Scholarship
Integral to the mission of the OHSU Department of Pediatrics is to improve child health through multiple avenues of inquiry, including research and quality improvement. The residency program has chosen to emphasize scholarly work on childhood disease as a priority for its residents.
Residents participate in longitudinal curriculum that introduces them to the many domains and logistics of scholarship, including data collection and processing, grant writing, database management, project planning, evidence review, and manuscript preparation. With increased exposure and opportunities to network with a variety of mentors, our aim is that over the course of three years residents will complete meaningful projects that have a lasting impact on child health and align with a resident’s professional goals.
Presentations at local and national meetings is encouraged. Local opportunities to disseminate scholarly work include small group workshops, institutional conferences, and a departmental research night. Residents are supported to attend national meetings with individual travel funds and department-wide travel grants.
Selection of recent projects completed by residents
Publications
Lie A.; Jones M.; Corder J.; Cuomo C.; Galpin L.; Hasan R.; Hickam T.; Lestishock L.; Pratt S.; Rosenthal E.; Baran A.M.; White P. Evaluating Clinician Experience in Health Care Transition: Results From Six Health Systems. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2025: 76(6): 995-1000.
Lorber A.; Lynch A. How We Lie About Pain. AMA journal of ethics. 2025: 27(2): E69-E71.
Cosimini M.; Molina Ochoa D.; Yu D.; Chiang A. Empiric: A Card Game for Guideline-Based Antibiotic Prescribing Used for Continuing Medical Education. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources. 2025: 21(): 11533-.
Karmy-Jones R.; Feliciano B.; Teso D.; Sommerset J.; Vea Y.; Dally M. The Utility of Advanced Lower-Extremity Duplex Using Pedal Acceleration Time in the Management of the Threatened Diabetic Foot. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 2024: 114(2): 1-5.
Bold E.; Richardson K.L.; Al-Uzri A.; Craven S.F.; Clark K.; Grzesek K.; Koike S.; Freeman K.A. Internet use and health literacy among pediatric chronic kidney disease patients and their caregivers. Journal of Nephrology. 2024: 37(9): 2561-2568.
Maglalang P.D……Craven S. et al Application of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Characterize the Effects of Age and Obesity on the Disposition of Levetiracetam in the Pediatric Population. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 2024: 63(6): 885-899.
Leeds H., Muralidaran A., Johnson A.J., Schilling D., Parkhotyuk K., Shen I., McEvoy C.T. Presurgical pulmonary function tests in the first few days of life in neonates with congenital heart disease, a pilot study. Journal of Perinatology. 2024
Craven S.; Brumbach B.H.; Richardson K.L. Patient- and caregiver-reported factors associated with school absenteeism in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology. 2023: 38(5): 1591-1598.
Boone Rhinehart, DO , David Sheridan, MD, SunHee Chung, MD, Steven McGaughey, MD. Neonatal presentations in the pediatric emergency department: A decade-long retrospective analysis. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024: 87(): 65-69.
Waldron A. Star Wars Legos Helped Me Overcome Imposter Syndrome. Academic Medicine. 2023: 98(7): 758-759.
Hudock T.R., Song J.J., Chobrutskiy A., Chobrutskiy B.I., Blanck G. IGH Complementarity Determining Region-3-Cytomegalovirus Protein Chemical Complementarity Linked to Better Overall Survival Probabilities for Glioblastoma. Viral Immunology. 2024: 37 (5): 259-265.
Kron K., Joshi S. Pathogenic variant in SERPING1 gene causing autosomal dominant hereditary angioedema in early childhood. BMJ Case Reports. 2023: 16 (11).
Lorber A.R., Schmitt C., Vanriper K., Kanungo S. Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR): Implicit Racism in Medicine and Medical Education. Kidney and Blood Pressure Research. 2023: 48 (1): 596-598.
McGoldrick J., Molina-Ochoa D., Schwab P., Edwards S.T., Barton J.L. An Evaluation of Burnout Among US Rheumatology Fellows: A National Survey. Journal of Rheumatology. 2023: 50 (9): 1185-1190.
Gray M.M., Riley T., Greene N.D., Mastroianni R., McLean C., Umoren R.A., Tiwari A., Mahankali A., Billimoria Z.C. Neonatal Transport Safety Metrics and Adverse Event Reporting: A Systematic Review. Air Medical Journal. 2023: 42 (4): 283-295.
Christner L.P., Irani S., McGowan C., Dabaja E., Dejong C., Attar M.A. Previous missed visits and independent risk of loss to follow-up in the high-risk neonatal follow-up clinic. Early Human Development. 2023: 183.
Fisher C., Haag M., Douglas A., Kayhani A., Warren J.B. Remote monitoring for neonates requiring continued nasogastric tube feeding: implementation, patient characteristics, and early outcomes. Journal of Perinatology. 2023: doi: 10.1038/s41372-023-01732-2. Online ahead of print.
Mehta K., Cohen R., Kelly B., Grosse-Wortmann L. COVID vaccine-associated myocarditis in an 8-year-old patient. Cardiology in the Young. 2023: 33(2): 334-335.
Mitchell P.G., Natsios C., Haag M.B., Qin X., Vaz L.E. Relapsing Fever: A Rare Cause of Pediatric Fever of Unknown Origin. Clinical Pediatrics. 2023: 99228231154129. doi: 10.1177/00099228231154129. Online ahead of print.
Vidmar K.K., Lin H.C., Quintanilla-Dick L., Baines H.K. A 15-Year-Old Female With Graves' Disease Develops Scleral Icterus. Clinical Pediatrics. 2023: 99228231176697. doi: 10.1177/00099228231176697. Online ahead of print.
Foster B.A., Zhou C., Canty E., Ralston S., Rooholamini S.N. Association of Tolerance of Uncertainty With Outcomes in a Quality Improvement Collaborative. Hospital Pediatrics. 2023: 13(1): 55-60.
Do T.T., Canty E.A., Joshi S.R.. Current and future management of chronic spontaneous urticaria and chronic inducible urticaria. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 2023: 44(1): 3-14.
Do T.T., Canty E.A., Joshi S.R. For the Patient Current and Future Management of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria and Chronic Inducible Urticaria. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 2023: 44(1): 85-.
Presentations
Juhi Shah, Louise Vaz, Dr. Ellen Stevenson. From Travel to Treatment: Pediatric Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Sept 26-30, 2025 - AAP Experience: National Conference & Exhibition 2025.
Joshua A. Vasquez, MD. Michael Silberbach, MD. Development of a Low-Cost, Functional Pulsatile Heart Model for Early Medical Education. May 8, 2025 - Department of Pediatrics Trainee Research Night Oral Presenter.
Jonathan Junqua DO, MPH, Mohadesh Solgi MS, Alicia Feryn MS, Michelle Owens Reinitz BA, MPH, Patricia Cavanaugh MeD, Joseline Raja-Vora PhD, Michelle Tae MeD, Katharine Zuckerman MD, MPH. Autism ALERT: Exploring the Experience of Families Working Toward Autism Evaluation and Diagnosis with Family Navigator Assistance Apr 30-May 3, 2025 - International Society of Austin Research 2025 Annual Meeting (INSAR 2025), Seattle. May 2-6, 2024 - Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Toronto, Canada. May 8, 2025 - Department of Pediatrics Trainee Research Night Oral Presenter. Sept 12-16, 2024 - Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP), Washington, DC.
Sheevaun Khaki, Laura Mcwhirter, Carrie Phillip. Assessing the Accuracy of Pediatric Faculty in Performing the Infant Hip Exam. Apr 24-28, 2025 - Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Hawaii.
Boone Rhinehart, Austen Yeager, Laura McWhirter. Evaluating the Accuracy and Resident Perception of QR Code-Based Attendance Tracking in Pediatric Academic Conferences
Apr 24-28, 2025 - Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Hawaii.
Josh Vasquez. Perceptions of Adolescents and Their Guardians on Using Phentermine for Weight Management in New Mexico. Apr 24-28, 2025 - Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Hawaii.
Geena May. Demonstrated efficacy of a re-challenge protocol for a 12 month old on omaliuzumab for food allergy. Feb 28-Mar 3, 2025 - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology / World Allergy Organization Joint Congress 2025, San Diego.
Aditi Tiwari, Sofia Aedo, Devlynne Sasha Ondusko. Anti-discrimination and Trauma-informed Approach: Resident Education Through Simulation. Feb 6-7, 2025 - Western Region APPD meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Matthew Dally. In Vitro Analysis of Aortic Flow Generated with an MR-compatible Bioreactor Using 4D Phase Contrast is Feasible. Jan 28-Feb 1, 2025 - Society For Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Annual Scientific Sessions, Washington, DC.
Aditi Tiwari MD, Brett Boyer MD, Sandra Iragorri MD MRCP. Thiamine Beyond Beriberi. Oct 24-27, 2024 - American Society of Nephrology Kindney Week, San Diego.
Breanna Brown. Lingering Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Unnecessary Glove Use by Medical Trainees at a Large Academic Medical Center. Oct 16-19, 2024 - IDWeek, Los Angeles, CA.
Christina Daragan, MD and Hayley K Baines, MD, MCR. Five Year Follow-up on Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents Receiving Testosterone Gender Affirming Hormone Treatment. Sept 25-30, 2024 - World Professional Association for Transgender Health Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
Aviya Lanis MD, Emily Steelquist BA, Christian Lood PhD, Susan Shenoi MBBS MS. Narrative Medicine Intervention for Mental Wellbeing in Juvenile Myositis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Sept 20, 2024 - Advocate Health Care 2024 Narrative Medicine Conference, Chicago.
Cambrynne DeJong, Ava Lu, Mariah Johnson, Maya Ragavan, Mary Grace Harris, Daniela Kotsonis, Yanira Belen Espinosa, Camellia Tran, Purnima Mudnal, Adriana Aboagye, Luis Rivas Vazquez, Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, Katharine Zuckerman. Inclusion of participants with limited English proficiency in US autism research Feb 8-10, 2024 - Academic Pediatric Association regional meeting (APA), San Diego, CA. May 2-6, 2024 - Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Toronto, Canada. Sept 12-16, 2024 - Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP), Washington, DC.
Madeleine Duarte, MD, Lorne Walker, MD, PhD, Georgia E. Sims, Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, DO. A surge of pediatric group A streptococcal pharyngitis following COVID-19 pandemic-related decreases. May 2-6, 2024 - Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Toronto, Canada.
Janani Rajkumar MBBS, Maggie Jerome PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, Heidi VanCampen MD, Stephanie Stucke PA, Robert L. Durr MPH, Jamie B. Warren MD MPH. Growth, feeding, and nutrition outcomes of VLBW neonates in a remote patient monitoring program. May 2-6, 2024 - Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Toronto, Canada.
Devlynne Ondusko, Zayna Bakizada, Angela Douglas, Ana Paz, Jessica Hoffman, Heather Franklin, Astrid Platteau. Family Language Preference and Disparities in Infant Care Involvement in the NICU. May 2nd – May 6th, 2024 - Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS).
Matthew Dally, MD. Roupen Khanjian, MA. Xiao-Yue Han1, MD. Erik Frandsen, MD. Ashok Muralidaran, MD. Michael Silberbach, MD. The Analytical Aortic Valve: A novel Aortic Sinus 3D Reference Geometry Correlates With NYHA Functional Class and other Clinical Features of Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve. Jan 24-27, 2024 - Global CMR, London, England.
Diego Molina Ochoa. Decreasing inequities in research participation: Spanish Translation and Adaptation of a Family Centered intervention in the NICU. Jan 16-18, 2025 - Western Medical Research Conference, Carmel, CA.
Hayden Leeds, Pulmonary Function Tests in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease, a Pilot Study
May 21-23, 2023 - American Thoracic Society Meeting in Washington D.C.
Meredith Haag, MD MPH; Corinne Muirhead, Pharm; Kelvin MacDonald, MD; Anne Stone.The Effect of CFTR Modulator Therapies on Inpatient Treatment for Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis
May 21-23, 2023 - American Thoracic Society Meeting in Washington D.C.
Zayna M. Bakizada, MD, Jessica Hoffman, BSN, RN, CCRN-Neonatal, Astrid Platteau, MD, Anita Khut, NNP, Devlynne Sasha Ondusko, MD. Nursing Satisfaction in Communication with Language Discordant Nurse-Family Pairings in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit January 19-21, 2023 - 2023 Western Medical Research Conference
Zayna M. Bakizada, Jessica Hoffman, Astrid S. Platteau, Anita Khut, Devlynne S. Ondusko Current Practices for Engaging Families with Limited English Proficiency in the NICU
April 27-May 1, 2023 – Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 Meeting
Janani Rajkumar, Emily Edwards, Roya Sohaey, Kristey Ngyuen; Amanda Kim Postnatal outcomes of patients with prenatally detected cardiac dextroposition
April 27-May 1, 2023 – Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 Meeting
Zina Stavitsky MD, Brad Olson MD, MS, Lena Kuo MD Social determinants of health screening and intervention protocol: Implementing an integrated community health worker care model
April 27-May 1, 2023 – Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 Meeting
Valenzuela-Araujo, Doris; Getachew, Abel; Regalado Murillo, Carolina; Herrera, Jennifer; Lin, Henry C “There is more to good interpretation than just acquiring an interpreter”: Understanding how to improve communication with families with limited English proficiency and Subspecialty Care Among Patients with Limited English Proficiency: The Perspectives of Spanish-Speaking Families
April 27-May 1, 2023 – Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 Meeting
Awards and Grants
Josh Vasquez: 2025 - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Federal Government Affairs and the Committee on State Government Affairs, Advocacy Scholarship.
Josh Vasquez: 2025 - Academic Pediatric Association New Century Scholars, Award.
Mehak Kaur: 2024 - Scholar for the Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA), Competitive Nat Mentorship Prog. Understanding factors leading to nondisclosure of childhood sexual abuse in immigrant populations
Seva Khambadkone: 2024 - Taeun Chang Outstanding Junior Member Award, Child Neurology Society.
Cristian Cruz: 2024 - Oregon Pediatric Society Board of Directors.
Cristian Cruz: 2024 - APPD AIMS (Advancing Inclusiveness in Medical Education) Scholar
Erin Madison: 2024 - Oregon Pediatric Society Board of Directors & OPS Ambassador for Suicide Prevention.
Aditi Tiwari: 2024 - American Academy of Pediatrics Health Equity Grant. Aditi Tiwari, Sofia Aedo, Devlynne Sasha Ondusko. Anti-discrimination and trauma-informed approach: Resident education through simulation!