Fayez M. Bany-Mohammed
Biography
Fayez M. Bany-Mohammed, M.D., is HS Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He served as Program Director of the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program from 2010 to 2025, overseeing educational programs across multiple clinical sites. Bany-Mohammed received his M.D. from the University of Jordan and completed his Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship at UC Irvine Medical Center.
Bany-Mohammed served as President of the California Association of Neonatologists from 2019 to 2020 and as a member of the Executive Council for District IX of the Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the American Academy of Pediatrics from 2014 to 2018. He has developed several educational curricula for neonatal fellows, including a national biostatistics curriculum and an ethics and professionalism curriculum in partnership with OPENPediatrics. He serves as Associate Editor for Gomella's Neonatology, a standard reference text in the field, contributing chapters on infectious diseases and neonatal conditions.
Bany-Mohammed has supervised research projects for numerous neonatal fellows, focusing on mesenchymal stem cells, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and neonatal outcomes. He has participated in multi-center clinical trials including the PREMOD 2 study on delayed cord clamping and umbilical cord milking. He founded the NICU Quality and Safety Committee at UCI Medical Center in 2013 and has served as liaison to the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative on statewide quality improvement initiatives. He maintains clinical appointments at UCI Medical Center, St. Francis Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Orange County, and Orange County Global Medical Center.
Return to topDistinctions
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors - Pediatric Specialist, 2011-2024
- Top Doctor by Doximity and US News and World Reports Magazine, 2012-2024
- Outstanding Program Leadership Award, UCI GME, 2016
- Physicians of Excellence by Orange County Medical Association and Orange Coast Magazine, 2009-2024
- UCI Health ARIISE award winner for RESPECT, 2023
- Second Year Resident Research Award, Pediatric Research Day, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1992
Areas of Expertise
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Prevention
- Delayed Cord Clamping
- Neonatal Infectious Diseases
- Quality Improvement Patient Safety
- Fellowship Program Leadership
Recent Publications
- Rojas G, Jain A, Bany-Mohammed F, Felgner P, Aslam M, Uy CC, “Concordance of maternal and cord blood SARS-COV-2 immunoglobulin seropositivity after COVID-19 infection or vaccination in pregnancy” (opens in new tab), Journal of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 9-17, 2025.
- Nolan B, Uy C, Stablein L, Bany-Mohammed F, “Screening for Delayed Thyroid Stimulation Hormone Rise and Atypical Congenital Hypothyroidism in Infants Born Very Preterm and Infants with Very Low Birth Weight” (opens in new tab), Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 269, pp. 113974, 2024.
- Mink RB, Carraccio CL, Herman BE, Bany-Mohammed F, “Relationship between epa level of supervision with their associated subcompetency milestone levels in pediatric fellow assessment” (opens in new tab), BMC Med Educ, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 720, 2023.
- Ernesto Licon, Fayez Bany-Mohammed, Afshan B. Hameed, “Nationwide trends in neonatal preterm birth outcomes”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 228, no. 1, pp. S303-S304, 2023.
- Adnan Ismail, Yona Nicolau, Cherry Uy, Fayez Bany-Mohammed, Muhammad Aslam, “Maternal antenatal marijuana use lowers the biologic potential of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells”, Pediatrics, vol. 147, no. 3_MeetingAbstract, pp. 714-715, 2021.
- Abrantes MA, Valencia AM, Bany-Mohammed F, Aranda JV, Beharry KD, “Intergenerational Influence of Antenatal Betamethasone on Growth, Growth Factors, and Neurological Outcomes in Rats” (opens in new tab), Reproductive Sciences, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 418-431, 2020.
Most Cited Publications
- Inayat M, Bany-Mohammed F, Valencia A, Tay C, Jacinto J, Aranda JV, Beharry KD, “Antioxidants and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Preterm Infants with Symptomatic Patent Ductus Arteriosus” (opens in new tab), American Journal of Perinatology, vol. 32, no. 9, pp. 895-904, 2015.
- Chang M, Bany-Mohammed F, Kenney MC, Beharry KD, “Effects of a superoxide dismutase mimetic on biomarkers of lung angiogenesis and alveolarization during hyperoxia with intermittent hypoxia”, American Journal of Translational Research, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 594-607, 2013.
- Katheria A, Szychowski J, Carlo WA, Bany-Mohammed F, “Umbilical Cord Milking Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Infants 28 to 32 Weeks: A Randomized Trial” (opens in new tab), Pediatrics, vol. 152, no. 6, pp. e2023063113, 2023.
- Greer R, Safarulla A, Koeppel R, Aslam M, Bany-Mohammed FM, “Can Fetal Umbilical Venous Blood Be a Reliable Source for Admission Complete Blood Count and Culture in NICU Patients?” (opens in new tab), Neonatology, vol. 115, no. 1, pp. 49-58, 2019.
- Mink R, Schwartz A, Carraccio C, High P, Dammann C, McGann KA, Kesselheim J, Herman B, “Creating the Subspecialty Pediatrics Investigator Network” (opens in new tab), Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 192, pp. 3-4.e2, 2018.
- Jivabhai Patel S, Bany-Mohammed F, McNally L, Valencia GB, Lazzaro DR, Aranda JV, Beharry KD, “Exogenous Superoxide Dismutase Mimetic Without Scavenging H2O2 Causes Photoreceptor Damage in a Rat Model for Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy” (opens in new tab), Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 1665-77, 2015.
Contact Information
Email: fbanymoh@uci.edu
Phone: (714) 456-6933
Address: Orange, CA 92868
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Last updated on 6/4/2026.