Research Publications: 2008-2011

Christine Banvard

Wang J, Banvard C, Wu Y, Simoni P. “Female Adolescents’ Attitude towards Sexually Risky Behaviors” Journal of International Women’s Studies, November 2009.

Geoffrey Bradford

Bradford G, Kostick D. Rhabdomyosarcoma. Chapter in Duane’s Ophthalmology. Edward Jaeger, editor. Libbincott, Williams and Wilkins.Philadelphia, PA. Accepted in 2009 to appear in the 2010 addition.

Mary Cannon

Wikrom, K, Cannon, M L, et. al., “Idiopathic Non-hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis in an Infant Successfully Treated via Endoscopic Approach”, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, December 16, 2010, 2(212): 413-416

Silvia C. Cardenas Zegarra

Cardenas, S., Scuri, M., Samsell, L., Ducatman, B., Bejarano, P., Auais, A., Doud, M., Mathee, K., and G Piedimonte. “Neurotrophic and Neuroimmune responses to Early-life Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in rat lungs”. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol Physiol 299 : L334-L344, 2010.

Cardenas, S., Scuri, M., Samsell, L., Ducatman, B., Doud, M., Mathee, K., and Piedimonte, G. Neuro-immunomodulatory Effects of Nerve Growth Factor in Early-life Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in rats. (Abstract). Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A4137.

Cardenas, S., Scuri, M., Samsell, L., Ducatman, B., Bejarano, P., Auais, A., Doud, M., Mathee, K., Piedimonte, G. Neuroimmune responses to Early-life Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in rat lungs. (Abstract). Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A6257

Cardenas, S., Scuri, M., Piktel, D., Samsell, L., Walton, C., Mathee, K., Doud, M., Ducatman, B. and G. Piedimonte. Immunomodulatory Effects of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Rat Airways. (Abstract). Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 179: A1768, 2009.

Cardenas, S., Scuri, M., Piktel, D., Samsell, L., Walton, C., Mathee, K., Doud, M., and G. Piedimonte. Selective Blockade of Neurotrophin Pathways Inhibits Neurogenic Inflammation Following Infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) in Weanling Rats. (Abstract). Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 179: A1767, 2009

Cardenas, S., Auais, A., Doud, M., Mathee, K; Bejarano, P., Samsell, L., and Piedimonte, G.; Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Upregulates Nerve Growth Factor Expression in Rat Airways. (Abstract). Am. J. Resp. Crit.Care Med. 177: A459, 2008.

Lesley Cottrell

Cottrell L, Harris CV, Bradlyn A, Gunel E, Neal WA, Abildso L, Coffman JW. (In Press). Identifying the People and Factors that Influence Children’s Intentions to Make Lifestyle Changes. Health Promotion Practice, 2011; Feb 22. Epub: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/21343422.

Cottrell L, Ice C, Neal W, Perez M, Piedimonte G. Metabolic abnormalities in children with asthma. Amer J respi and Crit Care Med, 2011;183: 441-448.

Chen X, Lunn S, Harris C, Li X, Deveaux L, Marshall S, Cottrell L, Stanton B. Modeling early sexual initiation among young adolescents using quantum and continuous behavior change methods: Implications for HIV prevention. Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology and Life Sciences. 2010; 14(4): 491-509.

Chen X, Stanton B, Gomez P, Lunn S, Deveaux L, Brathwaite N, Li X, Marshall S, Cottrell L, Harris C. Effects on condom use of an HIV prevention program 36-month post-intervention – A cluster randomized controlled trial among Bahamian youth. International J of STD & AIDS. 2010; 21: 622-630.

Ice CL, Murphy E, Cottrell L, Neal WA. Morbidly obese diagnosis as an indicator of cardiovascular disease risk in children: Results from the CARDIAC Project. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 2010 Jun 14. [Epub ahead of print].

Ritchie SK, Murphy ECS, Ice C, Cottrell LA, Minor M, Elliott E, Neal WA. Universal versus targeted blood cholesterol screening among youth: The CARDIAC Project. Pediatrics, 2010; 126 (2): 260-265.

Wittberg R, Northrup K, Davis C, Cottrell L. Aerobic fitness thresholds associated with fifth grade academic achievement. 2010. Am J Health Education; 41(6).

Branstetter S, Furman W, Cottrell L. The influence of representations of relationships and parenting on adolescent substance use. Child Development, 2009; 80;5: 1448-1462.

Cottrell L, Harris CV, Deskins, MA, Bradlyn AD, Neal WA, Coffman JW. Developing Health Belief-Based Intervention Materials to Improve Child and Parent Participation in a Cardiovascular Screening Program. Health Promotion & Practice, 2009; 115:1; 101-141.

Gong J, Stanton B, Lunn S, Deveaux L, Li X, Marshall S, Brathwaite NV, Cottrell L, Harris C, Chen X. Effects through 24 months of an HIV/AIDS prevention intervention program based on protection motivation theory among preadolescents in the Bahamas. Pediatrics, 2009; 123: e917-928.

Ice, C. L., Cottrell, L., Murphy, E., Minor, V. E., & Neal, W. Metabolic syndrome in 5th grade children with acanthosis nigricans: Results from the Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities project. World Journal of Pediatrics, 2009; 5: 23-30.

Ice, C. L., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W. Body-mass index as a surrogate measure of cardiovascular risk factor clustering in fifth-grade West Virginia children: Results from the Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities project. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2009;4:316-324.

Stanton B, Deveaux L, Lunn S, Yu S, Brathwaite N, Li X, Cottrell L, Harris C, Clemens R, Marshall S. Condom use skills checklist: A proxy for assessing condom-use knowledge and skills when direct observation is not possible. J of Health, Pop, and Nutrit, 2009; 27 (3): 406-413.

Wittberg R, Northrup K, Cottrell L. Children’s physical fitness and academic performance. American Journal of Health Education, 2009; 40 (1): 31-38.

Harris, CV, Bradlyn, AS, Coffman, J, Gunel, E, & Cottrell, L. (2008). BMI-based Body Size Guides for Women and Men: Development and Validation of a Novel Pictorial Method to Assess Weight-related Concepts. International Journal of Obesity, 32, 336-342.

Northrup, K., Cottrell, L., & Wittberg, R. L.I.F.E., One step at a time. School Nursing Journal, 2008;24 (1): 28-35.

Yu S, Marshall S, Cottrell L, Li X, Liu H, Deveaux L, Harris C, Brathwaite N, Lunn S, Stanton B. Longitudinal predictability of sexual perceptions on subsequent behavioural intentions among Bahamian preadolescents. Sexual Health, 2008; 5(1): 31-39.

Norman Ferrari

Cottrell S, Smith T, Ferrari N, Cannarella R, Jacques CM, Shumway J. A Generalizability Study of Student Ratings in Logbooks to Assess the Educational Process of Clinical Learning. Academic Medicine. 2010; 85:1237-1241.

Cottrell S, Brownlee L, Ferrari N. An Institutional Approach to Assist Program Directors and Coordinators with Meeting the Challenges of Graduate Medical Education. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. June 2010, 2(2): 170-174.

Marybeth Hummel

Bailey NG, South, ST, Hummel M, Wenger, SL. Case Report: Cytogenetic and Molecular Analysis of Proximal Interstitial Deletion of 4p, Review of the Literature and Comparison with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome. The Journal of Association of Genetic Technologists 36(1) 2010.

Schneider A, Bardakjian TM, Zhou J, Hughes N, Keep R, Dorsainville D, Kherani F, Katowitz J, Schimmenti LA, Hummel M, FitzPatrick DR, Young TL. 2008. Familial recurrence of SOX2 anophthalmia syndrome: Phenotypically normal mother with two affected daughters. Am J Med Genet Part A 146A:2794-2798.

Wise J, Hummel M, Wenger S: Subterlomeric Deletions: The Importance of Ruling Out Polymorphic Variants or Inherited Deletion. The Journal of the Association of Genetic Technologists 2008 34(3) 89-90.

Ben-Shachar S, Ou Z, Shaw C, Belmont J, Patel MS, Hummel M, Amato S, Tartaglia N, Berg J, Sutton VR, Lalani SR, Cinault AC, Cheung SW, Lupski JR, Patel A: 22q11.2 distal deletion: A novel recurrent genomic disorder distinct from DiGeorge syndrome/ Velocardiofacial syndrome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2008 Jan; 82(1):214-21.

Christa Ice

Cottrell, L., Ice, C., Neal, W. A., Perez, M., & Piedimonte, G. (2010). Metabolic abnormalities in children with asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. E-published ahead of print. PMID: 20851922.

Ice, C. L., & Hoover-Dempsey, K. V. (2010). Linking parental motivations for involvement and student proximal achievement outcomes in home-schooling and public schooling settings. Education and Urban Society. E-published ahead of print.

Ice, C. L., Murphy, E., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W. (2010). Exploring morbidly obese diagnosis as an indicator of cardiovascular disease risk in children: Results from the CARDIAC Project. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. E-published ahead of print. PMID: 20545480

Ritchie, S., Murphy, E., Ice, C.L., Cottrell, L., Minor, V., Elliott, E., & Neal, W. (2010). Universal versus targeted blood cholesterol screening among Appalachian youth: The CARDIAC project. Pediatrics. 126, 260-265. PMID: 20624798

Sheridan, S. L., Viera, A. J., Krantz, M., Ice, C. L., Steinman, L. E., Peters, K., Kopin, L., & Lungelow, D. (2010). Does giving global coronary risk information to adults improve outcomes? A systematic evidence review. Archives of Internal Medicine. 170, 230-239. PMID: 20142567

Ice, C. L., Murphy, E., Minor, V. E., & Neal, W. (2009). Metabolic syndrome in 5th grade children with acanthosis nigricans: Results from the Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities project. World Journal of Pediatrics. 5, 23-30. PMID: 19172328

Ice, C. L., Cottrell, L., & Neal, W. (2009). Body-mass index as a surrogate measure of cardiovascular risk factor clustering in fifth-grade West Virginia children: Results from the Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities project. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 4, 316-324. PMID: 19922047

Evan Alan Jones

M. Hummel, N. Alexander, E. Jones, S. Wenger, Hypocalcemia in a patient with a microduplication of 22q11.2, Am. College Med Genetics 2010

Neelam Konnur

N Konnur, S Ghamande. Sleep in pediatric pulmonary diseases. Current respiratory medicine review 2009;5(4):220-224

Christine Kincaid

Davisson L, Warden M, Manivannan S, Kolar MM, Kincaid C, Bashir S, Layne R. Osteoporosis screening: factors associated with bone mineral density testing of older women. Journal of Women’s Health. July 2009, 18(7):989-994

Davisson L, Warden M, Manivannan S, Kolar M, Kincaid C, Bashir S, Layne R,. Osteoporosis Screening: Factors Associated with Bone Mineral Density Testing of Older Women. Women’s Health 18(7):989.994, 2008.

John Lubicky

Wright JG et al: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Intralesional Bone Marrow and Steroid Injections for Simple Bone Cysts. J Bone Joint Surg 2008,90A:722-730

Samartzis D, Kalluri P, Herman J Lubicky JP, Shen FH: The Role of Congenitally Fused Cervical Segments Upon the Space Available for the Cord and Associated Symptoms in Klippel-Feil Patients. Spine 2008; 13:1442-1450

Lubicky JP. Point of View: Return of shoulder function after anterior versus posterior adolescent scoliosis surgery. Spine 2008 (Sept)

Samartzis D,Lubicky JP, Shen FH: “Bone Block” and Congenital Spine Deformity. Annals Academy Medicine Singapore 2008; 37:624

Lubicky JP, Feinberg J: Fractures and Amputations in Children and Adolescents Requiring Hospitalization after Farm Equipment Injuries. J Pediatr Orthop 2009; 29:435-438

Walker JL, Knapp D, Minter C, Boakes JL, Salazar JC, Sanders JO, Lubicky JP, Dravaric DM, Davids JR: Adult Outcomes Following Amputation or Lengthening for Fibular Deficiency J Bone Joint Surg Am 2009; 91:797 - 804

Lemme K, Lubicky JP, Zeni A, Riley E: Retrospective Review of the Prevalence of Elbow Dislocation in Lateral Condyle Fractures. Am J Orthop 2009; 38:32-35

Kathryn Moffett

Moffett KS, Shultz R, Ardito A. What’s Your Diagnosis? Infectious Diseases in Children November 2010.

Moffett KS, Grayson SA. Should pediatricians be vaccinating the parents of patients (eg. with Tdap and flu vaccines)? Consultant for Pediatricians. 2010;9(10):S13.

Charles Mullett

Lutfi R, Mullett CJ, Nield LS. Acute subdural hematoma: potential soccer injury in an otherwise healthy child. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Sep; 25(9):582-3.

Ware H, Mullett CJ, Jagannathan V. Natural Language Processing (NLP) Framework to Assess Clinical Conditions, J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009 Jul-Aug;16(4):585-9.

Jagannathan V, Mullett CJ, Arbogast JG, Halbritter KA, Yellapragada D, Regulapati S, Bandaru P, Assessment of commercial NLP engines for medication information extraction from dictated clinical notes, Int J Med Inform. 2009 Apr; 78(4):284-91.

Wright M, Mullett CJ, Piedimonte G. Pharmacologic Management of Acute Bronchiolitis. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management 2008:4(5) 1–9.

Martha Mullett

Mullett M, C Britton, C John, C Hamilton: WV Birth Score: Maternal Smoking and Drugs of Abuse. WV Med J. 2010 106 (4):16-20.

Ahern M, Mullett M, MacKay K, Hamilton C: Residence in Coal-Mining Areas and Low-Birth-Weight Outcomes. Martern Child Health J. 2010 21 Jan.

Lynch S, Graeber J, Mullett M, Polak M: A Comparison of Albumin Bolus Therapy versus Normal Saline Bolus Therapy for Hypotension in Neonates. J Perinatol. 2008 Jan;28(1):29-33.

Pamela Murray

Short VL, Jenson JS, Nelson DB, Murray PJ, Ness RB, Haggerty CL. Mycoplasma genitalium among young, urban pregnant women. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2010 Mar 31 Epub; 1155(2010)984760.

Downs J, Arslanian S, Bruine de Bruin W, Carr Copeland V, Doswell W, Herman W, Lain K, Mansfield J, Murray P, White N, Charron-Prochownik D. Implications of Type 2 Diabetes on Adolescent Reproductive Health Risk: An Expert Model. The Diabetes Educator Epub 2010 Oct 13. 2010-Nov-Dec; 36L6):911-9.

Underinsurance of adolescents: recommendations for improved coverage of preventive, reproductive, and behavioral health care services. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Health Financing. Pediatrics, 2009 Jan; 123(1):191-6.

Antonio MA, Meyn LA, Murray PJ, Busse B, Hillier SL. Vaginal Colonization by Probiotic Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05 is Decreased by Sexual Activity and Endogenous Lactobacilli. J Infect Dis. 2009 May 15; 199(10):1506-13.

Cook RL, Downs JS, Marrazzo JM, Switzer GE, Tanriover O, Wiesenfeld HC, Murray PJ, Hillier SL. Preferred characteristics of vaginal microbicides in women with bacterial vaginosis. J Women's Health 2009 Aug; 18(8):1163-7.

Bruine de Bruin W, Downs JS, Murray PJ, Fischhoff B. Can female adolescents tell whether they will test positive for Chlamydia infection? Medical Decision Making: 30, 189-193. 2009. Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print]

Asarnow JR, Jaycox LH, Tang L, Duan N, LaBorde AP, Zeledon LR, Anderson M, Murray PJ, Landon C, Rea MM, Wells KB. Long-Term Benefits of Short-Term Quality Improvement Interventions for Youth Depression in Primary Care. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2009 Sep;166(9):1002-10.

Best D; Committee on Environmental Health; Committee on Native American Child Health; Committee on Adolescence. From the American Academy of Pediatrics: Technical report--Secondhand and prenatal tobacco smoke exposure. Pediatrics. 2009 Nov 5;124(5):e1017-44. Epub 2009 Oct 19.

Committee on Environmental HealthHealth; Committee on Substance Abuse; Committee on Adolescence; Committee on Native American Child. From the American Academy of Pediatrics: Policy statement--Tobacco use: a pediatric disease. Pediatrics. 2009 Nov;124(5):1474-87. Epub 2009 Oct 19.

Short VL, Totten PA, Ness RB, Astete SG, Kelsey SF, Murray P. The demographic, sexual health and behavioral correlates of Mycoplasma genitalium infection among women with clinically suspected pelvic inflammatory disease. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2009 Aug 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Cherpes TL, Marrazzo JM, Cosentino LA, Meyn LA, Murray PJ, Hillier SL. Hormonal contraceptive use modulates the local inflammatory response to bacterial vaginosis. Sex Transm Infect. 2008 Feb; 84(1):57-61.

Murray, PJ. Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: Mechanics, Metabolism and Medical Care. Adolescent Medicine State Art Rev. 2008 Dec; 19(3):450-74.

William Neal

Ice C, Murphy E. Cottrell L., Neal W. Morbidly obese diagnosis as an indicator of cardiovascular disease risk in children: Results from the CARDIAC Project. Int J Pediatr Obes 2010 Jun 14 [Epub ahead of print] PMID:20545480

Ritchie SK, Murphy E, Ice C, Cottrell L, Minor V, Elliott E, Neal W. Universal versus targeted blood cholesterol screening among youth.Pediatrics, 2010; 126:260-265. PMID: 20624798

Cottrell L, Neal WA, Ice C, Perez MK, Piedimonte G. Metabolic Abnormalities in Children with Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2010 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20851922

Harris CV, Neal WA. Assessing BMI in West Virginia Schools: Parent Perspectives and the Influence of Context. Pediatrics, 2009; 124-S63-S72. PMID: 19720669.

Cottrell L, Harris CV, Deskins, MA, Bradlyn AD, Coffman JW. Developing Culturally Tailored Health Belief-Based Intervention Materials to Improve Child and Parent Participation in a Cardiovascular Screening Program. Health Promot & Pract. 2009 Mar 26. PMID: 19325184

Khanna R, Kavookjian J, Scott V, Kamal K, Miller L, Neal W. Using the Theory of Reasoned Action to Determine Physicians' Intention to Measure Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 2009 Jun; 5(2):170-81.

Ice CL, Cottrell L, Neal WA. Body mass index as a surrogate measure of cardiovascular risk factor clustering in fifth-grade children: Results from the coronary artery risk detection in the Appalachian Communities Project. Int J Pediatr Obes 2008:1-9. PMID: 19922047.

Ice CL, Murphy E, Minor VE, Neal WA. Metabolic syndrome in fifth grade children with Acanthosis Nigricans: results from the CARDIAC project. World J Pediatr, 2009; 5(1):23-30.

Murphy EC, Carson L, Neal W, Baylis C, Donley D, Yeater R. Effects of an exercise intervention using Dance Dance Revolution on endothelial function and other risk factors in overweight children. Int J Pediatr Obes 2009; 4(4):205-14. PMI: 19922034

Rye JA, Thompkins NO, Eck R, Neal WA (2008). Promoting youth physical activity and healthy weight through schools. WV Med J, 2008 Mar-Apr; 104(2):12-15.

Farris RP, Pearson T, Fogg T, Bryant L, Peters K, Keyserling T, Fitzpatrick A, Neal W. Building capacity for heart disease and stroke prevention research: the cardiovascular health intervention research and translation network. Health Promot Pract. 2008 July; 9(3):220-7.

Ali Mirza Onder

Onder AM, Billings AA, Chandar J, Francoeur D Simon N, Abitbol C, Zilleruelo G. PREFABL: Predictors of Failure of Antibiotic Locks for Treatment of Catheter-Related Bacteremia. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. Accepted and online published on 04/27/2010.

Onder AM, Chandar J, Billings AA, Simon N, Gonzalez J, Francoeur D, Abitbol C, Zilleruelo G. Prophylaxis of catheter-related bacteremia using tissue fibrinogen activator-tobramycin locks. Pediatric Nephrology. 2009; 24(11):2233-2243.

Onder AM, Chandar J, Billings AA, Diaz R, Francoeur D, Abitbol C, Zilleruelo G. Chlorhexidine-based antiseptic solutions effectively reduce catheter-related bacteremia. Pediatric Nephrology. 2009;24(9):1741-1747.

Onder AM, Chandar J, Coakley S, Francoeur D, Abitbol C, Zilleruelo G. Controlling the exit site infections- Does it decrease the incidence of catheter related bacteremia in children on hemodialysis? Hemodialysis International. 2009; 13:11-18.

Onder AM, Chandar J, Billings AA, Simon N, Diaz R, Francoeur D, Abitbol C, Zilleruelo G. Comparison of early versus late use of antibiotic locks in the treatment of catheter-related bacteremia. Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology. 2008; 3:1048-1056.

Onder AM, Chandar J, Simon N, Diaz R, Nwobi O, Abitbol CL, Zilleruelo G. Comparison of tissue plasminogen activator-antibiotic locks with heparin-antibiotic locks in children with catheter-related bacteremia. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2008; 23: 2604-2610.

Onder AM, Chandar J, Simon N, Saint-Vil M, Francoeur D, Nwobi O, Abitbol C, Zilleruelo G. Treatment of catheter-related bacteremia with tissue plasminogen activator-antibiotic locks. Pediatric Nephrology 2008; 28:457-464.

Sreekumar Othumpangat

Sreekumar Othumpangat, Laura F Gibson, Lennie Samsell, Giovanni Piedimonte. 2009. NGF is an Essential Survival Factor for Bronchial Epithelial Cells during Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. PLoS One. 4:e6416.

William Patten

Johnson J, Ragheb J, Garg R, Patten W, Sandberg DI, Bhatia S. Neurogenic stunned myocardium after acute hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 May; 5 (5):428-33.

Giovanni Piedimonte

Cottrell L, Ice C, Neal W, Perez M, Piedimonte G. Metabolic abnormalities in children with asthma. Amer J respi and Crit Care Med, 2011;183: 441-448.

Renzetti, G., G. Silvestre, C. D’Amario, E. Bottini, F. Gloria-Bottini, N. Bottini, A. Auais, M. K. Perez, and G. Piedimonte. 2009. Less air pollution leads to rapid reduction of airway inflammation and improved airway function in asthmatic children, Pediatrics, 123:1051-1058 (DOI 10.1542/peds.2008-1153).

Othumpangat, S., L. Gibson, L. Samsell, and G. Piedimonte. 2009. NGF is an essential survival factor for bronchial epithelial cells during respiratory syncytial virus infection, Public Library of Science (PLoS ONE) 4:e6444 (DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0006444).

Urrego, F., M. Scuri, A. Auais, L. Mohtasham, and G. Piedimonte. 2009. Combined effects of chronic nicotine and acute virus exposure on neurotrophin expression in rat lung, Pediatric Pulmonology, (epub DOI 10.1002.ppulm.21099).

Piedimonte, G. and M. K. Perez. 2008. Role of early-life environmental influences in the development of asthma: How painful is it when you catch a bad cold too early? Journal of Asthma, 45 (Suppl. 1):25-28.

Chiaretti, A., A. Antonelli, R. Riccardi, O. Genovese, P. Pezzotti, C. Di Rocco, L. Tortorolo, and G. Piedimonte. 2008. Nerve growth factor expression correlates with severity and outcome of traumatic brain injury in children, European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 12:195-204 (DOI 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.07.016).

Wright, M., C. J. Mullett, and G. Piedimonte. 2008. Pharmacological management of acute bronchiolitis. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 4:895-903

Susannah Poe

Cronin, A.F., Poe, S., and Ruscello, D. (2009) Team Intervention in Food Selectivity in a Medically Complex Child in rural Appalachia, Occupational Therapy in Health Care, Volume 23, Issue 3 July 2009 , pages 207 – 225

Mark Polak

Montgomery-Downs HE, Young ME, Ross MA, Polak MJ, Ritchie SK, Lynch SK. Sleep-Disordered Breathing Symptoms Frequency and Growth Among Prematurely Born Infants. Sleep Medicine. 11: 263-267, 2010.

Mola S, Graeber J, Polak M, Yossuck P. Is Friday the Busiest Day for Late Preterm Delivery? West Virginia Medical Journal 106: pp10-13, 2010

Lynch SK, Mullett MD, Graeber JE, Polak MJ. A Comparison of Albumin Bolus Therapy versus Normal Saline Bolus Therapy for Hypotension in Neonates J Perinatology 28: 29-33, 2008.

Hassan Ramadan

Terrell AM, Ramadan HH. Balloon Catheter Sinuplasty and Adenoidectomy in Children with Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2010; 119:578-582.

Ramadan HH, et al. Balloon Catheter Sinuplasty in Young Children. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2010; 24(1): 54-6.

Terrell AM, Ramadan HH. Correlation between SN-5 and computed tomography in children with chronic rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope 2009; 119(7):1394-8.

Ramadan HH. Revision endoscopic sinus surgery in children: surgical causes of failure. Laryngoscope 2009; 119(6):1214-7.

Ramadan HH. Safety and feasibility of balloon sinuplasty for treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis in children. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2009; 118(3):161-5.

Fancy T, Mathers PH, Ramadan HH. Otitis media with effusion: a possible role for Helicobacter pylori? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009; 140(2):256-8.

Ramadan HH, Cost JL. Outcome of adenoidectomy vs adenoidectomy with maxillary sinus wash for chronic rhinosinusitis in children. Laryngoscope 2008; 118(5):871-873.

Susan Ritchie

Ritchie SK, Murphy E, Ice C, Cottrell L, Minor V, Elliott E, Neal W. Universal versus targeted blood cholesterol screening among youth.
Pediatrics 2010; 126:260-265. PMID: 20624798

Montgomery-Downs HE, Young ME, Ross MA, Polak MJ, Richie SK, Lynch SK. Sleep-Disordered Breathing Symptoms Frequency and Growth Among Prematurely Born Infants. Sleep Medicine 2010 Mar; 11(3):263-267.

James M. Shumway

Shumway J. West Virginia University School of Medicine. Academic Medicine, Vol 85, No. 9 / September Supplement 2010, S598-S602.

Cottrell SA, Smith T, Ferrari N, Cannarella R, Jacques M, and Shumway J. A Generalizability Study of Student Ratings in Logbooks to Assess the Educational Process of Clinical Learning. Academic Medicine, Vol. 85, No. 7 / July, 2010.

Cottrell S, Thammasitboon, S, Cannarella R, Jacques M, and Shumway J. The Relationship between the Educational Process and Students’ Confidence. Clinical Teacher. 2008 5: 226-231.

Jean Someshwar

Someshwar J, Nield LS. Adolescent confidentiality: Where are the boundaries? Consultant for Pediatricians, 2009;8(5).

Someshwar J, Sirikonda N, Nield LS. HPV vaccine: Three Years Later. Consultant for Pediatricians, 2009; 8(10).

Someshwar J. HPV Vaccine: Questions and Controversies. Consultant for Pediatricians. 2008;7(9):S13-S16.

Shiv Someshwar

Smith EA, Someshwar S, Nield LS.Persistent belly bulge in an adolescent.Teratoma. Clin Pediatr,. 2009 Jul; 48(6):690-2. Epub 2009 May 6.

Talia Sotomayor

Marina S. Boukhvalova, Talia B. Sotomayor, Ryan C. Point, Lioubov M. Pletneva, Gregory A. Prince, Jorge C.G. Blanco. “ Activation of Interferon Response Through Toll-Like Receptor 3 Impacts Viral Pathogenesis and Pulmonary Toll-Like Receptor Expression During Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza Infections in the Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus Model”, Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. April 2010, 30(4): 229-242.

Talia B. Sotomayor, Emilia Shin, Bethany Ziss, and Kharlya Carpio; “Plasminogen Deficiency with Tracheobronchial Involvement”
Am J Respir Crit Care Med May 2010; 181; 2010:A3327.

Talia B. Sotomayor, Anil K. Swayampakula “Recombinase-Activating Gene-1 Heterozygous Mutation with Atypical Lymphocyte Phenotype and Extensive Lung Disease” Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A6736.

Pamela Hilvers, Mark Polak, Talia Sotomayor, Patrick Bacaj, and Robert A. Gustafson; “Coexistence of Congenital Lobar Emphysema and Pulmonary Interstitial Glycogenosis in a Neonate” Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2010; 181: A6737.

Richard Vaughan

Rossi, Daniel C., Burbandi, Kokab, Vaughan, Richard C., Kumar, Tarun. “Gallstone Pancreatitis in Pediatric Patients- A Common Disease in an Uncommon Population”. WV Medical Journal, March/April, 2009, Vol. 105.

Shahzad, Farooq, Pas-field-Bowen, Sarah Vaughan, Richard, Kumar Tarun. “Pediatric Femoral Hernias: A Case Report And Review of the Literature”. WV Medical Journal March/April, 2008, Vol.104.

Melvin Wright

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. BMJ Point of Care. June 2009, Updated November 2010. https://online.epocrates.com/u/29631165/ Respiratory+syncytial+virus+infection.

Pharmacological management of acute bronchiolitis. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2008 October; 4(5): 895–903.