Ira Janhavi "Ira" Holla, MD

Ira Janhavi "Ira" Holla, MD

Assistant Professor

Department:
SOM-Peds-Neonatology

Email:
iholla@umc.edu

Biography

Dr. Holla is a native of New Delhi, India where she completed medical school training. She then attended Michigan State University for pediatric residency training and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland for neonatology fellowship. During her fellowship, she conducted basic science research wherein she studied the impact of infection on control of breathing and serum and brainstem cytokine levels in a rat pup model. Upon completion of her neonatology fellowship, she joined the faculty at UMMC in August of 2020 and is pleased to call Mississippi her home. As faculty at UMMC, she has continued to build on her interest in research and has been Principal Investigator and Sub-Investigator in numerous clinical trials. Her passion for the provision of quality medicine led her to develop multiple division-wide Quality Improvement efforts, and she was promoted to Neonatal ICU Quality Director. In her free time, Dr. Holla enjoys gardening and baking.

Education

Case Western, Fellowship, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine2020
Michigan State University, Residency, Pediatrics2017
Maulana Azad Medical College, MBBS, Medicine2013

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, CITI Human Research, CITI Program02/2021 - 02/2024
Certification, CITI Good Clinical Practice Training, CITI Program02/2021 - 02/2024
Certification, Well Start International- Certificate of Completion of Lactation Seft Study, Well Start International10/2020 - Present
NPI, US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
DEA, US Department of Justice10/2025
Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support04/2020 - Present
Certification, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Hospital Based Instructor04/2022 - Present
Certification, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Certification, American Board of Pediatrics03/2022 - Present
Licensure, MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE07/2023 - 06/2024
Certification, General Pediatrics Certification, American Board of Pediatrics12/2017 - Present

Current Positions

Quality Director, NICU, School of Medicine10/2022 - Present
Neonatologist representative- Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative, School of Medicine10/2022 - Present
Assistant Professor07/2021 - Present
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics08/2020 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Director Neonatal Transport, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine10/2020 - 09/2022

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, Budesonide in BABIES (BIB) STUDY, NIH01/2024 - 01/2025
Intramural, Chest Wall Thickness, UMMC04/2023 - 04/2024
Extramural, Racial Disparities in Accuracy of Pulse Oximetry, R03 HD106138-01A111/2022 - 02/2025
Extramural, Baxter Lipid Study08/2020 - 08/2022
Extramural, ABBOTT MILK STUDY08/2020 - 03/2022

Publications

Journal Article

Dankhara N, Holla I, Ramarao S, Kalikkot Thekkeveedu R, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology. Journal of clinical medicine, 2023 Jun 22;12(13)2023
Markowski A, Holla I, Patrinos ME, Evolving Rash in an Otherwise Well-Appearing Premature Newborn. Clinical pediatrics, 2023 May;62(4):356-3582023
Alur P, Holla I, Hussain N, Impact of sex, race, and social determinants of health on neonatal outcomes. Frontiers in pediatrics, 2024;12:1377195

Abstracts

Holla I, MacFarlane P Changes in Brainstem and Serum
Biomarkers following Neonatal Lipopolysaccharide Exposure: Implications for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
2019
S Jani, M Patel, M Aryanfar, I Holla, L Lockwood, M Kadrofske Regulation of Intestinal Mucosal Wound Healing by 5-
Hydroxytriptamine.
2017
I Holla, K Parthasarthy, M Kadrofske. Effect of Serotonin (5-HT) on Goblet Cell Number in Mouse Distal Ileal Mucosa. Abstract and Poster Presentation2017
Sheikh Z, Holla I Common Causes of Parental Vaccine Refusal in Inner City Pediatric Residency Clinic.2017
Kapoor S, Holla I, Kapoor H Pilot Study: Development of
Normative Baseline Values for Analytes used in Newborn
Screening before 1 week of life.
2013
S Kapoor, I Holla, H Kapoor. G6PD Enzyme Deficiency in
Newborn Screening: 2 year's Data from a Tertiary Care Center in India. Abstract and Poster Presentation: 8th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Society for Neonatal Screening.
2013

Book Chapter

Holla RG, Holla I Persistent Pulmonary
Hypertension of the Newborn
Algorithms in Pediatrics; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Limited, 2016.
2017

Presentations

Poster Presentation, Neonatal Thoracentesis-Safe Site and Insertion Depth, 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies05/2024
Platform Presentations, Neonatal Thoracentesis-Safe Site and Insertion Depth, 2024 Southern Regional Meeting02/2024
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Basics Of Quality Improvement, UMMC, UMMC04/2023
Poster Presentation, Changes in Brainstem and Serum
Biomarkers following Neonatal Lipopolysaccharide Exposure: Implications for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome., Southern Regional Meeting, 2021
02/2021
Platform Presentations, Changes in Brainstem and Serum
Biomarkers following Neonatal Lipopolysaccharide Exposure: Implications for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome., 14th Annual Fellows Science Day, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH
06/2020
Poster Presentation, Changes in Brainstem and Serum Biomarkers following Neonatal Lipopolysaccharide Exposure: Implications for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, 95th Perinatal and Developmental Medicine Symposium - Improving Perinatal Outcomes11/2019
Poster Presentation, Regulation of Intestinal Mucosal Wound Healing by 5-
Hydroxytryptamine., Pediatric Academic Societies/Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, San Fransisco, CA.
05/2017
Platform Presentations, Common Causes of Parental Vaccine Refusal in Inner City Pediatric Residency Clinic., 12th Mid-Michigan Research Day, Lansing, MI.04/2017
Poster Presentation, Effect of Serotonin (5-HT) on Goblet Cell Number in Mouse Distal Ileal Mucosa., 12th Mid-Michigan Research Day, Lansing, MI04/2017
Poster Presentation, G6PD Enzyme Deficiency in
Newborn Screening: 2 year's Data from a Tertiary Care Center in
India., 8th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Society for Neonatal Screening. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
09/2013
Platform Presentations, Pilot Study: Development of
Normative Baseline Values for Analytes used in Newborn
Screening before 1 week of life., 8th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Society for Neonatal Screening. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
09/2013

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Best Basic Science Research Award, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center2020
Women in Neonatology Travel Grant, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine2020
William Randolph Hearst Fellowship Foundation Award, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center2019
Rainbow Babies and Children's Fellowship Program Basic Science Research Grant, University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center2018
Scholar of The Year Award, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan State Univeristy2017
Colleen Barry Patient Advocacy Award, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan State University2017
Resident Research Grant Award, American Academy of Pediatrics2016

Professional Membership and Service

Academic Pediatric Association, Member2023 - Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Member2017 - Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, Member2014 - Present
Indian Medical Association, Member2013 - Present

Committee Service

THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-INFECTION PREVENTION, Member2024 - Present
Newborn Division Morbidity and Mortality Committee, Member2023 - Present
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Member2023 - Present
Eat Sleep Console QI Committee, Chair2023 - Present
IVH Prevention QI Committee, Co-Chair2023 - Present
BPD Prevention QI Committee, Chair2023 - Present
Watch Me Grow QI Committee, Member2022 - Present
iCare Review Committee, Division of Newborn Medicine, Member2022 - Present
Premedication for Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation Committee, Chair2021 - Present
Postnatal Steroid Use Guideline Committee, Member2020 - Present
NICU ECMO Committee, Member2020 - Present
Newborn Medicine Division Guidelines Committee, Presenter and Attendee2020 - Present
Hepatitis B vaccine in NICU QI Committee, Member2020 - Present

Community Service

Run the Rainbow for Children's, Donor03/2024 - Present
Annual Mississippi Miracles Radiothon, Donor02/2024 - 03/2024

Other Service

Newborn Division Chronic Care Conference, Presenter and Attendee

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, NICU ECMO BootcampFall 2023-2024 - 2023
Lab, Lab Presenter, Annual NICU Bootcamp for High Risk Low Volume ProceduresFall 2023-2024 - 2023
Nursing, Small Group, Facilitator, NICU RN BootcampSummer 2023-2024 - 2023
Nursing, Small Group, Facilitator, NICU RN BootcampSpring 2023-2024 - 2024
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, NICU Resident Lecture SeriesWinter 2023-2024
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, Neonatology Division Journal Club: Eat, Sleep, Console Approach or Usual Care for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal SyndromeSummer 2023
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, NICU Resident Lecture Series 2022--2023 - 2022
Lecture, Lecturer, NICU ECMO BootcampSpring 2022-2023 - 2023
Nursing, Small Group, Facilitator, NICU RN BootcampWinter 2022-2023 - 2023
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Resident Case ConferenceSpring 2022-2023 - 2023
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, NICU Resident Lecture SeriesFall 2022-2023
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, NICU Resident Lecture SeriesSpring 2022-2023
Medicine, Course, Preceptor, Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification 2022 - 2022
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson Lecture Series- Part 1 High Risk Newborn 2021-2022 - 2021
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, NICU Resident Lecture SeriesFall 2021-2022
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, NICU Resident Lecture SeriesWinter 2021-2022
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, NICU Resident Lecture SeriesSpring 2021-2022
Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Neonatology Division Journal Club: Lower versus Traditional Treatment Threshold for Neonatal HypoglycemiaSpring 2021
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, NICU Resident Lecture SeriesSpring 2020-2021
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, NICU Resident Lecture SeriesWinter 2020-2021
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, NICU Resident Lecture SeriesFall 2020-2021
Medicine, Lecture, Preceptor, NICU Resident Lecture SeriesSummer 2020-2021

Directed Student Learning

Supervised Research, Effect of High Protein Intake on Head Circumference in very Low Birth Weight Infants
Advised: Simmy Vig
2022 - 2023
Supervised Research, Effect of High Protein Intake on Head Circumference in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Advised: Addie Hitt
2022 - 2023

Fellows supervised

UMMC Nurse Practitioner Mentor - Academic Mentor to Erica Watson, Attending Physician, 0 fellows supervised07/2023 - Present
Faculty Mentor to Dr. Maher Ajour, Attending Physician, 0 fellows supervised07/2023 - Present
Neonatal Perinatal Fellowship Program- Research Mentor to James Fish, Research Advisor, 0 fellows supervised07/2023 - Present
Neonatal Perinatal Fellowship Program- Academic Mentor to James Fish, 0 fellows supervised05/2023 - Present
Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program- Academic Mentor to Isabella De Soler, Attending Physician, 0 fellows supervised07/2022 - Present
Neonatal Perinatal Fellowship Program, Training Faculty, 10 fellows supervised08/2020 - Present

Residency Training

Med-Peds Residents NICU Rotation, Training Faculty2020 - Present
Pediatric Resident NICU Rotation, Training Faculty2020 - Present