Contributors

Editor

Adam W. Lowry, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiology
Texas Children's Hospital
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Associate Editors

Kushal Y. Bhakta, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Section of Neonatology
Texas Children's Hospital
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Pratip K. Nag, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Section of Hospital and Emergency Medicine
Texas Children's Hospital
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Contributors

All contributors are affiliated with Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, except where noted.

Authors

Fahd A. Ahmad, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

G. Todd Alonso, MD
Instructor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Jeffrey Alten, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama

Mary Goodwin Altobelli, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Amy S. Arrington, MD, PhD
Resident, Pediatrics

Ioanna Athanassaki, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology

Claire E. Bocchini, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Disease

John P. Breinholt, III, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana

Callie Byrd, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Waldemar F. Carlo, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology

Michael C. Chapman, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Sports Medicine

Daniel C. Chelius, MD
Resident, Otolaryngology

Catherine Cibulskis, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Neonatology

Craig A. Coleby, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Primary Care Sports Medicine

Kendra J. Conkright, MD
Resident, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Christopher Cotroneo, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Ashley M. Cox, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Shani H. Cunningham, DO
Resident, Pediatrics

Tamara Cunningham, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Natalie J.M. Dailey, MD
Resident, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Carrie A. Danner, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Jamie A. Decker, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology

Kristin H. Dillard, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Ankhi Dutta, MD, MPH
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Lisa Ecroyd, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Erik G. Ellsworth, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology

Peter Ermis, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Angela Flores, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Neonatology

Kathleen Blue Fung, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Morey W. Haymond, MD
Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology

Kelly Hicks, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Lindsey Hoffman, DO
Resident, Pediatrics

Zsofia Intody, MD, PhD
Resident, Pediatrics

Nick A. Jernigan, MD
Resident, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Jamil Joyner, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Meena Rao Julapalli, MD
Resident, Dermatology

Brent D. Kaziny, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Jarrod D. Knudson, MD, PhD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology

Kristin C. Koush, MD
Chief Resident in Pediatrics

W. Buck Kyle, MD
Chief Resident in Pediatrics

Jennifer C. Lee, MD
Resident, Pediatric Neurology

Kathryn Leung, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Kim Little, MD
Instructor, Pediatrics

Charles G. Macias, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Thaddeus D. May, MD
Resident, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine

J. Chase McNeil, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Mona L. McPherson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care

Suzanne Melancon-Kyle, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Barbara A. Montagnino, MS, RN, CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Progresssive Care Unit

Elizabeth H. Muth, MD
Resident, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Duyen K. Nguyen, DO
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Trung C. Nguyen, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Alison E. Niebanck, MD
Chief Resident in Pediatrics

Kelly Ann Olson, MA, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Gloria Oramasionwu, MD, MPH
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Michelle Parker, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Rod Pellenberg, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Britt Peña, MD
Chief Resident in Pediatrics

Nina Poliak, MD, MPH
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Vandana Raman, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Endocrinology

Monica Ramos, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Neonatology

Damitra D. Ramos-Patel, MD
Chief Resident in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Rebecca Rawalt, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Neonatology

Danielle Rios, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

John M. Robertson, MD
Pediatric Pulmonology
Houston Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Associates
Houston, Texas

Amber J. Robinett, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Christian P. Schaaf, MD, PhD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular and Human Genetics

Margaret D. Scheffler, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Heidi Schwarzwald, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatric Retrovirology and Global Health

Geeta Singhal, MD, MEd
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Justin Smith, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Mary Nell Suell, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Pathology

Sarat Susarla, MD
Pediatric Pulmonology
Houston Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Associates
Houston, Texas

Daniel T. Swarr, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Bridget Sweeney Gotsch, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Jun Teruya, MD, DSc
Associate Professor, Pathology, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine

Ashaunta R. Tumblin, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Irene T. Tung, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Katri V. Typpo, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Jamie Varughese, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Adolescent and Sports Medicine

Shannon Wai, MBChB
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Michael F. Wangler, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular and Human Genetics

Katherine J. Weiss, MD
Chief Resident in Pediatrics

Megan A. Westbrook, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Angus A. Wilfong, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurology

Wojciech Wiszniewski, MD, PhD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular and Human Genetics

Amber E. Young, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Suyearn Hong Yu, MD
Resident, Pediatrics

Consulting Editors

Kaashif A. Ahmad, MBBS, MSc
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Neonatology

Carlos A. Bacino, MD
Associate Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics

Patricia A. Baxter, MD
Instructor, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Maria A. Carrillo-Marquez, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Daniel C. Chelius, MD
Resident, Otolaryngology

Cathrine Constantacos, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Endocrinology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Teresa K. Duryea, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Eric C. Eichenwald, MD
Associate Professor, Neonatology

Elaine K. Fielder, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Ricardo J. Flores, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Amy Bennett Good, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Neonatology

W. Eddie Gordon, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

J. Nina Ham, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology

Leslie L. Harris, MD
Assistant Professor, Neonatology

Lana Hattar, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Ryan W. Himes, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Emma M. Jones, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Roshni Kandyil, MD, PhD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Allergy and Immunology

Erin C. Kish, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Adolescent and Sports Medicine

Federico R. Laham, MD
Instructor, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Fong W. Lam, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Katherine Leaming-Van Zandt, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Joyce Li, MD, MPH
Clinical Instructor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Charles G. Macias, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Seema Mehta, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Siby Moonnumakal, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Pulmonology

James Owens, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology

Faria A. Pereira, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Muralidhar H. Premkumar, MBBS, DNB, MRCPCH
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Neonatology

Andrea A. Ramirez, MD
Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Rheumatology

Stefanie P. Rogers, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Neonatology

Brian R.E. Schultz, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Timothy Slesnick, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology

Hannah Fouts Smitherman, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Cook Children's Physician Network
Fort Worth, Texas

Poyyapakkam Srivaths, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Nephrology

V. Reid Sutton, MD
Associate Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics

Carl Tapia, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Sharonda Alston Taylor, MD
Assistant Professor, Adolescent and Sports Medicine

Keita Terashima, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Ann Thomas, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
George Washington University Washington, DC

Katri V. Typpo, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

K. Lynette Whitfield, MD
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Senior Reviewers

James M. Adams, Jr., MD
Professor, Neonatology

Coburn H. Allen, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Diane M. Anderson, PhD
Associate Professor, Neonatology

Julie A. Boom, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Eileen D. Brewer, MD
Professor, Pediatric Nephrology

K. Dawn Bunting, RD, CSP, LD
Assistant Director, Clinical Nutrition Services

Gerardo Cabrera-Meza, MD
Associate Professor, Neonatology

Judith R. Campbell, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Infectious Disease

A. Bruce Carter, DDS
Attending Periodontist

See Wai Chan, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Neonatology

Binoy Chandy, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology

Lindsay H. Chase, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Joseph N. Chorley, MD
Associate Professor, Adolescent and Sports Medicine

Annabelle N. Chua, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Nephrology

Murali Chintagumpala, MBBS
Professor, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

William J. Craigen, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics

Michael C. Distefano, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Jan E. Drutz, MD
Professor, Academic General Pediatrics

Daniel I. Feig, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Nephrology

Caraciolo J. Fernandes, MD, MBBS
Associate Professor, Neonatology

Ellen M. Friedman, MD
Professor, Otolaryngology

Joseph A. Garcia-Prats, MD
Professor, Neonatology

Mark A. Gilger, MD
Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Nancy Glass, MD, MBA
Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Stuart L. Goldstein, MD
Professor, Pediatric Nephrology

Imelda Celine Hanson, MD
Professor, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Morey W. Haymond, MD
Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology

Albert C. Hergenroeder, MD
Professor, Adolescent and Sports Medicine

Anthony Johnson, DO
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Karen E. Johnson, MD
Associate Professor, Neonatology

Yvette R. Johnson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Neonatology

Juan Juarez, Jr., MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Henri Justino, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology

Arundhati S. Kale, MBBS
Associate Professor, Pediatric Nephrology

Sheldon L. Kaplan, MD
Professor, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Julie P. Katkin, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Pulmonology

Moise L. Levy, MD
Clinical Professor, Dermatology and Pediatrics

Laura L. Loftis, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Timothy E. Lotze, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology

Donald H. Mahoney, Jr., MD
Professor, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Tiffany M. McKee-Garrett, MD
Assistant Professor, Neonatology

Kenneth J. Moise, MD
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Kathleen J. Motil, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Eyal Muscal, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Rheumatology

Barry L. Myones, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Rheumatology

Steven R. Neish, MD, SM
Associate Professor, Pediatric Cardiology

Oluyinka A. Olutoye, MBChB, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Lu-Ann Papile, MD
Professor, Neonatology

Mary E. Paul, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Sarah M. Phillips, MD
Instructor, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Lori A. Sielski, MD
Associate Professor, Neonatology

Geeta Singhal Das, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Timothy Slesnick, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology

Marianna M. Sockrider, MD, DrPH
Associate Professor, Pediatric Pulmonology

Michael E. Speer, MD
Professor, Neonatology and Ethics

C. Philip Steuber, MD
Professor, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

V. Reid Sutton, MD
Associate Professor, Molecular and Human Genetics

M. Hossein Tcharmtchi, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Laura Torres, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Susanne Trout, RD, LD, IBCLC, RLC
Clinical Dietitian, Clinical Nutrition Services

Mohan Pammi Venkatesh, MD
Assistant Professor, Neonatology

Lakshmi Venkateswaran, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

David E. Wesson, MD
Professor, Pediatric Surgery

Eric A. Williams, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Mark L. Winter, PhD, DABAT
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas

Teresa S. Wright, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Dermatology

Parvin Yazdani-Kachooei, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology

Robert S. Zeller, MD
Professor, Pediatric Neurology