Surasak Puvabanditsin, MD
Associate Professor
Publications
1). Surasak Puvabanditsin, MD, Amrryn Halari, MBBS, Jenny Choi, Sutharsanam Balaji, MD, Su Young Park, MD, Rajeev Mehta, MD. A Term Neonate With 1p36 Deletion Syndrome and 16p12 Deletion: A Case Report and Literature Review
neonatal INTENSIVE CARE Vol. 38 No. 2 n Spring 2025 https://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://nicmag.ca/pdf/NIC-38-2-Spring-2025-R14-web.pdf
2) Puvabanditsin S, Burjonrappa S, Cordero N, Park SY, Choi J, Halari A, Arumemi D, Mehta R. Persistent Ompahalomesenteric Duct in a Newborn With 16p11.2 Deletion: Report of New Findings. Clin Case Rep. 2025 Oct 15;13(10):e70923. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70923. PMID: 41103600
3) Puvabanditsin S, Saad AG, Sangam A, Poltronetti A, Park SY, Halari A, Mehta R. Congenital Nasal Choristoma (Hairy Polyp) in a Term Neonate: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Clin Case Rep. 2025 Oct 15;13(10):e70988. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70988. eCollection 2025 Oct. PMID: 41103593
4) Puvabanditsin S, Sandouk A, Lee I, Shah M, Halari A, Park SY, Mehta R. Purpura Fulminans and Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Premature Infant.Case Rep Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 22;2025:2925403. doi: 10.1155/crdi/2925403. eCollection 2025. PMID: 41446432
5) Puvabanditsin S, Lee I, Cordero N, Target K, Park SY, Mehta R. A Fatal Case of 3Hydroxyisobutyryl- CoA Hydrolase Deficiency in a Term Infant with Severe High Anion Gap Acidosis and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Genet. 2024 Jun 30;2024:8099373. doi: 10.1155/2024/8099373.
eCollection 2024. PMID: 38975013
6) Su Young Park, MD, Amrryn Halari, MBBS, Nikhitha Kotha, DO, Sameera Chaudhry, MD, Mona Khan, DO Milen Velinov, MD, Surasak Puvabanditsin, MD. A Second Case of Spondylocostal Dysplasia Including Urogenital Anomalies, Associated With Homozygous Variant c.699 G>C in Gene TBX6 neonatal INTENSIVE CARE Vol. 37 No. 3 n Summer 2024
https://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://nicmag.ca/pdf/NIC-37-3-Summer-2024-R14B-web.pdf
Ongoing projects:
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide For The Prevention Of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) In Preterm Infants Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Or Positive Pressure Support On Days 5-14 After Birth (IK-3001-BPD-301
Future projects:
- Randomizes, Double-Blind, Multi-Center Study to Compare the efficacy and Safety of Micafungin Versus Amphotericin B Deoxycholate for the Treatment of Neonatal Candidiasis
Principal Investigator
1) Principal Investigator Clinical Protocol No. SHP607-202 “A Phase 2b/3, Multicenter, Randomized, Open- label, Controlled, 3-Arm Study to Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of SHP607 in Preventing Chronic Lung Disease Through 12 Months Corrected Age (CA) Compared to Standard Neonatal Care in Extremely Premature Infants”
July 2019 – December 2022
2) Principal Investigator Clinical Protocol No.C3591025: A phase 2a, 2-part, open-label, non-randomized,
multicenter, single and multiple dose trial to evaluate pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of ceftazidime and avibactam in neonates and infants from birth to less than 3 months of age with suspected or confirmed infection due to gram-negative pathogens requiring intravenous antibiotic treatment
May 2020- December 2021
3) Principal Investigator Clinical Protocol No. MK-1654-004: A Phase 2b/3 Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MK-1654 in Healthy Pre-Term and Full-Term Infants
December 2021-2025
4) Principal Investigator Clinical Protocol No. MK1654-007: A Phase 3, Palivizumab-Controlled Evaluation of Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of MK-1654 in Infants and Children at Increased Risk for Severe RSV Disease
August 2022- December 2025
5) Principal Investigator Clinical Protocol No. C3601010: A Phase 2a, 2-part, Open-Label, Non-randomized, Multicenter, Single and Multiple Dose Trial to Evaluate Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of Aztreonam and Avibactam ± Metronidazole in Neonates and Infants From Birth to Less Than 9 Months of Age with Suspected or Confirmed Infections Due to Gram-Negative Pathogens Requiring Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment
July 2024 – December 2026
Education & Training
Undergraduate Education:
Mahidol University
Degree: B.Sc.
Date: 4/1975
Graduate Education:
Ramathibodi Faculty of Medicine at Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
Degree: M.D.
Date: 4/1977
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
Fellow in Neonatology
Division of Neonatology
UMDNJ Newark, NJ
Undergraduate Education:
Mahidol University
Degree: B.Sc.
Date: 4/1975
Graduate Education:
Ramathibodi Faculty of Medicine at Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
Degree: M.D.
Date: 4/1977
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
Fellow in Neonatology Division of Neonatology
UMDNJ Newark, NJ
6/1983 - 7/1985
Resident in Pediatrics
Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
6/80-7/83
Public Health Student
Tulane Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
9/1979 - 5/1980
Resident in General Practitioner
Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital
Bangkok, THAILAND
4/1978 - 4/1979
Internship
Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital
Bangkok, THAILAND
4/1977 - 4/1978
Honors & Awards
Pediatric Attending of the Year, Jersey City Medical Center:
1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005