Olutoye Lab
The Olutoye Lab focuses on fetal and neonatal diseases such as gastroschisis, congenital diaphragmatic hernia and necrotizing enterocolitis. Using surgical animal models, we investigate disease pathophysiology, identify prognostic indicators and explore candidates for surgical intervention. Current projects include a murine model studying pulmonary hypertension in congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a porcine model assessing the benefits of remote ischemic conditioning in necrotizing enterocolitis and a rabbit model aimed at identifying fetuses with complex gastroschisis in utero. Our research spans basic science, translational and clinical studies, including ongoing human projects focused on identifying diagnostic markers in patients at risk for necrotizing enterocolitis.
Inside Olutoye Lab
Featured Publications
- Hameedi S, Wright J, Schafer S, Sbragia L, Olutoye O. Serum intestinal fatty acid binding protein is elevated during feeding advancement in necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatr Res. 2025.
- Wright J, Hameedi S, Gadde R, Schafer C, Xia J, Sbragia L, Olutoye O. Intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) as a sensitive and specific biomarker for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in pre-term infants. J Pediatr Surg 2025:162741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162741
- Gadde R, Xia J, Hameedi S, Saulsbery A, Schafer C, Sbragia L, Olutoye O. Remote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC) Decreases the Incidence and Severity of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) - Validation in a Large Animal Model. J Pediatr Surg 2025;60(1):161957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.16195
- Cruz SM, Hameedi S, Sbragia L, Ogunleye O, Diefenbach K, Isaacs AM, Etchegaray A, Olutoye O. Fetoscopic Myelomeningocele (MMC) Repair: Evolution of the Technique and a Call for Standardization. J Clin Med 2025;14(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14051402
- Menchaca AD, Olutoye OO. Fetal Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction: Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies and Future Directions. Fetal Diagn Ther 2024;51(6):603-11. https://doi.org/10.1159/000540198
Recruitment
The Olutoye Lab is recruiting for the position of Surgical Research Fellow. If interested, please email OlutoyeResearchFellows@NationwideChildrens.org.
Meet Our Team
Oluyinka Olutoye, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
Jessica Wright, MD
Senior Research Fellow
Jessica.Wright1@NationwideChildrens.org
Meghan Hovell, MD
Junior Research Fellow
Meghan.Hovell@NationwideChildrens.org
Carly Schafer
Research Assistant
Carly.Schafer@NationwideChildrens.org
Ahmed Kamr
Research Associate
Ahmed.Kamr@NationwideChildrens.org
