Case Reports

Exploring the association of reticulocyte count in different forms of HPFH during the infancy period

Christina Abrams, MD – Hematology-Oncology Fellow
Mentored by Marcus Carden, MD

Chronic Respiratory Failure in a Preterm Infant Heterozygous for a Potentially Damaging Variant in SFTPC

Sara Abu-Nasser, DO – Pulmonary Medicine Fellow
Mentored by Adam Gower, MD

Danger in the Vapor? ECMO for adolescents with status asthmaticus after vaping

Lauren Bradford, MD – Pulmonary Medicine Fellow
Mentored by Ceila Loughlin, MD

Even Incomplete Kawasaki Can Completely Break a Heart

Erin Finn, MD – Medicine-Pediatrics Resident
Mentored by Emily Ciccone, MD

A Case of Lyme Disease Presenting as Acute Monoarthritis

Taylor Kulik, MD – Pediatrics Resident
Mentored by Christian Lawrence, MD

Pubertal induction with hCG in a patient with Kallmann syndrome secondary to novel variant in PROK2 gene

Janet Lucien, DO – Endocrinology Fellow
Mentored by Amy Levenson, MD

Shockingly Constipated: Severe Constipation and Multi System Organ Failure in a Child With Down Syndrome

Zachary Pettigrew, MD – Pediatrics Resident
Mentored by Maggie Hall, MD

An unusual course after a home water birth

Sarah Todd, MD – Medicine-Pediatrics Resident
Mentored by Steven Weinberg, MD

An Obstruction of “Pus-tice”: A 38-day-old with periorbital erythema and swelling

Luma Essaid, MD and Liz Willis, DO – Pediatrics Residents
Mentored by Eric Zwemer, MD

When the brain is a-lung for the ride: An 11-year-old with altered mental status, difficulty walking, and cough

Liz Willis, DO – Pediatrics Resident
Mentored by Eric Zwemer, MD

Clinical Research

Effect of cigarette smoking on nasal inflammatory responses after nasal allergen challenge with Dermatophagoides farinae

Olivia Francis, MD – Allergy and Immunology Fellow
Mentored by Michelle Hernandez, MD

Adjudication of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination among CureGN Participants at the University of North Carolina

Anisha Hegde, MD – Pediatrics Resident
Mentored by Dorey Glenn, MD

Evaluation of 2 versus 3 glucoses to screen for neonatal hypoglycemia

Macrina Liguori, MD – Pediatrics Resident
Mentored by Jake Lohr, MD

Outcomes of Pediatric Liver Transplant Are Unaffected by the Time or Day of Surgery

Michael Rogers, DO, MPH – Gastroenterology Fellow
Mentored by Steve Lichtman, MD

Medical Education

Going back to the basics at the bedside: instituting physical exam teaching rounds to improve skills and teaching in residency

Erin Finn, MD – Medicine-Pediatrics Resident
Mentored by Brian Bramson, MD

Medical Student Chiefs: A Novel Position in Undergraduate Medical Education

Hunter Smith – Medical Student
Mentored by Rick Hobbs, MD

Quality Improvement

Improving Nursing Inclusion on Bedside Rounds

Hutton Chapman, MD – Pediatrics Resident
Mentored by Steven Weinberg, MD

Establishing Protocol for Continuous EEG Placement Expedites Start of Monitoring

Dennis Leung, MD – Critical Care Medicine Fellow
Mentored by Dan Lercher, MD

Implementing Reach Out and Read™ in the UNC Newborn Critical Care Center

Erin Orth, MD – Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow
Mentored by Emily Vander Schaaf, MD, MPH

Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in pSLE Patients: Lessons Learned Using the EMR’s Subspecialty Comments Feature

Zachary Pettigrew, MD – Pediatrics Resident
Mentored by Eveline Wu, MD

Accurate Documentation of Problem List for Pediatric Patients with Diabetes

Amira Ramadan, MD – Endocrinology Fellow
Mentored by Carl Seashore, MD, MPH and Nina Jain, MD

Other

Descriptive Preliminary Study

Differences in Multi-Disciplinary Team Management of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Across Different International Sites: An Exploratory Pilot Study  

Amira Ramadan, MD – Endocrinology Fellow
Mentored by Amy Levenson, MD and Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD