Pediatrics Residency

MINZER-CONZETTI, K, Wu E, Vargervik K, Slavotinek A. Phenotypic variation in trismus-pseudocamptodactyly syndrome caused by a recurrent MYH8 mutation. Clin Dysmorphol. 2008 Jan;17(1):1-4

Yang Y, Zhang W, BAYRER JR, Weiss MA. J. Biol. Chem. 2008: 283(11):7280-92

MATHES EF, Gilliam AE. A four-year-old boy with fever, rash, and arthritis. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2007 Sep;26(3):179-87.

Chen T, MATHES E, Gilliam A. "Ectopic Eyelashes" (Ectopic Cilia) in a Two Year-Old Girl: Brief Report and Discussion of Possible Embryologic Origin. Pediatr Dermatol. 2007 Jul-Aug;24(4):433-5.

Mana Golzari, Stephen James Hunt and Lisa Jo Chamberlain. Role of Pediatricians as Advocates for Incarcerated Youth. Pediatrics 2008;121;e397-e398

CHEN T, Mathes E, Gilliam A. "Ectopic Eyelashes" (Ectopic Cilia) in a Two Year-Old Girl: Brief Report and Discussion of Possible Embryologic Origin. Pediatr Dermatol. 2007 Jul-Aug;24(4):433-5.

Belitsky JM, Nelson A, HERNANDEZ JD, Baum LG, Stoddart JF. Multivalent Interactions between lectins and supramolecular complexes: Galectin-1 and self-assembled pseudopolyrotaxanes. Chem Biol 2007: 14:1140-51

HERNANDEZ JD, Klein J, Van Dyken SJ, Marth JD, Baum LG. T-cell activation results in microheterogeneous changes in glycosylation of CD45. Int Immunol 2007: 19:847-56.

Toscana MA, Bianco GA, Ilarregui JM, Croci DO, Correale J, HERNANDEZ JD, Zwirner NW, Poirier F, Riley EM, Baum LG, Rabinovich GA. Differential glycosylation of TH1, TH2 and TH-17 effector cells selectively regulates susceptibility to cell death. Nat Immunol 2007: 8:825-34.

HANSMANN G, de Jesus Perez VA, Alastalo TP, Alvira CM, Guignabert C, Bekkers J, Schellong S, Urashima T, Wang L, Morrell NW, Rabinovitch M (2008). A novel antiproliferative BMP-2/PPARgamma/apoE?axis in smooth muscle cells and its role in pulmonary hypertension. Journal of Clinical Investigation 118:1846-1857

Gunn AJ, Hoehn T, HANSMANN G, Buhrer C, Simbruner G, Yager J, Levene M, Hamrick SE, Shankaran S, Thoresen M. Hypothermia: an evolving treatment for neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (2008). Pediatrics 121: 648-649

Hoehn T, Humpl T, Zimmermann A, Dzietko M, Nicolai T, HANSMANN G (2008). Special emergencies in preterm and term infants [German]. Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde 156: 489-504

Hoehn T, HANSMANN G, Buhrer C, Simbruner G, Gunn AJ, Yager J, Levene M, Hamrick SE, Shankaran S, Thoresen M. Therapeutic hypothermia in neonates: review of current clinical data, ILCOR recommendations and suggestions for implementation in neonatal intensive care units (2008)

Chen T, MATHES E, Gilliam A. "Ectopic Eyelashes" (Ectopic Cilia) in a Two Year-Old Girl: Brief Report and Discussion of Possible Embryologic Origin. Pediatr Dermatol. 2007 Jul-Aug;24(4):433-5. Resuscitation, 78: 7-12

Zamanian RT*, HANSMANN G*, Lilienfeld D, Rappaport K, Rabinovitch M, Reaven G, Doyle RL (2008). Insulin resistance in pulmonary arterial hypertension. *both authors contributed equally to this work. in press

Adolescent Medicine

DZUNG VO. Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Culturally Competent Health Care Among Youth and Young Men. American Journal of Men’s Health. 2008;2(2):192-205.

DZUNG VO. Voices of Asian American Youth: Important Characteristics of Clinicians and Clinical Sites. Pediatrics. 2007;120(6): e1-e13.

JENNIFER EDMAN. Comparison of Adolescent Risk Behavior in Commercials Televised During the 2002 and 2005 Super Bowls. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2007.

Sara Buckelew. Depression Does Not Increase Length of Hospital Stay In Adolescent Girls With Anorexia Nervosa. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2007.

Loris Hwang. Factors That Influence The Rate of Epithelial Maturation in the Cervix of Health Young Women. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2007.

Loris Hwang. Cervical Epithelial Immaturity is Associated with Higher levels of IL-10 Expression in the Cervical Secretions of Health Young Women.Journal of Adolescent Health, 2007.

Carolyn Jasik. Access, Utilization and Preventive Health Screening. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2007.

Lea Widdice. Detection of HPV in Male Partners of Women with Persistent vs Transient HPV Infections. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2007.

JENNIFER CARLSON. Clinician practices for the management of Amenorrhea in the adolescent and young adult athlete. Journal of Adolescent Health. 40:362-365, 2007.

LARIK MARCEL. Adolescents’ beliefs about preferred resources for help vary depending on the health issue. Journal of Adolescent Health. 41:61-68, 2007.

CATHERINE MILLER. Chlamydial Screening in Urgent Care Visits: Adolescent Reported Acceptability Associated with Adolescent Perception of Clinician Communication. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2007 Aug;161(8):777-82. MELISSA SLIVKA. Rudolph's Chapter: Reproductive Growth and Development in the Female Adolescent, 2008.

DAVID BRELAND. Scrotal Masses. Rudolph’s Pediatrics, 22nd Edition, 2008

DAVID BRELAND. Male reproductive Growth & Development. Rudolph’s Pediatrics, 22nd Edition, 2008.

LORIS HWANG. Cervical epithelial immaturity is associated with higher levels of IL-10 expression in the cervical secretions of healthy young women. Journal of Adolescent Health. 42: S12, 2008.

CAROLYN JASIK. Adolescent obesity and puberty: the "perfect storm". Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008;1135:265-79

CAROLYN JASIK. Public savings from the prevention of unintended pregnancy: a cost analysis of family planning services in California. Health Serv Res. 2007 Oct;42(5):1960-80.

CAROLYN JASIK. Provision of Emergency Contraception to Adolescent Patients: A Preliminary Report. California Pediatrician, Spring 2007

JENNIFER EDMAN. Breast Problems. In: Irwin CE, Jr., Shafer, MA, Moscicki AB: The adolescent patient. In: Rudolph A (ed.), Rudolph’s Pediatrics, 22nd Edition, 2008.

JENNIFER EDMAN. Common Menstrual Problems. In: Irwin CE, Jr., Shafer, MA, Moscicki AB: The adolescent patient. In: Rudolph A (ed.), Rudolph’s Pediatrics, 22nd Edition.2008.

MELISSA PUJAZON. Bullying in School? AAP Grand Rounds, April 2008

MELISSA PUJAZON. Something to Sing About?? AAP Grand Rounds, May 2008.

MELISSA PUJAZON. ‘MP3 Players and Hearing Loss’ AAP Grand Rounds, June 2008.

DAVID BRELAND. Behavior Associated With Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Type Distribution in Young Heterosexual Men . Journal of Adolescent Health. 42: S2, 2008.

DAVID BRELAND. STI History and STI Testing in a Community Sample of Urban African American Adolescent Males. E-PAS2008.634478.4

DAVID BRELAND. Starting on a Health Path: Promotion of Young Men’s Sexual Health. American Journal of Men’s Health. Jun. 2007; 1(2): 148-153.

DAVID BRELAND. Investing in Adolescence: Building a Strong Foundation for Male Health. American Journal of Men’s Health. Sept. 2007; 1(3): 224-227.

DAVID BRELAND. Alcohol and Cigarette Use Among Adolescent and Young Adult Males. American Journal of Men’s Health. Dec. 2007; 1(4): 339-346.

DAVID BRELAND.Depression: Focus on the Adolescent Male. American Journal of Men’s Health. March 2008; 2(1): 87-93.

DAVID BRELAND.. Scrotal Masses In: Rudolf’s 22nd edition. CE Irwin, Jr, M Shafer, AB Moscicki (eds). 2008.

DAVID BRELAND. Reproductive Growth and Development in the Male Adolescent. In: Rudolf’s 22nd edition. CE Irwin, Jr, M Shafer, AB Moscicki (eds) 2008.

DAVID BRELAND. Correlates of STI history and STI testing in a community-based sample of African American adolescent males. Journal of Adolescent Health, 42:S22, 2008.

DAVID BRELAND. Type Description and Risk Factors Associated with HPV Infection in Young Men. E-PAS2008:634300.1

LORIS HWANG. Adolescent Sexual Health. In Moyer VA ed: Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 37:302-25, 2007

LORIS HWANG. Vaginitis and vaginosis. In Neinstein L ed: Adolescent Health Care, 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.

LORIS HWANG. Vaginitis and vaginosis. In Neinstein L ed: Adolescent Health Care, Lite Edition, 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.

LORIS HWANG. Sexually transmitted infections. In Rudolph AM ed: Rudolph’s Pediatrics, 22nd ed. McGraw Hill, 2008.

LORIS HWANG. Factors that influence the rate of epithelial maturation in the cervix of healthy young women. Journal of Adolescent Health. 42: S2, 2008. (Recipient of New Investigator Award, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2008

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

XOINIS K, Weirather J, Mavoori H, Shaha S, and Iwamoto L. Extremely low birth weight infants are at high risk for auditory neuropathy. J Perinatol. 2007 Nov;27(11):718-23.

Spritz RA, ARNOLD TD, Buonocore S, Carter D, Fingerlin T, Odero WW, Wambani JO, Tenge RK, Weatherley-White RC. Distribution of orofacial clefts and frequent occurrence of an unusual cleft variant in the Rift Valley of Kenya. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2007 Jul;44(4):374-7.

PLANT J Critical Appraisal of: Sharek PJ, Parast LM, Leong K et al. Effect of a Rapid Response Team on Hospital-wide Mortality and Code Rates Outside the ICU in a Children’s Hospital. JAMA. 2007; 298: 2267-2274. In the PedsCCM Evidence-Based Journal Club, 4/3/08.

Pediatric Cardiology

Jun SL, CHANANI NK, Moore P, Higgins CB. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Magnetic resonance imaging of a posttraumatic myocardial infarction and ventricular septal defect with a closure device in place. Circulation. 2007;115:e13-5.

TRUCCO S, Silverman NH, Friedberg MK, Gastro-Intestinal Complications in Low Weight Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Significant Source of Increased Morbidity and Prolonged Hospitilization. E-PAS2008:634487.12

TRUCCO S, Jaeggi E, Cuneo B, Moon-Grady A, Silverman NH, Hornberger LK. Use of Intravenous Gammaglobulin and Steroids in the Treatment of Maternal Autoantibody Mediated Cardiomyopathy. E-PAS2008:634489.8

SHAH A, Grady AM, Collins KC, Tacy TA, Hornberger LK. Sotalol as First Line Therapy for Fetal Supraventricular Tachyarrhthmias. E-PAS2008:634487.15

SHAH A, Grady AM, Collins KC, Tacy TA, Hornberger LK. Sotalol as First Line Therapy for Fetal Supraventricular Tachyarrhthmias. Cardiol Young 2008; 18(2):222

BHAT A, Kehl DW, Tacy TA, Brook MM, Hornberger LK. First Trimester and early second trimester diagnosis of fetal tetralogy of Fallot: diagnostic yield and accuracy. Cardiol Young 2008; 18(2):201-2

Pediatric Endocrinology

Pediatric Hematology Oncology

TASIAN SK, Park JR, Martin ET, and Englund JA. Influenza-Associated Morbidity in Children with Cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 50: 983-987, 2008.

Kotecha N, Flores NJ, Irish JM, Simonds E, SAKAI D, Archambeault S, Diaz-Flores E, Coram M, Shannon KM, Nolan GP, Loh ML. Single Cell Profiling Identifies Aberrant STAT5 Activation in Myeloid Malignancies with Specific Clinical and Biologic Correlates. Cancer Cell. 2008;14:335-343.

Pediatric Nephrology

Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Mold JE, Michaelsson J, BURT TD, Muench MO, Beckerman KP, Busch MP, Lee TH, Nixon DF, McCune JM. Maternal alloantigens promote the development of tolerogenic fetal regulatory T cells in utero.Science. 2008 Dec 5;322(5907):1562-5.

BURT TD, Agan BK, Marconi VC, He W, Kulkarni H, Mold JE, Cavrois M, Huang Y, Mahley RW, Dolan MJ, McCune JM, Ahuja SK.Apolipoprotein (apo) E4 enhances HIV-1 cell entry in vitro, and the APOE epsilon4/epsilon4 genotype accelerates HIV disease progression.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jun 24;105(25):8718-23. Epub 2008 Jun 18.

Glass HC, BONIFACIO SL, Chau V, Glidden D, Poskitt K, Barkovich AJ, Ferriero DM, Miller SP. Recurrent postnatal infections are associated with progressive white matter injury in premature infants.Pediatrics. 2008 Aug;122(2):299-305.

MCCULLEY DJ, Kang JO, Martin JF, Black BL.BMP4 is required in the anterior heart field and its derivatives for endocardial cushion remodeling, outflow tract septation, and semilunar valve development. Dev Dyn. 2008 Nov;237(11):3200-9.

Verzi MP, Agarwal P, Brown C, MCCULLEY DJ, Schwarz JJ, Black BL. The transcription factor MEF2C is required for craniofacial development. Dev Cell. 2007 Apr;12(4):645-52.

Pediatric Pulmonary

WU, B. Should Inhaled Beta-Agnostics or Lung Function Testing be routine in prematurely born infants with Chronic Lung Disease?

Pediatric Rheumatology

Hersh, A. Pending

Curran, M. Pending

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Garnett EA, JOSE FA, Ferry GD, Vittinghoff E, Winter HS. Development of extraintestinal manifestations in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2008 Jul 14. [Epub ahead of print]

JOSE FA. Review article on extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease.

JPGN Baldassano RN, Cohen SA, Ferry GD, Garnett EA, Gold B, Harmatz P, Heyman MB, Holland N, Huen K, JOSE FA, Kirschner BS, Shaikh N, Stege E, Winter HS. Folate levels in newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in pediatric patients. (Accepted for publication in AJCN Nov, 2008)

KANWAR B. In vivo imaging of mucosal CD4+ T cells using single photon emission computed tomography in a murine model of colitis.

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

BANERJEE, R, G. Schecter, J. Flood, T. Porco (2008). Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: new strains, new challenges. Expert Rev. Anti-infect. Ther. 6: 713-724

BANERJEE, R, J. Allen, J. Westenhouse, P. Oh, W. Elms, E. Desmond, A. Nitta, S. Royce, J. Flood (2008). Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in California, 1993-2006. Clin. Infect. Dis. 47: 450-457.

Camarillo, D., BANERJEE, R, T. Greenhow, J. Tureen (2008). Group B Streptococcal endocarditis in an adolescent, In press, Pediatric Infect. Dis. J.

BANERJEE, R, M. Gretes, L. Basuino, N. Strynadka, H.F. Chambers (2008). In vitro selection and characterization of ceftobiprole-resistant methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Antimicrob. Agents Chem. 52: 2089-2096.

Drew, M.E., BANERJEE, R, E. W. Uffman, S. Gilbertson, P. J. Rosenthal, D. E. Goldberg (2008). Plasmodium food vacuole plasmepsins are activated by falcipains. J. Biol. Chem., 283: 12780-12876.

HERSH, A. Publication in Archives of Internal Medicine

Kamya MR, Gasasira AF, Achan J, Mebrahtu T, RUEL T, Kekitiinwa A, Charlebois ED, Rosenthal PJ, Havlir D, Dorsey G. Effects of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and insecticide-treated bednets on malaria among HIV-infected Ugandan children. AIDS. 2007 Oct 1;21(15):2059-66.

Ssewanyana I , Elrefaei M, Dorsey G, RUEL T, Jones NG, Gasasira A, Kamya M, Nakiwala J, Achan J, Charlebois E, Havlir D, Cao H. Profile of T Cell Immune Responses in HIV Infected Children from Uganda. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2007 Dec 1: 196:1667-1670.

Gasasira AF, Kamya MR, Achan J, Mebrahtu T, Kalyango J, RUEL T, Charlebois E, Staedke SG, Kekitiinwa A, Rosenthal P, Havlir D and Dorsey G. High risk of neutropenia in HIV-infected children following treatment with artesunate plus amodiaquine for uncomplicated malaria in Uganda. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2008; 46:985-91

RUEL T, Achan J, Gasasira AF, Charlebois ED, Mebrahtu T, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G, Kamya MR, Kekitiinwa A, Wong J, Havlir DV. HIV RNA suppression among HIV-infected Ugandan Children with Measles. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2008 Jun 1;48(2):225-227.

Medical Genetics

Henry DE Cheng YW, Shaffer BL, Kaimal AJ, Bianco K, Caughey AB. Perinatal outcomes in the setting of active phase arrest of labor. Obstet Gynecol. 2008;112:1109-15

Kaimal AJ, Cheng YW, Bryant AS, Norton ME, Shaffer BL, Caughey AB. Google obstetrics: who is educating our patients? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;198:e1-5.

S.P. Shankar, V.Carelli, T.A. Braun, C.M. Taylor, H.Abdulkawy, T.M. King, S.P. Daiger, S.R. Salomao, A.A. Sadun, E.M. Stone. Evidence for genetic heterogeneity of X-linked modifier loci in Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON). Ophthalmic Genet. 2008 Mar; 29(1):17-24.

Cheyette BN, Cheyette SN, Cusmano-Ozog K, Enns GM. Dopa-responsive dystonia presenting as delayed and awkward gait. Pediatr Neurol 2008;38:273-5

Adam MP, Kobori JA, Cusmano-Ozog K, Chen KM, Hoyme HE. Progressive and symmetric supraorbital hyperostosis with bony and soft tissue overgrowth in an Ethiopian female: a newly recognized overgrowth syndrome? Am J Med Genet A 2008;146:543-7

Cusmano-Ozog K, Manning MA, Hoyme HE. 22q13.3 deletion syndrome: a recognizable malformation syndrome associated with marked speech and language delay. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2007;145:393-8

Conway RL, Pressman BD, Dobyns WB, Danielpour M, Lee J, Sanchez-Lara PA, Butler MG, Zackai E, Campbell L, Saitta SC, Clericuzio CL, Milunsky JM, Hoyme HE, Shieh J, Moeschler JB, Crandall B, Lauzon JL, Viskochil DH, Harding B, Graham JM. Neuroimaging findings in macrocephaly-capillary malformation: a longitudinal study of 17 patients. Am J Med Gent A 2007;143:1981-3008

Klein OD, Cotter PD, Moore MW, Zanko A, Gilats M, Epstein CJ, Conte F, Rauen KA. Interstitial deletions of chromosome 6q: genotype-phenotype correlation using array CGH. Clin Genet 2007;71:260-6

Martin M, Lockspieler T, Slavotinek A. Oculo-ectodermal syndrome: is arachnoid cyst a common finding? Clin Dysmorph 2007;16:35-8

Zhou Y, Bianco K, Huang L, Nien JK, McMaster M, Romero R, Fisher SJ. Comparative analysis of maternal-fetal interface in preeclampsia and preterm labor. Cell Tissue Res 2007;329:559-69

Packman W, Henderson S, Mehta I, Ronen R, Danner D, Chesterman B, Packman S. Psychosocial issues in families affected by maple syrup urine disease. J Genet Counsel 2007;16:799-809

Fingert JH, Honkanen RA, Shankar SP, Affatigato LM, Ehlinger MA, Moore MD, Jampol LM, Sheffield VC, Stone EM, Alward WL. Familial Cavitary Optic Disk Anomalies: Identification of a Novel Genetic Locus. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Mar 17.

Fingert JH, Alward WL, Kwon YH, Shankar SP, Andorf JL, Mackey DA, Sheffield VC, Stone EM. No association between variations in the WDR36 gene and primary open-angle glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Mar;125(3):434-6.

Pediatrics Residency

WONG, KM. Neonatal HSV Talk. CPMC teaching conference. Wong, KM. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Talk. Adolescent Medicine teaching conf. Wong, KM. Renal Tubular Acidosis Talk. Mt. Zion teaching conference.

Wong, KM. Scoliosis journal club. Mt. Zion journal club.

Wong, KM. Hypoglycemia in the Neonate Talk. CPMC morning confernence.

Wong, KM. Neck Mass Talk. Infectious Disease Elective teaching.

Wong, KM. Sickle Cell Disease Presentation. Morning report. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conference.

MARQUELING AL, Fox L. Neutrophilic dermatoses and Cystic Fibrosis. Oral presentation at Grand Rounds, UCSF, June 2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conference.

GUPTA D, GOLZARI M., LEVIN C. Poster presentation, oral health, Annual National AAP meeting in Boston, MA 10/2008. National Meeting

GUPTA D, GOLZARI M., LEVIN C. Poster presentation, oral health, Annual National AAP meeting in Boston, MA 10/2008. National Meeting

GUPTA D, GOLZARI M., LEVIN C. Poster presentation, oral health, Annual National AAP meeting in Boston, MA 10/2008. National Meeting

Goddard, DG, Rubin, B, MATHES, EFD, Fox, L. Gross and Microscopic, American Academy of Dermatology, National Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 2008. National Meeting.

MICHELS, TM, Zusman, A, Khanna, K. Bulletproof: Media advocacy for injured youth. Oral presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, May 2008. (National meeting.) National Meeting.

MICHELS, TM, Zusman, A, Khanna, K. Bulletproof: Media advocacy for injured youth. Oral presentation as culmination of PLUS experience, San Francisco General Hospital Department of Pediatrics. San Francisco, CA, June 2008. (Grand Rounds.) Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conference.

TURSHANI, YOUSEF. Neonatal Seizures. Oral presentation for morning report to pediatric residents in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. July 2008. International Meeting.

Hansmann G, de Jesus Perez VA, Powers J, Schellong S, Wang L, Urashima T, Rabinovitch M (2007). PPARgamma Protects Against Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Eur Respir J 30: 6s (oral presentation, European Respiratory Society Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 09/2007). International Meeting.

Hansmann G, Wagner RA, Urashima T, Rabinovitch M (2008). Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) deficiency is a novel risk factor for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Pediatric Research in press (oral presentation, PAS/SPR meeting, Honolulu, USA, 05/2008). National Meeting

Hoehn T, Hansmann G, B’hrer C, Simbruner G, Gunn AJ, Yager J, Levene M, Hamrick SEG, Shankaran S, Thoresen M (2008). Therapeutic hypothermia in neonates: review of current clinical data, ILCOR recommendations and suggestions for implementation in neonatal intensive care units. Zeitschrift f’r Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie 2008 in press (oral presentation, Society for Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Z’rich, Switzerland, 05/2008). International Meeting

Adolescent Medicine

DZUNG VO. Effects of ethnicity and acculturation on youth risk perceptions and behavior. Abstract. Research Day, UCSF Department of Pediatrics. May 30, 2008 Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

DDZUNG VO. Conversion Disorders. UCSF Department of Pediatrics, Chair’s Rounds. Participated in clinical case conference and teaching with pediatrics residents, fellows, and faculty on Conversion Disorders in adolescents. January 18, 2008. Ground Rounds

DZUNG VO. Invited Symposia - Personal and Collective Dimensions of the Self: Ethnic, Cultural and National Divergence. International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development. Wurzburg, Germany. Chair: Nandita Chaudhary, Lady Irwin College, New Delhi. Discussant: Jaan Valsiner, Clark University, Worcester, United States of America. [NOTE: Co-author with Ryan Brown, Ph.D.] Wednesday, July 16th, 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

DZUNG VO. Journal Club presenting: Yeh CJ, Kim AB, Pituc ST, Atkins M. Poverty, Loss, and Resilience: The story of Chinese immigrant youth. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2008; 55(1): 64-48. Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, May 9, 2008. Teaching/ Colloquium

DZUNG VO. More than Teenage Angst: Depression in Adolescents.’ Presentation for Pediatrics Residents noon conference series. Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, February 11, 2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

MELISSA SLIVKA. Is Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging a Useful Test in the Diagnosis of Women with Microvascular Angina. American College of Cardiology Meeting, April 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

CAROLYN JASIK. Adolescent Obesity and puberty: The Perfect Storm’, NIH Menstrual Irregularities Conference, October 2007. National Meeting

CAROLYN JASIK. Bringing Research into Practice’, American Heart Association Pediatric Obesity Research Summit, December 2007. National Meeting

CAROLYN JASIK. Quality of Health Care for Overweight and Obese Adolescents: Access, Utilization, and Preventive Health Screening.’ Presented at Society for Adolescent Medicine Meeting, April 2008. National Meeting

CAROLYN JASIK. Serving underserved populations in pediatrics’ a 2 hour seminar organized for research interns at the UCSF Cancer center in the Bayview neighborhood. 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

CAROLYN JASIK. An Approach to the Overweight Adolescent’ presented in a 2 hour seminar to NP students in Course 222b: Clinical Management of Chronic Illness II, Winter 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium.

CAROLYN JASIK. Using Integrated Data Management in Clinical Research’ presented in a 30min seminar to students in course EPI 218: Database Management Systems for Clinical Research, March 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium.

CAROLYN JASIK. Beyond the BMI: Primary Care Screening and Treatment for Pediatric Obesity’ presented at the 1 hour WATCH monthly seminar, April 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium.

CAROLYN JASIK. Coding for Obesity: Is there any hope’’ presented at the Department of Pediatrics Primary Care Track Seminar, May 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

CAROLYN JASIK. Quality of Health Care for Overweight and Obese Adolescents: Access, Utilization, and Preventive Health Screening.’ UCSF Fellows Research Day. 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

CAROLYN JASIK. Adolescent Obesity and Puberty: The ‘Perfect Storm’’ presented at the 1 hour WATCH monthly seminar, July 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

CAROLYN JASIK. Beyond Binge Eating: The Disordered Eating Spectrum and Adolescent Obesity’ presented at Stanford University Division of Adolescent Medicine Research Seminar, July 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

MELISSA SLIVKA. Life Cycles Adolescent Medicine Course for 2nd Year Medical Students. 2007. Teaching/ Colloquium

MELISSA SLIVKA. "Intoxication Syndromes." Noon Conference for Residents-approx 20. 2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

DZUNG VO. UCSF School of Medicine, Life Cycle, 2007-2008. Small Group Co-Leader for Adolescent Medicine section of course; 2 two-hour sessions. Group size approx 20 Medical Students. February 11 ‘ 12, 2008. Teaching/ Colloquium

JENNIFER EDMAN. Adolescent Confidential Care: Findings from a National Sample.’ Oral Presentation, UCSF Department of Pediatrics, Research Day, May 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

JENNIFER EDMAN. Adolescent Confidential Care: Findings from a National Sample.’ Oral Presentation, UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine, 4th Annual Research Colloquium, May 22, 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

JENNIFER EDMAN. Adolescent Confidential Care: Findings from a National Sample.’ Poster Symposium Presentation at PAS Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 4, 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

JENNIFER EDMAN. Life Cycle/Epilogue IDS 107 Winter 2008, Adolescent Medicine, Small Group Leader: February 11th and 12th, 2008. Teaching/ Colloquium

JENNIFER EDMAN. Adolescent Medicine Interdisciplinary Ward Rounds: Topic Presentations include STI Update: Screeing and Treatment 4/17/08, Cervical Cytology Specimen Adequacy: Management Guidelines 5/29/08. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER EDMAN. Adolescent Medicine Journal Club: Cervical Cancer and Hormonal Contraceptives. December 14, 2007. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER EDMAN. Four Hour Adolescent Medicine Seminars for Second Year Family Medicine Residents: January 23, 2008, April 16, 2008. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

JENNIFER EDMAN. Girls Rock: ‘Sexuality, puberty, and self care’. Presentation to adolescent girls with special needs with Erica Monasterio, August 7, 2007. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

JENNIFER EDMAN. Pediatric Resident Lectures: Normal Puberty (7/23/07, 8/13/07), Pregnancy Options (12/03/07, 1/10/07, 2/7/07, 3/6/07), Contraception (4/3/08, 5/5/08). Teaching/ Colloquium

JENNIFER EDMAN. Family Medicine Resident Lectures: Adolescent Dermatologic Potpourri, 3/3/08. Adolescent Nutrition 101: Cases and Practical Office Counseling, 4/21/08. SSRI Ingestion and Serotonin Syndrome, 4/23/08. Teaching/ Colloquium

DAVID BRELAND. Behavior Associated With Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Type Distribution in Young Heterosexual Men. David J. Breland M.D. M.P.H.1, Lea E. Widdice M.D.2, Yifei Ma, M.S.1, Anna-Barbara Moscicki M.D.1 Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco1, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati2, Poster presented at the National Meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine in Greensboro NC and a platform presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies in Honolulu HI. National Meeting

DAVID BRELAND. Correlates of STI History and STI testing in a Community-based Sample of African American Adolescent Males. David J. Breland M.D. M.P.H., Y. Jason Chang, M.S., Cherrie B. Boyer, Ph.D. Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Poster presented at the National Meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine in Greensboro NC and at the Pediatrics Academic Societies in Honolulu HI. National Meeting

DAVID BRELAND. Adolescent Medicine Core Lecture 180 (20 students), Invited Presentation. 2007. Teaching/ Colloquium

DAVID BRELAND. Normal Pubertal Development, Invited Presentation. 2007. Teaching/ Colloquium

DAVID BRELAND. Physicians for Reproductive Health and Choice (Presentation; 25 participants), 2008. Teaching/ Colloquium

DAVID BRELAND. Supporting Adolescents: Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, 2008. Teaching/ Colloquium

DAVID BRELAND. Adolescent Depression and Suicide. Informal Teaching to Residents and Medical Students, 2008. Teaching/ Colloquium

DAVID BRELAND.. Puberty. Informal Teaching to Residents and Medical Students, 2008. Teaching/ Colloquium

DAVID BRELAND. Contraception. Informal Teaching to Residents and Medical Students, 2007. Teaching/ Colloquium

DAVID BRELAND. ACNE. Informal Teaching to residents and medical students. 2007. Teaching/ Colloquium

DAVID BRELAND. Male Genitourinary Problems (noon conference for residents). Informal Teaching to residents and medical students. 2007. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

DAVID BRELAND. Pregnancy Options . Informal Teaching to residents and medical students. 2007. Teaching/ Colloquium

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

AMRINOVIN R, Oishi, P, Fineman, J. B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) as a biomarker in Congenital Heart Disease. Poster presentation at the 2nd Annual Research Day of the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, May 30,2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Aramburo A, Sharma S, AMRINOVIN R, Datar S, Kalkan G, Reel B, Xoinis K, Oishi P, Black SM, Fineman JR. Exogenous L-Carnitine for the Treatment of Endothelial Dysfunction in a Lamb Model of Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow . Poster presentation at the 2nd Annual Research Day of the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, May 30,2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

BORIOSI J, Flori H, Newman V, Hanson J, Cohen R, Sabato K, Asselin J, and Fineman J. Efficacy and safety of lung recruitment in pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury using the Open Lung Tool. Poster presentation at the 2nd Annual Research Day of the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, May 30,2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

BORIOSI J. Maquet Respiratory Care Symposium. Los Angeles, CA. Keynote speaker: Lung recruitment in ARDS 2008. National Meeting

DATAR SA, Sajti E, Matthay, MA, and Fineman JR. Regulation of Lung Fluid Balance in an Ovine Model of Congenital Heart Disease and Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow. Presented at the 2nd Annual Northern California Pediatric Intensive Care Network Conference, September 7, 2007, Oakland, CA, and at the Transatlantic Network on Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling: Early Determinants in Congenital Heart Disease (PEDCARD), November 26-28, 2007, Munich, Germany. International Meeting

DATAR SA and Fineman JR. Lymphatic Abnormalities in Congenital Heart Disease - An Interesting Area of Investigation’ Presented at the Transatlantic Network on Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling: Early Determinants in Congenital Heart Disease (PEDCARD), April 5-7, 2008, Helen, GA. International Meeting

KALKAN G, Oishi P, Datar S, et al. RhoA/ Rho kinase signaling in a lamb model of abnormally increased pulmonary blood flow. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Research Day of the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, May 30,2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

PLANT J, van Schaik S, O'Sullivan P. Needs Assessment for Pediatric Resident Resuscitation Curriculum. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Research Day of the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, May 30,2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

PLANT J, van Schaik S, O'Sullivan P. Needs Assessment for Pediatric Resident Resuscitation Curriculum’. Poster Presentation at the Association of American Medical Colleges Western Group on Educational Affairs Annual Meeting, Monterey, April 2008. National Meeting

PLANT J, van Schaik S, O'Sullivan P. ‘Teaching and Assessing Residents’ Resuscitation Skills: Rethinking the Education of Pediatric Residents’ . Poster presentation at UCSF Education Day, April 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

WOLOVITS J, Merritt Evans BA, Michael Wendl and Patrick McQuillen. Neonatal Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia Impairs Somatosensory Whisker Barrel Plasticity And Alters Nogo-A/NgR Expression. Poster presentation at Poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting, Honolulu, HI, May 2008. International Meeting

WOLOVITS J, Merritt Evans BA, Michael Wendl and Patrick McQuillen. Neonatal Cerebral Hypoxia-Ischemia Impairs Somatosensory Whisker Barrel Plasticity And Alters Nogo-A/NgR Expression. Oral presentation at at the 2nd Annual Research Day of the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, May 30, 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

XOINIS K, Sajti E, Harmon C, Oishi P, Fineman J. Alterations in cAMP, prostacyclin, and thromboxane in 4-week lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow. Poster presentation at at the 2nd Annual Research Day of the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, May 30, 2008 Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

ZULUAGA MT, Cvijanovich N, McQuillen, P. Utility of Cerebral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) To Predict Increased Intracranial Pressure in Pediatric Patients. Poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting, Honolulu, HI, May 2008. International Meeting

ZULUAGA MT, Cvijanovich N, McQuillen, P. Utility of Cerebral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) To Predict Increased Intracranial Pressure in Pediatric Patients. Oral presentation at at the 2nd Annual Research Day of the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, May 30, 2008. Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

Pediatric Cardiology

TRUCCO S, Jaeggi E, Cuneo B, Moon-Grady A, Silverman NH, Hornberger LK. Use of Intravenous Gammaglobulin and Steroids in the Treatment of Maternal Autoantibody Mediated Cardiomyopathy. Poster Presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, Honolulu, May 2008.  International Meeting

SHAH A, Grady AM, Collins KC, Tacy TA, Hornberger LK. Sotalol as First Line Therapy for Fetal Supraventricular Tachyarrhthmias. Poster Presentation at PAS Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI May 2008.  International Meeting

TRUCCO S, Silverman NH, Friedberg MK, Gastro-Intestinal Complications in Low Weight Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Significant Source of Increased Morbidity and Prolonged Hospitilization. Poster Presentation at PAS, Honolulu, HI May 2008.  International Meeting

SHAH A, Bernstein HS. Establishing Reference Values for Potential Biomarkers of Heart Failure in Children with Single-Ventricle Physiology. Poster Presentation at Scientific Basis of Heart Failure in Children, Estes Park, CO May 2008.  National Meeting

SHAH A, Grady AM, Collins KC, Tacy TA, Hornberger LK. Sotalol as First Line Therapy for Fetal Supraventricular Tachyarrhthmias. Poster Presentation at Cardiology 2008, 11th Annual Update on Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, Scottsdale AZ, Feb 2008.

BHAT A, Kehl DW, Tacy TA, Brook MM, Hornberger LK. First Trimester and early second trimester diagnosis of fetal tetralogy of Fallot: diagnostic yield and accuracy. Poster Presentation at Cardiology 2008, 11th Annual Update on Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, Scottsdale AZ, Feb 2008. International Meeting

Pediatric Endocrinology

Pediatric Hematology Oncology

GORMAN M, Lingyun Ji, Richard Sposto, Phillip Barnette, Bruce Bostrom, Raymond Hutchinson, Elizabeth Raetz, Nita Seibel, Clare Twist, Elena Eckroth, Paul Gaynon, Mignon Loh.  Retrospective Analysis of Children Treated for Relapsed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (rAML): A Report from the Therapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia (TACL) Consortium. Poster session at American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.  May 2008.  National Meeting

SAKAGUCHI, D.  Germline loss-of-function mutations in SPRED1 cause a neurofibromatosis 1-like phenotype. Pediatric Bench-to-Bedside Conference. San Francisco,  September 2007.  Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

LAW, J. Identification of Improved Biomarkers for T-cell Malignancies.Poster presentation at Pediatrics Research Day, San Francisco, CA , May 2008.   Teaching/ Colloquium

TAGGART, D. Comparing PET and MIBG in relapsed neuroblastoma patients. Oral presentation at Fellows College, San Francisco, CA, May 2008.  Teaching/ Colloquium

Kotecha N, Flores NJ, Irish JM, SAKAGUCHI D, Archambeault S, Diaz-Flores, E, Coram M, Shannon KM, Nolan GP, Loh ML.  A Novel Assay for Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia Based on Aberrant Signaling Networks Measured Via Phospho-Specific Flow Cytometry Reduces Diagnosis Time from Weeks to Days.  Oral presentation at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting:  December 10, 2007.

Pediatric Nephrology

Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Pediatric Pulmonary

BANERJEE, R., H. F. Chambers (2008). Characterization of a Ceftobiprole-Resistant, mecA-Negative Derivative of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Washington D. C (talk). National Meeting

BANERJEE, R (2008). Mystery case: Recurrent, invasive Staphylococcal disease. School in Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases, Clinical Immunology Society, Miami, FL (talk). National Meeting

BANERJEE, R UCSF pediatric pulmonary conference: ‘Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.’ Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

BANERJEE, R Grand Rounds, Dept. of Pediatrics, California Pacific Medical Center, ‘Update on Community Associated MRSA: Epidemiology, Disease, and Treatment.’

Hersh, Adam Oral Presentation at PAS. National Meeting

RUEL T, State of Pediatric HIV. Grand Rounds lecture, Positive Health Program, University of California, San Francisco. June 2007. Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

RUEL T, Pediatric Update. Medical Management of Aids, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA. December 2007. (Oral Presentation). Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

RUEL T, Ssewanyana I, Achan J, Gasasira A, Kamya MR, Kekitiinwa A, Wong J, Cao H, Havlir D, Charlebois ED. Dynamics of T-cell Activation Accompanying CD4 Recovery in Antiretroviral Treated HIV-infected Ugandan Children. 15th Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections, Boston MA, 2008 (Poster). National Meeting

RUEL T, Pediatric HIV in 2008. Grand Rounds lecture, Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco. 2008. (Oral Presentation) Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

Pediatric Rheumatology

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Fola Jose.  Poster NASPHGAN 2007.  National Meeting
Bittoo Kanwar.  Poster.  __________
Bittoo Kanwar.  Oral Presentation.  ____________

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

BANERJEE, R., H. F. Chambers (2008).  Characterization of a Ceftobiprole-Resistant, mecA-Negative Derivative of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).  Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Washington D. C (talk).  National Meeting.

BANERJEE, R (2008).  Mystery case:  Recurrent, invasive Staphylococcal disease.   School in Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases, Clinical Immunology Society, Miami, FL (talk).  National Meeting.

BANERJEE, R.  UCSF pediatric pulmonary conference:  ‘Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.’  Grand Rounds Clinical Conference.

BANERJEE, R.  Grand Rounds, Dept. of Pediatrics, California Pacific Medical  Center, ‘Update on Community Associated MRSA:  Epidemiology, Disease, and Treatment.’    Grand Rounds Clinical Conf.

Hersh, Adam.  Oral Presentation at PAS.  National Meeting

RUEL T, State of Pediatric  HIV.  Grand Rounds lecture, Positive Health Program, University of California, San Francisco. 6/07.  Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

RUEL T, Pediatric Update.  Medical Management of Aids, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA. 12/2007. (Oral Presentation).  Local Meeting/ Research Symposium

RUEL T, Ssewanyana I, Achan J, Gasasira A, Kamya MR, Kekitiinwa A, Wong J, Cao H, Havlir D, Charlebois ED.  Dynamics of T-cell Activation Accompanying CD4 Recovery in Antiretroviral Treated HIV-infected Ugandan Children.  15th Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections, Boston MA, 2008 (Poster)  National Meeting

RUEL T, Pediatric HIV in 2008.  Grand Rounds lecture, Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco. 2008. (Oral Presentation).  Grand Rounds/ Clinical Conf.

Medical Genetics