Peds
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Department of Pediatrics
Rutgers RWJMS
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Enjoy our updated Quarterly newsletter. Your feedback and comments are welcomed!
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SUMMERTIME FUN
3rd ANNUAL SOFTBALL GAME
DEPARTMENT
OF PEDIATRICS vs. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
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The department of pediatrics was victorious on Saturday August 24, 2019 at the 3rd Annual Peds vs Medicine softball game winning 12-10. Peds took the lead in the 2nd inning and never relinquished it.
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Reading with Toddlers Reduces Harsh Parenting, Enhances Child Behavior, Finds Study Led by Dr. Jimenez
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People who regularly read with their toddlers are less likely to engage in harsh parenting and the children are less likely to be hyperactive or disruptive, a Rutgers-led study finds. Previous studies have shown that frequent shared reading prepares children for school by building language, literacy and emotional skills, but the study by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School researchers may be the first to focus on how shared reading affects parenting.
The
study
, led by
Manuel Jimenez, MD, MS, FAAP
, assistant professor and Chancellor's Scholar, Departments of Pediatrics, and Family Medicine and Community Health, published along with a
video abstract
in the
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
, suggests additional benefits from shared reading -- a stronger parent-child bond and less hyperactivity and attention problems in children.
Taken from the Dean's weekly 5/24/19
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The Boggs Center Celebrates the Graduation of the 2018-2019 NJLEND Fellows at the Third Annual Maternal and Child Health Leadership Symposium
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On May 10, The Boggs Center celebrated the graduation of the 2018-2019 NJLEND Fellows
(right)
at the New Jersey Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NJLEND) program’s Third Annual Maternal and Child Health Leadership Symposium. Held in New Brunswick at PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital, the event featured a keynote address, Life Course Research and Community Engagement to Improve Autism Outcomes, from Paul T. Shattuck, PhD, associate professor at Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, and was attended by those from the Rutgers community, New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network, and other state and community organizations. During the NJLEND Leadership Projects Poster Session, attendees had the opportunity to learn from each Fellow about the leadership project they conducted over the course of the academic year.
Part of a national network, The Boggs Center’s NJLEND program provides graduate-level interdisciplinary training aimed at preparing the next generation of health and allied health leaders to address the needs of children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), related developmental disabilities, and other maternal and child health populations. Funding for LEND programs is authorized by the Autism CARES Act and is administered through the federal Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
Taken from the Dean's weekly 5/24/19
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Bariatric Surgery Can Be Safe, Effective for Adolescents, Study Find
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Pediatricians often are reluctant to recommend bariatric surgery for teenagers, but a new study has found it is a justifiable treatment for adolescents with persistent extreme obesity, if they can maintain a healthy lifestyle afterward.
The study, led by
Ahmed Khattab, MD
, pediatric endocrinologist and assistant professor of pediatrics, was published in
The Journal of Pediatrics
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"If we look at obesity as a disease with the real possibility of eventual organ system failure and special health concerns for adolescents, we need to ask whether health care practitioners are doing enough to manage it," says Dr. Khattab. "The objective evidence shows that, under the right circumstances and with the right patients, bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for adolescents with obesity."
Taken from the Dean's weekly 5/31/19
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Taken from the Dean's Weekly 6/7/19
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Congratulations!
Dr. Michael Lewis,
University Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, and Director of the Institute for the Study of Child Development, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, published the Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology, the leading handbook in child developmental psychopathology, in 2014. Since its publication through the year 2018, there have been over 240,000 chapter downloads, making it among the top 25% of the most downloaded eBooks in the Springer Publishing eBook Collection.
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2019 Resident/Fellows Graduation Celebration!
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On Tuesday, June 18 the department celebrated the achievements of the residents and fellows along with their families and friends at a recognition breakfast held in CAB 1302 and a dinner that evening at Lago restaurant in North Brunswick.
During the graduation ceremony, residents and faculty received awards: Lawrence T. Taft Award (Scott Moerdler, MD), Ruth Ellen Steinman Award (Joseph Raviola, MD ), David H. Carver Award (Marianne Jacob, DO), Mercy Urgino Compassionate Doctoring and Caring Award (Estherline Thoby, DO ), Avrum Katcher/Paul Winokur Student Teaching Award (Stefanie Cheang, MD), Clinical Award Excellence in Service and Professionalism (Benjamin Lentzner, MD), Clinical Award for Excellence in Collaboration and Teamwork (Maya Ramagopal, MD), Clinical Award for Excellence in Quality and Safety (Alan Weller, MD)
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Residents took time to focus on themselves and relax by participating in a paint session on Wednesday, June 19.
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Volunteer Faculty Honored at Awards Ceremony
Forty volunteer faculty members were honored at the Volunteer Faculty Awards Ceremony on June 20. Please congratulate the following awardees for the department:
Michael Lucas, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Janet Schairer, MD C
linical Assistant Professor
(from the Dean's Weekly 6/21/19)
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Dr. Peter Cole division chief of pediatric hematology/oncology visits Camp Simcha in Lakewood.
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2018-2019 Top Box Professionalism Ratings for Residents and Faculty
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Pediatric faculty and residents recognized by students for being role models of professionalism. Click
here
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Click
here
to read the article.
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From the Dean's Weekly 7/26/19
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Study Found for Children with Colds, Doctors are Increasingly Likely to Recommend Antihistamines Rather than Cough and Cold Medicine
A study by lead author
Daniel Horton, MD
, assistant professor of pediatrics, found that for respiratory infections in children under 12, physicians are increasingly more likely to recommend antihistamines and less likely to recommend cough and cold medicines.
Brian Strom, MD, MPH
, chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, was a co-author of the study.
Click
here
to read full article
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Pregnant transgender men at risk for depression and lack of care, Rutgers study finds older transgender men who become pregnant need better mental health care than female counterparts
Co-authors included Amy Patel,
Ian Marshall
and Gloria A. Bachmann at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Click
here
to read article from Rutgers today
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Philip Giampietro, MD, PhD - 2019 Busch Biomedical Grant Recipient
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Philip Giampietro,MD,PhD Division Director, Division of Medical Genetics is the recipient of the 2019 Busch Biomedical Grant in the amount of $40,000, Project Title: Utilization of "Hold Out" Testing as a Means of Predicting Surgical Need in Idiopathic Scoliosis funding Period: 09/01/19 – 08/31/21
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New Faculty/Staff
June 2019
Paula Lucuara Revelo, MD - Division of
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
July 2019
Sonal Agarwal, MS, RD - Division of Gastroenterology
Alexander Feldman, MD Assistant Professor - Division of Neonatology
Deepak Jain, MD Associate Professor
- Division of Neonatology
James Luckey, MD RBHS Instructor - Division of Emergency Medicine
August 2019
Jennah Sontag, PhD - Division of Neonatology
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A reception was held on Thursday August 22, for the unveiling of
Patricia Whitley-Williams, MD
portrait. She is
Professor, Division Director of Allergy, Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Associate Dean of Inclusion and Diversity
at Rutgers RWJMS. The reception held in CAB 1302 recognized Dr. Whitley-Williams for her contributions and service to the department. Her family, colleagues and friends were in attendance.
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