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Submissions from 2023 2023

The Promise, Amy Blake MD

Monoclonal antibody infusion reaction with bamlanivimab and etesevimab in a 5-year-old male with coronavirus disease 2019: a case report, Caroline Dziel, Stephanie Vogel DO, Frank Szczerba PharmD, Weijen Chang MD, and Armando Paez MD

Parental substance use and home visiting programs: Implementation considerations for relationship-based treatment, Peter Friedmann MD and Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD

Pediatric Surgery from the Roads Less Traveled: Challenges, Communication, and Collaboration from a Community Nonteaching Hospital, Kevin Moriarty MD

A high-resolution pediatric female whole-body numerical model with comparison to a male model, Georgios Ntolkeras MD

Training home visitors in mentalization-based practice: A qualitative case study of clinical supervision in mothering from the inside out, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD, Maria Carolina Clark, and Michael Moran

Adaptation of an evidence-based parenting intervention for integration into maternal-child home-visiting programs: Challenges and solutions, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD, Michael Moran, Maria Carolina Clark, and Peter Friedmann MD

Invited Commentary: Persistence Pays Off- Pursuing NED Status in Hepatoblastoma Improves Survival: An Observational Study by Fleming A, et al, Michael Tirabassi MD

Submissions from 2022 2022

Heterozygous variants in CTR9, which encodes a major component of the PAF1 complex, are associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

Trends in Disease Severity Among Critically Ill Children With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study in the United States, Pallav Bhattarai MD and Christine McKiernan MD

An analysis of physicians' diagnostic reasoning regarding pediatric abusive head trauma, Stephen Boos MD

Extra-axial haemorrhages in young children with skull fractures: abuse or accident?, Stephen Boos MD

Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Adolescent and Young Adult Eating Disorder Care Volume, Paula Braverman MD

Erratum to "Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States" [Journal of Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology. 2022 Jun;35(3):277-287], Paula Braverman MD

Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure: Eligibility, Enrollment, and Participation, Anisha Contractor DO, Kevin O'Sullivan, Quinn Pack MD, Kyle McAnally, Christene DeJong, Briana Jurkowski, Peter Lindenauer, and Mihaela Stefan MD

Subcutaneous Endoscopic-Assisted Ligation of the Internal Ring for Inguinal Hernia Repair in Neonates Under Spinal Anesthesia, Meagan Derbyshire MD, Heather Grant MD, Antonio Lam DO, Gregory Banever MD, Victoria Pepper MD, David Tashjian MD, Kevin Moriarty MD, and Michael Tirabassi MD

Tissue Rotation of the Xenopus Anterior-Posterior Neural Axis Reveals Profound but Transient Plasticity at the Mid-Gastrula Stage, Janhavi Giribhattanavar MD

Use of letrozole to augment height outcome in pubertal boys: a retrospective chart review, Snigdha Likki, Holley Allen MD, Alex Knee, and Ksenia Tonyushkina MD

Utilization of Core Values and Branding to Recruit the Best Trainees for Your Program, Stewart Mackie MD and Sharon Wretzel MD

Surgeon perceptions of volume threshold and essential practices for pediatric thyroidectomy, Kevin Moriarty MD

Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on outcomes after left main revascularization: g-LM Registry, Maryam Naser MD, Mina Iskandar MD, and Amir Lotfi

Case report: MELAS and concomitant presumed antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in an adult woman, Sirisha Nouduri, Rajiv Padmanabhan MD, Richard Hicks MD, Mary-Alice Abbott MD, Dennis O'Brien PA, and Gottfried Schlaug MD

Novel User-Friendly Application for MRI Segmentation of Brain Resection following Epilepsy Surgery, Georgios Ntolkeras MD

Length of Stay Among Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Risk of Hospital Readmission, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD

Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder Research, Race, and Racism: A Scoping Review, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD

Reflective functioning in mothers with addictions: Differential relationships involving family history of mental illness and substance use, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD

Relationship-Based Home Visiting Services for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders: A Qualitative Study, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD, Maria Carolina Clark, and Peter Friedmann MD

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Behavioral Health of People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Rajapillai Pillai

The Burden of Critical Illness in Hospitalized Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Carol Pineda MD

Growth and Growth Hormone through the Ages: Art and Science, Edward Reiter MD

Are We Making Progress in the Hunt for Biomarkers that Could Differentiate Proton Pump Inhibitor-Responsive Eosinophilic Esophagitis?, Wael Sayej MD

A Centennial Review of Discoveries and Advances in Diabetes: Children and Youth, Ksenia Tonyushkina MD

Non-reimbursable Workload in Pediatric Diabetes Care – the Providers’ Perspective, Ksenia Tonyushkina MD and Nicholas Koran

Long-Term Outcome of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation, Ruben Vaidya MD

The Effects of COVID-19 Hospital Practices on Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration Postdischarge, Ruben Vaidya MD

Utilizing near infra-red spectroscopy to identify physiologic variations during digital retinal imaging in preterm infants, Ruben Vaidya MD, Edward Zitnik DO, Timothy Kita, Kathryn Wagner, Peter St. Marie, Paul Visintainer, and Rachana Singh MD

Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: A Comparison of As-Needed Pharmacotherapy, Marcia Van Vleet MD and Robert Rothstein MD

Association of autism with lead poisoning in an environmental health clinic, Paul Visintainer and Hillary Branch MD

Submissions from 2021 2021

Bi-allelic variants in SPATA5L1 lead to intellectual disability, spastic-dystonic cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and hearing loss, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

EIF3F-related neurodevelopmental disorder: refining the phenotypic and expanding the molecular spectrum, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

Expanding the genotypic and phenotypic spectrum in a diverse cohort of 104 individuals with Wiedemann-Steiner syndrome, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of BCS1L-related mitochondrial disease, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

Impaired glucose-1,6-biphosphate production due to bi-allelic PGM2L1 mutations is associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

Massachusetts' Findings from Statewide Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

Rejecting Gargoylism: Reflections on the term and its relationship to Hurler syndrome, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

The broader phenotypic spectrum of congenital caudal abnormalities associated with mutations in the Caudal Type Homeobox 2 gene, Mary-Alice Abbott MD and Courtney Manning

Prolonged outbreak of clonal, mupirocin-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit: association with personnel and a possible environmental reservoir, analyzed using whole genome sequencing, Joanna Beachy MD

Use of MASCC score in the inpatient management of febrile neutropenia: a single-center retrospective study, Prarthna Bhardwaj MD, Alex Knee, Fatima Ali MD, Ritika Walia MD, Prithwijit Roychowdhury, and Jackson Clark MD

Unmasking of Addison's disease in COVID-19, Pallav Bhattarai MD, Holley Allen MD, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD, Daniel Madden MD, and Kristen Dalton MD

Pediatric Chair Turnover and Demographics, Charlotte Boney MD

The Incidence of Erosive Esophagitis as a Complication of Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Charlotte Boney MD

Traumatic Head Injury and the Diagnosis of Abuse: A Cluster Analysis, Stephen Boos MD

Mother-Infant Dyads with COVID-19 at an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital: Clinical Manifestations and Birth Outcomes, Ingrid Camelo

Pediatric Endocrinology in the Time of COVID-19: Considerations for the Rapid Implementation of Telemedicine and Management of Pediatric Endocrine Conditions, Rushika Conroy MD

A Quality Improvement Approach to Decreasing Postdischarge Acute Care Reuse Among Children With Asthma, Jacqueline Fable MD

Ten Years of Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) in Massachusetts, Donna Fisher MD

Ten Years of Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) in Massachusetts, Donna Fisher MD

Return of the Banana Knife: An Alternative Instrument for Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy, Heather Grant MD, Gregory Banever MD, Kevin Moriarty MD, Victoria Pepper MD, David Tashjian MD, and Michael Tirabassi MD

Metabolic and bariatric surgery is likely safe, but underutilized in adolescents aged 13-17 years, Heather Grant MD and Aixa Perez-Caraballo MD

Impact of maternal medication for opioid use disorder on neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants treated for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, R King, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD, Donna M. Wilson, Sheila Foss, Paul Visintainer, and Rachana Singh MD

The Role of Breast Milk in Infectious Disease, Laura Madore MD and Donna Fisher MD

Incidence of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Among US Persons Infected With SARS-CoV-2, Kimberly Marohn MD

Implementation of a Standardized Approach To Improve the Pediatric Discharge Medication Process, Christine Marrese

Incidental Hepatic Granulomata as the Initial Presentation of Crohn's Disease in a Pediatric Patient, Mojdeh Mostafavi MD, Wael Sayej MD, Blake Hansen MD, Anthony Cretara MD, James Mueller MD, and Barry Hirsch MD

Bolus Gastric Feeds Improve Nutritional Delivery to Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Medical Patients: Results of the COntinuous vs BOlus (COBO2) Multi-Center Trial, Sholeen Nett MD

Caring for Families with Young Children Affected by Substance Use Disorder: Needed Changes, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD

Mothering from the Inside Out: Addressing the Intersection of Addiction, Adversity, and Attachment with Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD

Engagement in perinatal outpatient services among women in recovery from opioid use disorders, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD and Peter Friedmann MD

Editorial: History of Growth Hormone: Animal to Human, Edward Reiter MD

Human Growth and Growth Hormone: From Antiquity to the Recominant Age to the Future, Edward Reiter MD

Are We Making Progress in the Hunt for Biomarkers that could differentiate PPI-Responsive Eosinophilic Esophagitis?, Wael Sayej MD

Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsfor pediatric patients with obesity and diabetes: the providers' perspectives, Ksenia Tonyushkina MD

Association of Maternal Perinatal SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Neonatal Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Massachusetts, Ruben Vaidya MD

Predictors of successful patent ductus arteriosus closure with acetaminophen in preterm infants, Ruben Vaidya MD, Alex Knee, Yvonne Paris MD, and Rachana Singh MD

Leveraging the Massachusetts perinatal quality collaborative to address the COVID-19 pandemic among diverse populations, Ruben Vaidya MD and Rachana Singh MD

Submissions from 2020 2020

Predominant and novel de novo variants in 29 individuals with ALG13 deficiency: Clinical description, biomarker status, biochemical analysis and treatment suggestions, Mary-Alice Abbott MD

Efficacy of Fosphenytoin as First-Line Antiseizure Medication for Neonatal Seizures Compared to Phenobarbital, Veronica Alix MD, Mansi James, Anthony Jackson MD, Paul Visintainer, and Rachana Singh MD

Sustaining the Pediatric Endocrinology Workforce: Recommendations from the Pediatric Endocrine Society Workforce Task Force, Charlotte Boney MD

Estimating the Relevance of Historical Red Flags in the Diagnosis of Abusive Head Trauma, Stephen Boos MD

An audit of oxygen supplementation in a large tertiary hospital - We should treat oxygen as any other drug, Neil Devoe DO, Periklis Kyriazis, Ahmed Eltanbedawi MD, Anisha Contractor DO, Anthony Esposito DO, Muhammad Khan MD, and Mihaela Stefan MD

Venous Thromboembolism in a Transgender Adolescent on Testosterone Therapy: A Case Report and Literature Review, Elaine Fan MD, Chelsea Gordner DO, and Joanna Luty MD

Concordance of Identified Cases of Pediatric HA-VTE with American College of Physicians and Cincinnati Children's Hospital HA-VTE Prophylaxis Guidelines Over a 10-Year Period, Elaine Fan MD, Deirdre Lewis MD, Thomas Presti MD, Nura El-Haj MD, and Weijen Chang MD

In search of the holy grail for growth: a real-time biomarker, Michele Gortakowski MD and Charlotte Boney MD

Novel Compound Heterozygous Mutations in ZAP70 Leading to a SCID Phenotype with Normal Downstream In vitro Signaling, Kelsey Kaman MD

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents, Kimberly Marohn MD

Characteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Christine McKiernan MD

Unintentional Window Falls in Children and Adolescents, Christine McKiernan MD and Deirdre Lewis MD

Transmitted Home Oximetry and Duration of Home Oxygen in Premature Infants, Kathleen Meyer MD

Defining the role of advanced care practitioners in pediatric surgery practice, Kevin Moriarty MD

Subspecialization in pediatric surgery: Results of a survey to the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Kevin Moriarty MD

Subspecialization in pediatric surgery: Results of a survey to the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Kevin Moriarty MD

Increasing incidence of complicated appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic, Georgios Orthopoulos MD, Elizabeth Santone MD, Francesca Izzo MD, Michael Tirabassi MD, Aixa Caraballo MD, Nicole Corriveau, and Nicolas Jabbour MD

Engagement in Early Intervention Services Among Mothers in Recovery From Opioid Use Disorders, Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD, Molly Senn-McNally MD, Maria Carolina Clark, Briana Jurkowski, and Peter Friedmann MD

We All Need a Little TLC: An Argument for an Increased Role of Child Life Services in Patient Care and Medical Education, Rajapillai Pillai

Infantile presentation of 3q26.33-3q27.2 deletion syndrome, Renee Robilliard DO and Mustafa Caylan MD

Twin-to-twin Transmission of Transient Abnormal Myelopoiesis Without Constitutional Trisomy 21: A Case Report, Alexander Roseman, Shubham Bakshi, Lisa Grady, Mary-Alice Abbott MD, Sajjad Hassan, John Hunt MD, Matthew Richardson MD, and Rachana Singh MD

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Neonates Randomized to Morphine or Methadone for Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Jeffrey Shenberger MD

A quality improvement initiative to implement the eat, sleep, console neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome care tool in Massachusetts' PNQIN collaborative, Rachana Singh MD

PediTools Electronic Growth Chart Calculators: Applications in Clinical Care, Research, and Quality Improvement, Rachana Singh MD

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal and Infant Outcomes Among Opioid-Exposed Mother-Infant Dyads in Massachusetts (2017-2019), Rachana Singh MD

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