Neonatology

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EDUCATION

Medical Education: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Residency: University of Alabama - Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 
Fellowship: Louisiana State University Health, New Orleans, LA

LICENSURE and CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
State of Tennessee Medical License

PRESENTATIONS

Cyrus, K. “A Case of Refractory Chylothoraces following ECMO” Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 2025, New Orleans, Louisiana

Cyrus, K. “Caregivers’ Values during Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Course” Pediatric Research Day, 2025, New Orleans, Louisiana

Cyrus, K., Barkemeyer, K., Mena, M., Tran, N., Boullt, J., Myers, M., Gupta, R., Mumphrey, C., “Postpartum depression screening implementation with limited resources” Southern Society for Pediatric Research Meeting, 2025, New Orleans, Louisiana

Cyrus, K., Fowler, B. “Maternal Mental Health: The Cry We Don’t Hear,” Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative’s Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Conference, 2024, Lafayette, Louisiana

Cyrus, K. “Neuroanatomical Abnormalities and End Stage Renal Disease in Chromosome 17q12 Deletion Syndrome” Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 2024, New Orleans, Louisiana

Cyrus, K. “Is Measuring Skeletal Muscle Mass with the D3-Creatine Dilution Method Feasible in Premature Infants?” Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 2023, New Orleans, Louisiana and Neonatal-Perinatal Research Conference at Alamo City, 2023, San Antonio, Texas

Gaffney, S., Cyrus K., Bigus, L., Wuerful, A. “The influence of post-stress food anticipation and consumption on cardiovascular recovery from mental stress in women with binge eating disorder: preliminary findings.” Mid-South Psychology Conference, 2013, Memphis, Tennessee

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Cyrus KE, Jerome ML, Reeves AV, Nguyen K, Shankaran M, Evans WJ, Salas AA. Correlation between Skeletal Muscle Mass and Fat-Free Mass in Infants Born Very Preterm. Journal of Pediatrics, 2024 Aug 30:114272. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114272. 

Klatzkin R.R., Gaffney S, Cyrus K, Bigus E, Brownley KA. Stress-induced eating in women with binge-eating disorder and obesity. Biological Psychology, 2016; 131:96-106.

Klatzkin, R.R., Gaffney, S., Cyrus, K., Bigus, E., Brownley, K.A. Binge eating disorder and obesity: Preliminary evidence for distinct cardiovascular and psychological phenotypes. Physiology & Behavior, 2015; 142:20-7.