Andescavage NN, Basu S, Galla J, Limperopoulos C, Wu Y. "Sex differences in pituitary gland volume in preterm infants." Children’s National Hospital 14th Annual Research, Education and Innovation Week. Washington, D.C.
2024 | January
Andescavage N, Lu YC, Wu Y, Kapse K, Keller J, Von Kohorn I, Afifi A, Vezina G, Henderson D, Wessel DL, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. "Intrauterine exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection and early newborn brain development." Cereb Cortex. 2024 Jan 31;34(2):bhae041. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae041. PMID: 38385890
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38385890/