All residents are encouraged to participate in scholarly work as part of their individualized curriculum. The flexibility of the resident schedule allows ample time for you to pursue your own interests and a robust research mentorship is available from our dedicated faculty. Each resident will be matched with a research assistant to support the project through IRB approval, recruitment and writing of final project. All residents will participate in monthly journal club. Funding is available to enable you to present your work at local and national conferences.

PUBLICATIONS June 2019- June 2020

Visual Diagnosis: Midline Thoracic Dimple in a 10-month-old Girl
Gupta Neha, MD; Standish-Parkin Leyden, MD; Prokhorov Sergey, MD
Pediatrics in Review 2019;40; e42

Outcomes of Perinatal Multidisciplinary Engagement in an Urban Community Hospital Setting
Anbalagan Saminathan, MD; Rajegowda Benamanahalli,MD; Gaither Kecia,MD; Bogojevic Andrej, MD; Yancey Jana, RDMS.
Neonatal Intensive Care. Vol. 33 No.1;31-34. 2020

Association between serum sodium levels and fever in children: An indirect clinical effect of pyrogenic cytokines on sodium levels
Rojas Camayo, MD; Jose, Gallardo Patricio, MD; Yiin Dillon Yeh Ling, MD; Castro Ochoa Kenny, MD; Cabrera Quijada Mariella, MD; Camejo Leonor Malliany, MD; Fermin Maria, MD;Rosario Garcia Davami, MD; Vermenton George, MD; Lindsay David, MD.
The Journal Of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Vol.145, Issue 2, Supplement; AB152. February 2020/p>

Trends in maternal illicit drug use and its impact on neonatal discharge in an inner city hospital: 2007-2018.
Giyanwani PR, MD; Gupta A, MD; Zia MT, MD.
ESPR 2020 Scientific Meeting Abstracts.
Abstract #292

Pregnancy Complicated by Listeria Monocytogenes: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Lisa Serventi, M.D., Berenice Curi, M.D., Rochelle Johns, M.D., Jessica Silva, M.D., Ronald Bainbridge, M.D. FAAP, Kecia Gaither, M.D., M.P.H., FACOG (in Press)
Journal Of The National Medical Association. VOL -, NO -, – 2020

Nocturnal Enuresis
PMID: 31424765
Gomez Rincon M, MD; Leslie SW, MD; Waheed A, MD.
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
July 29th 2019

Coprolalia
PMID: 31747170
Betances EM, MD; Carugno P, MD
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
October 23rd, 2019

Cord Blood Gas
PMID: 31424874
Saneh H, MD; Mendez M, MD; Srinivasan VN, MD
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
September 10th, 2019

Craniosynostosis
PMID: 31335086
Betances EM, MD; Mendez M, MD; M Das J, MD
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
November 8th, 2019

Ophthalmia Neonatorum
PMID: 31855399
Castro Ochoa KJ, MD; Mendez M, MD.
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
November 30th 2019

Congenital Torticollis
PMID: 31747185
Mendez M, MD
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
December 2nd 2019

Endocarditis
PMID: 29763019
Gupta A, MD; Mendez M, MD.
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
December 3rd, 2019

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
PMID: 31855342
Anbalagan S, MD; Mendez M, MD.
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
December 10th, 2019

Prader-Willi Syndrome
PMID: 31985954
Fermin Gutierrez MA, MD; Mendez M, MD
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
January 14th, 2020

Learning Disability
PMID: 32119258
Dominguez O, MD; Carugno P, MD.
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
February 7th, 2020

Chronic Suppurative Otitis
PMID: 32119479
Rosario C.D, MD; Mendez M, MD.
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
February 12th, 2020

Thumb Sucking
PMID: 32310572
Staufert Gutierrez D, MD; Carugno P, MD
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing;
March 14th, 2020

Presentations

Is there a relationship between toxicology status and gunshot injury in children?
Sisa William, MD; Waseem Muhammad, MD
March 4th 2020
Mid-Atlantic SAEM at George Washington University

Duration and Intensity of Fever correlating with hyponatremia in patients with urinary tract infection: A clinical effect of pyrogenic cytokines on sodium levels. (from the IRB study# 18-017)
Rojas-Camayo J, MD; Gallardo Patricio, MD; Yiin Yeh Ling, MD; Castro-Ochoa Kenny, MD; Cabrera Mariella, MD; Camejo Malliany, MD; Fermin Maria, MD; George Vermenton, MD, Davami Rosario, MD.
March 13-16th, 2020
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Trends in maternal illicit drug use and its impact on neonatal discharge in an inner-city hospital, 2007-2018.
Giyanwani Pirthvi, MD; Gupta Aditi, MD
March 15th, 2020
Eastern Society of Pediatric research at Philadelphia

Fetal outcomes after cardiac surgery during pregnancy: A Meta-Analysis.
Gupta Aditi, MD; Gupta Manoj, MD
March 28-30th, 2020
American College of Cardiology – ACC in Chicago

Relationship between infant birth weight and maternal first trimester weight and excessive pregnancy weight gain in a minority population.
Anbalagan Saminathan, MD; Choudhary Saroj, MD; Tavarez Wallis, MD
May 2nd, 2020
Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

Quality Improvement

• Improvement in newborn hearing screening and identification of hearing loss
• Lead risk assessment and testing in 3 to 6-year-old children
• Autism (M-CHAT) screening in the outpatient setting
• Newborn mother PHQ-9 for identification of maternal depression in new mothers
• Peds Immunization compliance
• PHQ 9 for teens in >12 for screening for adolescent depression
• HIV Screening in 13 to 22-year old for adolescent patients
• Vision Screening for ages 4 to 21-year-old
• Hearing Screening for ages 4 to 21-year-old

Patient Safety

• Patient safety newsletter disributed monthly to all residents and an is item discussed by chairpeson in monthly faculty and resident meetings
• Senior residents will participate in daily hospital wide safety conference call
• Teaching resident prepares and presents a monthly topic on patient safety initiatives and standards
• Simulation encounters on how to disclose medical errors and bad news