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Krishna Kartikey Acharya MBBS

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Associate Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Neonatology

image of /images/ORCIDiD_icon16x16.png   https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6073-4669


I am willing to collaborate on research projects.
I am willing to be a peer mentor.
I am willing to mentor a junior faculty member.

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Publications (53)

  • Voices of parents of children with major congenital anomalies admitted to the NICU: initial diagnosis, hospitalization, and discharge home. (Lyon J, McAndrew N, Geich A, AbuZahra T, Leuthner SR, Lagatta J, Acharya K) J Perinatol 2025 Jun;45(6):755-766 PMID: 40038541 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-86000300424 03/05/2025    
  • Impact of systematic screening for social determinants of health in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit. (Hoffman C, Harris M, Acharya K, Malnory M, Cohen S, Lagatta J) J Perinatol 2025 Mar;45(3):365-371 PMID: 39244612 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85203253807 09/08/2024       2 Citations
  • Impact of systematic screening for social determinants of health in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit. (Lagatta J, Hoffman C, Harris M, Acharya K, Malnory M, Cohen S) Res Sq 2024 Jul 26 PMID: 39108473 PMCID: PMC11302683 08/07/2024    
  • A multicenter matched-cohort analysis of gastroschisis outcomes in infants born before 32 weeks gestation. (Pugh CP, Zaniletti I, Miquel-Verges F, Nghiem-Rao TH, Downey LC, Hightower H, Grover T, Murthy K, Riddle S, Acharya K, Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Gastroschisis Focus Group) J Perinatol 2024 Sep;44(9):1335-1339 PMID: 38744936 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85193002098 05/15/2024    
  • Paraesophageal Hernia (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS, Ahlfeld SK) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1094-1096.e2 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206235141 01/01/2024    
  • Aspiration of Foreign Material (Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, Aspiration Pneumonia) (Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1089-1091.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206234876 01/01/2024    
  • CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA (BOCHDALEK) (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1094-1096.e2 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206234637 01/01/2024    
  • Pulmonary Air Leaks: Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema, Pneumopericardium (Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1097-1098.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206234397 01/01/2024    
  • Radiation (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1015-1028.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206234254 01/01/2024    
  • Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (Persistent Fetal Circulation) (Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1091-1093.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206233826 01/01/2024    
  • Foramen of Morgagni Hernia (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1094-1096.e2 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206233053 01/01/2024    
  • Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (Cohen SS, Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1056-1069.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206232082 01/01/2024    
  • INCIDENCE (Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1077-1083.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206231661 01/01/2024    
  • Medications and Teratogenic Exposures (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS, Rasmussen SA) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1015-1028.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206231491 01/01/2024    
  • Eventration (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1094-1096.e2 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206231433 01/01/2024    
  • Transition to Newborn Pulmonary Respiration (Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1074-1074.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206231395 01/01/2024    
  • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1088-1089.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206231114 01/01/2024    
  • Fetal Distress (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1015-1028.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206228452 01/01/2024    
  • Treatment and Prevention of Fetal Disease (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1015-1028.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206228239 01/01/2024    
  • Fetal Growth and Maturity (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1015-1028.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206227731 01/01/2024    
  • Spine and Spinal Cord (Cohen SS, Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1056-1069.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206226518 01/01/2024    
  • Intracranial-Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Periventricular Leukomalacia (Cohen SS, Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1056-1069.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206225659 01/01/2024    
  • Neonatal Traumatic Head Injuries (Cohen SS, Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1056-1069.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206225574 01/01/2024    
  • The Cranium (Cohen SS, Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1056-1069.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206225315 01/01/2024    
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1084-1087.e2 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206224147 01/01/2024    
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1077-1083.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206223806 01/01/2024    
  • Pulmonary Hemorrhage (Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1099-1099.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206223024 01/01/2024    
  • Peripheral Nerve Injuries (Cohen SS, Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1056-1069.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206222917 01/01/2024    
  • Apnea (Sprecher AJ, Acharya KK, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1075-1076.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206222704 01/01/2024    
  • Intrauterine Diagnosis of Fetal Disease (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1015-1028.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206222008 01/01/2024    
  • Maternal Disease and the Fetus (Acharya KK, Sprecher AJ, Cohen SS) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:1015-1028.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206221801 01/01/2024    
  • Three-Year Post-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Health Care Utilization Among Infants with Congenital Anomalies. (Welke N, Lagatta J, Leuthner S, Acharya K) J Pediatr 2024 Feb;265:113779 PMID: 37852433 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85177863373 10/19/2023       2 Citations
  • Gestational Age at Delivery and Neonatal Outcomes among Infants with Gastroschisis in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium (CHNC). (Riddle S, Acharya K, Agarwal N, Ahmad I, Bendel-Stenzel E, Shepherd J, Williams S, Zaniletti I, Jacobson E, Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium's Gastroschisis Focus Group) Am J Perinatol 2024 Apr;41(6):756-763 PMID: 35553040 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85130953421 05/14/2022       6 Citations
  • Parent Health-Related Quality of Life for Infants with Congenital Anomalies Receiving Neonatal Intensive Care. (Acharya K, Rholl E, Malin K, Malnory M, Leuthner J, Leuthner SR, Lagatta J) J Pediatr 2022 Jun;245:39-46.e2 PMID: 35151681 PMCID: PMC9232917 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85126660199 02/14/2022       15 Citations
  • Medical and surgical interventions and outcomes for infants with trisomy 18 (T18) or trisomy 13 (T13) at children's hospitals neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). (Acharya K, Leuthner SR, Zaniletti I, Niehaus JZ, Bishop CE, Coghill CH, Datta A, Dereddy N, DiGeronimo R, Jackson L, Ling CY, Matoba N, Natarajan G, Nayak SP, Schlegel AB, Seale J, Shah A, Weiner J, Williams HO, Wojcik MH, Fry JT, Sullivan K, Palliative Care and Ethics Focus Group of the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC)) J Perinatol 2021 Jul;41(7):1745-1754 PMID: 34112961 PMCID: PMC8191443 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107536418 06/12/2021       14 Citations
  • Actual and Potential Impact of a Home Nasogastric Tube Feeding Program for Infants Whose Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Is Affected by Delayed Oral Feedings. (Lagatta JM, Uhing M, Acharya K, Lavoie J, Rholl E, Malin K, Malnory M, Leuthner J, Brousseau DC) J Pediatr 2021 Jul;234:38-45.e2 PMID: 33789159 PMCID: PMC8238833 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105322102 04/01/2021       38 Citations
  • Perinatal Counseling Following a Diagnosis of Trisomy 13 or 18: Incorporating the Facts, Parental Values, and Maintaining Choices. (Leuthner SR, Acharya K) Adv Neonatal Care 2020 Jun;20(3):204-215 PMID: 31996562 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085630547 01/31/2020       9 Citations
  • Does prenatal counseling for pregnancies complicated by multiple fetal abnormalities concord with postnatal outcomes? (Baker A, Lagatta J, Leuthner S, Acharya K) Prenat Diagn 2020 Apr;40(5):538-548 PMID: 31913526 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078666645 01/09/2020       2 Citations
  • A Prospective Study of Parent Health-Related Quality of Life before and after Discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. (McAndrew S, Acharya K, Westerdahl J, Brousseau DC, Panepinto JA, Simpson P, Leuthner J, Lagatta JM) J Pediatr 2019 Oct;213:38-45.e3 PMID: 31256914 PMCID: PMC6765405 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85067844290 07/02/2019       39 Citations
  • Microcephalic Newborn with Forehead Nevus Flammeus, Bulging Eyes, and Clenched Fists. (Sharma M, Hu X, Geddes GC, Acharya K) Neoreviews 2019 Mar;20(3):e170-e173 PMID: 31261057 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063419630 07/02/2019       1 Citation
  • The other side. (Acharya K) CMAJ 2018 Dec 10;190(49):E1454-E1455 PMID: 31002641 PMCID: PMC6279451 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85058327720 04/20/2019    
  • Prenatal Counseling and Parental Decision-Making Following a Fetal Diagnosis of Trisomy 13 or 18 (Winn P, Acharya K, Peterson E, Leuthner S) Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 1 December 2018;73(12):663-665 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059017559 12/01/2018    
  • Embracing Diagnostic Uncertainty (Acharya K, Lagatta J, Leuthner S) Pediatric Ethicscope 06/21/2018    
  • NICU management and outcomes of infants with trisomy 21 without major anomalies. (McAndrew S, Acharya K, Nghiem-Rao TH, Leuthner S, Clark R, Lagatta J) J Perinatol 2018 Aug;38(8):1068-1073 PMID: 29795453 PMCID: PMC6335104 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85047337785 05/26/2018       13 Citations
  • Prenatal counseling and parental decision-making following a fetal diagnosis of trisomy 13 or 18. (Winn P, Acharya K, Peterson E, Leuthner S) J Perinatol 2018 Jul;38(7):788-796 PMID: 29740195 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85046694812 05/10/2018       17 Citations
  • Major anomalies and birth-weight influence NICU interventions and mortality in infants with trisomy 13 or 18. (Acharya K, Leuthner S, Clark R, Nghiem-Rao TH, Spitzer A, Lagatta J) J Perinatol 2017 Apr;37(4):420-426 PMID: 28079873 PMCID: PMC5738241 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85009348190 01/13/2017       20 Citations
  • Cerebral palsy, developmental coordination disorder, visual and hearing impairments in infants born preterm (Acharya K, Pellerite M, Lagatta J, Andrews B, Msall ME) Neoreviews June 2016;17(6):e325-e333 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84971632120 06/01/2016       5 Citations
  • Term newborn with unilateral craniofacial defects (Acharya K, Basel D, Segall H, Sampath V) Neoreviews March 2016;17(3):e184-e187 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84960457447 03/01/2016       1 Citation
  • The moribund mango tree (Acharya K) CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal 5 November 2013;185(16):1433-1434 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84887285803 11/05/2013    
  • The moribund mango tree. (Acharya K) CMAJ 2013 Aug 12: PMID: 23939216 PMCID: PMC3826369 08/14/2013    
  • Peripheral intravenous line skills among pediatrics and medicine-pediatrics residents at a single tertiary care center (Acharya K, Weaver A, Li J, Tang X, Miquel-Verges F) International Journal of Medical Education 02/24/2013    
  • Chronic vomiting and abdominal pain in an adolescent male. (Acharya K, Seal A, Morales A, Ramakrishnaiah R, Thrailkill K) Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2012 Aug;51(8):804-7 PMID: 22496177 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84864209593 04/13/2012    
  • Body mass index and dietary intake among Head Start children and caregivers. (Acharya K, Feese M, Franklin F, Kabagambe EK) J Am Diet Assoc 2011 Sep;111(9):1314-21 PMID: 21872694 PMCID: PMC3164795 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80053649354 08/30/2011       28 Citations
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