Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Case Western Reserve University
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Research Interests:
Pediatric environmental health, Biomarkers, Fetal alcohol syndrome,

Publications:
Peterson J, Kirchner HL, Xue W, Minnes S, Singer LT, Bearer CF. Fatty acid ethyl esters in meconium are associated with poorer neurodevelopmental outcomes to two years of age. J Pediatr. 2008 Jun; 152(6):788-92. Epub 2008 Jan 10.

Lai TT, Bearer CF. Iatrogenic environmental hazards in the neonatal intensive care unit. Clin Perinatol. 2008 Mar; 35(1):163-81.

Littner Y, Cudd TA, O'Riordan MA, Cwik A, Bearer CF. Elevated Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters in Meconium of Sheep Fetuses Exposed in Utero to Ethanol-A New Animal Model. Pediatr Res. 2008 Feb; 63 (2): 164-8. Epub 2007 Dec 10.

Gubitosi-Klug, R, Larimer CG, Bearer CF. L1 cell adhesion molecule is neuroprotective of alcohol induced cell death. Neurotoxicology, 2007; 28:457-462.

Littner Y, Bearer CF. Detection of alcohol consumption during pregnancy - Current and future biomarkers. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2007; 31 (2):261-9.