Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics Newsletter
DATE : 2008-08-22
Items to be covered in this edition:
- Important Dates
- Two New Endowed Chair Appointments
- Faculty News
- Faculty Publications and Presentations
- New Faculty Appointments
September 8-12, 2008: Intern Retreat week.
September 15, 2008: Pediatric Small Pilot Project Grant Deadline. Proposals addressing translational research involving any childhood disorder or pediatric antecedents of chronic adult disorders will be considered. Up to $20,000 per accepted applicant will be awarded. For questions contact Charla Jones 206-884-7469 or cctr@seattlechildrens.org
September 16, 2008: Children's Hospital Celebration featuring The Beach Boys at Safeco Field. Doors open at 5:30pm, followed by a special program at 7pm and The Beach Boys in concert at 7:30pm.
September 17, 2008: Meeting of Professors and Associate Professors to discuss mandatory promotions. 7:30-9am, Wright Auditorium. A continental breakfast will be served. Contact Diane Wade (dmw@u.washington.edu or 206-987-1713) with questions.
September 19-21, 2008: Regional Anesthesia in Children Conference. Wright Auditorium. Register online at http://www.seattlechildrens.org/regional_anesthesia Questions? Contact the CME office at 206-987-5379.
October 6, 2008: Fall Pediatric Faculty meeting , 5:30-6pm buffet dinner with the program to follow from 6-8pm in Sound Cafe at Children's Hospital. The major topic of this meeting will include new promotion documents and expectations at the University of Washington School of Medicine, along with small group discussions of our promotion process. This is an important event and your participation is greatly appreciated. Contact Diane Wade (dmw@u.washington.edu or 206-987-1713) with questions.
October 25, 2008: First Annual Nutrition Symposium, 8:00am-3:00pm. Pediatric experts from the fields of medicine and nutrition will address healthy feeding relationships; guiding parents on infant feeding and formulas; the infant or child who is not thriving; when a feeding tube is needed and how to access consultation and services to make the intervention successful; practical approaches for office visits to help children and adolescents achieve healthier weights and fitness levels; the provider’s role in the obesogenic society; motivational interviewing and counseling. For on-line registration: http://www.seattlechildrens.org/nutrition_symposium
II. TWO NEW ENDOWED CHAIR APPOINTMENTS
Julie Park, MD has been appointed as the Bushnell, Towne, Wilkerson Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuroblastoma.
David Rawlings, MD has been appointed as the Children’s Hospital Guild Association Endowed Chair in Pediatric Immunology Research.
Irv Bernstein, MD has been selected as the recipient of the fifth annual UW Medicine Inventor of the Year Award. He will be honored at a reception on October 29th.
Jason Debley, MD, MPH was awarded a grant from the Firland Foundation to study, "Effects of Azithromycin on Airway Epithelial Cell Production of Factors Associated with Airway Inflammation, Remodeling, and Mucus Secretion in Children with and without Asthma."
Sarah Ringold, MD, Acting Assistant Professor in the Division of Rheumatology has been selected as a 2008 ACR REF/Amgen Pediatric Rheumatology Research Award recipient.
IV. FACULTY PUBLICATIONS, INVITED LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS
Drs. Douglas Opel, Douglas Diekema, Edgar Marcuse: A critique of criteria for evaluating vaccines for inclusion in mandatory school immunization programs. DJ Opel, DS Diekema, EK Marcuse. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug ;122 (2):e504-10 18676536.
Drs. Sandra Juul, Christine Gleason, and Dennis Mayock: A Phase I/II Trial of High Dose Erythropoietin in Extremely Low Birth Weight. Infants: Pharmacokinetics and Safety. Juul SE, McPherson RJ, Bauer LA, Ledbetter KJ, Gleason CA, Mayock DE. Pediatrics 2008; 122: 383-391. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2711.
Joseph T. Flynn, MD, MS, Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology:
- Flynn JT, Meyers KC, Neto JP, Meneses RdeP, Zurowska A, Bagga A, Mattheyse L, Shi V, Solar-Yohay S, Gupte J, Han G, Pediatric Valsartan Study Group. Efficacy and safety of the angiotensin receptor blocker valsartan in children with hypertension aged one to five years. Hypertension, 52:222-228, 2008.
- Flynn JT. Systemic hypertension. In: Neinstein LS, Gordon C, Katzman D, Rosen DS, Woods ER., eds. Handbook of Adolescent Health Care. Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008, pp. 126-137.
Kristie F. Bjornson, PhD, PT, Assistant Professor: The Relationship of Physical Activity to Health Status and Quality of Life in Cerebral Palsy. Kristie F. Bjornson, PhD, PT, Basia Belza, PhD, RN, Deborah Kartin, PhD, PT, Rebecca Logsdon, PhD, John McLaughlin, MD, and Elaine Adams Thompson, PhD, RN. Pediatric Physical Therapy 2008.
V. NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AND CHANGES IN TITLE
The following individuals were appointed or had a change in academic title in July and August 2008. Please join us in welcoming our new faculty members.
Appointments:
| W. Michelle Terry, MD | Clinical Associate Professor | Hospitalist |
| Maneesh Batra, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor | Neonatology |
| Kristie Bjornson, PhD, PT, PCS | Assistant Professor | Genetics & Developmental Medicine |
| Gwen Glew, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor | Genetics & Developmental Medicine |
| Rebecca Partridge, MD | Assistant Professor | Emergency Medicine |
| M. Catharine Pew, MD | Clinical Associate Professor | General Pediatrics |
| Holly Tabor, PhD | Assistant Professor | Bioethics |
| Pooja Tandon, MD | Acting Instructor/Senior Fellow | General Pediatrics |
| Tyler Burpee, MD | Assistant Professor | Gastroenterology |
| Derya Caglar, MD | Assistant Professor | Emergency Medicine |
| Harvey Chiu, MD | Assistant Professor | Endocrinology |
| Mariska Kemna, MD | Assistant Professor | Cardiology |
| Mary King, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor | Critical Care Medicine |
| Mithya Lewis-Newby, MD | Assistant Professor | Critical Care Medicine |
| Heather Mefford, MD, PhD | Acting Assistant Professor | Genetics & Developmental Medicine |
| Sheryl Morelli, MD | Clinical Associate Professor | General Pediatrics |
| Suzanne Skoda-Smith, MD | Associate Professor | Immunology |
| Sarah Ringold, MD | Acting Instructor | Rheumatology |
| Elisabeth Villavicencio, MD, PhD | Acting Instructor | Hematology/Oncology |
| Chuan Zhou, PhD | Research Assistant Professor | General Pediatrics |
Change in title:
| Abraham Bergman, MD | Professor Emeritus | General Pediatrics |
| Laurie Burroughs, MD | Acting Assistant Professor | Hematology/Oncology |
| H. Mollie Greves | Acting Assistant Professor | General Pediatrics |
| Robert Mazor, MD | Clinical Assistant Professor | Critical Care Medicine |
| Ikuyo Yamaguchi, MD | Assistant Professor | Nephrology |
Please let us know of your latest publications, awards, and honors by emailing Brooke Freed.