Heather H. Burris, MD, MPH

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Heather H. Burris, MD, is an attending neonatologist at CHOP Newborn Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Locations: Main Hospital
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Clinical Fellow in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - Children's Hospital Boston, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Chief Fellow)

Research Fellow - Harvard Pediatric Health Services (AHRQ-T32), Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Board Certification

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Graduate Degree

MPH (Clinical Effectiveness) - Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Neonatologist

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2023

Yang N, Quick HS, Melly SJ, Mullin AM, Zhao Y, Edwards J, Clougherty JE, Schinasi LH, Burris HH. Spatial Patterning of Spontaneous and Medically Indicated Preterm Birth in Philadelphia. Am J Epidemiol. 2023 Nov 3:kwad207. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwad207. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37939071 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37939071/

2022

Montoya-Williams D, Duncan AF, Burris HH. Racial and ethnic perinatal and infant disparities: a comprehensive, diverse and actionable compendium [published online ahead of print, 2022 Aug 31]. Semin Perinatol. 2022;151655.

Salazar E, Paul K, Murosko D, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Burris HH. “Preterm Birth in Historically Redlined Neighborhoods – Spatial Analysis with Individual and Community Level Factors.” J Perinatology. 2022. Sept 12. doi: 10.1038/s41372-022-01509-z.

Waller R, Kornfield SL, White LW, Chaiyachati BH, Barzilay R, Njoroge WF, Parish-Morris J, Duncan AF, Himes MM, Rodriguez Y, Seidlitz J, Riis V, Burris HH, Gur RE, Elovitz. Clinician-reported childbirth outcomes, patient-reported childbirth trauma, and risk for postpartum depression. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2022;25(5):985-993.

Burris HH, Mullin AM, Dhudasia MB, Flannery DD, Mukhopadhyay S, Pfeifer MR, Woodford EC, Briker SM, Triebwasser JE, Morris JS, Montoya-Williams D, Gouma S, Hensley SE, Puopolo KM. Neighborhood Characteristics and Racial Disparities in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Seropositivity in Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2022. In press.

2021

Montoya-Williams D, Mullin AM, Handley SC, Flannery DD, Lorch SA, Elovitz MA, Burris HH. Disparities in SARS-CoV-2 positivity among pregnant patients with limited English proficiency. J Perinatol. 2021 Oct;41(10):2564-2565.  PubMed PMID: 34497337; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8425017.

Lewis A, McKeon TP, De Roos AJ, Ravel J, Elovitz MA, Burris HH. Associations of public water system trihalomethane exposure during pregnancy with spontaneous preterm birth and the cervicovaginal microbial-immune state. Environ Res. 2021 Aug;199:111288. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111288. Epub 2021 Jun 2. PubMed PMID: 33965388; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8195861.

Small DS, Firth DW, Keele LJ, Huber M, Passarella M, Lorch SA, Burris HH. Surface mining and low birth weight in central appalachia. Environ Res. 2021 May;196:110340. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110340. Epub 2020 Oct 22. PubMed PMID: 33098818.

Kern-Goldberger AR, Burris HH, Levine LD. Methodologic Concerns With Concluding a Link Between Epidural and Autism Spectrum Disorder. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 May 1;175(5):536-537. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.6692. PubMed PMID: 33587108.

Meeker JR, Burris H, Boland MR. An algorithm to identify residential mobility from electronic health-record data. Int J Epidemiol. 2021 Apr 14;. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab064. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33855358.

Haviland MJ, Nillni YI, Cabral HJ, Fox MP, Wise LA, Burris HH, Hacker MR. Adverse psychosocial factors in pregnancy and preterm delivery. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2021 Mar 5;. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12756. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33666948; NIHMSID:NIHMS1691580.

Burris HH, Parker MG. Racial and ethnic disparities in preterm birth outcomes: a call to action for neonatal providers. J Perinatol. 2021 Mar;41(3):365-366. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-00917-x. Epub 2021 Jan 28. PubMed PMID: 33510416.

Yang N, Collins JW Jr, Burris HH. States with more killings of unarmed Black people have larger Black-White preterm birth disparities. J Perinatol. 2021 Feb;41(2):358-359. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-00914-6. Epub 2021 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 33452418.

Nguemeni Tiako MJ, South EC, Burris HH. Lethality of racism for Black children in the USA: a primer. Arch Dis Child. 2021 Jan 8;. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320139. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 33419724.

Burris HH, Passarella M, Handley SC, Srinivas SK, Lorch SA. Black-White disparities in maternal in-hospital mortality according to teaching and Black-serving hospital status. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jan 13:S0002-9378(21)00027-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.01.004. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33453183

Handley SC, Mullin AM, Elovitz MA, Gerson KD, Montoya-Williams D, Lorch SA, Burris HH. Changes in Preterm Birth Phenotypes and Stillbirth at 2 Philadelphia Hospitals During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, March-June 2020. JAMA. 2021 Jan 5;325(1):87-89. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.20991.PMID: 33284323

Burris HH, Duncan AF. Rethinking How to Persuade More Parents From Diverse or Disadvantaged Backgrounds to Enroll Infants in Neonatal Clinical Trials. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2032137. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.32137. PubMed PMID: 33433592.

Bosquet Enlow M, Petty CR, Hacker MR, Burris HH. Maternal psychosocial functioning, obstetric health history, and newborn telomere length. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Jan;123:105043. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105043. Epub 2020 Nov 4.PMID: 33176222

Canelón SP, Burris HH, Levine LD, Boland MR. Development and evaluation of MADDIE: Method to Acquire Delivery Date Information from Electronic health records. Int J Med Inform. 2021 Jan;145:104339. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104339. Epub 2020 Nov 6.PMID: 33232918 Free article.

2020

Collier AY, Ledyard R, Montoya-Williams D, Qiu M, Dereix AE, Farrokhi MR, Hacker MR, Burris HH. Racial and ethnic representation in epigenomic studies of preterm birth: a systematic review. Epigenomics. 2020 Dec 2;. doi: 10.2217/epi-2020-0007. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33264049.

Barrero-Castillero A, Mao W, Stark AR, Miedema D, Pursley DM, Burris HH. Glucose concentrations in enterally fed preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2020 Dec;40(12):1834-1840. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-0754-6. Epub 2020 Aug 5.PMID: 32759957

Dereix AE, Ledyard R, Redhunt AM, Bloomquist TR, Brennan KJ, Baccarelli AA, Hacker MR, Burris HH. Maternal anxiety and depression in pregnancy and DNA methylation of the NR3C1 glucocorticoid receptor gene. Epigenomics. 2020 Nov 20. doi: 10.2217/epi-2020-0022. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33215541

Gerson KD, Mccarthy C, Ravel J, Elovitz MA, Burris HH. Effect of a Nonoptimal Cervicovaginal Microbiota and Psychosocial Stress on Recurrent Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Am J Perinatol. 2020 Oct 8. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1717098. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33032329

Montoya-Williams D, Ledyard R, Hacker MR, Burris HH. Resilience During Pregnancy by Race, Ethnicity and Nativity: Evidence of a Hispanic Immigrant Advantage. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 Aug 17:10.1007/s40615-020-00847-y. doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00847-y. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32808195

Shannon MM, Clougherty JE, McCarthy C, Elovitz MA, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Melly SJ, Burris HH. Neighborhood Violent Crime and Perceived Stress in Pregnancy. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 3;17(15):5585. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155585.PMID: 32756321

Gerson KD, Haviland MJ, Neo D, Hecht JL, Baccarelli AA, Brennan KJ, Dereix AE, Ralston SJ, Hacker MR, Burris HH. Pregnancy-associated changes in cervical noncoding RNA. Epigenomics. 2020 Jun;12(12):1013-1025. doi: 10.2217/epi-2019-0231. Epub 2020 Aug 18.PMID: 32808540

Gerson KD, McCarthy C, Elovitz MA, Ravel J, Sammel MD, Burris HH. Cervicovaginal microbial communities deficient in Lactobacillus species are associated with second trimester short cervix. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 May;222(5):491.e1-491.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.11.1283. Epub 2019 Dec 6.PMID: 31816307

Kashyap A, Burris H, Callison-Burch C, Boland MR. The CLASSE GATOR (CLinical Acronym SenSE disambiGuATOR): A Method for predicting acronym sense from neonatal clinical notes. Int J Med Inform. 2020 May;137:104101. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104101. Epub 2020 Feb 14.PMID: 32088556

Burris HH, Riis VM, Schmidt I, Gerson KD, Brown A, Elovitz MA. Maternal stress, low cervicovaginal β-defensin, and spontaneous preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2020 May;2(2):100092. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100092. Epub 2020 Feb 10.PMID: 32671334

2019

Burris HH, Wright CJ, Kirpalani H, Collins JW Jr, Lorch SA, Elovitz MA, Hwang SS. The promise and pitfalls of precision medicine to resolve black-white racial disparities in preterm birth. Pediatr Res. 2019 Aug 5. doi: 10.1038/s41390-019-0528-z. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Burris HH, Lorch SA, Kirpalani H, Pursley DM, Elovitz MA, Clougherty JE. Racial disparities in preterm birth in the US; a biosensor of physical and social environmental exposures. Arch Dis Child. 2019 Mar 8. pii: archdischild-2018-316486. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-316486. [Epub ahead of print]

Burris HH, Hwang SS, Collins JW Jr, Kirpalani H, Wright CJ. Re-conceptualizing Associations between Race and Morbidities of Extreme Prematurity. J Pediatr. 2019 Feb 2. pii: S0022-3476(18)31826-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.12.052. [Epub ahead of print]

2018

Kennedy EB, Hacker MR, Miedema D, Pursley DM, Modest AM, Golen TH, Burris HH. NICU admissions after a policy to eliminate elective early term deliveries before 39 weeks of gestation. Hospital Pediatrics, 2018 Nov;8(11):686-692.

Sanders AP, Svensson K, Gennings C, Burris HH, Oken E, Amarasiriwardena C, Basnet P, Pizano-Zarate ML, Schnaas L, Tamayo-Ortiz M, Baccarelli AA, Satlin LM, Wright RO, Tellez-Rojo MM. Prenatal lead exposure modifies the effect of shorter gestation on increased blood pressure in children. Environ Int. 2018 Nov;120:464-471. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.08.038. 

Laue HE, Cassoulet R, Abdelouahab N, Serme-Gbedo YK, Desautels AS, Brennan KJM, Bellenger JP, Burris HH, Coull BA, Weisskopf MG, Takser L, Baccarelli AA. Association Between Meconium Acetaminophen and Childhood Neurocognitive Development in GESTE, a Canadian Cohort Study. Toxicol Sci. 2018 Sep 7. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfy222. PMID: 30202886.

Hwang SS, Burris HH, Collins JW Jr, Kirpalani H, Wright CJ. Moving beyond race and ethnicity to understand the effect of inhaled nitric oxide on bronchopulmonary dysplasia prevention. J Pediatr. 2018 Jul 17. pii: S0022-3476(18)30834-5. [Epub ahead of print]

2017

Burris HH, Baccarelli AA: Air pollution and in-utero programming of poor fetal growth. Epigenomics 9(3): 213-216, Mar 2017 Notes: DOI: 10.2217/epi-2017-0008.

Rodosthenous RS, Burris HH, Svensson K, Amarasiriwardena CJ, Cantoral A, Schnaas L, Mercado-García A, Coull BA, Wright RO, Téllez-Rojo MM, Baccarelli AA. Environ Int. 2016 Dec 5. pii: S0160-4120(16)30894-7. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.11.023. [Epub ahead of print].: Prenatal lead exposure and fetal growth: Smaller infants have heightened susceptibility. Environ Int 99: 228-233, Feb 2017.

Sanders AP, Gennings C, Svensson K, Motta V, Mercado-Garcia A, Solano M, Baccarelli AA, Téllez-Rojo MM, Wright RO, Burris HH: Bacterial and cytokine mixtures predict the length of gestation and are associated with miRNA expression in the cervix. Epigenomics 9(1): 33-45, Jan 2017.

Renzetti S, Just AC, Burris HH, Oken E, Chitra A, Svensson K; Mercado-García A, Cantoral A, Schnaas L, Baccarelli AA, Wright RO, Téllez-Rojo MM. T. . 2016. In press: The association of lead exposure during pregnancy and childhood anthropometry in the Mexican PROGRESS cohort. Environ Res 152: 226-232, Jan 2017 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.10.014.

2016

Haviland MJ, Shainker SA, Hacker MR, Burris HH: Racial and ethnic disparities in universal cervical length screening with transvaginal ultrasound. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 29(24): 4078-4081, Dec 2016 Notes: DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2016.1157577.

Agha G, Hajj H, Rifas-Shiman SL, Just AC, Hivert M, Burris HH, Lin X, Litonjua AA, Oken E, DeMeo DL, Gillman MW, Baccarelli AA. Birth weight-for-gestational age is associated with dna methylation at birth and in childhood Birth Weight-for-Gestational Age is Associated with DNA Methylation at Birth and in Childhood. Clin Epigenetics. 2016 Nov 16;8:118: Birth weight-for-gestational age is associated with dna methylation at birth and in childhood. Clin Epigenetics 8: 118, eCollection 2016, Nov 2016 Notes: DOI: 10.1186/s13148-016-0285-3.

Joung KE, Burris HH, Van Marter LJ, McElrath TF, Michael Z, Tabatabai P, Litonjua AA, Weiss ST, Christou H: Vitamin D and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants. J Perinatol 3610: 878-882, Oct 2016 Notes: DOI: 10.1038/jp.2016.115.

Lin VW, Baccarelli AA, Burris HH: Epigenetics -- a potential mediator between air pollution and preterm birth. Environ Epigenet 20(1), Jan 2016 Notes: DOI: 10.1093/eep/dvv008.

Burris HH, Baccarelli AA, Wright RO, Wright RJ: Epigenetics, linking social and environmental exposures to preterm birth. Pediatr Res 79(1-2): 136-140, Jan 2016 Notes: DOI: 10.1038/pr.2015.191.

2015

Sanders AP, Burris HH*, Just AC, Motta V, Amarasiriwardena C, Svensson K, Oken E, Solano-Gonzalez M, Mercado-Garcia A, Pantic I, Schwartz J, Tellez-Rojo MM, Baccarelli AA, Wright RO. A. Epigenomics. 2015 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26418635. *Co-first author: Altered miRNA expression in the cervix during pregnancy associated with lead and mercury exposure. Epigenomics 7(6): 885-889, 2015 Notes: DOI: 10.2217/epi.15.54.

Sanders A & Burris HH*, Just AC, Motta V4, Svensson K, Mercado-Garcia A, Pantic I, Schwartz J, Tellez-Rojo MM, Wright RO, and Baccarelli AA (*Co-first author): MicroRNA expression in the cervix during pregnancy is associated with length of gestation. Epigenetics 10(3): 221-228, 2015 Notes: DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2015.1006498.

Paydar-Darian N, Pursley D, Haviland M, Mao WY, Golen T, Burris HH: Improvement in Perinatal HIV Status Documentation in a Massachusetts Birth Hospital, 2009-2013, Quality Report. Pediatrics 136(1): e234-241, Ju; 2015 Notes: DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-3849.

Burris HH, Baccarelli AA, Byung HM, Cantoral A, Just AC, Pantic I, Solano-Gonzalez M, Svensson K, Tamayo y Ortiz M, Zhao Y, Wright RO and Téllez-Rojo MM: Offspring DNA methylation of the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor repressor (AHRR) is associated with maternal BMI, gestational age and birth weight. Epigenetics 10(10): 913-921, 2015 Notes: DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2015.1078963.

Yamamoto A, McCormick MC, Burris HH: Disparities in antidepressant use in pregnancy. J Perinatol 35(4): 246-255, Apr 2015 Notes: DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.197.

Burris HH, Thomas A, Zera CA, McElrath TF: Prenatal vitamin use and vitamin D status during pregnancy, differences by race and overweight status. J Perinatol 35(4): 241-245, Apr 2015 Notes: DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.198.

Oken E, Baccarelli AA, Gold DR, Kleinman KP, Litonjua AA, De Meo D, Rich-Edwards JW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sagiv S, Taveras EM, Weiss ST, Belfort MB, Burris HH, Camargo CA, Huh SY, Mantzoros C, Parker MG, Gillman MW: Cohort profile: project viva. Int J Epidemiol 44(1): 37-48, Feb 2015 Notes: DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu008.

2014

Yamamoto A, McCormick MC, Burris HH: US provider-reported diet and physical activity counseling to pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age during preventive care visits. Matern Child Health J 18(7): 1610-1618, Sep 2014 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1401-z.

Burris HH, Camargo CA Jr: Time for large randomised trials of vitamin D for women with gestational diabetes mellitus to improve perinatal health outcomes. Diabetologia 57(9): 1746-1748, Sep 2014 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00125-014-3314-9.

Burris HH, Baccarelli AA, Motta V, Byun HM, Just AC, Mercado-Garcia A, Schwartz J, Svensson K, Téllez-Rojo MM, Wright RO: Association between length of gestation and cervical DNA methylation of PTGER2 and LINE 1-HS. Epigenetics 9(8): 1083-1091, Aug 2014 Notes: DOI: 10.4161/epi.29170.

Burris HH, Rifas-Shiman SL, Huh SY, Kleinman K, Litonjua AA, Oken E, Rich-Edwards JW, Camargo CA, Gillman MW: Vitamin D status and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Ann Epidemiol 24(5): 399-401.e1, May 2014 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.02.001.

Burris HH, Baccarelli AA: Environmental epigenetics: from novelty to scientific discipline. J Appl Toxicol 34(2): 113-116, Feb 2014 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/jat.2904.

Burris HH, Van Marter LJ, McElrath TF, Tabatabai P, Litonjua AA, Weiss ST, Christou H: Vitamin D status among preterm and full term infants at birth. Pediatr Res 75(1-1): 75-80, Jan 2014 Notes: DOI: 10.1038/pr.2013.174.

2013

Burris HH, Braun JM, Byun H, Tarantini L, Mercado A, Wright RJ, Schnaas L, Baccarelli AA, Wright RO, Tellez-Rojo MM: Associations of birthweight and DNA methylation of IGF2, glucocorticoid receptor and repetitive elements LINE-1 & Alu. Epigenomics 5(3): 271-281, 2013 Notes: DOI: 10.2217/epi.13.24.

2012

Burris HH, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kleinman K, Ligonjua AA, Huh SY, Rich-Edwards JW, Camargo CA Jr, Gillman MW: Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Obstet Gynecol 207(3): 182.e1-8, Sep 2012 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.05.022.

Burris HH, Rifas-Shiman SL, Camargo CA Jr, Litonjua AA, Huh SY, Rich-Edwards JW, Gillman MW: Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D during pregnancy and small-for-gestational age in black and white infants. Ann Epidemiol 22(8): 581-586, Aug 2012 Notes: Doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.04.015.

Burris HH, Rifas-Shiman SL, Baccarelli A, Tarantini L, Boeke CE, Kleinman K, Litonjua AA, Rich-Edwards JW, Gillman MW: Associations of long interspersed nuclear element-1 DNA methylation with preterm birth in a prospective cohort study. J Dev Orig Health Dis 3(3): 173-181, Jun 2012 Notes: DOI:10.1017S2040174412000104.

Boeke CE, Baccarelli A, Kleinman KP, Burris HH, Litonjua AA, Rifas-Shiman SL, Tarantini L, Gillman MW: Gestational intake of methyl donors and global LINE-1 DNA methylation in maternal and cord blood: prospective results from a folate-replete population. Epigenetics 7(3): 253-260, Mar 2012 Notes: DOI: 10.4161/epi.7.3.19082.

2011

Burris HH, Werler MM: U.S. provider reported folic acid or multivitamin ordering for non-pregnant women of childbearing age: NAMCS and NHAMCS, 2005-2006. Matern Child Health J 15(3): 352-359, Apr 2011 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0587-6.

2010

Burris HH, Mitchell AA, Werler MM: Periconceptional Multivitamin Use and Infant Birth Weight Disparities. Ann Epidemiol 20(3): 233-240, Mar 2010 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.12.003.

Burris HH, Collins JW: Race and preterm birth; the case for epigenetic inquiry. Ethn Dis. 20(3): 296-299, 2010 (Summer).

2009

Aslam M, Burris HH, Zupancic JA: Are we satisfied with the way we review an article? Adv Neonatal Care 9(1): 40-42, 2009.

Abstracts

2017

Gerson KD, Hacker MR, Haviland MJ, Ralston SJ, Burris HH: Resilience in Pregnancy: Impact on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes. Platform presentation by colleague, the New England Perinatal Society annual meeting, Newport, RI 2017.

Neo DT, Nuss E, Hacker MR, Burris HH: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use in pregnancy and neonatal therapeutic hypothermia for suspected hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Poster presentation Society for Epidemiologic Research annual meeting, Seattle, WA, Jun 2017.

Haviland MJ, Burris HH, Hacker MR: The effect of maternal resilience on the association of depression and high anxiety with preterm birth. Poster presentation, Society for Epidemiologic Research annual meeting, Seattle, WA Jun 2017.

Barrero-Castillero A, Mao W, David Miedema D, Pursley DM, Burris HH. G : Glucose concentrations in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Are they in line with national guidelines? Platform presentation by colleague, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA May 2017.

2016

Kennedy EB, Hacker MR, Ada M, Golen T, Miedema D, Pursley DM, Burris HH: NICU admissions after a policy to reduce elective deliveries before 39 weeks. Platform presentation by colleague, New England Perinatal Society annual meeting, Newport, RI 2016.

2015

Ada ML, Hacker MR, Shainker SA, Haviland MJ, Burris HH. . Presented as an oral : Trends in medically-indicated vs. spontaneous preterm birth, 2004-2013. Platform presentation by colleague, the New England Perinatal Society annual meeting, Newport, RI 2015.

 

Books

2016

Fanaroff et al: Yearbook of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine 2016. Yearbook of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Series. Elsevier Mosby, Philadelphia, PA, 2016 Notes: Contributing Editor.

2015

Fanaroff et al: Yearbook of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine 2015. Yearbook of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Series. Elsevier Mosby, Philadelphia, PA, 2015 Notes: Contributing Editor.

2014

Fanaroff et al: Yearbook of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine 2014. Yearbook of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Series. Elsevier Mosby. Philadelphia, pA, 2014 Notes: Contributing Editor.

2013

Fanaroff et al: Yearbook of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine 2013. Yearbook of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Series. Elsevier Mosby, Philadelphia, PA, 2013 Notes: Contributing Editor.

Chapters

2017

Burris HH: Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia. Cloherty and Stark's Manual of Neonatal Care, 8th edition, Clinical reference for practicing physicians in the neonatal intensive care unit. Used domestically and internationally. Hansen AR, Eichenwald EC, Stark AR, Martin CR (eds.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017.

Posters and Presentations

Lectures by Invitation

2017

Burris HH. Considering Epigenetics As A Link Between Society And Birth Outcome Disparities. Presented at: Boston University School of Public Health Reproductive Epidemiology Conference; 2017 Apr; Boston, MA.

Burris HH. Perinatal Epigenetics: Epigenetics Concepts and Potential Clinical Implications. Presented at: Global Pediatrics, Distributed by Harvard Medical School; 2017 Jan; Boston, MA.

2016

Burris HH. Perinatal Epigenetics, Linking Society to Birth Outcomes. Presented at: Neonatal Research Conference, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; 2016 Jan; Philadelphia, PA.

Burris HH. Cervical microRNA as Potential Biomarkers for Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Presented at: Perinatal Research Conference, University of Colorado; 2016 Nov; Denver, CO.

Burris HH. Perinatal Epigenetics, Linking Social and Environmental Exposures to Birth Outcomes. Presented at: Neonatal Noon Conference, University of Colorado; 2016 Nov; Denver, CO.

Burris HH. Perinatal Health Research; Side Projects and Favorite Methods. Presented at: Neonatal Outcomes Research Activities (NORA), University of Colorado; 2016 Nov; Denver, CO.

Burris HH. Perinatal Epigenetics: New Approaches to Understanding Preterm Birth. Presented at: New England Association of Neonatal Nurses; 2016 Sep; Marlborough, MA.

Burris HH. Epigenome de Cervix, Medio Ambiente y Parto Pretermino. Presented to: Sesion de Investigacion, National Institute of Perinatology; 2016 Sep; Mexico City.

Burris HH. Perinatal Epigenetics, Linking the Environment to Preterm Birth. Presented at: Society for Pediatric Research Presidential Plenary, New Outstanding Member Science Lecture, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting; 2016 May; Baltimore, MD.

Awards and Honors

2016, New Outstanding Member Lecturer, Society for Pediatric Research. Invited to give one of two New Outstanding Member Lectures SPR Presidential Plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting

2016, Mentor of the Year, New England Perinatal Society. Nominated by mentee and awarded by society (single awardee

2015, Mentor of the Year, New England Perinatal Society. Nominated by mentee and awarded by society (single awardee)

2014, NIH Young Investigator, Perinatal Research Society

2006, Community Pediatrics and Advocate Program Award. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Designed intimate partner violence screening program for primary care

2003, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Temple University School of Medicine

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2016-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Pediatrics
2016-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Ethnicity and Health
2016-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Global Public Health
2016-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Clinical Epigenetics
2015-present, Editorial Review Board Member, Environmental Epigenetics Journal 
2014-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, British Journal of Nutrition
2014-present, Ad hoc mail-in reviewer, NIH, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2015/01 ZRG1 F05-R (20) L
2014-present, NIH, Gene X Environment Interaction Analysis meeting (ZRG1 HDM R50). One time invited reviewer
2013-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, European Journal of Endocrinology
2013-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Biology
2013-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Perinatology
2012-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, British Medical Journal
2012-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, PLOS 1
2011-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
2011-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Epigenomics
2011-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Diabetologia
2011-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Epigenetics
2010-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Early Human Development
2010-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Public Health
2010-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Medical Economics
2009-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Epidemiology

Academic and Institutional Committees and Appointments

Leonard Davis Institute Senior Fellow
Associate Fellow at the Center for Public Health Initiatives (CPHI)
Faculty member of the Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Leadership and Memberships

2016-present, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

- 2016, District I Representative for the Mid-Career Neonatology Group 2017

- Trainees and Early Career Neonatologists (TECaN) mentor)

2015-present, Member, Society for Pediatric Research

2003-present, Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

2003-present, Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics