Jilda N. Vargus-Adams, MD, MSc
Title
Pediatric Physiatrist
Appointment
Assistant Professor
Email
rehab@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-7480
Fax
513-636-7360
Bio
Jilda Vargus-Adams, MD, Msc,joined the division of Pediatric Rehabilitation after completing medical school at Yale University and a combined residency program as well as research fellowship in Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation here in Cincinnati. Her research interests focus primarily on clinical effectiveness in cerebral palsy and outcome measurement in cerebral palsy. Dr. Vargus-Adams' clinical interests include cerebral palsy and childhood stroke.
Credentials
BA: Brown University, Providence, RI, 1990.
MD: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1995.
MS: Harvard School of Public Health, Epideminology, Boston, MA, 2002.
Residency: Pediatrics / Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995 - 2000.
Fellowship: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Research, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2002
Certification: Pediatrics, 2000.
Sub-specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2001; Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2007.
Awards and Honors
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- New Investigator Award - PM&R Education and Research Foundation, 2001.
- Research Enrichment Program for Physiatrists, 2000-2001.
- United Cerebral Palsy Hausman Award, 2006-2009.
Research
- Use of medication for spasticity in cerebral palsy
- Health-related quality of life in cerebral palsy
- Outcomes research in cerebral palsy
- Clinical effectiveness in cerebral palsy
Publications, Most Recent
Vargus-Adams, J.N.: Health-related quality of life in childhood cerebral palsy.Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2005; 86:940-945.
Vargus-Adams, J.N.: Longitudinal Use of the Child Health Questionnaire in childhood cerebral palsy.Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2006; 48:343-7.
Vargus-Adams JN. Inconsistencies with Physical Functioning and the Child Health Questionnaire in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Pediatrics, 2008; 153:199-202.
Vargus-Adams JN. Quality of life for adolescents with cerebral palsy: perspectives of adolescents and parents. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009; 51:169-70.
McMahon MA, Vargus-Adams JN, Michaud LJ, Bean J. Effects of Amantadine in Children with Impaired Consciousness Due to Acquired Brain Injury: A Pilot Study. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2009; 88:325-32.
Vargus-Adams, JN. Understanding Function and Other Outcomes in Cerebral Palsy. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2009; 20:567-75.
Baird MW, Vargus-Adams JN. Outcome measures used in studies of botulinum toxin in childhood cerebral palsy: A systematic review. Journal of Child Neurology, in press.
Vargus-Adams JN, Martin LK. Measuring What Matters in Cerebral Palsy: A Breadth of Important Domains and Outcome Measures. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabiltation, in press.
Presentations, Most Recent
University of Cincinnati Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, Spastic Hip Disease in Cerebral Palsy, with Twee Do, M.D., November, 2007
What’s New in CP, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Family Resource Center and Perlman Center Conference on Cerebral Palsy, April, 2008, Speaker
University of Cincinnati Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds, The Issues, the Candidates, and How to Make a Difference: Advocacy, October, 2008
Political Advocacy for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Other Disabilities: Initial Lessons in Making a Difference, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Grand Round Webinar, December 2008, Speaker
Cerebral Palsy, Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Semi-Annual Regional Resident Review Course, May, 2009, Speaker
Preparing for Federal Advocacy, Annual Assembly of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Scottsdale, September, 2009, Presenter
Professional Organization Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha
Abstracts
Vargus-Adams, JN. Poster Presentation. A pitfall of the Child Health Questionnaire when used in a population with cerebral palsy, Annual Assembly of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Vancouver, 2007. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 2007; 49 Suppl 111: 57.
Vargus-Adams, JN. Poster Presentation. A pitfall of the Child Health Questionnaire when used in a population with cerebral palsy, Annual Assembly of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati, 2008.
Vargus-Adams, JN, Kennington, L. Poster Presentation. Domains of Concern for Parents, Medical Professionals, and Youth with Cerebral Palsy, Annual Assembly of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati, 2008.
Mayer, MP, Vargus-Adams, JN. Poster Presentation. Functional Outcomes in Pediatric Transverse Myelitis: A Case Review, Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, San Diego, 2008, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2008, 89: E109.
Vargus-Adams JN, Martin LK. Poster Presentation. What Matters in Cerebral Palsy: A Breadth of Domains of Importance, Annual Assembly of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Scottsdale, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 2009, 51 (Suppl 5): 58.
Baird MW, Vargus-Adams JN. Poster Presentation. Outcome measures used in studies of botulinum toxin in childhood cerebral palsy: A systematic review, Annual Assembly of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Scottsdale, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 2009, 51 (Suppl 5): 81.
Books
Vargus-Adams JN. Pediatric Rehabilitation. In Essential Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Grant Cooper, editor, Humana Press, 2006, pp 175-90.
McMahon, MA, Pruitt, D, and Vargus-Adams, JN. Cerebral Palsy. In Pediatric Rehabilitation, Hanley & Belfus, in press.
Special Interests
- Cerebral Palsy
- Epidemiology
- Evidence-based practice
Presentations, Most Recent:
Introduction to Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy. Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Workshop Director; October 2004; Phoenix, Arizona.
Cerebral Palsy. Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Semi-Annual Regional Resident Review Course - Speaker; May 2005; Cincinnati, Ohio.
Prognosis. Practicing Evidence-Based Pediatrics Course - Co-instructor, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; October 2005; Cincinnati, Ohio.
Real Facts: What's New in CP. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Family Resource Center and Perlman Center Conference on Cerebral Palsy - Speaker; March 2006; Cincinnati, Ohio.
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