- Anna Nelson, DO (2026)
- Project: Evaluated a physician advisor-supported peer-to-peer review process to improve communication with
insurers and reduce inpatient insurance denials. - Publication: Making Peer-to-Peers Friendly: An Approach to Mitigating Inpatient Insurance Denials. Accepted for publication in Hospital Pediatrics (2026).
- Project: Evaluated a physician advisor-supported peer-to-peer review process to improve communication with
- Arsala Syed, DO (2025)
- Project: Investigated whether escalation of asthma controller therapy during hospitalization influences long-term outcomes and readmission risk for children with asthma.
- Publication: Syed A, et al. Inpatient Childhood Asthma Controller Medication Escalation and Increased Time-to-Readmission. Hospital Pediatrics. 2026. DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2025-009049
- Maritza Harper, MD (2024)
- Project: Developed, implemented, and evaluated an educational curriculum designed to strengthen pediatric residents' clinical reasoning and synthesis of diagnostic information.
- Publication: Harper M, et al. Sum It Up for Me: A Novel Workshop in the Synthesis of Comprehensive Summary Statements for Pediatric Residents. MedEdPORTAL. 2025. DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11555
- Maia Taft, MD (2023)
- Project: Examined inequities in implementation of evidence-based care for febrile infants and opportunities to improve equitable use of clinical practice guidelines.
- Publication: Taft M, et al. Equity in Receipt of Lumbar Puncture for Febrile Infants at an Academic Center. Hospital Pediatrics. 2023. DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006799
- Eleanor ("Ellie") Sharp, MD, MS (2022)
- Project: Evaluated characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of hospitalized children at highest risk for recurrent critical illness and early PICU readmission.
- Publication: Sharp EA, et al. Frequency, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Patients Requiring Early PICU Readmission. Hospital Pediatrics. 2023. DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-007100
- Grace Slater, MD (2021)
- Project: Explored strategies to improve equitable communication and identification practices for hospitalized children and families with limited English proficiency, with a focus on reducing disparities in care delivery.
- Publication: Slater GN, McCormick A. Speaking the Language of Identification: Building Equity Through Communication With Limited English Proficiency Populations. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2023. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12836.
- Elise Peterson Lu, MD, PhD (2020)
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Project: Characterized infants admitted for isolated growth faltering, comparing diagnoses made at discharge to ultimate diagnoses determined over two years of follow-up, and identified admission factors associated with ultimate diagnosis.
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Publication: Peterson Lu E, et al. Etiologies of Poor Weight Gain and Ultimate Diagnosis in Children Admitted for Growth Faltering. Hospital Pediatrics. 2023. DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-007038.
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