Title
Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Patient Care Emphasis
Pediatric Critical Care, Neonatology, Perinatal Medicine, Neonatal Early and Late Onset Sepsis, PDA Ligation and Nutrition in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, Thrombo-Embolism Events
Location
Medical School
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-board Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Residency
Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth Medical Center - Pediatrics
Fellowship
Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center and Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association
Selected Research
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Rana D, DeBaer L, Pourcyrous M. Mothers with Concurrent Opioid and Cocaine Use and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. Children (Basel). 2025 Jul 11;12(7):916. doi: 10.3390/children12070916. PMID: 40723109; PMCID: PMC12293442.
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Rana D, DeBaer L, Pourcyrous M. Frequency of Fentanyl-Adulterated Street Drugs Consumed by Mothers with Substance Use: The Value of Umbilical Cord Testing. Am J Perinatol. 2025 Jun 24. doi: 10.1055/a-2624-3880. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40555274.
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Rana, D., Gaston, K. P., DeBaer, L., & Pourcyrous, M. (2024). Illicit Fentanyl in the Prenatal Period: A Significant Emerging Risk for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. American Journal of Perinatology. Published.
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Lien, J., Hayes, T., Liu-Smith, F., & Rana, D. (2023). Comparing maternal substance use and perinatal outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association, 43(5), 664–669.
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Rana, D., McLeod, A. R., Gaston, P. K., Hill, D. M., & Pourcyrous, M. (2022). Assessing Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Severity as a Function of Maternal Buprenorphine Dose and Umbilical Cord Tissue Concentrations. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 10600280221134643.
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Rana, D., Garde, K., ElAbiad, M. T. R., & Pourcyrous, M. (2022). Whole body massage for newborns: A report on non-invasive methodology for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. Published.
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Pollack, R., Rana, D., Pollard, L., Purvis, J. H., & Pourcyrous, M. (2021). Effect of Perinatal Marijuana Exposure on Sleep Wake Cycles and Amplitude Integrated Encephalogram (aEEG). Journal of Perinatology. Published.
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Pourcyrous, M., ElAbiad, M. T. R., & Rana, D. (2020). Racial differences in opioid withdrawal syndrome among neonates with intrauterine opioid exposure. Pediatric Research. Published.
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Rana, D., Pollard, L., Rowland, J. M., Dhanireddy, R., & Pourcyrous, M. (2019). Amplitude-integrated EEG in infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 12(4), 391–397.
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Rana, D., Bellflower, B. B., Sahni, J. K., Kaplan, A. J., Pourcyrous, M., Arrindell, Jr, E. L., Talati, A. J., & Dhanireddy, R. (2017). Reduced narcotic and sedative utilization in a NICU after implementation of pain management guidelines. Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association, 37(9), 1038–1042.
