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CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHICAL Name: Rachel Pardes Berger Business Address: Pittsburgh Child Advocacy Center Birth Place: New York, NY, USA UPMC Children’s Hospital of
Pittsburgh Citizenship: USA One Children’s Hospital Drive
4401 Penn Avenue E-Mail Address: [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Business Phone: 412-692-8664 Business Fax: 412-692-8399
EDUCATION and TRAINING
UNDERGRADUATE 9/1988 - 6/1992 Harvard University Bachelor of Arts Biochemistry Cambridge, MA 1992 Cum laude
Dean’s list all semesters GRADUATE 8/1992 - 5/1996 Columbia College of Doctor of Medicine Major Advisor: Linda Physicians & Surgeons 1996 Wilson New York, NY POSTGRADUATE 1996 - 1999 Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Program Director: Carl Gartner Pittsburgh, PA Internship/Residency Pediatrics 1999 - 2001 Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Program Director: Heidi Feldman Pittsburgh, PA Fellowship General Academic Pediatrics
1999 - 2001 University of Pittsburgh School Master’s of Public Health of Public Health 2001 Pittsburgh, PA
APPOINTMENTS and POSITIONS ACADEMIC 7/1999 - 6/2001 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Instructor Pittsburgh, PA 7/1999 - 6/2006 Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic Medical Staff Attending
Pittsburgh, PA
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7/2000 - present Child Protection Team Member Pittsburgh Child Advocacy Center
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 7/2001 - 4/2003 Pediatric Partners Director
Pittsburgh Child Advocacy Center Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
7/2001 - 8/2006 Safar Center for Resuscitation Research Scientist University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 7/2001 - 12/2010 Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine of Pediatrics Pittsburgh, PA
4/2002 - 4/2003 Failure to Thrive Program Director Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 4/2003 - present ARCH Clinic Pediatrician UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
9/2006 - present Safar Center for Resuscitation Research Director, Child Abuse Research University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 12/2010 - 11/2016 Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Associate Professor University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine of Pediatrics and Clinical Pittsburgh, PA and Translational Science Secondary appointment 7/11 4/2013 - 11/2016 Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Tenured, Associate Professor University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine of Pediatrics Pittsburgh, PA 7/2013 - present Division of Child Advocacy Chief UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 11/2016 - present UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Tenured, Professor of Pediatrics University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Pittsburgh, PA Science 5/2017 - present Duquesne University Adjunct Faculty School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA NON-ACADEMIC 5/2014 - 3/2016 The Commission to Eliminate Child and Research Staff Lead
Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF)
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CECANF is a National Commission established by The Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities across the country resulting from child abuse and neglect (http://eliminatechildabusefatalities.sites.usa.gov/) 7/2019 – 12/2019 Casey Family Programs Sabbatical as Pittsburgh, PA Senior Policy Fellow
CERTIFICATION and LICENSURE SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION: Diplomate in Pediatrics 1999 - 2006, Recertification 2006 - 2016 Diplomate in Child Abuse Pediatrics 2009 - 2018 MEDICAL OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE: Pennsylvania Medical License 6/1996 - present DEA West Virginia Children’s Summer Camp Summer 2007-2014 Medical License
MEMBERSHIPS in PROFESSIONAL and SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES Alpha Omega Alpha 1996 - present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics 1996 - present American Academy of Pediatrics – Member of Section on 1996 - present
Child Abuse and Neglect International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and 2002 – 2008 &
Neglect (ISPCAN) 2011 - present Helfer Society (Honorary Society for experts and leaders in the field 2004 - present
of child abuse and neglect) Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) 2005 - present Pediatric Trauma Society 2011 - present Helfer Society Research Committee 2012 - present American Pediatric Society (APS) 2014 - present Pennsylvania Medical Society 2017 - present The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) 2018 - present
HONORS
Michael E. Miller Young Investigator Award (awarded to most 2004 promising young investigator at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh) Member, Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) 2005 – present Selected as one of Pittsburgh’s ‘40 Under 40’ 2006 Appointed to the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection 2011 – 2012 Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service (ACES – awarded to 2012 less than 1 percent of UPMC staff across the health system) Chair Distinction Incentive Award (to note outstanding performance) 2018 Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
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15th Annual Women of Achievement Award given by Cribs for Kids 2020
PUBLICATIONS ORIGINAL PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES
1. Berger RP, Wadowsky RM. Rhabdomyolysis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: A case report. Pediatrics. 2000 Feb;105(2):433-6. PubMed PMID: 10654971.
2. Berger RP, Pierce MC, Wisniewski S, Adelson PD, Clark RSB, Ruppel R, Kochanek P. Neuron-specific enolase and S100B in cerebrospinal fluid after severe traumatic brain injury in infants and children. Pediatrics. 2002 Feb;109(2):e31. PubMed PMID: 11826241.
3. Berger RP, Bogen B, Dulani T, Broussard E. Implementation of a program to teach pediatric residents and faculty about domestic violence. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Aug;156(8):804-10. PubMed PMID: 12144372.
4. Pitetti R, Maffei F, Chang K, Hickey R, Berger R, Pierce MC. Prevalence of retinal hemorrhages and child abuse in children presenting with an apparent life-threatening event. Pediatrics. 2002 Sep;110:557-62. PubMed PMID: 12205260.
5. Berger RP, Pierce MC, Wisniewski S, Adelson PD, Kochanek PM. Serum S100B concentrations are increased after closed head injury in children: A preliminary study. J Neurotrauma. 2002 Nov;19(11):1405-9. PubMed PMID: 12490005.
6. Pierce MC, Bertocci G, Berger R, Vogeley E. Injury biomechanics for aiding in the diagnosis of non-accidental head trauma. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2002 Apr;13(2):155-68. PubMed PMID: 12391701.
7. Herr S, Pierce MC, Berger RP, Ford H, Pitetti RD. Does valsalva retinopathy occur in infants? An initial investigation in infants with vomiting due to pyloric stenosis. Pediatrics. 2004 Jun;113(6):1658-61. PubMed PMID: 15173487.
8. Berger RP, Kochanek PM, Pierce, MC. Biochemical markers of brain injury: Could they be used as diagnostic adjuncts in cases of inflicted traumatic brain injury? Child Abuse Negl. 2004 Jul;28(7):739-54. PubMed PMID: 15261469.
9. Berger RP, Heyes M, Wisniewski S, Adelson D, Thomas N, Kochanek P. Assessment of the macrophage marker quinolinic acid in cerebrospinal fluid after pediatric traumatic brain injury: Insight into the timing and severity of injury in child abuse. J Neurotrauma. 2004 Sep;21(9):1123-30. PubMed PMID: 15453983.
10. Ettaro L, Berger RP, Songer T. Abusive head trauma in young children: characteristics and medical charges in a hospitalized population. Child Abuse Negl. 2004 Oct;28(10):1099-111. PubMed PMID: 15519438.
11. Morad Y, Avni I, Benton S, Berger RP, Byerley JS, Coffman K, Greeley CS, Gustavson EE, Levitt CJ, Lenane A, Topley J, Levin AV. Normal computerized tomography of brain in children with shaken baby syndrome. J AAPOS. 2004 Oct;8:445-50. PubMed PMID: 15492737.
12. Berger RP, Adelson PD, Dulani T, Pierce M, Cassidy L, Kochanek PM. Serum neuron-specific enolase, S100B and myelin basic protein concentrations after inflicted and non-inflicted traumatic brain injury in children. J Neurosurg. 2005 Jul;103(1 Suppl):61-8. PubMed PMID: 16122007.
13. Satchell M, Lai Y, Kochanek P, Wisniewski S, Fink E, Berger RP, DeKosky S, Adelson PD, Clark R. Cytochrome c, a biomarker of apoptosis, is increased in cerebrospinal fluid from infants with inflicted brain injury from child abuse. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2005 Jul;25(7):919-27. PubMed PMID: 15744250.
14. Berger RP, Dulani T, Adelson PD, Leventhal JM, Richichi R, Kochanek PM. Identification of inflicted traumatic brain injury in well-appearing infants using serum and cerebrospinal markers: A possible screening tool. Pediatrics. 2006 Feb;117(2):325-32. PubMed PMID: 16452350.
15. Berger RP. The use of serum biomarkers to predict outcome after traumatic brain injury in adults and children. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2006 Jul-Aug;21(4):315-33. PubMed PMID: 16915008.
16. Berger RP, Adelson PD, Richichi R, Kochanek P. Serum biomarkers after traumatic and hypoxemic brain injuries: Insight into the biochemical response of the pediatric brain to inflicted brain injury. Devt Neurosci. 2006;28:327-35. PubMed PMID: 16943655.
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17. Berger RP, Kochanek P. Urinary S100B concentrations are increased after brain injury in children: A preliminary study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov;7:557-61. PubMed PMID: 17006387.
18. Campbell KA, Bogen DL, Berger RP. The other children: A survey of child abuse physicians on the medical evaluation of children living with a physically abused child. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Dec;160:1241-6. PubMed PMID: 17146021.
19. Beers S, Berger RP, Adelson PD. Neurocognitive outcome and serum biomarkers in inflicted vs. non-inflicted traumatic brain injury in young children. J Neurotrauma. 2007 Jan;24(1):97-105. PubMed PMID: 17263673.
20. Shore P, Berger RP, Varma S, Janesko K, Wisniewski S, Clark R, et al. Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers versus Glasgow Coma Scale and Glasgow Outcome Scale in pediatric traumatic brain injury: The role of young age and inflicted injury. J Neurotrauma. 2007 Jan;24(1):75-86. PubMed PMID: 17263671.
21. Gao W, Mandeep CS, Berger RP, Gilbert OS, Allen DL, Pisano M, Adelson PD, Clark RSB, Jenkins L, Kochanek P. A gel-based proteomic comparison of human cerebrospinal fluid between inflicted and non-inflicted pediatric traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma. 2007 Jan;24(1):43-53. PubMed PMID: 17263669.
22. Campbell KA, Berger RP, Ettaro L, Roberts MS. Cost-effectiveness of head computed tomography in infants with possible inflicted traumatic brain injury. Pediatrics. 2007 Aug;120:295-304. PubMed PMID: 17671055.
23. Buttram SDW, Wisniewski SR, Jackson EK, Adelson PD, Feldman K, Bayir H, Berger RP, Clark RSB, Kochanek PM. Multiplex assessment of cytokine and chemokine levels in cerebrospinal fluid following severe pediatric traumatic brain injury: Effects of moderate hypothermia. J Neurotrauma. 2007 Nov;24(11):1707-17. PubMed PMID: 18001201.
24. Berger RP, Beers SR, Richichi R, Wiesman D. Serum biomarker concentrations and outcome after pediatric traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma. 2007 Dec;24(12):1793-801. PubMed PMID: 18159990.
25. Kochanek PM, Berger RP, Bayir H, Wagner A, Jenkins LW, Clark RSB. Biomarkers of primary and evolving damage in traumatic and ischemic brain injury: Diagnosis, prognosis, probing mechanisms, and therapeutic decision making. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2008 Apr;14:135-41. PubMed PMID: 18388674.
26. Runyan DK, Berger RP, Barr RG. Defining an ideal system to establish the incidence of inflicted traumatic brain injury: Summary of the consensus conference. Am J Prev Med. 2008 Apr;34(4S):S163-8. PubMed PMID: 18374269.
27. Fink EL, Lai Y, Zhang X, Janesko-Feldman K, Adelson PD, Szabó C, Berger RP, Sarnaik AA, Kochanek PM, Clark RSB. Quantification of poly(ADP-ribose)-modified proteins in cerebrospinal fluid from infants and children after traumatic brain injury. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2008 Sep;28(9):1523-9. PubMed PMID: 18506195.
28. Berger RP, Ta’asan S, Rand A, Lokshin A, Kochanek P. Multiplex assessment of serum biomarker concentrations in well-appearing children with inflicted traumatic brain injury. Pediatr Res. 2009 Jan;65(1):97-102. PubMed PMID: 18787505.
29. Berger R, Richichi R. Derivation and validation of an equation for adjustment of neuron-specific enolase concentrations in hemolyzed serum. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009 Mar;10(2):260-3. PubMed PMID: 19188872.
30. Campbell KA, Squires J, Cook L, Berger RP. Disparities in the medical examination of children in the home of a child with suspected physical abuse. Child Abuse Negl. 2009 Sep;33(9):612-7. PubMed PMID: 19811828.
31. Vitale MA, Squires, J, Zuckerbraun NS, Berger RP. Evaluation of the siblings of physically abused children: A comparison of child protective services caseworkers and child abuse physicians. Child Maltreat. 2010 May;15(2):144-51. PubMed PMID: 20147344.
32. Berger RP, Bazaco MC, Wagner AK, Kochanek PM, Fabio A. Trajectory analysis of serum biomarker concentrations facilitates outcome prediction after pediatric traumatic and hypoxemic brain injury. Dev Neurosci. 2010;32(5-6):396-405. PubMed PMID: 20847541.
33. Mehta A, Kochanek PM, Tyler-Kabara E, Adelson PD, Wisniewski SR, Berger RP, Sidoni MD, Bell RL, Clark RSB, Bell MJ. Relationship of intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion
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pressure with outcome in young children after severe traumatic brain injury. Dev Neurosci. 2010;32(5-6):413-9. PubMed PMID: 20847542.
34. D’Onofrio G, Jauch E, Jagoda A, Allen MH, Anglin D, Barsan WG, Berger RP, Bobrow BJ, Boudreaux ED, Bushnell C, ChanY-F, Currier G, Eggly S, Ichord R, Larkin GL, Laskowitz D, Neumar RW, Newman-Toker DE, Quinn J, Shear K, Todd KH, Zatzick D. Contributing author: NIH Roundtable on opportunities to advance research on neurological and psychiatric emergencies. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Nov;56(5):551-64. PubMed PMID: 21036295.
35. Duffy S, Squires J, Fromkin JB, Berger RP. Use of skeletal surveys to evaluate for physical abuse: Analysis of 703 consecutive skeletal surveys. Pediatrics. 2011 Jan;127(1):e47-52. PubMed PMID: 21149429.
36. Berger RP. Predicting outcome after severe pediatric TBI: Making progress one baby step at a time. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 May;12(3):362-4. PubMed PMID: 21637150.
37. Berger RP, Houle JF, Hayes RL, Wang KK, Mondello S, Bell MJ. Translating biomarkers research to clinical care: Applications and issues for rehabilomics. PM R. 2011 Jun;3(6 Suppl 1):S31-8. PubMed PMID: 21703578.
38. Li S, Mitchell E, Fromkin J, Berger RP. Retinal hemorrhages in low-risk children evaluated for physical abuse. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Oct;165(10):913-7. PubMed PMID: 21969393.
39. Berger RP, Fromkin J, Stutz H, Makoroff K, Scribano PV, Feldman K, Tu LC, Fabio A. Abusive head trauma during a time of increased unemployment: A multicenter analysis. Pediatrics. 2011 Oct;128(4):637-43. PubMed PMID: 21930535.
40. Berger RP, Hayes RL, Richichi R, Beers SR, Wang KK. Serum concentrations of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 and αII-spectrin breakdown product 145 kDa correlate with outcome after pediatric TBI. J Neurotrauma. 2012 Jan 1;29(1):162-7. PubMed PMID: 22022780.
41. Adelson PD, Pineda J, Bell MJ, Abend NS, Berger RP, Giza CC, Hotz G, Wainwright MS. Common data elements for pediatric traumatic brain injury: Recommendations from the working group on demographics and clinical assessment. J Neurotrauma. 2012 Mar 1;29(4):639-53. PubMed PMID: 21939389.
42. Berger RP, Beers S, Papa L, Bell M. Common data elements for pediatric traumatic brain injury: Recommendations from the biospecimens and biomarkers workgroup. J Neurotrauma. 2012 Mar 1;29(4):672-7. PubMed PMID: 22106839.
43. Salonia R, Bell MJ, Kochanek PM, Berger RP. The utility of near infrared spectroscopy in detecting intracranial hemorrhage in children. J Neurotrauma. 2012 Apr 10;29(6):1047-53. PubMed PMID: 22098538.
44. Beers SR, Wisniewski SR, Garcia-Filion P, Tian Y, Hahner T, Berger RP, Bell MJ, Adelson PD. Validity of a pediatric version of the Glasgow outcome scale-extended. J Neurotrauma. 2012 Apr 10;29(6):1126-39. PubMed PMID: 22220819.
45. Lindberg DM, Shapiro RA, Laskey AL, Pallin DJ, Blood EA, Berger RP; ExSTRA Investigators. Prevalence of abusive injuries in siblings and household contacts of physically abused children. Pediatrics. 2012 Aug;130(2):193-201. PubMed PMID: 22778300.
46. Shein SL, Bell MJ, Kochanek PM, Tyler-Kabara EC, Wisniewski SR, Feldman K, Makoroff K, Scribano PV, Berger RP. Risk factors for mortality in children with abusive head trauma. J Pediatr. 2012 Oct;161(4):716-22.e1. PubMed PMID: 22578583.
47. Singh R, Squires J, Fromkin JB, Berger RP. Assessing the use of follow-up skeletal surveys in children with suspected physical abuse. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Oct;73(4):972-6. PubMed PMID: 22902733.
48. Sussman S, Squires J, Stitt R, Zuckerbraun J, Berger RP. Increased serum creatine phosphokinase in a child with bruising due to physical abuse. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Dec;28(12):1366-8. PubMed PMID: 23222104.
49. Su E, Bell MJ, Kochanek PM, Wisniewski SR, Bayir H, Clark RSB, Adelson PD, Tyler-Kabara EC, Janesko-Feldman KL, Berger RP. Increased CSF concentrations of myelin basic protein after TBI in infants and children: Absence of significant effect of therapeutic hypothermia. Neurocrit Care. 2012 Dec;17(3):401-7. PubMed PMID: 22890910.
50. Lindberg DM, Harper NS, Laskey AL, Berger RP. Prevalence of abusive fractures of the hands, feet, spine or pelvis on skeletal survey: Perhaps “uncommon” is more common than suggested. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Jan;29(1):26-9. PubMed PMID: 23283258.
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51. Lindberg DM, Shapiro RA, Blood EA, Steiner RD, Berger RP; ExSTRA Investigators. Utility of hepatic transaminases in children with concern for abuse. Pediatrics. 2013 Feb;131(2):268-75. PubMed PMID: 23319537.
52. Papa L, Ramia MM, Kelly JM, Burks SS, Pawlowicz A, Berger RP. Systematic review of clinical research on biomarkers for pediatric traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma. 2013 Mar 1;30(5):324-38. PubMed PMID: 23078348.
53. Kochanek PM, Berger RP, Fink EL, Au AK, Bayir H, Bell MJ, Dixon CE, Clark RSB. The potential for bio-mediators and biomarkers in pediatric traumatic brain injury and neurocritical care. Front Neurol. 2013 Apr;4:40. PubMed PMID: 23637695.
54. Goyal A, Failla MD, Niyonkuru C, Amin K, Fabio A, Berger RP, Wagner AK. S100b as a prognostic biomarker in outcome prediction for patients with severe traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma. 2013 Jun 1; 30(11):946-57. PubMed PMID: 23190274.
55. Deye KP, Berger RP, Lindberg DM, ExSTRA Investigators. Occult abusive injuries in infants with apparently isolated skull fractures. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Jun; 74(6):1553-8. PubMed PMID: 23694887.
56. Zuccoli G, Panigrahy A, Haldipur A, Willaman D, Squires J, Wolford J, Sylvester C, Mitchell E, Lope LA, Nischal KK, Berger RP. Susceptibility-weighted imaging depicts retinal hemorrhages in abusive head trauma. Neuroradiology. 2013 Jul;55(7):889-93. PubMed PMID: 23568702.
57. Greiner MV, Berger RP, Thackeray JD, Lindberg DM. Examining Siblings to Recognize Abuse (ExSTRA) Investigators. Dedicated retinal examination in children evaluated for physical abuse without radiographically identified traumatic brain injury. J Pediatr. 2013 Aug; 163(2):527-31. PubMed PMID: 23498157.
58. Lindberg DM, Blood EA, Campbell KA, Laskey AL, Berger RP. Examining Siblings to Recognize Abuse (ExSTRA) Study Group. Predictors of screening and injury in contacts of physically abused children. J Pediatr. 2013 Sep;163(3):730-5.e1-3. PubMed PMID: 23566385.
59. Putnam-Hornstein E, Wood JN, Fluke J, Yoshioka-Maxwell A, Berger RP. Preventing severe and fatal child maltreatment: Making the case for the expanded use and integration of data. Child Welfare. 2013;92(2):59-75. PubMed PMID: 24199323.
60. Scribano PV, Makoroff KL, Feldman KW, Berger RP. Association of perpetrator relationship to abusive head trauma clinical outcomes. Child Abuse Negl. 2013 Oct; 37(10):771-7. PubMed PMID: 23735871.
61. Fink EL, Berger RP, Clark RSB, Watson RS, Angus DC, Richichi R, Panigrahy A, Callaway CW, Bell MJ, Kochanek PM. Serum biomarkers of brain injury to classify outcome after pediatric cardiac arrest. Crit Care Med. 2014 Mar;42(3):664-74. PubMed PMID: 24164954.
62. Mondello S, Schmid K, Berger RP, Kobeissy F, Italiano D, Jeromin A, Hayes RL, Tortella FC, Buki A. The challenge of mild traumatic brain injury: Role of biochemical markers in diagnosis of brain injury. Med Res Rev. 2014 May;34(3):503-31. PubMed PMID: 23813922.
63. Lindberg DM, Berger RP, Reynolds MS, Alwan RM, Harper NS; Examining Siblings to Recognize Abuse Investigators. Yield of skeletal survey by age in children referred to abuse specialists. J Pediatr. 2014 Jun;164(6):1268-73.e1. PubMed PMID: 24630357.
64. Gao W, Lu C, Kochanek PM, Berger RP. Serum amyloid A is increased in children with abusive head trauma: A gel-based proteomic analysis. Pediatr Res. 2014 Sep;76(3):280-6. PubMed PMID: 24941216.
65. Thorpe EL, Zuckerbraun NS, Wolford JE, Berger RP. Missed opportunities to diagnose child physical abuse. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Nov;30(11):771-6. PubMed PMID: 25343739.
66. Buki A, Kovacs N, Czeiter E, Schmid K, Berger RP, Kobeissy F, Italiano D, Hayes RL, Tortella FC, Mezosi E, Schwarcz A, Toth A, Nemes O, Mondello S. Minor and repetitive head injury. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg. 2015;42:147-92. PubMed PMID: 25411149.
67. Berger RP, Fromkin J, Rubin P, Snyder J, Richichi R, Kochanek PM. Serum D-dimer concentrations are increased after pediatric traumatic brain injury. J Pediatr. 2015 Feb;166(2):383-8. PubMed PMID: 25454315.
68. Kumar RG, Diamond ML, Boles JA, Berger RP, Tisherman SA, Kochanek PM, Wagner AK. Acute CSF interleukin-6 trajectories after TBI: Associations with neuroinflammation, polytrauma, and outcome. Brain Behav Immun. 2015 Mar;45:253-62. PubMed PMID: 25555531.
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69. Berger RP, Parks S, Fromkin J, Rubin P, Pecora PJ. Assessing the accuracy of the International Classification of Disease codes to identify abusive head trauma: A feasibility study. Inj Prev. 2015 Apr;21(e1):e133-7. PubMed PMID: 24167034.
70. Berger RP, Sanders D, Rubin D. Commission to Eliminate Abuse and Neglect Fatalities. Pediatricians’ role in preventing child maltreatment fatalities: a call to action. Pediatrics. 2015 Nov;136(5):825-7. PubMed PMID: 26438700.
71. Kumar RG, Rubin JE, Berger RP, Kochanek PM, Wagner AK. Principal components derived from CSF inflammatory profiles predict outcome in survivors after severe traumatic brain injury. Brain Behav Immun. 2016 Mar;53:183-93. PMID: 26705843.
72. Wood JN, French B, Fromkin J, Fakeye O, Scribano PV, Letson MM, Makoroff KL, Feldman KW, Fabio A, Berger R. Association of pediatric abusive head trauma rates with macroeconomic indicators. Acad Pediatri. 2016 Apr;16(3):224-32. PubMed PMID: 26183000.
73. Flom L, Fromkin J, Panigrahy A, Tyler-Kabara E, Berger RP. Development of a screening MRI for infants at risk for abusive head trauma. Pediatr Radiol. 2016 Apr;46(4):519-26. PMID: 26589303.
74. Berger RP, Panigrahy A, Gottschalk S, Sheetz M. Effective radiation dose in a skeletal survey performed for suspected child abuse. J Pediatr. 2016 Apr;171:310-2. PMID: 26831745.
75. Fink EL, Berger RP, Clark RS, Watson RS, Angus DC, Panigrahy A, Richichi R, Callaway CW, Bell MJ, Mondello S, Hayes RL, Kochanek PM. Exploratory study of serum ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase L1 and glial fibrillary acidic protein for outcome prognostication after pediatric cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2016 Apr;101:65-70. PMID: 26855294.
76. Leeper CM, Nasr I, McKenna C, Berger RP, Gaines BA. Elevated admission international normalized ratio strongly predicts mortality in victims of abusive head trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 May;80(5):711-6. PMID: 27100929.
77. Mondello S, Kobeissy F, Vestri A, Hayes RL, Kochanek PM, Berger RP. Serum concentrations of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 and glial fibrillary acidic protein after pediatric traumatic brain injury. Sci Rep. 2016 Jun 20:6:28203. PMID: 27319802.
78. Berger RP, Fromkin J, Herman B, Pierce MC, Saladino RA, Flom L, Tyler-Kabara EC, McGinn T, Richichi R, Kochanek PM. Validation of the Pittsburgh Infant Brain Injury Score for abusive head trauma. Pediatrics. 2016 Jul;138(1):e20153756. PMID: 27338699.
79. Letson MM, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Scribano PV, Makoroff KL, Feldman KW, Berger RP. Prior opportunities to identify abuse in children with abusive head trauma. Child Abuse Negl. 2016 Oct;60:36-45. PMID 27680755.
80. Dias MS, Rottmund CM, Cappos KM, Reed ME, Wang M, Stetter C, Shaffer ML, Hollenbeak CS, Paul IM, Christian CW, Berger RP, Klevens J. Association of a postnatal parent education program for abusive head trauma with subsequent pediatric abusive head trauma hospitalization rates. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Mar 1;171(3):223-29. PMID 28135348.
81. Berger RP, Pak BJ, Kolesnikova MD, Fromkin J, Saladino R, Herman BE, Pierce MC, Englert D, Smith PT, Kochanek PM. Derivation and validation of a serum biomarker panel to identify infants with acute intracranial hemorrhage. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Jun 5;171(6):e170429. Epub 2017 Jun 5. PMID 28395008.
82. Berger RP, Saladino RA, Fromkin J, Heineman E, Suresh S, McGinn T. Development of an electronic medical record-based child physical abuse alert system. J American Medical Informatics Association. 2018 Feb 1;25(2):142-49. PMID 28641385.
83. Henry MK, French B, Feudtner C, Zonfrillo MR, Lindberg DM, Anderst JD, Berger RP, Wood JN. Cervical spine imaging and injuries in young children with non-motor vehicle crash-associated traumatic brain injury. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Feb 15 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID 29461428.
84. Fink EL, Clark RSB, Berger RP, Fabio A, Angus DC, Watson RS, Gianakas JJ, Panigrahy A, Callaway CW, Bell MJ, Kochanek PM. 24 vs 72 hours of hypothermia for pediatric cardiac arrest: a pilot, randomized controlled trial. Resuscitation. 2018 May;126:14-20. Epub 2018 Feb 14. PMID 29454009.
85. Tiyyagura G, Christian C, Berger R, Lindberg D; ExSTRA Investigators. Occult abusive injuries in children brought for care after intimate partner violence: an exploratory study. Child Abuse Negl. 2018 May;79:136-43. Epub 2018 Feb 20. PMID 29452932.
86. Suresh S, Saladino RA, Fromkin J, Heineman E, McGinn T, Richichi R, Berger RP. Integration of physical abuse clinical decision support into the electronic health record at a tertiary care
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children’s hospital. J American Medical Informatics Association. 2018 Jul 1;25(7):833-40. PMID 29659856.
87. Lorenz DJ, Pierce MC, Kaczor K, Berger RP, Bertocci G, Herman BE, Herr S, Hymel KP, Jenny C, Leventhal JM, Sheehan K, Zuckerbraun N. Classifying injuries in young children as abusive or accidental: reliability and accuracy of an expert panel approach. J Pediatr. 2018 Jul;198:144-50.e4. Epub 2018 Mar 15. PMID 29550228.
88. Rumball-Smith J, Fromkin J, Rosenthal B, Shane D, Skrbin J, Bimber T, Berger RP. Implementation of routine electronic health record-based child abuse screening in general emergency departments. Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Nov;85:58-67. Epub 2018 Aug 28. PMID: 30170921.
89. Berger RP, Lindberg DM. Early recognition of physical abuse: bridging the gap between knowledge and practice. J Pediatr. 2019 Jan;204:16-23. Epub 2018 Sep 26. PMID: 30268403.
90. Wood JN, Henry MK, Berger RP, Lindberg DM, Anderst JD, Song L, Localio R, Feudtner C. Use and utility of skeletal surveys to evaluate for occult fractures in young injured children. Academic Pediatrics. 2019 May-Jun;19(4):428-37. Epub 2018 Aug 16. PMID: 30121318.
91. Fingarson AK, Pierce MC, Lorenz DJ, Kaczor K, Bennett B, Berger R, Currie M, Herr S, Hickey S, Magana J, Makoroff K, Williams M, Young A, Zuckerbraun N. Who’s watching the children? Caregiver features associated with physical child abuse versus accidental injury. J Pediatrics. 2019 Sep;212:180-7. Epub 2019 Jun 26. PMID: 31255388.
92. Rosenthal B, Skrbin J, Fromkin J, Heineman E, McGinn T, Richichi R, Berger RP. Integration of physical abuse clinical decision support at 2 general emergency departments. J American Medical Informatics Association. 2019 Oct 1;26(10):1020-1029. Epub 2019 June 14. PMID: 31197358.
93. Berger RP, Furtado AD, Flom LL, Fromkin JB, Panigrahy A. Implementation of a brain injury screen MRI for infants at risk for abusive head trauma. Pediatric Radiology. 2020 Jan;50(1):75-82. Epub 2020 Jan 5. PMID: 31901990.
94. Krawiec C, Gerard S, Iriana S, Berger R, Levi B. What we can learn from failure: an EHR-based child protection alert system. Child Maltreatment. 2020 Feb 25 (1):61-69. Epub 2019 May 28. PMID: 31137955.
95. Henry M, Feudtner C, Fortin K, Lindberg D, Anderst J, Berger RP, Wood J. Occult head injuries in infants evaluated for physical abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2020 Mar 3;103:104431 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 32143091.
96. Vaithianathan R, Putnam-Hornstein E, Chouldechova A, Prado D, Berger R. Hospital validation of a predictive risk model for screening child maltreatment referrals: evidence from the Allegheny Family Screening Tool. JAMA Pediatrics. In press
97. Even KM, Subramanian S, Berger RP, Kochanek PM, Zuccoli G, Gaines BA, Fink EL. The origin and impact of anemia in children with abusive head trauma. J Peds. In press.
98. Tiyyagura G, Bloemen E, Berger R, Rosen T, Harris T, Lindberg D. Seeing the forest in family violence research – moving to a family-centered approach. Academic Pediatrics. In press.
99. Wolford JE, Berger RP, Eichman AE, Lindberg DM, ExSTRA Investigators. Injuries suggestive of physical abuse in young children with subconjunctival hemorrhages. Pediatr Emerg Care. In press.
100. McNamara C, Panigrahy A, Sheetz M, Berger R. The likelihood of an occult fracture in skeletal surveys obtained in children over 2 years old with concerns of physical abuse. Pediatr Emerg Care. In press.
101. Noorbakhsh K, Berger R, Smith K. Identification of abusive head trauma in high-risk infants: a cost-effectiveness analysis. J Pediatr. In press.
102. Fink EL, Wisnowski J, Clark RSB, Berger RP, Fabio A, Furtado A, Narayan S, Angus DC, Watson RS, Wang C, Callaway CW, Bell MJ, Kochanek PM, Bluml S, Panigrahy A. Brain MR imaging and spectroscopy for outcome prognostication after pediatric cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. In submission.
103. Fink EL, Clark RSB, Panigrahy A, Berger RP, Wisnowski J, Bluml S, Maloney D, Rubin P, Haller T, Bayir H, Beers S, Kochanek PM, Fabio A. Personalizing outcomes after child cardiac arrest (POCCA): design and recruitment of a multicenter, observational study. Contemporary Clinical Trials. In submission.
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104. Karakachian A, Colbert A, Hupp D, Berger RP. Caring for victims of child maltreatment: pediatric nurses’ moral distress and burnout. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. In submission.
OTHER PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Berger RP. Biomarkers or neuroimaging in central nervous system injury: Will the real "gold standard" please stand up? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2003;4(3):391.
2. Berger RP, Adelson PD. Evaluation and management of pediatric head trauma in the emergency department: Current concepts and state-of-the-art research. Clin Pediatr Emerg Med. 2005;6(1):8-15.
3. Kochanek PM, Bayir H, Berger RP, Dixon CE, Jenkins L, Kline AE, Tisherman S, Wagner AK, Clark RSB. The Safar Center for Resuscitation Research: Searching for breakthroughs in the new millennium. Gen Reanimatol. 2006;11(5-6):15-25.
4. Berger RP, Hymel K, Gao W. The use of biomarkers after inflicted traumatic brain injury: Insight into etiology, pathophysiology and biochemistry. Clin Pediatr Emerg Med. 2006;7(3):186-93.
5. Bechtel K, Berger RP. Inflicted traumatic brain injury: Making the diagnosis in the emergency department. Clin Pediatr Emerg Med. 2006;7(3):138-42.
6. Kochanek PM, Berger RP, Margulies SS, Jenkins LW. Inflicted childhood neurotrauma: new insight into the detection, pathobiology, prevention, and treatment of our youngest patients with traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma. 2007;24(1):1-4.
7. Berger RP. Diagnosing abusive head trauma: A primer for health care providers. Brain Inj Prof. 2008;5(1):18-20.
8. Berger RP, McGinn T. Deciding whether to screen for abusive head trauma: Do we need a clinical decision rule? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013;14:230-1.
9. Berger RP, Zolotor AJ. Is there an association between physical punishment in childhood & physical health in adulthood? [invited commentary]. Pediatrics. 2013 Aug; 132(2):e500-1. PubMed PMID: 23858421.
10. Berger R, Dalton E, Campbell K. Understanding the intergenerational cycle of child protective service involvement [invited commentary]. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun; 141(6):e20180577. PMID: 29844138.
11. Thackeray JD, Baker CA, Berger RP. Learning from experience: avoiding common pitfalls in multi-center quality improvement collaboratives [commentary]. Pediatr Quality and Safety. 2019 Sep 10;4(5):e210. PMID: 31745513.
12. Berger R, Heineman E, Fromkin J. 2019. Using computer alert systems in the emergency room to screen for child abuse. Washington, DC: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). https://doi.org/10.25302/8.2019.AD.12114956.
OTHER NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Berger RP. Biochemical, metabolic and molecular responses in the brain after inflicted childhood neurotrauma – Response. In: Reece R and Nicholson C, editors. Inflicted Childhood Neurotrauma. Proceedings of a conference sponsored by Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of Rare Diseases, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research; 2002 Oct 10-11; Bethesda (MD):203-5.
2. Berger RP, Adelson PD, Kochanek P. Response to a Letter to the Editor. J Neurosurg. 2006;104(6 Suppl Pediatrics):436.
3. Berger RP, Lindberg DM. Please do not stop performing skeletal surveys or making referrals to Child Protective Services [E-letter], Pediatrics (March 13, 2009). http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/eletters/123/2/e247.
4. Berger RP, Christian C, DeJong A. Child abuse is also an important serious cause of crying in infants [E-letter], Pediatrics (March 16, 2009). http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/eletters/123/3/841.
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5. Berger RP. “Child abuse in Pennsylvania is worse than you think” (opinion piece, Pittsburgh Post -Gazette Forum, June 2011). http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/perspectives/child-abuse-in-pennsylvania-is-worse-than-you-think-301748/
6. Berger RP, Carrasco M. “A post-Sandusky letdown” (opinion piece, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Forum, October 2012) http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/perspectives/a-post-sandusky-letdown-658430/?print=1\
7. Lindberg DM, Berger RP, Lane WG. PECARN abdominal injury rule should exclude potentially abused children [letter to the editor]. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Sep;62(3):276-7. PubMed PMID: 23969129.
8. Berger RP Changing the Way we see Child abuse https://saveinjuredkids.org/blog/changing-the-way-we-see-child-abuse-by-dr-rachel-berger/ (Posted April 1, 2014)
9. Berger RP. The Child Advocacy Center at Children’s: Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Children. http://childrenspgh.org/2014/04/08/the-child-advocacy-center-at-childrens-hospital-protecting-our-most-vulnerable-children/ (Posted April 1, 2014)
10. Berger RP. Adults need no training to do what’s right (letter to the editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 17, 2015). http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2015/02/17/Adults-need-no-training-to-do-what-s-right/stories/201502170013.
11. Berger RP. Raising awareness for child abuse. http://childrenspgh.org/2015/04/21/raising-awareness-for-child-abuse/ (Posted April 21, 2015).
12. Berger RP. “Who is the Next Larry Nassar?” (opinion piece, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 25, 2018. http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2018/02/25/Who-is-the-next-Larry-Nassar/stories/201802250032.
13. Marin JR, Berger RP. Rethinking the utility of head computed tomography in the evaluation of apparent life-threatening events [letter to the editor]. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Nov 12 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID 30422950.
BOOKS, BOOK CHAPTERS AND MONOGRAPHS
1. Kochanek PM, Berger RP, Jenkins LW. Biochemical and molecular mechanisms after severe traumatic brain injury in children: Contemporary studies from child abuse to proteomics. In: Vincent JL, editor. Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2002. Berlin & Heidelberg, Springer-Verlag: 2002:688-98.
2. Berger RP, Bell M. Serum biomarkers of traumatic brain injury. In: Rowin ME, Spinella P, editors. Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care. Society of Critical Care Medicine, January 2010:21-30.
3. Berger RP, Hayes RL, Wang KKW, Kochanek P. Using serum biomarkers to diagnose, assess, treat and predict outcome after pediatric TBI. In: Anderson V, Yeates KO, editors. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury - New Frontiers in Clinical and Translational Research. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010:36-53.
4. Berger RP. Biochemical markers of head trauma in children. In: Jenny C, editor. Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Evidence. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders, 2011:429-40.
5. Berger RP, Zuckerbraun N. Biochemical markers. In: Kirkwood MW and Yeates KO, editors. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents: From Basic Science to Clinical Management. New York, NY: Guilford Press, 2012:145-61.
6. Berger RP, Bell MJ. Abusive head trauma. In: Wheeler DS, Wong HR, Shanley TP, editors. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Volume 2: Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Central Nervous Systems, 2nd ed. London: Springer, 2014:617-26.
7. Zuckerbraun NS, King CC, Berger RP. Emergency department evaluation of mild traumatic brain injury. In: Vos P, Diaz-Arrastia R, editors. Traumatic Brain Injury. Wiley-Blackwell, March 2015:55-70.
8. Berger RP, Simon D, Wolford JE, Bell MJ. Abusive head trauma. In: Nichols DG, Shaffner DH, editors. Rogers’ Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care, 5th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016: Chapter 62.
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9. Kochanek PM, Berger RP. Brain injury biomarkers in the critically ill. In: Webb A, Angus D, Finfer S, Gattinoni L, Singer M, editors. Oxford Textbook of Critical Care, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, May 2016:1432-36.
10. Berger RP, Clarke J, Leeper C. Abusive Head Trauma. In: Wang K, editor. Neurotrauma. A Comprehensive Book on Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury. New York: Oxford University Press. 2018:41-54.
11. Berger RP. Animal Research (Chapter 2) and Berger RP, Thorpe E. Informed Consent and Deception (Chapter 3). In: Guttman K, Shouldice M, Levin AV, editors. Ethical Issues in Child Abuse Research. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019:9-27 and 29-42.
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS (in Scientific Journals since 2010)
1. Singh R, Duffy S, Squires J, Fromkin J, Berger RP. Assessing the use of follow-up skeletal surveys in children with suspected physical abuse. PAS 2010 63:2830.17.
2. Berger RP, Fromkin J, Stutz H, Makoroff K, Feldman K, Scribano PV, Songer T. An increase in abuse head trauma during the current recession: A multi-center analysis. PAS 2010 63: 1140.4.
3. Makoroff K, Eby M, Scribano PV, Feldman K, Songer T, Berger RP. Age-related mortality and injury characteristics of abusive head trauma in children: Implications for prevention programs. PAS 2010 63:1140.5.
4. Scribano PV, Curran S, Makoroff K, Feldman K, Berger RP. The importance of non-biologic caretakers as perpetrators of abusive head trauma in children >1 yr of age. PAS 2010 63: 2830.10.
5. Zuccoli G, Panigrahy A, Berger RP. Neuroimaging findings in abusive head trauma. XIX Symposium Neuroradiologicum, The World Congress of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology. October 4-9, 2010. Bologna, Italy. NJR 2010;23(Suppl 1):156-61.
6. Su E, Kochanek PM, Bell MJ, Adelson PD, Bayir H, Janesko-Feldman KL, Berger RP. Myelin basic protein level increases in the cerebrospinal fluid of children and infants following traumatic brain injury: The effect of therapeutic hypothermia. Presented at Society of Critical Care Medicine 40th Critical Care Congress. January 15-19, 2011. San Diego, CA. Crit Care Med 2011;38(Suppl):A21.
7. Stein S, Bell MJ, Kochanek PM, Tyler-Kabara E, Wisniewski S, Feldman K, Makoroff K, Scribano P, Berger RP. Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score is associated with mortality in abusive head trauma in children. Presented at Society of Critical Care Medicine 40th Critical Care Congress. January 15-19, 2011. San Diego, CA. J Neurotrauma 2010;26:A55.
8. Fink EL, Berger RP, Clark RSB, Watson RS, Angus DC, Panigrahy A, Callaway CW, Bell MJ, Kochanek PM. Serum biomarkers of brain injury predict outcome after pediatric cardiac arrest. American Heart Association Annual Meeting 2011. Resuscitation Science Symposium. November 13-15, 2011. Orlando, FL. Circulation 2011;124:A154.
9. Goyal A, Niyonkuru C, Carter MD, Amin KB, Fabio A, Berger RP, Wagner AK. S100b as a prognostic biomarker in outcome prediction for patients with severe TBI. National Neurotrauma Association Annual Meeting. July 22-25, 2012. Phoenix, AZ. J Neurotrauma 2012;29:A193 D36.
10. Boles J, Amin K, Niyonkuru K, Berger R, Kochanek RM, Tisherman S, Wagner AK. The Influence of Isolated Head Injury Status on Inflammation Cytokine Levels Post Traumatic Brain Injury. National Neurotrauma Association Annual Meeting. July 22-25, 2012. Phoenix, AZ. J Neurotrauma 2012;29:A-44 A35.
11. Letson MM, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Scribano PV, Makoroff KL, Feldman K, Berger RP. Prior opportunities to diagnose abuse in children with abusive head trauma. May 5, 2013. Washington, DC. PAS 2013 4145.2.
12. Margulies S, Kilbaugh TJ, Sullivan S, Costine BA, Janesko-Feldman K, Berger RP, Duhaime A-C. Time-dependent changes in biomarker levels following both diffuse and focal TBI in immature swine. 31st Annual National Neurotrauma Symposium. August 4-7, 2013. Nashville, TN. J Neurotrauma 2013;30:A-67 B114.
13. Bokshan S, Leonard JR, Mondello S, Hayes RL, Limbrick D, Bruce CT, Berger RP, Pineda JA. Biomarkers of primary injury and secondary injury due to increased intracranial pressure in
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pediatric head trauma. 31st Annual National Neurotrauma Symposium. August 4-7, 2013. Nashville, TN. J Neurotrauma 2013;30:A-70 B118.
14. Fromkin JB, Flom LL, Tyler-Kabara E, Panigrahy A, Berger RP. Optimizing a fast MR protocol for abusive head trauma screening. (Platform Presentation). 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies & Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting. May 3-6, 2014. Vancouver, Canada E-PAS 2014:1415.7.
15. Fromkin JB, Herman B, Pierce MC, Rubin P, Berger RP. Using a clinical decision rule to identify brain injury in infants. (Platform Presentation). 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies & Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting. May 3-6, 2014. Vancouver, Canada. E-PAS 2014:1415.1.
16. Saladino RA, Fromkin J, Heineman E, Suresh S, McGinn T, Berger RP. Using the electronic medical record to improve screening practices in children at risk for physical abuse. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. April 30-May 3, 2016. Baltimore, MD. E-PAS 2016;4140:316.
17. Ortman C, Asato M, Sogawa Y, Berger R. When EEG is not enough: catching intracranial hemorrhage in infants with spells using the Pittsburgh Infant Brain Injury Score. 48th Annual Child Neurology Society Meeting. October 23-26, 2019. Charlotte, NC. Annals of Neurology 2019;86(S23):142.
ABSTRACTS (Presentations)
1. Noorbakhsh K, Berger R, Smith K. The Pittsburgh Infant Brain Injury Score: a cost-effectiveness analysis. The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. October 20-23, 2019. Portland, OR.
Podcasts
1. Safe Sleep (with Andrea Merovich). University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center Podcast. http://www.pacwrc.pitt.edu/podcasts.htm. 1/3/17.
2. Improving Collaboration between CW and Health Care Professionals (with Adelaide Eichman,
MD). University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center Podcast. http://www.pacwrc.pitt.edu/podcasts.htm. 1/3/17.
3. Witnessing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) – The Effects on Children (with Lacie McDonald).
University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center Podcast. http://www.pacwrc.pitt.edu/podcasts.htm. 12/6/17.
4. Child Abuse – Review from the PHM Core Competencies. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Podcast. Course Directors: Tony R. Tarchichi MD and Rachel Berger, MD. http://pedhospmed.libsyn.com/. 12/9/17.
5. Don’t Rule Out Brain Injuries. That’s Pediatrics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. https://www.chp.edu/health-care-professionals/podcast/brain-injuries-rachel-berger. 10/11/18.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
TEACHING MENTORING TEACHING AND ADVISING RESEARCH MENTORING: Fellows and their current positions Graduation Year
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2006 Ericka Fink, MD, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Current: Attending Physician, University of Pittsburgh Mentored during her T32 award (2004-2006) Awarded a K12 and K08 2006 Kristine Campbell, MD, General Academic Pediatrics Fellow (2005-2006) Current: Assistant Professor, University of Utah Awarded a K23 2008 Rosanne Salonia, MD, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine PCCM Fellow (2005-2008), T32 fellow (2009-2011) Attending Physician, University of Pittsburgh Current: Attending physician, University of Connecticut 2009 Melissa Vitale, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Current: Attending Physician, CHP
Best Presentation by a Trainee, Section on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention, AAP Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, October 2008.
2010 Ellen Mitchell, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology Current: Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, CHP 2012 Erik Su, MD, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine T32 Fellow (2010-2012) Current: Attending physician, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center, Johns
Hopkins 2013 Tara Rhine, MD Current: Attending physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Current Mentoring: KL2 Award/iMet Study (completion date 3/2019) Career Developmental Committee (ongoing) 2013 Elizabeth Thorpe, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Current: Attending physician, Texas Children’s Hospital 2013 Steven Shein, MD, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine T32 Fellow (2011-2013) Current: Attending physician, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pediatric
Pharmacology and Critical Care at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
2018 Bita Adzham MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Current: Attending physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
2019 Katelyn Even, MD, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Current: Attending physician, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Penn State Hershey 2020 Angela Karakachian Duquesne University School of Nursing External Member, Dissertation Committee
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2020 Elise Peterson Lu, MD, PhD Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 2021 Chelsey Bayer Ortman, MD Pediatric Neurology Fellow, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Mentored as Pediatric Neurology Resident (2017-2019) Research Project Residents and current positions Graduation year 2006 Jennifer Brown, MD, Pediatrics (last name now Jerome) Current: Private practice, Seattle, WA 2007 Jennifer Kozel, MD, Pediatrics Current: Hospitalist, Denver Children’s Hospital 2007 Brian D’Cruz, MD, UPMC ED Resident Current: Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, VA 2011 Stephanie Sussman, MD, Pediatrics Current: Private practice, Pittsburgh, PA 2015 Sriram Ramgopal, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Current: Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL 2020 Caitlin McNamara, MD 3rd year Pediatric Resident UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Resident Research Project Summer Research Students (since 2008) Summer 2008 Research mentor, Shanna Duffy Stryker. Undergraduate, University of Pittsburgh. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Summer Research Program Accomplishments under supervision: Received BS. First author peer-reviewed study
published in Pediatrics in 2011. Summer 2009 Research mentor, Ranjodh Singh. Undergraduate, University of Pittsburgh.
Accomplishments while under supervision: Received BS, accepted into Brackenridge Summer Research Fellowship Program. First Author of a peer-
reviewed article. Summer 2010 Research mentor, Simiao Li. Medical student, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine. Accomplishments while under supervision: July 2010, her presentation: “The dilated eye examination in the evaluation of suspected child physical abuse: Is it needed in children without intracranial injury?” (Li S, Mitchell E, Berger, RP) was awarded first prize in the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 2010 Summer Research Poster Day. This presentation also received a Merit Award by the 2010 Dean’s Summer Research Program for Medical Students.
4/13: Member of thesis defense committee for Master’s in Clinical Research Summer 2011 Research mentor, Ifeanyi Egwuatu Medical student, University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine in the CTSI Short-term Access to Research Program. Project: A Comparison of Clinical and Demographic Characteristics Between Children with Mild and Children with Moderate/ Severe Abusive Head Trauma.
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Summer 2016 Research mentor, Eleanor Zinn, student at the University of Michigan. Worked on the Project: Implementation of a Brain Injury Screen MRI for Infants at Risk for Abusive Head Trauma.
RESEARCH Current Grant Support Grant No.
Grant Title
Role
Years Inclusive
Source
Total Grant
R01 NS096714 Validation of Serum Biomarkers to Classify Outcome after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
Co-Investigator (PI: Fink)
2016-2021 NIH $2,647
N/A
The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center
PI 2018-2020 Commonwealth of PA
$19,390
N/A Development and Dissemination of an Electronic Health Record based Child Abuse Clinical Decision Support System Toolkit
Co-PI
2018-2020 Beckwith Institute $186,992
DI-2017C1-6215 Disseminating Child Abuse Clinical Decision Support to Improve Detection, Evaluation and Reporting
PI
2018-2020 Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI)
$657,995
N/A Evaluating Interventions for Safe Sleep Practices
PI
2018-2020 Hillman Foundation
$199,781
N/A Collaborating to Provide Medical Expertise to Victims of Suspected Child Abuse in Erie County
PI 2018-2020 Hamot Foundation $97,452
N/A The UPMC Child Abuse Initiative
Medical Director
1/20-12/20 UPMC For You $127,278
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N/A Qualitative Infant Unsafe Sleep Study
Co-PI 1/20-12/20 Cribs for Kids $59,135
200244 Casey Family Programs Support for the Translating Policy into Practice: Protecting Young Children from Fatal and Near-fatal Maltreatment Project
PI 3/20-12/20 Casey Family Programs
$35,375
1R24HD098415-01A1
CAPNET – Building Research Capacity in Child Abuse Pediatrics
Site PI 2020-2025
NIH – Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
$311,855
Prior Grant Support Grant No.
Grant Title
Role and Percentage of Effort
Years Inclusive
Source
Can we Detect Brain Injury by Looking in the Blood?
PI 0%
2000-2004 GCRC of CHP
GA504 The Use of Biochemical Markers to Assess Accidental and Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Young Children
PI 30%
2001-2004 CHP Faculty Start-up Funds
1K23HD43843-05
Using Biochemical Markers to Detect Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Young Children
PI 75%
2003-2009 NIH
M01 RR00084 Using Biochemical Markers in Pediatric Brain Injury
PI 0%
2004-2006 GCRC of CHP
___
Brain Images, Serum Biomarkers, and Outcome Measures After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
PI 0%
2004-2006 Walter L. Copeland Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation
R49/CCR323155
CIRCL/Improving the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Inflicted Head Trauma
Co-investigator 0%
2004-2009
CDC
M01 RR00084 Brain Images, Serum Biomarkers, and Outcome Measures After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
PI 0%
2005-2006 General Clinical Resource Center (GCRC) of CHP
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UL1RR024153
Using a Blood Test and a Clinical Decision Rule to Identify Brain Injury in Infants
PI 0%
2007-2010
Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research Center
1U49CE001 274-01
Pennsylvania Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Program
Co-investigator 10%
2007-2012
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
W81XWH-07-0701 Biomarkers: Evaluating and Treating Acute and Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
Co- Investigator 5%
2008-2012
Department of Defense
PD904 CHP Bridge Funding PI 0%
2009-2010 CHP of UPMC
706503 Examining the Incidence and Age Distribution of Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury
PI 0%
2009-2012 Matty Eappen Foundation
1R01HD055986 Novel Approaches to Screening for Inflicted Childhood Neurotrauma
PI 40%
2009-2016 National Institutes of Health - NICHD
H34MC19346 Evidence-Based Screening for Siblings and Contacts of Abused Children (ExSTRA)
Co-Investigator 5%
2010-2012 HRSA
G29336918000 The PA Child Welfare Training Program IV-E
PI 2.85%
2011-2018
PA Dept of Public Welfare
CFP FY12-0875 Validation of the CDC’s Abusive Head Trauma Definition
PI 4%
2012-2013 Casey Family Foundation
1R01HD060997 Clinical Decision Rules to Discriminate Bruising Caused by Physical Child Abuse
Co-investigator 5%
2012-2015
Children’s Memorial Hospital National Institutes of Health - NICHD
709394 Examining the Relationship between the Rate of Abusive Head Trauma and Macroeconomic Factors
PI 1%
2013 Casey Family Foundation
3258260317960795RSUB
Occult Injury Screening and the Detection of Physical Abuse in Young Children
Consultant 1%
2013-2015 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
1R24HS02206 Spread the Word: Integrating Clinical Prediction Rules at the Point of Care
Consultant 0%
2013-2017 AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
AD-12-11-4956 Using the Electronic Medical Record to Improve Outcomes and Decrease Disparities in Screening for Child Physical Abuse
PI 30%
2013-2017 Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI)
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IPA Assignment to Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities
Research Specialist 20%
2014-2016 Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF)
5UL1TR0000005 Center for Accelerated Innovations (CAI)
PI 5% for 3 mos.
4/1/15- 6/30/15
NIH/NCATS
AD-12-11-4956 Mod 3
Evaluation of a Universal Child Abuse Screen in a Large Hospital Network
PI 5%
2015-2016 Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI)
1KL2TR001426-01 Examining Markers of Both Acute Clinical and Long-Term Functional Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Very Young Children in the Acute Injury Setting
Collaborator/ Content Expert
2015-2017 NIH Univ. of Cincinnati Clinical Translational Science institute, KL2 Career Development Grant
N/A Using Predictive Analytics in Child Protection
Co-investigator 0%
2015-2017 Allegheny County Dept. of Human Services
N/A (HLHF does not use grant numbers)
Decreasing Unsafe Sleep in Allegheny County: A Multi-disciplinary, Multi-pronged Approach
PI 30%
2016-2018 Henry L. Hillman Foundation Opportunity Fund
N/A Improved Identification of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Infants and Young Children Using Serum Biomarkers
PI 16%
2017-2018 Coulter Translational Research Partners Program
N/A Assessment of Serum Biomarkers after Pediatric Closed Head Injury
PI 2017-2019 Coulter at Pitt TPII
N/A Decision Making in Child Protection: Improving the Safety Net for Young Children with Suspected Physical Abuse
PI
2017-2019 Casey Family Programs
Other research related activities Editorial Board: Pediatrics 2012-2014 Child Abuse -The Quarterly Update 2012-present Ad Hoc Reviewer: Peer-reviewed journal (selected)
Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Medicine Journal of Neurotrauma Pediatrics J of Pediatrics Lancet
2013 PAS Abstracts - Topic: Child abuse and neglect
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Executive steering committee member - T32 (PI: Kochanek) 2005-2016 - Project period 9/25/00 - current (Year 18, current period 5/1/18- 4/30/20) Patent: Berger R, Kochanek P, Pak BJ, Smith PT, Kolesnikova MD Compositions and methods for identifying subjects at risk for traumatic brain injury Serial No: 62/113,292 Provisional application filed 5/16 Invited Participant: NIH Strategic Planning Workshop Meeting, Pediatric Trauma and Critical Illness Branch Bethesda, MD 4/21 - 4/22/14 Grants Review: Chairperson, University of Pittsburgh Institutional Data and Safety Monitoring Board IDSMB (#0040) for study of Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (PI: Ericka Fink) 2008 – 2014 NIH Roundtable on Opportunities to Advance Research on Neurological and Mental Health Emergencies Washington, DC 12/3/08 - 12/4/08 NIH – Challenge Grant Panel 11 – ZRG1 BDCN-T 7/20/09 - 7/21/09 (Internet Assisted Review) Invited Participant: NINDS Working Group “Common Data Elements for Pediatric TBI 7/09 - 7/12 Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT) Boston, MA 5/11 On-line review NINDS/NIH – Special Emphasis Panel – Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) Network Clinical Site Hubs Bethesda, MD 4/3/2012 Member, Pennsylvania State University-University Park, Data Safety Monitoring Board (2017 NICHD, Parent Project # 1-P50-HD089922-01, Sub-Project ID 7260) for Stratified Cluster Randomized Trial (SCRT) of a Clinical Decision Rule (CDR) for Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) (PI: Kent Hymel) 4/20/17-3/31/22 NIH Special Emphasis Panel: Examining the Causes, Contexts, and Consequences of Elder Mistreatment 1/24/18
LIST of CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS: Child physical abuse Abusive head trauma Clinical decision support
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INVITED SEMINARS AND LECTURESHIPS Selected from past 6 years Grand Rounds Pediatric Grand Rounds Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Presentation: Evidence-Based Research in Child Physical Abuse: What are We Sure We Know, What Do We Probably Know and What Do We Still Need to Learn? Nashville, TN Date: 2/25/14 UPMC St. Margaret Grand Rounds Presentation: Child Physical Abuse – What does the Research Tell Us? Pittsburgh, PA Date: 6/4/15 Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pediatric Grand Rounds Presentation: Finding Goldilocks: How Do We Screen Enough Children for Physical Abuse Without Screening Too Many? Pittsburgh, PA Date: 11/3/16 The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Patrick S. Pasquariello Jr. Lectureship in Pediatrics Presentation: Using the Electronic Medical Record to Improve Screening Practices in Children at Risk of Physical Abuse Philadelphia, PA Date: 11/16/16 Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine Northwell Health/Long Island Jewish Medical Center Presentation: Protecting Our Children: Improving Detection of Child Abuse in our EDs New Hyde Park, NY Date: 2/8/18 Pediatric Grand Rounds The Karen K. Hansen Honorary Lecture Series Primary Children’s Hospital Presentation: Using an Electronic Health Record (EHR)-Based Child Abuse Clinical Decision Support to Improve Outcomes in our Most Vulnerable Children Salt Lake City, UT Date: 4/5/18 Grand Rounds Penn State College of Medicine Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Presentation: Use of the Electronic Health Record to Improve Identification, Evaluation and Reporting of Abuse Hershey, PA Date: 4/10/18
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A Special Lecture of Pediatric Grand Rounds and Reception in honor of Basil Zitelli, MD Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Presentation: Medical Child Abuse in the Age of Facebook, GoFundMe and Press-Ganey Pittsburgh, PA Date: 5/3/18 Pediatric Grand Rounds (Child Abuse Prevention Lecture) Children’s Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Presentation: Using the Electronic Health Record to Improve Identification, Evaluation and Reporting of Child Abuse New York, NY Date: 4/19/19 Pediatric Grand Rounds Phoenix Children’s Hospital Presentation: Using Serum Biomarkers and Clinical Decision Support to Improve Detection of Abusive Head Trauma Phoenix, AZ Date: 2/4/20 Local Presentations University of Pittsburgh Department of Epidemiology Spring 2016 Seminar Presentation: Fatal Child Maltreatment in the US: How Research can Inform Practice and Policy Pittsburgh, PA Date: 2/25/16 ERMI Risk Management Presentation: The UPMC Child Abuse Initiative: Improving Detection, Evaluation and Reporting of Child Maltreatment Pittsburgh, PA Date: 4/24/17 McGowan Annual Scientific Retreat, Pediatric Session University of Pittsburgh Presentation: The Biomarkers for Infant Brain Injury Score (BIBIS): Improving Identification of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Infants and Young Children Using Serum Biomarkers Pittsburgh, PA Date: 3/6/18 Maternal Health Leaders Symposium - Identifying Evidence-Based Solutions for Reducing Maternal & Infant Mortality & Morbidity Expert Panel: Addressing Infant Mortality Through Evidence-Based Interventions Pittsburgh, PA Date: 10/8/18 CCP Lunch and Learn Presentation: Child Abuse Updates Pittsburgh, PA Date: 4/2/19
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Regional Presentations 1st Annual UPMC Neuroscience Conference 2014 Presentation: Abusive Head Trauma: A Unique Type of Pediatric TBI Pittsburgh, PA Date: 2/28/14 Three Rivers Pediatric Update Bass Memorial Lecture Presentation: Evidence-based Research in Child Physical Abuse: What Are We Sure We Know, What Do We Probably Know, and What Do We Still Need to Learn? Pittsburgh, PA Date: 5/16/14 Pennsylvania Medical Society, Media Relations and Public Affairs Radio Call-in Shows Panelist member – Physician call-in on Child Abuse Laws Panelist member – Media call-in on New Health Laws (child abuse laws and the epi-pens in schools
law) Date: 12/18/14 Cerner Pediatric Leadership Council – Fall Meeting Presentation: Using Cerner EMR to Enhance Child Abuse Screening Pittsburgh, PA Date: 9/17/15 24th Annual Emergency Nursing Conference UPMC and University of Pittsburgh, Department of Emergency Medicine Presentation: Child Abuse: Novel Screening Methods Pittsburgh, PA Date: 10/13/15 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Clinical and Translational Research Seminar Presentation: Improving Secondary Prevention of Child Physical Abuse: Who Should We Screen, When Should We Screen Them and How Should They be Screened? Columbus, OH Date: 10/27/15 2016 Spring Conference Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association Presentation: Abusive Head Trauma Pittsburgh, PA Date: 3/9/16 Templeton Pediatric Trauma Symposium Presentation: Accident or Abuse? An Ethical Discussion of ‘What would you do?’ Pittsburgh, PA Date: 3/4/17 State Emergency Nursing Conference Presentation: The UPMC Child Abuse Initiative: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Detection, Evaluation and Reporting of Child Maltreatment Pittsburgh, PA Date: 6/2/17
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The 2nd Annual Pennsylvania Children’s Hospitals Child Abuse Summit Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Keynote Address: It’s been 7 Years: Did the Sandusky Response Make our Children Safer? (with Cindy Christian, MD) Date: 11/4/19 National Presentations Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Presentation: What We Count, What We Should Count and Why It Matters San Antonio, TX Date: 6/2/14 2014 Annual Meeting of the Helfer Society Presentations: 1) Validation of a Clinical Decision Rule to Screen for Brain Injury in Infants 2) Development of a Fast MRI Protocol to Screen for Abusive Head Trauma 3) Trends in Abusive Head Trauma Rates and Economic Stress Indicators Annapolis, MD Date: 4/7/14 2015 Annual Conference of the Helfer Society Presentation: The Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF): Background, Progress and Recommendations Savannah, GA Date: 4/21/15 2016 Ray E. Helfer Annual Meeting Presentation: Using the Electronic Medical Record to Improve Screening Practices in Children at Risk of Physical Abuse Tucson, AZ Date: 4/11/16 6th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference Presentation: Using Serum Biomarkers to Diagnose Pediatric TBI: What Have We Learned, Where are the Gaps and How Close are We to Clinical Use? Washington, DC Date: 5/11/16 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition Section Program: Sustainable Recognition of AHT – Finding Abuse without Vicarious Trauma Presentation: The Abused Child San Francisco, CA Date: 10/24/16 Ray Helfer Society 2017 Annual Meeting Presentation: Engaging State and Federal Policy Around the Prevention of Child Abuse Fatalities During a Time of Change (with Drs. David Rubin, Richard Krugman, and Christopher Greeley) Denver, CO Date: 4/3/17 5th National Cribs for Kids Conference Presentation: Decreasing Unsafe Sleep in Allegheny County: A Collaborative Approach Pittsburgh, PA Date: 4/26/17
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University of Pennsylvania’s Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice and Research Biennial Conference: One Child. Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare Keynote Address: We are on the Same Team: How Collaboration Between CPS and Medical Professionals Can Help Keep Our Children Safe Philadelphia, PA Date: 6/5/19 32nd Annual National Neurotrauma Symposium Presentation: The Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Pittsburgh, PA Date: 7/2/19 Kempe Summer Research Institute Presentation: Biomarker-related Research in Child Abuse Pediatrics: Lessons Learned in the Trenches Denver, CO Date: 7/26/18 State Policy Advocacy and Report Center (SPARC) Conference Presentation: Quality and Equity within Front End Child Protection Decision Making Baltimore, MD Date: 10/29/19 International Presentations International Conference on Abusive Head Trauma/Shaken Baby Syndrome Presentations: 1) Novel Approaches to Screening for Abusive Head Trauma in the Emergency
Department 2) Is There a Relationship Between the Economy and the Rate of AHT? Paris, France Date: 5/4 - 5/6/2014 Fourteenth International Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma Presentations: 1) The AHT Consortium: What Have We Learned, What do We Still Want to Know
and Where do We Go from Here? 2) Can Biomarkers and a Clinical Decision Rule be Used to Identify Infants at-
risk for Brain Injury? Data from a Prospective, Multi-Center Study Denver, CO Date: 9/21 and 9/22/14 Fifteenth International Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome / Abusive Head Trauma Presentation: Advanced Course: Decreasing Morbidity and Mortality from AHT by Improving Early Detection Montreal, Quebec, Canada Date: 9/26/16 16th International Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma Workshop Presentation: Using the Electronic Health Record to Improve Identification, Evaluation and Reporting of Child Abuse in the Emergency Department Orlando, FL Date: 9/17/18
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SERVICE University and Medical School Service 2006 - 2013 Interviewed an average of 10 applicants annually for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 2009 - 2015 Clinical Scientist Training Program (CSTP) Advisory Committee Clinical Scientist Training Program (CSTP) Admissions Committee 2011 - 2013 Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Advisory Committee 2011 - 2013 PIT-Traumatic Brain Injury Leadership Council 7/15 - 7/17 Pre-credential and Credentials Committees, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC 7/15 - 7/17 President elect, Professional Staff, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC 7/15 - present Medical Executive Committee, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 7/17 – 6/19 (2-year term) President, Professional Staff, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 7/17 - 6/19 (2-year term) Chairperson, Pre-credential and Credentials Committees, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 9/17- present (3-year term) Department of Pediatrics, Promotion Committee, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 11/17 - present External Advisory Board, Center for Parents and Children, Department of Psychology, Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pittsburgh 4/18 - present (3-year term) Advisory Panel (to inform research and intervention collaborations with pediatric clinics) Center for Parents and Children, Department of Psychology, Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pittsburgh 1/20-present (ends 6/21) Immediate Past President, Professional Staff, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 1/20-present Member, Credentials Committee, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh 1/20 - present Member, Professional Practice Evaluation Committee (PPEC), UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Local/Community Service Activities 2008 – 2011 Advisory Council Member, “Strong Women, Strong Girls” (Mentoring Program for at-risk girls) Pittsburgh, PA 10/19 – present Task Force on Municipal Algorithmic Accountability Pittsburgh, PA Regional Service 2001 - 2009 Ad hoc member, The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Medico-Legal Advisory Board on Child Abuse 2004 - 2014 Invited member, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Child Abuse and Neglect Work Group 2006 - 2014 Member, PA-AAP Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Advisory Board 2007 - 2016 Faculty, State of Pennsylvania Child Abuse Preceptorship 60-hour preceptorship for physicians interested in child abuse Sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics 10/4/11 Testified at: PA Senate Aging & Youth Committee’s Public Hearing on “Determining Child Abuse” 1/12 – 11/12 Member, Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection Date: January 2012 - November 2012 Final recommendations of the Task Force to the PA Legislature presented 11/27/12 and can be accessed at: http://www.childprotection.state.pa.us. 11/16 - 11/17 Invited member, PA Child Welfare Council 1/19 – present LA County Department of Children and Family Services Enhanced Operations Plan National Expert Team 5/13/20 Let’s Talk Community Forum on Child Abuse During Covid-19 Webinar sponsored by the AAP National Service 2008 - 2013 National Advisory Board Member, Sarah Jane Foundation 9/18 - 1/19 National Expert Review Team Member
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Casey Family Programs Co-wrote confidential report for child welfare agency: “Child Welfare Review: Analysis, Findings, and Considerations for Action” which was submitted to the agency on 1/24/19 1/19 – 12/21 Senior Policy Fellow Casey Family Programs International Service 11/2014 - present Member, International Advisory Board, National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities: List of CME credits available on request.
