Pediatrics Faculty
Lister, George
Chair
Clinical Interests:Critical Care Medicine; Post-operative Care; Respiratory Failure
Ali, Ather
Research Interests:Medically unexplained symptoms; Fibromyalgia; Clinical Trials; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Integrative medicine; Nutrition
Clinical Interests:integrative medicine; complementary / alternative medicine; naturopathic medicine; chronic disease; pain; fibromyalgia; cardiovascular risk reduction; prevention; nutrition; dietary supplements
Ameen, Nadia
Research Interests:Apical endocytosis and exocytosis; Protein traffic; Secretory diarrhea; Cystic fibrosis
Andiman, Warren
Research Interests:Prospective longitudinal studies of clinical outcomes in a cohort of perinatally infected HIV-positive children; Morphologic, metabolic and endocrinologic consequences of longstanding HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy; Virologic and immunologic factors associated with long-term survival in perinatally infected HIV-positive children; AIDS clinical treatment trials in HIV-positive children; Transitioning long-term survivors of pediatric HIV infection into adult healthcare practices; Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of renal disease in HIV positive children
Clinical Interests:Pediatric infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS; Viral disease of children; Clinical trials in children; Diagnostic virology; international adoption; transition of HIV+ adolescents and young adults to adult health care venues
Ardeshirpour, Laleh
Research Interests:Bone changes during lactation and weaning
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Endocrinology, Adrenal problems, growth related disorders, pituitary gland problems, puberty problems, thyroid conditions, Metabolic bone disorders; Calcium and vitamin D disorders; Growth disorders; Precocious/delayed puberty; Disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal gland
Arnold, Linda
Research Interests:International child health medical errors
Clinical Interests:International health; Medical education; Pediatric emergency medicine
Aronson, Paul
Research Interests:Medical education; Herpes simplex virus; Infectious diseases of the skin and joints; PHIS database
Clinical Interests:Pediatric emergency medicine; medical education; febrile young infant; herpes simplex virus; joint and bone infections
Asnes, Andrea
Research Interests:Child Maltreatment
Clinical Interests:Medical evaluation of suspected child maltreatment.
Asnes, Jeremy
Research Interests:Medical device development
Clinical Interests:Pediatric cardiology; Interventional catheterization; Adult congenital heart disease; Catheter therapies for congenital heart disease; Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) closure; Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) closure; Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) closure
Auerbach, Marc
Research Interests:Simulation; Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Experiential learning; Competency assessment; Patient outcomes; Pain management; Sedation; Ultrasound
Clinical Interests:Pediatric emergency medicine; Pediatric pain management; Pediatric procedural sedation; Local anesthetics for minor procedures
Baltimore, Robert
Research Interests:Neonatal Infections; Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Infections; Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Infectious Disease; Nosocomial Infections; Newborn Infections; Tuberculosis; Cystic Fibrosis, pediatric infectious diseases; bacterial diseases; nosocomial infections
Baum, Carl
Research Interests:Pediatric Disaster Preparedness; Pediatric Environmental Health
Clinical Interests:Pediatric emergency medicine; medical toxicology; children's environmental toxicology
Bazzy-Asaad, Alia
Research Interests:Respiratory Muscle Fatigue in Children; Development of Chronic Asthma in Children; Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Process in Asthma
Clinical Interests:Asthma; Cystic Fibrosis; Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity including Technology Dependant Children; Respiratory Muscle Function; Sleep Disordered Breathing; General Respiratory Problems
Beardsley, George
Research Interests:Biology of Osteosarcoma; Molecular enzymology of purine biosynthesis indicators for osteosarcoma; Molecular Pharmacology of anticancer and antiviral drugs which alter DNA structure; Biochemical Pharmacology of antifolate drugs; Development of novel antifolates
Clinical Interests:Treatment of osteosarcoma (bone cancer)
Bechtel, Kirsten
Research Interests:Head Injury in Children; Forensic Medicine
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Forensic Medicine; Injury Prevention; Evaluation of Head Injury
Beslow, Lauren
Research Interests:Pediatric stroke, Pediatric vasculopathies, Pediatric vascular malformations
Clinical Interests:pediatric neurology; pediatric stroke; neonatal stroke; pediatric vasculopathies; pediatric cerebral vascular malformations; neurological sequelae of congenital heart disease
Bhandari, Vineet
Research Interests:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Cytokines; Lung development; Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Injury; Nitric Oxide
Clinical Interests:Neonatal Medicine; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Non-invasive Ventilation; Genetics of common neonatal disorders; Lung Diseases; Neonatal Sepsis
Bizzarro, Matthew
Research Interests:Neonatal infectious disease epidemiology and hospital acquired infections
Clinical Interests:Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Hospital acquired and device-related infections
Bogue, Clifford
Research Interests:Role of homeobox transcription factors in early liver and cardiovascular development; Stem cells in organ repair and regeneration
Clinical Interests:Stabilization; Diagnosis and management of infants; Children and adolescents with life-threatening medical and surgical problems, including trauma, respiratory and circulatory failure; Acute Lung Injury; Cardiac Intensive Care; Monitoring of Sedation and Analagesia
Brueckner, Martina
Research Interests:Development of left-right asymmetry; Heterotaxy syndrome; Kartagener syndrome; Situs inversus
Clinical Interests:General pediatric cardiology; genetics of congenital heart disease
Bruscia, Emanuela
Research Interests:Cystic Fibrosis; Lung inflammation; Macrophages
Camenga, Deepa
Research Interests:Tobacco cessation; Youth substance use
Clinical Interests:Dr. Camenga provides primary care and subspecialty care for adolescents, with additional clinical interests in the areas of substance abuse particularly tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use; smoking cessation; eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia and obesity; and expertise in medical and psychosocial management of complex co-morbid disease process.
Cappello, Michael
Research Interests:Molecular parasitology; Hookworm pathogenesis & vaccine development; International child health
Clinical Interests:Infectious Diseases; Tropical Medicine and Parasitology; International Adoption
Caprio, Sonia
Research Interests:Pathophysiology of Insulin Resistance in Children; Metabolic Complications of Childhood Obesity; Pathophysiology of Prediabetes in Obese Youth
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Endocrinology; Childhood Obesity; Diabetes; Diabetes Typ 1; Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes in Youth; Hyperlipidemia; Nutrition in Children
Carpenter, Thomas
Research Interests:Regulation of phosphate homeostasis and Vitamin D metabolism; Vitamin and mineral nutrition; Bone cell biology; Assessment of bone density in children; Ethical issues in pediatric research
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Endocrinology; Adrenal problems; growth related disorders; pituitary gland problems; puberty problems; thyroid conditions; Rickets; Osteoporosis in children; Metabolic bone disorders; Calcium and vitamin D disorders; Disorders of the thyroid and parathyroids
Cengiz, Eda
Research Interests:Pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics of insulin therapy; Artificial pancreas project; Prevention of T1DM and its complications; Building a national diabetes database, interactive portal; Pediatric obesity
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Endocrinology; Diabetes; Diabetes type 1; Diabetes type 2; obesity; Adrenal prpoblems, growth related disorders; pituitary gland problems; puberty problems; thyroid conditions; Hypoglycemia; Growth disorders; Pituitary disorders; Gynecomastia; Medical Informatics
Chen, Lei
Research Interests:Emergency ultrasound; Ethics and subject protection; Student, resident and fellow education; Serious bacterial infections in infants; Pediatric resuscitations
Clinical Interests:Use of emergency ultrasound in pediatric patients; Orthopedic injuries in children; Use of novel airway devices in pediatric resuscitations; Pediatric emergency medicine; Healthcare operations; Cost-effectiveness analysis
Chirnomas, Debbie
Research Interests:the impact and management of iron overload, a common side effect of red cell transfusion therapy and stem cell transplantation
Clinical Interests:pediatric bone marrow transplantation and iron overload.
Cicero, Mark
Research Interests:Pediatric disaster medicine education; Preparation and triage; Clinical significance of rhinovirus infections in the pediatric population; Coronavirus and hMPV in febrile infants less than 2 months old
Clinical Interests:Infants with fevers; Acutely ill and injured children; Disasters
Colson, Eve
Research Interests:Health-related Behaviors; SIDS; Smoking; Safe sleep in infants; Education; Qualitative research
Clinical Interests:Well Newborns; General Pediatrics
Deniz, Engin
Clinical Interests:pediatric critical care
Dhodapkar, Kavita
Research Interests:Tumor immunology
Clinical Interests:Brain tumors; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura and tumor immunology brain tumors; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura and tumor immunology
Doolittle, Benjamin
Clinical Interests:Urban Medicine; Addiction; HIV; Hepatitis C; Spirituality; Burnout
Dorsey, Karen
Research Interests:Childhood obesity; Prevention and treatment of obesity in clinical settings; Etiology and treatment of childhood obesity; Measurement and modification of physical activity in overweight children
Clinical Interests:Pediatric primary care; Childhood obesity
Egan, Marie
Research Interests:Cystic fibrosis clinical studies; Cystic fibrosis basic science research (ion transport, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) function); Cystic fibrosis translational research studies (strategies to bypass the basic defect)
Clinical Interests:Acute and chronic respiratory diseases; Asthma; Cystic fibrosis; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Pneumonia; Congenital anomalies; Flexible bronchoscopy; Chronic ventilation; Sleep/sleep studies
Ehrenkranz, Richard
Research Interests:Clinical trials in neonatal-perinatal medicine; Nutritional needs of very low birth weight infants; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Neurodevelopmental follow-up of Newborn Special Care Unit graduates
Clinical Interests:Neonatal medicine; Newborn nutritional needs; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (chronic lung disease); Randomized controlled trials in neonatal medicine; Respiratory distress in term and pre-term infants; Very low birth weight infants; Neurodevelopmental follow-up of extremely low gestational age neonates
Ekong, Udeme
Research Interests:Immune tolerance following pediatric liver transplantation Immune dysregulation in autoimmune hepatitis Immune mediated liver disease.
Clinical Interests:1) Neonatal cholestasis. 2) Autoimmune liver diseases. 3) Pediatric liver transplantation.
El-Guindy, Ayman
Research Interests:DNA replication; tumor virus; herpesvirus; oncogenic; transcription factor; replication protein; phosphorylation; protein modification; kinase
Esquibies, Americo
Research Interests:Hypoxia; Lung development; VEGF; Hyperoxia; Prostaglandin D synthase
Clinical Interests:Management of technology-dependent children; Chronic lung disease secondary to prematurity; Asthma; Bronchoscopy; Respiratory infections.
Fahey, John
Research Interests:Interventional cardiac catheterizations for pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart defects; Exercise physiology in children with congenital heart defects
Clinical Interests:Interventional catheterization (transcatheter closure of Artrial Septal Defect (ASD) and Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO); Exercise testing and physiology; Adult congenital heart disease
Faustino, Edward
Research Interests:Glucose control in critically ill children; Prevention of deep venous thrombosis; Sedation in children with respiratory failure; Improving quality of care and safety in the PICU
Clinical Interests:Pediatric critical care
Fenick, Ada
Research Interests:Resident Education; Pediatric Obesity; General Pediatric Care; Breastfeeding
Clinical Interests:General Pediatrics; Childhood Obesity; Breastfeeding & Childhood Nutrition
Fishberger, Steven
Clinical Interests:arrhythmia treatment; catheter ablation; pacemaker implantation; ICD implantation; lead extraction
Forsyth, Brian
Research Interests:Pediatric HIV infection
Clinical Interests:General pediatrics; Pediatric HIV infection
Fortune, Rachel
Clinical Interests:eating disorders; gynecology; contraception; mental health.
Friedman, Alan
Research Interests:Fetal echocardiography; Echocardiography in congenital heart disease
Clinical Interests:Echocardiography; Fetal echocardiography; Cardiac MRI; General pediatric cardiology; Sports participation; Atrial and ventricular septal defect; Heart disease; Fainting; Palpitations; non-invasive imaging of cardiovascular system of the fetus and child
Gallagher, Patrick
Research Interests:Neonatal hematology; Erythropoiesis; Inherited abnormalities of the erythrocyte including metabolic, membrane, and hemoglobin disorders; Sickle cell disease; Hereditary spherocytosis; Elliptocytosis; Pyropoikilocytosis; Stomatocytosis
Clinical Interests:Neonatal medicine; Respiratory and circulatory failure; Shock; Prematurity; Newborn hematology and blood problems; Neonatal infectious disease; Genetic disorders
Genel, Myron
Research Interests:health and research policy; gender identity and assessment for elite athletic competition
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Endocrinology; Adrenal problems, growth related disorders; pituitary gland problems; puberty problems; thyroid conditions; disorders of sexual development; gynecomastia; diabetes insipidus
Giuliano Jr, John
Research Interests:Pediatric sepsis; Acute lung injury and the inflammatory response
Clinical Interests:Pediatric transport medicine; Pediatric sepsis and acute lung injury; Pediatric congenital heart disease
Goodwin, Julie
Research Interests:Glucocorticoid-induced hypertension; Vascular endothelial glucocorticoid receptor; Steroids and sepsis; Atherosclerosis
Clinical Interests:Chronic kidney disease; Renal disease; Acid-base disorders; Hypertension; Fluid and electrolyte imbalances; Chronic kidney disease; Hematuria; Proteinuria; Renal bone disease; Urinary tract obstruction; Vesicoureteral reflux; Transplantation
Graf, William
Research Interests:neurodevelopmental disorders; neurogenetics
Clinical Interests:child neurology; neurodevelopmental disorders; neurogenetics
Gross, Ian
Research Interests:Regulation of Fetal Lung Maturation; Perinatal Medicine & Research
Clinical Interests:Neonatal medicine; Newborn respiratory diseases; premature births; regulation of fetal lung maturation; role of stem cells in recovery from lung injuries in newborns
Grossman, Matthew
Clinical Interests:Hospital Medicine
Gruen, Jeffrey
Research Interests:Complex inherited traits including bladder exstrophy; Genetic susceptibility to newborn disorders; Genetics of reading disability (dyslexia)
Clinical Interests:Genetics of reading and language acquisition, dyslexia (reading disability), and language impairment. Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine; Inherited diseases; Neonatal hemochromatosis; Newborn Intensive Care.
Gupta, Abha
Research Interests:Autism Spectrum Disorders; Human genetics; Copy number variation; Neuroscience; Synaptic biology
Hall, E.
Clinical Interests:pediatric cardiology; congenital heart disease; pediatric heart failure; cardiomyopathy.
Hattangadi, Shilpa
Research Interests:Terminal erythroid development, hematopoiesis; bone marrow failure; red cell aplasia; chromatin condensation; nuclear protein export; proteomics; genomics; transcriptional regulation; histone modification; post-transcriptional modification of hematopoietic regulators
Clinical Interests:Bone marrow failure; aplastic anemia; leukemia; benign hematology; anemia; pancytopenia; cytopenias; Epo-refractory anemias; red cell aplasias; in vitro red cell culture for transfusion
Hellenbrand, William
Clinical Interests:congenital heart disease; pediatric interventional cardiology; pediatric catheterization; congenital heart surgery.
Hersh, David
Research Interests:Asthma; Patient safety; Resident education
Clinical Interests:Management of hospitalized children; Asthma; Resident education
Hommel, Mark
Clinical Interests:Pediatric emergency medicine
Hsiao, Allen
Research Interests:Technology in Medicine; Point of Care Testing; Electronic Medical Records; Clinical Decision Support; Improving Efficiency and Quality of Clinical Care; Telemedicine
Clinical Interests:Emergent Care of Children; Point-of-care Testing; Handoffs/Transitions of Care; Clinical Decision Support; Febrile Infant Evaluation
Johnston, Lindsay
Research Interests:Neonatal simulation; ECMO simulation; Videolaryngoscopy; Neonatal intubation training;
Clinical Interests:Neonatal simulation training; Resident/ Fellow education; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO); Team Training; Patient Safety
Kadan-Lottick, Nina
Research Interests:Late outcomes in survivors of childhood cancer with an emphasis on neurocognitive and psychosocial outcomes; Second malignancies; Osteoporosis
Clinical Interests:Late effects of cancer therapy, including osteoporosis, growth failure, neurocognitive deficits, infertility, cardiomyopathy, and second neoplasms; Childhood cancer survivorship; Treatment of acute childhood leukemia and other childhood malignancies; Diagnosis and treatment of hypoglobinopathies; Quality of life of childhood cancer patients; Sarcomas; lymphoma; Brain tumors; Blood disorders; Thrombocytopenia; Hematologic disorders; Immune hematologic disorders
Kandil, Sarah
Research Interests:Glucose control in critically ill children; Improving quality and safety in the PICU; Improving triage systems for pediatric transport medicine.
Clinical Interests:Care of critically ill children
Khokha, Mustafa
Research Interests:Establishment of vertebrate body plan; Embryonic patterning and gene regulatory networks; Xenopus (frog) genetics
Clinical Interests:Genetics of congenital malformations, especially those that lead to critical illness
Kim, Grace
Clinical Interests:pediatric endocrinology
Kupfer, Gary
Research Interests:Genomic instability; Development of cancer; Genetic syndrome Fanconi anemia (FA); Viral protein enhancement of cancer therapeutics
Clinical Interests:Pediatric oncology; genetic markers for diagnosis, prognosis, staging and tracking disease in patients.
Langhan, Melissa
Research Interests:Pediatric Emergency Medicine; End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring; Capnography; Acute exacerbations of asthma; Prehospital care; Patient safety; Objective measures of severity
Clinical Interests:Pediatric emergency medicine; Emergency ultrasound in pediatric patients; End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring; Patient safety; Prehospital care and patient transport; medical education
Leventhal, John
Research Interests:Child Abuse Prevention; Distinguishing Accidental from Abusive Injuries; Epidemiology of Child Maltreatment
Clinical Interests:Evaluation and treatment of physically abused, sexually abused, and neglected children; developmental-behavioral; pediatrics; primary care of children
Levit, Orly
Research Interests:parenteral related cholestasis
Clinical Interests:extreme prematurity; persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN); parenteral nutrition related cholestasis.
Liem, Karel, Jr.
Research Interests:Neural patterning; Developmental genetics; Embryogenesis; Motor neurons; Neurodegeneration; Cilia; Cell signaling
Loyal, Jaspreet
Clinical Interests:pediatric primary care
Massaro, Stephanie
Research Interests:hematopoiesis, megakaryocyte differentiation, leukemia, stem cells
Clinical Interests:Pediatric cancer; leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumors, pediatric blood disorders; immune mediated thrombocytopenia, anemia and neutropenia, platelet disorders, bone marrow failure syndromes
McCabe, Megan
Research Interests:Pediatric palliative and end-of-life care; Medical education; Physician-patient communication
Clinical Interests:Care of critically ill children; Palliative and end-of-life care
McCarthy, Paul
Research Interests:Fever in children; Clinical judgement; Resource use in acute illnesses
Clinical Interests:Pediatric rheumatology; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; Systemic lupus; Vasculitis; Inflammatory myopathies; Seronegative spondylopathies; Acute rheumatic fever; Post-streptococcal arthritis; Antiphospholipid syndromes; Mixed connective tissue disease
McNamara, Joseph
Clinical Interests:Leukemias; Lymphomas; Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors; Solid tumors; Pediatric hematology
Ment, Laura
Research Interests:Adaptive Mechanisms of Developing Brain; Clinical Studies of Pathophysiology and Gene Targets for Prevention of Injury to Preterm Brain; Volumetric, Diffusion Tensor and Functional Imaging of Developmental Changes; Preclinical Studies in employing Animal Models of Injury and Repair in Preterm Brain with MRI, Genetic and Behavioral Assessments
Clinical Interests:Neurology of infants and young children; Developmental delay; Pediatric, neonatal and fetal stroke; General child neurology
Mercurio, Mark
Research Interests:Ethics; Medical Ethics; Pediatrics; Neonatology; Education;
Clinical Interests:Newborn Intensive Care; Medical Ethics; Medical Education
Miller, Geoffrey
Research Interests:Outcome studies; Follow-up of high risk premature and full term infants; Bioethics; Pediatric neuromuscular disorder; Neurodevelopmental disorder; Cerebral palsy; Extreme prematurity
Clinical Interests:Neurodevelopmental disabilities; Muscle and nerve disease; Neonatal neurology; Follow up of high-risk newborns; Developmental delay; Neurogenetic disorders
Miller, I George, Jr
Research Interests:Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV); Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV); Tumor virology
Clinical Interests:Viral diseases; Hodgkin's Disease; Kaposi's Sarcoma; Lymphoma; Multiple Myeloma
Mistry, Pramod
Research Interests:Gaucher's disease: Molecular genetics, Genotype/phenotype correlations modifier genes, Animal models and therapies; Wilson's disease; Glycogen storage disease type 1a
Clinical Interests:Liver Transplantation; Gaucher disease; Lysosomal storage diseases; Wilson's disease; Adult genetic liver diseases; Hemochromatosis Acute and chronic liver diseases in children; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis B; Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).
Paintsil, Elijah
Research Interests:HIV translational research; cellular pharmacology of HIV-RT inhibitors in relation to clinical toxicities; Fitness and evolution of HIV drug resistant mutants; Molecular epidemiology and dynamics of HIV/HCV transmission
Clinical Interests:Pediatric infectious diseases; pediatric HIV/AIDS - special interest in management of multi-drug-resistant HIV infection and management of pediatric HIV in resource-limited countries; and pediatric community acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
Pashankar, Dinesh
Research Interests:Chronic constipation treatment; Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Clinical Interests:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); chronic constipation; inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Pashankar, Farzana
Research Interests:Clinical trials in Pediatric Oncology; Sickle cell anemia
Clinical Interests:Hemoglobinopathies including sickle cell anemia; thalasemia; solid tumors, especially germ cell tumors
Patel, Anisha
Clinical Interests:pediatric obesity; thyroid problems.
Pearson, Howard
Research Interests:Sickle Cell Diseases; Thalassemia
Clinical Interests:Pediatric hematology; Pediatric Oncology; Children's Cancer & Blood Disorders; Hemoglobinopathies
Pels, Salley
Clinical Interests:hematology; hemophilia; von Willebrand disease; bleeding disorders; clotting disorders; thrombophilia; thrombosis; platelet disorders; immune thrombocytopenia; alloimmune thrombocytopenia; oncology
Phatak, Uma
Research Interests:immune mechanisms underlying Crohn's disease; Functional gastrointestinal disorders; Obesity and related gastrointestinal disorders
Clinical Interests:Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders; Ulcerative colitis; Crohn's Disease; Obesity and related gastrointestinal symptoms; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Eosinophilic Esophagitis; Feeding difficulties; Failure to thrive
Pinter, Emese
Research Interests:new treatment modality in parenteral nutrition induced liver disease in neonates
Clinical Interests:Neonatal medicine
Porto, Anthony
Clinical Interests:Childhood obesity; NAFLD (Fatty liver); dyslipidemia; inflammatory bowel disease; functional abdominal pain.
Riera, Antonio
Research Interests:Bedside ultrasonography; health care disparities; qualitative and mixed methods; peripheral intravenous access
Clinical Interests:bedside ultrasonography; health care disparities; resident education
Romberg, Neil
Research Interests:immune deficiency, auto-immunity, newborn screening.
Clinical Interests:immune deficiency diseases; newborn screening for severe combined immune deficiency; auto-immune diseases.
Rosenthal, Marjorie
Research Interests:Barriers and facilitators to health education and healthy behaviors among young, vulnerable families: health literacy; maternal mental health; quality improvement among physicians; child care providers as health advocates
Clinical Interests:General pediatrics; follow up of the premature infant; group well child care
Ryan, Sheryl
Research Interests:Pediatric health services research; community based health education programs; violence prevention; residency education around alcohol and substance use prevention and intervention among teens and young adults; positive youth development
Clinical Interests:Complex diagnostic problems in adolescents and young adults (ages 11-21) including: eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia, obesity); mental health problems such as depression and anxiety; adolescent gynecology; behavioral/school problems
Santoro, Nicola
Research Interests:Childhood obesity, hepatic steatosis, dyslipidemia.
Santucci, Karen
Research Interests:Clinical Forensic Medicine
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Schneider, Karen
Research Interests:Premature infants; Very low birth weight; Indomethacin; Intraventricular hemorrhage; Neurodevelopmental outcome; Magnetic resonance imaging
Shapiro, Eugene
Research Interests:Vaccines; Lyme disease; Epidemiology of infectious diseases
Clinical Interests:Lyme disease in children; Infectious diseases; Vaccination
Shaywitz, Bennett
Research Interests:Neurobiology of Reading & Dyslexia; Attentional Mechanisms in reading
Clinical Interests:General child neurology; neurobiology of reading and math difficulties; dyslexia
Shaywitz, Sally
Research Interests:Epidemiology & Neurobiology of Dyslexia
Clinical Interests:Learning disabilities; dyslexia
Sherr, Jennifer
Research Interests:type 1 diabetes; artificial pancreas; hypoglycemia; adjuncts to insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes; immune therapy
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Endocrinology; Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes; Type 2 Diabetes; Obesity; Thyroid Disorders; growth related disorders; pituitary gland problems; Short Stature; Adrenal Disorders; Puberty Disorders; thyroid conditions
Shiffman, Richard
Research Interests:Clinical Decision Support; Practice Guidelines; Electronic Health Records; Medical Informatics
Clinical Interests:General Pediatrics
Stein, Jeffrey
Clinical Interests:general pediatric nephrology including hypertension; chronic kidney diseases; end-stage renal disease and dialysis; kidney transplantation; transitional care for adolescents
Tamborlane, William
Research Interests:Advances in the treatment of type 1 and 2 diabetes; Counterregulatory Hormone Responses to Hypoglycemia; Psychosocial Consequences of Diabetes; Behavioral Interventions in Diabetes; insulin pumps; continuous glucose monitoring; artificial pancreas development
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Endocrinology; Diabetes, Type 1 diabetes mellitus treatment; children, adolescents and young adults, glucose monitoring, insulin pumps; Diabetes type 2, Obesity
Tufro, Alda
Research Interests:Molecular and developmental biology; VEGF-A; Semaphorins; Proteinuria; Slit-diaphragm proteins; Protein interactions; Signaling pathways; Cyst development; Vascular patterning; Podocyte differentiation
Clinical Interests:Congenital and acquired glomerular diseases; hypertension; HUS; inherited renal disorders.
Vazquez, Marietta
Research Interests:Evaluating effectiveness of pediatric vaccines--varicella vaccine, Lyme vaccine, Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Influenza vaccine and rotavirus vaccines; Assessing the longterm outcomes of children infected with Lyme disease; describing the clinical epidemiology of newly diagnosed-respiratory infections in children
Clinical Interests:Infectious disease; HIV; viral disease; sexually transmitted disease; pneumococcus; influenza, Rotavirus, Lyme disease; varicella; varicella zoster virus; vaccine efficacy in children
Walsh, Susan
Research Interests:Pediatric resuscitation skills; medical education
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Advanced Life Support program; simulation medicine
Weeks, Bevin
Research Interests:General outpatient cardiology; Post-operative management; Fetal cardiology
Clinical Interests:General pediatric cardiology; fetal, transthoracic, and transesophageal echocardiography; congenital heart disease; Kawasaki disease
Weinzimer, Stuart
Research Interests:Insulin pump therapy; Continuous glucose sensors; Artificial pancreas
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Endocirnology; Diabetes, Diabetes Type 1; Diabetes type 2; Obesity; Adrenal problems, growth related disorders; pituitary gland problems; puberty problems; thyroid conditions; hormonal complications of cancer and cancer therapy; hormonal complications of cystic fibrosis
Weismann, Constance
Clinical Interests:pediatric cardiology; congenital heart disease; pediatric echocardiography; pulmonary hypertension; postoperative management
Weiss, Pnina
Research Interests:Assessment of bronchodilator use in competitive athletes with exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
Clinical Interests:Asthma; exercise-induced asthma; athletes; chronic lung disease of prematurity; cystic fibrosis; acute and chronic respiratory problems; pulmonary function testing
Weitzman, Carol
Research Interests:Developmental and mental health issues in primary care settings; Developmental outcomes of internationally adopted children; maternal depression
Clinical Interests:Evaluation of children with a range of child behavior and development challenges; ADHD; Autism; Intellectual disability; Learning disabilities; international adoption; medical and developmental evaluation of the internationally adopted child
Wu, Yanling
Research Interests:Laboratory studies of DNA repair and gene targeting in human cells
Zheng, Tao
Research Interests:Our current research is focusing on characterization of molecular and cellular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis and its relationship to the development of asthma, part of a process known as the “Atopic March”. Using transgenic animal models we have identified the Th2 cytokine IL-13 as a potent inducer of phenotypical features of atopic dermatitis in mice. These include eosinophil, mast cell, and T cell infiltration, fibrotic and vascular remodeling, and clinical manifestations. Furthermore, IL-13 induced atopic dermatitis is associated with enhanced susceptibility of these mice to allergen induced allergic asthma in the lung. The objectives of our studies are to identify novel molecules and pathways in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis and the atopic march, which will help developing new therapeutics for allergic diseases.
Clinical Interests:Adverse reactions to food and drugs, Allergic conjunctivitis, Allergic rhinitis, Anaphylaxis, Angioedema, Asthma, Eczema (atopic dermatitis), Eosinophilia, Hives ( urticaria), Insect sting allergy, Mastocytosis, Nasal polyposis, Non-AIDS-related deficiencies of the immune system, Sinusitis.
