Sudeepta K. Basu, M.D.
Attending Neonatologist
Sudeepta K. Basu, M.D., is an attending neonatologist, and he investigates early neuroimaging markers of brain injury and monitoring of sleep maturation in preterm and sick newborns. In particular, Dr. Basu focuses on novel neuroimaging techniques to estimate the concentration of GABA, a vital neurotransmitter, in preterm brains (Project MAGIC study) under the mentorship of Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., at the Developing Brain Institute at Children’s National. Under the PRO-SLEEP study, his team is refining non-invasive automated sleep monitoring for infants to better understand the impact of neonatal intensive care unit care on their circadian rhythm and brain maturation.
Key Studies
| November 2025 | Ottolini KM, Basu SK, Ngwa J, Kapse K, Murnick J, Cook KM, Wu Y, Watson TT, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. Donor Human Milk and Structural Brain Development in Very Preterm Infants. Pediatric Research. 2025 Nov 1:10.1038/s41390-025-04539-3. doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-04539-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41174153; PMCID: PMC12959636 | view |
| July 2025 | 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 | view |
| January 2025 | 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;122(3):302-310. doi: 10.1159/000543277. Epub 2025 Jan 2. PMID: 39746339; PMCID: PMC12133448 | 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