Department or Service
Department of Pediatric Medicine, Intensive Care
Specialty
Intensive Care
Primary Location
Texas Children's Hospital
Contact Information
6621 Fannin
W6006
Houston, TX 77030
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Phone: 832-826-6230
Laura L. Loftis, M.D.
Medical Director, Pediatric ECMO Service - Texas Children's Hospital
Medical School
Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1990
Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Pediatrics, 1993
Fellowship
University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care, 1996
From Dr. Loftis
Dr. Loftis continues as the Baylor liaison to the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators group. She is the Baylor Principal Investigator for several multi-institutional clinical research trials, including examining the genetics of severe influenza infections, and studying the surfactant replacement in acute lung injury and surfactant protein variants in bronochiolitis. She is currently enrolled in a Medical Ethics Masters Program through Creighton Unversity.
Professional Organizations *
- American Medical Association
Member - American Academy of Pediatrics
Member - Pediatric Acute Lung Injury & Sepsis Investigators
Member
Selected Publications
Arikan aa, Zappitelli M, Goldstein SL, Naipual A, Jefferson LS, Loftis L. Fluid Overload Is Associated With Impaired Oxygenation and Morbidity In Critically Ill Children Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2011 Jul 14.
Bilen, O, Loftis,L, Teruya, J. Severe thrombotic complications in a baby with heterozygous factor V Leiden on ECMO. Journal of Extracorporeal Technology 2011 43:64-69.
Zappitelli M, Washburn KK, Arikan AA, Loftis L, Yalavarthy R, Parikh CR, Edelstein CL, Goldstein SL. Urinary Interleukin-18 is an Acute Kidney Injury Biomarker in Critically Ill Children. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2008 Feb;23(2):566-72.
* Texas Children's Hospital physicians' licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician's office and were not verified by Texas Children's Hospital.
