Sarah Winter
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Sarah Winter, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services Building

University Developmental Assessment Clinic
81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-587-2255
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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 -Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions General Pediatrics
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Neurodevelopmental Disabilities)

Education history

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

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. 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 N (2021). Assessments and Interventions for Spasticity in Infants With or at High Risk for Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review. Pediatric neurology, 118, 72-90.
  2. Tanner K, Noritz G, Ayala L, Byrne R, Fehlings D, Gehred A, Letzkus L, Novak I, Rosenberg N, Vargus-Adams J, Winter S, Maitre N (2021). Assessments and Interventions for Sleep Disorders in Infants With or at High Risk for Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review. Pediatric neurology, 118, 57-71.
  3. Hogan WJ, Winter S, Pinto NM, Weng C, Sheng X, Conradt E, Wood J, Puchalski MD, Tani LY, Miller T (2018). Neurobehavioral evaluation of neonates with congenital heart disease: a cohort study. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 60(12), 1225-1231.
  4. Shah P, Cannon DC, Lowe JR, Phillips J, Christensen RD, Kamath-Rayne B, Rosenberg A, Wiedmeier S, Patel S, Winter S, Baker S, Ohls R (2021). Effect of blood transfusions on cognitive development in very low birth weight infants. Journal of perinatology, 41(6), 1412-1418.
  5. Lowe JR, Rieger RE, Moss NC, Yeo RA, Winter S, Patel S, Phillips J, Campbell R, Baker S, Gonzales S, Ohls R (2017). Impact of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents on Behavioral Measures in Children Born Preterm. The Journal of pediatrics, 184, 75-80.e1.
  6. 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 R (2017). Neuroimaging in former preterm children who received erythropoiesis stimulating agents. Pediatric research, 82(4), 685-690.
  7. Winter S, Autry A, Boyle C, Yeargin-Allsopp (2002). Trends in the prevalence of cerebral palsy in a population-based study. Pediatrics, 110(6), 1220-5.
  8. 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),
  9. 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 (2016). Preschool Assessment of Preterm Infants Treated With Darbepoetin and Erythropoietin. Pediatrics, 137(3), e20153859.
  10. 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 (2020). Network Implementation of Guideline for Early Detection Decreases Age at Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis. Pediatrics, 145(5),
  11. Glotzbach KL, Ward JJ, Marietta J, Eckhauser AW, Winter S, Puchalski MD, Miller T (2020). The Benefits and Bias in Neurodevelopmental Evaluation for Children with Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatric cardiology, 41(2), 327-333.
  12. 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, D'Angio 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 (2021). Initial Laparotomy Versus Peritoneal Drainage in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants With Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis or Isolated Intestinal Perforation: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. Annals of surgery, 274(4), e370-e380.
  13. 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, Sánchez PJ, Laptook AR, Hibbs AM, Cotten CM, D'Angio 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.
  14. Campbell K, Malik L, Jones C, Ou Z, Presson A, Miller TA, Winter S, Glotzbach (2022). Abnormal infant neurobehavior and later neurodevelopmental delays in children with critical CHD. Cardiology in the young, 33(7), 1-10.
  15. Bahr TM, Ohls RK, Baserga MC, Lawrence SM, Winter SL, Christensen R (2022). Implications of an Elevated Nucleated Red Blood Cell Count in Neonates with Moderate to Severe Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. The Journal of pediatrics, 246, 12-18.e2.
  16. Cunningham S, Campbell K, Miller T, Winter S, Presson A, Ou Z, Glotzbach (2022). Anxiety symptoms and associated functional impairment in children with CHD in a neurodevelopmental follow-up clinic. Cardiology in the young, 33(6), 1-8.
  17. 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. Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine, 15(1), 165-174.
  18. 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, Sánchez PJ, Laptook AR, Cotten CM, D'Angio CT, Walsh MC, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Networ (2023). Use of term reference infants in assessing the developmental outcome of extremely preterm infants: lessons learned in a multicenter study. Journal of perinatology, 43(11), 1398-1405.
  19. Ohls RK, Lowe J, Yeo RA, Patel S, Winter S, Campbell RA, Baker S, Phillips (2023). Longitudinal Assessment of Preterm Infants Treated with Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents. Current pediatric reviews, 19(4), 417-424.
  20. Moss SN, Keene JC, Winter SL, Baserga M, Ayala L, Evans WG, Ostrander B (2025). General Movements Assessment and Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination for early diagnosis of cerebral palsy in infants born at term treated with therapeutic hypothermia. Developmental medicine and child neurology,

Book Chapter

  1. Winter, Sarah; Baserga Marian (2025). Neonatal and Infant Mortality and Mobidity. 8.

Other

  1. Watterberg KL, Walsh MC, Li L, Chawla S, D'Angio 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. The New England journal of medicine, 386(12), 1121-1131.