Sarah Winter

Sarah Winter, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services Building

University Developmental Assessment Clinic
801-587-2255

  • Dr. Winter is a Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. She sees patients at the University Developmental Assessments Clinics. Dr. Winter is board certified in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and has special interests in children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and complex medical conditions, issues related to neonatal follow-up and early identification of motor disabilities. Dr. Winter trained at the University of Minnesota and completed her fellowship in Developmental Pediatrics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1998. She worked for the Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a consultant and published a paper on the prevalence of cerebral palsy. She is the co-director of the Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities with Dr. Judith Holt.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neurodevelopmental Disabilities)

  • Dr. Winter is a Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. She sees patients at the University Developmental Assessments Clinics. Dr. Winter is board certified in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and has special interests in children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and complex medical conditions, issues related to neonatal follow-up and early identification of motor disabilities. Dr. Winter trained at the University of Minnesota and completed her fellowship in Developmental Pediatrics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1998. She worked for the Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a consultant and published a paper on the prevalence of cerebral palsy. She is the co-director of the Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities with Dr. Judith Holt.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions General Pediatrics
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neurodevelopmental Disabilities)

    Education history

    Fellowship Developmental Pediatrics - Emory University Fellow
    Pediatrics - University of Minnesota Chief Resident
    Residency Pediatrics - University of Minnesota Resident
    Pediatrics - University of Minnesota Intern
    Professional Medical University of Minnesota M.D.
    Spanish - St. Olaf College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Green CE, Tyson JE, Heyne RJ, Hintz SR, Vohr BR, Bann CM, Das A, Bell EF, Debsareea SB, Stephens E, Gantz MG, Petrie Huitema CM, Johnson KJ, Watterberg KL, Mosquera R, Peralta-Carcelen M, Wilson-Costello DE, Colaizy TT, Maitre NL, Merhar SL, Adams-Chapman I, Fuller J, Hartley-McAndrew ME, Malcolm WF, Winter S, Duncan AF, Myer GJ, Kicklighter SD, Wyckoff MH, DeMauro SB, Hibbs AM, Stoll BJ, Carlo WA, Van Meurs KP, Rysavy MA, Patel RM, Snchez PJ, Laptook AR, Cotten CM, DAngio CT, Walsh MC, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network (2023). Use of term reference infants in assessing the developmental outcome of extremely preterm infants: lessons learned in a multicenter study. J Perinatol, 43(11), 1398-1405. (Read full article)
    2. Ohls RK, Lowe J, Yeo RA, Patel S, Winter S, Campbell RA, Baker S, Phillips J (2022). Longitudinal Assessment of Preterm Infants Treated with Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents. Curr Pediatr Rev, 19(4), 417-424. (Read full article)
    3. Campbell K, Malik L, Jones C, Ou Z, Presson A, Miller TA, Winter S, Glotzbach K (2022). Abnormal infant neurobehavior and later neurodevelopmental delays in children with critical CHD. Cardiol Young, 1-10. (Read full article)
    4. Bahr TM, Ohls RK, Baserga MC, Lawrence SM, Winter SL, Christensen RD (2022). Implications of an Elevated Nucleated Red Blood Cell Count in Neonates with Moderate to Severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. J Pediatr, 246, 12-18.e2. (Read full article)
    5. Cunningham S, Campbell K, Miller T, Winter S, Presson A, Ou Z, Glotzbach K (2022). Anxiety symptoms and associated functional impairment in children with CHD in a neurodevelopmental follow-up clinic. Cardiol Young, 1-8. (Read full article)
    6. Bell EF, Hintz SR, Hansen NI, Bann CM, Wyckoff MH, DeMauro SB, Walsh MC, Vohr BR, Stoll BJ, Carlo WA, Van Meurs KP, Rysavy MA, Patel RM, Merhar SL, Snchez PJ, Laptook AR, Hibbs AM, Cotten CM, DAngio CT, Winter S, Fuller J, Das A, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network (2022). Mortality, In-Hospital Morbidity, Care Practices, and 2-Year Outcomes for Extremely Preterm Infants in the US, 2013-2018. JAMA, 327(3), 248-263. (Read full article)
    7. Maitre NL, Byrne R, Duncan A, Dusing S, Gaebler-Spira D, Rosenbaum P, Winter S, CP EDI Consensus Group, Canadian Neonatal Follow-up Network (2022). "High-risk for cerebral palsy" designation: A clinical consensus statement. J Pediatr Rehabil Med, 15(1), 165-174. (Read full article)
    8. Blakely ML, Tyson JE, Lally KP, Hintz SR, Eggleston B, Stevenson DK, Besner GE, Das A, Ohls RK, Truog WE, Nelin LD, Poindexter BB, Pedroza C, Walsh MC, Stoll BJ, Geller R, Kennedy KA, Dimmitt RA, Carlo WA, Cotten CM, Laptook AR, Van Meurs KP, Calkins KL, Sokol GM, Sanchez PJ, Wyckoff MH, Patel RM, Frantz ID 3rd, Shankaran S, DAngio CT, Yoder BA, Bell EF, Watterberg KL, Martin CA, Harmon CM, Rice H, Kurkchubasche AG, Sylvester K, Dunn JCY, Markel TA, Diesen DL, Bhatia AM, Flake A, Chwals WJ, Brown R, Bass KD, St Peter SD, Shanti CM, Pegoli W Jr, Skarda D, Shilyansky J, Lemon DG, Mosquera RA, Peralta-Carcelen M, Goldstein RF, Vohr BR, Purdy IB, Hines AC, Maitre NL, Heyne RJ, DeMauro SB, McGowan EC, Yolton K, Kilbride HW, Natarajan G, Yost K, Winter S, Colaizy TT, Laughon MM, Lakshminrusimha S, Higgins RD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health Human Development Neonatal Research Network (2022). Initial Laparotomy Versus Peritoneal Drainage in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants With Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis or Isolated Intestinal Perforation: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Surg, 274(4), e370-e380. (Read full article)
    9. Tanner K, Noritz G, Ayala L, Byrne R, Fehlings D, Gehred A, Letzkus L, Novak I, Rosenberg N, Vargus-Adams J, Winter S, Maitre NL (2020). Assessments and Interventions for Sleep Disorders in Infants With or at High Risk for Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review. Pediatr Neurol, 118, 57-71. (Read full article)
    10. Ayala L, Winter S, Byrne R, Fehlings D, Gehred A, Letzkus L, Noritz G, Paton MCB, Pietruszewski L, Rosenberg N, Tanner K, Vargus-Adams J, Novak I, Maitre NL (2020). Assessments and Interventions for Spasticity in Infants With or at High Risk for Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review. Pediatr Neurol, 118, 72-90. (Read full article)
    11. Shah P, Cannon DC, Lowe JR, Phillips J, Christensen RD, Kamath-Rayne B, Rosenberg A, Wiedmeier S, Patel S, Winter S, Baker S, Ohls RK (2021). Effect of blood transfusions on cognitive development in very low birth weight infants. J Perinatol, 41(6), 1412-1418. (Read full article)
    12. Maitre NL, Burton VJ, Duncan AF, Iyer S, Ostrander B, Winter S, Ayala L, Burkhardt S, Gerner G, Getachew R, Jiang K, Lesher L, Perez CM, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Lam R, Lewandowski DJ, Byrne R (2020). Network Implementation of Guideline for Early Detection Decreases Age at Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis. Pediatrics, 145(5). (Read full article)
    13. Glotzbach KL, Ward JJ, Marietta J, Eckhauser AW, Winter S, Puchalski MD, Miller TA (2019). The Benefits and Bias in Neurodevelopmental Evaluation for Children with Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatr Cardiol, 41(2), 327-333. (Read full article)
    14. Hogan WJ, Winter S, Pinto NM, Weng C, Sheng X, Conradt E, Wood J, Puchalski MD, Tani LY, Miller TA (2018). Neurobehavioral evaluation of neonates with congenital heart disease: a cohort study. Dev Med Child Neurol, 60(12), 1225-1231. (Read full article)
    15. Hintz SR, Vohr BR, Bann CM, Taylor HG, Das A, Gustafson KE, Yolton K, Watson VE, Lowe J, DeAnda ME, Ball MB, Finer NN, Van Meurs KP, Shankaran S, Pappas A, Barnes PD, Bulas D, Newman JE, Wilson-Costello DE, Heyne RJ, Harmon HM, Peralta-Carcelen M, Adams-Chapman I, Duncan AF, Fuller J, Vaucher YE, Colaizy TT, Winter S, McGowan EC, Goldstein RF, Higgins RD, SUPPORT study group of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network (2018). Preterm Neuroimaging and School-Age Cognitive Outcomes. Pediatrics, 142(1). (Read full article)
    16. Phillips J, Yeo RA, Caprihan A, Cannon DC, Patel S, Winter S, Steffen M, Campbell R, Wiedmeier S, Baker S, Gonzales S, Lowe J, Ohls RK (2017). Neuroimaging in former preterm children who received erythropoiesis stimulating agents. Pediatr Res, 82(4), 685-690. (Read full article)
    17. Lowe JR, Rieger RE, Moss NC, Yeo RA, Winter S, Patel S, Phillips J, Campbell R, Baker S, Gonzales S, Ohls RK (2017). Impact of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents on Behavioral Measures in Children Born Preterm. J Pediatr, 184, 75-80.e1. (Read full article)
    18. Ohls RK, Cannon DC, Phillips J, Caprihan A, Patel S, Winter S, Steffen M, Yeo RA, Campbell R, Wiedmeier S, Baker S, Gonzales S, Lowe J (2016). Preschool Assessment of Preterm Infants Treated With Darbepoetin and Erythropoietin. Pediatrics, 137(3), e20153859. (Read full article)
    19. Winter S, Autry A, Boyle C, Yeargin-Allsopp M (2002). Trends in the prevalence of cerebral palsy in a population-based study. Pediatrics, 110(6), 1220-5. (Read full article)

    Other

    1. Watterberg KL, Walsh MC, Li L, Chawla S, DAngio CT, Goldberg RN, Hintz SR, Laughon MM, Yoder BA, Kennedy KA, McDavid GE, Backstrom-Lacy C, Das A, Crawford MM, Keszler M, Sokol GM, Poindexter BB, Ambalavanan N, Hibbs AM, Truog WE, Schmidt B, Wyckoff MH, Khan AM, Garg M, Chess PR, Reynolds AM, Moallem M, Bell EF, Meyer LR, Patel RM, Van Meurs KP, Cotten CM, McGowan EC, Hines AC, Merhar S, Peralta-Carcelen M, Wilson-Costello DE, Kilbride HW, DeMauro SB, Heyne RJ, Mosquera RA, Natarajan G, Purdy IB, Lowe JR, Maitre NL, Harmon HM, Hogden LA, Adams-Chapman I, Winter S, Malcolm WF, Higgins RD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Neonatal Research Network (2022). Hydrocortisone to Improve Survival without Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. N Engl J Med (386(12), pp. 1121-1131). United States. (Read full article)

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