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Neonatal Fellows (Current and Recent Graduates)
 

LaKeitha Rena Foster, M.D. (Third Year Fellow)

LaKeitha Foster, M.D., Neonatal Fellow

Licensure

2005                                                                 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

 Education

Medical:

2003

Meharry Medical College

Nashville, Tennessee

Doctorate of Medicine (Honors)

MD

 

 

Post Graduate:

2003 – 2006

 

University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center

General Pediatrics

 

Internship & Residency

2006 - Present

University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

  Honors/Awards

1993 – 1997

Dean’s List, Southern University

1996

Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society

1996

Beta Kappa Chi Biological Honors Society

1999

Recipient, Cal Turner, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund

1999   

Recipient, William T. Durham Memorial Scholarship Award

1999 – 2003

Deans List, Meharry Medical College

2001

Recipient, Flotilla Watkins, MD Endowed Scholarship Fund

2001

Nomination, All-American Scholar Award

2006

Research Award, UT-Southwestern Senior Pediatrics Dinner

2008

Wyeth Research Award 2008 for the abstract entitled “Maternal Progesterone Treatment Retards Labor in Mice by Antagonizing Inflammatory ResponsePathways and SP−A Secretion by the Fetal Lung.” Oral Presentation at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation 55th Annual Scientific Meeting.

Research

  • Title:    “Progesterone receptors during parturition”

Mentor: Carole Mendelson, MD, University of Texas-Southwestern, Department of Biochemistry

Publications

Grau AM, Ata A, Foster L, Ahmed NU, Reasoner D, Yu Shyr G, Stain SC, Pearson AS Effect of race on long-term survival of breast cancer patients: transinstitutional analysis from an inner city hospital and university medical center.  Am Surg;71:164-70, 2005

 

Abstracts

Foster L, Anderson J. The Inter-Rater Reliability of Apgar Scores at One and Five Minutes. Presentation at SSPR, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2005, and at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Toronto, Canada, May 2007

Foster L, Mendelson C. Maternal Progesterone Treatment Retards Labor in Mice by Antagonizing Inflammatory ResponsePathways and SP−A Secretion by the Fetal Lung. Oral Presentation at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation 55th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2008.

Foster L, Mendelson C. Maternal Progesterone Treatment Inhibits Fetal Lung SP-A Expression and Antagonizes Inflammatory Response Pathways Associated with Delayed Labor. Poster presentation at PAS-SPR, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5/03/08


Liaqat Hayat Khan, M.D. (Third Year Fellow)

Liaquat (Leo) Khan, M.D. Neonatal Fellow

Licensure

2003 – 2006

Pennsylvania Medical License

2006 – Present

Texas Physician in Training Permit

Certification

2003

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

Education

Medical:

 

 

1995 - 2000

The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

MD

Postgraduate:

 

 

2003 - 2006

Penn State Children’s Hospital & The Milton S.

Hershey Medical Center, The Penn State

University - College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania

General Pediatrics

Internship & Residency

2006 - Present

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

Research

•         Title: Changes in potassium channel expression and their distribution in the uteroplacental vasculature during ovine pregnancy

  • Mentor: Charles Rosenfeld, MD

David Lam, M.D. (Third Year Fellow)

David Lam, M.D., Neonatal Fellow

Licensure

2006                                                  Texas State of Medical Board Examiners

Education

Medical:

 

 

1999 – 2003

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas

MD

Postgraduate:

 

 

2003 – 2006

Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas

General Pediatrics

Internship & Residency

2006 – Present

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

Honors/Awards

2000 – 2003

University of Arkansas’ Honors Program

2003

Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

2003 – 2006

UAMS Chairman’s Scholar Program in Pediatrics

Research

•         Title: Toll-like Receptor 2, TGFß and the Regulation of Inflammation

•         Mentor: Rashmin Savani, MBChB

Abstracts

Lam D, Jiang H, Savani RC. Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) Ligation Results in Increased TGF and Stimulates Macrophage Migration Using Hyaluronan and Its Receptor RHAMM. Poster presentation at PAS-SPR, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5/06/08

 

Katherine (Katie) Marie Bennett, M.D. (Second Year Fellow)

Katherine Bennett, M.D., Neonatal Fellow

Licensure:

2007

Texas Physician in Training Permit

Education:

Medical:

2000—2004

 

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

 

MD

Post Graduate:

 

 

2004—2007   

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, General Pediatrics

Internship & Residency

2007 - Present

University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

 Honors/Awards:

1996

National Merit Scholarship Finalist

1996—2000

National Scholarship Recipient from Royal Neighbors of America

1996—2000

Dean’s Honor List, University of Texas at Austin

1997—2000

Alpha Epsilon Delta, pre-med honors society

1997

Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman honors society

1997

Phi Eta Sigman, freshman honors society

1997—1998

Phi Beta Kinsolving, residence hall honors society

2000

Phi Beta Kappa

2004

Alpha Omega Alpha

2004

Kurt Ian Wey Award for Pediatrics,   University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Research

  • Title: Title: Ephrin B2 and Eph B4 receptors and their role in lung development
  • Mentor: Margaret Schwarz, MD

 
Lilian Teng St.John, M.D (Second Year Fellow)

Lilian St. John, M.D., Neonatal Fellow

Licensure:

2005                                   Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Education:

Medical:

2000-2004

 

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

 

MD

Post Graduate:

2004 – 2007

 

University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center

General Pediatrics

 

Internship & Residency

2007 - Present

University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

 Honors/Awards:

1994-1996

Dean’s Honor List for College of Business Administration

University of Texas at Austin

1996-1998

Dean’s Honor List for College of Natural Science

University of Texas at Austin

Research

Title:

“Effectiveness of Plastic Head Covering for Hypothermia Prevention in Premature Newborns”

Mentor:

Myra H. Wyckoff, M.D.

Abstracts

St.John L, Wyckoff M. Presentation at AAP Meeting, October 2008


Nathan Cole Sundgren, M.D., Ph.D. (Second Year Fellow)

Nathan Sundgren, M.D., Ph.D., Neonatal Fellow

Licensure:

2007                  Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Education:

Medical:

1997 – 2005

 

 

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, Oregon

 

MD, PhD

Post Graduate:

2005 – 2007

 

University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center

General Pediatrics

 

Internship & Residency

2007 - Present

University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

 Honors/Awards:

1995

Murdock Student Research Scholar, Heart Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University

1996

Outstanding Graduate in Biology, George Fox University

2003

President’s Presenter Award (for outstanding abstract effectively

furthering the objectives of the Society), Society for Gynecologic

Investigation

2004

Journal Cover Article:  Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol,

January–June

 Research

Title:

Fc gamma receptor I signaling in CRP induced Hypertension

Mentor:

Philip Shaul, MD

Grants

2002-2003

American Heart Association Pre-Doctoral Fellowship.  How Does IGF-1 affect Fetal Heart Growth? Grant 0215264Z

2008-2011

Physician Scientist Training Program, UTSW

Publications

Peer-reviewed Articles:

Sundgren NC, Giraud GD, Schultz JM, Lasarev MR, Stork PJS, Thornburg KL.  Extracellular signal-regulated kinase and phosphoinositol-3 kinase mediate IGF-1 induced proliferation of fetal sheep cardiomyocytes.  Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 285: R1481-R1489, 2003 (Cover Article of January-June, 2004, of print journal)

 Sundgren NC, Giraud GD, Stork PJ, Maylie JG and Thornburg KL. Angiotensin II stimulates hyperplasia but not hypertrophy in immature ovine cardiomyocytes. J Physiol 548: 881-891, 2003.

Habecker BA, Klein KG, Sundgren NC, Li W, Woodward WR.  Developmental regulation of neurotransmitter phenotype through tetrahydrobiopterin.  The Journal of Neuroscience 22(21): 9445-9452, 2002.

Invited:

Thornburg, KL and Sundgren, NC.  Cell stretch may be necessary for normal development. Invited commentary.  Pediatric Research 50(1), 2001

Abstracts

 Thornburg, K, Louey, S, Chattergoon, N, O’Tierney, P, Sundgren N, Jonker S, Giraud, G.  Pro- and anti- proliferation in immature cardiac myocytes: Who Wins?  Western Pharmacology Society – 51st Annual Meeting.  January 2008

 Sundgren NC, Giraud GD, and Thornburg KL  Insulin-like growth factor-1 downregulates the intra-renal renin-angiotensin system in fetal sheep.  FASEB Conference – molecular and cellular signaling in the perinatal cardiovascular system.  August 2004.

Giraud GD, Karamlou K, Sundgren NC, Jonker SJ, Ungerleider R, and Thornburg KL.  Cardiac myocyte development from fetus to the newborn, functional and signaling changes.  FASEB Conference – molecular and cellular signaling in the perinatal cardiovascular system.  August 2004.

Sundgren NC, Giraud GD, Jonker SJ, Schultz J, Stork PJ, Maylie JG, Thornburg KL.  IGF-1 causes a proliferation, but not hypertrophy, of fetal sheep cardiomyocytes in vivo and in vitroExperimental Biology FASEB Conference, April 2003.

Sundgren NC, Giraud GD, Stork PJ, Thornburg KL.  Differential roles of Angiotensin II and Phenylephrine in Cultured Fetal Sheep Cardiomyocytes.  Society for Gynecologic Investigation, March 2003. (President’s Presenter Award)

B. Habecker, M. Klein, N. Sundgren, and W. Woodward.  Target Suppression of a Tyrosine Hydroxylase Cofactor in TH-Containing Cholinergic Sympathetic Neurons.  Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 2000.

Habecker, B. A., Klein, M., Luo, Z., and Sundgren, N.  Regulation of catecholamine content in TH-immunoreactive cholinergic sympathetic neurons.  Catecholamine Gordon Conference, Queen's College, Oxford, UK. 1999


Maria Afanador, M.D. (First Year Fellow)

Maria Afanador, M.D.

Education

 

2008-Present           

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

Fellow

2005-2008

University of South Florida , Department of Pediatrics,Tampa, Florida

Resident

2001-2005 

University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida

M.D.

1997-2001

Biology, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida

B.A., Honors Degree

 

Academic Honors

2007-2008      

USF Pediatric Resident Teacher of the Year Award for Outstanding Medical Student Teaching

2005

Gold Humanism Honor Society, Barness Behnke Chapter

2001

Summa Cum Laude, Rollins College
Honors in Biology Major, Rollins College
Archibald Granville Bush Award for Excellence in Biology

1997-2001

Honors Degree Program, Rollins College

1997

Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society, Rollins College

 

 

Organizations and Leadership

2005-present

Member: American Academy of Pediatrics, attended National Conference 10/2006

2005-2008

Member: Residency Oversight Committee, University of South Florida Department of Pediatrics

2004-2005

Honor Council Senior Class Representative, University of South Florida College of Medicine

2004

Hispanic American Medical Student Association Founding Member, University of South Florida College of Medicine

2002-2003

Pediatric Interest Group Co-President

2001-2005

Member: American Medical Association, American Medical Student Association, Florida Medical Association

1997-2001

Rollins College Student Ambassador

 

Research/Publications/Abstracts

2008

T. Havranek, T. L. Ashmeade, M. Afanador, J.D. Carver. The Effect of Maternal Magnesium Sulfate Administration on Intestinal Blood Flow in Preterm Neonates. PAS-SPR, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5/04/08

2005

Case Report: “Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease Masquerading as a Complication from a Periodontal Abscess.” Philip Altus, MD; Andrew Bagg, MD; Maria Afanador, BA.  Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 2006; 14(2): 114-115

2000-2001

Honors Thesis, Rollins College Honors Program: “Antimicrobial Resistance in the Normal Flora of the Skin.”

                       

Extracurricular Activities/ Volunteer Experience

2004

Florida Camp for Children and Youth with Diabetes, Camp Counselor

2004

Catholic Charities Mobile Medical Services Program, Volunteer

2002

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, Camp Counselor

 

Tara DuPont, M.D. (First Year Fellow)

Tara DuPont, M.D.

 

Natalie Frost, M.D. (First Year Fellow)

Natalie Frost, M.D.

 

Vishal Kapadia, M.D. (First Year Fellow)

Vishal Kapadia, M.D.

 

John Eric Sparks, M.D. (First Year Fellow)

John Eric Sparks, M.D. 

 

Chad Alan Barber, M.D. (2007 Graduate)

Chad Barber, M.D., Neonatal Fellow

Licensure

2006                                 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Education

Medical: 

1997 – 2001

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX

MD

 

Postgraduate:

2001 – 2004

Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

General Pediatrics

Internship & Residency

2004 – 2007

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

 

Honors/Awards

2003 – 2004

 

Debra H. Fiser, MD Award for Excellence in Critical Care

Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

2003 – 2004

 

Donald E. Hill, MD Memorial Award for Excellence in Research

Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

2005

AAP Trainee Travel Award, AAP National Conference & Exhibition, Washington, DC

2006

Mead Johnson Travel Award Recipient, 68th Perinatal & Developmental Medicine Symposium Aspen, CO

 

Research

Title:   Randomized Controlled Trial of Endotracheal versus Intravenous Administration of

                  Epinephrine During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Asphyxiated

                  Piglets

  • Mentor: Myra Wyckoff, MD

Grants

2005 – Present

 

NRP Young Investigator Award. Randomized Controlled Trial of Endotracheal versus Intravenous Administration of Epinephrine During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Asphyxiated Piglets. Research Mentor: Myra Wyckoff, MD.  $10,000.

Publications

Barber CA, Wyckoff MH. Use and Efficacy of Endotracheal Versus Intravenous Epinephrine During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Delivery Room. Pediatrics 118: 1028-1034, 2006

Barber C, Karimi P, Anderson JM.  Educational perspectives: Changes in the neonatal resuscitation program. NeoReviews, 7; e449-e453, 2006

Abstracts

Barber CA, Green JW, Just EG, Becton DL. Plasma Exchange in Children with Purpura Fulminans. Presented at Southern Society for Pediatric Research. New Orleans, LA. February 2003. 

Barber CA, Sikes NC, Norton JD, Lowery CL, Kaiser JR. Effects of Mode of Delivery on Mortality and Severe Brain Injury in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants. Presented at Southern Society for Pediatric Research. New Orleans, LA. February 2004. 

Barber CA, Wyckoff MH. Evaluation of Endotracheal vs. Intravenous Administration of Epinephrine During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Presented at American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. Washington, DC. October 2005

Barber CA, Shalak LF, Wyckoff MH. End-tidal CO2 Detection of an Audible Heart-rate During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Following Asystole in Piglets. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. San Francisco, CA, May 2006 

Barber CA, Shalak LF, Wyckoff MH. End-tidal CO2 Detection of an Audible Heart-rate During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Following Asystole in Piglets. Presented at 68th Perinatal & Developmental Medicine Symposium. Aspen, CO, June 2006 

Barber CA, Shalak LF, Garcia D, Wyckoff MH. Correlation of End-tidal CO2 with Return of an Audible Heart-rate During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Following Asystole in Piglets. Presented at 13th Annual South Central Conference on Perinatal Research. Austin, TX, October 2006.

Barber CA, Shalak LF, Garcia D, Wyckoff MH. Neonatal Cardiac Compressions Following Asystole from Asphyxia: Beneficial or Futile? Presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Toronto, Canada, May 2007

Barber CA, Wyckoff MH. Randomized Controlled Trial of Endotracheal Versus Intravenous Administration of Epinephrine During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Asphyxiated Piglets. Presentation at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Orlando, FL, November 2007

Barber CA, Garcia D, Wyckoff MH. Randomized Controlled Trial of Endotracheal Versus Intravenous Administration of Epinephrine During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Asphyxiated Piglets. Poster presentation at: PAS-SPR, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 2008

 


Arpitha Chiruvolu, M.D. (2008 Graduate)

 Arpitha Chiruvolu, M.D., Neonatal Fellow

Licensure

2007                                                                    Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Certification

2001                                  Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

Education

Medical:

1992 - 1998

 

Osmania Medical College, Andhra Pradesh, India 

 

MD

 

Postgraduate

 

 

2002 – 2005

Atlantic Health System, New Jersey

General Pediatrics

Internship &

Residency

2005 - Present

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

 Honors and Awards

1989 - 1996

State Merit Scholarship, Andhra Pradesh, India

1989 - 1996

National Merit Scholarship, India

1995

Distinction in Ophthalmology boards (stood State 2nd), NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India 

2003 - 2004

Resident teacher of the year, voted by New Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ, New Jersey

2005

Gloria O. Schrager, M.D. award for the excellence in teaching, Atlantic Health System, New Jersey

2005 - 2006

Teaching fellow of the year award, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children’s Medical Center

Research

Title: Altered Calcium Homeostasis in Term Neonates: Possible Association with

Gentamicin Dosing and/or dosing Interval

      Mentor: Greg Jackson, MD, MBA

      SOC: Gregory Jackson, M.D., M.B.A., William Engle M.D., Pablo Sanchez M.D., Octavio Ramilo, M.D.

      Funding: Children’s Medical Center Foundation (2007-08)

Title: Serum Calcium Values in Term and Late-preterm Neonates Receiving Gentamicin

      Mentor:   Gregory L. Jackson, M.D., M.B.A.

Title: Patent Ductus Arteriosus

      Mentor: Mambarath Jaleel M.D.

      Reviewed the literature and presented as Neonatal Critically Appraised Topic to the    Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center (9/2007)

Publications

•    Chiruvolu A, Anderson JM. A term newborn with congenital dwarfism. Neoreviews, Visual diagnosis; 7:e280, 2006

•    Chiruvolu A, Engle WD, Sendelbach DM, Manning MD, Jackson GL. Serum Calcium Values in Term and Late-preterm Neonates Receiving Gentamicin, Pediatric Nephrology. 23; 569-74, 2008

Abstracts

  • Chiruvolu A, Engle WD, Jackson GL. Serum Calcium Values in Term and Late-preterm Neonates Receiving Gentamicin. Submitted to AAP Meeting San Francisco, CA, October 2007


Andrea Freeman Duncan, M.D. (2008 Graduate)

 Andrea (Andi) Duncan, M.D.

Licensure

2004                                  Texas State Board of Medical Examiners Licensed

Education

Medical:

1998 – 2002

 

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School- Dallas

 

MD 

Postgraduate:

2002 - 2005:

 

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

General Pediatrics

 

Internship & Residency

2005 – Present

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

2006 – Present

University of Houston

MPH

 

Honors/Awards

1994 – 1998

University of Texas Achievement Honors Award Scholarship

1994 -1998

Baumberger Endowment Scholar

1995 – 1998

MAPS Scholar

1995 – 1998

Golden Key National Honors Society

1996

Eta Phi Beta Scholarship Recipient

1996 – 1997

Humanities Study Abroad Scholar

1997 – 1998

College Scholar

1998

Special Honors in Humanities

1999

Mayo Clinic Summer Clinical Fellowship (Mayo Rochester)

1999 – 2000

National Medical Association Scholarship

2001

Departmental Pediatric Scholarship and 1 month clerkship- Mayo Clinic Rochester

2006

Chair, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Task Force on Follow-up

2006-present

Member, Board of Directors for the  Low Birth Weight Development Center

2007-2008

Klaus Perinatal Research Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics for her project entitled “Effects of very low birth weight, prematurity and postnatal growth on blood pressure during the first 3 years of life.”

2008

Young Investigator’s Travel Awards Program

 Activities:

Board Member- Low Birth Weight Development Center

Lecturer- Neonatal Nursing program, 2007:

CMC Low Birth Weight Clinic and Follow Up Care of NNICU Graduates

Member- Docs For Tots Pediatric Advocacy Group

Research

  • Title: Effects of VLBW, Prematurity and Postnatal Growth on Blood Pressure During the First 3 Years of Life
  • Mentors: Roy Heyne, MD and Charles Rosenfeld, MD
  • Chair of the Research Advisory Committee: Roy Heyne, MD

Abstracts

Duncan AF, Morgan JS, Ahmad, N, Rosenfeld CR, Heyne RJ. Inter-rater reliability of manual blood pressure (BP) measurements in children 1-3 years of age. Presentation at AAP Meeting San Francisco, CA, October 2007.

Duncan AF, Rosenfeld CR, Morgan JS, Ahmad N, Heyne R. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) in very low birth weight infants (VLBW) exceeds a reference population in the first 3 yr of life. Poster symposium presentation at PAS-SPR, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5/04/08

Publications

Duncan A, Rosenfeld CR. Inter-rater reliability and effect of state on blood pressure measurements in infants 1-3 years of age. Pediatrics, in press


Darryl Miao, M.D. (2008 Graduate)

Darryl Miao, M.D., Neonatal Fellow

Licensure

2005                                                              Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Education

Medical:

 

 

1998 - 2002

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

MD

 

Postgraduate:

2002 - 2005

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center General Pediatrics

Internship & Residency

2005 - Present

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

Honors/Awards

1998 - Present

Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi Organization

Participate in nursing home visits, fund-raising.

Research

  • Title:  Contribution of Arginine Vasopressin and Alpha-Agonists on Angiotensin II-

                 Meditated increases in Newborn Blood Pressure

  • Mentor: Charles Rosenfeld, MD
  • Chair of the Research Advisory Committee: Charles Rosenfeld, MD

Abstracts

Miao D, Salhab W, Rosenfeld CR.  Characteristics and Outcome of Infants with Gastroschisis: A 16 Years Review.  Presented at the SPR/PAS 2005 meeting Washington, DC (poster) as well as a presentation at the 2004 Mead-Johnson South Central Conference on Perinatal Research, Austin, TX 

Miao D, Velaphi S, Roy T, and Rosenfeld CR.  Mechanisms Regulating Blood Pressure in Conscious Newborn Sheep: Metabolic Clearance of Arginine Vasopressin (MCRAVP).  Presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. Toronto, Canada, May 2007

Miao D, Velaphi S, Roy T, and Rosenfeld CR.  Mechanisms Regulating Blood Pressure in Conscious Newborn Sheep: Metabolic Clearance of Arginine Vasopressin (MCRAVP).  Presentation at AAP Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 2007

Miao D, DeSpain K, Rosenfeld CR. Vascular reactivity in newborn sheep is vessel and agonist dependent. Poster presentation at PAS-SPR, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5/04/08 

Miao D, DeSpain K, Rosenfeld CR.Vascular sensitivity to angiotensin II (ANG II) and α-stimulation increases after the first month postnatal in conscious newborn sheep. Poster presentation at PAS-SPR, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5/04/08

 


Rodica Catrinel Marinescu, M.D. (2008 Graduate)

Catrinel Marinescu, M.D., Neonatal Fellow

Licensure

2005 - Present             Pennsylvania, Unrestricted Medical License

2006 - Present             Texas Physician in Training Permit

Certification

2001                            Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

Education

Medical:

 

 

1988 - 1994

Universitatea de Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania

MD

Postgraduate:

 

 

1994 - 1997

Resident in Internal Medicine, Romanian National Residency Program, Bucharest, Romania

Residency

1997 - 2000

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Human Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

 

2000 - 2001

Scientist, Genotherapeutics, Inc, Memphis, TN

 

2001 - 2002

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Human Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

 

2002 - 2003

Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia

Thomas Jefferson Medical College

General Pediatrics

Internship

2003 - 2005

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia

Drexel University College of Medicine

General Pediatrics

Residency

2005 - 2006

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

2006 - Present

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship

Honors/Awards

1988 - 1994

National Merit Fellowship,  Universitatea de Medicina

si Farmacie Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania

1993

Medical Student Training Grant at Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Holland

2001- 2002

NIH training Grant, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

Research

•         Title: RHAMM and angiogenesis       .

•          Mentor: Rashmin Savani, MBChB

Publications

Schmutte C, Marinescu RC, Sadoff MM, Guerrette S, Overhauser J, Fishel R: Human Exonuclease I interacts with the mismatch repair protein hMSH2. Cancer Research 58:4537-4542, 1998

Schmutte C, Marinescu RC, Copeland NG, Jenkins A, Overhauser J, Fishel R: Refined chromosomal localization of the mismatch repair and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal genes hMSH2 and hMSH6. Cancer Research. 58(20):4537-42, 1998

Marinescu RC, Johnson E, Dykens E, Hodapp R, Overhauser J: No relationship between size of deletion and developmental delay in cri-du-chat syndrome. Am J Med Genet 86:66-70, 1999

Marinescu RC, Mamunes P, Kline AD, Schmidt J, Rojas K, Overhauser J. Variability in a family with an insertion involving 5p. American Journal of Medical Genetics 86:258-263, 1999

Marinescu RC, Nyce K, Serrano de la Pena L, Overhauser J, Williams CJ: Exclusion of the gene for human cartilage intermediate layer protein in currently mapped calcium pyrophoasphate dihydrate deposition syndromes. Arthitis Rheum 42:2139-2143, 1999

Sreekantaiah C, Kronn D, Marinescu RC, Goldin B, Overhauser J: Characterization of a complex chromosomal rearrangement in a patient with a typical cat-like cry and no other features of cri-du-chat syndrome. Am J Med Genet 86:264-268,1999

Marinescu RC, Johnson E, Grady D, Overhauser J: FISH Analysis of Terminal Deletions in Patients Diagnosed with Cri-du-chat Syndrome. Clin Genet 56:282-288,1999

Johnson EI, Marinescu RC, Punnett H,Tennenholz B. 5p14 deletion associated with microcephaly and seizures. J Med Genet 37:125-127, 2000

Medina M, Marinescu RC, Overhauser J, Kosik KS: Hemizygosity of d-catenin (CTNND2) is associated with severe mental retardation in Cri-du-Chat syndrome. Genomics 63:157-164, 2000

Marinescu RC, Cerruti Maniardi P, Collins MR, Kouahou M, Coucourde G, Pastore G, Eaton-Evans J, Overhauser J. Growth charts for Cri-du-chat Syndrome: An International Collaborative Study. Am J of Human Genetics 94:153-162, 2000

Abstracts

Marinescu RC, Ashraf Q, Delivoria-Papadopoulos M : Ca -Influx dependent mechanism of apoptotic proteins expression (Bax, Bcl2, Bcl-xl) in the mitochondrial and cytosolic fractions in the cerebral cortex of newborn piglets.  SPR:A1054, 2005

Marinescu RC, DeLisser HM, Savani RC. The Hyaluronan (HA) Receptor RHAMM is Required for VEGF-Stimulated Endothelial Cell Migration and Angiogenesis. Mead Johnson Meeting, “Genetics - In-roads into Neonatology”, Marco Island, FL, 11/15/2007

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