2015 - 2016
PEDIATRIC FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS
SELECTING YOUR MENTOR AND RESEARCH IDEAS
(Updated and compiled by M. Evinger 08.25.15)
Research Interests -
Key Words describe faculty member’s research topics and areas of clinical expertise
Project Category – Abbreviations describe the project based on Scholarly Activity Categories
Project Category
HE
Prospective Research. - Pt. /Community Health or Education
HP
- Health Policy
ID
- Instructional Design w/ Assessment
BR
- Basic Research
Cl. Res.
- Clinical Research
Ch. Rev.
- Chart Review w/ Formal Hypothesis
QM
Quality Management – QA or QI
Rev. Art.
Review Article or Chapter for Submission
Oth.
Other (Approved by Residency Research Director, Dr. Woroniecki)
Project Status –Abbreviations indicate current status of the Project or Mentor’s availability.
Abbr.
STATUS
Act.
Active (In Progress)
Pend.
Pending (Awaiting IRB or other approval)
Pot’l
Potential (Needs to get approval/ funding before starting)
N/A
Mentor Not Available to Take Advisees at This Time
Project describes ongoing or planned research (basic or clinical) projects
DIVISION OF ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
Faculty Member
Allison Eliscu, MD
Zachary Jacobs, DO
Research
Interests
Project
Category
Reproductive health,
STIs and eating
disorders
Sexual and
reproductive health
counseling/education
from physicians to
youth,
Understanding
sexual and
reproductive health
of youth with chronic
illnesses
Psychosocial topics
(other than sexual
and reproductive
health) in youth with
chronic illnesses
QM
Cl. Res.
Project
Status
Project Title
Pot’l
DIVISION OF ALLERGY/ IMMUNOLOGY
Faculty Member
Susan Schuval, MD
Kalpana Patel, MD
Research
Interests
Resident
educationanaphylaxis,
Eosinophilic
Esophagitis
Primary
Immunodeficiency
disorders
Project
Category
Project
Status
HE
Act
“Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Internal Medicine and Pediatric
Residents Regarding Anaphylaxis diagnosis and Management”
Cl Res
Cl. Res.
Pending
Pending
Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Infants and Toddlers
A Registry of Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders
Project Title
No ongoing research projects at this time
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
Faculty Member
James Nielsen, MD
Laurie Panesar, MD
James Nielsen, MD
Laurie Panesar, MD
James Nielsen, MD
Research
Interests
Non-invasive
imaging of
congenital and
acquired
pediatric heart
disease
Non-invasive
imaging of
congenital and
acquired
pediatric heart
disease
Clinical
Cardiology
Project
Category
Project
Status
Project Title
Rev. Art.
N/A
Revising book chapter (second addition) on Echo assessment of MV and left atrial
anomalies. Dr. Panesar and I are co-authors.
Cl.Res.
Ch. Rev.
N/A
Research Question: Serial comparison of left ventricular (LV) mass by m-mode
echocardiography (ECHO) compared to cardiac MR (CMR) in growing children.
Design: Retrospective analysis of echocardiographic and CMR imaging data.
Currently working with Drs. Laurie Panesar and Kat Supe-Markovina.
QM
Pot’l
Improve preliminary ECG interpretation by Residents and Attendings in the ED,
outpatient and inpatient settings
Non-invasive
imaging of
congenital and
acquired
pediatric heart
disease
Clinical
Cardiology
QM
Pot’l
Evidence based approach to define normal cardiovascular structure size in
pediatric Echocardiography reporting.
QM
N/A
Improve screening for dangerous cardiac disease in the community.
Non-invasive
imaging of
congenital and
acquired
pediatric heart
disease
Non-invasive
imaging of
congenital and
acquired
Cl.Res.
Ch. Rev.
Pot’l
Research Question: Normal LV size in premature newborns is incompletely
characterized.
Laurie Panesar, MD
James Nielsen, MD
Laurie Panesar, MD
James Nielsen, MD
Laurie Panesar, MD
James Nielsen, MD
Laurie Panesar, MD
James Nielsen, MD
Carl Kaplan, MD
Design: Retrospective analysis of echocardiographic and CMR imaging data.
Utilize bullet LV to report normal values for premature newborns.
Cl.Res.
Ch. Rev.
N/A
Research Question: Can targeted ECHO in the pediatric emergency room
accurately diagnose pericardial effusion and depressed left ventricular function?
Design: Retrospective analysis of ECHO from ED compared to a full ECHO study to
examine the accuracy.
James Nielsen, MD
Dennis Davidson, MD
James Nielsen, MD
James Nielsen, MD
Stuart Holzer, MD
Kathleen Walsh, MD
Christy Beneri, DO
pediatric heart
disease
Non-invasive
imaging of
congenital and
acquired
pediatric heart
disease
Non-invasive
imaging of
congenital and
acquired
pediatric heart
disease
Non-invasive
imaging of
congenital and
acquired
pediatric heart
disease
Clinical
Cardiology
Clinical
Cardiology/
ID
Cl. Res.
Ch. Rev.
N/A
Research Question: Standard CXR determination of umbilical catheter position in
preterm (<1500gram) newborn is inaccurate compared to ECHO assessment of
catheter position.
Design: Prospective ECHO versus CXR clinical study.
Cl. Res.
Ch. Rev.
N/A
Research Question: Is OPEN cardiac MRI more patient friendly?
Design: Survey of families and patients who have undergone OPEN cardiac MRI.
Cl.Res.
Ch. Rev.
N/A
Research Question: Is OPEN cardiac MRI as accurate as standard cardiac MRI?
Design: Retrospective analysis of CMR data from Univ. Michigan and Stony Brook
examining clinical and imaging data.
Cl Res.
Ch. Rev
Cl. Res.
Pot’l
Active
Retrospective chart review of Kawasaki disease patients- predictors of refractory
disease (Potentially have a resident to do the IRB already)
Revision stage of paper- "Mid-term outcomes of TGA and bicuspid pulmonary
valve"
DIVISION OF CHILD ADVOCACY
Faculty Member
Research Interests
Project
Category
Leslie Quinn, MD
Child maltreatment
and prevention
including resident
education in this
area, primary
pediatric
preventive care
ID
Project Status
Act
Cl. Res
QM
Potential
Project Title
GUIDES: A Template to educate and enhance assessment of risk factors
for childhood injury. This is an IRB approved project already in progress.
It aims to educate residents on the risk factors for child maltreatment
and teaches them a method to use to identify patients/ families at risk in
their continuity care clinics.
Pediatric ED use of Guidelines for Suspicion of Child Maltreatment
(created by Dr L. Quinn). There is currently a wide variation in the
documentation by nurses and physicians in the peds ED when a child
presents with an injury. In order to try and evaluate whether faculty are
even thinking about/ or considered the possibility of child maltreatment
in their differential and if they used the guidelines or not, I have created
a 5 question (Yes/No) document to be completed on children (still
deciding on age cut off) who present with any injury to our peds ED. I am
working on this project with Dr. C. Kaplan. We are currently trying to
work with EMR/IT people to figure out the logistics. The project will
include a chart review looking at pre-questionnaire documentation. This
will be a formal QI project.
Cl.Res
HE
Potential
Cl. Res
Burn Injury
Prevention
QM
Active
Breast feeding education project for residents and the effect on
promoting exclusive breast feeding in the NBN and beyond. Based on
prior research done at SBUH by Dr. Apruzzese and Dr. Connolly, they
concluded that the educational interventions to promote exclusive
breast feeding in post partum mothers may be more effective if given
independent from the large amount of post-partum information mothers
already receive. This project aims to provide an educational intervention
before delivery in an effort to promote exclusive breast feeding.
Interested primip women in their third trimester who are followed by
UHSB OB and midwives will be contacted by phone by the pediatric
resident on Community Rotation who will give "scripted" information
about breastfeeding and address any questions the mother-to-be might
have regarding breast feeding. Follow-up will be at delivery in the NBN
and one month later (by phone) . I have already received permission
from the Department of OB/Gyn at Stony Brook. I will be working with
Dr. M. Connolly on this project. We do plan to get IRB approval. We are
currently working on the educational piece for the residents.
In conjunction with Stony Brook Injury Prevention Educator /
Coordinator and the Trauma Service Nurse for Pediatrics, this project is a
requirement for all residents; each will have a role in the development
and creation of the program.
DIVISION OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Faculty Member
Margaret Parker, MD
Laura Czulada, DO
Kimberly Fenton, MD
Research
Interests
Safety of endotracheal
intubation in children
Ventilator-associated
infections
QI, especially in regard
to end of life
discussions, daily
communication in the
PICU, and
standardization of
rounding procedures
1.Trauma outcomes
including timing of
tracheostomy in
pediatric trauma
Project
Category
QM
Project
Status
Act
Project Title
Multicenter study of intubation events in children
Cl. Res.
Act.
Multicenter point prevalence study
Cl Res
Active
National Palliave Care Survey
QI
Pot'l
Improving difficult conversations with Families using Simulation
QM
Pot’l
Improving daily communiation in the ICU with families
QM
Cl. Res.
Pot’l
Act.
Developing a pathway for End of life care in the ICU
Physician Opinion related to Timing of Tracheostomy in Trauma (POETT) Study
2. Evaluation of
Resident SBAR Handoff
in the Simulation Lab
QM
Act
3.Improving patient
outcomes via improved
communication in the
inpatient setting
QM
Pot
4.Outcome of
adolescents and young
adults hospitalized in
the PICU vs MICU
Clin. Res.
Act
Ilana Harwayne-Gidansky,
MD
Laura Monahan, MD
Rahul Panesar, MD
Daniel Sloniewsky, MD
1.Quality Improvement,
Mentor on resident
project (in development
2. Quality improvement:
resident director for QI
curriculum
3. Global Health
QM
Act.
QM
Act.
Cl. Res
Pot’l
Quality Improvement,
Electronic Medical
Documentation,
Pediatric Simulation
Education
QM
Act.
1. The relationship
between transfusion
and infection
2. Quality improvement
Just arrived 7/2015.
Check with about potential projects.
Working on a QI project to evaluate resident handbook effectiveness
Working on a QI project to improve resident handoff
Advise and review resident QI projects
Cl. Res
Act.
Act.
Pot'l
Development of sustainable education programs for residents involved in
international pediatric rotations
1. PECARN Head Trauma Simulation Study
2. Evaluation of Simulated Hand-Offs from Pediatric Residents to Faculty using
SBAR—Curriculum Development
3. Evaluation of Pediatric Resuscitation Team Performance in High-Fidelity
Simulations using a Validated Assessment Tool
4. Telemetry Bed Initiative – QA/QI project
1 Correlation of transfusion with fevers in children with neutropenia
QM
Pot'l
2. Can a pediatric transport clinical scoring system improve outcomes?
Act.
DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS (See also Pediatric Neurology)
Faculty Member
Janet Fischel, PhD
Research Interests
Language disorders,
early literacy skill
development in
children from low
income families;
disparities
in child health care
across socioeconomic
levels
Project Category
Project Status
Project Title
HE/HP/Cl. Re.s
Pend.
HE
Pot’l
-Disparities in health care and their relation to developmental and
behavioral skill acquisition;
-Children's book distribution impact on family literacy; shared
reading, dialogic reading and children's oral language and early
literacy skills
Rev Art
N/A
Cl Res
Potential
Active
Potential
-Update on nomenclature and evidence-based outcomes research
on children with disorders of
elimination
--Parental perceived needs from the health care system at medical
visits for children with ASDs (already working w/ a resident)
perceived needs from the health care system at medical visits for
children with ADHD (potential)
perceived needs from the health care system at medical visits for
children with ASDs (active) -- a follow up to prior resident
scholarly project with me)
Trainee education in empathy and compassionate care (potential
- a follow up to prior resident scholarly project with me)
Patricia Bigini-Quinn,
MD
Developmental
disorders of childhood;
Predominantly autistic
spectrum disorders,
anxiety disorders, and
attentional disorders
QM/chart review
Potential
Ch rev/QM
Potential
Screening for anxiety / Depression in children 12- 18 years of age
in general pediatric clinics. Is it occurring?
ADHD initial visit patients Are they being screened with
appropriate questionnaires, scheduled for a followup visit within
6-8 weeks provided with educational materials on ADHD
Do pediatricians address future beyond high school plans
Pending/Active
Clinical
for education or training or career at health care visits? Do
research/questionnaire
parents expect pediatricians to do this and does it have an
use
impact?
Does having multiple co morbidities contribute to increasing the
number of clinic visits and /or telephone contacts between family
and doctor in Developmental Behavioral Pediatric Clinics and
psychology clinics in the Dept of Pediatrics. Dr. Fischel and Dr.
Keluskar will also be involved in this study along with Dr. Quinn
and Dr. Chung.
Jaeah Chung, MD
Alfred Scherzer, MD
ADHD, premature
infant follow up
Global health policy
and practice;
Developmental health
and trajectories for
children in developing
countries
Cl. Res.
Cl. Res
Cl. Res..
Act
HE; Hp
Act.
Rev. Art.
Act
Management of ADHD in Preschool Children: Specialists’
Adherence to Treatment Guidelines and Clinical Criteria Used for
Initiating Pharmacotherapy
Early Introduction of Solid Foods to Premature Infants and Impact
on Feeding Behaviors
Failure to Adjust for Gestational Age When Plotting Premature
Infant Growth and Its Impact on Parental Satisfaction
studies of developmental health trajectories for children in
developing countries; policy and position reports to impact global
child health facilitation
Act
Act
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Faculty Member
Sergey Kunkov, MD
Research Interests
Asthma, pain control
Project
Category
Cl Res
Project
Status
Pot'l
Project Title
Comparison of analgesic properties of Buzzy analgesic device and
Liposomal Lidocaine Cream in reducing pain during pediatric phlebotomy
Pending
Co Comparison of oral sucrose versus topical LMX for analgesia in neonatal
lumbar
Richard Bruckner, MD
Pediatric Pain Control,
Pediatric Emergency
Preparedness, Pediatric
Resident Education
Assessment
Jeffrey N. Chen, MD
Pain management
Recent arrival. No current ongoing projects.
Clin. Res.
Pot’l
Use of Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Pain in the Pediatric Emergency
Department
Sickle cell disease
Henry Chicaiza, MD
1) Bedside Ultrasound
2) Newborn
Hematemesis
1)BR
2) Clin.Res
1&2
Potential/
pending
Utilization of a computer-based cardiac ultrasound trainer to aid in the
visualization and conceptualization of structures viewed in a 2D
ultrasound
Application of a bedside version of apt test to aid in the diagnosis of
maternal swallowed blood in pts presenting with newborn hematemesis
Not involved in research
Simulation, Emergency
Medical Services
HE
Active
Simulation-based mastery learning with just-in-time refreshers improves
physicians’ infant lumbar puncture performance.
Clin. Res.
Active
Simulation Strategies to teach Clinical Reasoning to Interns QM Improving Lumbar Puncture Clinical Outcomes among Trainees
Cl. Res.
Active
Diagnostic testing for intussusception
Cl.
Pot’l
Diagnostic testing for foreign body in lungs
Cl
Pot’l
GIS-resource utilization of ED patient
Kathleen Doobinin, MD
Devin Grossman, MD
Jeffrey Hom, MD, MPH
Evidence-based
medicine
Trauma
(Please note that Dr. Hom is already mentoring several residents so not
eligible to take additional trainees at this time.)
Carl Kaplan, MD
Katherine Morgera-Clores,
DO
Analgesia
Resident Education
Cl res
Pending
Improving asthma care from the pediatric emergency department
Cl. Res
Active
Intranasal Midazolam in the PED
Recent arrival – No ongoing projects but willing to discuss potential ideas
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Faculty Member
Thomas Wilson, MD
Project
Category
Research Interests
Project Status
Project Title
Depression, Quality of
Life and Transgender
Cl
Act,
Depression, Quality of Life and Transgender: Does treatment with
GnRH analogues, Progesterone, Anti androgens or cross sex steroids
help?
EMR in a consultative
service
QA,
Pot’l
Perceptions and Receptiveness to EMR by Referring Physicians
Diabetes Insipidus
RA
Adrenal Insufficiency
Rev Art.
Act.
Act.
Review article on Diabetes Insipidus for NORD (National
Organization of Rare Diseases)
Chapter for Manual of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Adrenal Excess
Act.
Chapter for Manual of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Rev. Art.
Andrew Lane, MD
Jennifer Osipoff, MD
All aspects of
endocrinology
Type 1 diabetes
mellitus (T1DM),
prospective memory,
adherence/compliance
with treatment
regimens, adolescents,
disordered eating in
T1DM, CGM use in
DKA, antipsychotics
and prevention of
insulin resistance,
autoimmune diabetes
insipidus
Cl. Res.
Act.
Measurement of phallus size in SGA infants to create standardized
references. Does birth weight influence phallus size?
Ch. Rev.
Act.
Timing of peak GH during a combined stimulation test
Potential for
Cl.REs.,
All potential- ideas
are - need
time/funding to get
them started
Potential ideas include:
1) Prospective memory in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
using a revised scale
Ch.Rev.,
Rev.Art.
2) Randomized, blinded control trial of using metformin at the onset
of atypical antipsychotic use and its effect on weight gain and insulin
resistance
3) Development of a survey/questionnaire screening for disordered
eating in our population of type 1 diabetics
4) Case series of patients being treated by our team for autoimmune
diabetes insipidus and review of the literature
5) Using the protocol developed by Drs. Lane and Skaria but using the
IPRO2 CGM device to determine reliability of its readings during DKA
6) Investigating ways to increase school nurses knowledge about
managing children with diabetes-- recently completed a survey
looking at school nurses knowledge/comfort so could build off of that
Kimberly, Tafuri, DO
Type 1 diabetes
mellitus (T1DM),
obesity, vitamin D
deficiency
Cl. Res, Ch.
Rev, QM
7) Language development in children with diabetes
Controversy regarding management of relative hypoglycemia during
the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis. Prospective randomized
blinded control trial. Protocol already written.
Pot’l
Act.
Medtronic sponsored trial Multicenter, Prospective, Observational
Study of the TS (Threshold Suspend) Feature with a Sensoraugmented Pump System in Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Act.
Measurement of phallus size in SGA infants to create standardized
references. Does birth weight influence phallus size? (Fellow project)
Pot’l
Vitamin D status in new onset type 1 diabetes
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
Faculty Member
Research Interests
Project
Category
Project Status
Anupama Chawla, MD
Celiac Disease
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Obesity
Cl.Res.
Cl. Res.
Cl. Res
Act.
Act.
Act.
Grace Gathungu, MD
Inflammatory Bowel
Disease (IBD)
B.R.
Act.

GM-CSF
autoantibodies
in Crohn's
disease
Act.
Act.
Project Title


Jeffrey Morgenstern, MD
Michelle Tobin,MD
Detection of
Invasive
bacteria in IBD
Role of food
additives in
intestinal
inflammation
Act.
Inflammatory Bowel
Disease
Non-alcoholic Liver
Disease
Inflammatory Bowel
Disease
Cl.Res.
Cl. Res.
Act.
Act.
Also industry-based registry
B.R.
Act.
Food additives and intestinal inflammation- working with Dr
Gathungu
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Ch. Rev.
Act.
Cl. Res.
Pot.
EoE and Epidemiology -in collaboration with Dr Schuval and
resident
EoE and Treatment - in collaboration with Dr Schuval
QI
Act.
Assessment of Independence in CF patients 12years and older in collaboration with CF center
Cl. Res.
Act.
Omegaven for patients with PNALD
Potential
Clinical interest in liver, but no current research projects as of
yet
CF
Liver
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC GENETICS
Faculty Member
Patricia Galvin-Parton, MD
Margaret McGovern, MD,
PhD
Research Interests
Project
Category
Project Status
Project Title
Berrin Monteleone, MD
Cancer genetics
Cl.res
Peds genetics
Ch.Rev.
BR
Act.
1. Characteristics of patients with rearrangement at Xq28:
report of two cases and review of literature (Act)
Current
2. Pancreatic cancer screening for high risk patients(Pot’l)
3. Lobular type breast carcinoma and association with
melanoma: mRNA study(pot’l)
4. Characteristics of triple negative breast cancer patients(Act)
5. PAX 8 expression in Fallopian tube tumors and association
with BRCA mutations (pot’l)
6. A case report of homozygous PMS2 mutation in a patient
with ureter cancer and review of literature(act)
DIVISION OF HOSPITALIST MEDICINE
Faculty Member
Research Interests
Project Category
Project Status
Project Title
Carolyn Milana, MD
Josette Bianchi-Hayes,
MD
Rachel Boykan, MD
Obesity,
Healthcare
technology, mobile
health
Tobacco
Cessation/Physicians
Tobacco
Cessation/Quitline
Collaboration
Asthma/Depression
Maribeth Chitkara, MD
Evidence Based
Medicine
Clin.Res.
Act.
Development of a multimodal intervention for adolescent obesity
Clinical
Research
Active; N/A
Physicians’ Perceptions Regarding Third-hand Smoke
Clinical
Research/HM
Active
Clinical
Research
Active
A Comparison of Parents/Caregivers of Healthy vs. Sick Neonates: Is
there a difference in readiness and/or Quitting Smoking?
Correlation between depression screening and length of stay in
adolescents admitted to a hospital for asthma exacerbation
ID
Act.
An Integrated Practical Evidence Based Medicine Curriculum for
Pediatric Residents
Medical Education
Quality
Improvement
Professionalism
QM
Act.
Professionalism in the Pediatric Workplace: A Qualitative Analysis
ID
Act
Does an Advanced Clinical Experience (ACE) Course in Pediatrics
Improve Senior Residents’ Self-Directed Learning Behaviors and SelfEfficacy Ratings
on Key Clinical Internship Skills?
Principal Investigator
.
Margaret Connolly, MD
Exclusive
breastfeeding,
Standardization to
improve medical
care, Quality
improvement, Care
of the medically
complex child/child
with special health
care needs
Traci Downs, MD
Asthma,
Breastfeeding,
Global health
Lisa Wilks-Gallo, MD
Communication in
medicine;
Newborn Nursery
Medicine including
breastfeeding;
Inpatient Pediatric
Medicine topics
1)
2)
HE
HE
1) Active
2) Pending
3) QM
3) Active
4) QM
4) Active
1)
Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Among
Pediatric Resident Physicians
2)
Effect of Prenatal Breastfeeding Counseling on Exclusive
Breastfeeding Rates among Primiparous Women
3) An Evaluation of the Implementation of a Neonatal Sepsis
Powerplan in a Pediatric Emergency Department
4) QI Project to improve medication reconcilliation during hospital
transfers
Currently doing an Asthma QI project to improve asthma control and
improve provider documentation and compliance with Asthma EPR
guidelines. Currently no other research projects, but would love to do
one if there is mentoring and support for those of us with full-time
clinical duties.
No ongoing projects as prior studies have now been completed.
Interested in beginning a new project. Approach with
ideas/suggestions for potential studies that are relevant to inpatient
medicine and/or communication issues in medicine.
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Faculty Member
Research Interests
Robert Parker, MD
Edward Chan, MD
Laura Hogan, MD
Tyrosine kinases as
biomarkers and
therapeutic
targets;
Personalized
molecular target
therapy
Project Category
Project Title
BR/Cl.Res.
Pot’l
Cl.Res.
Cl.Res.
Pot’l
Pot’l
BR
Pot’l
Cl.Res.
Pot’l
BR
Pot’l
BR
Act.
BR
Act
Uses of hyper-thrombocytosis in children
effect of estrogen-impregnated contraceptive devices on von
Willebrand factor parameters (p,L/c)
predictors of bacteremia in febrile neutropenic patients (p,c)
Assessment of the need for hospitalization for patients with
newly diagnosed ITP (p,c)
Assessment of immune response recovery following
completion of cancer chemotherapy (p, L)
NIRS as a tool to assess response to therapy in Sickle Cell acute
vaso-occlusive crisis (p, c)
Molecular analysis of patients with Noonan syndrome and
fibrinolytic abnormalities (p, L)
BR
Act
BR
Pot'l
BR
Pot'l
Defining the role of EGFR extracellular mutants, EGFR471, 660
and a EGFR kinase missense mutation, P733S
BR
Act.
Identifying targeted therapy for relapsed pediatric ALL
Cl.R
Act.
Bone density loss in survivors of childhood cancer
Act.
Markers of Renal and Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Childhood
Cancer Survivors.
Ron as a therapeutic target for head and neck squamous cell
carcinomas
Defining the biological role of EGFR768 in neuroblastoma
Cl.R
Joseph Laver, MD
Project Status
HP, HE, QM
Validating the prognostic value of EGFR768 in neuroblastoma
Identifying and validating a Ron antibody for translational
research studies
Rina Meyer, MD
Supportive care of
pediatric oncology
patients
Cl. Res.
Act.
Biomarkers of sepsis in febrile neutropenia
Cl. Res.
Act.
Pediatric palliative care practices
Cl. Res./Ch. Review
Act./Pend./Pot’l
Reducing oral complications in pediatric oncology patients
(multi-part research with chart review, QA and clinical trial
components)
Cl. Res.
Pot’
Psychosocial assessment and intervention in pediatric
oncology patients and their parents
Cl. Res.
Pend.
Assessment of neuropathy in pediatric cancer patients
-
Devina Prakash, MD
Patient attitudes to neutropenic diets
Pediatrician anticipatory guidance regarding feeding
and iron def. anemia
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Project
Status
Faculty Member
Research Interests
Project Category
Project Title
Sharon Nachman, MD
HIV
Cl. Res.
Active
Lyme
Cl. Res
Pot’l
TB
Cl. Res.
Active
Evaluate novel approaches for tuberculosis (TB) prevention,
treatment and diagnosis in HIV-infected children, adolescents, and
pregnant women.
Antibiotics
Cl. Res.
ActivePharma
sponsors
Open studies in C.diff; Cellulitis
IMPAACT network (HIV treatment, HIV Cure, TB, Hepatitis B and C,
Vaccines in HIV+ and HIV exposed infants and children)
http://impaactnetwork.org/index.htm
Sumita Bhaduri-McIntosh,
MD, PhD
EBV-related diseases;
EBV persistence and
mechanisms
underlying
reactivation;
Mechanisms of DNA
damage response
suppression;
Immunocompromise
associated cancers
Christy Beneri, DO
TB, Tick-borne
infections, antibiotic
protocol guidelines/
infection control,
transplant medicine
Saul Hymes, MD
Anti-microbial
stewardship
infection control and
prevention
Social media and its
role in medicine
Active
Studies of host cell factors that determine susceptibility to EBVtumorigenesis and EBV lytic reactivation; immune responses to EBV
in different diseases
Act
Cl. Res.
TB therapeutics, TB diagnostics
Act
Cl. Res.
Epidemiology ticks in Suffolk county
Act
Cl.Res./QM
Infection control
Act
QM
Transplant medicine (renal transplants)
Pot’l
Cl.Res./QM
Travel medicine
Pend
1. Review of appropriate antibiotic use in appendicitis—fellow
project
BR
Cl Res
Active
Pend
Pend
Pot’l
Pot'l
2. Survey of COG (pediatric oncology) institutions on 1. neutropenic
diet and 2. antibiotic practices (2 projects)
3. Survey of Stony Brook outpatient antibiotic use knowledge,
attitudes, and practices—existing resident project
4. Relation of vaccination rates and outbreaks of vaccine-preventable
diseases to pro- and anti-vaccine thought on Twitter
5. Prospective study of nephrotoxicity/renal dosing of Zosyn and/or
other antimicrobials in the NICU
6. Survey of social media use among infectious disease physicians,
pediatricians or other groups
DIVISION OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE
Faculty Member
Research Interests
Project
Category
Marian Evinger, Ph.D.
Transcriptional
regulation of gene
expression.
All BR
Cell signaling via
nicotinic cholinergic
receptors
Project Status
Project Title
Pot’l
Molecular Profile of Developmental Factors in Medulloblastoma
Act.
Hypoxia Influence on Neural Production and Release of Cytokines
Act.
Act.
Hypoxia Influence on Production and Release of Opioids and Opioid
Peptides in Neural Cells
Nicotine-Mediated Regulation of Adrenergic Gene Expression
Act.
Effects of Nicotine Exposure on Mammary Tumor Development
DIVISION OF NEONATOLOGY
Faculty Member
Shanthy Sridhar, MD
Research Interests
Project
Category
Multicenter Clinical Trials
NIH-U54
Funded
NICU study /Follow up
study
Prospective
study
Multicenter Trial
Retrospective
Quality Improvement NYS
Sate Collaborative
Project Status
Project Title
IRB pending
Synergistic Pharmacologic Intervention for Prevention of
Retinopathy of Prematurity.Phase III trial
Funding and IRB is work in
progress
Long term follow up of renal and cognitive function in young
children who graduated from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(NICU
Colloboration with PEds Neorology (Dr Worniecki/Dr Fine )
IRB approved; Active
AWAKEN Study-Multicenter trial All World wide assement of
Acute Kidney Injury and Epidemiology in Neonates. Data
collection in Progress
Neonatal Nutritional project – Completed; published.
QI
CLABSI project NICHQ/RPC Collaborative – Completed;
published
Safe Sleep Practices Project NYS Collaboration-starting in
Fall
Antenatal Steroind( 32-34 weeks ) exposure improves
Respiratory and comorbidities in LAte pretermPreterm
Infant - IRB Approved
Culture Negative Sepsis and PLacental Pathology Usefulness of Hematological Indices- Awaiting IRB approval
Pending
Looking for a resident/Fellow in PBLI/SBP projects
1.Role of Anesthesia in Neonatal MRI.
2. Myths and Challenges in improving Birthing dose of NYS
Hepatitis B Vaccine rates
3. Use of Donor Milk Program in NICU
Dennis Davidson, MD
Umbilical Venous Line
Placement
Cl Res
Caffeine Pharmacokinetics
Cl Res
Efficacy of Nasal IMV
Brain O2 extraction via
NIRS during Umbilical
Artery Sampling
Joseph DeCristofaro,
MD
1) Apnea of Prematurity days off caffeine for safe
discharge
Cl Res
Active:Nearly complete
Fellow Project
Comparing proper placement of UV catheter in VLBW
infants: Xray vs ECHO
Active: Fellow manuscript
in review process
Is seven days off caffeine safe for discharge
Pending:New Fellow
Project in IRB review
process
Using TcCO2 monitoring to optimize ventilation for preterm
infants on NIMV
Collaborating investigator with Dr. Mintzer
Cl Res
Cl Res
Active
Active
Is seven days off caffeine safe for discharge?
2)Medication Safety
3)NICU quality
Improvement- reducing
BPD by early INSURE and
non-invasive ventilation
QI
Potential
Can focus on non invasive ventilation in VLBW infants
decrease BPD?
Active
Can we keep the O2 saturation in VLBW infants within the
prescribed limits?
4) NICU QI- O2 sats in goal
QI
Active
QI
Potential
Cl Res
Active
Cl Res
Active
1. The use of umbilical
cord blood
Cl. Res.,
Active/Funded
1. Umbilical cord blood as an alternative for late preterm
admission complete blood count-prospective study
2. Stannsoporfin use in
Neonatal hemolytic
jaundice(64,185-204)
Cl. Res.,
Active/Funded
2. A phase 2b multicenter, single dose, randomized, double
blind, placebo controlled, parallel group study evaluating
the safety and efficacy of two doses of stannsoporfin in
combination with phototherapy in neonates
5) Patient Safety
6) Pharyngeal reflux in
preterms infants
7) TCOM vs ETCO2 during
operative procedures
Echezona Maduekwe,
MD
3. Follow up study on
Stannsoporfin(64,185-205)
4. Endotracheal tube
insertion depth
Cl. Res.,
QI
QI
Active/Funded
Active
Active
How common is pharyngeal reflux in preterm infants and is
there any relationship to apnea
Comparison of transcutaneous CO2 monitoring vs End Tidal
CO2 in VLBW infants pCO2 levels on blood gas monitoring in
the operating room.
3. A four year blinded outcomes follow up study of patients
having received stannsoporfin or placebo in clinical trial
64,185-204)
4. Predicting the optimal insertion depth of endotracheal
tube in neonates
5. Decreasing the incidence of severe retinopathy of
prematurity in the neonatal intensive care unit using
educational interventions
5. Retinopathy of
prematurity
Potential
Optimizing the management of seizures in neonatal
intensive care unit patients with Hypoxic ischemic
encephalopathy
QI
6. Seizure management in
HIE
Jonathan Mintzer, MD
1) Cerebral Hypoperfusion
with Umbilical Arterial
Blood Sampling
1) Cl. Res.
1) Active
(funded)
1) Evaluating the effects of umbilical arterial blood sampling
on cerebral tissue oxygenation
2) Analysis of Fractional
Tissue Oxygen Extraction
as a Clinical Support Tool
in the Management of
Neonatal Presumed Sepsis
2) Cl. Res
2) Pot’l
(applied for funding)
2) Evaluating the use of NIRS-derived fractional tissue
oxygenation trending in the management of presumed
sepsis in full-term neonates
3) Multi-site Oxygenation
Monitoring During
Neonatal Hypothermia
3) Cl. Res
3) Pot’l
3) Evaluating the use of multi-organ NIRS monitoring before,
during, and following therapeutic hypothermia in hypoxicischemic encephalopathy
4) Prevention of
Transfusion Related Acute
Gut Injury (TRAGI) in
ELGAN Neonates Using
iNO - Proof of Concept
Pilot: The NO-TRAGI Trial
4) Cl. Res
4) Pend
(industry-funded)
4) Multicenter randomized pilot examining the effects of
iNO for prevention of Transfusion Related Acute Gut Injury;
utilizes NIRS for splanchnic fractional tissue oxygen
extraction determination
5) Multicenter Study of
Saturation Targeting by
Automated vs. Manual
Adjustment of Inspired
Oxygen in Neonates and
Infants
5) Cl. Res.
5) Pend
(industry-funded pending)
5) Multicenter crossover trial examining the use of
automated versus manual FiO2 adjustment with outcome of
time spent in desired
6) Automatic Adjustment
of Inspired Oxygen for ROP
and BPD Prevention in
Preterm Infants
6) Cl. Res.
6) Pot’l
(applied for NIH funding)
6) Multicenter trial examining the use of automated FiO2
adjustment on ROP and BPD outcomes
7) Measurement of
Intraoperative CO2 in
7) Cl. Res.
7) Active
(funded)
7) Anesthesia study comparing the use of end-tidal with
transcutaneous CO2 monitoring
Neonates and Infants by
Two Methods
8) Is Excess Fluid
Administration Shortly
Following Birth in Very
Low Birth Weight
Neonates Associated With
an Increased Rate of
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Requiring Treatment?
8) Ch. Rev.
8) Active
8) Retrospective chart review evaluating fluid management
in the first postnatal day and effects on PDA requiring
medical or surgical treatment (resident project)
9) Effects of indomethacin
dosing strategy on
closure of patent ductus
arteriosus (PDA) in very
low
birth weight (VLBW)
neonates
9) Ch. Rev.
9) Active
9) Retrospective chart review evaluating q12h versus q24h
indomethacin dosing regimens on PDA closure and other
neonatal outcomes
10) ID
10) (On Hold)
10) A novel online system for education regarding NICUrelated mathematic concepts
QI
1. presented at PAS (in
process of writing)
1."NICU QA project: Needs assessment for Neonatal
intubation"
10) An Online, Interactive,
Modular Educational
System for the Mastery of
Mathematic Concepts in
the NICU
Aruna Parekh, MD
1. NICU QA projects: (2)
"Structured intervention for improving skills at neonatal
intubation "
2. Pulmonary and
neurologic follow up
2 Ongoing
2. Trial of Late Surfactant to Prevent Bronchopulmonary
Dysplasia (TOLSURF) study: Long term pulmonary and
neurodevelopmental out comes
3. Synchronization study
using SIPAP and CPAP
using grasbey capsule
3. Under active data
collection phase
3. A randomized, pilot study of the short term respiratory
effects of synchronized bi-level nasal continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) vs standard bi-level CPAP in very low
birth weight infants
Jennifer Pynn, MD
1.
QI Project
QM
Ch. Rev.
Active
1.
Minimizing Days of Invasive Ventilation/Maintaining
Successful Extubation Rates
HE
Active
2.
Validity of Tracheal Aspirates for Pneumonia in Very
Low Birthweight Neonates
3. Medical Student
Scholarly Concentrations
Program
4. Fellow Education
HE
Pend
3. How do religious beliefs/spirituality affect clinical
decision making
HE
Active
4. Utilization of a Learner Centered Teaching Model & an
Audience Response System in Fellowship Training
immune response and
anti-inflammatory agents
to regulate the innate
neonatal immunity
BR
Active
BR
Active
QI
Active
1) Pharmacological strategies to enhance the neonatal antiinflammmatory defense
2) Regulation of inflammatory immune responses in term
and preterm neonates
3) Improving respiratory outcome and reducing unplanned
extubations in the NICU
2.
Pediatric Resident
Scholarly Activity
Esther Speer, MD
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
Faculty Member
Research Interests
Project
Category
Thomas Preston, Ph.D.
Memory and
Executive Functions
in Children with
Medical and
Psychiatric
Disorders
Cl Res
Project Status
Active, Pending,
and Potential
Project Title
“Prospective Memory Functions in Children with Acquired Brain Injury”
“Memory and Executive Functions in Children with Epilepsy”
“Cognitive Screening for Children with Cancer”
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
Faculty Member
Research Interests
Project
Category
Robert Woroniecki, MD
Nephrotic
syndrome,
Hypertension,
Acute kidney injury
ChRev
Completed
Microbiologic Agents in Sepsis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury (sAKI).
Clin.Res
Active
Association of Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) Genetic Variants with
Cardiovascular Morbidity and Renal Disease Progression in African
Americans.
Clin. Res
Completed
Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), Renal Angina and
Epidemiology (The AWARE Study).
Clin.Res
Active
Evaluation of diagnostic tests in management of hypertension in
children.
Clin.Res
Active
Markers of Renal and Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Childhood Cancer
Survivors
Clin. Res.
Active
Efficacy and safety of RE-021 in patients with Focal Segmanetal
Glomerulosclerosis: a randomized, double-blind, active-control, dose
escalation study.
Clin. Res.
Active
Eculizumab use in Pediatric Practice
Clin. Res.
Active
Clin. Res.
Active
Clin. Res.
Active
Project Status
Project Title
Kidney size and cardiovascular risks in children with hypertension
Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome Observational Study
Additional research-related info provided by Dr. Woroniecki:
# mentees =1
# publications =2
# abstracts =8
# approved and active IRB projects (with you as PI)= 10
# active grants =1
Richard Fine, MD
Renal disease; renal
transplantation
Cl. Res.
Pot’l
"Incidence of microalbuminuria in infants, children and adolescence with
a single kidney"
Katarina Supe-Markovina,
ME
Pediatric renal
transplantation
Cl.Res.
Active
Assessment of left ventricular mass by cardiovascular magnetic
resonance
DIVISION OF PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE
Faculty Member
Research Interests
Project Category
Project Status
Susmita Pati, MD,
MPH
Child health services research,
disparities, pediatric
preventive care
HP
HE/HP/ClRes/ChRev
Act.
Robyn Blair, MD
Residency education
curriculum, Handoffs,
Resident continuity,
Breastfeeding, Immunizations,
Patient anticipatory guidance,
Systems error analysis, Patient
Safety..
HE, ID, QM
Active
Act.
Project Title
1.
Health Insurance Improvement Project: aims to
develop sustainable methods to promote child health
insurance retention
2.
Tailoring pediatric preventive care to individual
family needs: aims to customize the one-size-fits-all
approach to better meet the needs of children at
varying psychosocial risk
1. Resident- Patient communication through white
boards on the inpatient unit- a study of patient
satisfaction and physician communication.
Active
2. Resident Communication: Interdepartmental study
of the implementation of a resident handoff tool
Resident decision-making in a high acuity ICU setting
Active
3. Resident continuity in the outpatient continuity
clinic.
Active
4. Newborn screen tracking ad documentation in the
outpatient continuity clinic
Active
5. Medication Reconciliation- Improvement of resident
completion rates in the outpatient continuity clinic
Active
6. Transitions of care for outpatient continuity clinic
patients at the end of residency- a study on the
improvement of communication and quality of care
Please check in for these and other project ideas
Rosa Cataldo, DO
Childhood obesity research
and pediatric preventive care
Cl.Res.
N/A at this time
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Data Analysis: The
Effects of High BMI on Development in Infants and
Young Children
Latha Chandran, MD
Curricular Innovations in
Medicine
ID
Active
Does the LEARN curriculum enhance student life long
learning skills, self-direction and motivation?
Educational Scholarship
Student Mistreatment in the Learning Environment: A
case study.
No Research
Interested-Clinical Pediatrics
No Research
Cathy Coleman, MD
Jill Creighton, MD
Health Call Education
Clinical Administration
Roosjie De Grauw,
MD
Tobacco Cessation
Megan Kasnicki, MD
Quality Improvement
Initiatives in our primary care
offices, clinical pediatrics,
residency curriculum
No projects currently active.
Second Hand Smoke
QM
No Research
No Current Projects
Jennifer
Klingenberger-Beyer,
MD
No Current Projects
Robyn LaBarca, MD
No Research Projects
Lycia Ryder, DO
No Research Projects
No Research Projects
Rizwana Shams, MD
Jonathan Tolentino,
MD
Susan Walker, MD
Resident education,
Transition from pediatric to
adult care,
quality/performance
improvement, Reach Out and
Read/Literacy
Resident education in
pediatric primary care
QM
ID
Act
ID
Pend.
1. Calling the shots- improving resident ability to
discuss parental vaccine concerns
2. Implementation and evaluation of a resident
curriculum in child health supervision
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY/ CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Faculty Member
Catherine Kier, MD
Barry Diener, MD
Mathew Ednick, DO
Research
Interests
Pediatric sleep,
asthma
education,
asthma and
obesity, cystic
fibrosis
Quality
improvement
Implementation
of clinical
pathways
Severe asthma
Cystic fibrosis
Lung function
testing
Pediatric Sleep
Medicine
Quality
Improvement
Project Category
Clin.Res.
Clin. Res.
Ch.Rev./Clin.Res.
Clin. Res.
Clin. Res.
Intervention
(pre and post
algorithm
change)
QI
Project
Status
Active
Active
Pot’l
Active
Project Title
Pediatric Sleepiness Scale;
Asthma and Obesity;
Correlation of Sleep symptoms with polysomnography (sleep study);
Asthma and Quality of Life;
Predictors of CF related Diabetes;
CF and the CF Newborn Screening Program
Reassessment and Implementation of new inpatient asthma protocol
Reassessment and Implementation of new CF protocol
PFT lab quality improvement initiative – having orders for tests,
implementing and electronic program for interpretation
Asthma valve-holding chamber program in outpatient setting.
QI
Active
Increase the number of patients with CF at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
that are on, or at least offered, those chronic respiratory medications as
recommended by the CF Foundation
Clin. Res
P
Peds Sleepiness Scale (with Dr Kier)
Katharine Kevill, MD
Asthma
program
QI
Active
Impact of Keeping Families Healthy Program CHW visits on asthma
outcomes and asthma health literacy
Health Services
Delivery
Pot’l
Electronic Monitoring of Adherence to Asthma Control Medicines as part of
the Suffolk Care Collaborative Promoting Asthma Self-Management Project,
which is part of DSRIP
Implementation of a customized, interactive, web-based asthma self management plan within the DSRIP asthma project.
QI
Active
Implementation of the pediatric asthma family guide for inpatient hospital
admissions.
Tracheostomy care and discharge planning for Stony Brook Children’s
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
Faculty Member
Research Interests
Project
Category
Julie Cherian, MD
Lupus
JIA
CRMO
CNS Vasculitis
Lupus
JIA
CRMO
CNS Vasculitis
Cl. Res.
Potential
Cl. Rev.
Pending
Cl. Res.
Potential
Cl. Rev.
Pending
Maria Yee, MD
Project Status
Project Title
CRMO (chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis )and Radiologic
findings
Brain Works: CNS Vasculitis Registry
CRMO (chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis) and Radiologic
findings
Brain Works: CNS Vasculitis Registry