Pediatric Grand Rounds

8:00—9:00 AM Brickhouse Auditorium

April 1 Targeting the RAS/MAPK Pathway in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Plexiform Neurofibromas: Improving Patient Outcomes With an Innovative Therapeutic Approach Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD Associate Dean for Genomic Medicine, School of Medicine; Chief Genomics Officer, UAB Medicine;

Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley Endowed Chair in Medical Genetics, Professor of Genetics, Co-Director of the UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine, Associate Director for Rare Diseases, Hugh Kaul Personalized Medicine Institute and editor-in-chief of the American J of Human Genetics.

April 8 Evelyn G. Keever Bioethics Day The Death Gap: Inequity Is an Ethical and Moral Issue David A. Ansell, MD, MPH Sr. Vice President for Community Health Equity, Rush University Medical Center Associate Provost for Community Affairs, Rush University The Michael E. Kelly, MD, Presidential Professor, Dept.of Internal Medicine, Rush Medical College

April 15 Pediatric Business Meeting – Not for CME Credit April 22 Joint MD-RN Grand Rounds Standard of Care vs Special Requirements Robert Vaiden, Minister Norfolk VA Hospital Liaison Committee April 29 OB-Peds Joint Grand Rounds – TBD

PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS

Thursdays, 8:00—9:00 AM—Virtual (Links sent out Mondays) Also available Online

RESIDENCY MATCH DAY 2021

The Residency Program thanks everyone hospital-wide for the support shown in inter-viewing our candidates this year. We had over 1300 applications and interviewed close to 350 candidates for our 24 positions.

A great match with 24 young physicians who are smart and dedicated to the care of children!

2021

Tushar Shah, MD Promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatoloty, effective March 16, 2021

Michael Vance, MD Promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, effective March 16, 2021.

Faiqa Qureshi, MD Professor Emerita effective March 16, 2021

Arno Zaritsky, MD Professor Emeritus Effective March 16, 2021

L Matthew Frank MD Professor Emeritus Effective March 16, 2021

Edward Karotkin MD Professor Emeritus Effective March 16, 2021

Emeritus/emerita status at EVMS is an honor, and is granted to retired/retiring faculty members in recognition of an exemplary and extended record of teaching, research and service. They have demonstrated a distinguished professorial career and have made significant contributions to EVMS and CHKD.

Bryan D. Upham, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Dr. Upham received his MD degree from the University of New Mexico SOM followed by a

Masters of Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He

completed a residency in Pediatrics at the University of Utah and a fellowship in Pediatric

Emergency Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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Zaritsky AL, Yannopoulos D, Nadkarni VM. Regional Circulations. In, Pediatric Critical Care: Text and Study Guide, Second Edition, pages 367-412. Lucking SE, Maffei FA, Tamburro RF, Zaritsky A (editors). Springer Nature, 2020. Maffei FA, Diep JEL, Zaritsky AL. Cardiovascular Agents. In, Pediatric Critical Care: Text and Study Guide, Second Edition, pages 559-605. Lucking SE, Maffei FA, Tamburro RF, Zaritsky A (editors). Springer Nature, 2020.

….Samantha A. Schrier Vergano, et al. EIF3F‑related neurodevelopmental disorder: refining the phenotypic and expanding the molecular spectrum. Hüffmeier et al. Orphanet J Rare Dis (2021) 16:136 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-01744-1 Klick B, Guins T. Sepsis in the urgent care setting. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2021 Mar 7:100968. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2021.100968. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33691953. Harrington JW. Integrated pediatric urgent care: A perfect fit into patient-centered medical home and meeting the needs of population health and our profession. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2021 Mar 3:100969. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2021.100969. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33676841. Harrington JW. Improving Safety and Quality in the Outpatient Pediatric Setting. Consultant 360. Published online February 23, 2021. https://www.consultant360.com/exclusive/pediatrics/improving-safety-and-quality-outpatient-pediatric-setting Harrington JW. Light at the End of the Tunnel: Overcoming the “MIS-Cellaneous” Clinical Entities of COVID-19. Con-sultant 360. Available online March 16, 2021 https://www.consultant360.com/exclusive/pediatrics/adolescent-medicine/light-end-tunnel-overcoming-mis-cellaneous-clinical Carmody JB, Rosman IS, Carlson JC. Application fever: reviewing the causes, costs and cures for residency application inflation. Cureus 2021; 13(3):e13804. doi:10.7759/cureus.13804 Kirkendoll SD, Carmody JB, Rhone ET. Information quality for residency applicants in Fellowship and Residency Elec-tronic Interactive Database (FREIDA) and program websites. Cureus 2021; 13(3):e13900. doi:10.7759/cureus.13900 ...Craig Derkay, MD, et al. Significant Declines in Juvenile Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis following HPV Vaccine Introduction in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021; ciab171, https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab171/6148742. Subudhi S (former EVMS student) and Sriraman N. Islamic Beliefs About Milk Kinship and Donor Human Milk in the United States. Pediatrics. 2021;147(2):e20200441 Natasha K. Sriraman. Donor Human Milk:The Disparities Continue. BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE, Volume 16, Number 1, 2021. DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2020.0372 Swathi Vanguri, Hannah Rogers-McQuade (former resident), Natasha K. Sriraman and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. ABM Clinical Protocol #14:Breastfeeding-Friendly Physician’s Office—Optimizing Care for Infants and Chil-dren. BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE. Volume 16, Number 3, 2021, ª Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2021.29175.sjv

PUBLICATIONS

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Dr. Craig Derkay gave a lecture virtually on February 28th as part of “Otolaryngology Updates: 48 Hours of Live Webinar conference”, followed by a live question and answer period on his lec-ture. This conference had over 500 attendees and was hosted by UCI School of Medicine. Kapoor R. Implementing a longitudinal, skills based clinical leadership curriculum for senior pedi-atric residents. Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) Spring Meeting. March 24, 2021. Virtual

Dr. Samantha Vergano, guest speaker on a podcast hosted by two special needs moms.

https://whenautumncomes.com/vergano-rare-worthy/?fbclid=IwAR34qSMo0D-

Kelly RE, Obermeyer RJ, Goretsky MJ, Duke DS, Pallera HK, Frantz FW. “Ten-year experience with staged manage-ment of pectus carinatum: Results and lessons learned.” J Pediatr Surg 2021; Accepted for publication. PMID: 33558070; doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.01.027 Kelly RE, Obermeyer RJ, Goretsky MJ, Kuhn MA, Frantz FW, McGuire MM, Duke DS, Daniel A, Nuss D. “Recent modifications of the Nuss procedure: The pursuit of safety during the minimally invasive repair of pectus excava-tum.” Ann Surg 2020; Accepted for publication. PMID: 32224740; doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003877

Harrington JW. Improving safety and quality in the outpatient pediatric setting. Consultant360. Published online February 22, 2021.

Mark R. Polak, DO Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology Associate Professor of Pediatrics, EVMS Recently featured by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) for consistently going above and beyond for his patients.

PROPOSALS FOR EVMS PEG GRANTS NOW BEING ACCEPTED

EVMS Faculty Affairs and Professional Development is soliciting proposals for Professional Enrichment and Growth Grants for the 2021-2022 academic year. PEG grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to faculty members who wish to engage in an activity that will help achieve their professional goals as well as advance the academic missions of the department and the institution. The activity must be supported by the applicant’s department chair and should lead toward advancement in academic rank or, in the case of full professors, support professional development in their area of expertise. For application information, email reesekl@evms.edu. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 5, at 9 a.m. Learn more on EVMS Pulse.

PUBLICATIONS CONTINUED

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Newly selected inductees for EVMS Gold Humanism Honor Society in Pediatrics

Induction ceremony will be held virtually Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Dionne Palmer, MD Kyrie Shomaker, MD

Rianna Leazer; MD

Pediatric hospitalist and Medical Director of CHKD’s inpatient pediatric rehabilitation unit

Patricia Higazi

Director of Occupational Health, CHKD

Our Sincerest Condolences To Ken and Julie Tiffany on the loss of their son. To honor Connor, an endowment fund has been estab-

lished. The Connor Tiffany Memorial Global Health Endowment Fund is designed to support resident

physicians within the Department of Pediatrics who have a strong and abiding interest in global health

and who share Connor’s love for medicine and providing care to the most vulnerable populations

throughout the world. Gifts can be sent to: CHKD, 601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk, VA 23507, call 757-668-

7070, or go to www.chkd.org and note The Connor Tiffany Endowment Fund

Laura Sass, MD

Division of Infectious Diseases and Medical Director of infection pre-vention and control, CHKD,

2021 HEALTH Care Hero Awards

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UPCOMING EVENTS 2021

Virtual Event

Thursday

April 8

Evelyn G. Keever Bioethics Day The Death Gap: Inequity Is an Ethical and Moral Issue David A. Ansell, MD, MPH Sr. Vice President for Community Health Equity, Rush University Medical Center Associate Provost for Community Affairs, Rush University

Virtual Event

Friday

May 7, 2021

Suicide Prevention Conference

Brochure

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Virtual Event

Friday

May 14, 2021

5th Annual Eastern Pediatric Trauma Conference

Brochure

Register Here

Virtual Event

Thursday

June 10, 2021

15th Annual Pediatric & Adolescent Sports Medicine Update for

Primary Care

(Details to follow)

Nuss Conference

September 23 –24

Nuss Advanced Pectus Course 2021 CWIG Regional Meeting Eastern Virginia Medical School Lester Hall Featuring virtual and in-person sessions

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS Phone: 757-668-7257

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