2024
Between Early Warning and Alert Fatigue: A Single-Institution Experience of Right-sizing CHEWS, Heather Becker MD; Anna V. Folk MSN, MSN, RN, CPN; and Claudia F. Busse MD (Poster)
Improved Side Effect Profile of Alternate-Day Dosing of Lenalidomide., Ridwan A Lawal, Oluwole Banjoko, Chukwunonso Ndulue, Sodiq T Adebeshin, Arsalan Sharif, Osasumwen E Ighodaro MD, Rahman Olusoji, Bilikisu Odusanya, and Nadia S El-Hamdi (Article)
An Unusual Complication of Phototherapy: Bronze Baby Syndrome, Julia Pensabene DO, Taylor Wejkszner DO, and Nachammai R. Chinnakaruppan MD (Poster)
Toxocarosis in a patient with autism spectrum disorder presenting with severe hypereosinophilia and acute respiratory distress: a case report., Daniel Üblagger MD, Herbert Auer, Milina Bezakova, and Veronika Kirchlechner (Article)
How a Hard Hit Caused Hypertension: A Case of Page Kidney in a Teenage Female Athlete, Taylor Wejkszner DO, Claudia F. Busse MD, and Kristen M. Prendergast (Poster)
2023
Anticholinergic Delirium in a Pediatric Patient Reversed with Transdermal Rivastigmine: A Case Report, Natalie E. Ebeling-Koning DO; Sarah Rand DO; Laura Koons PharmD, MSP, BCCCP; John D. Lindmark DO; A F. Pizon; and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Article)
Severe Group A Streptococcus Infections Among Pediatric Patients in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania Following the COVID-19 Pandemic, Stormie Gough DO; Jonathan T. Berback MPH, CIC; and Tibisay Villalobos MD (Poster)
Kawasaki Disease and MIS-C at a Community Children’s Hospital in Pennsylvania: A Five-and-a-Half Year Retrospective Study, Kelsey Kaplan DO, Kayle Barndt DO, Ruchi Gupta MD, Kris Rooney MD, and Kyle Shaak MPH (Poster)
Simultaneous 7q36 and 13q32 Deletions in a Newborn, Brooke Laudenslager DO and Kayle Barndt (Poster)
Does It Ever Really Leave You? A Case of Delayed Recurrence of HSV Meningitis, Austin Schatzman DO and Tibisay Villalobos MD (Poster)
Juvenile Huntington's Disease: A Case Report and a Review of Diagnostic Challenges., Su-Yuan Yu BS, Stormie Gough DO, Auguste Niyibizi, and Muhammed R. Sheikh MD (Article)
2022
Effects of angiotensin II in the management of perioperative hypotension in kidney transplant recipients., Lauren Andrews, Jamie Benken, Enrico Benedetti, Hokuto Nishioka, Dana Pierce, Kaitlyn Dalton, Justin Han, Bona Shin, and Scott Benken (Article)
Social Determinants Come to the Hospital: A QI-Initiative to Address Food Insecurity on an Inpatient Pediatric Unit, Kayle Barndt; Alicia Llewellyn; Anna V. Folk MSN, MSN, RN, CPN; and Claudia F. Busse MD (Poster)
Evaluation of Childhood Obesity to Parental Obesity in Rural FM Clinic, Nancy Bobrysh and Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH (Poster)
UGRC 2021 recommendations on GME transition: pros and cons, opportunities and limitations., John R Gimpel, Jennifer L Swails, Jessica L Bienstock, Grant L Lin, Michelle A Roett, Juhee Patel DO, and Daniel W Giang (Article)
Real-Time Feedback by Personal Text Message as a Successful QI-Tool to Boost Pediatric VTE Screening Rate, Stormie Gough; Claudia F. Busse MD; Anna V. Folk MSN, MSN, RN, CPN; Jo Lynn Xander; and Amy L. Lindmark DO (Poster)
Progressive stridor: extraintestinal airway manifestations in a pediatric patient with inflammatory bowel disease., Kaitlyn Kuntzman, Sri Kiran Chennupati MD, Naser Tolaymat MD, Catherine April Bingham MD, and Lauren Greenawald DO (Article)
Recognition of Pediatric Malnutrition in the Inpatient Setting Using BMI z-score Screening, Cayanne Liew DO; Catherine Carter RD, LDN; and Claudia F. Busse MD (Poster)
Total Gastrectomy as Treatment for Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer in Three Adolescent Patients from Two Related Families, Cayanne Liew DO, Jillian R. Grau MD, and Danielle A. Ferraguti DO (Poster)
Nutritional status and lung function in children with pancreatic-sufficient cystic fibrosis, Ankitha Madde, William Okoniewski MD, Don B. Sanders, Clement L. Ren, Daniel J. Weiner, and Erick Forno (Article)
Severe asthma in children: Description of a large multidisciplinary clinical cohort, Maria Forero Molina, William Okoniewski MD, Sandeep Puranik, Shean Aujla, Juan C. Celedon, Allyson Larkin, and Erick Forno (Article)
Learning Deficits and Attenuated Adaptive Stress Response After Early-Life Seizures in Zebrafish., Harsimran Singh, Alfonsina Ramon, Dana Finore, Kaleigh Burnham DO, Scott McRobert, and Jocelyn Lippman-Bell (Article)
Falls From Homes, It’s Not Just a Window Problem, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Michele Dunstan, Kyle Shaak BS, Sarah A. Jones Sapienza MD, and Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD (Poster)
Case Series of Recurrent Bilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in Otherwise Healthy Adolescent Children, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Marilyn Manco-Johnson, and Daniel Zinn MD (Poster)
Ischemic Volkmann Contracture From Intrauterine Compartment Syndrome, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Robert Teixeira MD, Ethan Song, Scott Kozin, Wellington J. Davis MD, and Scott Rixe MD (Article)
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) in a Healthy Child: A Reminder of an Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Disease, Julia Vandenheuvel MD and Tibisay Villalobos MD (Poster)
Infectious Complications and Microbiology During Induction Chemotherapy Over a Decade at a Community Pediatric Cancer Center, Julia Vandenheuvel MD and Tibisay Villalobos MD (Poster)
A Case of Polymorphous Low-Grade Neuroepithelial Tumor of the Young With Polysomy of Chromosome 1 And 19 Lacking BRAF Mutation, Julia Vandenheuvel MD and Daniel Zinn MD (Poster)
2021
“Not So ‘SWEET’” – Case of Sweet Syndrome in Patient With MDS With Excessive Blasts, Janet Digber-Williams MD, Neysa Perez Crespo MD, Taylor Jarvill MS, Leia DeRosato DO, Kirsten S. Bellucci MD, and Daniel Zinn MD (Poster)
The Daily Chief Scrum as a Way to Manage a Residency Program Crisis., Daniel Relles, MD and Margaret Hadinger, EdD MS (Article)
Transient Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia, and Severe Neutropenia Associated with Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Austin Schatzman, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Tibisay Villalobos MD, and Kris Rooney MD (Poster)
Transient leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and severe neutropenia associated with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection., Austin Schatzman, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Tibisay Villalobos MD, and Kris Rooney MD (Article)
A Decade of Induction Chemotherapy Practices at a Small Children’s Cancer Center, Julia Vandenheuvel MD and Felipe Bautista Otanez MD (Poster)
Ewing Sarcoma of the 9th Rib Subsequent to Pediatric Leukemia: A Case Series, Julia Vandenheuvel MD, Leighton Elliott MD, Daniel Zinn MD, Michal Miller MD, and Jacob Troutman DO (Poster)
2020
Sex Differences in Pediatric Poisonings by Age Group: a Toxicology Investigators' Consortium (ToxIC) Analysis (2010-2016)., Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Jennifer L Carey; Matthew D. Cook DO; Robert D. Cannon DO; Kenneth D. Katz MD; Jennifer Yoon; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Brittany Ely DO; Emily Pollack MD; Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Article)
Opioid-induced Sickle Cell Crisis with Multiple, Life-threatening Complications., Ashley Griswold Haggerty, Andrew L. Koons, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, Matthew D. Cook DO, Robert D. Cannon DO, and Kenneth D. Katz MD (Article)
Are We Doing Enough to Reduce Ionizing Radiation Exposure in Children?: An Analysis of Current Approaches to Pediatric Appendicitis Imaging at a Major Urban Medical Center., Shweta Iyer, Juhee Patel DO, Marc Moscatelli, Nisha Narayanan, Ella Brunsting, Daniel Laub, Gwen Hooley, Michael Tunik, and Jessica Cooper Foltin (Article)
Progressive Stridor: Extraintestinal Airway Manifestations in a Pediatric Patient With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Kaitlyn Kuntzman DO, Sri Kiran Chennupati MD, Catherine April Bingham MD, Naser Tolaymat MD, and Lauren Greenawald DO (Poster)
"Give them the door but don't push them through it": Family Attitudes Toward Physician-Led Spiritual Care in Pediatric Palliative Medicine., Laura C McNamara, William Okoniewski MD, Scott H Maurer, Krissy Moehling, Daniel E Hall, and Yael Schenker (Article)
Glycemic control and FEV, William Okoniewski MD, Kara S Hughan, Gabriel A Weiner, Daniel J Weiner, and Erick Forno (Article)
Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed With Lyme Disease in the Lehigh Valley, Katiemarie Vottero DO; Jessica Phan; Kris Rooney MD; Tibisay Villalobos MD; and Kristin M. Held Wheatley PharmD, BCOP (Poster)
2019
Quality Improvement: Enhancing Provider Screening of Adolescent Substance Use With CRAFFT Questionnaire, Julia C. Durante MD; Emily Pollack MD; Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD, PhD; and Rosa Gomez-DeJesus MD (Poster)
Lamotrigine ODT-Induced Seizure in a 3-Year-Old Child after Accidental Ingestion, Ashley Griswold DO, Briana Tully, Kenneth D. Katz MD, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, Matthew D. Cook DO, and Robert D. Cannon DO (Article)
Implementation of an Inpatient Pediatrics Diabetes Sickday Pathway, Afif Hanna, Liborio LaRussa MD, Ashley Griswold DO, and Jemma Fiorentini (Poster)
Using Entrustable Professional Activities to Improve Pediatric Residency Evaluations, Kelli N. Harajda MD and Kris Rooney MD (Poster)
Caring for the Child with Down Syndrome, Katie E. Kindt (Presentation)
Reply: Weight Loss in Individuals with Obesity and Asthma., William Okoniewski MD, Kim D Lu, and Erick Forno (Article)
Weight Loss for Children and Adults with Obesity and Asthma. A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials., William Okoniewski MD, Kim D Lu, and Erick Forno (Article)
Travel Can Be a Real “Pain in the Neck”: A Rare Presentation of European Lyme Neuroborreliosis, Emily Pollack MD, Elizabeth A. Guju BS, and Kris Rooney MD (Poster)
2018
Advances in Perioperative Quality and Safety., Kathryn T. Anderson MD, MPH, MS; Rachel Appelbaum BS; Marisa A. Bartz-Kurycki MD; KuoJen Tsao MD; and Marybeth Browne MD (Article)
Sex differences in pediatric poisonings: an analysis of the Toxicology Investigators' Consortium (ToxIC) Registry: 2010 - 2016, Gillian A. Beauchamp MD; Matthew D. Cook DO; Robert D. Cannon DO; Kenneth D. Katz MD; Brittany Ely; Emily Pollack MD; Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Presentation)
The Influence of Electronic and Internet Advances on Munchausen by Proxy, Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD; Randall Alexander MD; Kenneth Feldman MD; and Beatrice Yorker JD, RN, FAAN (Article)
Digital Dilemma: How much is too much?, Jemma Fiorentini (Presentation)
"Healthy Latinas, a nutrition and fitness program” (Poster)., Rosa Gomez-DeJesus MD and Jennifer Mathew DO (Poster)
Healthy Latinas, a Nutrition and Fitness Program., Rosa Gomez-DeJesus MD, Jennifer Mathew DO, and Jeanette Taveras DO (Article)
A Partnership between a Health System and Promise Neighborhood to Engage Community to Improve Health in a Georgraphically Defined Area, Samantha A. Goodrich, Paul A. Siegfried, Hasshan Batts, Carmen Guzman-McLaughlin, and Kimberly C. Brown MD (Poster)
Optimization of the Resident Didactic Curriculum - High Yield, High Reward!, Abigail Klitsch DO and Kris Rooney MD (Poster)
2017
Is the Full Septic Work-Up Out?, Claudia F. Busse MD (Presentation)
Escitalopram Oxalate Induced Asymptomatic Hyperbilirubinemia in a Pediatric Patient, Joelynn Dailey DO and Adam R. Paul DO (Poster)
Rings, Slings and Space Occupying Things - The Less Common Causes of Infant Stridor, Amy Dooley DO (Presentation)
Seizures in Pediatrics, Ashley Griswold DO and Yalile Perez MD (Presentation)
Maternal Substance Abuse: How New Trends are Affecting Long Term Change in Pediatrics, Abigail Klitsch DO (Presentation)
The Opioid Epidemic: A Pediatric Perspective, Saisho Mangla DO (Presentation)
BRUE - The New ALTErnative, Richard J. Mazzaccaro MD (Presentation)
A Pediatric Patient with Idiopathic Short Stature Who Developed Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Starting Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy., Sameh Morkous MD, FAAN (Article)
Accelerating HPV Vaccine Compliance with the Usage of MyLVHN Patient Portal., Kimberly M. Rarick DO PGY-3 and Matthew Saltz MD (Poster)
Human Papillomavirus: History, Recommendations and Current Trends (Poster)., Kimberly M. Rarick DO PGY-3 and Matthew Saltz MD (Poster)
An empirical approach to assessing pediatric residents' attitudes, knowledge, and skills in primary care behavioral health, Jeffrey D. Shahidullah PhD, Paul W. Kettlewell PhD, Kathryn A. DeHart MD, Kris Rooney MD, Ilene Ladd MA, Tyler Bogaczyk BS, Amy Signore PhD, and Sharon Larson PhD (Article)
Prenatal Diagnosis and the Beauty of a Fetal Diagnosis Team, John C. Smulian MD, MPH and Keith A. Thatch MD (Presentation)
Evaluation of Mothers and Infants with Presumed Exposure to Zika Virus: A Look into the Lehigh Valley Experience, Tibisay Villalobos MD, Michelle Maron RN, and Jeanette Taveras DO (Poster)
2016
Concussion: Concepts and Consequences, Christine Bender DO (Presentation)
Limp and Leg Pain Taking a 10 Year-old Out of the Game, Christine Bender DO (Poster)
The Relationship Between Teamwork and Patient Outcomes: Teaching High Performing Code Teams, Melissa L. Brannen MD (Presentation)
Babies - Some Love Their Doctor So, Scott Brenner MD, FAAP (Presentation)
Pediatric Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Sri Kiran Chennupati MD (Presentation)
Skittles and Spice and Everything Nice: Adolescent Prescription and OTC Drug Abuse, Tasha Desai DO (Presentation)
Children's EM Learner Curriculum, Tasha Desai DO, Amy Dooley DO, Timothy Roach DO, and Andrew C. Miller DO (Curriculum)
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - A Multisystem Disease, Dalya El Tawil MD (Presentation)
Burns, Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD (Presentation)
Contorversies in Abusive Head Trauma, Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD (Presentation)
Identifying and Intervening for Families at Risk, Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD (Presentation)
Medical Evaluation & Treatment of Sexual Assault/Abuse Victims, Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD (Presentation)
Updates in Child Protection, Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD (Presentation)
Visual Diagnosis: Frictional Genital Trauma, Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD (Presentation)
Child Abuse Pocket Atlas Series Volume 1: Skin Injuries, Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD; Randall Alexander MD; Angelo P. Giardino MD, PhD; Jonathan D. Thackeray MD; and David L. Chadwick MD (Book)
Reliability and Robust Improvement: Our Children's Hospital's Journey, J. Nathan Hagstrom MD, MHCM (Presentation)
The 5 Whys of Quality Improvement in Hemophilia, J. Nathan Hagstrom MD, MHCM (Presentation)
The Future is in Our Teams, J. Nathan Hagstrom MD, MHCM (Presentation)
Screening for autism spectrum disorder in underserved communities: Early childcare providers as reporters., Yvette M Janvier, Jill F Harris, Caroline N Coffield, Barbara Louis, Ming Xie, Zuleyha Cidav, and David S. Mandell (Article)
Burnout, Empathy and Emotional Intelligence Amongst Incoming Residents of Various Specialties: Are the Differences Born or Made?, Bryan G. Kane MD; Amy B. Smith PhD; Joann Quinn PhD; Kevin Weaver DO; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Elaine A. Donoghue MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Bernadette Glenn-Porter BS; Jennifer Macfarlan; and Jeanne L. Jacoby MD (Article)
Hand Edema and Erythema in an Infant, Karoline Korah DO, Kris Rooney MD, and Catherine April Bingham MD (Article)
The NICU's Top Ten List, Wendy J. Kowalski MD (Presentation)
The RIME Method of Assessment, Liborio LaRussa MD (Presentation)
Blood Clots: a Case of an Adolescent with a Pulmonary Embolism, Liborio LaRussa MD, Sheila Aseto DO, and Kai Turner (Report)
Case: 3 week intermittent fever, non-productive cough and dyspnea in a previously healthy 17 year old boy, Liborio LaRussa MD, Sheila Aseto DO, and Kai Turner (Report)
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in Pediatrics, John D. Lindmark DO (Presentation)
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) in Children, Sabrina Logan MD (Presentation)
CMV: An Update in Neonates and Young Infants, Patrick Philpot DO (Presentation)
Diagnostic Dilemma in a 9 Year Old Boy with a Limp, Kristen M. Prendergast MD (Presentation)
Baby Come Back! An In-Depth Evaluation of Pediatric Emergency Room Return Visits, Timothy Roach DO (Presentation)