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SPA Young Investigator Research Grant Recipients

2016
Nicolas Dalesio. MD; Johns Hopkins University
Changes in Morphine Pharmacokinetics Due to Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children
Irfan Kathiriya, MD; UC San Francisco
Developmental Origins of Ventricular Septal Defects
Rajeev Subramanyam, MD; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Tonsillectomy and clinical adverse events

2017
Michael Montana, MD; Washington University in Saint Louis

A potential role for neurosteroid anesthesia in protection from anesthetic neurotoxicity
James O’Leary, MD; The Hospital for Sick Children
The effect of surgery on child development at primary school entry: a sibling-controlled cohort study
Emmett E. Whitaker, III, MD, FAAP; University of Vermont
Surgical Stress-Induced Glutamate UVMHealth.org/Childrens Dysregulation in Prefrontal Cortex of Neonatal Piglets

2018
Phillip S. Adams, MD; UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Investigating the significance of perturbations in nitric oxide (NO) levels and perioperative outcomes for children undergoing congenital heart surgery
Cornelius B. Groenewald, MD; Seattle Children’s Hospital
Associations between opioid prescribing patterns and opioid poisonings among children and adolescents in the USA

2019
Laura Downey, MD; Emory University
In Vivo Effects of Fibrinogen Concentrate (FC) versus Cryoprecipitate on the Neonatal Fibrin Network Structure after Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Lance M. Relland, MD, PhD; Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Neonatal Vibration Device and Pain Measurements

2020
Sydney Brown, MD, PhD; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Quantifying the Risk of Post-Anesthesia Care Escalation and Post-Escalation Recovery Trajectories: Classical Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches
Michelle A. Hendrickson, MD; Indiana University School of Medicine
Evaluating strategies to reduce unused opioids prescribed for pediatric acute post-surgical pain management

2021
Keren Griffiths, MD, PhD; Columbia University Medical Center
Sulfide Quinone Oxidoreductase: A Novel Regulator of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore
Senthil Packiasabapathy, MD; Indiana University School of Medicine
Improving safety and efficacy of methadone in children undergoing major surgery: Inter-child variability in methadone pharmacokinetics and postoperative outcomes

2022
Cheryl J. Hartzell MD; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Pragmatic randomized controlled trial evaluating efficacy of presurgical provider-directed behavioral and selfdirected mindfulness interventions in pediatric patients undergoing major elective surgical procedures on postoperative pain outcomes
Mark J. McVey MD; Hospital for Sick Children
Investigating the Pathomechanistic Contribution of the Inflammasome during Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI)

2023
Lisa M. Einhorn, MD; Duke University Medical Center
Pain Control with Regional Anesthesia following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Double-Blinded Pilot Study
Brittany L Willer; Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Pediatric Day-of-Surgery Cancellations and the Association with Neighborhood Opportunity and Indices of Vulnerability

 

 

 

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