Gauthami Soma, MD, MHS
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Gauthami Soma, MD graduated from residency in General Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital. Her academic interests lie in using acute care settings to address the health related social needs of underserved populations.
Last Updated on July 19, 2023.
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- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatrics
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- MHS
- Yale School of Medicine
- Resident
- Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (2017)
- MD
- University of Wisconsin Medical School (2014)
- BA
- Northwestern University (2008)
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Julie Leviter, MD
Lei Chen, MD, MHS, BS
Alexis Cordone, MD, MPH
Antonio Riera, MD
Gunjan Tiyyagura, MD, MHS
Jeremy Asnes, MD
10Publications
99Citations
Publications
2024
Is it Smoke and Mirrors? Detection of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombus by Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
Soma G, DeGuardi J, Iqbal A, Leviter J, Riera A. Is it Smoke and Mirrors? Detection of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombus by Focused Cardiac Ultrasound. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024, 40: 323-325. PMID: 38227793, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2023
A quality improvement approach to integrating social determinants of health objectives into pediatric simulation
Feick M, Iqbal A, Boolchandani H, Kandil S, Johnston L, Soma G, Cordone A, Auerbach M, Tiyyagura G. A quality improvement approach to integrating social determinants of health objectives into pediatric simulation. AEM Education And Training 2023, 7: e10910. PMID: 37791136, PMCID: PMC10543355, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSocial determinantsQuality improvement approachQuality improvement workEquitable careHealth outcomesHealth disparitiesLack of timeHealth objectivesSimulation curriculumPediatric residentsStudy periodPercentage of simulationsResidency programsReview of interviewsMost traineesMonthsMonthly casesPrimary objectiveSDHFacilitator feedbackImprovement approachPercentageResidentsPediatric simulationCases
2021
A 13-Year-Old With Fever and Chest Pain
Soma G, Simmons MA, Canarie MF, Karnik R, Steele J, Tiyyagura G, Asnes J. A 13-Year-Old With Fever and Chest Pain. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021050960. PMID: 34344802, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050960.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsHigh Hopes for Very Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in China
Soma G, Chen L. High Hopes for Very Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in China. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2113649. PMID: 34137833, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn evidence-based approach to nontraumatic ocular complaints in children.
Iqbal A, Langhan ML, Rotruck J, Soma G. An evidence-based approach to nontraumatic ocular complaints in children. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice 2021, 18: 1-28. PMID: 33476507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsAgreement With Pediatric Suprapatellar Bursa Effusion Assessments by Point-of-Care Ultrasound After Remote Training
Riera A, Leviter JI, Iqbal A, Soma G, Malik RN, Chen L. Agreement With Pediatric Suprapatellar Bursa Effusion Assessments by Point-of-Care Ultrasound After Remote Training. Pediatric Emergency Care 2021, 38: e746-e751. PMID: 34542989, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsReceiver operator characteristic curveKnee radiographyPediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowsOperator characteristic curveNovice sonologistsInterobserver reliabilityEffusion assessmentCare ultrasoundPredictive valuePediatric emergency departmentCharacteristic curveNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePediatric emergency medicineSubstantial interobserver reliabilityPediatric patientsEffusion sizeEmergency departmentMean ageAsymptomatic kneesMAIN OUTCOMEEffusionΚ coefficientPatientsTest characteristics
2015
Pediatric cardiac surgery Parent Education Discharge Instruction (PEDI) program: a pilot study.
Staveski SL, Zhelva B, Paul R, Conway R, Carlson A, Soma G, Kools S, Franck LS. Pediatric cardiac surgery Parent Education Discharge Instruction (PEDI) program: a pilot study. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2015, 6: 18-25. PMID: 25548339, DOI: 10.1177/2150135114554659.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Early graft failure after infrainguinal arterial bypass
Soma G, Greenblatt D, Nelson M, Rajamanickam V, Havlena J, Fernandes-Taylor S, Greenberg C, Kent K. Early graft failure after infrainguinal arterial bypass. Surgery 2013, 155: 300-310. PMID: 24269142, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEarly graft failureInfrainguinal arterial bypassArtery bypassGraft failureAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseIncidence of graft occlusionMultivariate analysisAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramAmerican CollegeProlonged duration of stayNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramQuality Improvement Program databaseIncreased 30-day mortalityAssociated with additional complicationsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramEra of increasing useRate of reoperationCohort of patientsAssociated with younger ageArterial occlusive diseaseQuality Improvement ProgramDuration of stay
2012
Preoperative factors predict mortality after major lower-extremity amputation
Nelson M, Greenblatt D, Soma G, Rajimanickam V, Greenberg C, Kent K. Preoperative factors predict mortality after major lower-extremity amputation. Surgery 2012, 152: 685-696. PMID: 23021137, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBelow-knee amputationAssociation of preoperative factorsPreoperative factorsLimb-threatening diseaseQuality Improvement ProgramAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInformed decision-makingAbove-kneeRisk stratification toolFunctional statusAmerican CollegeDependent functional statusRate of reoperationOlder ageAmputationMultivariate modelImprovement programsRisk calculatorStratification toolPredicting mortalityMortality ratePreoperative sepsisEarly Graft Failure After Lower Extremity Arterial Bypass: Results from More Than 200 Hospitals
Soma G, Greenblatt D, Nelson M, Havlena J, Greenberg C, Kent K. Early Graft Failure After Lower Extremity Arterial Bypass: Results from More Than 200 Hospitals. Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 172: 288. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.11.492.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Overview
Gauthami Soma, MD, a pediatrician, says she always makes it a priority to be straightforward with families.
“In routine hospitalizations, I reassure families about the frequency of a certain diagnosis and the nature of the management plan,” she says. “In contrast, if I’m worried about a patient, I think it’s important to let families know I’m concerned.”
Dr. Soma says her favorite aspect of her job is working with children and providing evidence-based care in complicated and acute situations. “I believe in caring for children and their families and supporting them all through a difficult time.”
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