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This Month In Pediatrics
June 2024
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Congratulations to our graduating fellows!
Congratulations to all the graduating fellows on achieving this significant milestone in your careers! Your dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence have culminated in this achievement.
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At 8, a heart pioneer!
Dr. Maria Thanjan, Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, was featured on NYP Health Matters. Read full article here!
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The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce the appointment of Camilia R. Martin, MD, MS, Endowed Professor and Division Chief of Neonatology, as Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine, effective July 1, 2024.
In this new role, Dr. Martin will develop and implement a broad departmental vision, mission, and goals for all disciplines of research. She will also create a plan for the different spokes of the research wheel to come together under the unified mission and drive research and academic output. She will work with investigators in the Department to grow the research portfolio and oversee research administration and all laboratory, translational and clinical research. Dr. Martin will lead and expand Pediatric research day and organize institutional/local research conferences, highlighting pediatric research. Furthermore, Dr. Martin will develop a departmental committee to provide an internal mechanism for reviewing grant applications and providing advice on departmental investments in research while supporting mentoring of junior research investigators.
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The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Genevieve Giny Fouda Amou'ou as Associate Vice Chair for Basic Science Research effective July 1, 2024. In her new role, Dr. Fouda will work with the Vice Chair of Research to develop and implement departmental vision, mission, and goals for basic science research. She will formulate a strategy for the expansion of basic research in pediatrics, enhancing the pediatric research portfolio and elevating Weill Cornell’s reputation as a national leader in pediatric research. Dr. Fouda will also develop a strategic plan to bring together researchers within and outside the department to initiate basic research initiatives focused on children’s health. She will assist in recruitment for research faculty and provide oversight, empowerment, and support for medical students, residents, fellows, post-docs, and faculty in basic research. Dr. Fouda will identify and apply for grants to support basic research, including directing individual faculty to funding opportunities including institutional competitive applications. She will co-lead the Department’s faculty mentoring program for basic research faculty, including post-doctoral researchers. | |
The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lisa Giulino-Roth as Associate Vice Chair for Translational Research effective July 1, 2024. In Dr. Roth’s new role, she will work with the Vice Chair of Research to develop and implement departmental vision, mission, and goals for translational research. She will formulate a strategy for the expansion of translational research in pediatrics, enhancing the pediatric research portfolio, and elevating Weill Cornell’s reputation as a national leader in pediatric research. Additionally, she will create a vision plan to bring together researchers within and outside the department to initiate translational research initiatives focused on children’s health. Dr. Roth will work with the Vice Chair of Research and Chair to enhance biobanking capacity for pediatric researchers and co-lead the Department’s faculty mentoring program for translational research faculty, including post-doctoral researchers. | |
The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Chani Traube as Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Research effective July 1, 2024. Dr. Traube’s new role will encompass a variety of responsibilities including working with the Vice Chair of Research to develop and implement the departmental vision, mission, and goals for clinical research. She will develop a plan for the Department to enhance engagement in clinical research. Dr. Traube will also provide oversight, support, direction, coaching and empowerment to medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty in clinical research as well as engage faculty to serve as mentors on trainee research projects. She will also co-lead the Department’s faculty mentoring program. Regarding conducting research with pediatric human subjects, Dr. Traube will be providing liaison services for investigators with the IRB, she will create a learning module and period lectures about the IRB process, and she will collect department wide IRB data points. She, along with the other Associate Vice Chairs, will participate in applications for internal funding mechanisms (Gap, Young Investigator and Pilot Awards) and in planning Department of Pediatrics Annual Research Day. Dr. Traube will oversee clinical research support in the department. | |
Erin Kelly, General Pediatrics Physician Assistant Supervisor, has been promoted to Chief Pediatrics Physician Assistant. Erin has been with NYP for exactly 13 years and has contributed greatly to our team and profession during this time. Throughout this period, Erin has shown exceptional leadership skills exceeding all expectations for our team and our patients. This promotion is a testament to her hard work, dedication, and outstanding contributions to our hospital. I have no doubt she will continue to brilliantly represent us. | |
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Dr. Joy Howell at the Health Professionals in Training Program teaching students about emergency response and practicing CPR.
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Pediatric Fellows' Research in Progress takes place on the 4th Thursday of each month. Third and second year fellows present their ongoing academic scholarship work. This month's presenters were:
Megan Crippen, MD (Second Year Rheumatology Fellow)
Topic: State Medicaid and Market Variation in Fertility Coverage
Han-Wei Wu, MD (Second Year Hematology Oncol Fellow)
Topic: Body Mass Index and the Development of Subsequent Malignant Neoplasms among
Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
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Division Chiefs and Associate Professor Faculty heard presentations about our department’s advocacy priorities, resources, and ways to engage. Participating in advocacy initiatives is an important and effective way to amplify research and patient care needs. Additionally, it adds relevant and valuable information to your CV. Contact Ilina Ewen at ide4003@med.cornell.edu if you have any questions or want to learn more about engaging in advocacy.
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Dr. Sujit Sheth won the "Friend of Fellows" award at the Weill Cornell Medicine Memorial Sloan Kettering Hematology/Oncology Fellows Graduation!
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Dr. Caitlin Williams is a recipient of the Research Assistance for Primary Parents Award of the Mastercard Diversity-Mentorship Collaborative at Weill Cornell Medicine.
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Many of our faculty members were recipients of awards at the Weill Cornell Medicine commencement! | | | |
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Dr. Zenna Solomon (Pulmonology Fellow) was awarded the 2024 Pediatric Pulmonary Training Directors Association Award at this year’s ATS International Conference in San Diego, California and presented her poster for her work on Blood Sphingolipids as an Early Predictor of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. | | | |
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Justin Kotliar (NICU Fellow) was one of the poster winners at the the Annual Weill Cornell Medicine Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Poster symposium.
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Click here to view publications by faculty members published in the last 30 days! | | |
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Dr. Gopi Desai named Site Director at NYPQ, replacing Dr. Robyn Rosenblum. Dr. Desai is a board-certified pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens and an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. She specializes in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. Dr. Desai has a special interest in childhood nutrition and pediatric obesity. We thank Dr. Rosenblum for her dedicated service. | | | |
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The new portrait of Gerald M. Loughlin, MD was revealed on May 30th and is now installed on the 6th floor outside of the Pediatric Library. This portrait celebrates Dr. Loughlin’s career at NYP/WC MC and particularly his 18-year career as the Nancy C. Paduano Professor and Chair of Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine and Pediatrician-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The portrait was painted by William Masters. | | | |
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Drs. Karen Acker and David Calfee presented at the American Society of Microbe In Atlanta, GA, on June 13-17, 2024, on pediatric microbiology and infectious diseases.
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Dr. Ashley Nelson's abstract on “Induction of precursor CD4 binding-site targeting broadly neutralizing antibodies in infant macaques following immunization with germline-targeting SOSIP trimers”, has been accepted as an oral abstract presentation at HIVR4P 2024, the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference, which will take place in Lima, Peru, virtually on October 6-10 2024.
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Dr. Katharina Graw-Panzer held the first virtual NYP Sleep Summit featuring “Sleep Across All Ages”, a collaboration of the adult and pediatric sleep center at WCM, which was a great success with excellent speakers and attendees from all campuses. | | | |
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Catalina Acosta Orozco (Pulmonary Fellow) presented oral abstract titled, Untargeted Metabolomic Profiling Reveals Pathways Associated with Oxidative Stress in Urban Children with Obesity-related Asthma: Insights from a New York City Cohort, at the American Thoracic Society Annual Conference held in San Diego, CA, May 19-22, 2024. | | | |
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Dr. Catalina Acosta (Pulmonology Fellow) gave a podium presentation of her research on Untargeted Metabolomic Profiling Identifies Potential Disease-Specific Biomarkers in Urban Children with Obesity-related Asthma at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) meeting in San Diego. | | | |
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Medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty presented at the NewYork-Presbyterian Quality in Care Symposium and the Annual Weill Cornell Medicine Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Poster Symposium! | | | |
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Blakley Rice, Manager of Child Life & Creative Arts Therapy at Komansky Children’s Hospital, applied on our behalf for the Iced Coffee Day grant from the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation and for every iced coffee purchased on June 20th, Dunkin donated to the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation. 100% of the funds raised were granted to the hospitals within the market where those funds were generated. Their goal was to support institutions that aspire to bring joy and wellness to children. Ms. Rice is here with several iced coffees purchased by Dr. Permar for our team! | | | |
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Yasmine Issah (PhD Student) was a finalist for the 2024 HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program!
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Smart City Kids: Middle and High School Educational Session
Mastering NYC's Education Maze by joining this expert session with Smart City Kids!
Date: July 2, 2024
Time: 12-1pm
Location: Zoom
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A patient's mother wrote a thank-you card to Jane Chang and Oksana Lekarev. The family had been traveling from Toronto to New York City every few months in order to receive care because they were unable to access it in Canada due to lengthy wait lists. Now that he is eighteen, it would be easier for him to get therapy closer to home, thus today was their last appointment with our doctors. As they said goodbye and took note of how much he had changed in the past year, the team was moved to tears. Jane and Oksana are incredibly grateful to have been on this young person's journey.
Shout out to Veronika Hostiuk and Joshua Eudailey for serving as facilitators at this year's setting up your Research Program webinar for MOSAIC scholars!
Share your appreciation for colleagues by submitting a shout-out for inclusion in the department newsletter here!
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