Resident Research Projects

All pediatric residents design, perform, and present their scholarly project at the end of their third year. Please find a list of recent projects and abstracts below.

2019

A Chart Review of Substance Use Screening and Related Documentation Among Adolescents in Outpatient Pediatric Clinics

Brookley Rogers, MD

Mentor(s): Maria Rahmandar, MD

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A Pediatrics Resident Sedation Curriculum

Jacob Hemberger, MD

Mentor(s): Lindsay Koressel, MD

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Administration of Pneumococcal Vaccines in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients: physician practices across subspecialties

Allyson Hodgkins, MD

Mentor(s): Jennifer Strople, MD

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Adolescent Motherhood Across the Generations: The Effect of Race and Neighborhood Income

Alexandra Edwards, MD

Mentor(s): James W Collins Jr MD MPH

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Association between Pediatric Emergency Room Visits for Headache and Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)

Eric Jackson, MD

Mentor(s): Norma Jean Simon, MPH MPA

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Blood pressure screening in the primary care setting: Impact of the 2017 AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines

Janna Lam, MD

Mentor(s): Liliana Bolanos, MD

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Cardiopulmonary Fitness, Disease Severity, and Quality of Life in Children and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia

Shaniqua Johnson, MD

Mentor(s): Robert I. Liem, MD

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Chronic Pulmonary Disease In Newborns with Necrotizing Enterocolitls

Daniel York, MD

Mentor(s): Aaron Hamvas, MD

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Complementary Food Introduction Practices

Emily Campbell, MD

Mentor(s): Ruchi S. Gupta, MD, MPH

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Component Testing as a Predictor of Outcomes of Peanut Oral Food Challenges

Abigail Lang, MD

Mentor(s): A.M. Singh, MD

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Diagnosis and Management of Polymicrobial Blood Stream Infections using Multiplex PCR in Hospitalized Children

Michelle McCrone, MD

Mentor(s): Sameer Patel, MD MPH

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Explaining the link between paternal socioeconomic position and small for gestational age birth: The effect of maternal unhealthy behaviors.

Ryan Carroll, MD

Mentor(s): James W. Collins, Jr MD MPH

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Factors Related to Pediatrician Assessment of Atopic Dermatitis Severity

James Shea, MD

Mentor(s): Ruchi S. Gupta, MD, MPH

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Food Insecurity Screening Amongst Pediatric Residents

Elizabeth Contreras, MD

Mentor(s): Barbara Bayldon, MD

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Frequency and Impact of Surveilling Thyroid, Blood Count, and Vitamin D Studies in Patients with Celiac Disease at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital

Corie Klepper, MD

Mentor(s): Lee Bass, MD

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Hearing Screen Ref err al Quality Improvement Study: Newborn Hearing Rates Correlate with Day of Life and Mode of Delivery

Annemarie Kelly, MD

Mentor(s): Malika Shah, MD

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Identifying Social and Clinical Influences on Pediatric End-of-Life Care in the PICU

Selby Chu, MD

Mentor(s): Sabrina Derrington, MD

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Increasing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Coverage by Strengthening Adolescent AFIX (Assessment, Feedback, Incentives and Information exchange) Activities

Nichole McCaffrey, MD

Mentor(s): Sharon M. Unti, MD

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Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Group B Streptococcus in Mothers with Penicillin Allergy

Josephine Snider, MD

Mentor(s): Moeun Son, MD, MSCI

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Ketamine-Associated Vomiting Prolongs Length of Stay in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Jason Todd, MD

Mentor(s): Emily Roben, MD

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MCP-1 and the Development of Pediatric ARDS

Jeremy Herrmann, MD

Mentor(s): Bria M. Coates, MD

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Mitochondrial Disorders at Lurie Children's Hospital: Addressing the Need for a Comprehensive Database

Sarah Reilly, MD

Mentor(s): Divakar S. Mithal, MD, PhD

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NOW I KNOW MY ABC's: A Curriculum to Improve Pediatric Residents' Procedural Skills in Airway, Breathing, and Circulation

Anna Gutina Smith, MD

Mentor(s): Doug Lorenz, PhD

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Premature Infant Nutrition: Exploring the Ratio of Protein to Nonprotein Calories

Alyssa Adams, MD

Mentor(s): Gustave Falciglia, MD, MSc

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Quantification of Mast Cells in Patients with Inactive Eosinophilic Esophagitis versus Non-EoE Controls

Brooke Boyer, MD

Mentor(s): Joshua Wechsler MD

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Reduction of Unplanned Extubations in Prentice Women's Hospital Level Ill NICU

Lindsay Marszal, MD

Mentor(s): Justyna Grothaus, MD

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Resident Clinic Patient Volumes

Patrick Walsh, MD

Mentor(s): Matthew M. Davis MD, MAAP

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Teens and Mean Screens: A Qualitative Exploration of Youth Media Use, Exposure to Vicarious Racism and Perceptions of Health

Alyssa Cohen, MD

Mentor(s): Nia Heard-Garris MD MSc

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The updated prevalence of peanut allergy among children in the United States

Jacqueline Ponczek, MD

Mentor(s): Ruchi S. Gupta MD, MPH

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Trends in Pediatric Suicidal Behavior in Illinois Emergency Departments, 2012-2017

Gayle Rotmil, MD

Mentor(s): Nina Alfieri, MD

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Utility of the Rapid Absolute Neutrophil Count: Striving to Reduce Time to Antibiotics in Febrile Neutropenic Pediatric Oncology Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department

Jessalyn Shaw, MD

Mentor(s): Jennifer Reichek MD MSW

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