Sophia P. Tsakiri, MD, FAAP, CMQ

Education

Graduate School: University of Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, 1990
Pediatric Residency: University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, 1991-1994
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship: University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, 1994-1998

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

• Diagnosis of Infection
• Resident and Student Education

Publications

Tsakiri S, Aneji C, Domonoske C, Mazur L, Benjamin DK Jr, Wootton SH. Voriconazole Treatment for an Infant With Intractable Candida glabrata Meningitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018;37(10):999-1001. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000002073
Tsakiri S, Zacharias N, Garcia J, Mazur L. Cranial Asymmetry Versus Microcephaly: Implications for Practice During the Zika Virus Epidemic. Tex Med. 2017;113(8):e1. Published 2017 Aug 1.
Zacharias N, Whitty J, Noblin S, et al. First Neonatal Demise with Travel-Associated Zika Virus Infection in the United States of America. AJP Rep. 2017;7(2):e68-e73. doi:10.1055/s-0037-1601890
Tsakiri, S. and Kennedy, K. (2006), Commentary on ‘Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birthweight babies’. Evid.-Based Child Health, 1: 328-330. https://doi.org/10.1002/ebch.19
Tsakiri SP, Turk CA, Lally KP, Garg K, Morris B. Atypical Meigs’ syndrome in a neonate with ovarian torsion associated with an ovarian dermoid cyst. Pediatr Surg Int. 2005;21(5):407-409. doi:10.1007/s00383-005-1368-y

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1997

Honors & Awards

2024 Medical Staff Core Values Award, Harris Health Houston

2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston.

2016 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

1987-1990 Antonios Papadakis Yearly Award and Scholarship for excellence in Medical Studies – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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