Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows
Our Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship lasts three years. Meet our fellows who are at different stages of their career development, and learn about their research projects. All of our current fellows are members of the Stanford Society of Physician Scholars (SSPS) in the Department of Pediatrics.
Aviva Aiden, MD, PhD | Class of 2023
MD: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA
Residency: Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, TX
PhD: Harvard University in Boston, MA
Mentors: Gary Darmstadt, MD & Paul Wise, MD, MPH
Research Interests: My PhD is in applied math and genomics, and my research has focused on the genomics of disease vectors and molecular diagnostics. Most recently, I led a team to develop a whole genome assembly based diagnostic approach to COVID-19.
John Feister, MD | Class of 2023
MD: Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, OH
Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in Chicago, IL
Mentors: Henry C. Lee, MD, MS Epi & Paul Wise, MD, MPH
Research Interests: My research investigates how public policy influences neonatal health outcomes and can address health disparities. My two current projects focus on use of paid family leave in the NICU, and neonatal outcomes of infants from families with limited English proficiency. I recently received an MCHRI Clinical Trainee grant to pursue my research.
Additional Education & Work: I am also completing a Master’s of Science in Health Policy funded by an MCHRI grant during my fellowship.
During residency, I pursued a certificate in global health studies and have researched how socioeconomic factors influence Latinx birth outcomes.
Nicholas Gianaris, MD, MS | Class of 2023
MD: Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN
Residency: UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA
Mentors: David Relman, MD & Adam Frymoyer, MD
Research Interests: Prior to starting medical school, I obtained a Master's degree in cellular and integrative physiology and investigated the electrophysiologic properties of transient receptor protein channels. I am interested in investigating neonatal microbial ecology and the applications of machine learning methods for microbiome host-trait predictions.
Hannah Gu, MD | Class of 2024
MD: University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA
Research Interests: I am interested in resuscitation and hope to learn biodesign skills to improve resuscitation and newborn care, particularly in lower resource NICUs.
Faith Myers, MD | Class of 2024
MD: University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN
Residency: University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN
Research Interests: I am passionate about critical congenital heart disease, perinatal hemodynamics, and methods of hemodynamic monitoring to individualize care. Additionally, I am interested in competency-based medical education.
Sheila Razdan, MD, MPH | Class of 2024
MD: University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis/St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO
MPH (concentration in Epidemiology/Biostatistics): Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD
Research Interests: In residency, I was a member of my program’s Advocacy Track and served on the Missouri American Academy of Pediatrics Board of Directors as a resident representative. I am passionate about legislative advocacy, and hope to pursue research on reducing racial/ethnic disparities in neonatal outcomes.
Jennifer Sequoia, MD | Class of 2025
MD: University of Chicago in Chicago, IL
Residency: Stanford University and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Stanford, CA
Mentors: Paul Bollyky, MD, PhD and Virginia Winn, MD, PhD
Research Interests: How bacteriophage impacts pregnancy (which I researched during residency) and point of care ultrasound
Danielle Sharp, MD | Class of 2025
MD: University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, CA
Residency: University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, CA
Research Interest: Congenital heart disease
May Szeto, MD | Class of 2025
MD: University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, CA
Residency: University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, CA
Research Interests: Basic science and translational research in neonatal brain injury, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, chronic lung disease
Xuxin Chen, Class of 2022
Pearl Houghteling, Class of 2022
Jonathan Reiss, Class of 2022
Caroline Yeon-Kyeong Noh, Class of 2021
Eman Haidari, Class of 2021
Kevin McKim, Class of 2021
Gregory Goldstein, Class of 2020
Laura Peterson, Class of 2020
Megan Ringle, Class of 2020
Neha Kumbhat, Class of 2019
Vidya Pai, Class of 2019
Anca Pasca, Class of 2018
Yassar Arain, Class of 2018
Anna-Kaisa Niemi, Class of 2018
Anoop Rao, Class of 2018
Matthew Wallenstein, Class of 2017
Janene Fuerch, Class of 2016
Wannasiri (Awe) Lapcharoensap, Class of 2016
Nidhi Agrawal Shah, Class of 2015
Nicole Yamada, Class of 2015
Sohini Stone, Class of 2014
Maide Ozen, Class of 2014
Vishnu Priya Akula, Class of 2014
Bernardo Kracer, Class of 2013
Christine Johnson, Class of 2013
Ritu Chitkara, Class of 2012
Shayna Gaman-Bean, Class of 2012
Jonathan Palma, Class of 2012
Wen-Chun Jimmy Lan, Class of 2011
Anand Rajani, Class of 2011
Petruska Maak, Class of 2010
Katherine McCallie, Class of 2010
Yuri Knauer, Class of 2009
Ashvin Sangoram, Class of 2009
Stephanie Miller, Class of 2009
Lisa Chyl, Class of 2008
Anna Morgan, Class of 2008
Henry Lee, Class of 2007
David Randolph, Class of 2007
Alexis Davis, Class of 2006
Allison Murphy, Class of 2006
Valerie Chock, Class of 2005
Glenn Desandre, Class of 2005
Jodee Anderson, Class of 2004
Laura Drohan, Class of 2004
Christina Anderson, Class of 2003
Christopher Colby, Class of 2003
Anna Penn, Class of 2003
Heather Carriedo, Class of 2002
Carol Lin, Class of 2002
Reed Dimmitt, Class of 2001
Nick Mickas, Class of 2001
Toby Cohen, Class of 2000
Monica Hajdena-Dawson, Class of 2000
David Kaegi, Class of 2000
2021 News
- Pearl Houghteling, MD (Class of 2022) has been selected as a recipient of both a Thrasher Early Career Award and AAP Marshall Klaus Neonatal-Perinatal Research Award. Both prestigious awards are in recognition of her research entitled “Esophageal Atresia: a natural experiment of the effects of oral inoculation on the gut microbiome.”
- Jonathan Reiss, MD (Class of 2022) was honored with the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) Fellow's Clinical Research Award for his work entitled "Newborn screen metabolic panels reflect the impact of common disorders of pregnancy and capture aberrant fetal growth patterns.”
- Jonathan Reiss, MD, and Xuxin Chen, MD (both class of 2022) presented at this year’s virtual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.
- John Feister, MD (Class of 2023) was awarded funding from the Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute to pursue a Master’s degree in Health Policy. He was also selected to attend the SoNPM 2021 Virtual Advocacy Conference.
2020 News
Speaking on behalf of our POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound) team, Caroline Yeon-Kyeong Noh, MD, (class of 2021) gave oral presentations at the Cool Topics in Neonatology annual conference in Coronado, CA and at the Lung Ultrasound in Neonates and Children conference in Paris, France.
Neonatal-perinatal medicine fellows Xuxin Chen, MD (Class of 2022), Pearl Houghteling, MD (Class of 2022), and Kevin McKim (Class of 2021) received Clinical Trainee Support awards from Stanford's Maternal and Child Health Research Institute.
- Dr. Chen's project: Predictive Modeling of Outcomes for the Periviable Population
- Dr. Houghteling's project: The Impact of Supplemental Iron and Anemia on rhe Microbiome of the Premature Neonate
- Dr. McKim's project: Effects of Maternal Intrapartum Infection and Antibiotic Exposure on Neonatal Immune System Development in Immediate Newborn Period
Class of 2020 Graduates!
Congratulations to our 2020 neo fellowship graduates Laura Peterson, MD, Megan Ringle, MD, and Greg Goldstein, MD. Dr. Ringle was named an Assistant Professor of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Brenner Children's Hospital, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Dr. Goldstein joined our Stanford faculty as an Instructor, and Dr. Peterson also stayed on as part of the Stanford neo family as Instructor/Postdoctoral Fellow to pursue a training grant.
2019 News
- The leadership of the American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR) selected Gregory Goldstein, MD (class of 2020) as a 2019 AFMR Henry Christian Awardee for his abstract entitled “Prenatal and Postnatal Inflammation-Related Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity.” Co-authors on the study include Suzan Carmichael, PhD, Heny Lee, MD, MS Epi, Stephanie Leonard, PhD, Peggy Kan, and Euna Koo, MD. Dr. Goldstein received his award when he presented his abstract at the Western Medical Research Conference in Carmel, CA in January 2019.
- Recent fellowship graduate Anca Pasca, MD (class of 2018) was selected as a joint winner to receive the inaugural Bhatt-Ramanathan scholarship award. Pasca received her award during the 25th annual Cool Topics in Neonatology Conference on March 2 in Coronado, CA. She also gave a brief lecture to fellow attendees about her scholarly work in the field of human neurodevelopment and stem cell biology. Specifically, Dr. Pasca investigates encephalopathy of prematurity and environmental factors leading to poor neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. In order to study central nervous system development, she created one of the first tridimensional models of the developing cerebral cortex using pluripotent stem cells. These functional brain region-specific preparations, also known as cortical organoids or spheroids, self-assemble to recapitulate key aspects of human corticogenesis in vitro and contain synaptically connected neurons of all layers as well as nonreactive glial cells. Dr. Pasca continues to leverage this approach with the goal of idenitifying pathways involved in hypoxic encephalopathy.
- Megan Ringle, MD (class of 2020) presented preliminary research findings at the Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Biology Young Investigators Forum in September in Chicago, IL, and received a research grant award of $1500 for her work. Her presentation was on the use of functional echo and NIRS to characterize neonatal hemodynamics.
- Congratulations to our Class of 2019 graduating fellows! Neha Kumbhat, MD, MS Epi, accepted a job as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Vidya Pai, MD, MS Epi, has joined the neonatology faculty at Stanford as a Clinical Instructor. She also has a joint appointment here as a postdoctoral felllow.
- In July, recent fellowship graduate Anoop Rao, MD, MS, (class of 2018) presented work titled "Feasibility of a wearable device that continuous non-invasive BP monitor" at the Current Applications for Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology conference in San Francisco, CA, organized by the Mayo clinic. For this oral poster presentation Dr. Rao and co-authors Bill Rhine, MD, Fatima Eskandar-Afshari, DO, and current fellow Caroline Yeon-Kyeong Noh, MD (class of 2021), won the Dr. Moskowitz Scholar award.
- In summer 2019, it was announced that more of our fellows will receive support from Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute:
- Eman Haidari, MD (class of 2021) was awarded Clinical Trainee Support for her project entitled An Exploration of NICU Admission Rates.
- Caroline Yeon-Kyeong Noh, MD (class of 2021) received Master's Tuition Support to pursue a Master's degree in Epidemiology and Clinical Research. Full tuition funding begins in Fall 2019 and will continue for two years.
2018 News
- Megan Ringle, MD (class of 2020) presented on the topic of neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonates with complex congenital heart disease undergoing catheterization or surgical intervention. The conference was held February 19-20, 2018.
- Neha Kumbhat, MD (class of 2019) presented a poster at the 24th Annual California Association of Neonatologists (CAN) meeting, March 2-4 in Monterey, CA.
- A review article in the June issue of Clinics in Perinatology explores the success of statewide quality collaboratives in improving the uptake of key perinatal interventions. Authors include Vidya Pai, MD (class of 2019) and faculty members Henry C. Lee, MD, MS Epi, and Jochen Profit, MD, MPH. In particular, the paper spotlights the work of the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, whose data center is based at Stanford and has been led by faculty member Jeffrey Gould, MD, MPH, for the past twenty years. The CPQCC is a prominent leader of statewide neonatal quality improvement and has served as a model for other states’ perinatal collaborative organizations.
- In March, Anna-Kaisa Niemi, MD, PhD (class of 2018) graduated from an online fellowship program in integrative medicine (University of Arizona); she pursued the integrative medicine fellowship currently with her neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship training at Stanford. Dr. Niemi graduated early from our fellowship program and recently accepted a full-time faculty position at Rady Chidren’s Hospital at the University of California, San Diego in San Diego, CA.
Congratulations to the Class of 2018!
In the summer, Yassar Arain, MD, Anoop Rao, MD, MS and Anca Pasca, MD (not pictured) graduated from our neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship. Pasca was appointed as an assistant professor and Rao was appointed as an instructor, both within our Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine. Arain accepted a position at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, CA.
Pictured: Graduating fellows Yassar Arain, Anna-Kaisa Niemi (who graduated spring '18), and Anoop Rao with Fellowship Coordinator Meghan Stawitcke (second from right).
- At the 92nd Perinatal and Developmental Medicine Symposium in Aspen on June 8, neonatal-perinatal medicine fellow Neha Kumbhat, MD (class of 2019) had a platform presentation on the association of high dose cosyntropin stimulation test with death or major morbidity in preterm infants.
- Anca Pasca, MD (class of 2018) presented a poster on the effects of hypoxia on preterm brain development at the 11th Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury, June 6-9.
- Vidya Pai, MD (class of 2019) received the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) from the National Institutes of Health. The award will support her research on high-risk infant follow-up (HRIF) in California. Following a targeted quality improvement initiative that was implemented in 2013 to improve HRIF referral at NICU discharge, Dr. Pai aims to identify patterns associated with HRIF referral, HRIF follow-up, and outpatient medical and supportive service needs among very low birthweight (VLBW) infants and infants with moderate or severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). She will also identify changes in patient-level, NICU, and regional factors associated with failure to refer, failure to follow-up, and need for service referrals at the HRIF visit. This research will utilize the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) dataset, which includes maternal, neonatal and follow-up data and encompasses data from > 95% of all VLBW infants and infants with HIE in California. The ultimate goal of the work is to improve long-term outcomes for high risk infants and their families. Dr. Pai's research is also supported by the Stanford Child Health Research Institute and the American Academy of Pediatrics Marshall Klaus Health Services Award. Her mentors for this project are Susan Hintz, MD, MS Epi, Suzan Carmichael, PhD, and Henry Lee, MD, MS Epi.
Four of our fellows received Clinical Trainee Awards of $15K from the Stanford Child Health Research Institute
- Gregory Goldstein: Antenatal Risk Factors for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
- Vidya Pai: The Referral Patterns of High-Risk Infants
- Laura Peterson: Deep Immune Profiling of the Neonatal Immune System across Gestational Ages
- Megan Ringle: Utilization of Functional Echocardiography and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Characterize Ductal Hemodynamics in the Premature Neonate
- Recent fellowship graduate Anca Pasca, MD (class of 2018) is co-author on a paper in Nature Protocols, which was featured on the cover of the September 2018 issue of the journal. The article advances our knowledge of human brain development by detailing the methodology for the generation and assembly of region-specific three-dimensional models from human pluripotent stem cells. The ability to generate region-specific three-dimensional (3D) models to study human brain development offers access to functional human brain tissue and shows great promise for understanding the nervous system in both healthy and disease states.
2017 News
Anna-Kaisa Niemi, MD, PhD (class of 2018) gave an oral platform presentation at the Western Society for Pediatric Research annual meeting (January 26-28, 2017) entitled "Preterm delivery after treatment of maternal metastatic melanoma with immunotherapeutics." She reported on a preterm infant born at 24 weeks to a mother diagnosed with metastatic melanoma at 23 weeks of gestation who was treated with immunomodulators: nivolumab (PD-1 antibody), ipilimumab (CTL-4 antibody). This was the first report on the use of these during pregnancy.
Three of our fellows presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting (May 6-9, 2017).
Yassar Arain, MD (class of 2018) delivered an oral presentation entitled "A web-based decision support tool for management of hyperbilirubinemia in preterm infants." This work highlights the implementation and effectiveness of Premie BiliRecs (PBR). Premie BiliRecs is a web-based decision support tool designed for the management of hyperbilirubinemia in infants less than 35 weeks gestational age. Dr. Arain developed the tool with faculty member Jonathan Palma, MD, MS, and an article about its development was published last year in Clinics in Perinatology. Dr. Arain also gave a presentation on the tool at the iHealth 2017 Clinical Informatics conference in Philadelphia, PA (May 2-4, 2017).
Anca Pasca, MD (class of 2018) delivered a platform presentation entitled "Developing a 3D human cellular model of hypoxic encephalopathy of prematurity." Dr. Pasca is first-author on the abstract, and the 3D model she helped develop is the first of its kind. The model identifies specific corticogenesis defects associated with changes in oxygen tension.
Anoop Rao, MD, MS (class of 2018) was a collaborator on the presentation entitled "Addressing social determinants of health in the community pediatrics setting: A pediatrician driven approach." For this project, Dr. Rao is building a website that enables efficient tabulation, mapping, and selection of available resources for the pediatric population in the Bay area.
Anca Pasca, MD (class of 2018) was an invited speaker at the Annual Congress of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics, held April 18-20, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Pasca discussed the advances in neurodevelopmental disease modeling and drug screening using 3D human cortical spheroids, an in vitro technology that closely mimics human fetal development and allows the detailed interrogation of normal and abnormal developmental events in the laboratory.
First-year fellows Vidya Pai, MD ( class of 2019) and Neha Kumbhat, MD (class of 2019) received Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) funding for a Master's Program in Epidemiology and Clinical Research at Stanford University School of Medicine. Both will pursue the master’s degree concurrent with fellowship training from 2017-2019. Additionally, Dr. Kumbhat was awarded the CHRI clinical (MD) trainee support grant for two years for her project "Co-Syntropin stimulation test as a marker of death or major morbidity in premature infants." Dr. Pai’s abstract titled "Improving antibiotic utilization for late-onset sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis" was accepted to Stanford’s Resident/Fellow Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Symposium.
Anoop Rao, MD, MS (class of 2018) along with fellowship director Vinod Bhutani, MD, and neonatologist William Rhine, MD, led a NeoDesign Focus Group at PAS. Building off a NeoDesign Speaker Series that happens each month at Stanford, this inaugural meeting was designed to further facilitate interactions between innovators in design, development, translation, and commercialization of technology. Participants initiated a dialogue about "design thinking" in the clinical setting, the challenges of testing new devices and barriers that may limit the provision of healthcare solutions in neonatology. Due to a strong turnout, a similar event is already in the works for PAS 2018.
Vidya Pai, MD (class of 2019) presented her work on “Maternal Body Mass Index and Risk of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Neonates” at the American Academy of Pediatrics Experience National Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, IL on September 16-19. She is also an author on a recent paper “Approaches to end-of-life discussions with parents of a profoundly compromised newborn” in the Journal of Perinatology.
STAT News honors the brighest young minds in life science for their work in academic, industry, and the clinic. Anca Pasca, MD (class of 2018) was one of the scientists chosen for their 2017 list of STAT Wunderkinds. Dr. Pasca creates models of infant brains in the laboratory to investigate neurodevelopmental problems associated with preterm birth. She is specifically interested in studying how insufficient oxygen impacts the developing brain and how to prevent brain damage.
At the recent Stanford Health++ Hackathon on Oct. 21 and 22, Anoop Rao, MD, MS (class of 2018) mentored three teams that devised designs to improve neonatal care.
- Connect focused on making a parent-friendly interface to display real-time positioning of an endotracheal tube. This would be very useful in improving the rates of skin-to-skin care in the neonatal ICU by providing much-needed reassurance to parents who fear that their movements may lead to an unplanned extubation. This team won a special prize sponsored by Persistent Systems.
- Nutrilink built a scalable, easy to use web-based platform, similar to OpenTable, for helping primary health care workers in low- and middle-income countries refer patients with severe acute malnutrition to regional hospitals. This team advanced to the finals and won the second grand prize.
- NeoPlank designed, prototyped and 3D-printed a device that would stabilize a neonate’s hand to enable easier arterial catheterization. NeoPlank advanced to the finals of the hackathon.
Fellowship coordinator Meghan Stawitcke and her colleagues presented an interactive workshop on professionalism training in graduate medical education, titled "From Padawan to Jedi Master: Navigating the Dark Side of Professionalism" at the 5th Annual Pediatric Education Day on October 27.
Yassar Arain, MD (class of 2018) and Vidya Pai, MD (class of 2019) presented their work at the Vermont Oxford Network Annual Quality Congress. The fellows' posters were entitled “Improving Hyperbilirubinemia Management in Preterm Infants: Premie Bilirecs, a Novel EHR-integrated Clinical Decision Support Tool” (Arain), and “Improving Antibiotic Utilization for Late-Onset Sepsis and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the NICU” (Pai). Dr. Arain was invited to speak about his research at a breakout session highlighting the use of electronic health records for quality improvement work. The conference took place on October 26-30 in Chicago, IL.
2019
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Kumbhat, N., Folkins, A., Hawksley, C., & Cohen, R. (2019). Case 2: Infant with Early Direct Hyperbilirubinemia. Neoreviews, 20(6), e350-e352. doi:10.1542/neo.20-6-e350
Han, X., Ghaemi, M. S., Ando, K., Peterson, L. S., Ganio, E. A., Tsai, A. S., . . . Gaudilliere, B. (2019). Differential Dynamics of the Maternal Immune System in Healthy Pregnancy and Preeclampsia. Front Immunol, 10, 1305. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2019.01305
Goldstein, G. P., & Sylvester, K. G. (2019). Biomarker Discovery and Utility in Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Clin Perinatol, 46(1), 1-17. doi:10.1016/j.clp.2018.10.001
Reiss, J., Upadhyayula, P. S., You, H., Xu, R., & Stellwagen, L. M. (2019). Short-Term Outcomes following Standardized Admission of Late Preterm Infants to Family-Centered Care. Am J Perinatol. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1694981
Reiss, J., Sinha, M., Gold, J., Bykowski, J., & Lawrence, S. M. (2019). Outcomes of Infants with Mild Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Who Did Not Receive Therapeutic Hypothermia. Biomed Hub, 4(3), 1-9. doi:10.1159/000502936
Yao, L., Wright, M. F., Farmer, B. C., Peterson, L. S., Khan, A. M., Zhong, J., . . . Fogo, A. B. (2019). Fibroblast-specific plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 depletion ameliorates renal interstitial fibrosis after unilateral ureteral obstruction. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 34(12), 2042-2050. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfz050
Mediratta, R., Schwenk, H., Rao, A., & Chitkara, R. (2018). Case 6: Liver Failure and Rash in a 6-week-old Girl. Pediatr Rev, 39(6), 315.
Pai, V. V., Carmichael, S. L., Kan, P., Leonard, S. A., & Lee, H. C. (2018). Maternal body mass index and risk of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants. Pediatr Res, 83(6), 1146-1151.
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Pai, V. V., Lee, H. C., & Profit, J. (2018). Improving Uptake of Key Perinatal Interventions Using Statewide Quality Collaboratives. Clin Perinatol, 45(2), 165-180.
Sloan, S. A., Andersen, J., Pasca, A. M., Birey, F., & Pasca, S. P. (2018). Generation and assembly of human brain region-specific three-dimensional cultures. Nat Protoc, 13(9), 2062-2085. doi:10.1038/s41596-018-0032-7
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Gomez-Ospina, N., Scott, A. I., Oh, G., Potter, P., Goel, V. V., Destino, L., Baugh, N., Enns, G. M., Niemi, A. K., Cowan, T. M. (2016.) Expanding the phenotype of Hawkinsinuria: New insights from response to N-acetyl-L-cysteine. J Inherit Metab Dis, 39(6), 821-829.
Splinter, K., Niemi, A. K., Cox, R., Platt, J., Shah, M., Enns, G. M., Kasahara, M., Bernstein, J. A. (2016.) Impaired Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Families Affected by Methylmalonic Acidemia. J Genet Couns, 25(5), 936-44.
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Yamada, N. K., Fuerch, J. H., & Halamek, L. P. (2016). Impact of Standardized Communication Techniques on Errors during Simulated Neonatal Resuscitation. Am J Perinatol, 33(4), 385-392.
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Fuerch, J. H., Yamada, N. K., Kobayashi, D. Hartman, G., Blumenfeld, Y., Hintz, S. R. , Chock, V. Y. (2015). The Role of a Fetal Center in Preparing for a Conjoined Twin Delivery. NeoReviews, 16(11), 617-623.
Yamada N. K., Fuerch J. H., Halamek LP. Simulation in Paediatrics. Manual of Simulation in Healthcare. Riley R (Ed.) Cambridge, UK: Oxford University Press (2nd Edition), 2014.
Fujioka, K., Yang, W., Wallenstein, M. B., Zhao, H., Wong, R. J., Stevenson, D. K., & Shaw, G. M. (2015). Heme oxygenase-1 promoter polymorphisms and risk of spina bifida. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol, 103(9), 741-746.
Yamada, N. K., Yaeger, K. A., & Halamek, L. P. (2015). Analysis and classification of errors made by teams during neonatal resuscitation. Resuscitation, 96, 109-113.
Shah, N. A., Van Meurs, K. P., & Davis, A. S. (2015). Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography: a survey of practices in the United States. Am J Perinatol, 32(8), 755-760.
Wallenstein, M. B., Olson, K., Peng, D. M., Stevenson, D. K., Shaw, G. M., Palma, J. P., & Bain, L. C. (2015). Case 1: Lactic Acidosis and Respiratory Distress in a 10-Day-Old Infant. Neoreviews, 16(7), e431-e433.
Wallenstein, M. B., & Wusthoff, C. J. (2015). 50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics: Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Values of Premature Infants. J Pediatr, 166(6), 1396.
Pasca, A. M., Sloan, S. A., Clarke, L. E., Tian, Y., Makinson, C. D., Huber, N., . . . Pasca, S. P. (2015). Functional cortical neurons and astrocytes from human pluripotent stem cells in 3D culture. Nat Methods, 12(7), 671-678.
Shah, N. A., & Wusthoff, C. J. (2015). How to use: amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG). Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed, 100(2), 75-81.
Wang, S. K., Callaway, N. F., Wallenstein, M. B., Henderson, M. T., Leng, T., & Moshfeghi, D. M. (2015). SUNDROP: six years of screening for retinopathy of prematurity with telemedicine. Can J Ophthalmol, 50(2), 101-106.
Akula, V. P., Joe, P., Thusu, K., Davis, A. S., Tamaresis, J. S., Kim, S., . . . Wallenstein, M. B., & Van Meurs, K. (2015). A Randomized Clinical Trial of Therapeutic Hypothermia Mode during Transport for Neonatal Encephalopathy. J Pediatr, 166(4), 856-861 e852.
Wallenstein, M. B., & Stevenson, D. K. (2015). New technique for umbilical artery catheter placement in the neonate. J Pediatr, 166(2), 501.
Lapcharoensap, W., Gage, S. C., Kan, P., Profit, J., Shaw, G. M., Gould, J. B., . . . Lee, H. C. (2015). Hospital variation and risk factors for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in a population-based cohort. JAMA Pediatr, 169(2), e143676.
Yamada, N. K., & Halamek, L. P. (2015). On the need for precise, concise communication during resuscitation: a proposed solution. J Pediatr, 166(1), 184-187.
Fuerch, J. H., Yamada, N. K., Coelho, P. R., Lee, H. C., & Halamek, L. P. (2015). Impact of a novel decision support tool on adherence to Neonatal Resuscitation Program algorithm. Resuscitation, 88, 52-56.
Wallenstein M. B., Burgener E. B., Klotz J., Kerner J. (2014). Lactic acidosis and cardiovascular collapse in a teen with ulcerative colitis. Pediatrics in Review, 35, 444-446.
Yamada, N. K., & Halamek, L. P. (2014). Communication during resuscitation: time for a change? Resuscitation, 85(12), e191-192.
Fijalkowski, N., Zheng, L. L., Henderson, M. T., Wang, S. K., Wallenstein, M. B., Leng, T., & Moshfeghi, D. M. (2014). Stanford University Network for Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (SUNDROP): five years of screening with telemedicine. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina, 45(2), 106-113.
Wallenstein, M. B. (2014). The trouble with informed consent. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed, 99(3), F251.
Kumar, P., Yamada, N. K., Fuerch, J. H., & Halamek, L. P. (2014). The neonatal resuscitation program: current recommendations and a look at the future. Indian J Pediatr, 81(5), 473-480.
Wallenstein, M. B., Arain, Y. H., Birnie, K. L., Andrews, J., Palma, J. P., Benitz, W. E., & Chock, V. Y. (2014). Red blood cell transfusion is not associated with necrotizing enterocolitis: a review of consecutive transfusions in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit. J Pediatr, 165(4), 678-682.
Todd, S., Arora, R., Kannikeswaran, N., Allarakhia, I., Sivaswamy, L., Wallenstein, M. B., . . . & Kerner, J. A. (2014). Index of suspicion. Pediatr Rev, 35(10), 439-446.
Cordero-Schmidt, G., Wallenstein, M. B., Ozen, M., Shah, N. A., Jackson, E., Hovsepian, D. M., & Palma, J. P. (2014). Pulmonary hypertensive crisis following ethanol sclerotherapy for a complex vascular malformation. J Perinatol, 34(9), 713-715.
Wallenstein, M. B., Hole, M. K., McCarthy, C., Fijalkowski, N., Jeng, M., & Wong, W. B. (2014). Mediastinal kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon in a patient with no skin changes and a normal chest CT. Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 31(6), 563-567.
2019
Haidari, E., Lee, H.C., Illuzzi, J., Lin, H., Xu, X. Can Birth Certificates be Used to Detect Hospital Variation in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admissions? AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Washington, D.C. June 2019.
Rao, A., Weiner, Y., Eskandar-Afshari, F., Helfenbein, E., Roxlo, T., Liu, J., Walendowski, A., Muir, A. H., Leong, W., Siddharth, S., Noh, C. Y., Rodgers, S., Rhine, W., Quan, X. Feasibility of Continuous Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring in Neonates Using a Novel Sensor.
- 10th Annual Pediatrics Research Retreat; Stanford, CA. April 2019.
- Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting; Baltimore, MD. April 2019.
Pai, V. V., Kan, P., Bennett, M., Carmichael, S., Lee, H. C., Hintz, S. R. Improved Referral of Very Low Birthweight Infants to High-Risk Infant Follow-up in California.
- Pediatric Academic Societies; Baltimore, MD. April 2019.
- Stanford Annual Pediatric Research Retreat; Palo Alto, CA. April 2019.
- California Association of Neonatologists Annual Conference; Coronado, CA. March 2019.
Pai, V. V., Kan, P., Gould, J. B., Hackel, A., Lee, H. C. Clinical Deterioration during Neonatal Transport. Western Society for Pediatric Research Annual Conference; Carmel, CA. January 2019
2018
Goldstein, G. P., Rao, A., Chock, V. Y. Intestinal Tissue Oxygen Extraction after Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Very Low Birth Weight Infants is Influenced by Enteral Feedings and Degree of Anemia. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting; Toronto, CA. May 2018.
2017
Pai, V. V., Zorn, Y., Schwenk, H., Rhine, W., Kruger, J. F., Lee, B. P., Davis, A. S. Improving Antibiotic Utilization for Late-Onset Sepsis and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the NICU. Vermont Oxford Network Quality Congress; Chicago, IL. October 2017.
Pai, V. V., Carmichael, S. L., Kan, P., Lee, H. C. Maternal Body Mass Index and Risk of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Neonates. American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting; Chicago, IL. September 2017.
Pai, V. V., Zorn, Y., Schwenk, H., Rhine, W., Kruger, J. F., Lee, B. P., Davis, A. S. Improving Antibiotic Utilization for Late-Onset Sepsis and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the NICU. Stanford University School of Medicine Resident and Fellow Quality Improvement Symposium; Stanford, CA. May 2017.
2016
Lapcharoensap, W., Schwandt, D., Sherman, J., and Lee, H. C. Challenges performing delayed cord clamping and CPAP resuscitation for preterm infants during C-section or vaginal delivery. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Symposium, April 2016.
2015
Lapcharoensap, W., Bennett, M. V., Powers, R. J., Finer, N. N., Halamek, L. P., Gould, J. B.,Sharek, P. J., and Lee, H. C. Mortality and morbidity outcomes of VLBW infants participating in delivery room collaborative quality improvement projects in California. Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Annual Quality Congress; Chicago, IL. October 2015.
Fuerch, J. H., Yamada, N. K., Prasad, P., Halamek, L. P. Improving diagnostic accuracy & efficiency by optimization of bedside data display.
- American Academy of Pediatrics; Washington, D.C. October 2015.
- Pediatric Academic Society; San Diego, CA. April 2015.
- 6th Annual LPCH Annual Pediatrics Retreat; Palo Alto, CA. April 2015.
- 15th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare; New Orleans, LA. January 2015.
Yamada, N. K., Fuerch, J. H., Halamek, L. P. Impact of standardized communication techniques on errors during simulated neonatal resuscitation.
- International Pediatric Simulation Society Workshops and Symposium; Vancouver, Canada. May 2015.
- Pediatric Academic Society; San Diego, CA. April 2015.
- 6th Annual LPCH Annual Pediatrics Retreat; Palo Alto, CA. April 2015.
- 15th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare; New Orleans, LA. January 2015.
Yamada, N. K., Fuerch, J. H., Hintz, S. R., Halamek, L. P. Using simulation for patient-specific, pre-delivery planning for resuscitation of omphaloischiopagus conjoined twins. 6th Annual LPCH Annual Pediatrics Retreat; Palo Alto, CA. April 2015.
Fuerch, J. H., Yamada, N. K., Coelho, P. R., Lee, H. C., Halamek, L. P. Impact of a novel decision support tool on adherence to the neonatal resuscitation program algorithm. 15th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare; New Orleans, LA. January 2015.
2014
Lapcharoensap, W., Gage, S. C., Kan, P., Profit, J., Shaw, G. M., Stevenson, D. K., and Lee, H. C. Risk factors for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in a population-based cohort. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting; Vancouver, Canada. May 2014.
Fuerch, J. H., Yamada, N. K., Prasad, P., Halamek, L. P. Improving diagnostic accuracy and efficiency by optimization of bedside data display: A human factors approach. LPCH Pediatrics Research Retreat; Palo Alto, CA. April 2014.
Fuerch, J. H., Yamada, N. K., Coelho, P. R., Lee, H. C., Halamek, L. P. Impact of a novel decision support tool on adherence to the Neonatal Resuscitation Program Algorithm. LPCH Pediatrics Research Retreat; Palo Alto, CA. April 2014.
Yamada, N. K., Fuerch, J. H., Halamek, L. P. Impact of standardized communication techniques on errors during simulated neonatal resuscitation.
- 14th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare; San Francisco, CA. January 2014.
- Western Regional Meeting; Carmel, CA. January 2014.
Lapcharoensap, W., Moses, S., Gold, P. J., Merritt, T. A., and Gold, J. Previously unreported novel mutation in COL1A2 with unusual presentation of osteogenesis imperfecta. Western Society Pediatric Research (WSPR) Meeting, Carmel, CA. January 2014.
2019
Pai, V. V., Kan, P., Bennett, M., Carmichael, S., Lee, H. C., Hintz, S. R. Improved Referral of Very Low Birthweight Infants to High-Risk Infant Follow-up in California. California Association of Neonatologists Annual Conference; Coronado, CA. March 2019.
Goldstein, G. P.; Leonard, S. A., Kan, P., Koo, E. B., Lee, H. C., Carmichael, S. L. Prenatal and Postnatal Inflammation-Related Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity. Western Society for Pediatric Research; Carmel, CA. January 2019.
Pai, V. V., Kan, P., Gould, J. B., Hackel, A., Lee, H. C. Clinical Deterioration during Neonatal Transport. Western Society for Pediatric Research Annual Conference; Carmel, CA. January 2019.
2016
Yamada, N., Fuerch, J., Halamek, L. Human factors and ergonomics challenges in the neonatal intensive care unit: brainstorming the future. International Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference (AHFE) 2016; Orlando, FL. July 2016.
Fuerch, J., Yamada, N., Halamek, L. Human factors and ergonomics challenges in the neonatal
intensive care unit: brainstorming the future. International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care; San Diego, CA. April 2016.
Lapcharoensap, W., Bennett, M. V., Powers, R. J., Finer, N. N., Halamek, L. P., Gould, J. B.,Sharek, P. J., Lee, H. C. The effects of delivery room quality improvement on premature infant outcomes. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting; Baltimore, MD. April 2016.
Halamek, L., Fuerch, J., Yamada, N., Arafeh, J. Using simulation to assess, select and train your resuscitation teams. 16th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare; San Diego, CA. January 2016.
2015
Fuerch, J. H., Yamada, N. K., Prasad, P., Halamek, L. P. Improving diagnostic accuracy & efficiency by optimization of bedside data display.
- International Pediatric Simulation Society Workshops and Symposium; Vancouver, Canada. May 2015.
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society; Baltimore, MD. April 2015.
- Western Regional Meeting; Carmel, CA. January 2015.
Fuerch, J. H., Yamada, N. K., Coelho, P. R., Lee, H. C., Halamek, L. P. Impact of a novel decision support tool on adherence to the neonatal resuscitation program algorithm. International Pediatric Simulation Society Workshops and Symposium; Vancouver, Canada. May 2015.
Yamada, N. K., Fuerch, J. H., Halamek, L. P. Impact of standardized communication techniques on errors during simulated neonatal resuscitation.
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society; Baltimore, MD. April 2015.
- Western Regional Meeting; Carmel, CA. January 2015.
Pasca, A. M., Sloan, S. A., Clarke, L. E., Tian, Y., Nguyen, K., Kim, C. H., Park, J. Y., O'Rourke, N. A., Smith, S. J., Geschwind, D. H., Barres, B. A. and Pasca, S. P. Modeling human cortical development in a dish. Western Conference for Perinatal Research; Palm Springs, CA. January 2015.
Pasca, A. M., Sloan, S. A., Clarke, L. E., Tian, Y., Nguyen, K., Kim, C. H., Park, J. Y., O'Rourke, N. A., Smith, S. J., Geschwind, D. H., Barres, B. A. and Pasca, S. P. Building a human cortex in a dish: a novel tool for studying neurodevelopmental disorders. Western Society for Pediatric Research Meeting; Carmel, CA. January 2015.
2014
Halamek, L., Fuerch, J., Yamada, N. A clinician’s approach to human factors issues in healthcareat the Center for Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education at Stanford.” Human Factors and Ergonomics Society International Webinar. October 2014.
Yamada, N., Fuerch, J., Halamek, L. Impact of standardized communication techniques on errors during simulated neonatal resuscitation.
- Pediatric Critical Care Fellows Conference, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. October 2014.
- Program Current Issues Seminar, American Academy of Pediatrics; San Diego, CA. October 2014.
Lapcharoensap, W., Gage, S. C., Kan, P., Profit, J., Shaw, G. M., Stevenson, D. K., and Lee, H. C. Risk factors for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in a population-based cohort. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting; Vancouver, Canada. May 2014.
Fuerch, J. H., Yamada, N. K., Coelho, P. R., Lee, H. C., Halamek, L. P. Impact of a novel decision support tool on adherence to the neonatal resuscitation program algorithm.” Western Regional Meeting; Carmel, CA. January 2014.
Lapcharoensap, W. and Lee, H. C. The delivery room of the future. Workshop at Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Annual Quality Congress; Chicago, IL. October 2015.
Rao, A. Web-based subspecialist referral tool. NY State Pediatric Advocacy Coalition Conference. Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; New York, NY, 2015.
Lapcharoensap, W. and Weldon, B. Optimal timing of cord clamping. Clinical Consensus Conference, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University; Stanford, CA. February 2015.
