Nethra Kumar Madurai, MD
Neonatology
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Nethra Kumar Madurai
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Nethra Kumar Madurai is a Clinical Associate in the Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She first came to Johns Hopkins as a Pediatric resident in the Harriet Lane Pediatric Residency Program in 2016. She then completed fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital and received the NIH T32 grant as a research fellow during the final year of her fellowship. Her research focuses on investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying neonatal brain injury to better inform treatment and understanding of long-term sequelae. Specifically, her work examines prenatal opioid exposure under the mentorship of Dr. Lauren Jantzie in the hopes of identifying biomarkers to guide treatment and long-term follow-up.
Research Interests
Perinatal Brain Injury, Prenatal Opioid Exposure
Selected Publications
Madurai NK, Kitase Y, Hamimi S, Kirk SE, Sevensky R, Ramachandra S, Muthukumar S, Vasan V, Ozen M, Gerner G, Robinson S, Jantzie LL. Methadone alters the peripheral inflammatory and central immune landscape following prenatal exposure in rats. Adv Drug Alco Res. 2022 Nov 29;2:10792
Chin EM, Kitase Y, Madurai NK, Robinson S, Jantzie LL. In utero methadone exposure permanently alters anatomical and functional connectivity: A preclinical evaluation. Front Pediatr. 2023 Feb 23;11:1139378
Jantzie LL, Maxwell JR, Newville JC, Yellowhair TR, Kitase Y, Madurai N, Ramachandra S, Bakhireva LN, Northington FJ, Gerner G, Tekes A, Milio LA, Brigman JL, Robinson S, Allan A. Prenatal opioid exposure: The next neonatal neuroinflammatory disease. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 Feb;84:45-58
Honors
- Dr. Omolara Olaniyan Fellow Appreciation Aware, Harriet Lane Pediatric Residency Program, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, 6/9/22
- Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Commendation for Academic Achievement, American Medical Women's Association, 6/1/16
Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Society of Pediatric Research
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
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- phone: 410-550-0100
- fax: 410-550-0101
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- phone: 410-955-5000
- fax: 410-955-5001
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, 2022
- Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pediatrics, 2019
- Medical Education: University at Buffalo School of Medicine, MD, 2016
Board Certifications
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: American Board of Pediatrics, 2024
- Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics, 2019
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)