UC San Diego Pediatrics Resident Publications 2010

Boes A. D., Bechara A, Tranel D, Anderson S. W., Richman L, and Nopoulos P.Right ventromedial prefrontal cortex: a neuroanatomical correlate of impulse control in boys. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 4(1):1-9, 2009.

Charles Gabbert, MD, Michael Donohue, PhD, John Arnold, MD, Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, MD Adenovirus 36 and Obesity in Children and Adolescents. PEDIATRICS Vol. 126 No. 4 October 2010, pp. 721-726 (doi:10.1542/peds.2009-3362)

Lance L. Stein, Sameer M. Mazhar, Charles Gabbert, Tarek Hassanein, David Kravetz Esophageal Variceal Band Ligation (EVL) Plus Beta-Blocker (BB) Treatment in the Primary Prophylaxis of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding. Gastror 136: 2009; 1-832.

Yamada NK, Kodner, IJ, Brown DE. When operating is considered futile: Difficult decisions in the neonatal intensive care unit. Surgery 146(1): 122-5, 2009

Yu, J, Chou AJ, Lennow A, Kleiman P, Wexler LH, Meyers PA, Gorlick R. Loss of antibody titers and effectiveness of revaccination in post-chemotherapy pediatric sarcoma patients. Ped Blood and Cancer: 49 (5) 650-665, 2009.

PRESENTATIONS

Esophageal Variceal Band Ligation (EVL) Plus Beta-Blocker (BB) Treatment in the Primary Prophylaxis of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding (POSTER PRESENTATION - DDW 2009) Presenter: Lance L. Stein, Sameer M. Mazhar, Charles Gabbert, Tarek Hassanein, David Kravetz

Adenovirus-36 Infection and Obesity in Children and Adolescents (PLATFORM ORAL PRESENTATION - OBESITY 2009) Presenter: Charles Gabbert, Jeffrey Schwimmer, Michael Donohue, John Arnold

RESEARCH

Katherine Stumpf: SIDS/SUDC project with Division of Pediatric Pathology

Lori Broderick: (Intramural grant funded) Evaluation of Inflammatory Mechanisms and Cellular Immune Response in Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis and Adenitis syndrome (PFAPA) with Division of Allergy and Immunology, Dr. Harold Hoffman

Payam Vali: Comparing an anatomic-based method of determining insertion lengths of umbilical catheters with ultrasound-localized umbilical catheter insertion in neonates, with Division of Neonatology with Dr. Jae Kim

Waheeda Samady: Obesity prevention/education project with Division of Community Pediatrics with Dr. Howard Taras.

Matthew Williams: (Intramural grant funded) Murine model for evaluating effects of pulmonary hypertension with Dr. Paul Grossfeld

Tina Chan: (Intramural grant funded) Composition of expressed Breast Milk in preterm infants with Dr. Lisa Stellwagen

Samantha Lewis: (Intramural grant funded) UCSD Pediatrics Process Grant

One of our Department’s highlights is a strong academic program with readily-available opportunities and support to do clinical or bench research. The teaching clinical faculty are exceptional, and truly care about resident education and quality of life.
- Dr. Grant Keeney, Chief Resident, ’10-‘11