Lydia S. Youmans, MD
- Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Education
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
- The University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
- Pediatric Residency
- The University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
- Pediatric Intern
- The University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
Publications
- Shellhaas RA, Hassan F, Mason TA, Anadkat J, Bendel-Stenzel E, Eyerly-Webb S, Jon CK, Lloyd RM, Moldenhauer JS, Papanna R, Pascoe JE, Riddle S, Reynolds R, Rocque BG, Simakajornboon N, Treadwell MC, Troxler RB, Youmans LS, Kaciroti NA, McCaffery H, Parmar HA, Merley L, Rau SM, Chervin RD, Barks JDE. Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Newborns After Myelomeningocele Repair. Pediatrics. 2026 Jan 23:e2025073458. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-073458. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41570998 Romero A, Walker BL, Krneta-Stankic V, Gerner-Mauro K, Youmans L, Miller RK. The dynamics of tubulogenesis in development and disease. Development. 2025 Feb 1;152(3):DEV202820. doi: 10.1242/dev.202820. Epub 2025 Feb 17. PMID: 39959988; PMCID: PMC11883272.
- Pandey R, Youmans L, Aneji C, Bell C, Breinholt J, Khan A. Extremely premature infants with patent ductus arteriosus closure: Comparative analysis of surgical ligation versus cardiac catheterization-based closure. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022;101(12):e29103. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000029103
- Youmans L, Taylor C, Shin E, et al. Frequent alteration of the tumor suppressor gene APC in sporadic canine colorectal tumors. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e50813. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050813
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, 2019
American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2022
Honors & Awards
| 2025-2026 |
Department of Pediatrics Pilot Grant Award
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| 2025-2026 |
PCEN-UVA Pilot Grant
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| 2023-2025 |
NIH Loan Repayment Program Award
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| 2023-2024 |
Department of Pediatrics Pilot Grant Award
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| 2023-2024 |
Rare Disease Scholar Program Travel Award
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| 2023 |
Scholarship support for attending CSHL Spring 2023 Cell & Developmental Biology of Xenopus: Gene Discovery & Disease Course; Honorable mention at imaging competition
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| 2020 |
Awards at 3rd top presentation at San-Antonio Perinatal Research Conference, November 2020
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| 2012 |
Medical College of Georgia Dean’s Summer Research Fellow
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| 2009 |
Dean’s List Certificate
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