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PHM Fellowship Program Scholarly Activity

Research From The Hospitalist Fellowship Program

Our faculty are leaders in clinical care, scholarship, medical education, quality improvement, patient safety, evidence-based medicine, diversity, equity and inclusion, patient and family-centered care, and in many other aspects of our organization. Our fellows will have the opportunity to create a truly customized experience tailored to their needs and career goals, and to be fully immersed as leaders and drivers of systems change. 

Scholarly work from the past five years is highlighted below. PHM Fellowship Program Faculty and Fellows indicated in bold.

Fellow Publications/Alternate Publications:

  • Garza, Nicholas. “Should We Be Doing Pharmacogenetic Testing in Medically Complex Kids?” AAP Journal Blog. March 26, 2026. Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics. Article type: Hospital Pediatrics Blog.
  • Dr. Miriam Ahmad (PGY 5) published in Society of Hospital Medicine Fellows Journal Club, AAP Journal Club section. Article Title: Predictors of Abnormal Renal Ultrasonography in Children with Urinary Tract Infection-published January 2025
  • Dr. Miriam Ahmad (PGY 5) published in Hospital Pediatrics Blog, under AAP Journals Blog: “Acquiring Autonomy: Fellow Perspectives in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship” July 2024

 

Fellow Presentations:

  • Kim, Hye-Yin (Helen). Sustaining Oral Rehydration Use in Pediatric Gastroenteritis Post-IV Fluid Shortage: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Presented as Poster at PAS (Pediatric Academic Societies) Boston, April 24-27 2026.
  • Kim, Hye-Yin (Helen). When Crisis Drives Evidenced based Care: Lessons from a National IV Fluid Shortage. Presented as Poster at Valley Children’s Interprofessional Research Day 2026, Valley Children’s Healthcare, Madera, CA, May 21, 2026.
  • Garza, Nicholas. Enhancing Language Equity in Pediatric Discharge Communication Through EMR-Based Interventions. Presented as Poster at Valley Children’s Interprofessional Research Day 2026, Valley Children’s Healthcare, Madera, CA, May 21, 2026.
  • Schumacher E, Tran K, Gandham S, Osburn T. Decreasing Anesthesia Use for Pediatric Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Placement ePoster Presentation presented at national conference: PHM25 (Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference 2025): July 24-27, 2025, Anaheim, California
  • Dr. Emma Schumacher presented at national conference: PAS (Pediatric Academic Societies) 2025, Research Works in Progress Poster Presentation. Abstract Title: Current Opinions/Perceptions of Parents/Caregivers on Language Used in Medical Documentation. April 24-28, 2025, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Dr. Emma Schumacher presented at national conference: PAS (Pediatric Academic Societies) 2025, PHM Club: Poster Presentation. Abstract Title: Decreasing Anesthesia Use for Pediatric Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Placement. April 28, 2025, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Prado N, Schumacher E. Project presented at national conference: PHM25 (Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference 2025): Conundrum eposter: Amassing Workup for a Massive Ascites: A Clinical Conundrum. July 24-27, 2025, Anaheim, California
  • Garza, Nicholas Efficacy of Concurrent Care in Decreasing Pediatric Hospitalizations and Length. CAPC (Center to Advance Palliative Care): September 15-17, 2025. Philadelphia, PA.
  • Dr. Miriam Ahmad presented at national conference: PAS (Pediatric Academic Societies) 2025. Abstract Title: Geospatial Analyses of Distance and Travel Trends to Pediatric Care in California. April 24-28, 2025, Honolulu, Hawaii

 

Faculty Publications/Alternate Publications:

  • Ozaki Y, Herrmann D (January 22, 2026) Use of Epoetin Alfa for Anemia of Chronic Disease in a Jehovah’s Witness Teenager With Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis: A Case Report. Cureus 18(1): e102090. DOI 10.7759/cureus.102090
  • H Galley C, Davis A, Sutherland T, Sathi B - Successful Treatment of COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated Severe Aplastic Anemia With Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplantation. Case Report Int J Clin Pediatr 2025 OA
  • Fuchs J, Rajbhandari P, Webb N, Walker J. Expanding PHM Fellowships: Current Landscape, Challenges, and Potential Solutions. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Feb 1;14(2):e116-e119. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007416. PMID: 38282530.
  • Barajas-McGahan M, Tuckfield L, Rice K, Patel R. Atypical Case of Toe-Walking and Hyperpigmented Rash in a 9-year-old Boy. Pediatr Rev. 2024 Jun 1;45(6):e19-e23. doi: 10.1542/pir.2022-005761. PMID: 38821902.
  • T. Shea Osburn, Patrick J. McCarthy, Marie Dawlett, Liborio LaRussa, Stephanie DeLeon, Heather McKnight; Hiring in the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Board Certification Era: PHM Leader Perspectives. Hosp Pediatr August 2024; 14 (8): e335–e340.
  • Ozaki, Y: Atypical Case of Acute Kidney Injury Due to Clindamycin Use in a Child Case Report; Osteopathic Fam Physician 2024 Fall 16(4) 39-41 OA
  • Barajas-McGahan M, Tuckfield L, Rice K, Patel R - Atypical Case of Toe-Walking and Hyperpigmented Rash in a 9-year-old Boy, Case Report Pediatr Rev. 2024 Jun 1;45(6): e19-e23
  • Garza NJ, Gonzalez R, Snider J. Vision Loss in a Healthy Child: A Case of Vitamin A Deficiency. Cureus. 2022 Nov 19;14(11):e31683. doi: 10.7759/cureus.31683. PMID: 36561592; PMCID: PMC9767668.
  • Osburn TS, McCarthy PJ, Dawlett M, LaRussa L, DeLeon S, McKnight H. Hiring in the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Board Certification Era: PHM Leader Perspectives. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Aug 1;14(8):e335-e340. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007552. PMID: 39034836.
  • Marlow JA, Kalburgi S, Gupta V, Shadman K, Webb NE, Chang PW, Ben Wang X, Frost PA, Flesher SL, Le MK, Shankar LG, Schroeder AR; Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings Network. Perspectives of Health Care Personnel on the Benefits of Bronchiolitis Interventions. Pediatrics. 2023 Jun 1;151(6):e2022059939. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-059939. PMID: 37183614; PMCID: PMC10233737.
  • Ang B, Singh N, Shaban MA, Snider J. Biliary Atresia and Rare Concurrent Cystic Fibrosis Variant: Case Report and Management Considerations. JPGN Rep. 2023 Jan 30;4(1):e285. doi: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000285. PMID: 37181919; PMCID: PMC10174738.
  • T Shea Osburn, Victoria Acharya, Rhonda Keosheyan, Chloe Kupelian DO and Nicole Webb. “Twelve Months of MIS-C: Does Increasing Experience Improve Resource Utilization?”. Acta Scientific Paediatrics 6.7 (2022): 06-16. DOI:10.31080/ASPE.2022.05.0533
  • Quality Improvement to Improve Identification and Documentation of Malnutrition in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. T. Shea Osburn, Mary Towne-Merritt, Roberta Baranda, and Rhonda Keosheyan. Pediatric Quality and Safety: March/April 2022 - Volume 7 - Issue 2 - p e504 DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000504
  • Perez M, Vinod B, Gandham S. More Than an Itch: An Unusual Cause of Severe Anemia in a 5-Year-Old. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2022 Jun 23:99228221106630. doi: 10.1177/00099228221106630. PMID: 35746871.
  • Devireddy B, Kalin W, Laningham F, Naeem F. An Enigmatic Case of a Febrile Infant With Seizures. Cureus. 2022 Jun 4;14(6):e25663. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25663. PMID: 35800198; PMCID: PMC9252604.
  • Gonzalez R, Naeem F, Ozaki Y, Vijayan V. Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis in an Adolescent With Crohn's Disease. Cureus. 2021;13(11):e19980. Published 2021 Nov 29. doi:10.7759/cureus.19980
  • Karla Sherwood, Christine Santos, Latha Rao, Nicole Webb; Refusal to Bear Weight in a Previously Healthy 8-year-old Girl. Pediatr Rev. December 2021; 42 (12): 698–701. https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2020-0085
  • Decreasing Unnecessary Antibiotic Usage in Patients Admitted with Bronchiolitis. T. Shea Osburn, et al. Accepted for publication in Hospital Pediatrics. 2021

 

Faculty Presentations:

  • Kim, H, Scahill M, Sahouria J, Gandham S. Sustaining Oral Rehydration Use in Pediatric Gastroenteritis Post-IV Fluid Shortage: A Quality Improvement Initiative PAS (Pediatric Academic Societies) Boston, April 24-27 2026.
  • Schumacher E, Tran K, Gandham S, Osburn T. Decreasing Anesthesia Use for Pediatric Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Placement ePoster Presentation presented at national conference: PHM25 (Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference 2025): July 24-27, 2025, Anaheim, California
  • Rhonda Keosheyan and Shea Osburn. Compensation & Contracts for Early Career Hospitalists. Presented at PHM25 (Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference 2025): July 24-27, 2025, Anaheim, California
  • Geospatial Analyses of Distance and Travel Trends to Pediatric Care in California. Miriam Ahmad, MD, Alec Chan-Golston, PhD, Sandie Ha, PhD, MPH, T. Shea Osburn, MD. Poster Presented April 2025 at PAS meeting in Honolulu, HI.
  • Dr. Sindhura Gandham presented at Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) Spring National Conference March 2025, QIPS Learning Community Presentation. Title: Quality Improvement Faculty Development: “Taking the Journey from Why to How” presented on 3/27/25, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Current Opinions/Perceptions of Parents/Caregivers on Language Used in Medical Documentation. Emma Schumacher, MD, Kelsey Mello, MA, Nika Howell, MD, Nicole Webb, MD, Kerrilynn Rice, MD. Poster Presented April 2025 at PAS meeting in Honolulu, HI.
  • Decreasing Anesthesia Use for Pediatric Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Placement. Emma Schumacher, MD, Kevin Tran, DO, Kim Sutters PhD, RN, VA-BC, Sindhura Gandham, MD, Shea Osburn MD. Poster Presented in April 28, 2025 at PHM Club at PAS 2025 national conference in Honolulu, HI.
  • Desai, M. Gray, A. Hardy, A. Burroughs-Ray, D. Gandham, S. (2024, April 3-6) Unlocking the Power of Technology in Learner Assessment and Feedback: A Workshop for Educators, 2024 COMSEP Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
  • Hayashi, G. , Trihn, S., Rice, K., Webb, N. Eliminating Monitor Overuse (EMO) Hybrid Effectiveness-Deimplementation Trial. Oral presentation at Valley Children's Healthcare Interprofessional Research Day 2024.
  • Rice, K., Ngo, R. Creation of an Inpatient Asthma Pathway Utilizing Clinical Decision Support Tools and Phases of Care in Epic. Poster Presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies 2024.
  • Rice, K., Nakatsuchi, M. Impact of Language Preference on Caregiver Experiences of Quality of Care and Communication in the Inpatient Pediatric Setting. Roundtable Presentation at Academic Pediatric Association Regional Meeting 2024.
  • Dr. Shea Osburn Presented at Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference in Minneapolis, MN August 1-4, 2024. Title: Advanced Leadership Skills in Communication.
  • Dr. Shea Osburn Presented at Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference in Minneapolis, MN August 1-4, 2024. Title: Re-Engage and Thrive: Overcoming Burnout in Leadership. Presented at Pediatric Hospital Medicine Meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
  • Hamline MY, Liang D, Rice K, Webb N, Bonafide CP, Beidas R, Schisterman E, Tancredi DJ. 2023. “Association between over-testing, over-treatment, and over-monitoring in patients hospitalized with viral bronchiolitis.” Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2023. Washington, DC. 28 April. Oral Abstract.
  • Osburn TS, Acharya V, Keosheyan R, Kupelian C, Webb N. Twelve Months of MIS-C: Does Increasing Experience Improve Resource Utilization? Poster presented at Pediatric Academic Societies 2022.
  • Marlow J, Schroeder A, Le M, Webb N, Gupta V, Flesher S, Chang P, Shadman K, Wang B, Shankar L, Frost P, Kalburgi S. Understanding the Association Between Provider Type and Perceived Efficacy of Common Interventions in Bronchiolitis. Poster presented at Pediatric Academic Societies 2022.
  • Acharya V. “Tracheostomy and Long Term Ventilation Road Map” poster presentation at American Thoracic Society annual conference, May 2022.
  • Osburn TS, Acharya V, Keosheyan R, Kupelian C, Webb N. Twelve Months of MIS-C: Does Increasing Experience Improve Resource Utilization? Abstract accepted to Valley Children’s Healthcare Interprofessional Research Day 2022.
  • Webb N, Levoy E, Kumar A, Hopkins A, Singh A. When Helping Hurts. Mistrust, Bias, Systemic Inequity and the Trauma they Cause. Workshop accepted to Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2022. Submission ID 1159707
  • Webb N, Osburn TS. Characteristics of Hospitalized Children Positive for SARS-CoV-2: Experience of a Large Center. Presented at Pediatric Hospital Medicine national conference 2021.
  • Dewanjee P, Sosa A, Nguyen K, Webb N. Beyond Pronouns: Pilot for a Comprehensive LGBTQ+ Educational Curriculum. Poster presented at Pediatric Hospital Medicine national conference 2021.
  • Webb N, Osburn TS. Characteristics of Hospitalized Children Positive for SARS-CoV-2: Experience of a Large Center. Presented at Valley Children’s Interprofessional Research Day 2021.
  • Sosa A, Dewanjee P, Moufarrej Y, Webb N. Beyond Pronouns: Pilot for a Comprehensive LGBTQ+ Educational Curriculum. Workshop presented at Pediatric Hospital Medicine national conference 2021.