Rana Alissa, M.D.

Rana Alissa M.D.

Associate Professor

Department: Department of Pediatrics
Business Phone: (904) 244-3508
Business Email: rana.alissa@jax.ufl.edu

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Pediatrics
Interests
  • Clinical Special Interests: newborn and pediatrics urgent care
  • Research Special Interests: newborn and pediatrics urgent care

Publications

2023
A Case of Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed in an Infant Past the Newborn Period.
Cureus.15(8):e44102-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.44102.[PMID] 37750150.
2023
Prevalence of asymptomatic cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in newborns in northeast Florida.
Frontiers in epidemiology.3():1270374-[DOI] 10.3389/fepid.2023.1270374.[PMID] 38455916.
2023
Tailored Approach to Evaluation and Management of Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis in a Safety-Net Teaching Hospital in Northeast Florida.
Cureus.15(9):e45263-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.45263.[PMID] 37846280.
2023
The Many Faces of Neurological Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection.
Cureus.15(7):e41580-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.41580.[PMID] 37559852.
2021
Copious amount of bloody stool in a newborn shortly after birth.
SAGE open medical case reports.9():2050313X211054260-[DOI] 10.1177/2050313X211054260.[PMID] 34707868.
2021
Decreasing Admissions to the NICU: An Official Transition Bed for Neonates.
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.21(1):87-91[DOI] 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000765.[PMID] 32384327.
2021
Saving Time for Patient Care by Optimizing Physician Note Templates: A Pilot Study.
Frontiers in digital health.3():772356-[DOI] 10.3389/fdgth.2021.772356.[PMID] 35098206.
2021
Suitability of Placental Blood Samples of Newborns for Pre-Transfusion Testing.
Frontiers in pediatrics.9():661321-[DOI] 10.3389/fped.2021.661321.[PMID] 33996695.
2020
The impact on the exclusive breastfeeding rate at 6 months of life of introducing supplementary donor milk into the level 1 newborn nursery.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.40(7):1109-1114[DOI] 10.1038/s41372-020-0657-6.[PMID] 32231257.
2018
Comparison of heel stick sample with placental blood sample for pretransfusion testing.
Transfusion.58(9):2227-2231[DOI] 10.1111/trf.14792.[PMID] 30153354.
2018
Glucose Gel in Infants at Risk for Transitional Neonatal Hypoglycemia.
American journal of perinatology.35(11):1050-1056[DOI] 10.1055/s-0038-1639338.[PMID] 29579758.
2018
Primer in Patient Safety Concepts: Simulation Case-Based Training for Pediatric Residents and Fellows.
MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources.14():10711-[DOI] 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10711.[PMID] 30800911.
2011
Functional profile of the platelet P2Y₁₂ receptor signalling pathway in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.
Thrombosis and haemostasis.105(4):730-2[DOI] 10.1160/TH10-10-0652.[PMID] 21225097.

Office Information

Academic Office
6th Floor, Clinical Center
655 West 8th Street, C3
Jacksonville, FL 32209
(904) 244-4242
rana.alissa@jax.ufl.edu
Division Manager
Vanessa Martin
(904) 244-3508
vanessa.martin@jax.ufl.edu

Education

Medical Degree
1997 · Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
Pediatrics Residency
2013 · University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA