Arpitha Chiruvolu, M.D. (3rd Year Fellow)  |
| Licensure |
2005 |
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners |
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| Certification |
2001 |
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
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| Education |
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| Medical |
1992 - 1998 |
Osmania Medical College, Andhra Pradesh, India |
MD |
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2002 - 2003 |
Atlantic Health System, New Jersey, General Pediatrics |
Internship |
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2003-2005
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Atlantic Health System, New Jersey, General Pediatrics |
Residency |
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2005 - Present |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine |
Fellowship |
| Honors/Awards |
1989 - 1992 |
State Merit Scholarship |
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1989 - 1992 |
National Merit Scholarship |
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2003 - 2004 |
Resident teacher of the year, UMDNJ, New Jersey |
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2005 |
Gloria O. Schrager, M.D. award for the excellence in teaching, AHS, New Jersey |
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2005 - 2006 |
Teaching Fellow of the Year Award, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children’s Medical Center |
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| Research |
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Title: Altered Calcium Homeostasis in Term Neonates: Possible Association with Gentamicin Dosing and/or dosing Interval. Mentor: Greg Jackson, MD, MBA |
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| Publications |
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Chiruvolu A, Anderson JM. A term newborn with congenital dwarfism. Neoreviews, Visual diagnosis; 7:e280, 2006
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Andrea Freeman Duncan, M.D. (3rd Year Fellow) _Duncan_small.jpg) |
| Licensure |
2004 |
2004 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners |
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| Education |
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| Medical |
1998 - 2002 |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School- Dallas |
MD |
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2003-2005
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, General Pediatrics |
Residency |
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2005 - Present |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine |
Fellowship |
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2006 - Present |
University of Houston |
MPH |
| Honors/Awards |
1994-1998 |
University of Texas Achievement Honors Award Scholarship |
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1994 -1998 |
Baumberger Endowment Scholar |
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1995 - 1998 |
MAPS Scholar |
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1995 - 1998 |
Golden Key National Honors Society |
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1996 |
Eta Phi Beta Scholarship Recipient |
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1996 - 1997 |
Humanities Study Abroad Scholar |
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1997-1998 |
College Scholar |
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1998 |
Special Honors in Humanities |
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1999 |
Mayo Clinic Summer Clinical Fellowship (Mayo Rochester) |
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1999 - 2000 |
National Medical Association Scholarship |
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2001 |
Departmental Pediatric Scholarship and 1 month clerkship- Mayo Clinic Rochester |
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2006 |
Chair, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Task Force on Follow-up |
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2006-present |
Member, Board of Directors for the Low Birth Weight Development Center |
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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.” |
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Board Member- Low Birth Weight Development Center |
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Lecturer- Neonatal Nursing program, 2007 |
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CMC Low Birth Weight Clinic and Follow Up Care of NNICU Graduates |
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Member- Docs For Tots Pediatric Advocacy Group |
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| Research |
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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 |
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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. (abstract)
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Darryl Miao, M.D. (3rd Year Fellow)  |
| Licensure |
2005 |
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners |
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| Education |
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| Medical |
1998 - 2002 |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
MD |
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2002 - 2005 |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center General Pediatrics |
Residency |
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2005 - Present |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine |
Fellowship |
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| Activities |
1998 - Present |
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi Organization (Participate in nursing home visits, fund-raising) |
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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
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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
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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
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Rodica Catrinel Marinescu, M.D. (3rd Year Fellow)  |
| Licensure |
2005 |
Pennsylvania, Unrestricted Medical License |
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2006 |
Texas Physician in Training Permit |
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| Certification |
2001 |
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
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| Education |
| Medical |
1988 - 1994 |
Universitatea de Medicina Si Farmacie Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania |
MD |
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1994 - 1997 |
Resident in Internal Medicine, Romanian National Residency Program, Bucharest, Romania |
Residency |
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1997 - 2000 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Human Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia |
Research Fellow |
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2000 - 2001 |
Scientist, Genotherapeutics, Inc, Memphis, TN |
Scientist |
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2001 - 2002 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Human Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia |
Research Fellow |
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2002 - 2003 |
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia; Thomas Jefferson Medical College |
Residency |
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2003 - 2005 |
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia; Drexel University College of Medicine |
Residency |
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2005 - 2006 |
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine |
Fellowship |
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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 |
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1993 |
Medical Student Training Grant at Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Holland |
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2001- 2002 |
NIH training Grant, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia |
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| Research |
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Title: RHAMM and angiogenesis. Mentor: Rashmin Savani, MBChB |
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| 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Johnson EI, Marinescu RC, Punnett H, Tennenholz B. 5p14 deletion associated with microcephaly and seizures. J Med Genet 37:125-127, 2000
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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
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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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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 (abstract)
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LaKeitha Rena Foster, M.D. (2nd Year Fellow)  |
| Licensure |
2005 |
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners |
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| Education |
| Medical |
2003 |
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, Doctorate of Medicine (Honors) |
MD |
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2003 – 2006 |
University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center, General Pediatric |
Residency |
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2006 - Present |
University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center, Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine |
Fellowship |
| Honors/Awards |
1993 – 1997 |
Dean’s List, Southern University |
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1996 |
Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society |
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1996 |
Beta Kappa Chi Biological Honors Society |
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1999 |
Recipient, Cal Turner, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund |
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1999 |
Recipient, William T. Durham Memorial Scholarship Award |
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1999 – 2003 |
Dean’s List, Meharry Medical College |
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2001 |
Recipient, Flotilla Watkins, MD Endowed Scholarship Fund |
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2001 |
Nomination, All-American Scholar Award
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2006 |
Research Award, UT-Southwestern Senior Pediatrics Dinner |
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| Research |
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Title: “Progesterone receptors during parturition”. Mentor: Carole Mendelson, MD, University of Texas-Southwestern, Department of Biochemistry |
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Grau AM, Ata A, Foster L, Ahmed NU, Reasoner D, YuShyr 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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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 (abstract) |
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Liaqat Hayat Khan, M.D. (2nd Year Fellow) KhanMDsmall.jpg) |
| Licensure |
2003-2006 |
Pennsylvania Medical License |
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2006- |
Texas Physician in Training Permit |
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| Certification |
2003 |
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
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| Medical |
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| Postgraduate |
1995 - 2000 |
The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery |
MD |
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2003 - 2006 |
Penn State Children’s Hospital & The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Penn State |
Residency |
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University - College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, General Pediatrics |
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2006 - Present |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine |
Fellowship |
| Research |
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Title: Changes in potassium channel expression and their distribution in the uteroplacental vasculature during ovine pregnancy. Mentor: Charles Rosenfeld, M.D. |
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David Lam, M.D. (2nd Year Fellow)  |
| Licensure |
2005 |
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners |
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| Education |
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| Medical |
1999 - 2003 |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas |
MD |
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2003 - 2006 |
Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas |
Residency |
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2006 - Present |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine |
Fellowship |
| Honors/Awards |
2000 - 2003 |
University of Arkansas’ Honors Program |
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2003 |
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society |
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2003 – 2006 |
UAMS Chairman’s Scholar Program in Pediatrics |
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| Research |
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Title: TGF-beta and its role in parturition. Mentor: Rashmin Savani, MBChB |
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Katherine Bennett, M.D. (1st Year Fellow)  |
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Nimisha Gupta, M.D. 
(1st Year Fellow, to begin October 2007) |
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Lilian St. John, M.D. (1st Year Fellow)  |
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Nathan Sundgren, M.D. (1st Year Fellow)  |
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Chad Barber, M.D. (Recent Graduate)  |
| Licensure |
2006 |
Texas State of Medical Board Examiners |
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| Education |
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| Medical |
1997 – 2001 |
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
MD |
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2001 – 2004 |
Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; General Pediatrics |
Residency |
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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 |
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Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
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2003 – 2004 |
Donald E. Hill, MD Memorial Award for Excellence in Research |
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Arkansas Children’s Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
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2005 |
AAP Trainee Travel Award, AAP National Conference & Exhibition, Washington, DC |
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2006 |
Mead Johnson Travel Award Recipient, 68th Perinatal & Developmental Medicine Symposium Aspen, CO
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| Research |
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Title: Randomized Controlled Trial of Endotracheal versus Intravenous Administration of Epinephrine During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Asphyxiated Piglets. Mentor: Myra Wyckoff, MD |
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| 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. |
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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
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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.
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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 |
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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. September 2005.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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