Dr. Amy Hair

Dr. Amy Hair is a neonatologist specializing in care for infants born at the edge of viability, born at term or earlier with congenital defects, or infants with other conditions that need specialized intensive care. She currently works at Texas Children's Hospital where she is the Program Director of Neonatal Nutrition and Program Director of NICU Intestinal Rehabilitation Team. She also is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology at Baylor College of Medicine.

Her research focus is on neonatal nutrition, specifically evaluating how the smallest premature babies grow during their hospital stay. Her work includes how to improve outcomes with an exclusive human milk-based diet, understanding the role human milk fortifiers play in outcomes, how fortifier and cream can improve fat delivery for healthy growth, and more.

Recent Publications

1. Kataria-Hale J, Cognata A, Hagan J, Zender J, Sheaks P, Osborne S, Roddy J, Hair A. "The Relationship Between Preoperative Feeding Exposures and Postoperative Outcomes in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease." Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 Oct 02.PMID: 33009358. Read More
2.  Fatemizadeh R, Mandal S, Gollins L, Shah S, Premkumar M, Hair A. "Incidence of spontaneous intestinal perforations exceeds necrotizing enterocolitis in extremely low birth weight infants fed an exclusive human milk-based diet: A single center experience." J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct 01. PMID: 33092814. Read More
3. Hair AB, Ferguson J, Grogan C, Kim JH, Taylor SN. "Human milk fortification: the clinician and parent perspectives." Pediatr Res. 2020 08; 88(Suppl 1):25-29. PMID: 32855509. Read More
4. Smazal AL, Massieu LA, Gollins L, Hagan JL, Hair AB, Premkumar MH. "Small Proportion of Low-Birth-Weight Infants With Ostomy and Intestinal Failure Due to Short-Bowel Syndrome Achieve Enteral Autonomy Prior to Reanastomosis." JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2020 May 04. PMID: 32364291. Read More
5. Bergner EM, Shypailo R, Visuthranukul C, Hagan J, O'Donnell AR, Hawthorne KM, Abrams SA, Hair AB. "Growth, Body Composition, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 2 Years Among Preterm Infants Fed an Exclusive Human Milk Diet in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Study." Breastfeed Med. 2020 05; 15(5):304-311. PMID: 32298596. Read More
6. Canvasser J, Hair AB, Kim JH, Taylor SN. "Parent and Provider Perspectives on the Imprecise Label of "Human Milk Fortifier" in the NICU." Nutrients. 2020 Mar 09; 12(3). PMID: 32182782. Read More
7. Kataria-Hale J, Osborne SW, Hair A, Hagan J, Pammi M. "Preoperative Feeds in Ductal-Dependent Cardiac Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." Hosp Pediatr. 2019 12; 9(12):998-1006. PMID: 31744846. Read More
8. Abdelrahman K, Jarjour J, Hagan J, Yang H, Sutton D, Hair A. "Optimizing Delivery of Breast Milk for Premature Infants: Comparison of Current Enteral Feeding Systems." Nutr Clin Pract. 2020 Aug; 35(4):697-702. PMID: 31713294. Read More
9. Knake LA, King BC, Gollins LA, Hurst NM, Hagan J, Ford SL, Hair AB. "Optimizing the Use of Human Milk Cream Supplement in Very Preterm Infants: Growth and Cost Outcomes." Nutr Clin Pract. 2020 Aug; 35(4):689-696. PMID: 31642112. Read More
10. Fernandes AI, Gollins LA, Hagan JL, Hair AB. "Very preterm infants who receive transitional formulas as a complement to human milk can achieve catch-up growth." J Perinatol. 2019 11; 39(11):1492-1497. PMID: 31570795. Read More