A5025258985- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Hernia repair and management
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
- Medical Education and Admissions
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2017-2024
National Taiwan University
2024
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
2021-2024
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
2013-2022
Nashville Oncology Associates
2022
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2012-2021
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
2019-2020
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2014-2019
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
2019
American College of Surgeons
2017
<h3>Objective</h3> To compare the effectiveness and adverse event rates of early vs interval appendectomy in children with perforated appendicitis. <h3>Design</h3> Nonblinded randomized trial. <h3>Setting</h3> A tertiary-referral urban children's hospital. <h3>Patients</h3> total 131 patients younger than 18 years a preoperative diagnosis <h3>Interventions</h3> Early (within 24 hours admission) (6-8 weeks after diagnosis). <h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3> Time away from normal activities...
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a clinical pathway for suspected appendicitis combining Samuel's pediatric score (PAS) and selective use ultrasonography (US) as primary imaging modality.Prospective, observational cohort study conducted at an urban, academic emergency department. After initial evaluation, patients were determined to be low (PAS 1-3), intermediate 4-7), or high 8-10) risk appendicitis. Low-risk discharged with telephone follow-up. High-risk received immediate surgical...
Inguinal hernia repair in preterm infants is common and associated with considerable morbidity. Whether the inguinal should be repaired prior to or after discharge from neonatal intensive care unit controversial. To evaluate safety of early vs late surgical for an hernia. A multicenter randomized clinical trial including diagnosed during initial hospitalization was conducted between September 2013 April 2021 at 39 US hospitals. Follow-up completed on January 3, 2023. In strategy, underwent...
Although indomethacin has been demonstrated to prevent germinal matrix and intraventricular hemorrhage in clinical animal studies, the mechanism of action this agent remains unclear. Previous studies have both that microvessels newborn beagle pups undergo basement membrane maturation during first 4 postnatal days may promote laminin deposition tumor cell culture systems. We employed pup model test hypothesis stimulate microvessels. Newborn were randomized receive either 0.1 mg/kg/dose i.p....
Introduction The utility of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) in children is poorly defined considerable practice variation. Our purpose was to investigate the role FAST intra-abdominal injury (IAI) and IAI requiring acute intervention (IAI-I) after blunt abdominal (BAT). Methods We prospectively enrolled younger than 16 years BAT at 14 Level I pediatric centers over a 1-year period. Patients who underwent were compared those that did not, using descriptive statistics...
Pediatric intra-abdominal injuries (IAI) from blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) rarely require emergent intervention. For those children undergoing procedural intervention, our aim was to understand the timing and indications for operation angiographic embolization.We prospectively enrolled younger than 16 years after BAT at 14 Level I Trauma Centers over a 1-year period. Patients with IAI who received an intervention (IAI-I) were compared did not receive using descriptive statistics univariate...