Strong Children's Research Center

David Hamilton Smith Year-Out Fellows and Publications

Previous Year-Out Fellows

  • Joanna L. Walker, sponsored by Norma Lerner, MD, MPH, Pediatric Hematology Oncology. (2008-2009). Central Venous Catheter Thrombosis in Children.
  • Sarah Spencer Welsh, sponsored by Jennifer Zarcone, Ph.D. (2007-2008). Characterizing Hyperphagia and Appropriate Dietary Interventions in Persons with Prader-Willi Syndrome.

Selected publications by medical students participating in Pediatric Year-Out Fellowships include:

  • Michael Nguyen, sponsored by Dr. Michael Weitzman, Center for Child Health Research
    • Cook, SR, Weitzman, M. Nguyen, M, Auinger, P. Dietz, W. Prevalence of a Metabolic Syndrome Phenotype in Adolescents: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988-1994, Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2003 (157): 821-827.
  • Megan Kavanaugh, sponsored by Dr. Michael Weitzman, Center for Child Health Research
    • Brown B, Bzostek S, Aufseeser D, Berry D, Weitzman M, Kavanaugh M, Bagley S, Auinger P.  Early Child Development in Social Context: A Chartbook. New York, NY: Publication No. 778, The Commonwealth Fund; 2004.
  • Dan Morgan, sponsored by Dr. Frank Gigliotti, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
    • Morgan DJ, Vargas SL, Reyes-Mugica M, Walterspiel JN, Carver W, Gigliotti F.  Identification of Pneumocystis carinii in the lungs of infants dying of sudden infant death syndrome.  Pediatr Infect Dis J ,2001;20:306-9.
  • Deepa Camenga, sponsored by Dr. Jon Klein, Adolescent  Medicine
    • Camenga DR, Klein JD, Roy J.  “Ten Year Trends in the Association Between Smoking and Other Risky Behaviors”.  Platform Presentation.  Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting. 2004 May.
  • Todd Florin, sponsored by Dr. Michael Weitzman, Center for Child Health Research
    • Florin T, Brent RL, Weitzman M. The need for vigilance: The persistence of lead poisoning in children (commentary). Pediatrics. 115;1767-1768, 2005 Jun.
    • Weitzman M, Cook S, Auinger P, Florin TA, Daniels S, Nguyen M, Winickoff JP. Tobacco Smoke Exposure is Associated with the Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents. Circulation. 112:862-869, 2005 Aug
    • Florin T, Hinkle AS. A guide to caring for cancer survivors. Contemporary Pediatrics. 22(8):31-48, 2005 Aug.
  • Deanne Mraz, sponsored by Dr. Chin-To Fong  Pediatric Genetics
    • Mraz D, Fong C-T, Meagher C.: Young-Simpson syndrome: new finding of dilated cardiomyopathy. Abstract presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics, Salt Lake City, UT, 2006. # 228.
    • Mraz D, Fong C-T, Guillet R: The Genetic Epidemiology of Preterm Delivery.  Abstract presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics, Salt Lake City, UT, 2006. # 162.
    • Mraz-Robinson D, Fong C-T, Meagher C.: Young-Simpson syndrome: a spectrum disorder of monosomy 1p36 deletion syndrome. Abstract presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics, Nashville, TN, 2007. # 162.