David Yohannan, MD, Director | Dayton Children's

bio

Dr. M. David Yohannan is the medical director at Dayton Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the neonatal transport team. He is part Pediatrix Medical Group of Ohio, Division of neonatology, medical director.

Languages Spoken: English, Malayalam, Hindi

Professorship: Clinical Associate Professor, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

education and training

medical school: Calicut Medical College, India
internship: Calicut Medical College, India
residency: Pediatrics. Post Graduate Institute, Chandigarh, India and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital - Cleveland, Ohio
fellowship: Neonatal-perinatal medicine, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital- Cleveland, Ohio
board certification: American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics and Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
neonatal resuscitation program: Instructor

publications and presentations

*Yohannan MD, Martin RJ, Dreshaj I, Haxhiu MA, Ernsberger P: Ontogeny of Neurokinin-1 Receptor binding Sites in the Porcine Respiratory System. Peptides 1999; 20:1353-1360
Jasin L, Kern S, Thompson S, Walters K, Rone J, Yohannan MD: Subcutaneous scalp emphysema, pneumo-orbitis and pneumocephalus in a neonate on high humidity high flow nasal cannula. Journal of Perinatology. 2008; 28:779-781.
Hall, E.S., Wexelblatt, S.L., Crowley, M., Grow, J.L., Jasin, L.R., Klebanoff, M.A., et al. A multicenter cohort study of treatments and hospital outcomes in neonatal abstinence syndrome. Pediatrics. 2014: 134(2):e527-34
Hall, E.S., Wexelblatt, S.L., Crowley, M., Grow, J.L., Jasin, L.R., Klebanoff, M.A., et al. Adoption of Stringent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Weaning: A multicenter Cohort Study. Pediatrics. 2015; 136:e803-e810.

awards, honors and organizations

Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics
Member of Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Medical Protective Advisory Board Member
Southwest Ohio Neonatal Collaborative, Joint Venture Board Member
Southwest Ohio Neonatal Collaborative Joint Venture Clinical Advisory Group, Chairman

get to know me

I chose my specialty because...

of my desire to help with promoting a healthy new generation. Having worked in many countries (India, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and U.S.), I have seen and enjoyed working with infants with genetic and inborn errors of metabolism.

I chose to work at Dayton Children's because...

I love kids being treated as kids and the availability of various pediatric sub-specialists in a free standing children's hospital setting.

Dayton Children's is special because....

we provide the best care for children and their families.

healthcare locations

Emergency Department

Emergency Department

Urgent Care

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