Residents in the Duke Pediatric Residency Training Program regularly contribute to the field through conference presentations and publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Publications
Peer-reviewed publications authored or co-authored by residents.
2024
- Rapid Regeneration of a Neoartery with Elastic Lamellae
Kevin Blum (Class of 2026)
Adv Mater · PubMed 38102082 - Tissue engineered vascular grafts are resistant to the formation of dystrophic calcification
Kevin Blum (Class of 2026)
Nat Commun · PubMed 38467617 - Human milk-derived versus bovine milk-derived fortifier use in very low birth weight infants: growth and vitamin D status
Emmanuelle Lavassani (Class of 2026)
Front Pediatr · PubMed 38445079 - Pulmonary manifestations of STAC3 disorder: A case series
Shannon Williams (Class of 2025)
Pediatr Pulmonol · PubMed 38088138
2023
- Review of Toxocariasis at a Children's Hospital Prompting Need for Public Health Interventions
Karina Robinson (Class of 2026)
Pediatr Infect Dis J · PubMed 37625080
Presentations
Abstracts, posters, and oral presentations at regional and national meetings.
2026
- Pulmonary Outcomes Following Congenital Heart Surgery, a Clinical Review
Natasha Ramaswamy (Class of 2027); Valeria Faria Maraver (Class of 2028)
Poster · AAP National conference, San Diego, CA - Aortic Root Dilatation Causing Tracheobronchial Compression in a 13-year-old with Marfan Syndrome
Natasha Ramaswamy (Class of 2027)
Poster · AAP National conference, San Diego, CA
2025
- A Case of Mistaken Identity: A Clinical Lesson in Identifying Red Flags
Molly Guerin (Class of 2026)
Oral Presentation · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC - Abnormal cerebellar findings on prenatal ultrasound – neonatal neurology case
Melissa Rossborough (Class of 2026)
Oral Presentation · Child Neurology Society Conference, Charlotte, NC - Penetrance of Cardiomyopathy-Associated Variants in a Population-Based Cohort Supports ClinGen Gene Validity Classifications
Rachel Wolfe (Class of 2026)
Oral Presentation · AHA Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA - “A CAPS-tivating cause of multiorgan dysfunction”
Emmanuelle Lavassani (Class of 2026)
Poster · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC - To image or not to image is not a question: Influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy
Shivani Chandrashekaran (Class of 2026)
Abstract · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC
2024
- Headache in a Pediatric Patient with Family History of Sudden Death
Kathleen Young (Class of 2028); Joshua Mercer (Medicine-Pediatrics)
Poster · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Durham, NC · Faculty mentor: Emily Greenwald - An Uncommon Presentation of Low-Grade Glioma in an Adolescent Patient
Kathleen Young (Class of 2028); Joshua Mercer (Medicine-Pediatrics)
Poster · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Durham, NC · Faculty mentor: Neel Subramanian - A mediastinal mass in Graves’ disease
Alexa Kleist (Class of 2026); Noah Hellermann (Medicine-Pediatrics)
Poster · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Durham, NC · Faculty mentor: Kathryn Blew - Puff, puff, pass: A mysterious case of weight loss and night sweats
Cesar Lopez Angel (Class of 2024); Ji'Vone Freeman (Class of 2026); Wesley Gregory (Class of 2026); Karen Lin (Medicine-Pediatrics)
Poster · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Durham, NC · Faculty mentor: Kristina Nazareth-Pidgeon - Diagnosis of neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy presenting with viral illness
Kevin Blum (Class of 2026)
Poster · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Durham, NC · Faculty mentor: Matthew Bruehl - Innovative Curriculum to foster inter professional collaboration amongst medical students — A Year after Implementation
Andrew Brown (Class of 2024)
Poster · Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Toronto, ON - Remote Longitudinal Monitoring in Children with Congenital Heart Disease
Megan LeBlanc (Class of 2025)
Poster · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Durham, NC · Faculty mentor: Kevin Hill - CK elevation: An unusual presentation of a common condition
Jasmin Martin (Class of 2025)
Poster · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Durham, NC · Faculty mentor: Narayanan Venkatasubramani - Caustic chemicals: A cautionary tale
Emmanuelle Lavassani (Class of 2026); Jocelyn Meyer (Class of 2025)
Poster · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting, Durham, NC · Faculty mentor: Emily McCormick - Using QI methodology to increase Reach Out and Read training: A multi-site collaboration
Marriam Elfakahany (Class of 2025); Nate Sinsheimer (Class of 2024)
Poster · North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting; Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) · Faculty mentor: Elizabeth Erickson - The Use of Sedatives and Analgesics in Critically Ill Infants at the End of Life
Mary-Frances Weeks (Class of 2025)
Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Toronto, ON