Faculty Detail   
Name CHARITHARTH VIVEK LAL
MD, FAAP		  
Campus Address 176F 9380
Phone  (205) 934-4680
E-mail  clal@uab.edu
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 Education

Graduate  GMC Nagpur, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nagpur, India     2007  MD 
Residency  University of S Alabama, AL, USA    2011  Residency in General Pediatrics  
Fellowship  University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX    2014  Fellowship in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine  
Fellowship  University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX    2014  Chief Fellow 

 Certifications

American Academy of Pediatrics - Neonatal Resuscitation Program- Instructor  Current 
American Academy of Pediatrics - Essential Care for Every Baby- Master Trainer  Current 

Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  Ped - Neonatology  Ped - Neonatology Professor
Center  Center for Women's Reproductive Health  Center for Women's Reproductive Health Professor
Center  Cystic Fibrosis Research Center  Cystic Fibrosis Research Center Professor

Biographical Sketch 
MAJOR HONORS AND AWARDS:

1999 National Talent Search Examination (NTSE), India
2008 Cambridge’s Who’s Who
2012 AAP Travel Award, AAP National Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans
2012 AAP Young Investigator Award, AAP National Conference, New Orleans
2012 Featured as Trainee in Research Spotlight – AAP TECaN Newsflash, Dec 2012
2013 AAP Travel Award, AAP Workshop for Perinatal Practice Strategies, Scottsdale, AZ
2013 SPR/PAS Fellow’s Basic Science Award, Washington DC
2014 SSPR Young Investigator Award Finalist, New Orleans, LA
2014 Top Research Abstracts, Senior Research Day, UTSW, Dallas, TX
2014 Young Investigator Award at Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Forum, Chicago, IL
2016 Young Investigator Award Finalist, Southern Society of Pediatrics Research, New Orleans, LA

Society Memberships
Organization Name Position Held Org Link
American Academy of Pediatrics  Member   
American Thoracic Society  Member   
Society of Pediatrics Research  Junior Member   
Southern Society of Pediatric Research  Member   
 

Research/Clinical Interest
Title
The OMICS of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Description
My research interest lies in developing novel approaches for chronic lung disease of infancy / Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. I am currently involved in understanding the systems biology of lung development and injury with particular emphasis on the role of lung vasculature, lung microbiomics and microRNA based transcriptomics. Through these ‘omic’ approaches I would like to establish global mechanisms, which controls lung development, which could help, develop therapies for neonatal lung diseases.

Selected Publications 
Regulation of Alveolar Septation by MicroRNA-489.
Olave N, Lal CV, Halloran B, Pandit K, Cuna AC, Faye-Petersen OM, Kelly DR, Nicola T, Benos P, Kaminski N, Ambalavanan N. 		 26719145 
Biomarkers, Early Diagnosis, and Clinical Predictors of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
Lal CV, Ambalavanan N. 		 26593076 
Genetic predisposition to bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Lal CV, Ambalavanan N. 		 26471063 
Hypomagnesemia secondary to cerebrospinal fluid losses in a patient with congenital hydrocephalus.
Lal CV, Mir IN, Kelley E, Weprin BE, Sengupta AL, Booth TN, Brion LP. 		 25073495 
Vascular mediators in chronic lung disease of infancy: role of endothelial monocyte activating polypeptide II (EMAP II).
Lal CV, Schwarz MA. 		 24619875  
Ephrin-B2 reverse signaling increases alpha5 beta 1 integrin-mediated fibronectin deposition and reduces distal lung compliance.
Bennett KM, Afanador MD, Lal CV, Xu H, Persad E, Legan SK, Chenaux G, Dellinger M, Savani RC, Dravis C, Henkemeyer M, Schwarz MA. 		 23742148 
Cerebellar hemorrhage: a major morbidity in extremely preterm infants.
Zayek MM, Benjamin JT, Maertens P, Trimm RF, Lal CV, Eyal FG. 		 22173133 
 

Keywords
microRNA, lung development, lung microbiome, lung angiogenesis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia