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Faculty Scholarly Activity

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Publications

Brown CA, Sakles JC, Mick NW, Mosier JM, Braude DA eds. The Walls Manual of Emergency Airway Management, 6th Edition. Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia, PA. 2022.

Campbell K, Malik L, Jones C, Ou Z, Presson A, Miller TA, Winter S, Glotzbach K. Abnormal Infant Neurobehavior and Later Neurodevelopmental Delays in Children with Critical Congenital Heart Disease. Cardiol in the Young, Jul 14:1- 10, 2022. PMID: 35833213

Carwile JL, Seshasayee SM, Ahrens KA, Hauser R, Driban JB, Rosen CJ, Gordon CM, Fleisch AF. Serum PFAS and urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations and bone mineral density in 12-19 year olds: 2011-2016 NHANES. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022; E pub ahead of print.

Cunningham S, Campbell K, Miller TA, Winter S, Presson A, Ou Z, Glotzbach K. Anxiety Symptoms and Associated Functional Impairment in Children with Congenital Heart Disease in a Neurodevelopmental Follow Up Clinic. Cardiol in the Young 2022 in Press. PMID 35723019

Douglass DP, Navid F, Weiss AR. The Role of Pharmacotherapeutic Agents in Children with Desmoid Tumors. Paediatr Drugs. 2022 Jul 29. doi: 10.1007/s40272-022-00526-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35902507.

Ferrari A, Orbach D, Sparber-Sauer M, Walterhouse DO, Pajtler KW, Meyer WH, Spunt SL, Weiss AR. The treatment approach to pediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas: a critical review from the INternational Soft Tissue SaRcoma ConsorTium. Eur J Cancer. 2022 Jul;169:10-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.03.028. Epub 2022 Apr 28. PMID: 35490564.

Ferrari A, Spunt SL, Sparber-Sauer M, Walterhouse DO, Pajtler KW, Meyer WH, Orbach D, Weiss A. Controversies and challenges in the management of paediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2022 Feb 14:S2352-4642(22)00036-0. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00036-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35176224.

Haduong JH, Heske CM, Allen-Rhoades W, Xue W, Teot LA, Rodeberg DA, Donaldson SS, Weiss A, Hawkins DS, Venkatramani R. An update on rhabdomyosarcoma risk stratification and the rationale for current and future Children's Oncology Group clinical trials. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Feb 7:e29511. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29511. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35129294.

LaBotz M, Stroshine K, Dekker E, Visich P. Physiological effects of single and double face mask use with moderate and vigorous exercise. Transl J Am Coll Sports Med. 2022 Summer; 7(3):1-5. doi: 10.1249/TJX.0000000000000204

LaBotz M, Hoffman S. Physical activity counseling. New options and a lighter burden. Pediatrics. 2022 Jul 1;150(1):e2022057026. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-057026

Lambert LM, Pemberton VL, Trachtenberg FL, Uzark K, Woodard F, Teng JE, Bainton J, Clarke S, Justice L, Meador MR, Riggins J, Suhre M, Sylvester D, Butler S, Miller TA on behalf of the PHN Investigators. Design and Methods for the Training in Exercise Activities and Motion for Growth (TEAM 4 Growth) Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int Journal of Cardiology, Jul 15:359-25-34, 2022. PMID 35447274

Mick, N.W. Pediatric Fever. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 10th Edition, Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2022.

Mick, N.W. and Nagler, J. Airway Management for the Pediatric Patient. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 10th Edition, Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2022.

Pearson AD, Gaspar N, Janeway K, Campbell-Hewson Q, Lawlor ER, Copland C, Karres D, Norga K, Benzaghou F, Weiner S, Weigel B, Weiss AR, Strauss SJ, Smith M, Setty BA, Seibel N, Scobie N, Pappo A, Okpara CE, Nysom K, McDonough J, Marshall LV, Ludwinski D, Ligas F, Lesa G, Knudsen S, Kauh J, Hsieh A, Heenen D, Hawkins DS, Graham A, Garmey E, DuBois SG, Fox E, Donoghue M, de Rojas T, Chung J, Casanova M, Brennan B, Bishop M, Buenger V, Reaman G, Vassal G. Paediatric Strategy Forum for medicinal product development of multi-targeted kinase inhibitors in bone sarcomas: ACCELERATE in collaboration with the European Medicines Agency with participation of the Food and Drug Administration. Eur J Cancer. 2022 Jul 18;173:71-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.06.008. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35863108.

Seiverling EV, Prentiss MA, Houk L, Alfiero RC, Markham AA, Ottolini MC, Ahrns HT, Cyr PR. Evaluation of a pediatric dermatology electronic consult program in a rural state with subanalysis of infantile hemangioma cases. Pediatr Dermatol. 0736-8046. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.15118

Sharma, N, Cary, M, Koury N, Afzal, K., Shaligram, D, Hoq, R, Erin L. Belfort, Sargent, J. Dialog Across Cultures: Therapy for Diverse Families, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2022;31(4):603-614, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2022.05.002.

Stehouwer N R, Contarino M R, Szalda D, Katie Diamond-Falk et al. (N/A) Implementation of X + Y scheduling in Combined Internal Medicine – Pediatrics Residency Programs: Practical Considerations for Program Leadership. Cureus (2022): e. doi:10.7759/cureus.

Wanta, J, Gianakakos, G, Belfort, E, Janssen, A. Considering “Spheres of Influence” in the Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender, and Queer-Identified Youth. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2022: 31(4): 649-664, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2022.05.008

Wesolowski S, Lemmon G, Hernandez EJ, Henrie A, Miller TA, Weyhrauch D, Puchalski MD, Bray BE, Shah RU, Deschmusk, Delaney R, Yost HJ, Eilbeck K, Tristani-Firouzi M, Yandell M. An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Approach for Predicting Cardiovascular Outcomes using Electronic Health Records. PLOS Digital Health.2022;1(1):e0000004. PMID: 35373216

Zanno A, Melendi M, Cutler A, Stone B, Chipman M, Holmes J, Craig A. (September 01, 2022) Simulation-Based Outreach Program Improves Rural Hospitals’ Team Confidence in Neonatal Resuscitation. Cureus 14(9): e28670. DOI 10.7759/cureus.28670

Alvarez E, He J, Spunt SL, Hayes-Jordan A, Kao SC, Parham DM, Million L, Weiss Aaron, Barkauskas DA. Lymph node metastases in paediatric and young adult patients with non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS): Findings from Children's Oncology Group (COG) study ARST0332. Eur J Cancer. 2023 Feb;180:89-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.11.014. Epub 2022 Nov 25. PMID: 36566574.

Blume ED, Kirsch R, Cousino MK, Walter JK, Morell E, Miller Thomas, Machado D, Peyton C, Bach E, Steiner JM, on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young. Palliative Care across the Lifespan for Children with Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. Circ: Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes, Jan 12; e000114 2023. PMID: 36633003.

James Bohnhoff, Babinski T, Essien UR, Ray KN. Visit characteristics associated with discharge from specialty care: Results from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Healthcare (Amst). 2022 Dec;10(4):100656. doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2022.100656. Epub 2022 Sep 22. PMID: 36156380.

Buczkowski Amy, Craig W, Osorio SN, Holmes R, Allen D, Longnecker L, Kondrad M, Carr A, Turchi R, Gage S, Cooperberg D, Mallory Leah. “Factors Correlated with Successful Pediatric Post-Discharge Phone Call Attempt and Connection.” Hospital Pediatrics. Jan 1, 2023; 13(1): 47-54.

Chen L, Mamutova A, Kozlova A, Latysheva E, Evgeny F, Latysheva T, Savostyanov K, Pushkov A, Zhanin I, Raykina E, Kurnikova M, Mersiyanova I, Platt CD, Jee H, Brodeur K, Du Y, Liu M, Weiss Aaron, Schulert GS, Rodriguez-Smith J, Hershfield MS, Aksentijevich I, Zhou Q, Nigrovic PA, Shcherbina A, Alexeeva E, Lee PY. Comparison of disease phenotypes and mechanistic insight on causal variants in patients with DADA2. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 May 5:S0091-6749(23)00564-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.04.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37150360.

Colmorn LB, Pedersen AT, Eric Larsen, Hansen AS, Rosendahl M, Andersen CY, Kristensen SG, Macklon KT. Reproductive and Endocrine Outcomes in a Cohort of Danish Women following Auto-Transplantation of Frozen/Thawed Ovarian Tissuefrom a Single Center. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Nov 29;14(23):5873. doi: 10.3390/cancers14235873. PMID: 36497354; PMCID: PMC9740843.

Escherich CS, Chen W, Miyamoto S, Namikawa Y, Yang W, Teachey DT, Li Z, Raetz EA, Eric Larsen, Devidas M, Martin PL, Bowman WP, Wu G, Pui CH, Hunger SP, Loh ML, Takagi M, Yang JJ. Identification of TCF3 germline variants in pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood Adv. 2022 Dec 28:bloodadvances.2022008563. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008563.Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36576946.

Fischer SH, Landis RK, Acosta JD, Faherty LJ. Changes in Poison Center Calls for Intentional Exposure During Public Health Emergencies: COVID-19 and Winter Storm Uri in Dallas County, Texas. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2023 Mar 21;17:e361. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2023.6. PMID: 36942743.

Frey-VogelAS, Ching K, Dzara K, Leah Mallory. The Acceptability of Avatar Patients for Teaching and Assessing Pediatric Residents in Communicating Medical Ambiguity. J Grad Med Educ. 2022 Dec;14(6):696-703. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-22-00088.1.PMID: 36591423; PMCID: PMC9765906.

Gaynor JW, Burnham NB, Ittenback RF, Gerdes M, Bernbaum JC, Zackai E, Licht DJ, Thomas Miller, Hakonarson H, Clarke KA, Jarvik GP, Hakonarson H, Clarke KA, Calafat AM, Bradman A, Bellinger DC, Henretig FM, Coker ES. Childhood Exposures to Environmental Chemicals and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease. PLOS ONE, Nov 2022. PMID: 36395323

Gupta S, Dai Y, Chen Z, Winestone LE, Teachey DT, Bona K, Aplenc R, Rabin KR, Zweidler-McKay P, Carroll AJ, Heerema NA, Gastier-Foster J, Borowitz MJ, Wood BL, Maloney KW, Mattano LA Jr, Eric Larsen, Angiolillo AL, Burke MJ, Salzer WL, Winter SS, Brown PA, Guest EM, Dunsmore KP, Kairalla JA, Winick NJ, Carroll WL, Raetz EA, Hunger SP, Loh ML, Devidas M. Racial and ethnic disparities in childhood and young adult acute lymphocyticleukaemia: secondary analyses of eight Children's Oncology Group cohort trials. Lancet Haematol. 2023 Feb;10(2):e129-e141. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(22)00371-4. PMID: 36725118.

Jepson BM, Metz TD, Miller Thomas, Son SL, Ou Z, Presson AP, Nance A, Pinto NM; Pregnancy loss in major fetal congenital heart disease: incidence, risk factors and timing. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Apr26 PMID: 37099500

Kalloo G*, Janis JA*, Seshasayee SM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Calafat AM, Botelho JC, Hauser R, James-Todd T, Oken E, Abby Fleisch. Predictors of urinary biomarker concentrations of phthalates and some of their replacements in children in the Project Viva cohort. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 2022; in press.*Co-first authors. Kayton ML, Weiss Aaron, Xue W, Binitie O, Hayes Dixon A, Randall RL, Sorger JI, Hawkins DS, Spunt SL, Wang D, Million L, Terezakis S, Choy E, Okuno SH, Venkatramani R, Chen YL, Scharschmidt TJ. Neoadjuvant pazopanib in nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (ARST1321): A report of major wound complications from the Children's Oncology Group and NRG Oncology. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Apr;127(5):871-881. doi: 10.1002/jso.27205. Epub 2023 Feb 13. PMID: 36779385.

Lisanti AJ, Uzark, KC, Harrison TM, Peterson JK, Butler SC, Miller Thomas, Allen KY, Miller SP, Jones CE on behalf of the American Heart Association Pediatric Cardiovascular Nursing Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young/ Developmental Care for Hospitalized Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease: A Science Advisory from the American Heart Association. JAHA, Jan 17; e028489, 2023.PMID: 36648070

Lisanti AJ, Vittner DJ, Peterson J, Van Berhen AH, Miller Thomas, Gordon EE, Negrin KA, Desai H, Willette S, Jones MB, Caprarola SD, Jones AJ, Helman SM, Smith J, Anton CM, Bear LM, Malik L, Russell SK, Mieczkowski DJ, Hamilton BO, McCoy M, Feldman Y, Steltzer M, Savoca ML, Spatz DL, Butler SC; Developmental care pathway for hospitalised infants with CHD: on behalf of the Cardiac Newborn Neuroprotective Network, a Special Interest Group of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative. Cardiol Young, 2023 Mar 30;1-18. PMID 36994672

Mankouski A, Thomas Miller, Dodson RB, Yu B, Yang Y, Liu J, Machin DR, Donato AJ, McKnight RA, Zinkhan, EK. Large Artery Stiffening and Mortality in a Rat Model of Early Vascular Remodeling Induced by Intrauterine Growth Restriction and High Fat Diet. Physiol Reports, Dec; 10(23):e15518, 2022. PMID 36461654

Morton SU, Norris-Brilliant A, Cunningham S, King E, Goldmuntz E, Brueckner M, Miller Thomas, Thomas NH, Liu C, Adams HR, Bellinger DC, Cleveland J, Cnota JF, Dale AM, Frommelt M, Gelb BD, Grant PE, Goldberg CS, Huang H, Kuperman JM, Li JS, McQuillen PS, Panigrahy A, Porter GA, Roberts AE, Russell MW, Seidman CE, Tivarus ME, Anagnoustou E, Hagler DJ, Chung WK, Newburger JW; Association of Potentially Damaging De Novo Gene Variants With Neurologic Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease. JAMA Netw Open Jan 3;6(1):e2253191 2023. PMID: 36701153

Oberoi S, Choy E, Chen YL, Scharschmidt T, Weiss Aaron. Trimodality Treatment of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Where Do We Go Now? Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2023 Mar 6. doi: 10.1007/s11864-023-01059-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36877374.

Phillips B, Baker L, Faherty LJ, Ringel JS, Kranz AM. Mapping Changes in Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccinations Relative to Deaths in Chicago, Illinois. Prev Chronic Dis. 2023 Apr 27;20:E32. doi: 10.5888/pcd20.220319. PMID: 37115106; PMCID: PMC10159334.

Sparber-Sauer M, Ferrari A, Spunt SL, Vokuhl C, Casey D, Lautz TB, Meyer WH, Walterhouse DO, Pajtler KW, Alaggio R, Schmidt A, Safwat A, Timmermann B, Dall'Igna P, Chen S, Weiss Aaron, Orbach D. The significance of margins in pediatric Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas: Consensus on surgical margin definition harmonization from the INternational Soft Tissue SaRcoma ConsorTium (INSTRuCT). Cancer Med. 2023 Feb 6. doi: 10.1002/cam4.5671. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36744538.

Whiteway SL, Weiss Aaron, Ahmed SK, Allen-Rhoades WA, Avutu V, Cardona K, Davis LE, Davis EJ, Indelicato DJ, Isakoff MS, Janeway KA, Livingston JA, Patel SR, Reed DR, Riedel RF, Thornton KA, Kopp LM. Joint Adult and Pediatric Working Group as a Successful Platform to Strengthen Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Clinical Trial Collaboration: A Report from the NCTN/SARC AYA Clinical Trials Sarcoma Working Group. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2023 Feb 1. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2022.0179. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36724495.

Yang W, Karol SE, Hoshitsuki K, Lee S, Eric Larsen, Winick N, Carroll WL, Loh ML, Raetz EA, Hunger SP, Winter SS, Dunsmore KP, Devidas M, Relling MV, Yang JJ. Association of Inherited Genetic Factors With Drug-Induced Hepatic Damage AmongChildren With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Dec 1;5(12):e2248803. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.48803. PMID: 36580335; PMCID: PMC9857512.

Posters and Presentations

Belfort E., Oct 2022, Social Media as the Contemporary Medium for Exploration of Adolescent “Self” (Identity) and “Other” (Sexuality), Co-chair and presenter of Institute titled How Social Media Impacts Mental Health and What Clinicians Should Do About It, AACAP/CACAP annual meeting, Toronto

Belfort E., Oct 2022, Teens, Screens and COVID-19: How the Pandemic is Changing Youth’s Relationships With Media and Their Psychiatrists, Chair of Clinical Perspectives, AACAP/CACAP annual meeting, Toronto

Belfort E., Oct 2022, Use of Family Therapy in Working Toward Family Acceptance With Gender-Diverse Youth, Chair and presenter of Clinical Perspectives titled To Transition or Not to Transition: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Families with Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth, AACAP/CACAP annual meeting, Toronto

Brandy Brown (June 2022), Training Interpreters about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data, Conference Presentation, Paving the Way to Healthcare Access Conference for Medical Interpreters, MA Brandy Brown (June 2022) Virtual Lecture on The Gender Clinic at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, Children’s Miracle Network, Salt Lake City, UT

Annie Coates (2022), Nontuberculosis Mycobacterium Pulmonary Infections, New England Pediatric Pulmonary Consortium (via Zoom), Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME

Alexa Craig (April 2022), Parent Experience of Therapeutic Hypothermia in Rural States: Use of Telemedicine to Improve Identification of HIE, Invited Lecture, E-seminar, Natus

Alexa Craig (April 2022), Telemedicine to reduce disparities in the identification and treatment of neonatal encephalopathy, 2022 Northern Light Research Expo, Invited Lecture

Alexa Craig (2022), Telemedicine to Improve Identification of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in Neonates, Invited Lecture: Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Institute Seminar Series, University of Vermont

Katie Diamond-Falk, (September 2022) 24 year old with Esophageal Mass and Cavitary Lung Lesion Poster presentation with R. Rothwell at SGIM 2022 New England Regional Meeting, Boston, MA.

Lyvia Gaewsky, MPHA Poster Presentation: The Impact of MaineCare’s PC Plus Value-Based Payment Program on From the First Tooth, a Children’s Oral Health Initiative

Meredith Jackson (October 2022) Eval and Management of Febrile Infants, Partnership in Pediatrics, PenBay Medical Center, Rockport, ME

Meredith Jackson (October 2022) Neonatal Hyperbili, Partnership in Pediatrics, PenBay Medical Center, Rockport, ME

Michelle LaBotz (2022) Championing Title IX and women in health care (panel discussant). National Athletic Trainer’s Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (virtual)

Michelle LaBotz (2022) Becoming literate: a step toward more effective physical activity counseling. Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER), Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (virtual)

Michelle LaBotz (2022) What are they using now? Current trends in the use of appearance and performance enhancing substances in children and adolescents. Practical Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics. Hilton Head, NC

Michelle LaBotz (2022) Preparticipation examination: keeping up with the 5th edition. Practical Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics. Hilton Head, NC

Michelle LaBotz (2022) It hurts back there: strategies for evaluation and treatment of back pain in children. Practical Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics. Hilton Head, NC

Michelle LaBotz (2022) From the top of the shoulder to the tips of the fingers: examination of the upper extremity. Practical Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics. Hilton Head, NC

Stroshine K, Dekker E, LaBotz M, et al. Physiological effects of common single and double facemask use while exercising moderately and vigorously. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Tom Miller (2022) The Other Important Organ: Neurodevelopmental Rounds. American College of Cardiology, 2022 Scientific Sessions, Washington DC

Tom Miller (2022) Applying the Developmental Origins Theory to Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease. Cardiology Grand Rounds, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

J Patregnani (2022) Pediatric COVID: from respiratory failure to MIS-C, Maine Pediatric 2022 Winter Series, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME

J Patregnani (2022) Congenital heart disease: from birth to adulthood, AACN Horizons Annual Conference, Portland ME

J Patregnani (2022) Detecting and Responding to microaggression in clinical settings, Co-facilitator of virtual discussion series, American Federation of Medical Research Conference, Virtual

J Patregnani (2022) Invited Co-chair of session regarding iNO usage in children undergoing repair of congenital heart disease, Co-Chair, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium, Atlanta, Georgia

Aaron R. Weiss, Yen-Lin Chen, Thomas Scharschmidt, Wei Xue, Zhengya Gao, Jennifer O. Black, Julie Fanburg-Smith, Eduardo Zambrano, Edwin Choy, Jessica L. Davis, Mark Kayton, Lynn Million, Scott H. Okuno, Andrew Ostrenga, R. Lor Randall, Stephanie Terezakis, Rajkumar Venkatramani, Dian Wang, Douglas S. Hawkins, and Sheri L. Spunt. Outcomes following preoperative chemoradiation +/- pazopanib in non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS): A report from Children's Oncology Group (COG) and NRG Oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. June 2022. Chicago, IL.

Elizabeth Bernier, Abrey Feliccia, Lena Wood, Kate Herlihy, Kristen Woodberry, COVID-19 and depression and anxiety screening in primary care, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Elizabeth Bernier, Elias Peirce, Elizabeth Mutina, Saras Yerlig, Kristin Woodberry, Considerations and strategies for incorporating lived experience in mental health research, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

James Bohnhoff, Michael Kohut, Chelsea Bodnar, Elizabeth Jacobs, Access to Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Care in Montana, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Buczkowski Amy, Busse C, Gilbreath P, Phillips E, Rooney-Otero K, Sun V, Szugye H, Teran P. “When the Thumbs Up Emoji is Not Enough: Etiquette for Effective Written Feedback.” Pediatric Academic Societies National Conference Workshop, Washington DC. May 1, 2023.

Annie Coates, Cystic Fibrosis: Management Updates for Otolaryngology, Virtual Conference, Maine Medical Center, Augusta, ME, 2023

Annie Coates, Outpatient Asthma Management, Partners in Pediatrics Conference, Maine General Hospital, Augusta, ME, 2023

Annie Coates, Focused Updates in the 2020 NIH Asthma Guidelines; Partners in Pediatrics Conference, Maine General Hospital, Augusta, ME, 2023

Annie Coates, Iyer J, Mathes J, Danielle Doctor, Jamie Fey, A Perfect Cloudy Storm, Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference (Rockport, ME), 2023.

Annie Coates, Amanda Gagnon, Noah Diminick, Improvement in Inter-Disciplinary ED and Hospital Care of Pediatric Asthma, Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference (Rockport, ME) and Costas Lambrew Retreat (Portland, ME)

Gabriela DeOliveria, Meredith Jackson, Jillian Gregory, Lori Travis, Kendall Dapprich, Erica Swan, Sarah Gabrielson, Improving Adherence to the American Association of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Well-Appearing Febrile Infants at Maine Medical Center: A Quality Improvement Project

Danielle Doctor, Michael Dedekian, Rate of Recognition and Referral in Early-Onset Severe Obesity, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Danielle Doctor, MD, Amanda Payne, FNP, Logan Murray, MD. Caregiver Perspectives on Telemedicine for Children with Medical Complexity. Poster presentation at Academic Pediatric Association Region 1 Meeting, Boston Children's Hospital, Waltham, MA, March 27, 2023.

Doctor Danielle, Yeomans H, Beard I, Riddell L, and Buczkowski Amy. “Gettin’ By is Tough: Poverty Training Impacts Understanding of Individual and Structural Patient Barriers.” Pediatric Academic Societies Conference Poster Presentation, Washington, DC. April 28, 2023 and Association for Pediatric Program Directors Spring Conference Poster Presentation, Atlanta, GA. March 30, 2023.

Julia Dudley, Sarah Gabrielson, Alane O’Connor, Trends in maternal opioid use disorder and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in Maine, 2016-2021, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Becca Edwards, Lauren Tate, Ana Cairns, Cheryl Coyne, Kathleen Walker, Kim Violette, Ann Ladner, Jessica D’Amico; Food Insecurity Screening in People with Cystic Fibrosis, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Laura Faherty; Outcomes of Depression Treatment Among Pregnant Women with HIV in Uganda, Abstract accepted for poster session at the Pediatric Academic Societies Conference, Washington, D.C., May 1, 2023.

Laura Faherty; Substance Use in Pregnancy: Impacts of State Policies on Maternal and Child Outcomes, Grand Rounds at UT Southwestern, May 9, 2023.

Michael Ferguson, Kristin Greenwood, Mary Ottolini, Sarah Gabrielson, Allison Zanno, Misty Melendi, Leah Mallory, Micheline Chipman. A Pilot Test of Expert Neonatal Resuscitation Teams Perceptions and Experiences of a Mixed Reality Simulation. Poster Presentation. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, January 22, 2023, Orlando, FL.

Sarah Gabrielson, Leah Seften, Samantha Piro, Laura Faherty, Mary Ottolini, Alexa Craig, The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital Scholarship Academy: Implementation of a Novel Faculty Development and Mentorship Program, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies National Conference Platform Presentation, Washington DC. April 2023 and 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Jillian Gregory, DO, Christine Schreiber, RN, MSN, CPN, Marissa Perry, RN, BSN, CCRN, Hadi Anwar MD, Jamie Fey MD, Debroah Igo RRT-NPS, Lorraine McElwain MD, Jason Patregnani MD, MBA. Decreasing PICU Late Rescues for the Inpatient Pediatric Unit: A Quality Improvement Project. SCCM Conference. San Francisco, CA. Jan 2023.

Douglas Harrison, Amira Qumsiya, Wei Xue, Stefanie Thomas, Rajkumar Venkatramani, Aaron Weiss, Leo Mascarenhas. Outcomes of Adolescents and Young Adults with Rhabdomyosarcoma: A Report from the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Children’s Oncology Group. Connective Tissue Oncology Society Meeting. November 2022. Vancouver, BC

Jennifer Hayman, Maria Blanco, Being Scholarly As a Clinician-Educator, EDD TUSM, Tufts Medical Center Annual Faculty Development Symposium, May 4, 2023

Jennifer Hayman, Cohen Konrad S, Chaudron L, Mallar C, Price G, Prast B, Sararik J, Leah Mallory. (2023). Addressing COVID-19 Misinformation in Maine Through Collaborative Learning and Interprofessional Education. In Southwell BG, Anderson A, Berry A, Weems K, and Howley L (Eds.), Equipping Health Professions Educators to Better Address Medical Misinformation (pp. 9-12). RTI Press. DOI: 10.3768/rtipress.2023.op.0086.2303 March 2023

Jeffrey Holmes, Leah Mallory, Micheline Chipman, Becky Hunt, Sarah Austin, Tracey McMillan, The Maine Obstetric Medical Simulation (MOMSim) Program Identifies and Categorizes Latent Safety Threats Across Rural Hospitals, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Jeffrey Holmes, Leah Mallory, Allison Zanno, Misty Melendi, Micheline Chipman, Anna Gilbert, A Simulated Neonatal Resuscitation Program uses Health Care Failure Mode and Effect Analysis to Identify and Categorize Latent Safety Threats Across a Rural Health System, Abstract accepted for oral presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Michele Labotz; Physical activity: How much is too little and how much is too much?; AAP Practical Pediatrics Course, Henderson, NV, April 2023

Michele Labotz; Are we running into trouble? Guidance for young running athletes and their families; AAP Practical Pediatrics Course, Henderson, NV, April 2023

Michele Labotz; Feeling the burn: Resistance training in children and adolescents; AAP Practical Pediatrics Course, Henderson, NV, April 2023

Michele Labotz; Hands-on examination of the hip and back in children and adolescents; AAP Practical Pediatrics Workshop (presented 3 times), Henderson, NV, April 2023

Michele Labotz (with UNE exercise physiology faculty and students), The physiological and subjective effects of exercising with a facemask at different intensities, Translational Journal of the ACSM, accepted May 2023

Michele Labotz; Physical activity: How much is too little and how much is too much?, AAP Practical Pediatrics Course, Henderson, NV, April 2023

Sarah Lazur, MD, Logan Murray, MD. “The Calm before the Storm: Undertreated Graves’ disease presenting with GI distress and AKI” Poster presentation at the 2023 Maine AAP Spring Conference, Rockland, ME, April 29, 2023.

Amy Litterini, Caitlin Coppenrath, Ashley Speckhart, Amy Pearl, Theodore Wissink, An Oncology, Lifestyle Medicine, and Cardiac Rehabilitation Partnership in the Development of a Group Medical Visit Model for Cancer Survivors. Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Leah Mallory, Jeffrey Holmes, Micheline Chipman, Anya Cutler, Samantha Piro, Anna Gilbert, Sarah Gabrielson, Mary Ottolini, Alexa Craig, Alison Zanno, Misty Melendi. A Simulated Neonatal Resuscitation Program Uses Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to Identify and Categorize Latent Safety Threats Across a Rural Health System. 19th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. January 23, 2023. Orlando, FL.

Thomas Miller, Optimizing Developmental Care Despite Non-Modifiable Factors. World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care. 11th World Congress. Preconference Workshop: Promoting Improved Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in the Cardiac ICU, 2022.

Thomas Miller, Motor Training in Infancy. Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative, 11th Annual Scientific Sessions, Montreal, Quebec, 2022

Thomas Miller, CNOC Updates and Future Directions. Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative, 11th Annual Scientific Sessions, Montreal, Quebec, 2022

Thomas Miller, CNOC: Overview and Collaboration Opportunities Across CNOC. Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative, 11th Annual Scientific Sessions, Montreal, Quebec, 2022

Thomas Miller, Supporting Neurodevelopment on the Acute Care Cardiology Unit. Keynote Address: Pediatric Acute Care Collaborative, Annual Meeting, Virtual Conference, 2022

Leah Mallory, Brandy Brown, Rachel Kupferman, Bethany Rocheleau, Christine, Mallar, Beth Gray, Karissa Hannifan, Vicki Hayes, Optimizing psychological safety- perspectives of Standardized Patients who identify as LGBTQ+, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Leah Mallory, Rachel Kuperman, Bethany Rocheleau, Christine Maller, Karissa Hannifan, Beth Gray, Vicki Hayes, Brandy Brown, Simulation to Improve Health Equity- Pilot results from a Standardized Patient-based learning opportunity to practice taking an inclusive sexual health history, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Leah Mallory, Jennifer Hayman, Shelly Cohen Konrad, Linda Chaudron, Christine Mallar, Grace Price, Brendan Prast, Julia Safarik, How to address health misinformation? Using focus groups to understand the experience and needs of interprofessional undergraduate health professionals, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Martens S, H Anwar, Jennifer Jewell, Lorainne McElwain, and Amy Buczkowski. "Addressing Social Needs in the Hospital Has a Lasting Impact: A Quality Improvement Project to Optimize Inpatient Food and Diaper Insecurity Screening and Mitigation." Pediatric Academic Societies Conference Poster Presentation. Washington, DC., Mount David Summit Poster Presentation. Lewiston, ME. 2023., American Academy of Pediatrics, Maine Chapter Spring Conference. Rockport, ME, 2023, and Academic Pediatric Association Region I Meeting. Waltham, MA. 2023.

Donna McDonald-McGinn, Victoria Giunta, T. Blaine Crowley, Daniel McGinn, Lauren Lairson, Oahn Tran, Beverly Emanuel, Rosemarie Smith, Ellen Moran, Elaine Zackai, and Beata Nowakowska. Presentation of Abnormalities of TBX1 Result in Broad Overlapping Features of 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome at the APCA (American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association) Meeting May 2023.

Misty Melendi, Allison Zanno, Jeffrey Holmes, Micheline Chipman, Anya Cutler, Leah Seften, Samantha Piro, Anna Gilbert, Mary Ottolini, Alexa Craig, Leah Mallory, A Novel Telesimulation Program, Maine Ongoing Outreach Simulation Education (MOOSE), Improves Teamwork and Communication in a Rural Hospital, Abstract accepted for oral presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Elizabeth Mutina, Rebecca Jaynes, Dave Weiss, Elizabeth Bernier, Kristin Woodberry, Pathways to Care of Maine Youth with Psychosis, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Mary Ottolini, Michael Ferguson, Micheline Chipman, Sarah Gabrielson, Mark Griswold, Leah Mallory, Michael Zubrow, Allison Zanno, Misty Melendi, Kristin Greenwood; A Pilot Test of Expert Neonatal Resuscitation Teams’ Perceptions and Experiences of Mixed Reality Simulation, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Phillips E, Busse C, Sun V, Buczkowski Amy. “When the Thumbs Up Emoji is Not Enough: Etiquette for Effective Written Feedback.” Association of Pediatric Program Directors Spring Conference Workshop, Atlanta, GA. March 31, 2023.

Lisa Rokoff, Shravanthi Seshasayee, Jenny Carwile, Sheryl Rifas-Shiman, Catherin Gordon, Russ Hauser, Tamarra James-Todd, Clifford Rosen, Emily Oken, Abby Fleisch; Associations of urinary metabolite concentrations of phthalates and phthalate replacements with body composition from mid-childhood to early adolescence; Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Veronica Scavo, MD, Michael Zubrow MD, Peter Morrison MD, Jillian Gregory, DO; Seizure Freedom with VNS Placement in a Child with Norse Refractory to Antiepileptic Polytherapy.. SCCM Conference. San Francisco, CA. Jan 2023

Leah Seften, Clairette Kirezi, Elizabeth Scharnetzki, Alexa Craig, Clinician Experience of the MaineNET (Neonatal Encephalopathy Teleconsult) Program, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Austin Steward, Kayla Bronzo, Victoria Rogers, Isaac Stickney, Alec Luro, Robert Bingyou, Let’s Go! 2022-2023 Educational Programs: A Realist Evaluation, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Ellyn Touchette, Kashi Pedersen, Susan Santangelo, Matthew Siegel, Males and Females are markedly similar across domains in the Autism Inpatient Collection: Implications for Conceptualization of Profound Autism, Abstract accepted for poster presentation at 2023 Costas T. Lambrew Retreat, Portland, ME, May 3, 2023.

Aaron Weiss. Sickle Cell Disease Overview, Maine CDC Community Care Partners Meeting (May 2023)

Aaron Weiss. Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma, International Soft Tissue Sarcoma Consortium, Rome, Italy (November 2022)

Aaron Weiss Inequalities in Research and Care in Sickle Cell Disease, Tufts University School of Medicine Second Year Medical Students (October 2022)

William White MD, Michael Zubrow MD, Anya Cutler MS, MPH, Jillian Gregory, DO. Characteristics of Cannabis Toxicity in Pediatric Patients Requiring Intensive Care Unit Admission. SCCM Conference. San Francisco, CA. Jan 2023.

Allison Zanno, Misty Melendi, Anya Cutler, Sarah Gabrielson, Samantha Piro, Anna Gilbert, Micheline Chipman, Leah Mallory, Jeffrey Holmes, Mary Ottolini, Michael Ferguson, Alexa Craig, on behalf of the MOOSE Research Team. A Novel Telesimulation Program, Maine Ongoing Outreach Simulation Education (MOOSE), Improves Teamwork and Communication in a Rural Hospital.Oral Presentation. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, January 25, 2023, Orlando, FL

Akiyama S, Madan N, Graham G, Samura O, Kitano R, Yun HJ, Craig AK, Nakamura T, Hozawa A, Grant E, Im K, Tarui T; Regional brain development in fetuses with Dandy-Walker malformation: A volumetric fetal brain magnetic resonance imaging study..PLoS One. 2022 Feb 24;17(2):e0263535. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263535. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35202430

Carwile JL, Seshasayee SM, Ahrens KA, Hauser R, Driban JB, Rosen CJ, Gordon CM, Abby Fleisch. Serum PFAS and urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations and bone mineral density in 12-19 year olds: 2011-2016 NHANES. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022; E pub ahead of print.

Crane JN, Xue W, Qumseya A, Gao Z, Arndt CAS, Donaldson SS, Harrison DJ, Hawkins DS, Linardic CM, Mascarenhas L, Meyer WH, Rodeberg DA, Rudzinski ER, Shulkin BL, Walterhouse DO, Venkatramani R, Aaron Weiss. Clinical group and modified TNM stage for rhabdomyosarcoma: A review from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Mar 6:e29644. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29644. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35253352.

Cunningham S, Campbell K, Tom Miller, Winter S, Presson A, Ou Z, Glotzbach K. Anxiety Symptoms and Associated Functional Impairment in Children with Congenital Heart Disease in a Neurodevelopmental Follow Up Clinic. Accepted for publication Cardiology in the Young 2022.

Laura Faherty, Schulson L, Gandhi P, Howell K, Wolfe R, Ringel JS. Promising Practices for Ensuring Equity in COVID- 19 Vaccination: The Devil's in the Details. Public Health Rep. 2022 May 2:333549221086579. doi: 10.1177/00333549221086579. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35499111; PMCID: PMC9066272.

Ferrari A, Orbach D, Sparber-Sauer M, Walterhouse DO, Pajtler KW, Meyer WH, Spunt SL, Aaron Weiss. The treatment approach to pediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas: a critical review from the International Soft Tissue Sarcoma Consortium. Eur J Cancer. 2022 Apr 28;169:10-19.

Gartrell J, Panetta JC, Baker SD, Chen YL, Hawkins DS, Ostrenga A, Scharschmidt TJ, Spunt SL, Wang D, Aaron Weiss. The effects of pazopanib on doxorubicin pharmacokinetics in children and adults with non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma: a report from Children's Oncology Group and NRG Oncology study ARST1321. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2022 Apr;89(4):551-557. doi: 10.1007/s00280-022-04397-4. Epub 2022 Jan 27. PMID: 35083502; PMCID: PMC8958317.

Habiballah SB, Whangbo JS, Ivan Cardona, Platt CD. Spontaneous resolution of severe idiopathic T cell lymphopenia. Clin Immunol. 2022 May;238:109014. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2022.109014. Epub 2022 Apr 18. PMID: 35447312.

Lambert LM, Pemberton VL, Trachtenberg FL, Uzark K, Woodard F, Teng JE, Bainton J, Clarke S, Justice L, Meador MR, Riggins J, Suhre M, Sylvester D, Butler S, Tom Miller on behalf of the PHN Investigators. Design and Methods for the Training in Exercise Activities and Motion for Growth (TEAM 4 Growth) Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int Journal of Cardiology, Accepted for publication April 2022.

Preston EV, Hivert MF, Abby Fleisch, Calafat AM, Sagiv SK, Perng W, Rifas-Shiman SL, Chavarro JE, Oken E, Zota AR*, James-Todd T*. Early-pregnancy plasma per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in the Project Viva cohort. Environ Int. In press. *Co-senior authors

Jason Patregnani (2022), Pulmonary Vein Stenosis and Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. In: Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Handbook. Jones M, Klugman D, Fitzgerald R, Kohr LM, Costello JC, Berger, JT, Bronicki R, 2nd edition. Washington, District of Columbia

Cox S, Butcher J, Sadhwani A, Sananes R, Sanz J, Blumenfeld E, Cassidy A, Cowin J, Ilardi D, Kasparian N, Kenowitz J, Kroll K, Thomas Miller, Wolfe K. Integrating Telehealth into Neurodevelopmental Assessment: A Model from the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative. Feb 11 2022, J Pediatr Psychol. PMID: 35146508

Abby Fleisch, Mukherjee SK, Biswas SK, Obrycki JF, Ekramullah SM, Arman DM, Islam J, Christiani DC, Mazumdar DC. Arsenic exposure during pregnancy and postpartum maternal glucose tolerance: evidence from Bangladesh. Environmental Health. 2022; 21(1): 13.

Sagaser A, Pilon B, Gheller A, Lemon M, Craig A.  (2022) Parent Experience of HIE and Hypothermia: A Call for Trauma Informed Care, American Journal of Perinatology: 13;10.1055/a-1739-3388. doi: 10.1055/a-1739-3388.

Olanrewaju O Falusi , Jessica Weisz, Iana Clarence, Cara Lichtenstein, Dale Coddington, Gail Avent, Lee Beers, Mary Ottolini; Leveraging E-Learning and Community Assets to "TEACH" Residents to Address Child Poverty [published online ahead of print, 2022 Feb 16]. Acad Pediatr. 2022;S1876-2859(22)00073-0. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2022.02.009

Harrison DJ, Kane DA, Emani SM, Sanders SP, Thomas Miller, Marx GR. Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Arising from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA): The Critically Important Role of Color Flow Doppler in Identifying a Rare Intramural Course. CASE, March 2022

Kasparian NA, Sadhwani A, Sananes R, Blumenfeld E, Butcher JL, Cassidy AR, Cox SM, Kenowitz J, Thomas Miller, Sanz JH, Wolfe KR, Ilardi D, and the Telehealth Task Force of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative. Telehealth services for cardiac neurodevelopmental care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A site survey. Cardiology in the Young. 2022; In Press. PMID 35197144

H-J Kreienkamp, M Wagner, H Weigand, A McConkie-Rossell, M McDonald, B Keren, C Mignot, J Gauthier, J-F Soucy, J L. Michaud, M Dumas, Rosemarie Smith, U Löbe, M Hempe, C Kubisch, J Denecke, P M. Campeau, J M. Bain, D Lesse. Variant-specific effects define the phenotypic spectrum of HNRNPH2-associated neurodevelopmental disorders in males. Human Genetics 41(2):1-16 (Feb 2022)

Riley CM, Diddle JW, Harlow A, Klem K, Jason Patregnani et al. Shifting the paradigm: a quality improvement approach to proactive cardiac arrest reductio in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. Pediatr Qual Saf 2022;7:e525;doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000525; epub ahead of print

Coffey, Rachel; Melendi, Misty; Cutler, Anya K.; and Craig, Alexa K. (2022) "Telemedicine Consultation to Assess Neonatal Encephalopathy in Rural Community Hospitals and Tertiary Care Centers," Journal of Maine Medical Center: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1115

Fraiman YS, Cheston CC, Cabral HJ, Dietz P, et al. Effect of a Novel Mindfulness Curriculum on Burnout During Pediatric Internship: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatrics. Published online January 24, 2022 doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.5740

Hoffman, Sarah; Buczkowski, Amy; Mallory, Leah; McGovern, Lauren B.; Cappen, Shannon M.; Douglass, Amy S.; Correia, Russell; Longnecker, Lee; Taylor, Campbell S.; Holmes, Rebekah; Poulin, Brogan; McElwain, Lorraine L.  Addressing Transportation Insecurity Improves Attendance at Post-hospitalization Appointments. Pediatrics January 2022; 149 (1): e2020032862. 10.1542/peds.2020-032862

Kusari, A., Reiley, H. and Seiverling, E. (2021), A lesion on the abdomen in an infant. Pediatric Dermatology, 38: 117-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.14725

Kwock, J.; Holmes, J.; Chipman, S.; Siebers, E.; Berry, A.; Orff, Sonja; Boutin, Victoria; and Mallory, Leah. (2021) “Patient Transport in the Time of COVID-19: Using Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis with Simulation to Test and Modify a Protocol,” Journal of Maine Medical Center. Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 8.

Mallory, Leah, Doughty, Cara; Davis KI, Cheng A, Calhoun AW, Auerbach MA, Duff JP, Kessler DO. “A Decade Later - Progress and Next Steps for Pediatric Simulation Research.” Simulation Healthcare. 2021 Sep 24. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000611. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34570084.

Miller Thomas, Elhoff JJ, Alexander NM, et al. Developmental Care Practice and Documentation Variability in the Cardiac ICU [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jan 5]. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2022;10.1097/PCC.0000000000002881. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002881

Osorio, Snezana Nena.; Gage, Sandra.; Mallory, Leah.; et al (2021) “A Factorial Analysis Quantifies the Effects of Pediatric Discharge Bundle on Hospital Readmission,” Pediatrics October 2021; 148 (4) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-049926

Jones C, Winder M, Ou Z, Miller TA, Malik L, Flannery M, Glotzbach K. Feeding outcomes in post-discharge feedingclinic for infants following cardiac surgery. Cardiol Young. 2021 Jul 26:1-8. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121002833. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34304751.

Mohammad K, Craig AK, Chang T, Tam EWY, Ayed M, de Vries LS, El-Dib MA, Esser MJ, Ferriero DM, Hellström-Westas L, Miller SP, Soul JS, Vollmer B, Glass HC, Smyser CD; Newborn Brain Society Guidelines and Publications Committee. Training in neonatal neurocritical care: a proposal for a hybrid model of competence by design and time-based methods. Pediatr Res. 2021 Sep 18. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01727-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34537823.

Pilon B, Craig AK, Lemmon ME, Goeller A; Newborn Brain Society Guidelines and Publications Committee. Supporting families in their child's journey with neonatal encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Sep 16:101278. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2021.101278. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34561175

Carwile JL, Seshasayee SM, Aris IM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Claus Henn B, Calafat AM, Sagiv SK, Oken E, Fleisch AF. Prospective associations of mid-childhood plasma per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and pubertal timing. Environ Int. 2021 Nov;156:106729. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106729. Epub 2021 Jun 23. PMID: 34171588; PMCID: PMC8380705

Thomas Cash, Mark D. Krailo, Allen Buxton, Bruce Pawel, John H. Healey, Odion Binitie, Karen Chayt Marcus, Holcombe E. Grier, Steven G. DuBois, Patrick Grohar, Damon R. Reed, Aaron R. Weiss, Richard Greg Gorlick, Katherine A. Janeway, and Richard B. Womer (June 2022). Long-term outcomes in patients with localized Ewing sarcoma treated with interval-compressed chemotherapy: A long-term follow-up report from Children’s Oncology Group study AEWS0031. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. Presented orally. Chicago, IL.

Annie Coates (March 23, 2022), "A 16 Year Old With Chest Pain," New England Pediatric Pulmonary Case Conference. Presented virtually.

Annie Coates (May 15-18, 2022), "A Former Full Term, Now 8 Week Old with Situs Inversus." Accepted as ePoster. American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2022 International Conference.

Lax Y, Coria A, Burger D, Vasan A, Lopez M, Kingery F, Ten Hope M, Amy Buczkowski (April 25, 2022). “Bring Social Medicine into the Hospital: A Collaborative Workshop on the Social Needs in the Inpatient Setting.” Pediatric Academic Societies National Conference Workshop Presentation, Denver, CO.

Laura J. Faherty, Rachel Landis, Bradley D. Stein, Mishka Terplan (June 2022). Trends and Inequities By Race/Ethnicity in Co-Prescribing for Medicaid-Insured Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Opioid Use Disorder. (Poster) AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Abby Fleisch (March 2022). “Air Pollution Exposure during Pregnancy, Maternal Glycemia, and Offspring Growth” Research Seminar presented virtually at the Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts University School of Medicine.

Abby Fleisch (March 2022). “Air Pollution Exposure during Pregnancy, Maternal Glycemia, and Offspring Growth” Research Seminar presented virtually at the Mother Infant Research Institute, Tufts University School of Medicine.

Abby Fleisch (March 2022). “Prenatal air pollution exposure and maternal and child health” Research Seminar presented virtually at George Washington University Biostatistics Center.

Jillian Gregory (April 2022), “Morbidity Associated With Treatment Deviation From Pediatric Status Epilepticus Guidelines” Society of Critical Care Medicine

Jennifer Hayman, Bowden K (May 10-13, 2022), "Navigating Infant Safe Sleep in Maine", Workshop Presentation, National Cribs for Kids Conference

Rachel K. Landis, Brendan Saloner, Beth Ann Griffin, Leighton Ku, Bradley Stein, and Laura J. Faherty (June 2022), Trends and Disparities in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Among Pregnant Women in Medicaid: 2007-2012.. (Platform) AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Michele Labotz (April 2022). Physical literacy oral presentation to state-wide 21st Century Community Learning Center coordinators and school-based staff. Presented locally.

Michele Labotz (Ongoing throughout 2022). Training webinars for health care providers and community-based programs on implementing physical literacy assessment and mitigation strategies. Presented locally.

Rachel K. Landis, Brendan Saloner, Beth Ann Griffin, Leighton Ku, Bradley Stein, and Laura J. Faherty (June 2022), Disparities in Perinatal and Emergency Health Care Utilization Among Pregnant Women with OUD in Medicaid: 2007-2012 (Poster) AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Alan Picarillo (April 2022), Introduction to Statistical Process Control: Using Run Charts to Understand Variation and Drive Quality Improvement. Presented workshop at PAS, Denver, CO

Alan Picarillo (April 2022), Hands-on Statistical Process Control: Making and Using Control Charts to Drive Quality Improvement. Presented workshop at PAS, Denver, CO

Tom Reynolds, Sarah Gabrielson, Amy Buczkowski, Gina Trachimowicz (May 17, 2022) “ACQUIRE’ing Scholarly Activity During Residency: An Analysis of Resident Attitudes Towards Scholarship Before and After an Intervention.” Association for Pediatric Program Directors Spring Conference Poster Presentation, San Diego, CA.

Aaron Weiss, Yen-Lin Chen, Thomas Scharschmidt, Wei Xue, Zhengya Gao, Jennifer O. Black, Julie Fanburg-Smith, Eduardo Zambrano, Edwin Choy, Jessica L. Davis, Mark Kayton, Lynn Million, Scott H. Okuno, Andrew Ostrenga, R. Lor Randall, Stephanie Terezakis, Rajkumar Venkatramani, Dian Wang, Douglas S. Hawkins, and Sheri L. Spunt (March 2022), ARST1321: Lessons Learned Through Collaboration in Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Texas Children’s Hospital Research Seminar, Texas Children's Hospital

Aaron Weiss (June 2022), "Outcomes Following Preoperative Chemoradiation +/- Pazopanib in Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma (NRSTS): A Report from Children's Oncology Group (COG) and NRG Oncology" Oral Abstract Presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting June 2022 Chicago, IL

Publications (2020-2021)

Glotzbach KL, Ward JJ, Marietta J, Eckhauser AW, Winter S, Puchalski MD, Miller TA. The Benefits and Bias in Neurodevelopmental Evaluation for Children with Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Feb;41(2):327-333. doi: 10.1007/s00246-019-02260-7. Epub 2019 Dec 21. PMID: 31865442.

Bendixen K, Beinlich A, Beck B, Hashmi N, Craig A. Pilot study assessing the effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on length of stay in neonates after therapeutic hypothermia. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2021 Jan 1;121(1):97-104. doi: 10.1515/jom-2020-0005. PMID: 33512390.

Richard Byrnes, Micheline Chipman, Zachary Priest, Christine Schreiber, Justin Michaud, Tracie Barbour, Michael Ferguson, Wendy Craig & Leah Mallory (2021) Factors associated with interprofessional engagement in debriefing following pediatric simulation-based team training, Journal of Interprofessional Care, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2021.1928027

Lavau CP, Aumann WK, Sze SK, Gupta V, Ripple K, Port SA, Kehlenbach RH, and Wechsler DS. The SQSTM1-NUP214 fusion protein interacts with Crm1, activates Hoxa and Meis1 genes, and drives leukemogenesis in mice. PLOS One 2020; 15(4):e0232036. PMID: 32343715.

Aumann WK, Heath JL, Conway AE, Sze SK, Gupta VK, Kazi RR, Tope DR, Wechsler DS, and Lavau CP. Fusion of the CRM1 nuclear export receptor to AF10 causes leukemia and transcriptional activation of HOXA genes. Leukemia 2021; 35(3):876-880. PMID: 32733011.

Sze SK, Lederman HM, Crawford TO, Wangler MF, Lewis AM, Kastan MB, Dibra HK, Taylor AMR, Wechsler DS. Retrospective diagnosis of ataxia-telangiectasia in an adolescent patient with a remote history of T-cell leukemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2021; 43(1):e139-e140. PMID: 31743320.

Sze SK. Neonatal renal tumors. Clin Perinatol 2021; 48(1):71-81. 

Yang W, Devidas M, Liu Y, Smith C, Dai Y, Winick N, Hunger SP, Loh ML, Raetz EA, Larsen EC, Carroll WL, Winter SS, Dunsmore KP, Mattano LA, Relling MV, Karol SE. Genetics of osteonecrosis in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia and general populations. Blood. 2021 Mar 18;137(11):1550-1552

Ottolini MC, Chua I, Campbell J, Ottolini M, Goldman E. Pediatric Hospitalists' Performance and Perceptions of Script Concordance Testing for Self-Assessment. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Mar;21(2):252-258. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.10.003. Epub 2020 Oct 14. PMID: 33065290.

Liu Y, Yang W, Smith CA, Cheng C, Karol SE, Larsen EC, Winick N, Carroll WL, Loh ML, Raetz EA, Hunger SP, Winter SS, Dunsmore KP, Devidas M, Yang JJ, Evans WE, Jeha S, Pui CH, Inaba H, Relling MV. Class II Human Leukocyte Antigen Variants Associate With Risk of Pegaspargase Hypersensitivity. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Mar 26.

Jacola LM, Baran J, Noll RB, Willard VW, Hardy KK, Embry L, Hullmann SE, Larsen EC, Winick N, Kairalla JA. Adaptive functioning and academic achievement in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 Apr;68(4):e28913

LaBotz, Michele. (April 17-18, 2021) Keeping the head out of the game: a 2021 update on concussion management. Practical Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics, Virtual presentation.

LaBotz, Michele. (April 17-18, 2021) Staying safe and healthy: impact of exercise and sport on mental health in children and adolescents. Practical Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics, Virtual presentation.

LaBotz, Michele. (April 17-18, 2021) Lower extremity examination: overview, demonstration and hands-on practice. Practical Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics, Virtual presentation.

LaBotz, Michele. (April 17-18, 2021) Growing an athlete. Practical Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics, Virtual presentation.

Gupta S, Wang C, Raetz EA, Schore R, Salzer WL, Larsen EC, Maloney KW, Mattano LA Jr, Carroll WL, Winick NJ, Hunger SP, Loh ML, Devidas M. Impact of Asparaginase Discontinuation on Outcome in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Jun 10;38(17):1897-1905. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.03024. Epub 2020 Apr 10

Salzer W, Burke M, Devidas M, Yunfeng D, Gore L, Hilden J, Larsen E, Borowitz M, Wood B, Winick N, Carroll W, Raetz E, Loh M, Hunger S. Impact of Intrathecal Triple Therapy Versus Intrathecal Methotrexate on Disease-Free Survival for High-Risk B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Children’s Oncology Group Study AALL1131, J Clin Oncol 2020, 38(23):2628-2638.

Winick N, Devidas M, Borowitz M, Bowman P, Larsen E, Pullen J, Carroll W, Hunger S, Carroll, Camitta B. Randomized Assessment of Delayed Intensification and Two Methods of Parenteral Methotrexate Delivery in Childhood B-ALL. Children’s Oncology Group Studies P9904 and P9905. Leukemia 2020, 34(4):1006-1016.

Avila L, Cullinan N, White M, Gaballah M, Cahill AM, Warad D, Rodriguez V, Tarango C, Hoppmann A, Nelson S, Kuhn T, Biss T, Weiss A, Temple M, Amaral JG, Amiri N, Xavier AC, Renzi S, Brandão LR. Pediatric May-Thurner Syndrome - Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. J Thromb Haemost. 2021 Mar 2

Sparber-Sauer M, Orbach D, Navid F, Hettmer S, Skapek S, Corradini N, Casanova M, Weiss A, Schwab M, Ferrari A. Rationale for the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the treatment of paediatric desmoid-type fibromatosis. Br J Cancer. 2021 Mar 15

Weiss AR, Portnoy M, Whiting J, Dileo P. Successful implementation of an international desmoid tumor virtual tumor board: A novel platform for the management of rare tumors. Rare Tumors. 2020 Dec 29

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