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This Month In Pediatrics
Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Pediatrics
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Drs. Corinne Catarozoli, Cori Green, and Stephen Oh received a $100k gift from the Chaus family to support the expansion of Pediatrics Psychology to WCM Pediatric Surgical Service. The expansion will allow patients undergoing surgery access to mental health care concurrently with their medical treatment. Families will be able to meet with a psychologist pre-operatively for support with preparing their child for surgery, managing anticipatory anxiety, addressing potential behavioral concerns, and screen for any psychosocial concerns. Read more here! | | |
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Dr. Juan Manuel Pascual Named Chief of the Division of Child Neurology
Dr. Juan Pascual, a leading pediatric neurologist, has been appointed chief of the Division of Child Neurology in the Department of Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine, effective March 1, 2024.
In his new role, Dr. Pascual will oversee the child and neonatal neurology divisions with a focus on increasing access to high-quality care, expanding scientific research, and recruiting and developing faculty, clinicians and researchers. Dr. Pascual was recruited to Weill Cornell Medicine as a professor of pediatrics, of neurology and of neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute and an affiliate faculty member in the Sage School of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences on Cornell’s Ithaca campus. He will also grow the rare brain disorders program for patients with undiagnosed, complex or severe neurological diseases. Read more here!
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Pediatric Fellows' Research in Progress takes place on the 4th Thursday of each month. Third and second year fellows present their ongoing academic scholarship work. This month's presenters were:
Dr. Tal Dror Cohen (3rd Year Hematology/Oncology Fellow)
Talk: Enhancing the Persistence and Anti-tumor Efficacy of CAR-T and NK Cells for Pediatric Malignancies through Genetic Disruption of Death Receptors
Dr. Alexandra Thrope (2nd Year Hematology/Oncology Fellow)
Talk: Analysis of Neurocognitive Changes and Oxidative Stress during Treatment for Pediatric ALL
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Congratulations to the following Department of Pediatrics Small Research Grant Recipients:
Dr. Han-Wei (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)
“Body mass index and the development of subsequent malignant neoplasms among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors”
Dr. Rachel Hughes Rodriguez (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)
“Circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker of minimal residual disease in high-risk neuroblastoma”
Dr. Christina Tempesta (Pediatric Critical Care Medicine)
“Assessing the advanced care needs of pediatric patients and their families with non-cancer, life-altering diagnoses”
Dr. Fran Bullard (Pediatric Endocrinology)
“Pediatric and adolescent patient preferences for testosterone therapy: a qualitative study”
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Dr. Marianne Nellis was named Chair of the Pediatric Critical Care Blood Research Network (BloodNet), a consortium of over 200 researchers from 11 countries who seek to improve outcomes in critically ill children by supporting and performing research in transfusion medicine, hemostasis, and blood management.
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Click here to view publications by faculty members published in the last 30 days! | | |
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Dr. Melanie Wilson-Taylor was featured in NYP Health Matters on how to treat coughs in kids where she explains what causes coughs, how long they can persist, and when parents should be concerned. Read more here!
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Dr. Sallie Permar was highlighted on WCM Newsroom for her experimental mRNA vaccine against human cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus that can infect babies during pregnancy. This vaccine elicited some of the most promising immune responses to date of any CMV vaccine candidate. Read more here!
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Dr. Perdita Permaul was featured on the NYP Advances website for Investigating the Underlying Mechanisms of Asthma Morbidity in Urban School Children. Read full article here!
Dr. Perdita Permaul attended the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology held in Washington, DC from February 23-26, 2024. She presented and led various presentations and sessions.
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Ms. Anita Mesi, Chief Administrator Officer, returned this year to teach "Finances in Academic Medicine" at the Weill Cornell Medicine Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP), attended by junior faculty across Departments, who serve or plan to serve in leadership roles at Weill Cornell Medicine and/or academic medicine. Learn more about LAMP here! | | | |
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Dr. Rachel Kowalsky presented a keynote address on Deconstructing A Clinical Practice Guideline: Race and Urinary Tract Infection in Infants and Children at the Independence Blue Cross Regional Coalition to Eliminate Race-Based Medicine's Community of Practice Series Kickoff in Philadelphia, PA on February 13, 2023.
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Dr. Michelle Loy provides expert commentary on the best ways to assess a healthy weight in children. Read full article here!
GQ Magazine published a piece with Dr. Michelle Loy titled "The Longest Living People in the World: All Abide by the 'Power 9' Rule." Dr. Loy explains which advantages have been researched and shown to promote longevity and a healthy lifestyle. Read full article here!
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Dr. Adin Nelson gave grand grounds for the Department of Pediatrics at the Brooklyn Hospital Center on Evidence-Based Diagnostic Testing; Should You Check that Lab, What Does that Result Mean, and How do you Know? | | | |
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Dr. Nicole Kucine gave a talk entitled "Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in Young Patients" at the NYU Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology monthly hematology case conference/lecture series on Feb 12, 2024 and a talk with the same title to the Stanford Medicine Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellows teaching series on Feb 16, 2024. | | | |
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Dr. Jennifer Salant, Dr. Teresa Vente, Nurse Practitioner Claire Slusarz, and Chaplain Stephen Douglas were invited on February 9, 2024, to serve as panelists for a virtual interactive presentation titled, “Speaking with Children about Death and Serious Illness” to the African Palliative Care Association (APCA), based in Uganda. Over 100 participants from countries around Africa and the world attended, sharing their experiences and engaging in a dialogue about the topic. The session was very well-received, and PACT was invited to return to APCA for future sessions! | | | |
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Dr. Zenna Solomon (Pediatric Pulmonary Fellow) was accepted to attend the 2023 RAPID Mentoring and Career Development Conference.
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Dr. Damla Gonullu-Rotman (Pediatric Medical Genetics Fellow) will present her poster on, Digenic Inheritance of Pathogenic Variants In DICER1 and CACNA1 Can Present As Glow Syndrome at the American College of Medical Genetics 2024 Annual Meeting in Toronto on March 14, 2024. | | | |
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Dr. Jason Nagata a pediatrician scientist from University of California San Francisco who trained with with the WCM Physician Scientist Training Program was featured in The New York Times for his work on eating disorders in boys. Read full article here! | | | |
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Weill Cornell/NYP Pediatric IBD Transition to College Night
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology is asking physicians to inform their patients about this free event on how high school students with inflammatory bowel disease can manage their condition as they prepare to enter college.
Date: March 6, 2024
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location: Belfer Research Building 302A
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Pediatric Book Club:
The Covenant of Water
Date: March 11, 2024
Time: 12-1pm
Location: Zoom
Everyone Invited: Please join us for the next book club – The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret.
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Mentoring Meetings with MAC (MM&M)
Meet with senior faculty member, Dr. Katherine Hajjar for career guidance and mentorship.
The MAC member series aims to provide early-career faculty with an opportunity to meet with senior faculty for career guidance and to promote interdepartmental relationships between faculty.
Date: April 3, 2024
Time: 12-1pm
Location: TBA
Register HERE!
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We would like to thank our pediatric physician assistants this month for their excellent care of our infants and young patients in the nursery and on the inpatient floors!
Share your appreciation for colleagues by submitting a shout-out for inclusion in the department newsletter here!
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