Jamie Gilley, PhD, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC

Jamie Gilley, PhD, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC is a board-certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in the Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Texas Children’s Hospital. From the beginning of her career, Jamie’s passion has always been caring for the most critically ill neonates and their families.

She has a passion for research and has a research background in congenital diaphragmatic hernia and has participated in several evidenced-based collaborations including being a key stakeholder in developing the current clinical guidelines used in the Texas Children’s NICU. She was a member of The Laboratory for Regenerative Tissue Repair at Baylor College of Medicine where she completed her PhD dissertation work with a focus on the pulmonary artery pathobiology in congenital diaphragmatic hernia and its role in pulmonary hypertension in this population. She has presented her research nationally and internationally to enhance global knowledge over congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Jamie is the founder and former chair of the Newborn Center Nurse Practitioner Retention and Recruitment Committee at Texas Children’s. She helped to create the development of a mission statement, a former mentor program, a retention fund account and a dedicated website, and she has assisted with the improvement of employee retention and recruitment rates.

Clinical Interests

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, pulmonary hypertension, transport of the high-risk neonate

Education

Organizations

Honors and awards

2024

Good Samaritan Excellence in Nursing in Houston, Bronze Award

2023

Rising Star in Research and Scholarship Award, Sigma Theta Tau

2023

PhD Student Award for Excellence and Scholarship, Sigma Theta Tau

2023

PhD Faculty Achievement Award

2023

Houston Chronicle Salute to Nurses Top Nurses

2022

APRN of the Year, Texas Children’s Hospital

2022

Good Samaritan Excellence in Nursing in Houston, Bronze Award

2022

Top Student Podium Presenter (3rd Place), SNRS

2021

James A. Baker Transformation and Hope Scholarship, UT Health

2019

Rising Star Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Neonatology Section

* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Research interests

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Lingappan K, Olutoye OO 2nd, Gilley J, et al. Molecular insights using spatial transcriptomics of the distal lung in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 2023;10.1152/ajplung.00154.2023. doi:10.1152/ajplung.00154.2023

Gilley J, Hanneman SK, Ottosen M, Shivanna B, Keswani S. Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human and Murine Models of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Neonatology, 2024. DOI: 10.1159/000537802

Gilley J, Holmes, A, Kihara, E, Hanneman SK. Pulmonary Embolism: Surveillance is Key. American Nurse Journal. 2022 March. https://www.myamericannurse.com/pulmonary-embolism-surveillance/

Olutoye II OO, Short WD, Gilley J, Hammond II JD, Belfort MA, Lee TC, King A, Espinoza J, Joyeux L, Lingappan K, Gleghorn JP, Keswani SG. The Cellular and Molecular Effects of Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Front Pediatr.2022;10:925106. PMCID: PMC9294219.

Whalen E, Gilley J, Varghese NP. (2022). Pediatric Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Approach to Safe and Effective Care. Chapter 11. doi:10.1891/9780826138750.011

Olutoye OO 2nd, Hammond JD, Gilley J, Beckman RM, Bulathsinghala M, Keswani S, Davies J, Mazziotti MV, Donepudi R, Belfort MA, King A, Ketwaroo PM, Lee TC. “Fetal Malrotation with Midgut Volvulus: Prenatal Diagnosis and Planning.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2023.102654

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