Colorectal surgery; vascular malformations; minimally invasive surgery; general pediatric surgery

Clinical Interests

Colorectal surgery including inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis); surgical oncology (Wilms tumor and neuroblastoma); minimally invasive surgery; ECMO; congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); neonatal surgery

Research Interests

Angiogenesis in pediatric solid tumors (Neuroblastoma, Wilm’s tumor, and Ewing’s Sarcoma) and in inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
 

Keswani SG, Le LD, Morris LM, Lim FY, Katz AB, Ghobril N, Habli M, Frischer JS, Crombleholme TM. Submucosal gland development in the human fetal trachea xenograft model: implications for fetal gene therapy.J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jan;46(1):33-8.

Dauplaise DJ, Barnett SJ, Frischer JS, Wong HR. Decompressive abdominal laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome in an unengrafted bone marrow recipient with septic shock.Crit Care Res Pract. 2010;2010. pii: 102910

Lawal TA, Frischer JS, Falcone RA, Chatoorgoon K, Denson LA, Levitt MA. The transanal approach with laparoscopy or laparotomy for the treatment of rectal strictures in Crohn's disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2010 Nov;20(9):791-5.

Bischoff A, Gupta A, D'Mello S, Mezoff A, Podberesky D, Barnett S, Keswani S, Frischer JS. Crohn's disease limited to the appendix: a case report in a pediatric patient.Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Nov;26(11):1125-8.

Vuletin JF, Lim FY, Cnota J, Kline-Fath B, Salisbury S, Haberman B, Kingma P, Frischer J, Crombleholme T. Prenatal pulmonary hypertension index: novel prenatal predictor of severe postnatal pulmonary artery hypertension in antenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia.J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Apr;45(4):703-8. 

Ruiz-Elizalde R, Frischer JS, Crowles RA. Button-Loop Feeding Jejunostomy.J  Gastrointest Surg. 2008.

Kadenhe-Chiweshe A, Papa J, McCrudden KW, Frischer J, Bae JO, Huang J, Fisher J, Lefkowitch JH, Feirt N, Rudge J, Holash J, Yancopoulos GD, Kandel JJ, Yamashiro DJ. Sustained VEGF blockade results in microenvironmental sequestration of VEGF by tumors and persistent VEGF receptor-2 activation. Mol Cancer Res. 2008 Jan:6(1):1-9.

BA: Miami University, 1987.

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1993.

MS: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1989.

Inge TH, Miyano G, Bean J, Helmrath M, Courcoulas A, Harmon CM, Chen MK, Wilson K, Daniels SR, Garcia VF, Brandt ML, Dolan LM. Reversal of type 2 diabetes mellitus and improvements in cardiovascular risk factors after surgical weight loss in adolescents. Pediatrics. 2009 Jan;123(1):214-22.

Inge T, Helmrath M, Vierra M, Ikramuddin S. Challenges of adolescent bariatric surgery: tips for managing the extremely obese teen. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008 Feb;18(1):157-69.

Inge TH, Krebs NF, Garcia VF, Skelton JA, Guice KS, Strauss RS, Albanese CT, Brandt ML, Hammer LD, Harmon CM, Kane TD, Klish WJ, Oldham KT, Rudolph CD, Helmrath MA, Donovan E, Daniels SR. Bariatric surgery for severely overweight adolescents: concerns and recommendations. Pediatrics. 2004 Jul;114(1):217-23. Review.

Fridriksson JH, Helmrath MA, Wessel JJ, Warner BW. Hypercalcemia associated with extracorporeal life support in neonates. J Pediatr Surg. 2001 Mar;36(3):493-7.

Erwin CR, Helmrath MA, Shin CE, Falcone RA Jr, Stern LE, Warner BW. Intestinal overexpression of EGF in transgenic mice enhances adaptation after small bowel resection. Am J Physiol. 1999 Sep;277(3 Pt 1):G533-40.

Helmrath MA, Erwin CR, Shin CE, Warner BW. Enterocyte apoptosis is increased following small bowel resection. J Gastrointest Surg. 1998 Jan-Feb;2(1):44-9.

Helmrath MA, Shin CE, Fox JW, Erwin CR, Warner BW. Adaptation after small bowel resection is attenuated by sialoadenectomy: the role for endogenous epidermal growth factor. Surgery. 1998 Nov;124(5):848-54.

Shin CE, Helmrath MA, Falcone RA Jr, Fox JW, Duane KR, Erwin CR, Warner BW. Epidermal growth factor augments adaptation following small bowel resection: optimal dosage, route, and timing of administration. J Surg Res. 1998 Jun;77(1):11-6.

Helmrath MA, Shin CE, Erwin CR, Warner BW. The EGF\EGF-receptor axis modulates enterocyte apoptosis during intestinal adaptation. J Surg Res. 1998 Jun;77(1):17-22.

Helmrath MA, Shin CE, Erwin CR, Warner BW. Intestinal adaptation is enhanced by epidermal growth factor independent of increased ileal epidermal growth factor receptor expression. J Pediatr Surg. 1998 Jul;33(7):980-4; discussion 984-5.

Colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery

Rangel SJ, Lawal TA, Bischoff A, Chatoorgoon K, Louden E, Peña A, Levitt MA. The appendix as a conduit for antegrade continence enemas in patients with anorectal malformations: Lessons learned from 163 cases treated over 18 years. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1236-42.

Chatoorgoon K, Peña A, Lawal T, Hamrick M, Louden E, Levitt MA. Neoappendicostomy in the management of pediatric fecal incontinence. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1243-9,.

Levitt MA, Mathis KL, Pemberton JH. Surgical treatment for constipation in children and adults. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 2011 Jun;25:167-179.

Levitt MA, Bischoff A, Peña A. Pitfalls and challenges of cloaca repair: How to reduce the need for reoperations. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1250-1255.

Lawal TA, Chatoorgoon K, Bischoff A, Peña A, Levitt MA. Management of h-type rectovestibular and rectovaginal fistulas. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1226-30.

Lawal TA, Rangel SJ, Bischoff A, Peña A, Levitt MA. Laparoscopic assisted Malone Appendicostomy in the Management of Fecal Incontinence in Children. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech. 2011 Jun;21(5):455-9.

Alam S, Lawal TA, Peña A, Sheldon C, Levitt MA. Acquired posterior urethral diverticulum following surgery for anorectal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1231-5.

Lawal TA, Falcone RA, von Allmen D, Denson LA, Levitt MA, Warner BW, Frischer JS. The utility of routine pouchogram before ileostomy reversal in children and adolescents following ileal pouch anal anastomosis. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1222-5.

Podberesky DJ, Weaver NC, Anton CG, Lawal T, Hamrick MC, Alam S, Peña A, Levitt MA. MRI of acquired posterior urethral diverticulum following surgery for anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2011 Apr 16.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Kline-Fath BM, Levitt MA, Lim FY, Linam LE, Patel MN, Kraus S, Crombleholme TM, Peña A. Fetal MRI clues to diagnose cloacal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2011 Mar 16.

Clinical research regarding colorectal problems in children

Lawal TA, Rangel SJ, Bischoff A, Peña A, Levitt MA. Laparoscopic-Assisted Malone Appendicostomy in the Management of Fecal Incontinence in Children. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2011 Mar 2.

Lawal TA, Chatoorgoon K, Collins MH, Coe A, Peña A, Levitt MA. Redo pull-through in Hirschprung's disease for obstructive symptoms due to residual aganglionosis and transition zone bowel.J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Feb;46(2):342-7.

Bischoff A, Levitt MA, Lim FY, Guimarães C, Peña A. Prenatal diagnosis of cloacal malformations.Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Nov;26(11):1071-5.

Bischoff A, Levitt MA, Lawal TA, Peña A. Colostomy closure: how to avoid complications.Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Nov;26(11):1087-92.

Bischoff A, Levitt MA, Breech L, Louden E, Peña A. Hydrocolpos in cloacal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jun;45(6):1241-5.

Peña A, Bischoff A, Breech L, Louden E, Levitt MA. Posterior cloaca--further experience and guidelines for the treatment of an unusual anorectal malformation. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jun;45(6):1234-40.

Levitt MA, Kant A, Peña A. The morbidity of constipation in patients with anorectal malformations.J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jun;45(6):1228-33.

Levitt MA, Peña A. Minimally invasive treatment of fecal incontinence and constipation in children.Minerva Chir. 2010 Apr;65(2):223-34. Review.

Levitt MA, Dickie B, Peña A. Evaluation and treatment of the patient with Hirschsprung disease who is not doing well after a pull-through procedure.Semin Pediatr Surg. 2010 May;19(2):146-53.

Levitt MA, Peña A. Cloacal malformations: lessons learned from 490 cases.Semin Pediatr Surg. 2010 May;19(2):128-38.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric surgical oncology; pediatric inflammatory bowel disease; surgical innovation; surgical robotics

Research Interests

Oncology; innovation; surgical workforce 

Mayer ML, Beil HA, von Allmen D. Distance to care and relative supply among pediatric surgical subspecialties. J Pediatr Surg. 2009;44:483-495.

Anorectal malformations

MD: Sackler school of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel 1993.

Residency: General Surgery, Assaf Harofhe Medical Center, Israel; Pediatric Surgery, Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Israel.

Certification: Israel Surgical Board, General Surgery 2006.

Clinical Interests

Cardiac anesthesia; regional anesthesia; anesthesia for airway surgery

MD: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 1994.

Residency: Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, 2000.

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1997.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1997; Anesthesiology, 2001; Cardiac Anesthesia.

 Lin EP, Aronson LA. Successful resuscitation of bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity in a neonate. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Oct;20(10):955-7.

Aronson, LA; Spaeth, J.P.: Frontiers in Pediatric Anesthesia: Cardiac Anesthesia. International Anesthesiology Clinics: Frontiers in Pediatric Anesthesiology. Winter 2006; 44(1):33-49.

Aronson, LA; Dent, C.L.: Postoperative Respiratory Function and Its Management. Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia. 2005.

Book Chapters

Aronson LA. Pediatrics and Neonatology: Hypoxemia. Complications in Anesthesia. Ed: John L Atlee, 2nd ed, 2007.

MD: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.

Residency: Anesthesia and OB-GYN, University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.

Fellowship: Pediatric Clinical Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Clinical Interests

Neonatal anesthesia; liver transplantation; regional anesthesia

Research Interest

Perioperative outcomes in pediatric anesthesia

MD: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 1993.

Internship: Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, 1994.

Residency: Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 1997.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1998.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 1998.

Gunter JB, McAuliffe JJ, Beckman EC, Wittkugel EP, Spaeth JP, Varughese AM. A factorial study of ondansetron, metoclopramide, and dexamethasone for emesis prophylaxis after adenotonsillectomy in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006 Nov;16(11):1153-65.

Dent CL, Spaeth JP, Jones BV, Schwartz SM, Glauser TA, Hallinan B, Pearl JM, Khoury PR, Kurth CD. Brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities after the Norwood procedure using regional cerebral perfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jan;131(1):190-7.

Aronson LA, Spaeth JP. Frontiers in pediatric anesthesia: cardiac anesthesia. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2006 Winter;44(1):33-49.

Dent CL, Spaeth JP, Jones BV, Schwartz SM, Glauser TA, Hallinan B, Pearl JM, Khoury PR, Kurth CD. Brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities after the Norwood procedure using regional cerebral perfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Dec;130(6):1523-30.

Loepke AW, Spaeth JP. Glucose and Heart Surgery: Neonates Are Not Just Small Adults. Anesthesiology. 2004 Jun;100(6):1345-52.

Baker RC, Schubert CJ, Kirwan KA, Lenkauskas SM, Spaeth JT. After-hours telephone triage and advice in private and nonprivate pediatric populations. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Mar;153(3):292-6.

Clinical Interests

Pain management; anesthesia for spine surgery; neonatal anesthesia

Research Interests

Postoperative pain management; clinical effectiveness in anesthesia care 

MD: Madras University, Vellore, India, 1989.

Residency: Anesthesiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India, 1989; Anesthesiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England, 1994; Anesthesiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1996.

Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, 1996.

DA: Anesthesia, Madras, India, 1988.

FRCA: Fellowship of the Royal College of Anesthetists, United Kingdom, 1993.

MPH: Master in Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2003-2005.

Inflammatory bowel disease; growth failure; celiac disease

Visit the Denson Lab.
 

Garza JM, Nylund CM, Kaul A. Time to Stop Blaming Gastroesophageal Reflux. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Jun 17. Epub ahead of print.

Kaul A, Garza JM, Connor FL, Cocjin JT, Flores AF, Hyman PE, Di Lorenzo C. Colonic hyperactivity results in frequent fecal soiling in a subset of children after surgery for Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Apr;52(4):433-6. 

Nylund CM, Goudie A, Garza JM, Fairbrother G, Cohen MB. Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized children in the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 May;165(5):451-7.

Garza JM, Kaul A. Gastroesophageal reflux, eosinophilic esophagitis, and foreign body. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2010 Dec;57(6):1331-45.

Clinical Interests

Proliferative renal diseases; renal cystic disease; solid lesions

Research Interests

Proliferative renal diseases; polycystic kidney disease; tuberous sclerosis complex; Von Hippel-Lindau disease; Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome and renal cancers; understanding the mechanisms of mutation leading to these diseases as well as the consequences of mutations in hope of finding effected treatments

Visit the Bissler Lab.
 

MD: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH, 1985

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center, Akron, OH

Fellowship: Nephrology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Certification: Pediatrics, 1989; Pediatric Nephrology, 1992

Dixon BP, Hulbert JC, and Bissler JJ. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Renal Disease. Nephron.  2011;118(1):e15-20.

Siroky BJ, Yin H, Bissler JJ. Molecular Insights into Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Renal Disease. Pediatric Nephrol. 2010 Dec 9. 

Mrug M, and Bissler JJ. Simulation of real-time ultrasound-guided renal biopsy. Kidney Int. 2010 Oct;78(7):705-7.  

Bissler JJ, Siroky BJ, Yin H. Glomerulocystic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrol. 2010 Oct;25(10):2049-56; quiz 2056-9.

Liu G, Bissler JJ, Sinden RR, Leffak M. Replication dependent instability at (CTG)•(CAG) repeat hairpins in human cells. Nat Chem Biol. 2010 Sep;6(9):652-9.

Johnson SR, and the Review Panel of the European Respiratory Society Lymphangio-leiomyomatosis Task Force. European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Eur Respir J. 2010;35:14-26.

Siroky BJ, Czyzyk-Krzeska MF, Bissler JJ.  Renal involvement in tuberous sclerosis complex and von Hippel-Lindau disease: shared disease mechanisms? Nat Clin Pract Nephrol. 2009;5(3):143-56.

Schmithorst VJ, Altes TA, Young LR, Franz DN, Bissler JJ, McCormack FX, et al.  Automated algorithm for quantifying the extent of cystic change on volumetric chest CT: initial results in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis . Am J Roentgenol. 2009;192(4):1037-44.

Dixon BP, Chu A, Henry J, Kim R, Bissler JJ.  Increased cancer risk of augmentation cystoplasty: Possible role for hyperosmolal microenvironment on DNA damage recognition . Mutat Res. 2009; 670:88-95.

Book Chapters

Bissler JJ, Henske E. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: From Genes to Therapeutics. Chapter 15. Renal Manifestations of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. In: Whittemore V, Henske EP, Kwiatkowski D, editors. New York: Elisivier; 2009.

Clinical Interests

Organ transplantation in children

Research Interests

Transplant-relevant immunology 

Sanchez-Pinto LN, Laskin BL, Jodele S, Hummel TR, Yin HJ, Goebel J. BK virus nephropathy in a pediatric autologous stem-cell transplant recipient. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 Mar;56(3):495-7.

Hooper DK, Carle AC, Schuchter J, Goebel J. Interaction between tacrolimus and intravenous nicardipine in the treatment of post-kidney transplant hypertension at pediatric hospitals. Pediatr Transplant. 2011 Feb;15(1):88-95.

Sherwin CM, Fukuda T, Brunner HI, Goebel J, Vinks AA. The evolution of population pharmacokinetic models to describe the enterohepatic recycling of mycophenolic acid in solid organ transplantation and autoimmune disease. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2011 Jan 1;50(1):1-24.

Campbell K, Ng V, Martin S, Magee J, Goebel J, Anand R, Martz K, Bucuvalas J; SPLIT Renal Function Working Group. Glomerular filtration rate following pediatric liver transplantation--the SPLIT experience. Am J Transplant. 2010 Dec;10(12):2673-82.

Pai AL, Gray E, Kurivial K, Ross J, Schoborg D, Goebel J. The Allocation of Treatment Responsibility scale: a novel tool for assessing patient and caregiver management of pediatric medical treatment regimens. Pediatr Transplant. 2010 Dec;14(8):993-9.

Jodele S, Bleesing JJ, Mehta PA, Filipovich AH, Laskin BL, Goebel J, Pinkard SL, Davies SM. Successful early intervention for hyperacute transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy following pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2010 Nov 5.

Pai AL, Ingerski LM, Perazzo L, Ramey C, Bonner M, Goebel J. Preparing for transition? The allocation of oral medication regimen tasks in adolescents with renal transplants. Pediatr Transplant. 2011 Feb;15(1):9-16.

Laskin BL, Goebel J, Davies SM, Khoury JC, Bleesing JJ, Mehta PA, Filipovich AH, Paff ZN, Lawrence JM, Yin HJ, Pinkard SL, Jodele S. Early clinical indicators of transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy in pediatric neuroblastoma patients undergoing auto-SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2010 Aug 9.

Herzer M, Goebel J, Cortina S. Transitioning cognitively impaired young patients with special health needs to adult-oriented care: collaboration between medical providers and pediatric psychologists. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2010 Oct;22(5):668-72.

Fukuda T, Goebel J, Thøgersen H, Maseck D, Cox S, Logan B, Sherbotie J, Seikaly M, Vinks AA. Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase (IMPDH) Activity as a Pharmacodynamic Biomarker of Mycophenolic Acid Effects in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients.  J Clin Pharmacol. 2010 Apr 23. 

Clinical Interests

Minimal access surgery; including endoscopic surgery; chiari malformations; brain tumors; design and implementation of patient safety initiatives and clinical outcomes studies

Research Interests

Chiari malformations; brain tumors; telemedicine 

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1978

Residency: Neurosurgery, Bowman-Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

Fellowship: Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1986

Phillips CL, Miles L, Jones BV, Sutton M, Crone K, Fouladi M. Medulloblastoma with melanotic differentiation: case report and review of the literature. J Neurooncol. 2010 Oct 16.

Stevenson CB, Leach JL, Gupta A, Crone KR. Cystic degeneration of the cerebellar tonsils in pediatric patients with Chiari Type I malformation. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Dec;4(6):557-63.

Air E, Ghomri YM, Tyagi R, Grande AW, Crone K, and Mangano FT. Management of Vagal Nerve Stimulator Infections. Do they need to be removed? J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009; 3(1): 73-78.

Yuan W, Holland S, Jones BV, Crone K, and Mangano FT. Characterization of Abnormal Diffusion Properties of Supratentorial Brain Tumors: A Preliminary DTI Study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009; 1(4): 263-269.

Agabegi SS, Antekeier DP, Crawford AH, Crone KR. Postlaminectomy kyphosis in an achondroplastic adolescent treated for spinal stenosis. Orthopedics. 2008 Feb;31(2):168.

Neely JC 2nd, Jones BV, Crone KR. Spontaneous extracranial decompression of epidural hematoma. Pediatr Radiol. 2008; 38(3):316-8.

Levine NB, Miller MN, Crone KR. Endoscopic resection of colloid cysts: Indications, technique, and results during a 13-year period. Minim Invas Neurosurg. 2007; 50:313-317. 

Clinical Interests

Epilepsy surgery; spinal deformity; hydrocephalus; oncology

Research Interests

Epilepsy; spine and spinal cord tumors; spinal deformity; hydrocephalus; cerebrovascular disease

Kadar AA, Hearst MJ, Collins MH, Mangano FT, Samy RN. Ewing's Sarcoma of the Petrous Temporal Bone: Case Report and Literature Review.Skull Base. 2010 May;20(3):213-7.

Seo JH, Holland K, Rose D, Rozhkov L, Fujiwara H, Byars A, Arthur T, DeGrauw T, Leach JL, Gelfand MJ, Miles L, Mangano FT, Horn P, Lee KH. Multimodality imaging in the surgical treatment of children with nonlesional epilepsy. Neurology. 2011 Jan 4;76(1):41-8.

Yuan W, Deren KE, McAllister JP 2nd, Holland SK, Lindquist DM, Cancelliere A, Mason M, Shereen A, Hertzler DA, Altaye M, Mangano FT. Diffusion tensor imaging correlates with cytopathology in a rat model of neonatal hydrocephalus.Cerebrospinal Fluid Res. 2010 Nov 5;7:19.

Hertzler DA 2nd, DePowell JJ, Stevenson CB, Mangano FT. Tethered cord syndrome: a review of the literature from embryology to adult presentation.Neurosurg Focus. 2010 Jul;29(1):E1. Review.

Patel NN, Mangano FT, Klimo P Jr. Indirect revascularization techniques for treating moyamoya disease. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2010 Jul;21(3):553-63. Review.

Air EL, Yuan W, Holland SK, Jones BV, Bierbrauer K, Altaye M, Mangano FT. Longitudinal comparison of pre- and postoperative diffusion tensor imaging parameters in young children with hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Apr;5(4):385-91.

Desai R, Stevenson CB, Crawford AH, Durrani AA, Mangano FT. C-1 lateral mass screw fixation in children with atlantoaxial instability: case series and technical report.J Spinal Disord Tech. 2010 Oct;23(7):474-9.

Xiang J, Wang Y, Chen Y, Liu Y, Kotecha R, Huo X, Rose DF, Fujiwara H, Hemasilpin N, Lee K, Mangano FT, Jones B, DeGrauw T. Noninvasive localization of epileptogenic zones with ictal high-frequency neuromagnetic signals.J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Jan;5(1):113-22.

Yuan W, Mangano FT, Air EL, Holland SK, Jones BV, Altaye M, Bierbrauer K. Anisotropic diffusion properties in infants with hydrocephalus: a diffusion tensor imaging study.AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Oct;30(9):1792-8.

Xiang J, Liu Y, Wang Y, Kirtman EG, Kotecha R, Chen Y, Huo X, Fujiwara H, Hemasilpin N, Lee K, Mangano FT, Leach J, Jones B, DeGrauw T, Rose D. Frequency and spatial characteristics of high-frequency neuromagnetic signals in childhood epilepsy.Epileptic Disord. 2009 Jun;11(2):113-25.

Clinical Interests

Brain tumors; spasticity; Chiari malformations; fetal surgery; neurovascular disorders; minimal access surgery

Research Interests

Neuro-oncology; epilepsy; spasticity

Hertzler II DA, DePowell JJ, Stevenson CB, Mangano FT.Tehered cord syndrome: a review of the literature from embryology to adult presentation. Neurosurgical Focus. 2010;29(1):E1.

Stevenson CB, Desai RR, Crawford AH, Durrani AA, Mangano FT. C-1 lateral mass screw fixation in children with atlantoaxial instability: case series and technical report . Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques. 2010 Oct;23(7):474-9.

Reig AS, Stevenson CB, Tulipan NT.  CT-based, fiducial-free frameless stereotaxy for difficult ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion: experience in 26 consecutive patients . Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2010; 88(2):75-80.

Stevenson CB, Leach JL, Gupta A, Crone KR.  Cystic degeneration of the cerebellar tonsils in pediatric patients with Chiari I malformation . J Neurosurg Ped. 2009; 4(6):557-63.

McMillan KM, Ehtesham M, Stevenson CB, Edgeworth ML, Thompson RC, Price RR.  T2 detection of tumor invasion within segmented components of glioblastoma multiforme . J Mag Reson Imag. 2009; 29(2):251-7.

Ehtesham M, Mapara KY, Stevenson CB, Thompson RC. CXCR4 mediates the proliferation of glioblastoma progenitor cells . Cancer Letters. 2009; 274(2):305-12.

Ehtesham M, Stevenson CB, Thompson RC.  Preferential expression of chemokine receptor CXCR4 by highly malignant human gliomas and its association with poor patient survival . Neurosurgery. 2008; 63(4):E820.

Stevenson CB, Ehtesham M, McMillan KM, Valadez JG, Edgeworth ML, Price RR, Abel TW, Mapara KY, Thompson RC.  CXCR4 expression is elevated in glioblastoma multiforme and correlates with an increase in intensity and extent of peri-tumoral T2-weighted MRI signal abnormalities . Neurosurgery. 2008;63(3):560-9.

Johnson MD, Stevenson CB, Thompson RC, Atkinson J, Boyer P.  31-year-old woman with hemiparesis . Brain Pathology. 2007;17(2):255-7.

Book Chapters

Stevenson CB, Crone KR. Head injury. In Operative Pediatric Surgery Ziegler MM, Azizkhan RG, Weber T, von Allmen D (eds.). 2nd Edition. Mcgraw-Hill: New York ,NY, 2012. (In press).

Clinical Interests

Hormone replacement therapy in patients with ovarian dysfunction; management of congenital reproductive anomalies and adrenogenital disorders; medical and surgical management of endometriosis in adolescents; primary amenorrhea; minimally invasive surgery 

Research Interests

Hormone replacement therapy in ovarian insufficiency; conditions of sexual differentiation; adrenogenital disorders 

MD: The University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 2000.

Residency: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 2004.

Board Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2007 - present.

Sivasankaran S, Itam P, Ayensu-Coker L, Sanchez J, Egler RA, Anderson ML, Brandt ML, Dietrich JE. Juvenile granulosa cell ovarian tumor: a case report and review of literature. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e114-7.

Ayensu-Coker L, Sanchez J, Zurawin R, Dietrich JE. Use of misoprostol for management of unsatisfactory colposcopy in the adolescent: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e139-41.

Itam SP 2nd, Ayensu-Coker L, Sanchez J, Zurawin RK, Dietrich JE. Adenomyosis in the adolescent population: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e146-7.

Tanyi JL, Coleman NM, Johnston ND, Ayensu-Coker L, Rajkovic A. Placenta percreta at 7th week of pregnancy in a woman with previous caesarean section.J Obstet Gynaecol. Apr 2008;28(3):338-340.

Vlahos NF, Coker L, Lawler C, Zhao Y, Bankowski B, Wallach EE. Women with ovulatory dysfunction undergoing ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate for intrauterine insemination may benefit from administration of human chorionic gonadotropin. Fertil Steril. May 2005;83(5):1510-1516.

Zurawin RK, Ayensu-Coker L. Innovations in contraception: a review. Clin Obstet Gynecol. Jun 2007;50(2):425-439.

Book Chapters

Ayensu-Coker L, Bishop C, Rohozinski J. The structure of the Y chromosome in infertility. In: Carrell DT, ed., The Genetics of Male Infertility, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press Inc., 2007, 14: 233-238.

Clinical Interests

Female genital anomalies; young women with bleeding disorders; reproductive outcomes after treatment for cancer

Research Interests

Outcomes after surgical treatment of genital anomalies; management of young women with bleeding disorders

MD: Ohio State University Columbus, OH, 1994.

Residency: Ob / Gyn, Washington University, St Louis, MO, 1998.

Fellowship: Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, Washington University, St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO, 2000.
 
Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000.

Breech LL, Braverman PK. Safety, efficacy, actions, and patient acceptability of drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol contraceptive pills in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Int J Womens Health. 2010 Aug 9;1:85-95.

Vallerie AM, Breech LL. Update in Müllerian anomalies: diagnosis, management, and outcomes. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Oct;22(5):381-7.

Bischoff A, Levitt MA, Breech L, Louden E, Peña A. Hydrocolpos in cloacal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jun;45(6):1241-5.

Peña A, Bischoff A, Breech L, Louden E, Levitt MA. Posterior cloaca − further experience and guidelines for the treatment of an unusual anorectal malformation. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jun;45(6):1234-40.

Breech L. Gynecologic concerns in patients with anorectal malformations. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2010 May;19(2):139-45.

Huppert J, Griffeth S, Breech L, Hillard P. Vaginal burn injury due to alkaline batteries. J Pediatr AdolescGynecol. 2009 Oct;22(5):e133-6.

Levitt MA, Bischoff A, Breech L, Peña A. Rectovestibular fistula − rarely recognized associated gynecologic anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jun;44(6):1261-7; discussion 1267.

Breech LL, Laufer MR. Müllerian anomalies. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2009 Mar;36(1):47-68. Review.

Miller RJ, Breech LL. Surgical correction of vaginal anomalies. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jun;51(2):223-36. Review.

Linam LE, Darolia R, Naffaa LN, Breech LL, O'hara SM, Hillard PJ, Huppert JS. US findings of adnexal torsion in children and adolescents: size really does matter. Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Oct;37(10):1013-9.

BSN: University of Virginia, 1985.

MSN / MA: Case Western Reserve University, 1994.

Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 1994.

Clinical Interests

Musculoskeletal outcomes research; orthopaedic trauma; bone tumors; arthroscopic surgery; shoulder and elbow surgery; spine surgery; foot and ankle surgery; limb deficiencies in children

Research Interests

Pediatric outcomes: quality of life following traumatic injury, traction and casting versus flexible intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures in children; brachial plexus injuries; effectiveness of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the management of pediatric spinal deformity biomechanical study of Nancy nails, outcomes following pediatric thoracolumbar spinal trauma; medical soft-tissue release and petrie casting for the treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease; perioperative complications associated with operative treatment of supracondylar humeral fractures in children; undisplaced fractures of the distal radius and ulna in children -- risk factors for displacement; talus fractures in children; complications associated with the use of meniscal arrows in children; effectiveness of halo-femoral traction in the management of severe spinal deformity; orthopaedic injuries in children secondary to airbag deployment; buckle fractures of the distal radius and ulna -- risk factors for displacement; hip problems associated with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome and effectiveness of flexible intermedullary nailing of pediatric tibia fractures

Talbert RJ, Michaud LJ, Mehlman CT, Kinnett DG, Laor T, Foad SL, Schnell B, Salisbury S. EMG and MRI are Independently Related toShoulderExternal Rotation Function inNeonatalBrachial Plexus Palsy.J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Mar;31(2):194-204.

Parikh SN, Wells L, Mehlman CT, Scherl SA. Management of fractures in adolescents. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Dec 15;92(18):2947-58. Review.

Bowman EN, Mehlman CT, Lindsell CJ, Tamai J. Nonoperative treatment of both-bone forearm shaft fractures in children: predictors of early radiographic failure.J Pediatr Orthop. 2011 Jan-Feb;31(1):23-32.

Gammon SR, Mehlman CT, Chan W, Heifetz J, Durrett G, Wall EJ. A comparison of thoracolumbosacral orthoses and SpineCor treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients using the Scoliosis Research Society standardized criteria.J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Sep;30(6):531-8.

White L, Mehlman CT, Crawford AH. Perfused, pulseless, and puzzling: a systematic review of vascular injuries in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures and results of a POSNA questionnaire. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Jun;30(4):328-35. Review.

Babal JC, Mehlman CT, Klein G. Nerve injuries associated with pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures: a meta-analysis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Apr-May;30(3):253-63.

McCarty ME, Mehlman CT, Tamai J, Do TT, Crawford AH, Klein G. Spondylolisthesis: intraobserver and interobserver reliability with regard to the measurement of slip percentage.J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Oct-Nov;29(7):755-9.

McGraw MA, Mehlman CT, Lindsell CJ, Kirby CL. Postnatal growth of the clavicle: birth to 18 years of age.J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Dec;29(8):937-43.

Mehlman CT, Yihua G, Bochang C, Zhigang W. Operative treatment of completely displaced clavicle shaft fractures in children.J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Dec;29(8):851-5.

Foad SL, Mehlman CT, Foad MB, Lippert WC. Prognosis following neonatal brachial plexus palsy: an evidence-based review.J Child Orthop. 2009 Nov 3.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Collins is a pediatric pathologist specializing in pediatric gastrointestinal pathology, especially eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases. She has provided biopsy analyses, including primary study endpoints, for several clinical trials testing novel therapies to treat eosinophilic esophagitis in children. She also performs clinical research in other disorders of bowel immunity, and bowel motility disorders.

BS: Fordham University, N.Y., 1972.

MD: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1977.

Residency: Pathology, New York Hospital, N.Y., 1977-80; Pathology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, N.Y., 1980-83.

Fellowship: Research, New York Lung Association, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, N.Y., 1983-85; Research, American Lung Association, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, N.Y., 1985-87.

Certification: Pathology, 1981; Pediatric Pathology, 1991.

Nikolaidis NM, Kulkarni RM, Gray JK, Collins MH, Waltz SE. Ron receptor deficient alveolar myeloid cells exacerbate LPS-induced acute lung injury in the murine lung. Innate Immun. 2010 Nov 18.

Sherrill JD, Gao PS, Stucke EM, Blanchard C, Collins MH, Putnam PE, Franciosi JP, Kushner JP, Abonia JP, Assa'ad AH, Kovacic MB, Biagini Myers JM, Bochner BS, He H, Hershey GK, Martin LJ, Rothenberg ME.  Variants of thymic stromal lymphopoietin and its receptor associate with eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Jul;126(1):160-5.e3.

DeBrosse CW, Collins MH, Buckmeier Butz BK, Allen CL, King EC, Assa'ad AH, Abonia JP, Putnam PE, Rothenberg ME, Franciosi JP.Identification, epidemiology, and chronicity of pediatric esophageal eosinophilia, 1982-1999. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Jul;126(1):112-9.

Abonia JP, Blanchard C, Butz BB, Rainey HF, Collins MH, Stringer K, Putnam PE, Rothenberg ME.Involvement of mast cells in eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Jul;126(1):140-9.

Caldwell JM, Blanchard C, Collins MH, Putnam PE, Kaul A, Aceves SS, Bouska CA, Rothenberg ME.Glucocorticoid-regulated genes in eosinophilic esophagitis: a role for FKBP51. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Apr;125(4):879-888.e8.

Rothenberg ME, Spergel JM, Sherrill JD, Annaiah K, Martin LJ, Cianferoni A, Gober L, Kim C, Glessner J, Frackelton E, Thomas K, Blanchard C, Liacouras C, Verma R, Aceves S, Collins MH, Brown-Whitehorn T, Putnam PE, Franciosi JP, Chiavacci RM, Grant SF, Abonia JP, Sleiman PM, Hakonarson H. Common variants at 5q22 associate with pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis. Nat Genet. 2010 Apr;42(4):289-91.

Blanchard C, Stucke EM, Burwinkel K, Caldwell JM, Collins MH, Ahrens A, Buckmeier BK, Jameson SC, Greenberg A, Kaul A, Franciosi JP, Kushner JP, Martin LJ, Putnam PE, Abonia JP, Wells SI, Rothenberg ME. Coordinate interaction between IL-13 and epithelial differentiation cluster genes in eosinophilic esophagitis. J Immunol. 2010 Apr 1;184(7):4033-41.

Miller SJ, Lan ZD, Hardiman A, Wu J, Kordich JJ, Patmore DM, Hegde RS, Cripe TP, Cancelas JA, Collins MH, Ratner N. Inhibition of Eyes Absent Homolog 4 expression induces malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor necrosis. Oncogene. 2010 Jan 21;29(3):368-79.

Vicario M, Blanchard C, Stringer KF, Collins MH, Mingler MK, Ahrens A, Putnam PE, Abonia JP, Santos J, Rothenberg ME. Local B cells and IgE production in the oesophageal mucosa in eosinophilic oesophagitis. Gut. 2010 Jan;59(1):12-20.

Prosperi JR, Becher KR, Willson TA, Collins MH, Witte DP, Goss KH. The APC tumor suppressor is required for epithelial integrity in the mouse mammary gland. J Cell Physiol. 2009 Aug;220(2):319-31.

Clinical Interests

Complex mediastinal airway disorders; surgical oncology; neonatal anomalies; chest wall deformities; vascular malformations; esophageal disorders; pediatric trauma; epidermolysis bullosa 

Research Interests

Trauma systems; injury prevention; fetal lung development; vascular malformations; solid tumors in childhood 

 

MD: Doctor of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Center of Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Hershey, PA, 1972 to 1975.

Residency: Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA.

Fellowship: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Certification: General Surgery, 1984, recertified 1992; Pediatric Surgery, 1986, recertified 1993; Surgical Critical Care, 1989.

Clinical Interests

Minimally invasive surgery; neonatal surgery; bariatric surgery; surgical oncology; medical innovation and instrument design 

Research Interests

Medical and surgical innovation; instrument design
 

Dauplaise DJ, Barnett SJ, Frischer JS, Wong HR. Decompressive abdominal laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome in an unengrafted bone marrow recipient with septic shock. Crit Care Res Pract. 2010; pii: 102910. 

Bischoff A, Gupta A, D'Mello S, Mezoff A, Podberesky D, Barnett S, Keswani S, Frischer JS. Crohn's disease limited to the appendix: a case report in a pediatric patient. Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Nov;26(11):1125-8. 

Leslie DB, Kellogg TA, Boutelle KN, Barnett SJ, Schwarzenberg SJ, Harrison AR, Ikramuddin S.  Preserved Vision Without Growth Retardation After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Morbidly Obese Child with Pseudotumor Cerebri: 36-month Follow-up . Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2008;43(7):e27-30.

Whitson BA, Huddleston SJ, Barnett SJ, Mohr WJ. Vacuum Induced Arm Compartment Syndrome and Pulmonary Embolism. Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2006;27(4): 552-4. 

Rivard AL, Simura KJ, Mohammad S, Magembe AJ, Pearson HM, Hallman MR, Barnett SJ, Gatlin D, Gallegos RP, Bianco RW. Rodent Intubation and Ventilation for Surgical Research. Journal of Investigative Surgery. 2006;19(4):267-274.

Barnett SJ, Stanley C, Hanlon M, Acton RD, Saltzman DA, Ikramudin S, Buchwald H. Long Term Follow-Up and the Role of Surgery in Adolescents with Morbid Obesity. Surgery for Obesity and Related Disorders (SOARD). 2005;1(4): 394-398.

Barnett SJ, Soto III LJ, Sorenson BS, Nelson BW, Leonard AS, Saltzman DA. Salmonella typhimurium Invades and Decreases Tumor Burden in Neuroblastoma. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2005;40(6): 993-998. 

Clinical Interests

General pediatric surgery; trauma; injury prevention; Hirschsprung's disease; minimally invasive surgery; necrotizing enterocolitis

Research Interests

Pediatric trauma

MD: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, N.M., 1990.

Residency: General Surgery, University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1997.

Fellowship: Shriners Burns Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992-1994; ECMO, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993-1994; Pediatric Surgery Fellow, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., 1997-1999.

Certification: Board-certified General Surgery, 1998; board-certified, Pediatric Surgery.

Clinical Interests

Surgical oncology and vascular malformations; minimally invasive surgery; general pediatric surgery

Research Interests

oncology and vascular malformations

MD: University of Toronto, Toronto Canada, 1996

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School 1996-2003

Research Fellowship: University of Oxford, Oxford England

Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

Dickie B, Dasgupta R, Nair R, Alonso MH, Ryckman FC, Tiao GM, Adams DM, Azizkhan RG. Spectrum of hepatic hemangiomas: management and outcome. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jan;44(1):125-33.

Dasgupta R, Adams D, Elluru R, Wentzel MS, Azizkhan RG. Noninterventional treatment of selected head and neck lymphatic malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 May;43(5):869-73.

Dasgupta R, Langer JC. Evaluation and management of persistent problems after surgery for Hirschsprung disease in a child. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008 Jan;46(1):13-9. Review.

Dasgupta R, Roberts E, Superina RA, Kim PC. Effectiveness of Rex shunt in the treatment of portal hypertension. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jan;41(1):108-12; discussion 108-12.

Gasparini FF, Navarro OM, Dasgupta R, Gerstle JT, Thorner PS, Manson DE. Ileocolic intussusception mimicking the imaging appearance of midgut volvulus as a result of extrinsic duodenal obstruction. Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Dec;35(12):1246-9.

Dasgupta R, Kim PC.Relationship between surgical volume and clinical outcome: should pediatric surgeons be doing pancreaticoduodenectomies? J Pediatr Surg. 2005 May;40(5):793-6.

Dasgupta R, Langer JC. Trans-anal pullthrough for Hirschsprung Disease. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2005 Feb;14(1):64-71.

Dasgupta R, Langer JC. Hirschsprung Disease. Curr Probl Surg. 2004 Dec;41(12):942-88.

Dasgupta R, Schnitzer JJ, Hendren WH, Donahoe PK. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: surgical considerations required to repair a 46 XX patient raised as a boy. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Aug;38(8):1269-73.

Book Chapters

Dasgupta R and Ryan D. Pediatric Trauma.In The Trauma Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2004.

Dasgupta R and Langer JC. Complications of Colon Surgery. In Complications of Pediatric Surgery. Informa Healthcare, 2007.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric injury prevention and outcomes; trauma education; management of colorectal disorders; inflammatory bowel disease; minimally invasive surgery; surgical oncology; extracorporeal life support (ECLS)

Research Interests

Injury prevention; health disparities; pediatric colorectal disorders; use of simulation to improve teamwork and safety
 

Garcia V. Comment on: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: five years of follow-up. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 Sep-Oct;6(5):475-6.

Chatoorgoon K, Huezo K, Rangel E, François N, Schweer L, Daugherty M, Koehn M, Ricketts C, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Falcone RA Jr. Unnecessary imaging, not hospital distance, or transportation mode impacts delays in the transfer of injured children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Jul;26(7):481-6.

Martin CA, Care M, Rangel EL, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Falcone RA Jr. Severity of head computed tomography scan findings fail to explain racial differences in mortality following child abuse. Am J Surg. 2010 Feb;199(2):210-5.

Inge TH, Jenkins TM, Zeller M, Dolan L, Daniels SR, Garcia VF, Brandt ML, Bean J, Gamm K, Xanthakos SA. Baseline BMI is a strong predictor of nadir BMI after adolescent gastric bypass. J Pediatr. 2010 Jan;156(1):103-108.e1.

Inge TH, Miyano G, Bean J, Helmrath M, Courcoulas A, Harmon CM, Chen MK, Wilson K, Daniels SR, Garcia VF, Brandt ML, Dolan LM. Reversal of type 2 diabetes mellitus and improvements in cardiovascular risk factors after surgical weight loss in adolescents. Pediatrics. 2009 Jan;123(1):214-22.

Falcone RA Jr, Martin C, Brown RL, Garcia VF. Despite overall low pediatric head injury mortality, disparities exist between races. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Oct;43(10):1858-64.

Falcone RA Jr, Daugherty M, Schweer L, Patterson M, Brown RL, Garcia VF. Multidisciplinary pediatric trauma team training using high-fidelity trauma simulation. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jun;43(6):1065-71.

Ippisch HM, Inge TH, Daniels SR, Wang B, Khoury PR, Witt SA, Glascock BJ, Garcia VF, Kimball TR. Reversibility of cardiac abnormalities in morbidly obese adolescents. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Apr 8; \51(14):1342-8.

Rangel SJ, Martin CA, Brown RL, Garcia VF, Falcone RA Jr. Alarming trends in the improper use of motor vehicle restraints in children: implications for public policy and the development of race-based strategies for improving compliance. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jan;43(1):200-7.

Falcone RA Jr, Brown RL, Garcia VF. Disparities in child abuse mortality are not explained by injury severity. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jun;42(6):1031-6; discussion 1036-7.

Obesity surgery and research; neonatal surgery; gastroesophageal reflux disease; minimally invasive surgery; thoracic surgery

BS: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 1987.

MD: Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 1993.

PhD: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 1993.

Residency: Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA, 1998.

Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 2000.

Board Certification: Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, December 1999; Certification in Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery, March 2002.

Zeller MH, Guilfoyle SM, Reiter-Purtill J, Ratcliff MB, Inge TH, Long JD. Adolescent bariatric surgery: caregiver and family functioning across the first postoperative year.Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 Jul 29.

Ratcliff MB, Reiter-Purtill J, Inge TH, Zeller MH. Changes in depressive symptoms among adolescent bariatric candidates from preoperative psychological evaluation to immediately before surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011 Jan-Feb;7(1):50-4.

Inge TH, Xanthakos S. Sleeve gastrectomy for childhood morbid obesity: why not?Obes Surg. 2010 Jan;20(1):118-20.

Inge TH, Jenkins TM, Zeller M, Dolan L, Daniels SR, Garcia VF, Brandt ML, Bean J, Gamm K, Xanthakos SA. Baseline BMI is a strong predictor of nadir BMI after adolescent gastric bypass.J Pediatr. 2010 Jan;156(1):103-108.e1.

Miyano G, Kalra M, Inge TH. Adolescent paraplegia, morbid obesity, and pickwickian syndrome: outcome of gastric bypass surgery.J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Mar;44(3):e41-4.

Zeller MH, Modi AC, Noll JG, Long JD, Inge TH. Psychosocial functioning improves following adolescent bariatric surgery.Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 May;17(5):985-90.

Inge TH, Miyano G, Bean J, Helmrath M, Courcoulas A, Harmon CM, Chen MK, Wilson K, Daniels SR, Garcia VF, Brandt ML, Dolan LM. Reversal of type 2 diabetes mellitus and improvements in cardiovascular risk factors after surgical weight loss in adolescents. Pediatrics. 2009 Jan;123(1):214-22.

Modi AC, Loux TJ, Bell SK, Harmon CM, Inge TH, Zeller MH. Weight-specific health-related quality of life in adolescents with extreme obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Oct;16(10):2266-71.

Ippisch HM, Inge TH, Daniels SR, Wang B, Khoury PR, Witt SA, Glascock BJ, Garcia VF, Kimball TR. Reversibility of cardiac abnormalities in morbidly obese adolescents.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Apr 8;51(14):1342-8.

Inge TH. Childhood obesity--a problem of surgical proportions? Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Apr;5(4):180-1.

Gene therapy applications; bone marrow contribution to tissue repair; fetal diagnosis and treatment

Keswani SG, Le LD, Morris LM, Lim FY, Katz AB, Ghobril N, Habli M, Frischer JS, Crombleholme TM. Submucosal gland development in the human fetal trachea xenograft model: implications for fetal gene therapy.J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jan;46(1):33-8.

Bischoff A, Gupta A, D'Mello S, Mezoff A, Podberesky D, Barnett S, Keswani S, Frischer JS. Crohn's disease limited to the appendix: a case report in a pediatric patient.Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Nov;26(11):1125-8.

Morris LM, Klanke CA, Lang SA, Pokall S, Maldonado AR, Vuletin JF, Alaee D, Keswani SG, Lim FY, Crombleholme TM. Characterization of endothelial progenitor cells mobilization following cutaneous wounding.Wound Repair Regen. 2010 Jul-Aug;18(4):383-90.

Katz AB, Keswani SG, Habli M, Lim FY, Zoltick PW, Midrio P, Kozin ED, Herlyn M, Crombleholme TM. Placental gene transfer: transgene screening in mice for trophic effects on the placenta.Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Nov;201(5):499.e1-8

Vachharajani AJ, Rao R, Keswani S, Mathur AM. Outcomes of exomphalos: an institutional experience. Pediatr Surg Int. 2009 Feb;25(2):139-44.

Khan AR, Morris LM, Keswani SG, Khan IR, Le L, Lee WC, Hunt JP. Tuberculous peritonitis: a surgical dilemma. South Med J. 2009 Jan;102(1):94-5.

Bucher BT, Seigel J, Rosenblum E, Nesslein C, Keswani SG, Foglia R, Dillon P, Warner BW and Keller MS. A pediatric ambulatory wound service (PAWS): A novel approach in wound management. J Ped Surg 2009. 

Gordon A, Kozin ED, Keswani SG, Vaikunth SS, Katz AB, Zoltick PW, Favata M, Radu AP, Soslowsky LJ, Herlyn M, Crombleholme TM. Permissive environment in postnatal wounds induced by adenoviral-mediated overexpression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 prevents scar formation.Wound Repair Regen. 2008 Jan-Feb;16(1):70-9.

Parvadia JK, Keswani SG, Vaikunth S, Maldonado AR, Marwan A, Stehr W, Erwin C, Uzvolgyi E, Warner BW, Yamano S, Taichman N, Crombleholme TM. Role of VEGF in small bowel adaptation after resection: the adaptive response is angiogenesis dependent.Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2007 Sep;293(3):G591-8.

Keswani SG, Javazon EH, Badillo AT, Crombleholme TM, Zoltick PW, Radu AP, Kozin ED, Beggs K, Malik AA, Flake AW. Enhanced epithelial gap closure and increased angiogenesis in wounds of diabetic mice treated with adult murine bone marrow stromal progenitor cells. Wound Repair Regen. 2007 May-Jun;15(3):350-9.

MD: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1982.

Residency: Surgery, Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Norfolk, VA.

Fellowship: Trauma / Critical Care, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, Baltimore, MD; Trauma / Burn, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; Pediatric Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; Transplantation, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.

Certification: Surgery, 1999; Pediatric Surgery, 2001; Surgical Critical Care, 2001.

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease; liver, kidney, and intestinal transplantation; neonatal surgery; minimally invasive surgery

MD: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1998.

Residency: Intern, General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1998 - 1999; Junior Assistant Resident, General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1999 - 2000; Senior Assistant Resident, General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 2002 - 2004; Chief Resident, General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 2004 - 2005.

Fellowships: Surgical Research Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 2000 - 2002; Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2005 - 2007; Transplant Surgery Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2007 - 2009.

Certification: American Board of Surgery, 2007; American Board of Surgery, Certification in Pediatric Surgery, 2008.

Ryckman FC, Bucuvalas JC, Nathan J, Alonso M, Tiao G, Balistreri WF. Outcomes following liver transplantation. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2008 May;17(2):123-30.

Follmar KE, Condron SA, Turner II, Nathan JD, Ludwig KA. Treatment of metronidazole-refractory Clostridium difficile enteritis with vancomycin. Surg Infect. 2008 9:195-200. 

Nathan JD, Rudolph JA, Kocoshis SA, Alonso MH, Ryckman FC, Tiao GM. Isolated liver and multivisceral transplantation for total parenteral nutrition-related end-stage liver disease.J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jan;42(1):143-7.

Patel MB, Nathan JD, Frush DP, Rice HE. Nonoperative management of asymptomatic traumatic pulmonary hernia in a young child. J Trauma. 2007 62:234-235.

Nathan JD, Romac J, Peng RY, Peyton M, MacDonald RJ, Liddle RA. Transgenic expression of pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor-I ameliorates secretagogue-induced pancreatitis in mice. Gastroenterology. 2005 128:717-727.

Eisenberg ML, Maker AV, Slezak LA, Nathan JD, Sritharan KC, Jena BP, Geibel JP, Andersen DK. Insulin receptor (IR) and glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2) proteins form a complex on the rat hepatocyte membrane. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2005 15:51-58.

Book Chapters

Nathan JD, Campbell KM, Tiao GM, Alonso MH, Ryckman FC. Portal hypertension. In: Mattei P, ed. Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery (2nd edition).

Ryckman FC, Alonso MH, Nathan JD, Tiao G. Solid organ and intestinal transplantation. In: Holcomb WH, Murphy JP, eds. Pediatric Surgery (5th edition).

Nathan JD, Ryckman FC. Biliary atresia. In: Chung DH, ed. Atlas of Pediatric Surgical Techniques: A Volume in the Surgical Techniques Atlas Series (1st edition).

Transplantation; liver; kidney transplantation; small intestine; biliary disease; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); minimally invasive surgery; chest wall abnormalities

Wagner LM, Gelfand MJ, Laor T, Ryckman FC, Al-Ghawi H, Bove KE. A Welcome Surprise: Nodular Fasciitis Presenting as Soft Tissue Sarcoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010 Oct 21.

Taylor JA, Ryckman FC. Management of small bowel volvulus around feeding Roux-en-Y limbs. Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Apr;26(4):439-42.

Ryckman FC, Yelton PA, Anneken AM, Kiessling PE, Schoettker PJ, Kotagal UR. Redesigning intensive care unit flow using variability management to improve access and safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Nov;35(11):535-43.

Rattan AS, Laor T, Ryckman FC, Brody AS. Pectus excavatum imaging: enough but not too much. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Feb;40(2):168-72.

Propst EJ, Lin EP, Istaphanous GK, Boesch RP, Ryckman FC, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ. Management of traumatic tracheobronchial separation in a teenager using a fabricated extra-long endotracheal tube. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Aug;73(8):1163-7.

Ryckman FC, Schoettker PJ, Hays KR, Connelly BL, Blacklidge RL, Bedinghaus CA, Sorter ML, Friend LC, Kotagal UR. Reducing surgical site infections at a pediatric academic medical center. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Apr;35(4):192-8.

Dickie B, Dasgupta R, Nair R, Alonso MH, Ryckman FC, Tiao GM, Adams DM, Azizkhan RG. Spectrum of hepatic hemangiomas: management and outcome. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jan;44(1):125-33.

Ryckman FC, Bucuvalas JC, Nathan J, Alonso M, Tiao G, Balistreri WF. Outcomes following liver transplantation. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2008 May;17(2):123-30.

Sparling KW, Ryckman FC, Schoettker PJ, Byczkowski TL, Helpling A, Mandel K, Panchanathan A, Kotagal UR. Financial impact of failing to prevent surgical site infections. Qual Manag Health Care. 2007 Jul-Sep;16(3):219-25.

Nathan JD, Rudolph JA, Kocoshis SA, Alonso MH, Ryckman FC, Tiao GM. Isolated liver and multivisceral transplantation for total parenteral nutrition-related end-stage liver disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jan;42(1):143-7.

BS: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1986.

MD: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 1990.

Residency: Loyola University, Maywood, IL, 1991-1992; Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1995-1997;Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1997-1998.

Fellowships: Research Fellow, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1992-1995; Transplant Surgery Fellow, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2002;Pediatric Surgery Fellow, Los Angeles Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, 1998-2000.

Fernandez KS, Baum R, Fung B, Yeager N, Leonis MA, Wagner LM, Tiao G Ross ME. Chemoresistant hepatoblastoma in a patient with mosaic trisomy 18 treated with orthotopic liver transplantation. Peditr Blood Cancer 2011;56(3):498-500.

Bondoc A, Jafri M, Donnelly B, Mohanty S, McNeal M, Ward R, Tiao G. Prevention of the murine model of biliary atresia after live rotavirus vaccination of dams. J of Pediatric Surgery. 2009;44(8):1479-90. PMCID: PMC2748872

Jafri M, Donnelly B, Bondoc A, Allen S, Tiao G. Cholangiocyte secretion of chemokines in experimental biliary atresia. J of Pediatric Surgery. 2009;44(3):500-507. PMCID: PMC2730110

Jafri M, Donnelly B, Allen S, Bondoc A, McNeal M, Rennert PD, Weinreb PH, Ward R, Tiao G. Cholangiocyte expression of alpha2beta1-integrin confers susceptibility to rotavirus-induced experimental biliary atresia. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2008;295(1):G16-G26. PMCID: PMC2494723

Allen SR, Jafri M, Donnelly B, McNeal M, Witte D, Bezerra J, Ward R, Tiao GM. Effect of rotavirus strain on the murine model of biliary atresia. J Virol. 2007;81(4):1671-9.

Jafri M, Donnelly B, McNeal M, Ward R, Tiao G. MAPK signaling contributes to rotaviral-induced cholangiocyte injury and viral replication. Surgery. 2007;142(2):192-201.

Tiao GM, Alonso MH, Ryckman FC. Pediatric liver transplantation. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2006;15(3):218-227.

Tiao G, Alonso M, Bezerra J, Yazigi N, Heubi J, Balistreri W, Bucuvalas J, Ryckman F. Liver transplantation in children under one year of age-the cincinnati experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2005;40(1):268-273.

Zhang DY, Sabla G, Shivakumar P, Tiao G, Sokol RJ, Mack C, Schneider GL, Aronow B, Bezerra JA. Coordinate expression of regulatory genes differentiates embryonic and perinatal forms of biliary atresia. Hepatology. 2004;39(4):954-962.

Shivakumar P, Cambell KM, Sabla GE, Mietke A, Tiao G, McNeal NM, Ward RL, Bezerra JA. Obstruction of extrahepatic bile ducts by lymphocytes is regulated by IFN-gamma in experimental biliary atresia. J Clin Invest. 2004;114(3):322-329. 

Body imaging; vascular / interventional radiology.

Towbin AJ, Hall S, Moskovitz J, Johnson ND, Donnelly LF. Creating a comprehensive customer service program to help convey critical and acute results of radiology studies. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jan;196(1):W48-51.

Johnson ND. Teleradiology 2010: technical and organizational issues.Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Jun;40(6):1052-5.

Johnson ND, Racadio JM. IR challenges in the MSK system.Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Apr;40(4):474-7. Review.

Goske MJ, Applegate KE, Bell C, Boylan J, Bulas D, Butler P, Callahan MJ, Coley BD, Farley S, Frush DP, McElveny C, Hernanz-Schulman M, Johnson ND, Kaste SC, Morrison G, Strauss KJ. Image Gently: providing practical educational tools and advocacy to accelerate radiation protection for children worldwide.Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2010 Feb;31(1):57-63.

Hu B, Johnson ND, Racadio J, Bear BA. Exchange of an occluded nasojejunal tube facilitated by angioplasty balloon-induced rupture. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Aug;39(8):832-5.

Goske MJ, Applegate KE, Boylan J, Butler PF, Callahan MJ, Coley BD, Farley S, Frush DP, Hernanz-Schulman M, Jaramillo D, Johnson ND, Kaste SC, Morrison G, Strauss KJ; Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging. Image Gently(SM): a national education and communication campaign in radiology using the science of social marketing.J Am Coll Radiol. 2008 Dec;5(12):1200-5.

Sheyn DD, Racadio JM, Ying J, Patel MN, Racadio JM, Johnson ND. Efficacy of a radiation safety education initiative in reducing radiation exposure in the pediatric IR suite. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Jun;38(6):669-74.

Goske MJ, Applegate KE, Boylan J, Butler PF, Callahan MJ, Coley BD, Farley S, Frush DP, Hernanz-Schulman M, Jaramillo D, Johnson ND, Kaste SC, Morrison G, Strauss KJ, Tuggle N. The 'Image Gently' campaign: increasing CT radiation dose awareness through a national education and awareness program.Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Mar;38(3):265-9.

Stehr W, Farrell MK, Lucky AW, Johnson ND, Racadio JM, Azizkhan RG. Non-endoscopic percutaneous gastrostomy placement in children with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Pediatr Surg Int. 2008 Mar;24(3):349-54.

Racadio JM, Babic D, Homan R, Rampton JW, Patel MN, Racadio JM, Johnson ND. Live 3D guidance in the interventional radiology suite.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Dec;189(6):W357-64. Review.

Genitourinary; gastrointestinal imaging in children

Vascular interventions; oncologic interventions

MD: Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Thane, India.

Residency: Radiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.

Pediatric Radiology Fellow:Miami Childrens Hospital, Miami, Fl, 2006.

Interventional Radiology Fellow: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fl, 2007.

Sheyn DD, Racadio JM, Racadio JM, Patel MN, Kukreja K, Rampton JW, Johnson ND. Use of an Amplatz Dilator to Facilitate Transrectal Abscess Drainage in Children. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Feb 18.

Sheyn DD, Racadio JM, Ying J, Patel MN, Racadio JM, Johnson ND. Efficacy of a radiation safety education initiative in reducing radiation exposure in the pediatric IR suite. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Jun;38(6):669-74.

Racadio JM, Babic D, Homan R, Rampton JW, Patel MN, Racadio JM, Johnson ND. Live 3D guidance in the interventional radiology suite.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Dec;189(6):W357-64. Review.

Clinical Interests

Interventional radiology; vascular imaging; trauma imaging

Research Interests

Trauma imaging; venous catheters; sedation; contrast

BS: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1987.

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1992.

Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1993-1997.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 1997-1998.

Certification: Certificate of Added Qualifications, Pediatric Radiology, November 2001; Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1997.

Sheyn DD, Racadio JM, Racadio JM, Patel MN, Kukreja K, Rampton JW, Johnson ND. Use of an Amplatz Dilator to Facilitate Transrectal Abscess Drainage in Children. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 May;22(5):687-90.

Kim HK, Gottliebson W, Hor K, Backeljauw P, Gutmark-Little I, Salisbury SR, Racadio JM, Helton-Skally K, Fleck R. Cardiovascular anomalies in Turner syndrome: spectrum, prevalence, and cardiac MRI findings in a pediatric and young adult population. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Feb;196(2):454-60.

Racadio JM, Kukreja K. Pediatric biliary interventions.Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010 Dec;13(4):244-9.

Kim HK, Laor T, Graham TB, Anton CG, Salisbury SR, Racadio JM, Dardzinski BJ. T2 relaxation time changes in distal femoral articular cartilage in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a 3-year longitudinal study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Oct;195(4):1021-5.

Kim HK, Laor T, Horn PS, Racadio JM, Wong B, Dardzinski BJ. T2 mapping in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: distribution of disease activity and correlation with clinical assessments. Radiology. 2010 Jun;255(3):899-908.

Goske MJ, Phillips RR, Mandel K, McLinden D, Racadio JM, Hall S. Image gently: a web-based practice quality improvement program in CT safety for children. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 May;194(5):1177-82.

Johnson ND, Racadio JM. IR challenges in the MSK system. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Apr;40(4):474-7. Review.

Racadio JM. Controlling radiation exposure during interventional procedures in childhood cancer patients. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Feb;39 Suppl 1:S71-3.

Kim HK, Laor T, Racadio JM. MR imaging assessment of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle: prevalence of segmental anomalous origins in children and young adults. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Dec;38(12):1300-5.

Sheyn DD, Racadio JM, Ying J, Patel MN, Racadio JM, Johnson ND. Efficacy of a radiation safety education initiative in reducing radiation exposure in the pediatric IR suite. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Jun;38(6):669-74.

Complex genitourinary reconstruction; spina bifida; neurogenic bladder; anorectal malformations, disorders of sexual development; cloaca; renal transplantation in the neurogenic bladder

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2005-2007.

Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2005.

MD: Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 1999.

BS: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1995. 

Certification:  American Board of Urology.

Traxel E, Defoor W, Minevich E, Reddy P, Alam S, Reeves D, Sheldon C. Low incidence of urinary tract infections following renal transplantation in children with bladder augmentation. J Urol. 2011 Aug;186(2):667-71.

Le LD, Alam S, Lim FY, Keswani SG, Crombleholme TM. Prenatal and postnatal urologic complications of sacrococcygeal teratomas. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1186-90.

Podberesky DJ, Weaver NC, Anton CG, Lawal T, Hamrick MC, Alam S, Peña A, Levitt MA. MRI of acquired posterior urethral diverticulum following surgery for anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2011 Apr 16.

Ivancić V, Defoor W, Jackson E, Alam S, Minevich E, Reddy P, Sheldon C. Progression of renal insufficiency in children and adolescents with neuropathic bladder is not accelerated by lower urinary tract reconstruction. J Urol. 2010 Oct;184(4 Suppl):1768-74.

Alam S, Minevich E. Continent catheterizable reservoirs are not just for the urinary tract. J Urol. 2010 Jan;183(1):15.

Alam S, Sheldon C.  Urologic Issues in Pediatric Renal Transplantation. Curr Opin  Urol. 2008 Jul;18(4):413-8. 

Alam S, Levitt MA, Sheldon CA, Peña A. The Posterior-Sagittal Trans-Sphincteric Approach for Recurrent Genitourinary Pathology. J Urol. 2007 Oct; 178(4 Pt 2):1668-71; discussion 1671.

Alam S, Goebel J, Pacheco MC, Sheldon C. Papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential in a pediatric renal transplant recipient (PUNLMP): A case report. Pediatric Transplantation. 2007 Sep; 11(6):680-2. 

Minimally invasive laparoscopic-assisted surgery; robotic-assisted surgery; prenatal evaluation; fetal care; UTIs

Traxel EJ, Minevich EA, Noh PH. A review: the application of minimally invasive surgery to pediatric urology: upper urinary tract procedures.Urology. 2010 Jul;76(1):122-33.

Traxel EJ, Minevich EA, Noh PH. A review: the application of minimally invasive surgery to pediatric urology: lower urinary tract reconstructive procedures.Urology. 2010 Jul;76(1):115-20.

Chacko JK, Noh P, Barthold JS, Figueroa TE, Gonzalez R. Latrogenic ureteral injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 13-year-old boy. J Pediatr Urol. 2008 4(4):322-4.

Neheman A, Noh PH, Piaggio L, González R. The role of laparoscopic surgery for urinary tract reconstruction in infants weighing less than 10 kg: a comparison with open surgery.J Pediatr Urol. 2008 Jun;4(3):192-6.

Wang Y, Barthold J, Figueroa E, González R, Noh PH, Wang M, Manson J. Analysis of five single nucleotide polymorphisms in the ESR1 gene in cryptorchidism.Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2008 Jun;82(6):482-5.

Neheman A, Noh PH, Brenn R, González R. Laparoscopic urinary tract surgery in infants weighing 6 kg or less: perioperative considerations and comparison to open surgery.J Urol. 2008 Apr;179(4):1534-8.

Piaggio LA, Franc-Guimond J, Noh PH, Wehry M, Figueroa TE, Barthold J, González R. Transperitoneal laparoscopic pyeloplasty for primary repair of ureteropelvic junction obstruction in infants and children: comparison with open surgery.J Urol. 2007 Oct;178(4 Pt 2):1579-83.

Piaggio LA, Noh PH, González R. Reoperative laparoscopic pyeloplasty in children: comparison with open surgery. J Urol. 2007 May;177(5):1878-82.

Davies B, Noh P, Smaldone MC, Ranganathan S, Docimo SG. Paratesticular rhabdomyoma in a young adult: case study and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2007  42(4):E5-7.

Stein RJ, Matoka DJ, Noh PH, Docimo SG. Spontaneous perforation of congenital bladder diverticulum. Urology. 2005 Oct;66(4):881.

Complex genitourinary conditions; renal transplantation and the dysfunctional bladder; spina bifida

1978 Jewish Hospital School of Nursing

1997 University of Cincinnati, Bachelor of Science in Nursing

MD: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 1972 to 1976.

Residency: Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1976 to 1981; General Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1981 to 1983.

Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1983 to 1985; Pediatric Urology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 1985 to 1986; Visiting Fellow, Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1986.

Certification: Adult and Pediatric Urology, 1982; Surgery, 1985; Pediatric Surgery, 1988.

 Ivancić V, Defoor W, Jackson E, Alam S, Minevich E, Reddy P, Sheldon C. Progression of renal insufficiency in children and adolescents with neuropathic bladder is not accelerated by lower urinary tract reconstruction. J Urol. 2010 Oct;184(4 Suppl):1768-74.

DeFoor WR, Jackson E, Minevich E, Caillat A, Reddy P, Sheldon C, Asplin J. The risk of recurrent urolithiasis in children is dependent on urinary calcium and citrate. Urology. 2010 Jul;76(1):242-5.

Traxel E, DeFoor W, Reddy P, Sheldon C, Minevich E. Risk factors for urinary tract infection after dextranomer/hyaluronic acid endoscopic injection. J Urol. 2009 Oct;182(4 Suppl):1708-12.

DeFoor WR, Heshmat S, Minevich E, Reddy P, Koyle M, Sheldon C. Long-term outcomes of the neobladder in pediatric continent urinary reconstruction. J Urol. 2009 Jun;181(6):2689-93.

DeFoor W, Clark C, Jackson E, Reddy P, Minevich E, Sheldon C. Risk factors for end stage renal disease in children with posterior urethral valves. J Urol. 2008 Oct;180(4 Suppl):1705-8.

Heshmat S, DeFoor W, Minevich E, Reddy P, Reeves D, Sheldon C. Use of customized MIC-KEY gastrostomy button for management of MACE stomal complications. Urology. 2008 Nov;72(5):1026-9.

Alam S, Sheldon C. Urological issues in pediatric renal transplantation. Curr Opin Urol. 2008 Jul;18(4):413-8.

DeFoor W, Minevich E, Jackson E, Reddy P, Clark C, Sheldon C, Asplin J. Urinary metabolic evaluations in solitary and recurrent stone forming children. J Urol. 2008 Jun;179(6):2369-72.

Alam S, Levitt MA, Sheldon CA, Peña A. The posterior sagittal approach for recurrent genitourinary pathology. J Urol. 2007 Oct;178(4 Pt 2):1668-71

Alam S, Goebel J, Pacheco MC, Sheldon C. Papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential in a pediatric renal transplant recipient (PUNLMP): a case report. Pediatr Transplant. 2007 Sep;11(6):680-2.