Research projects can be in basic science research, clinical research, quality improvement or advocacy.

Many of our residents present at regional and national conferences every year, including:

• Pediatric Academic Societies
• Eastern Society for Pediatric Research
• North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
• American College of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
• Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research

Byrwa DJ, Perez GF, Roach CM, Prentice S, Goetz DM. Airway clearance therapy in the school environment: Retrospective analysis of a cohort of pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2023 Jan 24:S1569-1993(23)00007-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2023.01.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36702656.

Ilahi, M., Iskander, M., Hays, A., & Begum-Hasan, J. . Increased awareness of Nutritional rickets in developed country: A case report. . Abstract submitted to AAP National conference and Exhibition. Anaheim, CA, April 2022.

Jeelani W, Harhay R, Wrotniak BH, Hargest T, Teo A, Abdul-Aziz R. The Importance of Differentiating Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis From Lyme Arthritis in Pediatric Patients. Cureus. 2022 Dec 21;14(12):e32785. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32785. PMID: 36694509; PMCID: PMC9856232. 

Kaur, S., Benipal, J., & Lehman, H.K.. An EMR Intervention to Improve Early Introduction of Peanuts in Infants at Community-Based Health Clinics. ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting 2022. (2022 Jul).

Maini, N., Mechtler, A., & Freeman, A. Impact of early Baked Egg Challenge on Quality of Life in Egg-Allergic Patients versus Egg Avoidance . ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting 2022. (2022 Jul).

Welliver R, Prakash AV, Hicar MD. Lack of coronary aneurysms during Kawasaki Disease (KD) correlates with higher levels of autoantibodies to both full form and spliced variant of immune regulator EDIL-3 (Del-1). ID Week, Washington DC, October 2022.

Ajit Monteiro, Arthur J Chang, R. Ross Welliver, Sarah Baron, and Mark D Hicar. Humoral cross-coronavirus responses against the S2 region in children with Kawasaki disease. Virology, Accepted August 22. Virology. 2022 Sep 2;575:83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2022.08.010. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36088793.

Resident QI projects are overseen by our two co-APDs: Matthew Wiese, MD and Sarah E. DiPalma, MD.

• Project Breathe on recurrent admissions for Asthma Exacerbation (Eng, Kumar, Sunuwar, Swatski)
  
• Initiative to improve resident education in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Balderman, Mehandi, Sebastian)
• Improving resident knowledge and comfort in diagnosing dermatological conditions in patients with skin of color (Grafius, Hart, Samuels-Cox, Sarata, Vernot, Welliver)
• Long-acting contraceptive training with Nexplanon (Charles, Mehandi)
• Improving diaper access through a community-based approach in outpatient pediatric clinics (Eng, Jeelani)
• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Curriculum (Byrwa, Cziranka-Crooks, Dashkoff, Giuliano)
• Improvement of anticipatory guidance in the pediatric emergency department (Ribeiro, Iskander)