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Maryam O Abubakar

Maryam O Abubakar, M.B.B.S. (M.D.), M.P.H.

Assistant Professor; Associate Medical Director, Point of Care Ultrasound at UF Health Jacksonville and Wolfson's Children Hospital

Department: Pediatrics – Jacksonville
Business Phone: (904) 244-3027
Business Email: maryam.abubakar@ufl.edu

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About Maryam O Abubakar

Maryam O. Abubakar, M.B.B.S. (M.D.), M.P.H., is a University of Florida assistant professor of pediatrics and a board-certified neonatologist at UF Health in Jacksonville. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Icahn School of Medicine – BronxCare Hospital System, New York, as well as a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Additional Positions:
Associate Director, Neonatal Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program
2023 – Current · UF Health Jacksonville
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
2022 – Current · University of Florida

Board Certifications

  • Neonatal-Perinatal Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Pediatrics

Subspecialties

  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Changes in Cerebral Regional Oxygen Saturation Variability in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Journal
    Pediatric Cardiology.
    Volume/Issue
    44(7):1560-1565
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s00246-023-03239-1.
    Publisher’s Site

  2. Low Variability of Blood Pressure Predicts Abnormal Electroencephalogram in Infants with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy.

    Journal
    American journal of perinatology.
    Volume/Issue
    39(3):288-297
    [DOI]
    10.1055/s-0040-1715822.
    [PMID]
    32819015.
    2 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a premature neonate treated conservatively with amphotericin B.

    Journal
    Pediatric dermatology.
    Volume/Issue
    39(1):99-102
    [DOI]
    10.1111/pde.14879.
    [PMID]
    34888931.
    4 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Framework for Considering Abnormal Heart Rate Characteristics and Other Signs of Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants.

    Journal
    American journal of perinatology.
    [DOI]
    10.1055/a-1715-3727.
    [PMID]
    34875699.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Early Vital Sign Differences in Very Low Birth Weight Infants with Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage.

    Journal
    American journal of perinatology.
    [DOI]
    10.1055/s-0041-1733955.
    [PMID]
    34450675.
    6 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  6. Blood Pressure Profiles in Infants With Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), Response to Dopamine, and Association With Brain Injury.

    Journal
    Frontiers in pediatrics.
    Volume/Issue
    8
    [DOI]
    10.3389/fped.2020.00512.
    [PMID]
    32984221.
    8 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  7. Blood pressure extremes and severe IVH in preterm infants.

    Journal
    Pediatric research.
    Volume/Issue
    87(1):69-73
    [DOI]
    10.1038/s41390-019-0585-3.
    [PMID]
    31578033.
    27 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Education

  1. Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship

    University of Virginia Medical Center

  2. Pediatrics Residency

    Icahn School of Medicine – BronxCare Hospital System

  3. Master of Public Health

    Harvard University

  4. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

    Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-3027
Emails:
Business:
maryam.abubakar@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Street:
655 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209