Works from 2025
Graduating residents' readiness for unsupervised practice, Daniel J. Schumacher, Catherine Michelson, Ariel Winn, et al. (Article)
HOCUS POCUS: Point of care ultrasound in pediatric hospital medicine - witchery or reality?, Lauren Abbas, Heidi Greening, Sarah Youskievicz, et al. (Poster)
2020-2025 Curriculum Committee Member for the AAP Section on Hospital Medicine Task Force of Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Directors, Steven Marek (Leadership Role)
2022-2025 PHM Resident Education Task Force co-lead, Society of Hospital Medicine National Collaborative, Melanie Marsh (Leadership Role)
2024-2025 Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education Appeals Committee Member, Steven Marek (Leadership Role)
Works from 2024
Curricular Innovation: An Opportunity for Children with Specialized Healthcare Needs, Kelci Butler, Sarah Klein, Danny MacKenzie, et al. (Poster)
Don't Page Ortho: A Unified Approach to Post-Operative Pediatric Spinal Fusion Care, Jennifer Glusman, Anne Doran, Mark Kiley, et al. (Poster)
Curricular Innovation: An Opportunity for Children with Specialized Healthcare Needs, Kelci Butler, Sarah Klein, and Melanie Marsh (Poster)
Applying Kern's 6-Step Approach to Integrate a Novel Hands-On Medical Device Curriculum into a Pediatric Residency Program, Kelci Butler, Sarah Klein, and Melanie Marsh (Poster)
Comprehension of Pediatric Discharge Instructions: Do Gaps Exist for Caregivers Who prefer to Communicate in a Language Other Than English, Dana Nezon, Chinelo Okafor, Mahbubul Hasan, et al. (Abstract)
It’s only awkward if you let it be: Lessons learned in the pursuit of scholarship, Steven Marek, Priti Bhansali, J Librizzi, et al. (Oral/Podium Presentation)
PO and GO: Improving antibiotic appropriateness at hospital discharge, Melanie C. Marsh, Nicole Studebaker MD, Ronda Oram MD, et al. (Oral/Podium Presentation)
When to scan or not to scan? That is the question! Timing of renal bladder ultrasound in first time febrile UTI, Melanie C. Marsh, Lauren Abbas MD, Michael Perry, et al. (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Challenging conversations in pediatrics, Melanie C. Marsh (Book Chapter)
Works from 2023
The value of the pediatric urgent care in pediatric resident education, Melanie C. Marsh, Adia George, Melissa Daley, et al. (Article)
Too Much Wasted on Waste: A High Value Approach to the Management of Constipation, Steven Marek, Seetal Mishra, and Lisa Cheng (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Addressing the Gap in Parenting Education for Pediatric Residents: An Interdisciplinary Interactive Curriculum Focused on Parenting Toddlers, Naveen Kanji, Elan H. Green, Sonali Mehta Patel, and Cindy Ndiaye (Poster)
Focal Seizures in a Well Developing Child Under Two: An Unsuspecting Presentation of Tuberous Sclerosis, Rachel Alexander, Naveen Kanji, and Rinku Patel (Poster)
Preterm and term infants evaluated for sepsis: Differences in management and clinical outcomes, Melanie C. Marsh, Hilary M. Lin, Joshua Black, et al. (Article)
Prevalence of urinary tract infection, bacteremia, and meningitis among febrile infants aged 8 to 60 days with SARS-CoV-2, Paul L. Aronson, Jeffrey P. Louie, Ellen Kerns, et al. (Article)
Ventricular arrhythmia and COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis, Saloni P. Sheth and Rupali Gandhi (Article)
Firearm injury prevention advocacy: Lessons learned and future directions, Deanna Behrens, Maya Haasz, James Dodington, et al. (Article)
Utilization of a prenatal palliative care consultation pathway for congenital heart disease, Meggan Mikal, Rupali Gandhi, and Susan M. Walsh (Article)
114: Myocarditis post-SARS-COV-2 vaccine era: A retrospective case series, Amr Nabaah, Nadia Khan, Fasiha Saeed, et al. (Abstract)
Works from 2022
Association of early steroid administration with outcomes of children hospitalized for COVID-19 without multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, Sandeep Tripathi, Meghana Nadiger, Jeremy S. McGarvey, et al. (Article)
Gastrointestinal manifestations in hospitalized children with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and multisystem inflammatory condition: An analysis of the VIRUS COVID-19 registry, Imran A. Sayed, Utpal Bhalala, Larisa Strom, et al. (Article)
SARS-CoV-2 with concurrent respiratory viral infection as a risk factor for a higher level of care in hospitalized pediatric patients, Lea Dikranian, Suzanne Barry, Ashar Ata, et al. (Article)
Use of Twitter amplifiers by medical professionals to combat misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, Regina Royan, Tricia Rae Pendergrast, Marina Del Rios, et al. (Article)
Recruitment of adolescents with mild depression from primary care settings: Lessons learned from a multisite comparative effectiveness trial, Cheryl Lefaiver, Ashley McHugh, Cathy Joyce, et al. (Abstract)
Early combination therapy with immunoglobulin and steroids is associated with shorter ICU length of stay in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID19: A retrospective cohort analysis from 28 U.S Hospitals, Aaron Harthan, Meghana Nadiger, Jeremy S. McGarvey, et al. (Article)
PATH 2 Purpose: Design of a comparative effectiveness study of prevention programs for adolescents at-risk for depression in the primary care setting, Tracy R. Gladstone, Rebecca T. Feinstein, Marian L. Fitzgibbon, et al. (Article)
Addressing the Gap in Parenting Education for Pediatric Residents: An Interdisciplinary Interactive Curriculum Focused on Parenting Infants, Naveen Kanji, Elan Green, and Sonali Mehta Patel (Abstract)
Cutaneous manifestations of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the VIRUS COVID-19 registry, Neha Deo, Aysun Tekin, Vikas Bansal, et al. (Letter)
Effect of a novel mindfulness curriculum on burnout during pediatric internship: A cluster randomized clinical trial, Yarden S. Fraiman, Christine C. Cheston, Howard J. Cabral, et al. (Article)
Three years of x+y scheduling: Longitudinal assessment of resident and faculty perceptions, Ross E. Myers, Lynn Thoreson, Heather B. Howell, et al. (Article)
1299: Personal protective equipment compliance: A quality improvement initiative, Hilary Brown, Lizabeth Copre, Catherine Larson, et al. (Abstract)
1386: Apneic oxygenation in the pediatric intensive care unit, Fasiha Saeed, Ramona Donovan, Yi Li, et al. (Abstract)
189: Clinical characteristics of infants with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection, Beryl Valentine, Paul Cooper, Brenna Kouzoukas, et al. (Abstract)
ABCDEF bundle practices for critically ill children: An international survey of 161 PICUs in 18 countries, Erwin Ista, Juliana Redivo, Paurav Kananur, et al. (Article)
Works from 2021
Abstract 9217: Characterizing barriers to fetal cardiac care within the greater Chicago area, Joyce L. Woo, Rupali Gandhi, Matthew M. Davis, et al. (Abstract)
This is our lane: The role of pediatric intensivists in firearm violence and injury prevention, Deanna M. Behrens and Katherine E. Hoops (Article)
COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among health care workers, communication, and policy-making, Stephanie M. Toth-Manikowski, Eric S. Swirsky, Rupali Gandhi, et al. (Article)
Advanced multimodal communication curriculum for pediatric residents, Melanie C. Marsh, Suzanne Reed, John D. Mahan, et al. (Article)
Variation in COVID-19 resource allocation protocols and potential implementation in the Chicago metropolitan area, Rupali Gandhi, Gina M. Piscitello, William F. Parker, et al. (Article)
Characterization and outcomes of hospitalized children with coronavirus disease 2019: A report from a multicenter, viral infection and respiratory illness universal study, Utpal S Bhalala, Katja M Gist, Sandeep Tripathi, et al. (Article)
A family-centered communication: A pilot educational intervention using deliberate practice and patient feedback, Melanie C. Marsh, Stephanie M. Lauden, John D. Mahan, et al. (Article)
Comparison of semi-automated versus manual quantitative right ventricular assessment in tetralogy of fallot, Joanna Lowisz, Francis J Alenghat, Yi Li, et al. (Article)
2021-2022 Site Lead for the AAP High Flow Interventions to Facilitate Less Overuse, Value in Inpatient Pediatrics, Steven Marek (Leadership Role)