Multicenter pediatric emergency projects; acute respiratory illness; improving the quality of pediatric emergency care

MD: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., 1976.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1981; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1992, 1998, 2007.

Luria J, Buncher M, Ruddy RM. Workforce and its Impact on Quality. ­Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 2011; 12(2): 151-160.

Alessandrini E, Varadarajan K, Alpern ER, Gorelick MH, Shaw K, Ruddy RM, Chamberlain JM; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Emergency department quality: an analysis of existing pediatric measures. Acad Emerg Med. 2011;18(5):519-26.

Stanley R, Lillis KA, Zuspan SJ, Lichenstein R, Ruddy RM, Gerardi MJ, Dean JM. Development and implementation of a performance measure tool in an academic pediatric research network. Contemp Clin Trials. 2010;31(5):429-437.

Dixon CA, Anderson JB, Ruddy RM, Cripe LH. Infantile-onset Pompe disease: a diagnosis not to miss. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010;26(4):293-5.

Timm NL, Ruddy RM. Demographics of patient visits during high daily census in a pediatric ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28(1):56-60.

Shaw KN, Ruddy RM, Olsen CS, Lillis KA, Mahajan PV, Dean JM, Chamberlain JM. Pediatric patient safety in emergency departments: unit characteristics and staff perceptions. Pediatrics. 2009;124(2):485-93.

Kerrey BT, Geis GL, Quinn AM, Hornung RW, Ruddy RM. A prospective comparison of diaphragmatic ultrasound and chest radiography to determine endotracheal tube position in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatrics. 2009;123(6):e1039-44.

Brodzinski H, Ruddy RM. Review of new and newly discovered respiratory tract viruses in children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009;25(5):352-60.

Ruddy RM, Patterson MD. Medical simulation: a tool for recognition of and response to risk. Pediatr Radiol. 2008;38(S4):S700-6.

Corneli HM, Zorc JJ, Majahan P, Shaw KN, Holubkov R, Reeves SD, Ruddy RM, et al. A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of dexamethasone for bronchiolitis. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(4):331-9.

Clinical Interests

Procedural sedation; analgesia

Research Interests

Medical education; quality improvement

Benito J, Mintegi S, Ruddy R, Gonzalez del Rey J. Changing Clinical Practices and Education in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Through Global Health Partnerships. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Mar 2012;(13)1:37-43.

Holland C, Gonzalez del Rey JA, DiGiulio GA. Pediatric Lacerations. In Trott A., ed. Wounds and Lacerations. Elsevier Mosby. Philadelphia, PA, 2011.

Sun GH, Harmych BM, Dickson M, Gonzalez del Rey J, Myer CM, Greinwald JH. Characteristics of Children Diagnosed as Having Coagulopathies Following Posttonsillectomy Bleeding. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011;137(1):65-68.

Mittiga M, Schwartz H, Iyer S, Gonzalez del Rey J. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Residency Experience: Requirements vs. Reality. JGME. Dec 2010;(2)4:571-576.

Pruden K, Kerrey B, Mittiga M, Gonzalez del Rey J. Procedural Readiness of Pediatric Interns: Defining Novice Performance Through Simulation. JGME. Dec 2010;(2)4:513-517.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric emergency medicine

Research Interests

Mental health services research

Williams JR, Ho ML, Grupp-Phelan J. The acceptability of mental health screening in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Jul;27(7):611-5.

Rinderknecht AS, Ho M, Matykiewicz P, Grupp-Phelan JM. Referral to the emergency department by a primary care provider predicts severity of illness. Pediatrics. 2010 Nov;126(5):917-24.

Grupp-Phelan J, Ammerman RT. Maternal depression and child growth: definitional issues, longitudinal trajectories, and analytic considerations. J Pediatr. 2010 Sep;157(3):359-60.

Brodzinski H, Iyer S, Grupp-Phelan J. Assessment of disparities in the use of anxiolysis and sedation among children undergoing laceration repair. Acad Pediatr. 2010 May-Jun;10(3):194-9.

Grupp-Phelan J, Mahajan P, Foltin GL, Jacobs E, Tunik M, Sonnett M, Miller S, Dayan P; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Referral and resource use patterns for psychiatric-related visits to pediatric emergency departments. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Apr;25(4):217-20.

Pittsenbarger ZE, Grupp-Phelan J, Phelan KJ. Comparing the frequency of unrecognized attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in injured versus noninjured patients presenting for care in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Jul;24(7):438-41.

Grupp-Phelan J, Delgado SV, Kelleher KJ. Failure of psychiatric referrals from the pediatric emergency department. BMC Emerg Med. 2007 Aug 15;7:12.

Grupp-Phelan J, Wade TJ, Pickup T, Ho ML, Lucas CP, Brewer DE, Kelleher KJ. Mental health problems in children and caregivers in the emergency department setting. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2007 Feb;28(1):16-21.

Grupp-Phelan J, Harman JS, Kelleher KJ. Trends in mental health and chronic condition visits by children presenting for care at U.S. emergency departments. Public Health Rep. 2007 Jan-Feb;122(1):55-61.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Grupp-Phelan J, Brody AS, Donnelly LF, Bracey SE, Duma EM, Mallory ML, Slap GB. Identifying children with pneumonia in the emergency department. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2005 Jun;44(5):427-35.

Clinical Interests

Trauma; trauma systems; patient safety

Research Interests

Improvement related to ED quality; patient safety and efficiency / flow

Kloppenborg E, Wheeler TA, Luria J. ADEs and automation. Nurs Manage. 2009 Jan;40(1):43-7.

Timm NL, Ho ML, Luria JW. Pediatric emergency department overcrowding and impact on patient flow outcomes. Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Sep;15(9):832-7.

Brilli RJ, Gibson R, Luria JW, Wheeler TA, Shaw J, Linam M, Kheir J, McLain P, Lingsch T, Hall-Haering A, McBride M. Implementation of a medical emergency team in a large pediatric teaching hospital prevents respiratory and cardiopulmonary arrests outside the intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007 May;8(3):236-46; quiz 247.

Luria JW, Muething SE, Schoettker PJ, Kotagal UR. Reliability science and patient safety. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2006 Dec;53(6):1121-33. Review.

Wright RB, Pomerantz WJ, Luria JW. New approaches to respiratory infections in children. Bronchiolitis and croup. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2002 Feb;20(1):93-114. Review.

Luria JW, Gonzalez del Rey JA, DiGiulio GA, McAneney CM, Olson JJ, Ruddy RM. Effectiveness of oral or nebulized dexamethasone for children with mild croup. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001 Dec;155(12):1340-5.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Grupp-Phelan J, Luria JW, Gonzalez del Rey JA. Is routine heparin lock placement beneficial in the evaluation and treatment of febrile children? J Emerg Nurs. 2001 Aug;27(4):335-9.

Luria JW, Smith GA, Chapman JI. An evaluation of a safety education program for kindergarten and elementary school children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000 Mar;154(3):227-31.

Clinical Interests

Medical student education; fellow education; trauma; pediatric transport

Research Interests

Medical education

Clinical Interests

Trauma; trauma systems; patient safety

Research Interests

Improvement related to ED quality; patient safety and efficiency / flow

Kloppenborg E, Wheeler TA, Luria J. ADEs and automation. Nurs Manage. 2009 Jan;40(1):43-7.

Timm NL, Ho ML, Luria JW. Pediatric emergency department overcrowding and impact on patient flow outcomes. Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Sep;15(9):832-7.

Brilli RJ, Gibson R, Luria JW, Wheeler TA, Shaw J, Linam M, Kheir J, McLain P, Lingsch T, Hall-Haering A, McBride M. Implementation of a medical emergency team in a large pediatric teaching hospital prevents respiratory and cardiopulmonary arrests outside the intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007 May;8(3):236-46; quiz 247.

Luria JW, Muething SE, Schoettker PJ, Kotagal UR. Reliability science and patient safety. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2006 Dec;53(6):1121-33. Review.

Wright RB, Pomerantz WJ, Luria JW. New approaches to respiratory infections in children. Bronchiolitis and croup. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2002 Feb;20(1):93-114. Review.

Luria JW, Gonzalez del Rey JA, DiGiulio GA, McAneney CM, Olson JJ, Ruddy RM. Effectiveness of oral or nebulized dexamethasone for children with mild croup. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001 Dec;155(12):1340-5.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Grupp-Phelan J, Luria JW, Gonzalez del Rey JA. Is routine heparin lock placement beneficial in the evaluation and treatment of febrile children? J Emerg Nurs. 2001 Aug;27(4):335-9.

Luria JW, Smith GA, Chapman JI. An evaluation of a safety education program for kindergarten and elementary school children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000 Mar;154(3):227-31.

Urgent care medicine

Clinical Interests

Medical student education; fellow education; trauma; pediatric transport

Research Interests

Medical education

Clinical Interests

Pediatric emergency medicine

Research Interests

Mental health services research

Williams JR, Ho ML, Grupp-Phelan J. The acceptability of mental health screening in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Jul;27(7):611-5.

Rinderknecht AS, Ho M, Matykiewicz P, Grupp-Phelan JM. Referral to the emergency department by a primary care provider predicts severity of illness. Pediatrics. 2010 Nov;126(5):917-24.

Grupp-Phelan J, Ammerman RT. Maternal depression and child growth: definitional issues, longitudinal trajectories, and analytic considerations. J Pediatr. 2010 Sep;157(3):359-60.

Brodzinski H, Iyer S, Grupp-Phelan J. Assessment of disparities in the use of anxiolysis and sedation among children undergoing laceration repair. Acad Pediatr. 2010 May-Jun;10(3):194-9.

Grupp-Phelan J, Mahajan P, Foltin GL, Jacobs E, Tunik M, Sonnett M, Miller S, Dayan P; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Referral and resource use patterns for psychiatric-related visits to pediatric emergency departments. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Apr;25(4):217-20.

Pittsenbarger ZE, Grupp-Phelan J, Phelan KJ. Comparing the frequency of unrecognized attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in injured versus noninjured patients presenting for care in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Jul;24(7):438-41.

Grupp-Phelan J, Delgado SV, Kelleher KJ. Failure of psychiatric referrals from the pediatric emergency department. BMC Emerg Med. 2007 Aug 15;7:12.

Grupp-Phelan J, Wade TJ, Pickup T, Ho ML, Lucas CP, Brewer DE, Kelleher KJ. Mental health problems in children and caregivers in the emergency department setting. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2007 Feb;28(1):16-21.

Grupp-Phelan J, Harman JS, Kelleher KJ. Trends in mental health and chronic condition visits by children presenting for care at U.S. emergency departments. Public Health Rep. 2007 Jan-Feb;122(1):55-61.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Grupp-Phelan J, Brody AS, Donnelly LF, Bracey SE, Duma EM, Mallory ML, Slap GB. Identifying children with pneumonia in the emergency department. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2005 Jun;44(5):427-35.

MD: Jefferson Medical College, 1988.

BS: Marquette University (Biology, Summa Cum Laude), 1984.

MSCE: Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, 1999.

Residency: Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 1988 -1991.

Chief Residency: Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 1991- 1992.

Fellow: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1992-1995.

Alessandrini EA, Varadarajan K, Alpern ER, Gorelick MH, Shaw KN, Ruddy RM, Chamberlain JM; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Emergency department quality: an analysis of existing pediatric measures. Academ Emerg Medi. 2011 May;18(5):519-26.

Fiks AG, Alessandrini EA, Forrest CB, Khan S, Localio AR, Gerber A. Electronic medical record use in pediatric primary care. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011 Jan 1;18(1):38-44.

Topjian AA, Localio AR, Berg RA, Alessandrini EA, Meaney PA, Pepe PE, Larkin GL, Peberdy MA, Becker LB, Nadkarni VM; American Heart Association National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Investigators. Women of child-bearing age have better inhospital cardiac arrest survival outcomes than do equal-aged men. Crit Care Med. 2010 May;38(5):1254-60.

Alessandrini EA, Alpern ER, Chamberlain JM, Shea JA, Gorelick MH. A New ICD-based Diagnosis Groupiong Systme for Child ED Visits. Acedem Emerg Med. 2010 Feb;17(2):204-13.

Fiks AG, Hunter KF, Localio AR, Grundmeier RW, Bryant-Stephens T, Luberti AA, Bell LM, Alessandrini EA. Impact of Electronic Health Record-based Primary Care Clinical Alerts on Influenza Vaccination for Children and Adolescents with Asthma: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Pediatrics. 2009 Jul;124(1):159-169.

Hibbs AM, Walsh CM, Martin RJ, Truog WE, Lorch SA, Alessandrini EA, Cnaan A, Palermo L, Wadlinger SR, Coburn CE, Ballard PL, Ballard RA. One-Year Respiratory Outcomes of Preterm Infants Enrolled in the Nitric Oxide (to Prevent) Chronic Lung Disease Trial. J Pediatr. 2008 Jun;153 (4):525-529.

Fiks AG, Grundmeier RW, Biggs LM, Localio AR, Alessandrini EA. Impact of clinical alerts within an electronic health record on routine subsequent well child care. Pediatrics. 2008 May; 121:898-905..

Flores AI, Bilker WB, Alessandrini EA. The Effect of Continuity of Care in Infancy on Receipt of Lead, Anemia and Tuberculosis Screening. Pediatrics. 2008 Mar;121(3):e399-406.

Gorelick MH, Alessandrini EA, Cronan K, Shults J. Revised Pediatric Emergency Assessment Tool (RePEAT): A Severity Index for Pediatric Emergency Care. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2007 Apri 14(4):316-23.

Gorelick MH, Knight S, Alessandrini EA, Stanley RM, Chamberlain JM, Kuppermann N, Alpern ER. Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Lack of agreement in pediatric emergency department discharge diagnoses from clinical and administrative data sources. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2007;14(7):646-52.

Research Interests

Pediatric injury; traumatic brain injury; prehospital care

MD: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, 1995.

MS: University of Cincinnati, Clinical and Translational Science, Cincinnati, OH, 2012.

Residency: Pediatrics, Yale - New Haven Children's Hospital,1998.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergencey Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montifiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2001.

Certification: General Pediatrics, 1998, 2005; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2002, 2012.

Babcock L, Byczkowski T, Bazarian J. Ability of S100B to predict abnormal CT in children with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury. 2012.

Leonard JC, Scharff DP, Koors V, Lerner B, Adelgais KM, Anders J, Brown K, Babcock L, Lichenstein R, Lillis K, Jaffe DM. A qualitative assessment of factors that influence emergency medical services partnerships in prehospital research. Acad Emerg Med. 2012; 19(2) 161-173.

Leonard J, Kuppermann N, Olsen C, Babcock Cimpello L, Brown K, Mahajan P, Jaffe D and the PECARN Cspine Study Group. Factors associated with cervical spine injury in children.  Ann of Emerg Med. 2011; 58(2) 145-155.

Kuppermann N, Holmes JF, Dayan PS, et al for PECARN. Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2009;374:1160-70.

Babcock Cimpello L, Garcia M, Rueckmann E, Markevicz C. Sledding: How Fast Can They Go? J. Trauma. 2009; 66(3): S23-S26.

Child abuse; cardiac troponin I in non-accidental trauma

BA: California State University, Fresno, CA, 1994.

MD: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 1999.

MS: Baylor College of Medicine, Clinical Scientist Training Program, Houston, TX, 2006.

Internship: Children's Medical Center of Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, 1999-2002.

Fellowship:  Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 2002-2006; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2007- Present

Bennett B. Basilar skull fractures. Frasier L, ed. Abusive Head Trauma Pocket Atlas. St. Louis, MO: STM Learning Inc. In press.

Bennett B. Non-accidental trauma fracture mimics. Frasier L, ed. Abusive Head Trauma Pocket Atlas. St. Louis, MO: STM Learning Inc. In press.

Siegel RM, Bennett BL. Pediatric Screening for Intimate Partner Violence. In: Chadwick D, ed. Child Maltreatment: A Clinical Guide and Reference 4E. St. Louis, MO: STM Learning Inc. In press. 

Bennett BL, Mahabee-Gittens M, Chua MS, Hirsh R. Elevated Cardiac Troponin I in Cases of Thoracic Non-accidental Trauma. Pediatric Emergency Care, 2011 Oct;27(10):941-4.

Bennett BL, Chua MS, Care M, Kachelmeyer A, Mahabee-Gittens M. Retrospective Review to Determine the Utility of Follow-up Skeletal Surveys in Child Abuse Evaluations when the Initial Skeletal Survey is Normal. BMC Research Notes. 2011 Sep;12:4:354.

Laham F, Trott A, Bennett B, Kozinetz C, Jewell A, Garofalo R, Piedra P. Lactate dehydrogenase concentration in nasal-wash fluid as a biochemical predictor of disease severity in children with bronchiolitis presenting to the emergency department. Pediatrics. 2010;125:e225-33.

Bennett BL, Pierce MC. Bone Health and Development. In Jenny (ed) Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment and Evidence. Elsevier Publishing, May 2010.

Rangel EL, Cook BS, Bennett BL, Shebesta K, Ying J, Falcone RA. Eliminating disparity in evaluation for abuse in infants with head injury: use of a screening guideline. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jun;44(6):1229-34; discussion 1234-5.

MD: University of Cincinnati, OH, 2002.

Residency: Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 2005.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2009.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2005; Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2011.

Medical toxicology; global health

MD: St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 1980.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1983.

Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 1989.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1985; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2008; Medical Toxicology, 1989; Emergency Medicine, 2004.

Setlik J, Ho M, Bond GR. Emergency Department Use After Pediatric Pharmaceutical Ingestion: Comparison Of Two National Databases. Clinical Toxicology. 2010;48:64-67. 

Setlik J, Bond GR, Ho M. Teen prescription ADHD medication abuse is rising with prescriptions for these medications. Pediatrics. 2009;124:875-880. 

Bond GR. Is the oral acetylcysteine protocol the best treatment for late presenting acetaminophen poisoning? (Editorial). Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2009;54:615-617. 

Tziminatos L, Bond GR, Pediatric Therapeutic Error Study Group. Severe injury or death in young children from therapeutic errors: a summary of 238 cases from the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Clinical Toxicology. 2009;47:348-354. 

Dart RC, Paul IM, Bond GR, Winston DC, Manoguerra AS, Palmer RB, Kauffman RE, Banner W, Green JL, Rumack BH. Pediatric fatalities associated with over- the-counter cough and cold medications. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;53:411-417. 

Bond, GR. Acetaminophen protein adducts—a review. Clinical Toxicology. 2009;47:2-7. 

Bond GR, Pièche S, Sonicki Z, Gamaluddin H, El Guindi M, Sakr M, El Seddawy A, Abouzaid M, Youssef A.  A clinical decision rule for triage of children under 5 years of age with hydrocarbon aspiration in developing countries. Clinical Toxicology. 2008;46:222-229.

Bond GR, Pièche S, Sonicki Z, Gamaluddin H, El Guindi M, Sakr M, El Seddawy A, Abouzaid M, Youssef A.   Early triage decision aid for pediatric organophosphate / carbamate exposures. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2008;52:617-622. 

Bond, GR. Acemtaminophen Protein Adducts. Pediatrics. 2007;119; 418-419.

Book Chapters

Sztajnkrycer MD, Bond GR. Calcium channel blocker overdosage. In Wolfson AB Hendey GW, Hendry PL, Linden CH, Rosen CL, Schaider J (eds): Harwood-Nuss’ The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. J.B. Lippincott Company, 5th ed. 2009.

Pediatric injury prevention; global health injury prevention and trauma care; dog bite prevention

BS: University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 1998.

DO: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO, 2004.

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, 2007.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2007.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Global Health Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2010.

Master of Public Health: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2010.

Internship: Violence and Injury Prevention Internship, World Health Organization, Geneva, 2010.

Dixon CA, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Hart KW, Lindsell CJ. Dog Bite Prevention: An Assessment of Child Knowledge. J Pediatr. 2012 Feb;160(2):337-341.e2

Dixon C, Gittelman MA. Pediatric helmet use: teaching patients to use their heads. Pediatr Ann. 2008 Sep;37(9):606-12.

Boat BW, Dixon CA, Pearl E, Thieken L, Bucher S. Pediatric dog bite victims: a need for a continuum of care. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 May;51(5):473-7

Dixon C, Anderson J, Ruddy R, Cripe L. Infantile-onset Pompe disease: a diagnosis not to miss. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010, 26(4):293-5.

Grossoehme D, Ragsdale J, Dixon C, Berz K, Zimmer M. The changing face of medical education: the role of religion, integrative medicine, and osteopathy. The Open Medical Education Journal. 2009, 2, 80-87.

Dixon CA, Gonzalez del Rey JA. Chapter 135: Illustrated Techniques of Pediatric Emergency Procedures (7.7 Cricothyroidomoty/Percutaneous Tracheostomy; 8.1 Insertion of a Chest Tube; 8.2 Thoracentesis; 8.3 Resuscitative Thoracotomy; 10.3 Peritoneal Lavage). In: Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, Bachur RC, Gorelick MH, Ruddy RM, Shaw KN (eds). Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2010.

Medical simulation; resuscitation

Medical School: University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 1997.

Residency: Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA, 2000.

Chief Residency: Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA, 2001.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 2004.

Certifications: Pediatrics 2001, Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2004.

Geis GL, Pio BL, Pendergrass TL, Moyer MR, Patterson MD. Simulation to Assess the Safety of New Healthcare Teams and New Facilities. Simul Healthc. 6(3):125-133. Jun, 2011.

Burton KS, Pendergrass TL, Byczkowski TL, Taylor RG, Moyer MR, Falcone RA, Geis GL. Impact of Simulation-Based Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Training in the Simulation Laboratory and Clinical Environment. Simul Healthc. Jun 2, 2011.  (Epub ahead of print)

Vidwan G, Geis GL. Evaluation, management, and outcome of focal bacterial infections (FBIs) in nontoxic infants under two months of age. J Hosp Med. 5(2):76-82. Feb, 2010.

Geis GL, DiGiulio G. Substernal chest pain with an abnormal electrocardiogram in an adolescent male presenting to a pediatric emergency department. Clin Pediatr Emerg Med. 6:257-262. 2005.

Tzimenatos L, Geis GL. Emergency department management of the immunosuppressed host. Clin Pediatr Emerg Med. 6:173-183. 2005.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric emergency medicine

Research Interests

Area of expertise is within the field of injury control. Currently, he is the Chairperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Section on Injury and Poison Prevention and he serves as a Co-Director for the Injury Free Coalition for Kids in Greater Cincinnati (IFCK). He is involved in resident education on injury prevention, in particular relating to sports safety, firearm safety, playground safety, drowning prevention, and toy safety. His works with high-risk communities, utilizing the IFCK model, in an effort to mobilize communities to reduce pediatric injuries has been well recognized.  He has completed several research studies within the field of injury prevention and he is nationally recognized within this field. 

Anadkat, T, Gittelman MA, Timm N. Prevalence and Trends of the Adult Patient Population in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Accepted for publication in Pediatric Emergency Care 2011.

Dotson K, Timm N, Gittelman MA. Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Teenage Phenomenon. Accepted for publication in Pediatric Emergency Care 2011.

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ. The Use of Focus Groups to Mobilize a High-Risk Community in an Effort to Prevent Injuries.Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 39:1–14, 2011.

Erickson MJ, Gittelman MA, Dowd D. Risk factors for dating violence among adolescent females presenting to the pediatric emergency department.J Trauma 2010; 69(4 Suppl): S227-32.

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, Schubert CJ. Implementing and evaluating an injury prevention curriculum within a pediatric residency program. J Trauma 2010; 69(4 Suppl): S239-44.

Pomerantz WJ, Timm N, Gittelman MA. Injury Patterns in Obese Versus Non-Obese Children Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department.Pediatrics, March 2010; 10.1542/peds.2008-1536.

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ. Starting a pediatric emergency department safety resource center.Pediatric Annals 2009; 38(3):149-55.

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, Frey, LK. Use of a Safety Resource Center in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2009; 25(7): 429-433.

Pomerantz WJ, Gittelman MA, Farris S, Frey L. Drug ingestions in children 10-14 years old: an old problem revisited.Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior 2009, 39 (4): 433-439..

Clinical Interests

Procedural sedation; analgesia

Research Interests

Medical education; quality improvement

Benito J, Mintegi S, Ruddy R, Gonzalez del Rey J. Changing Clinical Practices and Education in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Through Global Health Partnerships. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Mar 2012;(13)1:37-43.

Holland C, Gonzalez del Rey JA, DiGiulio GA. Pediatric Lacerations. In Trott A., ed. Wounds and Lacerations. Elsevier Mosby. Philadelphia, PA, 2011.

Sun GH, Harmych BM, Dickson M, Gonzalez del Rey J, Myer CM, Greinwald JH. Characteristics of Children Diagnosed as Having Coagulopathies Following Posttonsillectomy Bleeding. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011;137(1):65-68.

Mittiga M, Schwartz H, Iyer S, Gonzalez del Rey J. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Residency Experience: Requirements vs. Reality. JGME. Dec 2010;(2)4:571-576.

Pruden K, Kerrey B, Mittiga M, Gonzalez del Rey J. Procedural Readiness of Pediatric Interns: Defining Novice Performance Through Simulation. JGME. Dec 2010;(2)4:513-517.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric emergency medicine

Research Interests

Mental health services research

Williams JR, Ho ML, Grupp-Phelan J. The acceptability of mental health screening in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Jul;27(7):611-5.

Rinderknecht AS, Ho M, Matykiewicz P, Grupp-Phelan JM. Referral to the emergency department by a primary care provider predicts severity of illness. Pediatrics. 2010 Nov;126(5):917-24.

Grupp-Phelan J, Ammerman RT. Maternal depression and child growth: definitional issues, longitudinal trajectories, and analytic considerations. J Pediatr. 2010 Sep;157(3):359-60.

Brodzinski H, Iyer S, Grupp-Phelan J. Assessment of disparities in the use of anxiolysis and sedation among children undergoing laceration repair. Acad Pediatr. 2010 May-Jun;10(3):194-9.

Grupp-Phelan J, Mahajan P, Foltin GL, Jacobs E, Tunik M, Sonnett M, Miller S, Dayan P; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Referral and resource use patterns for psychiatric-related visits to pediatric emergency departments. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Apr;25(4):217-20.

Pittsenbarger ZE, Grupp-Phelan J, Phelan KJ. Comparing the frequency of unrecognized attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in injured versus noninjured patients presenting for care in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Jul;24(7):438-41.

Grupp-Phelan J, Delgado SV, Kelleher KJ. Failure of psychiatric referrals from the pediatric emergency department. BMC Emerg Med. 2007 Aug 15;7:12.

Grupp-Phelan J, Wade TJ, Pickup T, Ho ML, Lucas CP, Brewer DE, Kelleher KJ. Mental health problems in children and caregivers in the emergency department setting. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2007 Feb;28(1):16-21.

Grupp-Phelan J, Harman JS, Kelleher KJ. Trends in mental health and chronic condition visits by children presenting for care at U.S. emergency departments. Public Health Rep. 2007 Jan-Feb;122(1):55-61.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Grupp-Phelan J, Brody AS, Donnelly LF, Bracey SE, Duma EM, Mallory ML, Slap GB. Identifying children with pneumonia in the emergency department. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2005 Jun;44(5):427-35.

Hariharan S, Pomerantz W. Correlation between hospitalization for pharmaceutical ingestion and attention deficit disorder in children aged 5 to 9 years old. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Jan;47(1):15-20.

Alloway R, Steinberg S, Khalil K, Gourishankar S, Miller J, Norman D, Hariharan S, Pirsch J, Matas A, Zaltzman J, Wisemandle K, Fitzsimmons W, First MR. Two years postconversion from a prograf-based regimen to a once-daily tacrolimus extended-release formulation in stable kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2007 Jun 27;83(12):1648-51.

Alloway R, Steinberg S, Khalil K, Gourishankar S, Miller J, Norman D, Hariharan S, Pirsch J, Matas A, Zaltzman J, Wisemandle K, Fitzsimmons W, First MR. Conversion of stable kidney transplant recipients from a twice daily Prograf-based regimen to a once daily modified release tacrolimus-based regimen. Transplant Proc. 2005 Mar;37(2):867-70.

Sztajnkrycer MD, Hariharan S, Bond GR. Cardiac irritability and myocardial infarction in a 13-year-old girl following recreational amphetamine overdose. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2002 Aug;18(4):E11-5.

First MR, Gerber DA, Hariharan S, Kaufman DB, Shapiro R. Posttransplant diabetes mellitus in kidney allograft recipients: incidence, risk factors, and management. Transplantation. 2002 Feb 15;73(3):379-86.

Hariharan S, Adams MB, Brennan DC, Davis CL, First MR, Johnson CP, Ouseph R, Peddi VR, Pelz CJ, Roza AM, Vincenti F, George V. Recurrent and de novo glomerular disease after renal transplantation: a report from Renal Allograft Disease Registry (RADR). Transplantation. 1999 Sep 15;68(5):635-41.

Daoud AJ, Schroeder TJ, Shah M, Hariharan S, Peddi VR, Weiskittel P, First MR. A comparison of the safety and efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil, prednisone and cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone and tacrolimus. Transplant Proc. 1998 Dec;30(8):4079-81.

Al-Awwa IA, Hariharan S, First MR. Importance of allograft biopsy in renal transplant recipients: correlation between clinical and histological diagnosis. Am J Kidney Dis. 1998 Jun;31(6 Suppl 1):S15-8.

Hariharan S, Peddi VR, Savin VJ, Johnson CP, First MR, Roza AM, Adams MB. Recurrent and de novo renal diseases after renal transplantation: a report from the renal allograft disease registry. Am J Kidney Dis. 1998 Jun;31(6):928-31.

Rahusen F, Munda R, Hariharan S, First MR, Demmy A. Combined kidney-pancreas and parathyroid transplantation: a case report. Clin Transplant. 1997 Aug;11(4):341-3.

Women's health; medical education; HIV/STIs

Clinical

Acute pain management, Emergent care of children with congenital heart disease, Acute management of sepsis/septic shock

Research

Process and systems improvement, patient flow/capacity management, acute pain management in ED settings, Healthcare delivery system redesign

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

MPH: Harvard School of Public Health

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

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Iyer SB, Anderson JB, Slicker J, Beekman RH, Lannon C. Using statistical process control to identify early growth failure among infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. 2011.

Iyer SB, Schubert CJ, Schoettker PJ, Reeves SD. Use of quality-improvement methods to improve timeliness of analgesic delivery.Pediatrics. 2011 Jan;127(1):e219-25.

Mittiga M, Schwartz H, Iyer SB, Gonzalez J. Pediatric emergency residency experience: Requirement vs. reality. J Grad Med Educ. 2010; December; 2(4): 571-576.

Kulkarni AA, Weiss AA, Iyer SS. Detection of carbohydrate binding proteins using magnetic relaxation switches. Anal Chem. 2010 Sep 1;82(17):7430-5.

Kulkarni AA, Fuller C, Korman H, Weiss AA, Iyer SS. Glycan encapsulated gold nanoparticles selectively inhibit shiga toxins 1 and 2. Bioconjug Chem. 2010 Aug 18;21(8):1486-93.

Millen SH, Lewallen DM, Herr AB, Iyer SS, Weiss AA. Identification and characterization of the carbohydrate ligands recognized by pertussis toxin via a glycan microarray and surface plasmon resonance. Biochemistry. 2010 Jul 20;49(28):5954-67.

Brodzinski H, Iyer S, Grupp-Phelan J. Assessment of disparities in the use of anxiolysis and sedation among children undergoing laceration repair.Acad Pediatr. 2010 May-Jun;10(3):194-9.

Kulkarni AA, Weiss AA, Iyer SS. Glycan-based high-affinity ligands for toxins and pathogen receptors. Med Res Rev. 2010 Mar;30(2):327-93. Review.

Flagler MJ, Mahajan SS, Kulkarni AA, Iyer SS, Weiss AA. Comparison of binding platforms yields insights into receptor binding differences between shiga toxins 1 and 2. Biochemistry. 2010 Mar 2;49(8):1649-57.

Timm N, Iyer SB. Embedded earrings in children. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2008;24(1):1-3.

Asthma

Clinical Interests

Clinical IT applications; family-centered care

Research Interests

Quality benchmark research

Clinical Interests

Acute and chronic anemia; pediatric radiology

Research Interests

Ultrasound in pediatric emergency medicine

Tobacco prevention; tobacco cessation

Gordon JS, Mahabee-Gittens EM. Development of a Web-Based Tobacco Cessation Educational Program for Pediatric Nurses and Respiratory Therapists. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2011 Mar;42(3):136-44.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Ding L, Gordon JS, Huang B. Agreement between parents and youth on measures of anti-smoking socialization. J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2010 Apr 1;19(2):158-170.

Deckter L, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Gordon JS. Are pediatric ED nurses delivering tobacco cessation advice to parents?J Emerg Nurs. 2009 Sep;35(5):402-5.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Gordon JS, Krugh ME, Henry B, Leonard AC. A smoking cessation intervention plus proactive quitline referral in the pediatric emergency department: a pilot study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 Dec;10(12):1745-51.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Gordon J. Acceptability of tobacco cessation interventions in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Apr;24(4):214-6.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Gordon JS. Review of Adult Smoking Cessation Interventions Conducted in the Emergency Department, and Application to the Pediatric Emergency Department Setting. US Respiratory Disease. 2008 4(2): 125-129.

Reed JL, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Huppert JS. A decision rule to identify adolescent females with cervical infections. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2007 Mar;16(2):272-80.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Duma EM, Gordon JS. For the Love of Children: Employee Acceptability of a Tobacco-Free Work Policy. Southern Medical Journal. 2007 Sep;100(9):913.

Reed J, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Huppert J. Decision Rule to Identify Adolescent Females with Cervical Infections in 13-18 year old Females Presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department. J Women’s Health. 2007 Mar;16(2):272-80.

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Gordon JS, Huang B, Slap GB. An Emergency Department Intervention to Increase Parent-Child Tobacco Communication: A Pilot Study. J Child Adolescent Substance Abuse. 2007 17(2), 71-83.

Clinical Interests

Medical student education; fellow education; trauma; pediatric transport

Research Interests

Medical education

Resident education in the emergency department setting;  pediatric rapid sequence intubation process; emergency department in situ simulation program

Health services research

MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland, OH, 2004.

Residency: Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2011

Clinical

Pediatric emergency medicine

Research

Injury and poison prevention, emergency medical services, ATV and motor bike injuries, education, and geographic information systems.

BA: Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 1988.

MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, 1992.

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 1995.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1998.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1995; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1998.

MS: Epidemiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1998

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, Klein D, Bernard A, Ho M, Frey L. A non-invasive screen of elementary school students for obesity; accepted for publication in Journal of Trauma.

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ. The Use of Focus Groups to Mobilize a High-Risk Community in an Effort to Prevent Injuries. Journal of Intervention and Prevention in the Community 2011;39:209-211.

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, Schubert CJ. Implementing and evaluating an injury prevention curriculum within a pediatric residency program.J Trauma. 2010 Oct;69(4 Suppl):S239-44.

Pomerantz WJ, Timm NL, Gittelman MA. Injury patterns in obese versus nonobese children presenting to a pediatric emergency department.Pediatrics. 2010 Apr;125(4):681-5.

Pomerantz W, Gittelman M, Farris S, Frey L. Drug ingestions in children 10-14 years old: an old problem revisited.Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2009 Aug;39(4):433-9.

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, Frey LK. Use of a safety resource center in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Jul;25(7):429-33.

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ. Starting a pediatric emergency department Safety Resource Center. Pediatr Ann. 2009 Mar;38(3):149-55. Review.

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, Fitzgerald MR, Williams K. Injury prevention in the emergency department: a caregiver's perspective.Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Aug;24(8):524-8.

Hariharan S, Pomerantz W. Correlation between hospitalization for pharmaceutical ingestion and attention deficit disorder in children aged 5 to 9 years old. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Jan;47(1):15-20.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric emergency medicine

Research Interests

Adolescent gynecologic medicine, STI's, adolescent consent issues

BA: Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1993

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - 1998

Residency: Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine Clarian Health, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indiana University Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, 1998-2001

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2002-2005

Certification: USMLE- Step I 1996, Step II 1997, Step III 1998; Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, October 2001-2008; Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics Subspecialty Board in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, November 2006
 

Reed JL, Simendinger L, Griffeth S, Kim HG, Huppert JS. Point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections increases awareness and short-term abstinence in adolescent women. J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3):270-7.

Ekstrand R, Reed JL. A 12-year-old boy with a purpuric rash. Diagnosis: Dermatitis artefacta. Pediatr Ann. 2009 38(8):414, 416-8.

Pattullo L, Griffeth S, Ding L, Mortensen J, Reed JL, Kahn J, Huppert JS. Stepwise Diagnosis of Trichomonas Vaginalis in Adolescent Women. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jan; 47(1):59-63. Epub 2008 Nov 5.  

Sobolewski BA, Mittiga MR, Reed JL. Atlantoaxial rotary subluxation after minor trauma. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Dec;24(12):852-6. Review.

Reed JL, Huppert JS. Predictors of adolescent participation in sexually transmitted infection research: brief report. J Adolesc Health. 2008 Aug;43(2):195-7.

Huppert JS, Mortensen JE, Reed JL, Kahn JA, Rich KD, Hobbs MM. Mycoplasma genitalium detected by transcription-mediated amplification is associated with Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescent women. Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Mar;35(3):250-4.

Huppert JS, Mortensen JE, Reed JL, Kahn JA, Rich KD, Miller WC, Hobbs MM. Rapid antigen testing compares favorably with transcription-mediated amplification assay for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in young women. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jul 15;45(2):194-8.

Reed JL, Thistlethwaite JM, Huppert JS. STI research: recruiting an unbiased sample. J Adolesc Health. 2007 Jul;41(1):14-8.

Reed JL, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Huppert JS. A decision rule to identify adolescent females with cervical infections. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2007 Mar;16(2):272-80.

Reed JL, Pomerantz WJ. Emergency management of pediatric burns. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005 Feb;21(2):118-29. Review.

Coordination of resident education

MD: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN., 1990.

Residency: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1993.

Fellowship: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1993; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1996.

Clinical Interests

Resuscitation; triage; acuity

Research Interests

Severity of illness assessment; performance of critical procedures; care of critically ill patients presenting to a pediatric emergency department

Global Child Health; service of underserved; vaccination program; vulnerable populations

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1979.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1983-1987.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1987; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1996; Clinical Tropical Medicine, 2010.

Shapiro RA, Schubert CJ, Myers PA. Vaginal Discharge as an Indication of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infection. Pediatric Emergency Care. 9(6):341-345. 1993.

Shapiro, R, Schubert, CJ, Siegel, R. Neisseria gonorrhea Infections in Girls Younger than 12 years of Age Evaluated for Vaginitis. Pediatrics. 104(6) e72. 1999.

Bullock B, Schubert CJ, Brophy P, Johnson N, Reed M, Shapiro R. Etiology and Characteristics of Rib Fractures in Infants. Pediatrics. 105(4) e48. 2000.

Schubert  CJ, Chambers  P. Building the Skill of Delivering Bad. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 6:165-172. 2005

Yee EL, Staat MA, Azimi P, Bernstein DI, Ward RL, Schubert CJ, Matson DO, Turcios RM, Parashar U,  Widdowson MA, Glass RI. The Burden of Rotavirus Disease among Children visiting Pediatric  Emergency Departments in Cincinnati,  Ohio and Oakland, California, 1999-2000. Pediatrics. 122 (5) 971-77. Nov, 2008.

Schubert CJ, Valek B, Kiesler J, Klein MD. Teaching Advocacy to Physicians in Multicultural Settings. The Open Medical Journal. 2, 1-8. 2009.

Diers T, Montauk SL, Vaughn LM, Lehman C, Kiesler J, Schubert CJ, Smucker D, Valek B. Competencies for the Adaptable Physician: Training Residents  to Care for Vulnerable Populations. The Open Medical Education Journal. 2, 26-35. 2009.

Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, Schubert CJ. Implementing and evaluating an injury prevention curriculum within a pediatric residency program. Journal of Trauma. 69(4 Suppl): 8239-44. Submitted, 2010.

lyer S, Schubert C, Schoettker P, Reeves S. Use of Quality-improvement Methods to Improve Timeliness of Analgesic delivery. Pediatrics. Vol. 127 No. 1 pp. e219-e225. Jan, 2011.

BA: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1995.

MD: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1999.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. 1999-2002.

Chief Resident: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2002-2003.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 2003-2006.

Certifications: American Board of Pediatrics: Pediatrics, 2002;
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2006.

MD: University of Illinois at Chicago 2003.

Residency: Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Washington University.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2006.

Setlik J, Ho M, Bond GR. Emergency department use after pediatric pharmaceutical ingestion: comparison of two national databases. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2010 Jan;48(1):64-7.

Setlik J, Bond GR, Ho M. Adolescent prescription ADHD medication abuse is rising along with prescriptions for these medications. Pediatrics. 2009 Sep;124(3):875-80

Sparks LA, Setlik J, Luhman J. Parental holding and positioning to decrease IV distress in young children: a randomized controlled trial. J Pediatr Nurs. 2007 Dec;22(6):440-7.

MD: University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1979.

Residency: Pediatrics, Bellevue Hospital Center - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1982.

Fellowship: Pediatric Ambulatory Care, Bellevue Hospital Center - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1984.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1985; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1992.

Lindberg D, Makoroff K, Harper N, Laskey A, Bechtel K, Deye K, Shapiro R. Utility of hepatic transaminases to recognize abuse in children. Pediatrics. 2009;124:509-516.

Berkoff MC, Zolotor AJ, Makoroff KL, Thackeray JD, Shapiro RA, Runyan DK. Has this prepubertal girl been sexually abused? JAMA. 2008 Dec 17;300(23):2779-92.

Lindberg DM, Lindsell CJ, Shapiro RA. Variability in Expert Assessments of Child Physical Abuse Likelihood. Pediatrics. 2008 Apr; 121(4):e945-e953.

Adams, J, Kaplan, R, Starling, S, Mehta, N, Finkel, M, Botash, A, Kellogg, N, Shapiro, R. Guidelines for Medical Care of Children Who May Have Been Sexually Abused. J Ped Adolesc Gynec. 2007 Jun;20(3):163-72.

Wallace GH, Makoroff KL, Malott HA, Shapiro RA. Hospital-based multidisciplinary teams can prevent unnecessary child abuse reports and out-of-home placements. Child Abuse Negl. 2007 Jun;31(6):623-9.

Shapiro RA, Makoroff KL. Sexually transmitted diseases in sexually abused girls and adolescents. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Oct;18(5):492-7.

Emergency medicine; trauma; resuscitation

Sobolewski BA, Mittiga MR, Reed JL. Atlantoaxial rotary subluxation following minor trauma. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2008 Dec;24(12):852-6.

Breastfeeding medicine

MD: The Ohio State University College, Columbus, OH, 1995.

Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1998.

Certification: Board Certified, Pediatrics.

Clinical Interests

Early immunologic response to infectious disease; immunologic response to anaphylaxis; procedural sedation

Research Interests

Immunology of anaphylaxis and blocking antibodies; TRALI

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1989.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1994.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1992; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1994.

MD: University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 1997.

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2003.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2004.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2000.

BS: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, 1993.

MA: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1996.

PhD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1997.

International Honors Program in Psychology: University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, 1992.

Fellowship: Medical Education Research, Association of American Medical Colleges, Group on Educational Affairs, 1999.

Licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor

Nabors L, Adams R, Vaughn L, Sharma M, Bolling C, Cotton M, Moore C. Factors influencing children's judgments of overweight peers. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2011 Jan 3.

Vaughn LM, Jacquez F, Zhao J, Lang M. Partnering with students to explore the health needs of an ethnically diverse, low-resource school: an innovative large group assessment approach. Fam Community Health. 2011 Jan-Mar;34(1):72-84.

Klein M, Vaughn LM. Teaching social determinants of child health in a pediatric advocacy rotation: small intervention, big impact. Med Teach. 2010;32(9):754-9.

Vaughn LM, Ireton C, Geraghty SR, Diers T, Niño V, Falciglia GA, Valenzuela J, Mosbaugh C. Sociocultural influences on the determinants of breast-feeding by Latina mothers in the Cincinnati area. Fam Community Health. 2010 Oct-Dec;33(4):318-28.

Vaughn LM, Holloway M. West African immigrant families from Mauritania and Senegal in Cincinnati: a cultural primer on children's health. J Community Health. 2010 Feb;35(1):27-35.

Vaughn LM. Families and cultural competency: where are we?Fam Community Health. 2009 Jul-Sep;32(3):247-56.

Vaughn LM, Rojas-Guyler L, Howell B. "Picturing" health: a photovoice pilot of Latina girls' perceptions of health.Fam Community Health. 2008 Oct-Dec;31(4):305-16.

Vaughn LM, Baker RC. Do different pairings of teaching styles and learning styles make a difference? Preceptor and resident perceptions. Teach Learn Med. 2008 Jul-Sep;20(3):239-47.

Vaughn L, Baker R. Teaching in the medical setting: balancing teaching styles, learning styles and teaching methods. Med Teach. 2001 Oct;23(6):610-612.

Burklow KA, Vaughn LM, Valerius KS, Schultz JR. Parental expectations regarding discussions on psychosocial topics during pediatric office visits. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2001 Oct;40(10):555-62.
 

BSN: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 1991.

MSN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996.

Certification: National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses.

BSN: Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio 2005.

MSN, CPNP: Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 2008.

Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 2008.

Urgent care medicine

Breast feeding medicine

MD: University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1999.

Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2002.

Certification: American Board of Pediatrics.

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.

Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2010.

Fellowship: Primary Care Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2011.

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2001.

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

MD: Vanderbilt Universtiy School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 2002

Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2002-2005

Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2005-2006

Residency: Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2008.

MD: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, 2005.

BS: Sociology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, 2001.

MD: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.1999.

Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati,OH, 2002.

Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2002.

MD: University of Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 1998.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1998-2001.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2002.

MD: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 2001.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2004.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2004.

Clinical Interests

Head and neck trauma

Research Interests

Head trauma; adult patients in the pediatric emergency department

MD: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 2006.

Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 2009.

MD: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 2005.

Pediatric Residency: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 2005-2008.

Pediatric Chief Residency: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 2008-2009.

Schumacher DJ. No significant improvement in bronchiolitis seen with hypertonic saline plus epinephrine. J Pediatr. 2010 May;156(5):858-9.

Guralnick S, Rushton J, Bale JF Jr, Norwood V, Trimm F, Schumacher D. The response of the APPD, CoPS and AAP to the Institute of Medicine report on resident duty hours. Pediatrics. 2010 Apr;125(4):786-90.

Emergency medicine; trauma; resuscitation

Sobolewski BA, Mittiga MR, Reed JL. Atlantoaxial rotary subluxation following minor trauma. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2008 Dec;24(12):852-6.