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Licensure
2005 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Education
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Medical:
2003
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Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tennessee
Doctorate of Medicine (Honors)
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MD
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Post Graduate:
2003 – 2006
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University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center
General Pediatrics
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Internship & Residency
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2006 - Present
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University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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Honors/Awards
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1993 – 1997
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Dean’s List, Southern University
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1996
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Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society
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1996
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Beta Kappa Chi Biological Honors Society
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1999
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Recipient, Cal Turner, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund
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1999
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Recipient, William T. Durham Memorial Scholarship Award
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1999 – 2003
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Dean’s List, Meharry Medical College
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2001
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Recipient, Flotilla Watkins, MD Endowed Scholarship Fund
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2001
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Nomination, All-American Scholar Award
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2006
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Research Award, UT-Southwestern Senior Pediatrics Dinner
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2008
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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.
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Research
- Title: “Progesterone receptors during parturition”
Mentor: Carole Mendelson, MD, University of Texas-Southwestern, Department of Biochemistry
Publications
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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
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Abstracts
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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
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Liaqat Hayat Khan, M.D. (Third Year Fellow)
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Licensure
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2003 – 2006
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Pennsylvania Medical License
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2006 – Present
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Texas Physician in Training Permit
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Certification
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2003
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Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
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Education
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Medical:
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1995 - 2000
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The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
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MD
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Postgraduate:
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2003 - 2006
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Penn State Children’s Hospital & The Milton S.
Hershey Medical Center, The Penn State
University - College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
General Pediatrics
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Internship & Residency
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2006 - Present
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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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)

Licensure
2006 Texas State of Medical Board Examiners
Education
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Medical:
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1999 – 2003
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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MD
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Postgraduate:
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2003 – 2006
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Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas
General Pediatrics
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Internship & Residency
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2006 – Present
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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Honors/Awards
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2000 – 2003
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University of Arkansas’ Honors Program
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2003
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Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
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2003 – 2006
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UAMS Chairman’s Scholar Program in Pediatrics
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Research
• Title: Toll-like Receptor 2, TGFß and the Regulation of Inflammation
• Mentor: Rashmin Savani, MBChB
Abstracts
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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
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Katherine (Katie) Marie Bennett, M.D. (Second Year Fellow)

Licensure:
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2007
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Texas Physician in Training Permit
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Education:
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Medical:
2000—2004
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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MD
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Post Graduate:
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2004—2007
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University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, General Pediatrics
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Internship & Residency
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2007 - Present
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University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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Honors/Awards:
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1996
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National Merit Scholarship Finalist
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1996—2000
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National Scholarship Recipient from Royal Neighbors of America
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1996—2000
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Dean’s Honor List, University of Texas at Austin
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1997—2000
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Alpha Epsilon Delta, pre-med honors society
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1997
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Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman honors society
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1997
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Phi Eta Sigman, freshman honors society
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1997—1998
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Phi Beta Kinsolving, residence hall honors society
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2000
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Phi Beta Kappa
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2004
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Alpha Omega Alpha
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2004
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Kurt Ian Wey Award for Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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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)

Licensure:
2005 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Education:
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Medical:
2000-2004
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
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MD
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Post Graduate:
2004 – 2007
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University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center
General Pediatrics
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Internship & Residency
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2007 - Present
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University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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Honors/Awards:
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1994-1996
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Dean’s Honor List for College of Business Administration
University of Texas at Austin
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1996-1998
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Dean’s Honor List for College of Natural Science
University of Texas at Austin
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Research
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Title:
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“Effectiveness of Plastic Head Covering for Hypothermia Prevention in Premature Newborns”
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Mentor:
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Myra H. Wyckoff, M.D.
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Abstracts
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St.John L, Wyckoff M. Presentation at AAP Meeting, October 2008
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Nathan Cole Sundgren, M.D., Ph.D. (Second Year Fellow)

Licensure:
2007 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Education:
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Medical:
1997 – 2005
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Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, Oregon
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MD, PhD
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Post Graduate:
2005 – 2007
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University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center
General Pediatrics
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Internship & Residency
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2007 - Present
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University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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Honors/Awards:
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1995
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Murdock Student Research Scholar, Heart Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University
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1996
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Outstanding Graduate in Biology, George Fox University
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2003
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President’s Presenter Award (for outstanding abstract effectively
furthering the objectives of the Society), Society for Gynecologic
Investigation
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2004
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Journal Cover Article: Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol,
January–June
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Research
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Title:
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Fc gamma receptor I signaling in CRP induced Hypertension
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Mentor:
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Philip Shaul, MD
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Grants
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2002-2003
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American Heart Association Pre-Doctoral Fellowship. How Does IGF-1 affect Fetal Heart Growth? Grant 0215264Z
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2008-2011
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Physician Scientist Training Program, UTSW
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Publications
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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
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Abstracts
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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 vitro. Experimental 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
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Maria Afanador, M.D. (First Year Fellow)

Education
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2008-Present
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
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Fellow
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2005-2008
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University of South Florida , Department of Pediatrics,Tampa, Florida
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Resident
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2001-2005
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University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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M.D.
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1997-2001
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Biology, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
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B.A., Honors Degree
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Academic Honors
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2007-2008
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USF Pediatric Resident Teacher of the Year Award for Outstanding Medical Student Teaching
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2005
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Gold Humanism Honor Society, Barness Behnke Chapter
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2001
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Summa Cum Laude, Rollins College
Honors in Biology Major, Rollins College
Archibald Granville Bush Award for Excellence in Biology
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1997-2001
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Honors Degree Program, Rollins College
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1997
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Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society, Rollins College
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Organizations and Leadership
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2005-present
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Member: American Academy of Pediatrics, attended National Conference 10/2006
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2005-2008
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Member: Residency Oversight Committee, University of South Florida Department of Pediatrics
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2004-2005
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Honor Council Senior Class Representative, University of South Florida College of Medicine
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2004
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Hispanic American Medical Student Association Founding Member, University of South Florida College of Medicine
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2002-2003
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Pediatric Interest Group Co-President
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2001-2005
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Member: American Medical Association, American Medical Student Association, Florida Medical Association
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1997-2001
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Rollins College Student Ambassador
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Research/Publications/Abstracts
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2008
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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
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2005
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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
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2000-2001
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Honors Thesis, Rollins College Honors Program: “Antimicrobial Resistance in the Normal Flora of the Skin.”
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Extracurricular Activities/ Volunteer Experience
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2004
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Florida Camp for Children and Youth with Diabetes, Camp Counselor
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2004
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Catholic Charities Mobile Medical Services Program, Volunteer
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2002
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Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, Camp Counselor
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Tara DuPont, M.D. (First Year Fellow)

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

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

John Eric Sparks, M.D. (First Year Fellow)
Chad Alan Barber, M.D. (2007 Graduate)

Licensure
2006 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Education
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Medical:
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1997 – 2001
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX
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MD
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Postgraduate:
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2001 – 2004
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Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
General Pediatrics
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Internship & Residency
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2004 – 2007
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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Honors/Awards
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2003 – 2004
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Debra H. Fiser, MD Award for Excellence in Critical Care
Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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2003 – 2004
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Donald E. Hill, MD Memorial Award for Excellence in Research
Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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2005
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AAP Trainee Travel Award, AAP National Conference & Exhibition, Washington, DC
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2006
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Mead Johnson Travel Award Recipient, 68th Perinatal & Developmental Medicine Symposium Aspen, CO
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Research
Title: Randomized Controlled Trial of Endotracheal versus Intravenous Administration of
Epinephrine During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Asphyxiated
Piglets
Grants
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2005 – Present
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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.
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Publications
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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
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Abstracts
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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
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Arpitha Chiruvolu, M.D. (2008 Graduate)

Licensure
2007 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Certification
2001 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Education
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Medical:
1992 - 1998
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Osmania Medical College, Andhra Pradesh, India
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MD
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Postgraduate
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2002 – 2005
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Atlantic Health System, New Jersey
General Pediatrics
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Internship &
Residency
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2005 - Present
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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Honors and Awards
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1989 - 1996
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State Merit Scholarship, Andhra Pradesh, India
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1989 - 1996
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National Merit Scholarship, India
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1995
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Distinction in Ophthalmology boards (stood State 2nd), NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India
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2003 - 2004
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Resident teacher of the year, voted by New Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ, New Jersey
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2005
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Gloria O. Schrager, M.D. award for the excellence in teaching, Atlantic Health System, New Jersey
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2005 - 2006
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Teaching fellow of the year award, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children’s Medical Center
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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
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• 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
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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
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Andrea Freeman Duncan, M.D. (2008 Graduate)
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Licensure
2004 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners Licensed
Education
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Medical:
1998 – 2002
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical School- Dallas
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MD
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Postgraduate:
2002 - 2005:
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
General Pediatrics
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Internship & Residency
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2005 – Present
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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2006 – Present
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University of Houston
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MPH
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Honors/Awards
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1994 – 1998
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University of Texas Achievement Honors Award Scholarship
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1994 -1998
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Baumberger Endowment Scholar
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1995 – 1998
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MAPS Scholar
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1995 – 1998
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Golden Key National Honors Society
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1996
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Eta Phi Beta Scholarship Recipient
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1996 – 1997
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Humanities Study Abroad Scholar
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1997 – 1998
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College Scholar
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1998
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Special Honors in Humanities
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1999
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Mayo Clinic Summer Clinical Fellowship (Mayo Rochester)
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1999 – 2000
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National Medical Association Scholarship
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2001
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Departmental Pediatric Scholarship and 1 month clerkship- Mayo Clinic Rochester
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2006
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Chair, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Task Force on Follow-up
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2006-present
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Member, Board of Directors for the Low Birth Weight Development Center
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2007-2008
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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.”
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2008
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Young Investigator’s Travel Awards Program
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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
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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
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Publications
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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
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Darryl Miao, M.D. (2008 Graduate)

Licensure
2005 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Education
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Medical:
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1998 - 2002
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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MD
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Postgraduate:
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2002 - 2005
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center General Pediatrics
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Internship & Residency
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2005 - Present
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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Honors/Awards
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1998 - Present
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Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi Organization
Participate in nursing home visits, fund-raising.
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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
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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
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Rodica Catrinel Marinescu, M.D. (2008 Graduate)

Licensure
2005 - Present Pennsylvania, Unrestricted Medical License
2006 - Present Texas Physician in Training Permit
Certification
2001 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Education
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Medical:
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1988 - 1994
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Universitatea de Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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MD
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Postgraduate:
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1994 - 1997
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Resident in Internal Medicine, Romanian National Residency Program, Bucharest, Romania
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Residency
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1997 - 2000
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Human Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
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2000 - 2001
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Scientist, Genotherapeutics, Inc, Memphis, TN
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2001 - 2002
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Human Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
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2002 - 2003
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Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson Medical College
General Pediatrics
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Internship
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2003 - 2005
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St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia
Drexel University College of Medicine
General Pediatrics
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Residency
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2005 - 2006
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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2006 - Present
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
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Fellowship
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Honors/Awards
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1988 - 1994
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National Merit Fellowship, Universitatea de Medicina
si Farmacie Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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1993
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Medical Student Training Grant at Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Holland
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2001- 2002
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NIH training Grant, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
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Research
• Title: RHAMM and angiogenesis .
• Mentor: Rashmin Savani, MBChB
Publications
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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
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Abstracts
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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
Marinescu RC, DeLisser HM, Cao G, Savani RC. Hyaluronan (HA) and the HA Receptor RHAMM are Required for VEGF-Stimulated Endothelial Cell Migration and Angiogenesis. Platform presentation at PAS-SPR, Honolulu, Hawaii, 5/05/08
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