Beena D. Kamath, MD, MPH
Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology
Appointment
Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
beena.kamath@cchmc.org
Phone
513-803-1606
Fax
513-636-0171
Credentials
MD: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 2000
Residency: University of Colorado/The Children’s Hospital of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 2000-2003
Fellowship: University of Colorado/The Children’s Hospital of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 2005-2008
MPH: Epidemiology Concentration, University of Colorado, 2008
Awards and Honors
- Pritchard Corporation Merit Scholarship, 1992
- Sirena WuDunn Memorial Scholarship, Duke University, 1994
- William J. Griffith University Service Award, Duke University, 1996
- Lawrence Dean Memorial Scholarship, Georgetown University, 1997
- President’s Award for Working Together, University of Colorado, 2007
- Robinson Durst Scholarship for Global Health, 2008
- L. Joseph and Perry Butterfield Award, 2008
- AAP Section of Perinatal Pediatrics Travel Grant, 2008
- Member of Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Delta Omega, Honorary society for graduate studies in Public Health, 2009
Research
Perinatal epidemiology and public health; global health
Publications, Most Recent
Peer-reviewed publications
Kamath BD, Box TL, Simpson M, Hernández J. Infants born at the threshold of viability in relation to neonatal mortality: Colorado, 1991-2003. J Perinatology. 2008; 28: 354-360.
Kamath BD, Todd JK, Glazner JE, Lezotte D. Neonatal outcomes after elective Cesarean section.Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2009; 113(6): 1231-1238.
Books and chapters
Kamath BD. Suspected sepsis in the newborn. Berman’s Pediatric Decision Making, 5th Edition. From: Bajaj L, Hambidge S, Kerby G, Nyquist AC (eds.) Elsevier. In press, to be published 2010.
Kamath BD, Thilo EH, Hernández J. Jaundice.Merenstein’s and Gardner’s Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, 7th Edition. From: Carter B, Gardner S, Hernández J (eds.) Elsevier. In press, to be published Fall 2009.
Presentations, Most Recent
Hipoglicemia, International Pediatric Course, Piura, Peru, September 2008.
El manejo del dolor en el UCIN, International Pediatric Course, Piura, Peru, September 2008.
Hiperbilirubinemia, International Pediatric Course, Piura, Peru, September 2008.
Infants at Threshold of Viability, Nourishing the Neonate, Dallas, TX, October 2008.
Instructor: Global Health/Tropical Medicine Course, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Yearly 2005-2008.
Infants born at the threshold of viability in relation to neonatal mortality: Colorado, 1991-2003. Mead Johnson Western Perinatal Conference, Palm Springs, CA, April 2007.
Hurley L, Cox R, Everhart R, Kamath BD. High risk neonates born at the threshold of viability: Does resuscitation improve survival over time? American Public Health Association Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2008.
Case Presentation, International Pediatric Course, Universidad Peruano Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, April 2007.
Infants at Threshold of Viability, Nourishing the Neonate, Orange County, CA, October 2007.
Infants born at the threshold of viability in relation to neonatal mortality: Colorado, 1991-2003. Mead Johnson Perinatal and Developmental Medicine Symposium, San Marco Island, FL, November 2006.
Professional Organization Memberships
Other
- Volunteer, General Practitioner, Catholic Medical Mission Board, Clinica Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, Guadalupe, Ecuador, 2003-2004
- Neonatal Fellow, Children’s Hospital of Westmead, Sydney, Australia, 2004-2005
- Medical Advisory Board Member, One H.E.A.R.T, 2008 to present
- Reviewer for Helping Babies Breathe, Global Neonatal Resuscitation Curriculum, 2009
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