2023 Department of Pediatrics Academic Annual Report

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2248987. Examination of Adverse Reactions After COVID-19 Vaccination Among Patients With a History of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. Matthew D Elias, Dongngan T Truong, Matthew E Oster, Felicia L Trachtenberg, Xiangyu Mu, Pei-Ni Jone, Elizabeth C Mitchell, Kirsten B Dummer, S Kristen Sexson Tejtel, Onyekachukwu Osakwe, Deepika Thacker, Jennifer A Su, Tamara T Bradford, Kristin M Burns, M Jay Campbell, Thomas J Connors, Laura D’Addese, Daniel Forsha, Olivia H Frosch, Therese M Giglia, Lauren R Goodell, Stephanie S Handler, Keren Hasbani, Camden Hebson, Anita Krishnan, Sean M Lang, Brian W McCrindle, Kimberly E McHugh, Lerraughn M Morgan, R Mark Payne, Arash Sabati, Eyal Sagiv, Yamuna Sanil, Faridis Serrano, Jane W Newburger, Audrey Dionne; Pediatric Heart Network MUSIC Study Investigators. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 Aug 21;e14593. Contemporary outcomes of pediatric cardiac transplantation with a positive retrospective crossmatch. Irene D Lytrivi, Devin Koehl, Paul Esteso, Erik L Frandsen, Meredith K Gibbons, James K Kirklin, Ryan Cantor, Jacqueline M Lamour, Adam Putschoegl, Svetlana Shugh, Ryan J Williams, F Bennett Pearce. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 Jan 2;e14456. The Fontan immunophenotype and post-transplant outcomes in children: A multi-institutional study. Benjamin S Mantell, Estela Azeka, Ryan S Cantor, Waldemar F Carlo, Maryanne Chrisant, John C Dykes, Timothy M Hoffman, James K Kirklin, Devin Koehl, Thomas J L’Ecuyer, Jennie M McAllister, Adriana C Prada-Ruiz, Marc E Richmond. PEDIATRIC CARDIAC CRITICAL CARE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM The UAB Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Fellowship Program is dedicated to educating future cardiac intensivists in the independent management and care of pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart disease. This one-year fellowship is uniquely designed to provide training based on our fellow’s previous clinical experience and focuses on developing clinical skills and knowledge specifically in pediatric cardiac critical care. As the only Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Center in the state of Alabama, our fellow is exposed to a wide breath of both acute and chronic congenital and acquired heart disease in children and young adults. This exposure includes pre- and postoperative care of neonates and children with congenital heart disease, medical management of patients with heart failure and arrhythmias, ventricular assist devices, ECMO and heart transplantation. As part of their training, our fellow participates in multidisciplinary research with opportunities available in both clinical and basic science research. Click here for the full list of publications from the division faculty in 2023.

Program Director

2023–2024 Fellow

Leslie Rhodes, M.D.

First-Year Fellow Ahmad Yousef Khalil, M.D. Residency: Michigan State University

Program Coordinator

LaTanya Brown

PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM The UAB Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program offers an innovative training opportunity to develop clinical excellence and the skills needed to be an independently practicing pediatric cardiologist. Our fellows are exposed to a broad diversity of congenital and acquired cardiac disease as well as ample opportunities for scholarly activity, advocacy and leadership. During their training, our fellows participate in multidisciplinary research with mentorship from division faculty. Our goal is to provide our fellows with the knowledge and skills necessary to become proficient and effective in identifying reasonable research hypotheses.

2023–2024 Fellows

Program Directors

Third-Year Fellow Matthew Coghill, M.D. Residency: Carolinas Medical Center Second-Year Fellow Amr Hammouda, M.D. Residency: University of West Florida Second-Year Fellow Ahmed Asfari, M.D. Residency: Kansas University School of Medicine–Wichita First-Year Fellow Kevin Wall, M.D. Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Robb Romp, M.D. Program Director

Camden Romp, M.D. Associate Program Director

Program Coordinator

Ina Schaffer

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