2023 Department of Pediatrics Academic Annual Report

Crit Care. 2023 Jan 23;27(1):34. COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation. Michael John Patton, Carlos J Orihuela, Kevin S Harrod, Mohammad A N Bhuiyan, Paari Dominic, Christopher G Kevil, Daniel Fort, Vincent X Liu, Maha Farhat, Jonathan L Koff, Charitharth V Lal, Anuj Gaggar, Robert P Richter, Nathaniel Erdmann, Matthew Might, Amit Gaggar. J Intensive Care Med. 2023 Sep 6;8850666231200162. Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation Patterns in Sepsis-Associated Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Single Center Retrospective Observational Study. Colin J Sallee, Joseph A Hippensteel, Kristen R Miller, Kaori Oshima, Andrew T Pham, Robert P Richter, John Belperio, Yamila L Sierra, Andreas Schwingshackl, Peter M Mourani, Eric P Schmidt, Anil Sapru, Aline B Maddux. J Pediatr Intensive Care. 28 July 2023. The Development and Preliminary Exploratory Validation of the PEdiatric Delirium Scale: Assessing the Feasibility and Accessibility of a Novel Delirium Scale. Emily C. Dodenhoff, Neha Gupta, Lauren Craig, Marjorie L. Pate, Sarah D. Petrusnek, Nianlan Yang, Kimberly Smith, Allison Woolley, Yesie Yoon, Tapan Mehta, Leslie W. Hayes. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 Oct 10. Pre-Extubation Ultrasound Measurement of In Situ Cuffed Endotracheal Tube Laryngeal Air Column Width Difference: Single-Center Pilot Study of Relationship With Post-Extubation Stridor in Under 5 Years Old. Luke Burton, Jeremy Loberger, Mark Baker, Priya Prabhakaran, Vidit Bhargava. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 May 11. The Impact of a Multifaceted Simulation Education and Feedback Program for Community Emergency Departments on Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis Management. Kristen Waddell, Stacy L Gaither, Nicholas Rockwell, Nancy M Tofil, Chrystal Rutledge. Respir Care. 2023 Apr 4;respcare.10652. Pediatric Ventilator Liberation: One-Hour Versus Two-Hour Spontaneous Breathing Trials in a Single Center. Jeremy M Loberger, Caleb R Watson, Emily M Clingan, Sarah D Petrusnek, Inmaculada B Aban, Priya Prabhakaran. Simul Healthc. 2023 Nov 6. The Need for Simulation-Based Procedural Skills Training to Address Proposed Changes in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Requirements for Pediatric Residency Programs. Pooja A Nawathe, David O Kessler, Gregory Yurasek, Taylor L Sawyer, Louis P Halamek, Kimberly Stone, Geethanjali Ramachandra, Tensing Maa, Nancy Tofil, Cara Doughty, Sujatha Thyagarajan, Marjorie L White, Rebekah Damazo, Aaron Calhoun. EXTRAMURAL AWARDS & LEADERSHIP ROLES Vidit Bhargava, M.D., is the first author on the paper selected for the Best Publication Focused on a Pediatric Population Award by the Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement. Michele Kong, M.D., has been elected to the Jefferson County Board of Health. Dr. Kong received the Charles C. Shepard Science Award. Dr. Kong was selected for the Class of 2022–2023 Leadership Alabama. Nancy Tofil, M.D., M.Ed., was elected to the executive board of the International Pediatric Simulation Society (IPSS) in 2023. Dr. Tofil received 2023 Wallace Alexander Clyde Distinguished Service Award from the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. James Odum, M.D., was selected for American Pediatric Society for Pediatric Research Journey & Frontiers in Pediatric Research Program. Jeremy Loberger, M.D., was selected for a three-year term on the ICU Liberation Committee for the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Click here for the full list of publications from the division faculty in 2023.

GRANTS AWARDED IN 2023

INVESTIGATOR PROJECT TITLE

SPONSOR

DIRECT AWARDED

Kong, Michele

A Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trial of AZM for RSV-Induced Respiratory Failure in Children in the ICU

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/ DHHS

$478,403

Richter, Robert

Mechanisms Driving Endothelial Angiopoietin-2 Expression and Vascular Dysfunction during Pediatric Sepsis

National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS

$169,607

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