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Research Day 2-3 Department News 4

Letters of Thanks 5 Allergy/Immunology News 5-6

Med-Peds Resident Publications 6 Match Day 7

A Day of Hope 8 Neonatology News 9

Peds Growing Family/Birthdays/Publications 9-10 Grand Rounds 11

Inside this Issue:

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PEDIATRICSResearch Day

! The 21st Annual USF Health Research Day was held on February 25, 2011. In total, the Department of Pediatrics was represented by three oral presentations and ten posters. Congratulations to all who were selected to participate.

Megan Toufexis, D.O. in front of her poster titled, “A Possible Link Between Tic Disorders Associated with Beta Thalassemia minor and SS Disease.”

Allergy and Immunology grad student Stephanie Hudley presents her work, “CD21-/low B Cells are Increased in Both CVID and Specific Antibody Deficiency (SAD).

Caroline Nguyen (MS IV), with Dr. Pauline Powers (pictured), presented, “Severity of Illness and Response to Group Support in Individuals with Eating Disorders.”

Researchers from the Division of Neonatology, including Doris Wiener, present, “Phenotypic and Functional Profiling of Gm-CSF- and M-CSF-driven Macrophages.

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Raju Marisiddaiah with his poster, “Lycopene Regulates Antioxidant Response Genes in Human Prostate Cancer Cells.”

Drs. Adam Lewin, Tanya Murphy and Morna Dorsey. Dr. Lewin presented, “The Impact of Comorbid Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Youth with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.”

! Three oral presentation were also made by medical students at Research Day. Jamiee Afeld (Rubin lab) spoke about Lutein and Eye Health: Molecular Targets in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells. Angela LaFace (Rubin lab) presented The Carotenoid Lutein Protects Against Hypoxia-Induced Reduction of 11β-HSD2 in Placental Cells. The final oral presentation came from Erinn Kellner; Evidence of Macrophage Activation in PANDAS Patients.

! Posters not pictured above included Janet Hess with “Type of Provider as a Predictive Factor in PLanning for Health Care Transition” and Kersti Linask with “Optical Coherence Tomography of the Looping Embryonic Heart: Mechanosensing Mechanisms.”

To the right are Endocrinology Fellow Suzy Jackman and researcher Xiaoyuan Kong. They presented “Plac1 (Placenta-specific 1) is Necessary for Normal Placental and Embryonic Development.

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Promotion and Tenure Seminars

! Congratulations are in order for Dr. James Mayer, Dr. Shelly Holmstrom and the rest of the staff associated with the Maternal and Newborn Health Clerkship. The medical student class of 2011 has selected the clerkship as the winner of the Outstanding Junior Clerkship Award. The honor will be presented at the College of Medicine Class of 2011 Commencement Dinner on Wednesday, May 4 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Tampa.

! Dr. John Curran, Associate Vice President for Academic & Faculty Affairs, will be conducting promotion and tenure seminars in the coming weeks. The meeting for pediatric faculty will be held in STC 5050 on March 30 and April 13 from 5:15PM to 6:15PM. The sessions will also be available via videoconference in MDC 1002 (near the bookstore) and in the CRI first floor conference room.

! For those who cannot attend either session, Dr. Curran will offer 2 additional seminars for USF Health faculty this spring. These dates will be announced in the next couple weeks, but it is preferable that you attend the session that are specifically for pediatric faculty.

! Academic Services Administrator Kelly Paulina is a coauthor of a poster she will be presenting at the 59th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

! The poster, which will be presented on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, is titled Mock Malpractice Trial To Enhance Professionalism.

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PEDIATRICSLetters of Thanks

! Dr. Dorothy Shulman wanted to pass along a letter that was recently sent by a parent concerning the care his son received from members of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Dr. Iyer,

I wanted to thank you for the care you gave my son, this week. Also, the sensitivity and professionalism you showed my wife and I is greatly appreciated. Obviously the diagnosis of (our son) having type 1 was devastating to us. Since the birth of our first child, I have hoped never to have to walk into All Children’s for any reason. Monday, my worst fears came true and my little boy needed serious treatment. I am very thankful that you, your staff, and All Children’s, were there for my son. The facilities and the quality people that work there are very inspiring. You and your staff made this event more understandable and far less scary than it could have been. If there is anyway my wife and I can return the favor please let me know. I would be happy to do what ever I am able to do. I wish you the best with the great work you do.

Thank you again,

! Congratulations to Dr. Pallavi Iyer, Nurse Nancy Elliot, social worker Tara Saraceno and the rest of the tremendous staff that make up the department of Pediatrics . Thank you and keep up the outstanding work!

Allergy and Immunology News! Dr. John Sleasman participated in a poster presentation of his research at the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. The conference was held in Boston on the week of February 27. The title of the presentation was Prolonged Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy Failed to Correct HIV-1-mediated Defects in Naive and IgM+ Memory B Cell Transcriptome Repertoires.

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Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Publications

Khan R., Dorsey M.; Correlation of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide to Pulmonary Function Test and Asthma Severity. Presented at University of South Florida 2011 Research Day: Friday, February 25, 2011.

Desrochers D., Gonzalez-Peralta R.P., McClenathan D., Wilsey M., Haafiz A.; Isoniazid-Induced Severe Hepatotoxcity: An Infrequent but Preventable Cause of Liver Failure in Children Treated for Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Clinical Medicine Insights: Pathology 2011:5 1-5.

Perez-Colon E.; Diagnosis and Screening of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Children. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 31 (2011) 21-27.

Dan Desrochers, MD (PGY-4) Rehan Khan, MD (PGY-4) Elimarys Perez-Colon, MD (PGY-2)

DATE PRESENTER TITLE

February 8 Morna Dorsey Overview of Asthma & Atopic Diseases

February 17 John Sleasman Recurrent Infection

February 21 Maliena Longley Exercise & Asthma

February 22 Panida Sriaroon Update on Vaccines

February 24 Araceli Elizalde Serious Drug Cutaneous Eruptions

February 28 Doanh Nguyen Food Protein Induced Enteropathy

! February was Allergy/Immunology month for the pediatric residentsʼ noon lecture series at All Childrenʼs Hospital. The following table highlights the lectures that were presented.

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PEDIATRICSMatch Day!

This yearʼs Match Day was held on March 17th, St. Patrickʼs Day! Fourth year medical students, plus their friends and families, arrived at Skipperʼs Smokehouse near the USF main campus at noon to find out where they will be going for residency and to celebrate all of the hard work that went into reaching this special day.

That evening, the students that matched with USF Pediatrics were invited to meet with faculty, staff and current residents at The Hula Bay Club for a welcoming celebration.

More photos from both events can be viewed on our Facebook profile!

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Pediatrics’ Growing Family

Please join us in welcoming the arrival of baby Michael to Dr. Erika Abel and her husband Steve Alamia. Michael was born at TGH very early Saturday morning, March 12, 2011 weighing in at 7 lbs. 13 oz and measuring 19 inches long. Mommy and Michael are doing well and on the way home to introduce Michael to his big brother Peter!

Neonatology News

! Dr. Lewis Rubin was featured in a St. Petersburg Times story, which was also picked up by national publications, about preterm babies being born with the assistance of a vacuum extractor and the dangers that may or may not exist from the use of such a device in premature births.

! This story can be found on The Dallas Morning News website by following this link.

! Early Hearing Loss Detection and Intervention (EHDI) goals include screening before 1 month, diagnosis by 3 months and intervention by 6 months of age.  This timeline is often considerably delayed in infants treated in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) where testing and aural intervention conditions are typically adverse.   ! The TGH Newborn Hearing Screening Program will be updating its protocol to take advantage of opportunities created by the private-room design of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.  Screenings will be performed as early as possible, and diagnostic evaluations will be performed on infants failing the screen.  Infants identified with permanent hearing impairment will receive amplification and intervention services prior to discharge whenever possible.  These services will be coordinated among Janet Sullivan, director and audiologist of the program; USF Communications Sciences and Disorders and Kristie Reeves, TGH Audiologist. 

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PEDIATRICSApril Birthdays!

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Joni Marquis

Catherine Kubiak

Amanda Schall

Kenneth Kavanagh

Daniel Bui

Taylor Pancoe

Robert Lavey

Laura Haubner

Mary Chrisochos

Rana Tabassum

Rajesh Adusumalli

Lauren Jones

Jorge Lujan-Zilbermann

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Brandy Bonafede-Gore

Carolyn Kelly

Anna Jones

Betsy Gebert

Susy Morgan

Kendall Kerns

Sara Gagan

Sandra Rogers

Henry Rodriguez

Koco Eaton

Michael Abbondondolo

John Desrochers

Adam Lewin

Rachel Stewart-Campbell

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Hye-Seung Lee

Beesan Agha

Benjamin Dellva

Mary Heindel

Rene Ruiz Nieves

Pia Lamoureux

Ann Lee

Teresa Carlton

Robert Nelson

Linda Shanker

Neha Beharry

Mary Maloy

Sharon Dabrow

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Publications

Hess, J. & Straub, D. (2011). Brief report: Preliminary findings from a pilot health care transition education intervention for adolescents and young adults with special health care needs. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36(2), 172-178, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsq091.

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PEDIATRICSGrand Rounds - April 2011

Lectures are from 8:00 to 9:00 AM at MacInnes Auditorium; Tampa General Hospital. Lectures are also videoconferenced to the All Childrenʼs Hospital/USF Childrenʼs Research Institute first floor conference room and to the CMS Building, Room 2004.

April 7: Office-Based Approaches for Pediatric ObesityDenise Edwards, MDUSF Pediatrics

April 21:Craniofacial Disorders in the NewbornPat Ricalde, DDS, MD, PAOral Maxillofacial and Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery

April 14: The 2011 Lewis A. Barness LectureImmunotherapy of Neuroblastoma: The End of the BeginningPaul Sondel, MD, PhDReed and Carolee Walker Professor in Pediatric OncologyThe University of Wisconsin - Madison

April 28:Clinical Pathology ConferenceJuan Dumois, MDAll Childrenʼs HospitalPatricia Ogera, MDUSF Pathology Fellow

EditorEd Kelly

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