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Thao Ho, DO

Assoc Professor, College of Medicine Molecular Medicine

Assoc Professor, College of Medicine Pediatrics

Assoc Professor, College of Nursing

Contact Info

Education

  • Fellowship, Neonatology, University of South Florida, 2014
  • Residency, Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center, 2008
  • DO, Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, 2005
  • B.S., Chemistry, University of Central Florida, 2001

Biography

Tina Ho joined USF in 2016 as a neonatologist in the Morsani College of Medicine Pediatrics Department, Neonatology Division. Her research interest is aimed at examining the effects of anemia and oral iron supplementation on intestinal microbiome, inflammation and barriers in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) infants. Her findings will improve clinical management of anemia and optimize oral iron supplementation to give VLBW infants the most benefits and least harms

Interdisciplinary and Emerging Signature Programs

  • Women & Children's Health

Recent Publications

  • MohanKumar, Krishnan|Namachivayam, Kopperuncholan|Ho, Thao T.B.|Torres, Benjamin A.|Ohls, Robin K.|Maheshwari, Akhil Cytokines and growth factors in the developing intestine and during necrotizing enterocolitis Seminars in Perinatology [01460005]. 41(1), 2017.
  • Ho, Thao T. B.|Groer, Maureen W.|Kane, Bradley|Yee, Alyson L.|Torres, Benjamin A.|Gilbert, Jack A.|Maheshwari, Akhil Enteric dysbiosis and fecal calprotectin expression in premature infants Pediatric Research [00313998]. 85(3), 2019.
  • Groer, Maureen|Miller, Elizabeth M.|Sarkar, Anujit|Dishaw, Larry J.|Dutra, Samia V.|Youn Yoo, Ji|Morgan, Katherine|Ji, Ming|Ho, Thao Predicted Metabolic Pathway Distributions in Stool Bacteria in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: Potential Relationships with NICU Faltered Growth Nutrients [20726643]. 12(5), 2020.