Holla, Ira Janhavi, M.D.
Specialties: Neonatal Medicine
Gender: Female
Biography: Dr. Holla is a native of New Delhi, India where she completed medical school training. She then attended Michigan State University for pediatric residency training and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland for neonatology fellowship. During her fellowship, she conducted basic science research wherein she studied the impact of infection on control of breathing and serum and brainstem cytokine levels in a rat pup model. Upon completion of her neonatology fellowship, she joined the faculty at UMMC in August of 2020 and is pleased to call Mississippi her home. As faculty at UMMC, she has continued to build on her interest in research and has been Principal Investigator and Sub-Investigator in numerous clinical trials. Her passion for the provision of quality medicine led her to develop multiple division-wide Quality Improvement efforts, and she was promoted to Neonatal ICU Quality Director. In her free time, Dr. Holla enjoys gardening and baking.
Education
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine |
| Fellowship: | Rainbow Babies' & Children's Hospital |
| Internship: | Maulana Azad Medical College |
| Medical Education: | Maulana Azad Medical College |
| Residency: | Michigan State Univ College Of Human Medicine |
Experience
Current Positions
| Quality Director, NICU, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 10/2022 - Present |
| Neonatologist representative- Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative, School of Medicine | 10/2022 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, North Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2021 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 08/2020 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, CITI Human Research, CITI Program | 02/2021 - 02/2024 |
| Certification, CITI Good Clinical Practice Training, CITI Program | 02/2021 - 02/2024 |
| Certification, Well Start International- Certificate of Completion of Lactation Seft Study, Well Start International | 10/2020 - Present |
| NPI, US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | |
| DEA, US Department of Justice | 10/2025 |
| Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support | 04/2020 - Present |
| Certification, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Hospital Based Instructor | 04/2022 - Present |
| Certification, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Certification, American Board of Pediatrics | 03/2022 - Present |
| Licensure, MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE | 07/2023 - 06/2024 |
| Certification, General Pediatrics Certification, American Board of Pediatrics | 12/2017 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Best Basic Science Research Award, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | 2020 |
| Women in Neonatology Travel Grant, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | 2020 |
| William Randolph Hearst Fellowship Foundation Award, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | 2019 |
| Rainbow Babies and Children's Fellowship Program Basic Science Research Grant, University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center | 2018 |
| Scholar of The Year Award, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan State Univeristy | 2017 |
| Colleen Barry Patient Advocacy Award, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan State University | 2017 |
| Resident Research Grant Award, American Academy of Pediatrics | 2016 |