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Children’s National Hospital at the 2026 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting - Children's National

Experts affiliated with Children's National Hospital will attend the 97th Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, taking place in Boston from April 24-27, 2026. For details on presentations by Children's National, please see the chart below and visit the PAS agenda page.

Date/Time Main Presenter(s) Presentation Title
April 24
12:30-2:00 p.m. 		Melissa Meyers Personalized Immunosuppression in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
April 24
4:00-5:30 p.m. 		Elizabeth Hubbard Stand Out in Seconds: Develop Your Personal Brand, Elevator Pitch, and Interview Skills
April 24
4:00-5:30 p.m. 		Tamara L. Gayle Hospital Medicine | Innovation in PHM: Digital Tools and AI Breakthroughs and Missteps
April 24
4:00-5:30 p.m. 		Dewesh Agrawal Emergency Medicine 1
April 24
4:15-4:30 p.m. 		Celina Brunson How High is Too High? Severe Hyperparathyroidism and bone mineral disease in children on hemodialysis
April 24
4:45-5:00 p.m. 		Muhammad M. Rahman Machine Learning to Predict 30-day Emergency Department Revisit Among Youth with Mental or Behavioral Health Concerns
April 24
5:30-8:00 p.m. 		Yao Wu Associations Between Maternal Mental Health and Amygdala and Hippocampus Volumes in Newborns with Antenatal Opioid Exposure
April 24
5:30-8:00 p.m. 		Alicia Rolin Availability and Knowledge of Naloxone Distribution in an Urban Area
April 24
5:30-8:00 p.m. 		Olivia Gould Barriers and Enablers to Pediatric Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD): A Qualitative PICU Study
April 24
5:30-8:00 p.m. 		Margaret Rush Blood Culture Utilization for Children with High Intensity Neurological Impairment Hospitalized for Pneumonia
April 24
5:30-8:00 p.m. 		William Gravley Electrical Impedance Tomography to Monitor Lung Inflation in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Feasibility Study
April 24
5:30-8:00 p.m. 		Megan L. Smith Evaluation of Associations among Food Insecurity Severity, Public Benefit Use, and Pediatric Asthma Outcomes
April 24
5:30-8:00 p.m. 		Christopher Gable Factors Associated with Emergency Holds in Acute Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Presentations
April 24
5:30-8:00 p.m. 		Jordy Salcedo-Giraldo Graphic Novels for Pediatric Hypertension: Enhancing Health Literacy and Medication Adherence through Visual Storytelling
April 24
5:30-8:00 p.m. 		Thevaa Chandereng Mental Health Newborn Screening: False Positive Rates and Temperature Data Insights
April 24
5:30-8:00 p.m. 		Jasmine Preston Turner Parental Perceptions of Mental Health and Utility of Mental Health Resources Provided in PICU Admissions
April 25
8:00-9:30 a.m. 		Kevin Lloyd, Jacqueline Saito Prescribing with Purpose: The Role of Stewardship in All Pediatric Fields
April 25
9:00-9:10 a.m. 		Nathan Kuppermann Planning and Execution of a Large Pragmatic Multinational Emergency Care Trial in Children
April 25
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 		Padmaja Pavuluri Beyond the Grid: Smarter Scheduling, Stronger Teams, and World Peace
April 25
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 		Sadiqa Kendi When a Meal Train is Not Enough: Tools for Supporting Academic Pediatricians Experiencing Serious Illness
April 25
2:00-3:30 p.m. 		Ilana Lavina Beyond Discharge: Practicing Safety Planning for Youth at Risk for Suicide Across Pediatric Settings
April 25
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 		Monika Goyal Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health 2
April 25
2:00-3:30 p.m. 		Sarah B. Mulkey Global Neonatal & Children's Health 1
April 25
2:45-3:00 p.m. 		Andrea Hahn Virus Prevalence in Children with Tracheostomy and Home Ventilation during Health and Acute Respiratory Infection and Relation of Virus Detection to ARI Severity
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Sudeepta Basu Active Sleep During Extrauterine Third Trimester is Associated with Neurophysiologic Maturation in Preterm Infants
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Sudeepta Basu Active Sleep During Extrauterine Third Trimester is Positively Associated with Brain White Matter Volume in Preterm Infants
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Youness Arjoune AI-Enabled Auto Capture of Throat Images for Smartphone-Based Oropharyngeal Examination in Pediatric Patients
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Adenike Animasaun Caregiver Perspectives on School Asthma Management Post Exacerbation: A Qualitative Study
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Emese Kanyo Characterizing Hospital-Based Provision of Longitudinal Asthma Care in Children ≤ 4 Years Old
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Manuela Iglesias Diferencias en el neurodesarrollo infantil temprano tras la infección materna sintomática y asintomática por SARS-CoV-2 durante el embarazo
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Kelly Christensen Feasibility, Recruitment, and Retention of a Multi-State, Longitudinal Study of Parents' Newborn Screening Experiences
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Maria Triantafyllou Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles Attenuate Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury via Immune Modulation
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Simranjeet S. Sran Improving Medical Student Physical Diagnosis and Diagnostic Reasoning Skills in a Pre-Clinical Doctoring Course
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Allen Yiu Investigating the Association Between Healthcare Contact and Chronic School Absenteeism: Insights from Integrated Clinical and Educational Data
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Yao Wu Neonatal Brain Volumes Differ Across Neurobehavioral Profiles and Vary by Antenatal Opioid Exposure
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Jung-Hoon Kim Nonlinear Brain Network Disruption in Opioid-Exposed Neonates Revealed by Deep Generative Modeling
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Allen Yiu Pediatric Primary Care Providers' Perspectives on Accessing and Using School-Based Information: A Mixed-Methods Exploration
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Anola Stage Relationship of Clinical Co-morbidities with the Altered Maturational Trajectory of Cerebral Metabolites in Preterm Infants
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Josepheen De Asis-Cruz The Newborn Connectome in Antenatal Opioid Exposure
April 25
3:30-5:45 p.m. 		Brittany N. Fitzpatrick Walking Towards Equity: Enhancing Pediatric Pedestrian Safety Through Data Driven Solutions
April 26
8:00-9:30 a.m. 		Dewesh Agrawal Emergency Medicine 4
April 26
8:00-9:30 a.m. 		Alicia Tucker Nutrition and Food is Medicine and Obesity Combined SIG | Navigating Nutrition Counseling and Resources for Patients Experiencing Food and Nutrition Insecurity
April 26
8:00-9:30 a.m. 		Alexandra Corley Publishing Partners: Cultivating the mentorship relationship for a successful publication process
April 26
8:15-8:30 a.m. 		Rana F. Hamdy StrepApp: A Machine Learning-Based Tool for Diagnosing GAS Pharyngitis in Children
April 26
8:15-8:45 a.m. 		Susan Walley Oops, Tobacco Companies Did It Again!: New Tobacco and Nicotine Products Addicting Youth
April 26
8:30-8:45 a.m. 		Nora Wolff Sepsis Causes a Region-Specific Pattern of Metabolic Dysfunction in the Murine Brain
April 26
9:30-11:30 a.m. 		Rachael Odusanya Exploring Outcomes of the DC Health and Academic Prep Program (DC HAPP) at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences: A Qualitative Evaluation
April 26
9:30-11:30 a.m. 		Shilpa J. Patel Facilitating Housing Intervention Uptake in Pediatric Asthma: The Role of Screening Checklists and Medical Interviews
April 26
9:30-11:30 a.m. 		Tamara L. Gayle Feeding Engagement, A Food Insecurity Curriculum
April 26
9:30-11:30 a.m. 		Srikanth R. Damera Fetal Brain Shape Predicts Gestational Age and Early Dysmaturation in Congenital Heart Disease
April 26
9:30-11:30 a.m. 		Caroline Wambach Social-Emotional Development and Functional Connectivity in Neonates
April 26
9:30-11:30 a.m. 		Jessica Weisz "TEACH"ing Advocacy: Assessment of trainee advocacy messages with an evidence-based assessment tool
April 26
9:30-11:30 a.m. 		Bridget Allard Trends of Observation Stays at Children's Hospitals (2019-2024)
April 26
9:30-11:30 a.m. 		Shilpa J. Patel Quality Improvement and Equity: A Multisite Study of Disparities in Pediatric Mental Health Interventions
April 26
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. 		Nimisha Bajaj Finding Connection Through Reflective Practice: Tools for Weaving Narrative Medicine Into the Workplace
April 26
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. 		Lenore Jarvis Empowering Pediatricians: Resilience and Risk Strategies for Effective Advocacy
April 26
12:20-12:45 p.m. 		Tammy Brady Measuring What Matters: Evaluating Implementation Outcomes in Pediatric Hypertension Initiatives
April 26
12:30-12:45 p.m. 		Josepheen De Asis-Cruz Altered Hypothalamic Structure and Functional Connectivity in Neonates Exposed to Maternal Diabetes
April 26
12:40-1:00 p.m. 		Annie Andrews Equity, Identity, and Peer Support In Advocacy Spaces
April 26
2:30-4:00 p.m. 		Kevin M. Cook Neonatal Neurology 4: Clinical - Prenatal
April 26
2:30-2:45 p.m. 		Katherine Ottolini Impaired Ex Utero Brain Growth of Preterm Infants compared to In Utero Healthy Fetuses
April 26
2:30-4:00 p.m. 		Christina Lindgren Simulation-based Medical Education (SBME)
April 26
2:45-3:00 p.m. 		Kevin M. Cook Maturation of Functional Brain Connectivity in Preterm Infants Differs from Fetal Development and Based on Age at Birth
April 26
2:45-3:10 p.m. 		Nathan Kuppermann Federal Funding in the Current Landscape
April 26
3:45-4:00 p.m. 		Sarah B. Mulkey Normocephalic Colombian Children with Antenatal Zika Virus Exposure Have Differences in Neurodevelopmental Trajectories and on Brain MRI at 7 Years of Age
April 26
3:35-4:00 p.m. 		Monika Goyal Grant Termination and Pivot To Other Financial Sources
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Jessica M. Hippolyte Assessing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Prehospital Pain Management
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Elizabeth Ireson Civic Engagement for a Healthier Tomorrow: Voter Registration in a Large Pediatric Healthcare System
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Jessica Weisz Characteristics and Medical Needs of Uninsured Pediatric Immigrant Patients Referred to Care Coordination Program Based at an Academic Tertiary Care Hospital
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Nora Wolff Cross-Species Biomarkers of Cerebellar Injury In Acute Sepsis: Integrated Metabolomics of Mouse Cerebellum and Plasma Identify Conserved Human Plasma Biomarkers and Therapeutic Modulation by MSC-sEVs
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Ashley V. Trinh Examining the Association Between Normalized Protein Catabolic Rate and Bone Disease in Pediatric Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Theodore E. Trigylidas Improving Patient and Caregiver Experience at a Pediatric Emergency Department
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Anola Stage Improving Vaccination Rates in a Level IV NICU
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Gabrielle Jasmin Incidence of Bacteremia in Patients with Fever and Sickle Cell Disease Who Present to the Emergency Department
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Elan L. Donnellan Neurobehavioral Stress Linked to the Central Nervous System is Associated with Heart Rate Variability Differences in Preterm Infants
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Lauretta A. Oseni Parent Health Literacy and Medication Comprehension for Children with Medical Complexity
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Maneesha Sakhuja Patterns in Clinical Ethics Consultations in Hospitalized Children with Medical Complexity
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Laura O'Neill Problem- vs. Systems-Based Clinical Documentation on Measures of Clinical Reasoning, Diagnostic Accuracy, and Mental Demand Among Residents
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Shireen M. Atabaki School Based Telehealth Access and Resources for Mental Health Care for Students
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Nimisha Bajaj Simulation-Based Approach to Emergencies in Pediatric Comfort Care
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Molly Schneider The Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of Pediatric Sepsis in the Prehospital Setting
April 27
8:00-10:00 a.m. 		Gabriele Simonti Timing and Intensity of Sensory-Motor Therapies Shapes Cerebellar-Mediated Motor and Social Outcomes After Prematurity-Related Insults
April 27
10:00-11:30 a.m. 		Susan Walley Vapes, Nicotine Pouches, and Cigarettes: New Clinical Guidelines for Treatment of Adolescent Nicotine and Tobacco Use
April 27
10:00-10:15 a.m. 		Megan Prior Evaluating a Medical-Educational Advocate Partnership: A Retrospective Analysis of Referral Demographics and Stakeholder Satisfaction
April 27
10:00-10:15 a.m. 		Shilpa J. Patel Improving Mental Health Processes, Workflows, and Responses Quality Collaborative
April 27
10:15-10:30 a.m. 		Srikanth R. Damera Fetal Subplate Dysmaturation Predicts Early Motor Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease
April 27
10:30-10:50 a.m. 		Susan Walley Landscape of New Tobacco and Nicotine Products
April 27
11:00-11:15 a.m. 		Alicia Rolin Impact of an EHR-Embedded Clinical Decision Support Tool on Racial and Ethnic Differences in STI Testing in a Pediatric Emergency Department
April 27
11:04-11:16 a.m. 		Josepheen De Asis-Cruz Imaging the Developing Brain: Uncovering the Effects of Prenatal Opioid Exposure
April 27
1:00-2:30 p.m. 		Gabrina Dixon The POWER of WORDS - Unconscious Ink Shaping the Careers!
April 27
1:00-2:30 p.m. 		Alexandra Corley APA Combined SIG Part 1: Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and Race in Medicine
April 27
2:45-3:07 p.m. 		Kristen Sgambat Nurturing the Kidney: Updates to CKD Nutritional Guidelines
April 27

2:45-4:15 p.m.

Amanda Stewart Just-in-Time Advocacy: Introducing a Practical, Patient-Centered Framework to Teach Bedside Advocacy
April 27
2:45-4:15 p.m. 		Alexandra Corley APA Combined SIG Part 2: Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and Race in Medicine
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