2024-2025 Departmental Pediatrics Annual Report

2024-2025

ANNUAL REPORT

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns of Medicine was established in 1965 as a two year basic medical sciences program and subsequently became a four year degree program effective 1973. All of the Clinical Science Programs are located in the affiliated hospitals with the Department of Pediatrics located at Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children.

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CONTENTS ALOHA FROM THE CHAIR & EDITOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 OUR FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 FACULTY PROMOTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CLINICAL FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 DIVISIONAL REPORTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

COMMUNITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 EMERGENCY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 HOSPITALIST MEDICINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 NEONATAL-PERINATAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 RESIDENT AWARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 FACULTY TEACHING AWARDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 PEDIATRIC RESEARCH DAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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PEDIATRIC RESIDENT RURAL ROTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 MEDICAL STUDENT UPDATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 MEDICAL STUDENT FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 PEDIATRICS INTEREST GROUP (PIG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 DEPARTMENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 2024-2025 BY THE NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 GRANTS & CONTRACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 PUBLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 ABSTRACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 PRESENTATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 GRAND ROUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 BOOK CHAPTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

ALOHA FROM THE INTERIM CHAIR & EDITOR It is a pleasure for me to share this 2024-2025 Department of Pediatrics Annual Report. This has been an eventful year marked by the retirement of Dr. Kenneth Nakamura, who served as Chair for 14 years and had a distinguished 38-year career at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. I humbly get to share the limelight briefly as the Interim Chair following in the footsteps of Dr. Ralph Platou, Dr. Harry Shirkey, Dr. Sherrel Hammar, Dr. Raul Rudoy, and Dr. Kenneth Nakamura. It will also be my pleasure to hand over the reins of the Department to Dr. Tumaini Rucker Coker, who will assume the role of fulltime permanent Chair in September, as this leadership position enters its 60th year.

Our continued commitment to training the future pediatric workforce for the State continues with strong leadership and commitment in the areas of Medical Student education, Pediatric Residency, and Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship training of a young physician workforce. For JABSOM MD graduating class of 2025, we had 10 students choose to go into Pediatrics, a strong endorsement of the work done by our department in guiding them in this direction. Along the same lines, we had six JABSOM graduates start their internship with us as first-year pediatric residents. Five of our graduating residents in 2025 chose to go into Primary Care practice, with three of them staying on to practice on O‘ahu.

We have continued our work on faculty development and commitment to enhancing the research footprint of the Department. We had three successful academic promotions this year, with five faculty working on applying for promotion, which, if successful, will be effective academic year 2026. We have faculty actively mentoring students in the SSRP curriculum run by Hawai‘i Pacific Health and Medical student research at JABSOM. The productivity of our faculty is well demonstrated with over 38 journal publications this year.

I hope you enjoy reading the accomplishments of the department in this report. This successful departmental journey would not have been possible without the support of the leadership at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children, Hawai‘i Pacific Health Medical Group and Hawai‘i Pacific Health, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, and the University of Hawai‘i. We are also proud of our collaboration with the community pediatricians and the Hawai‘i chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics.

My personal thanks to Kyra Len, Gaile Yano, and Maria Takao in helping with my role as the Interim Chair. I am also grateful for the hard work our student assistants (Franchesca Matahum, Zhuohan Huang, and Joanne Wong) put in to make this report a reality.

Warm aloha, Venkataraman Balaraman, MBBS Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics

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DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP

Tumaini Rucker Coker, MD, MBA Chair (Effective Sept 2025)

Marissa Fakaosita, MD

Venkataraman Balaraman, MBBS Interim Chair (Effective Jan 2025)

Lynn Iwamoto, MD

Kyra Len, MD

Interim Vice Chair (Effective Jan 2025)

Jennifer Di Rocco, DO

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DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP

Wade Kyono, MD

Kara Wong Ramsey, MD

Loren Yamamoto, MD

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PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

Jennifer Di Rocco, DO, MEd

Marissa Fakaosita, MD

Program Director

Associate Program Director Resident Selection Committee Chair

Gina French, MD

Tiffany Wang, MD

Associate Program Director

Program Evaluation Committee Chair

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NEONATAL PERINATAL MEDICINE (NPM) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM LEADERSHIP

Emmanuel R. E. Kling, MD Program Director

Laura Borruso, MD Associate Program Director

Venkataraman Balaraman, MBBS Assistant Program Director

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PROFESSORS

Andras Bratincsak, MD, PhD Cardiology

David Kurahara, MD Rheumatology

Marian E. Melish, MD Infectious Disease

James E. Musgrave, MD Nephrology (Retired Aug 2024)

Kenneth T. Nakamura, MD Chair (Retired Jan 2025)

Charles Neal, MD, PhD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Shilpa J. Patel, MD Hospitalist

Randal K. Wada, MD Hematology/Oncology

Loren Yamamoto, MD, MPH, MBA Emergency Medicine

Richard T. Yanagihara, MD, MPH Emeritus Professor Infectious Disease

David Easa, MD Emeritus Professor

Raul Rudoy, MD, MPH Emeritus Professor Infectious Disease

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Venkataraman Balaraman, MBBS Vice Chair

Natascha Ching, MD Infectious Disease

Rachel Coel, MD, PhD Sports Medicine

Jennifer Di Rocco, DO Hospitalist

Paul J. Eakin, MD Emergency Medicine

Pia Francisco-Natanauan, MD Adolescent Medicine

Gina M. French, MD Community Pediatrics

Kelley Hutchins, DO Hematology/Oncology

Lynn M. Iwamoto, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Jessica S. Kosut, MD Hospitalist

Sheree Kuo, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Jannet J. Lee-Jayaram, MD Emergency Medicine

Kyra A. Len, MD Hospitalist

May Okihiro, MD Community Pediatrics

Prashant Purohit, MD Critical Care Medicine

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ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Keith Abe, MD Neurology

Maureen O.J. Chang, MD Community Pediatrics

Rupert Chang, MD Critical Care Medicine

Selina Chen, MD Community Pediatrics

Kelley Chinen Okimoto, MD Hematology/Oncology

Pattaraporn T. Chun, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Vinson Diep, MD Community-Based Pediatrician

Leah Dowsett, MD Genetics

Marissa Fakaosita, MD Hospitalist

Andrew Feng, MD Critical Care Medicine

Kandie George, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Christopher Gibu, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Darryl W. Glaser, MD Hematology/Oncology

John Jaime Harrington III, MD Critical Care Medicine

Travis Hong, MD Emergency Medicine

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ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Jasmin Jensen, MD Hematology/Oncology

Jennifer R. King, DO Sports Medicine

Jeremy L. King, DO Gastroenterology

Emmanuel R. E. Kling, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Jordan Kono, MD Hospitalist

Mae S. I. Kyono, MD Hospitalist

Wade T. Kyono, MD Hematology/Oncology

Rhiana Lau, MD Nephrology

Kit Shan Lee, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Stephanie S. Lim, MD, MBA Hematology/Oncology

James C. Lin, MD Hospitalist

Felicitas Livaudais, MD Community-Based Pediatrician

Anna-Lena Leuker, MD Hospitalist

Maya Maxym, MD Hospitalist

Desiree Medeiros, MD Hematology/Oncology

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ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Joan Meister, MD Community Pediatrics

Barry M. Mizuo, MD Hospitalist

Brenda M. Nishikawa, MD Community Pediatrics

Cheryl Okado, MD Hospitalist

Jeffrey K. Okamoto, MD Developmental/Behavior Pediatrics

Diane Pan, MD Hospitalist

Erika Phelps Nishiguchi, MD Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics

Gina Ramirez, MD Hospitalist

Alexandra Ramnath, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Jennifer Sasaki, MD Hospitalist

William Shea, MD Hospitalist

Sneha L. Sood, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Len Y. Tanaka, MD, MS Critical Care Medicine

Alicia Turlington, MD Community-Based Pediatrician

Tiffany Wang, MD Hospitalist

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ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Kara Wong Ramsey, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Yolanda C. Wu, MD Community Pediatrics

Konstantine Xoinis, MD Critical Care Medicine

Kara S. Yamamoto, MD Rheumatology

Cherilyn Yee, MD Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

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CONGRATULATIONS 2025 FACULTY PROMOTIONS

LEN TANAKA, MD

KARA WONG RAMSEY, MD

STEPHANIE SI LIM, MD, MBA

PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS

PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS

PROMOTED TO CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS

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CLINICAL FACULTY 2024-2025 CLINICAL PROFESSORS

ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSORS

Rodolfo Begue Dominic Chow Anthony Guerrero Christine Hara Ken Nagamori (Retired Dec 2025) Kenneth Robbins Ronald Sutherland Russell Woo Lynn Yanagihara

Robert Anderson Kenneth Ash Robert Bidwell Galen Y.K. Chock Michael Christ Robert Durkin Vanessa Fidele Edward Fong Kelley Hutchins

Alson Inaba Byron Izuka Tonya Kratovil Shigeko O. Lau Janet Lee-Jayraman Bryan Mih Erick Ridout Michael Sia

Lenhanh Tran Greg Uramoto Vince Yamashiroya

ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSORS Mazen Abbas

Miki Cain

Tiffany (Tausala) Coleman-

Graham Fedorak

Hazel Abinsay

Brenda Camacho

Satterfield

Diana Felton

David Ansdell

Matthew Careskey

Cindy Collo

Brett Ferguson

Vernon Azuma

Brigitte Carreau

Daisy Cortes

Derek Flores

Miranda Bacon

Sean Carroll

Mary Craig

Camilla Fraga Lovejoy

Teresa Bane-Terakubo

Jennifer Case

Mark Croley

Kristin Fujita

Frank Baum

Daniela Chan

Jennifer Cunanan-Concepcion

Grace Galiza

Timothy Beaty

Raquel Chan-Ikeda

Joseph Dela Cruz

Francisco Garcia

Christie Becu

Benetta Chin

Peter Di Rocco

Tawni Hatsuko Gesteuyala

Gail Boltron

Natalie Chin

Megan Doty

Jennifer Grad

Eric Boorman

Derek Ching

Azriel Dror

Meri M. Guillou (Morisada)

Laura Borruso (Blum)

Diane L. Ching

Kathleen Durante (Moniz)

Michael Guindon

Jason Brown

Michael Ching

Chloe Edinger

R. Michael Hamilton

Daniel Buehler

Darrett Choy

Charles Egesdal

Julia Haruno

Lucy Egesdal

Robyn Hasegawa

Craig Burger William Burkhalter

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ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSORS Virginia Hatch-Pigott

Jesse Lam

Monica Nayakwadi (Singer)

Melanie Snyder (Jacobson)

Lindsey Heathcock

Sarah Lam

Camnhung Nguyen

Michale Sofer

Paul Heese

Nohea Leatherman-Arkus

Charles Nguyen

Kelley Sonney-Burch

Justin Hino

Christine Lee

Mary Rose Nino

Allyson A. Spence-Shishido

Greigh I. Hirata

Eugene Lee

Kristyn Nishimoto

Lauren Staiger

Alyssa Honda

Jerome Lee

Craig Ono

Wesley Sugai

Trudy Hong

Ryan Lee

Irene Papaconstadopoulos

Darcie Takemoto

Elisabeth Anne Hoyer

Stephanie Lim

Sarah Park

Alyson Akemi Tamamoto

Sophia Hufnagel

Blair Limm-Chan

Lucio Pascua

Brent Tamamoto

Carrie Ip

Lyndsay Long

Jonathan Pellett

Aileen Tanaka

Julie Ireland

Amy Lumeng

Colin Petko

Courtney Taum

Jon Ishii

Christopher Lynch

Erika Phelps-Nishiguchi

Carol Titcomb

Kendra Johnston

Robin Lynch

Martin Piette

Tiong Han Tjoeng

Lisa Kahikina

Donna Mah

Devin Puapong

Jeffrey Tom

Jeffrey Kam

Brent Matsumoto

Malia Rasa

Anne Tran

Steven Kaplan

Jennifer Mbuthia

Bernard Riola

Mari Uehara

Nathan (Nate) Kessler

Keric Menes

Alison Rivera

Jasmine Waipa

Sadie Kim

Kara Morita

Kristine Robison

John Walker

Tristen Knight

Jim Meueggenberg

Russell Romano-Kelly

Michael Walter

Kevin Kon

Jana Mullen

Paul Ross

Joseph Ward

Megan Kuba

John Nagamine

Bridgit K.L. Rovner

Rupa Wong

Kent Kumashiro

Lynette Nakagawa (Young)

Cherise Saito

Robert D. II Wotring

Douglas Kwock

Gail Nakaichi

Nadine Tenn Salle

Brian Wu

Erin Akemi Nakano

Rachel Santiago

Melissa Yamauchi

Kayalvizhi Natarajan

Masafumi Sato

Ann Young

Christopher Naun

Krista Schoppy

David Young

Vija Sehgal Malia Anne Lam Shimokawa James Sim Casandra Simonson (Krieger)

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CLINICAL FACULTY 2024-2025 ADJUNCT PROFESSORS Mary Young Yi Zuo

ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Yoko Akamine Aimee Grace

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS Pamela Almeida Dana K. Ing Erika Pearson Dawn Schaffrick Randy Taniguchi Tracie Ann Tjapkes (Chap’kess)

CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Stephanie Abe Chanel Casamina Kriselle Gaea Gines Lee Goerner Laura Hassen Jean Kim Jenny Liu Annabelle Mateo John Mills

Kathleen Morimoto- Nishioka Michael Murayama Brijit Reis Jonathan Rhine Kelsey Rhodes Jodie Toward James Duca Camille Hebert Tashya Whitehead

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DIVISIONAL REPORTS

Gina French, MD

Division Chief

COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS DIVISION OVERVIEW The Community Pediatrics Division consists of generalists, developmental/behavior, adolescent, and child abuse specialists. We provide care and teach in the continuity clinics, nursery, multidisciplinary clinic, developmental/behavioral clinic, adolescent clinic, the detention home, and Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility as well as providing pediatric consultative services at Shriner’s Hospital. We are united in our dedication to the service of underserved children for now and through our teaching mission, for the future.

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COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS DIVISION MEMBERS Miranda Bacon, DO Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Patricia Morgan, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Child Abuse and Neglect

Maureen O.J. Chang, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Brenda M. Nishikawa, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Diane Lynne Ching, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Jeffrey K. Okamoto, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Developmental/Behavioral

Alyssa Estes, DO Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

May M. Okihiro, MD Associate Professor, of Pediatrics Hawaii Initiative for Childhood Obesity Research and Education

Pia Francisco-Natanauan, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine Gina M. French, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Residency Program Director, Division Chief, Community Pediatrics/Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics Julia Haruno, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Erika Phelps Nishiguchi, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Developmental/Behavioral Kelsey Rhodes, DO Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics Alicia Turlington, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Lindsey Heathcock, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Mari Uehara, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, of Pediatrics, Community/Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics

Blair Limm-Chan, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Yolanda Wu, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Joan Meister, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Paul Eakin, MD

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Division Chief

DIVISION OVERVIEW The Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Division provides 24/7 specialized care for children with urgent and emergent medical conditions. In addition to front-line clinical services, our team is deeply engaged in procedural sedation, quality improvement, administrative leadership, and the education of nurses, medical students, residents, and pre-hospital providers.

Academic and Educational Contributions Our division plays a vital role in the academic mission of the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children (KMCWC). Faculty members contribute across multiple domains, including: Problem-Based Learning (PBL) facilitation Ward attending and clinical teaching Pediatric Grand Rounds and resident conferences Medical student preceptorships Scholarly research and Continuing Medical Education (CME) In collaboration with national organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and American Heart Association (AHA), our faculty continue to support and lead life support training and pediatric emergency care education both locally and nationally.

Our commitment to academic excellence has been recognized repeatedly through awards for outstanding teaching and leadership in medical education. Starting in 2014, The PEM group has been employed by US Acute Care Solutions, the largest physician owned emergency medicine group in the country, headquartered in Canton, Ohio (usacs.com).

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EMERGENCY MEDICINE DIVISION MEMBERS Daniela Chan, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Christine Lee, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Benetta Chin, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Jannet J. Lee-Jayaram, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics

T. Tausala Coleman-Satterfield, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Masafumi Sato, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Peter J. Di Rocco, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Loren G. Yamamoto, MD, MPH, MBA Professor of Pediatrics

Paul J. Eakin, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief

Ann Young, MD Clinical Assistant Professor

Francisco J. Garcia, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Lynette L. Young, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Jennifer Grad, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Travis K.F. Hong, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Alson S. Inaba, MD Clinical Associate Professor

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Randal Wada, MD

HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY

Division Chief

DIVISION OVERVIEW The Hematology-Oncology Division staff a number of specialty clinics that are available to Hawai‘i’s children and adolescents.

These include the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center of Hawaii, Coagulopathy Clinic, Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic, Complex Vascular Anomalies Clinic, Long-Term Follow- up (LTFU) Clinic for survivors of childhood cancer, and an Adolescent and Young Adult LTFU clinic. There are several neighbor island Hemophilia Outreach clinics. The Pediatric Oncology program was the recipient of a Hyundai Hope on Wheels Impact Grant, awarded in December 2024.

Dr. Darryl Glaser was honored with the 2024 Healthcare Association of Hawaii Healthcare Hero award.

Under the leadership of Dr. Wade Kyono, the Division coordinated and hosted the 2024 annual International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Congress at the Hawaii Convention Center.

Dr. Wade Kyono was re-elected Children's Oncology Group Chair for the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP).

Dr. Kelley Hutchins was recognized as the Make-A-Wish Hawaii Medical Partner of the Year for 2025.

Under the leadership of Dr. Desiree Medeiros, the Hemophilia Treatment Center coordinated and hosted the 2025 annual Western States Regional Hemophilia Network meeting at the Aulani Resort in Ko Olina.

Dr. Randal Wada was inducted as a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in 2025.

Dr. Randal Wada was the Stephen A. Feig/Gwynne Hazen Cherry Memorial Visiting Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA for 2025.

We welcomed back Dr. Tristan Knight, who completed his pediatric residency at Kapiolani from 2013-2016, as a Hematology/Oncology and Cellular Therapy/Transplant attending.

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HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY DIVISION MEMBERS Darryl Glaser, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Kelley Chinen Okimoto, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Kelley Hutchins, DO, MPH Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Jasmin Jensen, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Wade Kyono, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Stephanie S. Lim, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Desiree Medeiros, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Randal Wada, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief

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HOSPITAL MEDICINE DIVISION OVERVIEW

Jessica Kosut, MD

Division Chief

The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division at Kapi‘olani Medical Center delivers inclusive, compassionate, patient- and familycentered care rooted in Hawai‘i’s unique regional needs. Our approach blends evidence-based medicine, quality improvement, and health equity while training the next generation of skilled and empathetic physicians.

Education and mentorship remain central to our mission. We continue to refine our inpatient hospitalist curriculum, providing residents from our own program and visiting learners from across the U.S. and abroad a rigorous academic environment. All division members precept third-year medical students, and many serve as PODvisors, longitudinal clinical mentors, advisors for the Pediatric Interest Group, medical school interviewers, simulation leaders, and PBL tutors, in addition to bedside teaching that inspires learners regardless of specialty choice. This year, several members were recognized for their exceptional teaching: Dr. Kyra Len received the prestigious Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, Dr. Jordan Kono earned the Pediatric Resident Teaching Award, and Dr. Jennifer Sasaki was honored with the Medical Student Hospitalist Teaching Award.

We lead outcomes research and quality improvement initiatives that shape pediatric inpatient care. Our division has developed fifteen evidence-based order sets, with more in progress as we expand our faculty. Dr. Cheryl Okado recently published on our infant fever order set, demonstrating reduced admissions and lumbar punctures through updated AAP guidelines.

This year’s Pediatric Academic Society (PAS) Annual Meeting in Honolulu highlighted our broad contributions. Drs. Maya Maxym, Marissa Fakaosita, and colleagues presented a poster on diversity in the pediatric workforce; Dr. Jennifer Di Rocco co-led a workshop on Entrustable Professional Activities; and Drs. Marissa Fakaosita and Jessica Kosut facilitated a workshop on communication with patients and families infused with a distinctly Pacific Island flavor. This included perspectives from a local interpreter and one of our patient families, who shared valuable insights into relationship-building and the importance of “talk story” as a culturally grounded approach to rapport. Dr. Shilpa Patel and colleagues presented at the Academic Pediatric Association Quality Improvement conference on advancing clinical pathway use through implementation science. Beyond PAS, Dr. Maya Maxym, in collaboration with colleagues from JABSOM, received an intramural grant for the Nurturing Belonging Faculty Development Curriculum, joined by Dr. Barry Mizuo as a participant. Research productivity remained strong, with Drs. Jessica Kosut, Cheryl Okado, Tiffany Wang, Diane Pan, Kyra Len, and Natascha Ching publishing on pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Disease. Dr. Kyra Len also continued to publish extensively on medical student education, curriculum development, COVID-19 impacts, and wellness.

We remain committed to excellence in care, education, and research. We are proud of our accomplishments and are dedicated to advancing pediatrics in Hawai‘i and beyond.

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HOSPITAL MEDICINE DIVISION MEMBERS Selina S.P. Chen, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Maya Maxym, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Natalie Chin, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Barry M. Mizuo, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Jennifer Di Rocco, DO, MEd Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Cheryl Okado, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Marissa Fakaosita, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Diane Pan, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Jordan Kono, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Shilpa Patel, MD Professor of Pediatrics

Jessica S. Kosut, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief

Gina Ramirez, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Mae Kyono, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

William P. Shea, MD, MA Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Kyra A. Len, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Jennifer Sasaki, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

James C. Lin, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Tiffany Wang, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Anna-Lena Lueker, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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HOSPITAL MEDICINE

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Alexandra Ramnath, MD

NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE

Division Chief

DIVISION OVERVIEW The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children (KMCWC) provides medical and surgical services to over 1,000 babies from across the state of Hawaii each year. The NICU consists of 74 single family rooms with a capacity of 84 beds. Dr Alexandra Ramnath continues as Division Chief, while Medical Director leadership was transitioned to Dr Kandie George in January 2025.

The Neonatology division provides 24-hour in-house coverage in the NICU and Labor & Delivery at KMCWC. We provide 24-hour consultation coverage for Level II neonatal services at the Queen’s Medical Center. Telemedicine and telephone consultations are available to community Pediatricians, including neighboring islands and the Pacific Rim. We maintain our commitment to outreach by providing local and neighbor island education including in-person neonatal resuscitation training. Prenatal and neonatal palliative care services are also provided.

Neonatal transport remains active as we provide services for both inter-island and mainland transports. We manage a small number of inter-island transports that are taken to Kaiser Hospital. Furthermore, the division continues to provide supervision and training for our highly qualified transport nurses and respiratory therapists.

The NICU Medical Multidisciplinary follow-up Clinic provides ongoing specialized care for high-risk infants after NICU discharge.

This interprofessional team includes rehabilitation services, speech-language pathology and dietary counseling. Both in-person and telemedicine appointments are offered. The NICU Neurodevelopmental clinic provides serial assessments for high-risk infants up to 2 years of age.

The Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Team is a multidisciplinary collaboration between medical specialists (Pulmonology, Cardiology) and intensivists (Neonatology and Pediatric Critical Care) who follow PH patients closely after discharge including extremely premature infants.

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The Hanuola ECMO program at KMCWC is the only pediatric extracorporeal life support program in Hawai’i. Dr Sheree Kuo serves as Associate Medical Director of Hanuola. This program is a joint cooperative collaboration between Neonatology, Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatric Surgery. In the NICU, ECMO certified physicians provide 24/7 consultation and treatment services.

Our accredited joint Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship program with Tripler Army Medical Center accepts both military and civilian fellows. Emmanuel Kling is the Fellowship Program Director. Weekly fellow conferences are held as well as participation in the Western Interstate Fellows Tele-conference and fellow bootcamps.

NICU Research includes national multicenter trials such as the Aero-05 nebulized surfactatant trial, NIH funded NOVI-ECHO (Neurobehavioral Outcomes of Very Preterm Infants and Environmental Influences of Child Health Outcomes), the Hawai’i IDeA Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Clinical Trials (HIPACT), and Advancing Clinical Trials in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Eat Sleep Console Trial (ACT NOW ESC). Dr Lynn Iwamoto oversees patient safety and Quality Improvement initiatives in the NICU.

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NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE DIVISION MEMBERS NEONATOLOGISTS Akshatha, MD Clinical Educator

Melanie Jacobson, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Kenneth M. Ash, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Emmanuel Kling, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Venkataraman Balaraman, MBBS Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair

Sheree Kuo, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Pattaraporn Chun, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Charles R. Neal, MD Professor of Pediatrics

Kandie George, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Alexandra Ramnath, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief

Christopher Gibu, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Sneha L. Sood, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Carol Hirai, MD (Retired Dec 2024) Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Kara Wong Ramsey, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Lynn M, Iwamoto, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Cherilyn Yee, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Richard Jack, MD Clinical Educator

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NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE DIVISION MEMBERS NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONERS

NEONATAL HOSPITALISTS Stephanie Abe, MD Clinical Instructor

Annabelle Mateo, MD Clinical Instructor

Pamela Almeida, NNP Adjunct Instructor

Barbara Baglietto, MD Clinical Educator

John Mills, MD Clinical Instructor

Janet Blanchard, NNP Clinical Educator

Camille Hebert, MD Clinical Instructor

Camnhung Nguyen, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Cheryl Griffith, NNP Adjunct Instructor

Jean Kim, MD Clinical Instructor

Jim Mueggenberg, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Dana Ing, NNP Adjunct Instructor

Sadie Kim, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Kent Kumashiro, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Jerome Lee, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Kit Shan Lee, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Jaymie Pinho, NNP Kristine Robinson, NNP Dawn Schaffrick, NNP Adjunct Instructor Laura Shumock, NNP Clinical Educator Misty Smith, NNP Clinical Educator Randy Taniguchi, NNP Adjunct Instructor Maria Tereza Untanu, NNP Clinical Educator

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Jaime Harrington, MD Division Chief

PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE DIVISION OVERVIEW The state-of-the-art Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Kapiʻolani features 14 beds, with the capacity to expand by 4–6 beds for intermediate care patients. Each year, the unit provides specialized care to nearly 500 children. As the state's only tertiary care unit, we receive referrals from other PICUs, including Tripler Army Medical Center, Kaiser Moanalua Medical Center, and hospitals across the islands of Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. We have a dedicated pediatric and neonatal transport team, that brings critically ill children from across the state to the Kapiʻolani PICU. Our team manages a wide range of medical and surgical conditions, including sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, respiratory failure, congenital heart disease requiring surgery, trauma, and brain tumors requiring neurosurgical intervention.

Equipped with advanced technology—such as conventional and oscillatory ventilators, continuous renal replacement therapy, and extracorporeal life support (ECLS)—the unit is proud to be recognized as an ELSO Gold Level Center of Excellence. With the addition of a permanent pediatric cardiac surgeon in Hawaiʻi in the upcoming year, we anticipate growth in both heart surgeries and ECMO patients. In addition to acutely ill patients, we care for medically fragile children with chronic illnesses facing acute-on-chronic conditions.

Since September 2016, all patients in the PICU have been cared for in private rooms, each designed with dedicated space for families. This allows parents to remain at the bedside of their critically ill children at all times. Each room is also equipped to accommodate emergency procedures, with the ability to convert into a fully functional operating space for surgeons and OR teams.

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PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE DIVISION OVERVIEW

DIVISION MEMBERS

The PICU also serves as a vital teaching environment.

Pediatric residents from the University of Hawaiʻi and Tripler Army Medical Center, along with JABSOM thirdand fourth-year medical students, gain hands-on experience under close guidance. We also welcome international scholars and undergraduate students for shadowing opportunities.

Rupert K.S. Chang, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Research is another cornerstone of the PICU. We participate in national multicenter studies and conduct retrospective projects, offering research training for PICU nurses, pediatric residents, JABSOM students, SSRP and SSIP participants, and University of Hawaiʻi Honors students, all under the mentorship of our attending physicians.

Andrew K. Feng, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics John (Jaime) Harrington, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief Prashant Purohit, MD, FAAP Associate Professor of Pediatrics Len Y. Tanaka, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Konstantine P. Xoinis, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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Rhiana Lau, MD Division Chief

PEDIATRIC SPECIALITY DIVISION OVERVIEW The Pediatric Specialty Division is comprised of physicians and providers with fellowship and/or additional specialized training in a diverse array of pediatric subspecialties. Our division members participate in the residency, medical student, and other student teaching programs. Many have been recognized for excellence in teaching with the University of Hawai’i Pediatric Residency and Medical Student teaching awards. Many of our division members are active in quality improvement and clinical research activities, which often involve medical students and residents, as well as other leadership roles within the medical school and various healthcare organizations. Most of the division is employed by Hawai’i Pacific Health Medical Group (HPHMG). As a group, we provide services for pediatric patients across the state and the Pacific Basin region. Our division collaborates on strategies to improve care for pediatric patients across our specialties as well as within the ambulatory and hospital settings.

Pediatric Specialty clinics are held primarily at the Kapi’olani office tower and the Hale Pawa’a building. Some division members also provide care at other Hawai’i Pacific Health (HPH) facilities and clinics, Kaiser facilities, Queen’s Medical Center facilities, and neighbor island outreach clinics. Comprehensive clinical services in all specialties have expanded to also include telemedicine services as an integral part of care delivery. Hospital services primarily occur at Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children (KMCWC); however, some of our specialties also provide consultative services at other Oahu facilities, including Kaiser Moanalua Hospital and Queen’s Medical Center.

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PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY The Pediatric Cardiology subdivision is composed of a dynamic group of doctors treating children and young adults with congenital and acquired heart conditions. The team operates under the umbrella of the new Mitsui family Pediatric Heart Center at Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children. The members of the team include three pediatric cardiologists and a cardiothoracic surgeon. Besides clinical responsibilities, including outpatient pediatric cardiology clinics, inpatient consultations in the NICU and PICU, ECG and echocardiogram evaluations, fetal cardiology clinics, cardiac catheterization procedures, and open-heart surgeries, the group is actively involved in scholarly activities, biomedical research and innovation, and teaching at all levels. We offer an elective for MS3 students during their clerkship, a subspecialty elective for MS4 students and pediatric residents, as well as neonatology and maternal fetal medicine fellows. Besides pediatric cardiology, the group provides care for adults with congenital heart disease at Kapi’olani as well as at Straub and Queens.

PEDIATRIC COMPLEX CARE

The Pediatric Complex Care Clinic is a multi-disciplinary clinic that provides family-centered, high quality and developmentally appropriate health care services that continue uninterrupted as the individual moves along within systems of services, from infancy to adulthood. The clinic also provides ongoing care coordination with multiple specialists, primary care providers, and other community partners to promote the healthy development and well-being of children with medical complexity.

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY We specialize in diagnosing and managing a wide range of hormone-related conditions in children and adolescents. This includes disorders of growth, puberty, thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, and electrolyte balance, as well as both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. We provide evidence-based, patient-centered care and emphasize a comprehensive approach that blends clinical experience with current guidelines. Pediatric Endocrinology is offered as an elective to residents. As part of the rotation, learners have the opportunity to learn how to evaluate, counsel, and manage pediatric endocrine disorders while working alongside a dedicated and collaborative team.

PEDIATRIC GASTROENROLOGY The pediatric gastroenterology group is a specialty clinic that focuses on treating children and young adults with a variety of digestive and nutrition-related disorders. The group covers outpatient services for all the Hawaiian Islands, and the inpatient services at Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children and Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center on Oahu. The members of the team include three pediatric gastroenterologists and two medical assistants. Clinical responsibilities include covering outpatient consultations, inpatient consultations in the pediatric ward, NICU, PICU, and Emergency Department. The team also performs endoscopic procedures at both medical centers. The service collaborates with the dietitians on addressing all nutrition-related disorders for pediatric patients. The team also collaborates with the

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pediatric surgery service in the placement of gastrostomy tubes. Our physicians care for a multitude of digestive disorders and have interests in treating inflammatory bowel disease, functional gastrointestinal disorders, liver disease, pancreatic disorders, eosinophilic and other food-related disorders, obesity, failure to thrive, and metabolic disorders. Our physicians use a holistic approach utilizing integrative medicine principles by advocating for healthy nutrition and stress reduction.

Educational opportunities exist for all medical students and residents as an elective offering.

MEDICAL GENETICS Hawai’i Community Genetics offers inpatient clinical services to KMCWC and Pali Momi, as well as outpatient clinical services at Hāle Pawaʻa. Through a partnership with the Department of Health, we are also able to provide neighbor island outreach, hemoglobinopathy clinic, and management services for our patients with metabolic diseases. Our group provides comprehensive genetics services, including coordinating screening for genetic diseases involving single-gene and chromosomal disorders, congenital anomalies, inborn errors of metabolism, multifactorial conditions, and common disorders with hereditary factors. We have routine clinics for general pediatric and adult indications, inborn errors of metabolism, hereditary cancer, cleft and craniofacial disorders, and neurogenetic indications. Genetics collaborates regularly with many community providers and multiple subspecialists to provide care to patients throughout the islands.

Medical Genetics has been offered as an elective for preclinical students in MD5, MS3 students during the Pediatric Clerkship, MS4 students, Pediatric residents, Ob/Gyn residents, and MFM fellows. We also provide learning opportunities for genetic counseling students and community learners.

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES The Section of Infectious Diseases (ID) is very active clinically and academically at Kapi’olani Medical Center and in the Hawai’i community. The members provide inpatient and outpatient services and provide significant support to the community through telephone consultations. The ID Section and the Cardiology Section run the Kawasaki Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Program, which follows children through their acute illness, convalescence, and periodically until they transition to adult care. The ID Section offers sub-internships and observerships in ID, which have been popular among senior medical students from Hawai’i, nationally and internationally. The Section also focuses on developing the academic and career mentoring of pediatric residents, pharmacy residents, medical students, and pre-medical students. All members provide educational lectures to our community of health care providers through the Department of Pediatrics, Hawai’i Pacific Health Partners, Hawai’i American Academy of Pediatrics, and Hawai’i Immunization Coalition. The members also coordinate numerous ID teaching lectures and case conferences to medical students and pediatric residents throughout the year. The entire ID Section supports the Infection Control and Clinical Epidemiology Effort at Kapi’olani Medical Center, of which Dr. Marian Melish is Medical Director. Dr. Natascha Ching is the Physician Leader of the Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children Antibiotic Stewardship Program (KASP).

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Dr. Marian Melish founded the First International Kawasaki Disease Symposium (IKDS) series in 1984 and nurtured these symposia into a regularly recurring event. She attended the 14th IKDS in Montreal in August 2024 and was involved in the planning for the 15th IKDS to be held in Japan in 2028. She and Rodolfo Bègue gave a coordinated series of lectures on Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology, and Antimicrobial Therapy in support of all the Basic Science Units in the JABSOM Pre-Clinical curriculum program.

Dr. Rodolfo Bègue has mentored 2 pediatric residents in their research projects: Dr. Daisuke Sato in a study of Invasive Pneumococcal Infections and Dr. Sung Hwan Choi in a study of Kawasaki Disease and MIS-C in the COVID era. Dr. Rodolfo Bègue is an NIH Study Section member.

Dr. Natascha Ching collaborated with the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) to bring 15 learners from KMCWC to attend the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Conference and its Pediatric ID Career Workshop in April 2025, introducing 7 pediatric residents, 3 neonatology fellows, 3 medical students, 1 premedical student, and our Pediatric ID nurse practitioner to the field of pediatric infectious diseases. Dr. Natascha Ching was also an invited speaker in the PIDS Career Workshop at PAS. She also mentored 2 pediatric residents in their research projects, Dr. Nanea Cavaco and Dr. Safiuddin Mohammed.

Bryscen “Makana” Prothero, APRN, spoke at the 2024 Hawai’i chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) and the Hawai’i Academy of Physician Assistants 35th Medical Conference. He also spoke to the Health Careers Summer Interns at their Career Development Seminar. He was recognized by HPH as the Nurse of the Year, Excellence in Patient-Centered Care, and Patient Experience. He became a member of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Subcommittee.

The highlight of our ID Section community education activity is the Annual Aloha Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference, where all our faculty are speakers. Dr. Natascha Ching is the Program Director. The 16th Aloha Pediatric ID conference was held in November 2024 with Dr. David Kimberlin as the keynote speaker. Through Dr. Natascha Ching’s efforts, the ID division has sponsored or will bring three internationally known visiting professors to the Pediatric Department during 2024-5: Dr. David Kimberlin in November 2024, Dr. Jason Newland in April 2025, and Dr. Sean O’Leary, who will be the keynote speaker for the 17th Aloha Pediatric ID conference in November 2025.

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY Pediatric Nephrology offers consultative services at KMCWC and other local hospitals, as well as a nephrology clinic at the Hale Pawa’a office clinic. Our clinic provides comprehensive pediatric nephrology services, including general nephrology, chronic kidney disease, dialysis, and post-renal transplant care. Pediatric Nephrology collaborates regularly with Pediatric Urology, Pediatric Rheumatology, and other pediatric subspecialty services to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to patients. Unique specialized services offered include office urine microscopy analysis and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.

A combined pediatric nephrology and rheumatology elective is offered to Pediatric residents and MS4 students.

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PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY The Pediatric Neurology service provides consultative services for outpatients at Hale Pawa’a and inpatients at KMCWC. Our patients range from premature infants to adolescents, and our cases involve the full spectrum of pediatric neurologic problems, from seizures/epilepsy, developmental delay, headaches, neurocutaneous disorders, encephalitis, cerebrovascular disorders, and less common demyelinating diseases, neuromuscular disorders, movement disorders, and rare neurogenetic disorders. Providers participate in the Pediatric Complex Care clinic and in an outreach clinic in Hilo. We also support electroencephalography at KMCWC for the coordination and interpretation of routine and prolonged video-EEG studies. Pediatric neurology rotations are offered as an elective to pediatric residents, and other shadowing/learning opportunities are available to medical students at various stages in their training.

PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE Palliative Care provides specialized medical care to patients with serious and life-threatening conditions. Palliative Care is focused on identifying, preventing, and reducing the stress and symptoms associated with serious illness, including supporting a family’s values and preferences; helping families in making difficult decisions; identifying and treating symptoms associated with serious illness; providing end-of-life care; coordinating specialty and hospice services where appropriate; and providing emotional and spiritual support to the patient, family and healthcare team.

PEDIATRIC PHYSIATRY Pediatric Physiatry offers both outpatient and inpatient services in a multi-disciplinary approach for pediatric patients with disabilities resulting from disease or injury. Our focus is to develop a comprehensive program to place the pieces of a child’s life together: medically, socially, emotionally, and educationally.

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY Pediatric Pulmonology is offered as an elective for Pediatric residents. Next year, an elective will also be offered for MS4 students. In addition to their clinic at Hale Pawa’a, our pediatric pulmonologists also participate in the Pediatric Complex Care clinic and the multidisciplinary Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension clinic.

PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY Pediatric Rheumatology specializes in the care of children with rheumatologic conditions such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and related conditions (Sjogren’s syndrome, scleroderma, mixed connective tissue disease), Juvenile Arthritis, Spondylarthritis, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, and other inflammatory diseases in children or adolescents.

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PEDIATRIC SLEEP MEDICINE Pediatric Sleep Medicine is a relatively new specialty to our division, offering specialized consultative and diagnostic services for pediatric sleep disorders.

PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT SPORTS MEDICINE The Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine group continues to be active in both the medical and the sports community.

The physicians provide medical coverage for Castle High School, Hawai’i Baptist Academy, Kamehameha Schools, Le Jardin Academy, Punahou School, and Roosevelt High School. They also provide sports medical care for Chaminade University, Hawai’i Pacific University, and the University of Hawai’i Athletics. Physicians provide medical consultation for the Hawai’i Concussion Assessment and Management Program, the Hawai’i High School Athletic Association Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, and also act as the Physician Champion for Hawai'i Water Safety Coalition.

Current projects also include working with Team Up For Sports Safety (TUFSS), a national organization invested in reducing death from heat stroke and sudden cardiac death in athletes, collaborating with state organizations to provide continuing education on concussion, heat stroke, cervical spine injury, and Stop the Bleed training for athletic trainers.

Rotations are offered for medical students, pediatric residents, family medicine residents, and sports medicine fellows, as well as shadowing opportunities for high school and college students. The department remains active in the Summer Student Research Program at HPH.

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PEDIATRIC SPECIALITY DIVISION MEMBERS PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE

PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY

Andras Bratincsak, MD, PhD Professor of Pediatrics

Camilla Fraga Lovejoy, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Rodolfo E. Bégué, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Kristin Fujita, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Jeremy L. King, DO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Natascha Ching, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics

MEDICAL GENETICS

Marian Melish, MD Professor of Pediatrics

John Verula, NP Karena Wu, MD Melissa Yamauchi, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Mariah Clark, CGC Leah Dowsett, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

PEDIATRIC COMPLEX CARE

Madison Van Peursem, CGC

Pamela Almeida, PhD, APRN, NNPBC, CPNP-PC Adjunct Instructor

Sarah Zajonz, CGC

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

Jennifer Cunanan, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Eludriza Tabisola-Nuesca, FNP-C, CDE

Sarah Park, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Bryscen Makana Prothero, APRN Richard Yanagihara, MD, PhD Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY Rhiana L.A. Lau, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief James E. Musgrave, MD Professor of Pediatrics

Greg Uramoto, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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PEDIATRIC SPECIALITY DIVISION MEMBERS PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY

PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT SPORTS MEDICINE

Keith Abe, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Timothy Beaty, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Rachel Coel, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Christie Becu, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Edward Fong, MD Clinical Associate Professor

Jennifer R. King, DO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Nicole Hodgeboom, CPNP, APRN Aileen Tanaka, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Apriada Thongsing, MD Volunteer Faculty

PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE

Brian Wu, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY David K. Kurahara, MD Professor of Pediatrics

Alana Rose, NP

Kara S. Yamamoto, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

PEDIATRIC PHYSIATRY

PEDIATRIC SLEEP MEDICINE

Mary Craig, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Rajesh Daniels, MD

Kristin-Courtney Okita, PA

Christopher Lynch, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Sean Shirley, MD

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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM

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2025 Graduates and Residents, June 2025

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GRADUATE CAREER SELECTIONS FOR THE CLASS OF 2025

Jacob Atkins, DO

Nanea Cavaco, MD

Monica Joglekar, MD

General Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente (California)

General Pediatrics, EmPower Health (Ewa Beach, HI)

Zachary “River” Kim, DO General Pediatrics, Private Practice (Honolulu, HI)

Arlene Kiyohara, MD

Daisuke Sato, MD

General Pediatrics, Private Practice (Honolulu, HI)

General Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente (California)

Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic (Ohio)

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OUR RESIDENTS INCOMING INTERNS

Fahid Abu Jbara, MD University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine

Brooke Kawamura, MD University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine

Jennifer Brandt, MD

Noor Al Shannawi Metwalli, MD

Arabian Gulf University College of Medicine and Medical Sciences

Lauren Muraoka, MD

University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine

University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine

Kerri Niino, MD

University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine

Amanda Chau, MD

University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine

Krystin Wong, MD

University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine

LEVEL 1

Nagisa Matsumoto, DO

Emily Nip, MD

Brachelle Nueku, MD

Anna-Kaelle Ramos, MD

Tori Teramae, MD

Davis Wong, MD

Anna Young, MD

Yi Yu, MD

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LEVEL 2

Megan Blair, DO

Sung Hwan Choi, MD

Mohamed Kandil, MD

Juyun Lee, MD

Furquaan Lim, MD

Safiuddin Hasan Mohammed, MD

CHIEF RESIDENTS

Mari Grief, MD

Mari Ueno, MD

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RESIDENT AWARDS DRS. VENU & VIJAYA REDDY SPONSORED CHAIRMAN’S BOOK AWARD

RESIDENT EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL TEACHING AWARD

Emily Nip, MD Anna-Kaelle Ramos, MD

Zachary “River” Kim, DO

DRS. VENU & VIJAYA REDDY SPONSORED RESIDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Nanea Cavaco, MD Safiuddin Hasan Mohammed, MD

RALPH PLATOU, MD AWARD

RESIDENT AWARD Zachary “River” Kim, DO

HOSPITALIST AWARD Monica Joglekar, MD Nanea Cavaco, MD

Zachary “River” Kim, DO

GEORGE STARBUCK, MD AWARD Monica Joglekar, MD

THE DRS. VENU & VIJAYA REDDY FACULTY AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Daisuke Sato, MD

CALVIN C.J. SIA, MD COMMUNITY PEDIATRICS ADVOCACY AWARD Arlene Kiyohara, MD

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DRS. NATHANIEL AND CLARA CHING PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES EXCELLENCE AWARD

RESEARCH DAY

Safiuddin Mohammed, MD Nanea Cavaco, MD Sung Hwan Choi, MD Daisuke Sato, MD

HAWAII PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AWARD

NIGHTINGALE AWARD

DRS. VENU AND VIJAYA REDDY SPONSORED RESEARCH AWARD

Nanea Cavaco, MD

Monica Joglekar, MD

KENNETH M. ASH, MD NICU RESIDENT AWARD Zachary “River” Kim, DO

PICU AWARD

Daisuke Sato, MD

RESEARCH AWARD Zachary “River” Kim, DO

Daisuke Sato, MD

CHIEF AWARD Nanea Cavaco, MD

The Drs. Venu & Vijaya Reddy Sponsored Chairman‘s Book Award — for an outstanding first year resident The Drs. Nathaniel and Clara Ching Pediatric Infectious Diseases Excellence Award — for making a significant contribution to the medical literature of Infectious Diseases and/or the completion of an Infectious Diseases project benefiting keiki at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children The Drs. Venu & Vijaya Reddy Sponsored Resident Achievement Award — recognized for making a significant contribution to the medical literature of Infectious Diseases and/or the completion of an Infectious Diseases project benefiting keiki at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children The Ralph Platou Award — for an upper-level resident that exemplifies qualities of Dr. Platou, demonstrating an interest in general pediatrics and serving as a role model for pediatric practice Nightingale Award — for an outstanding resident in recognition of his/her excellence in nursing, dedication and outstanding patient care Calvin C.J. Sia, MD Community Pediatrics Advocacy Award — for an upper-level resident in recognition of his/her community pediatrics advocacy efforts The George Starbuck Award — for an upper-level resident in recognition of his/her outstanding educational achievements, and who has demonstrated an interest in psychosocial problems, demonstrating humanity, concern for social issues, child health and welfare

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FACULTY TEACHING AWARDS Faculty Excellence in Clinical Teaching Diane Lynn Ching, MD Best ER Attending Teaching Award Travis Hong, MD Best Peds Hospitalist Teaching Award Jennifer Sasaki, MD Best Heme/Onc Attending Teaching Award Kelley Chinen Okimoto, MD Best NICU Attending Teaching Award Sneha Sood, MD Best PICU Teaching Award Andrew Feng, MD Best Preceptor Teaching Award Kit Shan Lee, MD Best LIC Preceptor Teaching Award Michael Hamilton, MD

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24TH ANNUAL DR. RAUL RUDOY PEDIATRIC RESEARCH DAY

RESIDENTS PRESENTED

(PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT):

Jacob Atkins, DO Nanea Cavaco, MD Monica Joglekar, MD Zachary River Kim, DO Arlene Kiyohara, MD Daisuke Sato, MD

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The 24th Annual Dr. Raul Rudoy Research Day was a special event held on May 28. The presentations reflected the ongoing commitment to research and scholarly activity of the pediatric residency program.

The overarching goals is to foster the environment of inquiry. Regardless of whether our residents pursue an academic career with research aspirations or a clinical path without it, cultivating intellectual curiosity and critical thinking is essential. These qualities are fundamental to integrating evidence-based practice into patient care. Exploring the ideas of today will help advance pediatric medicine, leading to a health future for all children.

A warm mahalo to our wonderful keynote speaker and all the presenters who have spent countless hours in preparation. This venture would not be possible without the support from the department of Pediatrics leadership, faculty, and the administrative team. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to everyone!

Prashant Purohit, MD, FAAP Pediatric Research Day Director

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PEDIATRIC RESEARCH DAY CO-DIRECTORS

Venkataraman Balaraman, MBBS

Jennifer Di Rocco, DO

Loren Yamamoto, MD

Rodolfo Begue, MD

Andras Bratincsak, MD, PhD

Emmanuel R.E Kling, MD, FAAP

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PEDIATRIC RESIDENT RURAL ROTATION Sneha Sood, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatologist

Providing pediatric residents with rural healthcare opportunities positively contributes to their education in ways that cannot be achieved while training at a tertiary academic center. These rotations also expose training physicians to clinical practice and potential career opportunities in areas of Hawaii where there is a great need for primary care pediatricians or hospitalists. During these pediatric rotations, usually on the neighbor islands, residents become acquainted with the skill and art in providing high level care in a rural area.

The goals of the rural health experiences are: 1.To familiarize Pediatric residents with healthcare resources and care models in rural areas to better facilitate care for these patients.

2.To encourage Pediatric residents to consider practice in a rural area.

The Department of Pediatrics continues to offer two types of rural health experiences for Pediatric residents during the 2024-2025 academic year. These experiences are elective and include: 1.Neighbor island shadowing: Pediatric residents can spend a day on a neighbor island shadowing a pediatrician as an introduction to rural health care and to stimulate interest in doing a neighbor island IEU (Individualized educational unit). The residents would do their one-day shadowing during either their NICU or ambulatory rotations. 8 pediatric residents participated in neighbor island shadowing.

2.Neighbor island rotation as an IEU (Individualized Educational Units): Pediatric residents can choose to spend 2-4 weeks on a neighbor island working in a rural hospital and/or with community pediatricians during their second and third year as one of their IEU rotations. 3 residents did neighbor island rotations during the 2024-2025 academic year.

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PEDIATRIC RESIDENT RURAL ROTATION SUMMARY OF NEIGHBOR ISLAND EXPERIENCES

Neighbor Island One Day Rotations Name

Date

Institution and Location

Preceptor

Jacob Atkins

7/26/24

Kauai Medical Clinic (Kauai)

Dr. Erika Noel

Mohamed Kandil

9/20/24

Kauai Medical Clinic (Kauai)

Dr. Erika Noel

9/20/24

Kauai Medical Clinic (Kauai)

Dr. Erika Noel

3/13/25

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto

Nanea Cavaco

10/21/24

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Brenda Camacho

Tori Teramae

11/22/24

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto

12/12/24

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Brenda Camacho

1/17/25

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto

12/16/24

Hawaii Island Community Health (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Carrie Ip

11/21/24-12/18/24

Frank Baum (Maui)

Dr. Frank Baum

4/7/25

Molokai General Hospital (Molokai)

Dr. Bridget Rovner

12/20/24

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto

1/10/25

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Brenda Camacho

6/12/25

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto

Davis Wong

2/21/25

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto

Anna-Kaelle Ramos

4/10/25

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto

5/22/25-6/4/25

Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Brenda Camacho

6/5/25-6/18/25

Hawaii Island Community Health (Big Island - Hilo)

Dr. Carrie Ip

6/2/25

Frank Baum (Maui)

Dr. Frank Baum

Anna Young

Brachelle Nueku Monica Joglekar Megan Blair Emily Nip Nagisa Matsumoto

Arlene Kiyohara Daisuke Sato

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MEDICAL STUDENT UPDATES

We continue to have a significant number of senior medical students match into pediatric residencies annually, with a total of 10 students choosing categorical pediatric residencies during the 2024-2025 academic year. Many of these students cited their clinical experiences working with our pediatric faculty and residents as a major factor in their decision to pursue pediatrics. The Department of Pediatrics proudly recognizes the numerous faculty who are active in undergraduate medical education scholarship and who have demonstrated their commitment to the education of the future generation of pediatricians by giving lectures, precepting students, and providing valuable clinical teaching opportunities for all levels of medical students.

Kara Wong Ramsey, MD Pediatric Clerkship Director

Barry Mizuo, MD

Pediatric Associate Clerkship Director

Vinson Diep, MD

Pediatric Outpatient Liason

Travis Hong, MD

Director of Rural Health

Kyra Len, MD

Director of Medical Student Education

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MEDICAL STUDENT FACULTY Longitudinal Clinical Preceptors (LCP)

Learning Community Mentors (LCM)

Selina Chen Rachel Coel Jennifer Di Rocco Edward Fong Travis Hong David Kurahara Jannet Lee- Jayaram Joan Meister Barry Mizuo Jeffrey Okamoto

Travis Hong Kit Shan Lee Jannet Lee-Jayaram Kyra Len

Problem Based Learning (PBL) Tutors Venkataraman Balaraman Marissa Fakaosita Travis Hong Jordan Kono

Jannet Lee-Jayaram Kyra Len Blair Limm-Chan Barry Mizuo Jennifer Sasaki Karen Thompson Len Tanaka Emmanuel Kling Kit Shan Lee Tiffany Wang Kara Wong Ramsey Cheryl Okado Erika Noel Loren Yamamoto

Outpatient Preceptors Hazel Abinsay Miranda Bacon Teresa Bane-Terakubo Karen Barretto Miki Cain Maureen Chang Raquel Chan-Ikeda Darrett Choy Cindy Collo Gary Dela Cruz Vinson Diep

Azriel Dror Chloe Edinger Charles Egesdal Alyssa Estes Gina French Tawni Gesteuyala Kriselle Gines Michael Hamilton Julia Haruno Laura Hassen Lindsey Heathcock

Ronald Hirokawa Alyssa Honda Trudy Hong Lauren Ishida Steve Kaplan Alda Lam Jesse Lam Sarah Lam Jeffrey Limm Jenny Liu Felicitas Livaudais

Robin Lynch Brent Matsumoto Kathleen MorimotoNishioka Kara Morita Brenda Nishikawa Kristyn Nishimoto Erika Noel Irene Papaconstantopoulos Malia Rasa Brit Reis

Kelsey Rhodes Kaitlyn Rinaldi Bernard Riola Alison Rivera Cassandra Simonson Nicole Sun Brent Tamamoto Jodie Toward Doreen Ueoka Michael Walter Yolanda Wu James Yee

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PEDIATRICS INTEREST GROUP (PIG) REPORT The PIG is among the most active interest groups at UH JABSOM. PIG officers are elected at the beginning of the school year. MS1 PIG officers work with the MS2 PIG officers to plan and host PIG activities for the school year.

In the school year 2024 to 2025, the PIG hosted the following activities: Aug 2024: Election of new officers (Justin Lee-VP, Lincoln Hunt-VP, Jeanette Tajiri-Tr, Lauren Tanaka-TrKiara Moffit-Media, Shelby Tadaki-Media, Amy Mar-Book Drive, Raelynn Chu-Book Drive, Nicole Wong-EC, Haley Yamamoto-EC, Brooke Yasuda-EC. The splinting workshop was held jointly by the Pediatrics Interest Group and the Orthopedics Interest Group and was sponsored by the University of Hawaii Student Activity & Program Fee Board (SAPFB) and by BSN Medical (the makers of OrthoGlass who supply the fiberglass splint materials).

Oct 2024: NICU Tour, BMV/Intubation Workshop at Kapi`olani Medical Center. Students were taken on tours through the NICU and were also trained in bag-mask ventilation and infant/premie intubation.

Nov 2024: Respiratory and Airway Gadgets Workshop (includes asthma gadgets and CXR). Students were taught how to read a chest X-ray and were shown multiple abnormal pediatric chest X-rays. Students were taught how to use asthma inhalation devices including HFA inhalers, spacers, dry powder inhalers, peak flow meters, nebulizers. Students were provided with placebo HFA inhalers. Students demonstrated their inhaler technique under faculty guidance and critique. Students also received bag mask ventilation training on adult and infant manikins and infant/premie intubation. PIG officers applied for and successfully received SAPFB funding which sponsored this event.

Jan 2025: The Department of Pediatrics sponsored and organized a student social for all medical students at the MS1, MS2, MS3, and MS4 levels who are interested in pediatrics. Games and Prizes!! How do you spell intussusception? This event was held in the dining room at Kapi`olani Medical Center For Women & Children.

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Feb 2025: Pediatric Specialty Career night. Students and faculty were treated to a buffet dinner at JABSOM. UH JABSOM Pediatric faculty in nearly every specialty and subspecialty faculty joined the students for this event. Students rotated through pairs of subspecialties every 10 minutes in small groups of 2 to 3 students to ask questions to the faculty. At the end of this, all students and faculty returned to the big group for a big group photo. PIG officers applied for and successfully received SAPFB which sponsored this event.

March 2025: The Peds Interest Group organized at social at the home of the Dr. Loren Yamamoto with games and prizes.

April 2025: The Peds Interest Group held a fund raiser that raised $430.

The Peds Interest Group hosted a panel for the newly matched MS4s + one of the Kapi`olani interns to describe the 4th year electives, away electives, and the match process of interviewing, ranking, and matching. MS4 attending were: Eyrica Sumida, Amada Chau, Jennifer Sato. Anna Ramos attending as the Kapi`olani intern.

The Peds Interest Group hosted a Phlebotomy and Ultrasound Guided IV workshop. Students learned to draw blood on each other, then used ultrasound phantom models to learn the basics of ultrasound guided IV insertion. PIG officers applied for and successfully received SAPFB funding which sponsored this event.

HPAREF (Hawaii Pediatric Association Research and Education Foundation) purchased the ultrasound IV phantoms.

Every year, we are looking for a new group of MS1 officers to continue the Pediatrics Interest Group traditions and activities. The pediatrics faculty will help you with most of the difficult stuff (e.g., funding and getting the doctors to show up.)

Join our Facebook and Instagram page (faculty and students) and Like us on all our activities. Hope to meet you all soon.

Loren Yamamoto, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP, FACEP Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatrics Interest Group Faculty Advisor

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NICU Tour and Intubation/BMV Workshop – October 2024

Ped Specialty Career Night – Feb 2025

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MS1 PIG OFFICERS (NOW MS2 GRADUATING 2028)

Justin Lee-VP

Shelby Tadaki-Med

Lincoln Hunt-VP

Amy Mar-B

Jeanette Tajiri-Tr

Raelynn Chu-B

Lauren Tanaka-Tr

Nikki Wong-EC

Kiara Moffit-M

Haley Yamamoto-EC

Brooke Yasuda-EC

MS2 PIG OFFICERS (NOW MS3 GRADUATING 2027)

Sarah Ham-Pr

Natalie Kamada-Pr

Michelle Zhang-Tr

Marisa Woo-EC

Paige Harakuni-EC

Rachel Pai-EC

Anna Gan-B

Nikki Ooka-B

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MS3 PIG OFFICERS (NOW MS4 GRADUATING 2026)

Justin Abe-Pr

Johnathan Kim-EC

Shay Nakahira-Pr

Kirra Borrello-EC

Richard Chen-Tr

Sydney Maarat-B

Anita Cheung-Tr

Joyce Huang-B

Megan Yung-EC

Jasmine Padmada-M Selena Vanapruks-B

MS4 PIG OFFICERS (GRADUATED 2025)

Carley Kida-Pr

*Pr- President *VP - Vice President S - Secretary Tr - Treasurer M - Media B - Book Drive EC - Event Coordinator

Michelle Lu-EC

*MS1 VPs is the equivalent to the MS2 Prs

Erika Ryckman-Pr

Kerri Niino-EC

Riley Parks-S/T

Carly Coleman-B

Ashley Lee-B

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DEPARTMENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2024 GRAND ROUNDS

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DEPARTMENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 2025 GRAND ROUNDS

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2024-2025 BY THE NUMBERS

$41.9M+

IN EXTRAMURAL FUNDING

$277.3K+

308

IN INTRAMURAL FUNDING

TOTAL FACULTY MEMBERS

38

123+

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

PRESENTATIONS

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DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH REPORT (2024-2025)

Andras Bratincsak, MD, PhD, Interim Associate Chair for Research

The 2024–2025 academic year was marked by steady progress in building pediatric research capacity across the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Hawai‘i. We sustained a strong record of externally funded projects, remained closely aligned with the health needs of Hawai‘i’s children, and continued to strengthen our partnerships with Hawai‘i Pacific Health Research Institute and the Biomedical Research & Innovation Center. As in previous years, our overall research portfolio with extramurally funded grants positioned the department among the stronger research contributors within JABSOM.

Grants A major highlight was our continued participation in the Hawai‘i IDeA Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Clinical Trials 2 (HIPACT2), which remains our gateway into the NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (ISPCTN). Through HIPACT2 we helped sustain Hawai‘i’s role in a national effort to bring highquality pediatric trials to IDeA states and to populations that have historically had limited access to research. Within this network we continued active engagement in the ACT NOW (Advancing Clinical Trials in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal) studies, which aim to refine care for infants with NOWS and have already produced influential multicenter work. This participation is important not only scientifically, but also for mentoring junior faculty through a structured, NIH-supported trial environment. In addition to NIH activity, our faculty secured a major NSF Small Business Innovation Research Award, expanding the department’s funding base beyond traditional pediatric and clinical mechanisms. The success in our department’s extramural funding underscores that our faculty can compete for national funding, bringing clinical trials and innovation-oriented, technology-heavy research to our doorstep, and it also dovetails with emerging interdepartmental collaborations in data science, AI applications, and device/platform development for child health—areas that we intend to cultivate in the future.

Publications and Presentations Scholarly productivity in 2024–2025 was robust and broad-based. A total of 38 peer-reviewed publications authored by 36 faculty members were recorded, demonstrating that scholarship is distributed across many divisions of our department. Faculty also contributed 11 book chapters (by 8 authors), delivered numerous departmental grand rounds, more than a dozen local invited talks, and six invited national or international presentations.

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DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH REPORT (2024-2025)

Andras Bratincsak, MD, PhD, Interim Associate Chair for Research

This spread of outputs—from original clinical and population studies to invited educational work—demonstrates that our faculty are contributing to the pediatric scientific literature while also disseminating Hawai‘i-relevant pediatric knowledge to wider audiences. Among the publications were clinically relevant reports arising from our ISPCTN/ECHO participation, as well as contributions to the field of neonatology, infectious diseases, cardiology, oncology, sports medicine, and medical education.

Together, these publications and presentations indicate that selected faculty in our department continue to engage in high-quality scholarly activities.

Research Infrastructure Finally, we continued the effort to centralize and streamline departmental research activities by improving the research infrastructure in collaboration with HPH, so that pediatric faculty can move from an idea to an activated study without recreating infrastructure at the department level. Biomedical Research & Innovacation Center (BRIC), where several of our pediatric faculty serve in active roles, has focused on faculty development, pathway for academic promotion, maturing research ideas to sharpened clinical studies, providing protocol and feasibility reviews, help with study design and biostatistics, and better accessibility and distribution of HPH-wide shared resources. This alignment—HPH for clinical infrastructure, BRIC for skills and mentoring, Pediatrics/JABSOM for academic home and trainee integration—is what allows us to sustain our scholarly efforts, and supports the development of more “home-grown” projects originating in Hawai‘i. As we look to 2025, priorities will be to (1) increase the number of faculty serving active on ECHO/ISPCTN trials, (2) support junior faculty by creating a pathway to move from a mentored BRIC project to a successful and independent clinical study supported by extramural grant awards (NIH, NSF), (3) maintain or exceed the current level of peer-reviewed publications while elevating submissions to high-impact pediatric journals, and (4) continue to prioritize projects that include Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander children so that our research remains mission- and community-aligned. With the infrastructure and partnerships now in place, the department is well positioned to keep growing a research program that is scientifically credible, clinically relevant, and uniquely suited to Hawai‘i’s keiki and families.

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RESEARCH & TRAINING GRANTS AND CONTRACTS EXTRAMURAL GRANTS Venkataraman Balaraman, MD

Andras Bratincsak, MD

Natascha Ching, MD

Leah Dowsett MD

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Sheree Kuo, MD

Wade Kyono, MD

Kyra Len, MD

Maya Maxym, MD

Desiree Medeiros, MD

Jeffrey Okamoto, MD

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Prashant Purohit, MD

Alicia Turlington, MD

Randal Wada, MD

May Okihiro, MD

INTRAMURAL GRANTS Maya Maxym, MD

Loren Yamamoto, MD

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PUBLICATIONS Baker-Ramos, R., Parkin, M., Raza-Furtado, A., Spahn Naihe, A., Hobbs, J., Vierra, J., Ramirez, A., Rubin-Molina, C., Kaaialii, C., Mason, C., Sangar, Y., Okihiro, M., & Hester, J. (2024). Enabling restorative Hawaiian futurism via a tabletop role-playing game and digital Ha‘i Mo‘olelo. CHI PLAY Companion ’24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3665463.3678822 Canty, G., King, J., & Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. (2024). Safety in cheerleading: Epidemiology and recommendations: Policy statement. Pediatrics, 154(5), e2024068956. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-068956 Chen, S. P. (2025, July 30). Pseudomonas Infection: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology. Medscape. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/970904-overview Chen, S. P. (2025, June 3). Measles: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology. Medscape. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/966220-overview Crellin-Parsons, N., Dupuis, L. L., Vettese, E., Aftandilian, C., Agarwal, V., Baggott, C., Bradfield, S. M., Freyer, D. R., Kelly, K. M., King, A. A., Kyono, W., Nagasubramanian, R., Orgel, E., Roth, M. E., Sherani, F., Yu, L., Grimes, A. C., Beauchemin, M. P., Klesges, L. M., Tomlinson, G. A., & Sung, L. (2025). Care pathway- and guideline-consistent care in pediatric cancer symptom management. JCO Oncology Practice, OP2400912. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP-24-00912 Distel, H., Hutchins, K., Purohit, P. J., & Bégué, R. E. (2024). Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children presenting as acute severe necrotizing pancreatitis: A case report. JPGN Reports, 5(4), 567–571. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpr3.12113 Dupuis, L. L., Vettese, E., Aftandilian, C., Agarwal, V., Baggott, C., Bradfield, S. M., Crellin-Parsons, N., Freyer, D. R., Kelly, K. M., King, A. A., Kyono, W., Nagasubramanian, R., Orgel, E., Roth, M. E., Sherani, F., Yu, L., Grimes, A. C., Beauchemin, M. P., Klesges, L. M., Tomlinson, G. A., & Sung, L. (2025). Factors associated with self-report symptom screening adherence in pediatric cancer patients. Cancer Medicine, 14(14), e71053. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.71053 Dupuis, L. L., Vettese, E., Grimes, A. C., Beauchemin, M. P., Klesges, L. M., Baggott, C., Demedis, J., Aftandilian, C., Freyer, D. R., Crellin-Parsons, N., Orgel, E., Dickens, D., Kelly, K. M., Kyono, W., Walsh, A., Sherani, F., Cannone, D., Orsey, A. D., King, A. A., … Sung, L. (2024). Symptom screening linked to care pathways for pediatric patients with cancer: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 332(23), 1981–1991. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.19585 Eisenberg, D. M., Cole, A., Maile, E. J., Salt, M., Armstrong, E., Leib, E. B., Findley, T., Massa, J., Albin, J., Alston, M., Barkoukis, H., Buckhold, F., … Di Rocco, J. (2024).

Proposed nutrition competencies for medical students and physician trainees: A consensus statement. JAMA Network Open, 7(9), e2435425. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.35425 Esquivel, M. K., Shelton, C., Higa, A., Ahn, H.-J., & Okihiro, M. (2025). Pediatric produce prescription program grounded in community connection improves fruit intake in Hawaiʻi. AJPM Focus, 4(5), 100365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2025.100365 Francisco-Natanauan, P., Yokoyama, J., & Tokeshi, C. (2025, March 5). Epidemiology of eating disorders in male children, adolescents, and young adults in Hawaiʻi (Poster). Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-015-0058-y Fujiwara, A. S., Di Rocco, J. R., Hong, T. K. F., Kimata, C., & Len, K. A. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient pediatric medical student education in Hawai‘i. Hawai‘i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 83(7), 192–199. https://doi.org/10.62547/FIMM9629 Gross, R. S., Thaweethai, T., Rosenzweig, E. B., .Balaraman, V., et al. (2024). Researching COVID to enhance recovery (RECOVER) pediatric study protocol: Rationale, objectives, and design. PLOS ONE, 19(5), e0285635. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285635 Gross, R. S., Thaweethai, T., Kleinman, L. C., .Balaraman, V., et al. (2024). Characterizing long COVID in children and adolescents. JAMA, 332(14), 1174–1188. (PMID 39196964). https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.12747

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Hong, W., Zhu, Y., Wang, Y., Jiang, S., Cao, Y., Gu, X., Lee, S. K., Kuo, S., Sun, J., Shi, Y., Yan, C., Li, M., & Gong, X. (2024). Association between neonatal outcomes and admission hypothermia among very preterm infants in Chinese neonatal intensive care units: A multicenter cohort study. American Journal of Perinatology. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1786873 Lau, T., Dutta, A., Purohit, P. J., Thompson, K., Yamamoto, K., Feng, A., Beaty, T., Melish, M., Prothero, B., Kurahara, D., Wu, B., Fong, E., & Bégué, R. E. (2024).

A child with COVID-19 complicated by rapidly progressive severe organizing pneumonia: A case report. Hawai‘i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 83(10), 274– 278. https://doi.org/10.62547/XGJS9690 Lee-Jayaram, J., Ishikawa, K., Lee, Y. J., Tanaka, L. Y., Lee, B., Liang, B. X., & Berg, B. W. (2024). Localizing and tailoring the Debriefing Assessment for Simulation in Healthcare to optimize fit. Cureus, 16, e75570. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.75570 Len, K. A., Kimata, C., & Fong, S. F. T. (2025). Resilience in medical education: Examining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pre-clerkship curriculum outcomes and learner perceptions at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine. Hawai‘i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 84(1), 4–9. https://doi.org/10.62547/IJCZ9506 Len, K. A., Wang, T., Okado, C. K., Pan, D., Tadaki, S. S., Kimata, C., Siu, A. M., Ching, N., & Kosut, J. S. (2025). Pediatric COVID-19 in Hawaiʻi: A brief report on unique hospitalization characteristics. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 14(5), piaf030. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piaf030 Liu CA, Iwamoto LM. Late onset hearing loss in very low birth weight infants. J Perinatol. 2025 Sep;45(9):1281-1288. doi: 10.1038/s41372-025-02233-0. Epub 2025 Feb 24. PMID: 39994421. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-025-02233-0 Merhar, S. L., Hu, Z., Devlin, L. A., Ounpraseuth, S. T., Simon, A. E., Smith, P. B., Walsh, M. C., Lee, J. Y., Das, A., Higgins, R. D., Crawford, M. M., Rice, W., Paul, D. A., Maxwell, J. R., Telang, S. D., Fung, C. M., Wright, T., Reynolds, A. M., Hahn, D., … Young, L. W. (2024). Infant feeding and weight trajectories in the Eat, Sleep, Console trial: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.2578 Mobley EM, Wolfson JA, Levine J, Ji L, Ramakrishnan S, Nightingale CL, Dressler EV, Kittel C, Freyer DR, Sugalski AJ, Prasad PK, Bhutada JS, Murphy K, Kyono W, Roth ME, Parsons SK, Beauchemin MP; Landscape Committee. Fertility Preservation Services for Adolescents and Young Adults: 2022 National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program Landscape Assessment. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Jun 4:OP2401017. doi: 10.1200/OP-24-01017. https://doi.org/10.1200/op-24-01017 Mooney, L., Ramos, A. K., Teramae, T., Kato, J., Goya, K., & Yamamoto, L. G. (2024). Adult negative spectator behavior at youth sporting events. Clinical Pediatrics, 63(9), 1265–1268. https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228231218132 Nakatsuka, M. A., Peters, K., Chern, I., George, K., Lee, M. J., & Yamasato, K. S. (2024). A Patient Interview-Based Needs Assessment and Evaluation of Experiences with Periviable Pregnancies. Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare, 83(6), 162–167. https://doi.org/10.62547/XATQ5707 Noel, E. R., Mizuo, B., Yamamoto, L. G., Ishikawa, K. M., Chen, J. J., & Len, K. A. (2024). Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical student performance and evaluation scores. SVOA Medical Research, 2(1), 10–18. https://doi.org/10.58624/SVOAMR.2024.02.011 Park, J. H., Banarjee, C., Fu, J., White-Williams, C., Coel, R., Zaslow, T., Benjamin, H., Silva, F., Vomer, R., & Pujalte, G. (2024). Youth athletes and wearable technology [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. F1000Research, 13, 1381. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.156207.1 Park, J., Kimata, C., Young, J., Perry, J. C., & Bratincsak, A. (2025). Fine-tuning ECG interpretation for young athletes: ECG screening using Z-score-based analysis.

Sports Medicine – Open, 11, Article 21. (PMID 39441450). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-024-00775-9 Robles, J. M., Dressler, E. V., Kittel, C., Nightingale, C. L., Kyono, W. T., Santacroce, S. J., Salsman, J. M., Montez, K., Prasad, P., Sugalski, A. J., Ohlsen, T. J. D., Zheng, D. J., Parsons, S. K., & Beauchemin, M. P. (2025). Financial distress screening and navigation in pediatric oncology within the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program. JCO Oncology Practice, 21(5), 629–636. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP-24-00786

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Saulnier Sholler, G. L., Bergendahl, G., Lewis, E. C., Kraveka, J., Ferguson, W., Nagulapally, A. B., Dykema, K., Brown, V. I., Isakoff, M. S., Junewick, J., Mitchell, D., Rawwas, J., Roberts, W., Eslin, D., Oesterheld, J., Wada, R. K., Pastakia, D., Harrod, V., Ginn, K., … Trent, J. M. (2024). Molecular-guided therapy for the treatment of patients with relapsed and refractory childhood cancers: A Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium trial. Genome Medicine, 16, 28–45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-024-01297-5 Shirahata, K., Nishimura, S., Lee, J.-S., Coel, R. A., King, J., Furutani, T., Murata, N., & Tamura, K. (2024). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a predictor of prolonged functional recovery from sports-related concussion in high school athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. https://doi.org/10.4085/10626050-0310.24 Srinivasan AP, Nishiguchi EP, Gonzalez C, Jimenez ME, Zuckerman KE, Lion KC. Toward More Equitable Care: A Closer Look at Autism Clinic Intake Practices and Paperwork. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 Nov-Dec 01;45(6):e505-e512. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001312. Epub 2024 Aug 13. PMID: 39140899. https://doi.org/10.1097/dbp.0000000000001312 Stenger, K. S., & Yamamoto, L. G. (2024). Small children receive large doses, while large children receive low doses of amoxicillin per kg. Clinical Pediatrics (Phila). https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228241299903 Stowers, P. N., Stickley, E., Woo, R., & Bratincsak, A. (2025). Supplement use among a diverse sample of perimenopausal and menopausal women in rural Hawai‘i.

Rural and Remote Health, 25(1), 9490. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH9490 Tanaka, L. A., & Yamamoto, L. G. (2024). First time non-provoked seizure presentation to the ED: Decision analysis. SVOA Paediatrics, 3(4), 122–131. https://doi.org/10.58624/SVOAPD.2024.03.077 Villanueva, N. C., Chun, I. K. H., Fujiwara, A. S., Leibovitch, E. R., Yamamoto, B. E., & Yamamoto, L. G. (2024). Impact deceleration differences on natural grass versus synthetic turf high school football fields. Hawai‘i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 83(1), 4–9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10782390/ Wiley S, Kaul V, Adunka OF, Iwamoto L, Nutt R, Coverstone K, Burk P; Members of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing. Hyperbilirubinemia Requiring Exchange Transfusion as a Risk Factor for Later-Onset Hearing Loss. J Early Hear Detect Interv. 2024;9(2):1-18. PMID: 40034216; PMCID: PMC11875398. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40034216/ Wong Ramsey, K. (2024). Coding: What goes up must come down: Utilizing appropriate coding when transferring between the nursery and the NICU. Neonatology Today, 19(10), 191–196. https://www.neonatologytoday.net/newsletters/ntoct24.pdf Yanni, D., Scheid, A., Sinha, C. B., Wong Ramsey, K., Hempel, B., Hubbard, D., Pappagallo, M., Vargas, L., Gowda, S., Savich, R., Dammann, C., & Vyas-Read, S. (2024).

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ABSTRACTS Antoku, A., Kimata, C., & Ching, N. (April 26, 2025). A Unique Respiratory Syncytial Virus Seasonality Exists in Hawai‘i. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Antoku, A., Kimata, C., & Ching, N. (April 26, 2025). Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Hawai‘i. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Brown, S., Siu, A. M., Kuo, S., Tanaka, L. Y., & Purohit, P. J. (2025). Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Outcomes in Hawai‘i. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Cavaco, N., & Ching, N. (April 2025). Project I.VIP: Influenza Vaccine Increase in Pediatrics—A Quality Improvement Initiative with Pediatric Residents (Work in Progress Poster Presentation). Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Cavaco, N., & Ching, N. (April 25, 2025). Project I.VIP: Influenza Vaccine Increase in Pediatrics — A Quality Improvement Initiative with Pediatric Residents (Work-in-Progress Poster). Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Chen, S. S. (May 21, 2025). Addressing Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Lack of Access to Electronic Health Records (EHRs). AMIA 2025 Clinical Informatics Conference, Anaheim, CA. Dadiz, R., Tanaka, L. Y., Weiner, D. L., Chiou, Di Rocco, J., Smith, M. O., Moussa, A., Ali, N., Zargham, S., Alfonso, N., Dannaway, D., Mehta, R., Wolfe, H. A., Wolbrink, T., Sawyer, T., White, M. L., Lopreiato, J. O., Halamek, L. P., & Stavroudis, T. A. (2025). Debriefing Newborn Resuscitation and Stabilization Events: Qualitative Findings from a Clinical Event Debriefing Pilot Study. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Di Rocco, J., Raidoo, S., Brown, B., Kiyokawa, M., Iwamoto, L., Nogi, M., Steinemann, S., Quattlebaum, T., Olson, H., & Costa, C. (February 2025). Breathing Life into the Clinician Educator Milestones. ACGME Annual Educational Conference, Nashville, TN. Francisco-Natanauan, P., Kiyohara, A., Ramos, A. K., & Rolita, L. (March 14, 2024). Findings of a Physician-Led Comprehensive Sexuality Ed Curriculum in a Hawai‘i High School. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Kim, Z. R., & Iwamoto, L. M. (April 2025). Quality Improvement Project to Increase Assessment for Late Onset Hearing Loss. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Kraveka, J., Berg, A., Bergendahl, G., Ferguson, W., Ginn, K., Mitchell, D., Wada, R., Brown, V., Isakoff, M., Moore, A., & Saulnier-Sholler, G. (2024). End of Induction Response Correlates with Clinical Outcome in High-Risk Neuroblastoma Patients (Poster #813). 56th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP 2024), Honolulu, HI. Kraveka, J., Ferguson, W., Bergendahl, G., Clinch, T., Moore, A., Eslin, D., Brown, V., Roberts, W., Wada, R., Mitchell, D., Zage, P., Rawwas, J., & Saulnier-Sholler, G. (2024). Survival Outcomes in Patients with High-Risk Neuroblastoma (HRNB) in Remission after Relapsed or Refractory Treatment Receiving Eflornithine (DFMO) Maintenance (Oral #944). 56th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP 2024), Honolulu, HI. Kraveka, J., Ferguson, W., Bergendahl, G., Clinch, T., Moore, A., Lincoln, J., Wada, R., Isakoff, M., Eslin, D., Brown, V., Roberts, W., Harrod, V., Mitchell, D., & SaulnierSholler, G. (October 2024). Survival Outcomes in HRNB Receiving Eflornithine (DFMO) Maintenance Treatment with Matched External Controls: Subgroup Analysis on Geographic Region (Poster #2046). 56th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP 2024), Honolulu, HI. Lau, T., Tamanaha, M. C., & Iwamoto, L. M. (April 2025). Improved Rates of Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Auditory Neuropathy and Changes in Risk Profiles.

Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI.

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Lee, S. H., & Yamamoto, L. (2025). Did COVID-19 Affect Pediatric Immunization Rates? Journal of Investigative Medicine (conference abstract) Masca, A., Siu, A., & Kyono, W. (2024). Epidemiology, Survival, and Clinical Trial Enrollment of Pediatric Malignancies at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children from 2000–2021. SIOP 2024 Congress, Honolulu, HI. Maxym, M., Fakaosita, M., Kimata, C., Smith, M. L. N., Chen, S. S., Tanaka, L. Y., Coel, R. A., & Cavaco, N. (April 26, 2025). Diversity in Hawai‘i’s Pediatric Physician Workforce: Challenges, Bright Spots, and Next Steps (Publication No. 456.4288). Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Mohammed, S., & Ching, N. (April 25, 2025). An Unusual Case of Acute Transverse Myelitis in an 8-Year-Old with Lyme Disease: A Rare Neurological Twist.

Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Nishida, M., Ryckman, E., & Iwamoto, L. M. (April 2025). Family-Centered Rounds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Impact of COVID-19. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Saringkarisate, K., Umland, J., Begue, R. E., Abe, K., Seaver, L., & Purohit, P. (November 1, 2025). Acute Choreoathetosis, MIS-C, and Malate Dehydrogenase 2 Deficiency (MDH2D). Annals of Neurology.

Sato, J., Len, K., Tessmer, E., & Yamamoto, L. G. (2024). Small Rescuers Cannot Generate Sufficient Chest Compression Depth Using Conventional Methods, but Can Using Alternative Techniques. Journal of Investigative Medicine (conference abstract) Stavroudis, T., Tanaka, L. Y., Weiner, D. L., Chiou, D., Riccio, J., Smith, M. O., Moussa, A., Ali, N., Zargham, S., Alfonso, N., Dannaway, D., Mehta, R., Wolfe, H. A., Wolbrink, T., Sawyer, T., White, M. L., Lopreiato, J. O., Halamek, L. P., & Dadiz, R. (2025). Strategies for Overcoming Barriers and Promoting Clinical Event Debriefing in Pediatrics: Lessons Learned from a National Multi-Center Pilot Study. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Stenger, K. S., & Yamamoto, L. G. (2024). High-Dose Amoxicillin in Pneumococcal Infections: Are Teen Doses Too Low or Are Toddler Doses Too High? Journal of Investigative Medicine Tokunaga, A., Russell, C., Kyono, W., & Thompson, K. (2024). Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma: Adolescent Case Series at a Children’s Hospital.

SIOP 2024 Congress, Honolulu, HI. Trivedi, H., Siu, A., Woo, J., Tanaka, L. Y., & Purohit, P. J. (January 2025). Extubation Readiness in Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation. Critical Care Medicine Uchiyama, M., Hirao, Y., Baldwin, A., Lai, C., Tanaka, L. Y., Patterson, P., Gemmato, C., & Paladino, J. (2025). Building an Adult Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Experience from Hawai‘i. American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference (abstract published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med), Ueoka, A., Kimata, C., Siu, A., & Wong Ramsey, K. (April 2025). Factors Associated with Nirsevimab Receipt for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis Among Asian and Pacific Islander Infants in Hawai‘i (E-PAS2025:684.4841). Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Wong Ramsey, K., Mizuo, B., & Len, K. (April 2025). Bright Spots in the Pediatric Clerkship: Medical Student Reflections Through Visual Art (Poster ID 1049).

Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. Wong Ramsey, K., Mizuo, B., & Len, K. (April 2025). Countering the National Decline in Pediatric Interest: University of Hawai‘i’s Success Story (Poster ID 1131).

Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. Wong Ramsey, K., Mizuo, B., & Len, K. (April 2025). Teaching Neonatal Circumcision to Medical Students Using a Low-Cost Simulation Model (Poster ID 1129).

Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. Yoon, I. J., Muraoka, L., Pham, K., Chun, P. T., & Iwamoto, L. M. (April 2025). Determining the Barriers to Discharge in Preterm Infants Born at 33 and 34 Weeks’ Gestation. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI. Yung, M. Y., Rooks, E. A., Chen, R., Maarat, S., Doyle, R., & Yamamoto, L. G. (2024). Frequency of Negative Adult Spectator Behavior at Youth (11–14 y/o) Sporting Events. Journal of Investigative Medicine

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PRESENTATIONS Antoku A, BA, Kimata C, and Ching N. A Unique Respiratory Syncytial Virus Seasonality Exists in Hawai? i. Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI, April 26, 2025.

Antoku A, BA, Kimata C, and Ching N. Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Hawai? i. Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 26, 2025, Honolulu, HI. Bakel LA, Chin B, Iwamoto L, Patel S, Tyler A. Advancing Clinical Pathway Use through Implementation Science. APA 14th Annual Quality Improvement Conference. Honolulu, HI; April 2025.

Baker N, Wong Ramsey K, TimTim J, Carpenter D, Kamaka M, Iwane M, Lum N , Dowsett L, Taualii M, Birnie K, Albanese N (December 2024). Listening Tours with Native Hawaiian Serving Providers: Barriers to Care and Physician Recruitment Retention. Oral presentation at Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Conference. Adelaide, Australia.

Bartlett M, Gilmore L, Yang K, Wetzel E, Tanaka LY, Cordero A, Dadiz R, Gupta R, Hoffman S, Sran S, Hill M. “NRP and Beyond”: A Simulation-based Workshop for Enhanced Complex Resuscitations in Neonates and Infants. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2025, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2025.

Basaviah P., Kugler, J., Len, K.A., Hong, T., V., Tran, C., Lee, E., (2024 Sept 20-22) A Tale of Three Learning Communities: Experiences across the UME Continuum.

Learning Community Institute Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. September 2024. (Workshop).

Bratincsak, A. Community Health Model: a solution to provider shortage – CATCH 25: Caring for Adults and Teens with Congenital Heart disease international ACHD conference, Ko Olina, HI. Bratincsak, A. Electrocardiogram analysis enhanced by machine learning models – prediction of common anomalies and rare disorders – 8th annual international Hawai‘i cardiovascular symposium, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI. Bratincsak, A. Heart failure – Hanuola ECMO conference, Honolulu.

Brown SM, Siu A, Kuo S, Tanaka LY, Purohit PJ. Pediatric and neonatal extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) outcomes in Hawaii. Poster presentation at the 2025 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, April 28. 2025.

Cavaco N and Ching N. Project I.VIP: Influenza Vaccine Increase in Pediatrics A Quality Improvement Initiative with Pediatric Residents. Work in Progress Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies, Honolulu, HI, April 25, 2025.

Ching N, Estes, A, Kling E, and Moats P. Congenital CMV Infection Hearing Loss: Evaluation and Management. Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Pediatric Grand Rounds, May 8, 2025, Honolulu, HI. Ching N. Congenital Syphilis: A Top 10 List You Don't Want To Be On. 16th Aloha Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference, November 18, 2024, Honolulu, HI. Ching N. Project First line: What's Waiting in Your Waiting Room, American Academy of Pediatrics Webinar, Hawaii Chapter, June 18, 2024, Honolulu, HI. Chun, P. Hawai‘i Health Partners Webinar: Beyond the NICU: Navigating Post-discharge Care for High-risk Infants Di Rocco, J. A Chance to Grow: Feedback Across the Continuum of Education and Practice, UH Pediatrics/KMCWC Pediatric Grand Rounds, October 31, 2024.

Di Rocco, J., Britt., J, Burke, A. EPAs: Faculty Development and Learner Engagement. APPD Virtual Cafe, February 4, 2025.

Di Rocco, J., Kihstrom, M, Stewart, D. EPAs: Getting Started. APPD Virtual Cafe, November 12, 2024.

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Di Rocco, J., O’Connor, M., Burke, AE, Ford, R., Turner, DA, Reed, SM. Beyond the EPA-verse: 2028 is Another Step Closer to the Future of CBME…Are You Ready?

Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, April 24-28, 2025.

Di Rocco, J., Raidoo, S., Brown, B., Kiyokawa, M., Iwamoto, L., Nogi, M., Steinemann, S., Quattlebaum, T., Olson, H., Costa, C. Breathing Life into the Clinician Educator Milestones, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education National Conference, Nashville, TN, February 20-22, 2025.

Dowsett L, and Wong Ramsey K. Listening Tours with Native Hawaiian Physicians: Establishing a Network Directory. Platform presentation accepted to the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress, Adelaide, NSW, Australia. December 3, 2024.

Dowsett L, Wong Ramsey K, Tolentino N, Albanese N, Baker N, TimTim J, Kamaka M, Carpenter D, Iwane M, Lum N, Birnie K, Tauali M. Establishing a Network Directory (December 2024). Oral presentation at Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Conference. Adelaide, Australia.

Eisenberg, D., Murano, T., Di Rocco, J., Mann, J.. ACGME Nutritional Competencies Webinar, March 24, 2025.

Fakaosita, M. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025: Patient Care Sig. Communication with patients and families.

Fakaosita, M. Pediatric Academic Societies 2025: Poster Presentation; Diversity of the Pediatric Workforce: bright spots, challenges, and next steps.

Feng, A. Status Asthmaticus: When BTS Isn't Good Enough Ferenchak K, Garcia B, Maunakea-Forth K, Jay C, Pule I, Cruz, C, Keleb M, Okihiro M. Aha Ku Kamaehu: Centering Community Governance in Health Equity Research in Waianae, Hawaii. Pediatric Academic Societies Poster presentation (426). April 26, 2025.

Francisco-Natanauan P, “Eating Disorders, Gender Identities and Nutritional Insufficiency.” (October 2,2024). Pediatric ECHO Hawai’i. Review of eating disorders for community health providers, telecast from Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA. Francisco-Natanauan P, Dennison H. Keiki track. Speaker panelist for Gender Journeys Day 2025 (June 28, 2025)-Hawai’i G-Echo Series Presentation, Hawai‘i Gender ECHO Program, Project ECHO Stanford University, School of Medicine.

Francisco-Natanauan P, Tokeshi C. “Gender Affirming Treatment.” (April 1, 2025). Behavioral Health ECHO. University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA. Francisco-Natanauan P, Tokeshi C. (May 15, 2025). “Eating Disorders and Gender Identity.” Hawai’i G-Echo Virtual Series Presentation, Hawai‘i Gender ECHO Program, Cohort 1, Project ECHO Stanford University, School of Medicine.

Francisco-Natanauan P, Yokoyama J, Tokeshi C. (March 5, 2025). “Epidemiology of Eating Disorders in Male Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in Hawai’i.”

Research Poster Presentation at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Francisco-Natanauan P. “Substance Use in the Second Decade of Life.” (April 11, 2025). Hawai’i Addictions Conference 2025. University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine Departments of Psychiatry, Family Medicine/Community Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hawai’i Society of Addiction Medicine, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA. Francisco-Natanauan P. (April 27, 2025). Eating Disorders in Male Adolescents in Hawai’i. Learning Lounge, Pediatric Academic Societies 2025, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA. Francisco-Natanauan P. (April 28, 2025). Sexual Healthcare in the Adolescent with Chronic Kidney Disease. Hot Topic Symposia, Pediatric Academic Societies 2025, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA. Francisco-Natanauan P. (August 27, 2024). “Gender Affirming Treatment: Testosterone.” Hawai’i GEcho Series Presentation, Hawai‘i Gender ECHO Program Cohort 2, Project ECHO Stanford University, School of Medicine. 700 Bishop St. Topa Financial Center, Honolulu, Hawai’i.

Francisco-Natanauan P. (September 26, 2024). Eating Disorders: The Signs and the Science. Stronger Every Bite: Enabling Teens to Triumph Over Eating Challenges. Society of Adolescent Medicine Philippines 12th Biennial Convention (Virtual). Manila, Philippines.

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George, K. Hawaii Neonatal-Perinatal Forum: Trisomy 18 11/14/2024.

George, K. HPH Getting Stuff Done Final Presenation: Getting Our Nenoatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Babies Closer to Home 11/08/24.

George, K. Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children MBCU and MSU Crosstrain Class Presentation: Bereavment (multiple presentations from 06/2408/24).

George, K. Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children NICU Nursing Academy Presenation 3/13/25.

George, K. Kravitt Seminar Presenation: Bereavement 6/18/25.

George, K. Maonalua High School Career Fair 2/21/25 (3 hrs).

George, K. Pediatric Palliative Care Presentation to Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children Board of Director's Meeting 12/18/24.

George, K. Summer Interns Career Development Seminar presentation 7/14/25 (1hr).

Hong, T. 4-24-25 Pediatric Academic Societies Global Health Group: Rural Health at JABSOM. Hong, T. 5-22-25 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practioners Hawaii Conference: Common Pediatric ED Conditions.

Hong, T. Learning Communities Institute Annual Conference: A Tale of 3 LC's Invited Speaker Workshop: Ching N, Holland S, Nieves D, and Paintsil E. Pediatric ID Essentials: A Half-day Career Discovery: Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Diverse Workforce in Action, Workshop at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Honolulu, HI April 25, 2025.

Kamaka M, Iwane M, Lum M, Wong Ramsey K, Albanese N, TimTim J, Carpenter D (December 2024). Addressing Climate and Health Equity for Native Hawaiians.

Oral presentation at Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Conference. Adelaide, Australia.

Kelly NN, Bennett JP, Liu YE, Kuo S, Ramirez S, Heymsfield SB, Shepherd JA. Accuracy of DXA total body volume estimations in young children. Poster presentation at the 12th International Symposium on In Vivo Body Composition Studies. Auckland, NZ, February 20-22, 2025.

Kibe, R., Lewis, S., Chan, D., Len, K. (2025 March 27) Point of Care Ultrasound in Pediatrics: A review. Pediatric Grand Rounds, Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children. (Invited Speaker).

King, J. Hawaii Association of Physician Assistants 2024.

King, J. Neurohuddle Conference 2025.

Kosut, J, Chen S, DiRocco J, et al. Results of Labs Pending at Pediatric Hospital Discharge: Closing the Gap to Improve Patient Safety. Institute of Healthcare Improvement. Orlando, Florida, December 9, 2024.

Kyono, W. Children’s Oncology Group 2024 Fall Meeting, NCORP Session – Chair with role of speaker, moderator, and organizer. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 25, 2024.

Kyono, W. Children’s Oncology Group NCORP 2025 Virtual Spring Meeting – Chair with role of speaker, moderator, and organizer. April 7 and May 1, 2025.

Kyono, W. Childrens Oncology Group NCORP Performance Enhancement Webinar: AYA Update – Organizer/Moderator. June 20, 2025.

Kyono, W. Childrens Oncology Group NCORP Performance Enhancement Webinar: CCDR Update and Psychosocial Distress Screening Concept – Organizer/Moderator. February 14, 2025.

Kyono, W. International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) 2024 Congress – “Free Paper Session 22:

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Stenger KS. Yamamoto LG. High Dose Amoxicillin in Pneumococcal Infections: Are Teen Doses too low or are Toddler Doses too high? Presented at the Western Medical Research Conference in Carmel, CA, January, 2024 by Katelyn Stenger Sumida, E., Teruya M.H., Wong, V.S., Hong, T.S., Len, K.A. (2023 Oct 21-22) Patient Safety Scavenger Hunt in Learning Communities. Learning Communities Institute (LCI) Meeting. Baylor, TX. Oct 2024. (Poster Presentation) Sumida, E.S., Teruya, M.H., Wong, V.S., Hong, T.S., Len, K.A. (2024 Feb 10) Innovation in Patient Safety Education for Learning Communities: A Scavenger Hunt Approach. Health Professions Education Conference (HPEC). Honolulu, HI. February 2024. (Poster Presentation) Tadaki S, Kosut J, Len K. Characteristics of COVID-19 Infections in Hawaii. Hawaii Pacific Health, Summer Student Research Program, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 11, 2023 Tadaki, S., Len, K.A., Wang, T., Okado, C., Pan, D., Kimata, C., Ching, N., Siu, A., Balaraman, V., Kosut, J. (2024 May 2-6) Keiki COVID-19 Chronicles: Characteristics of Pediatric COVID-19 Hospital Admissions in Hawai`i. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting. Toronto, Canada. May 2024 (Poster Presentation) Tanaka LA, Sidde Gowda A, Yamamoto LG. First Time Non-Provoked Seizure Presentation to the ED Decision Analysis. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting in Washington, DC, May 2023. Presented by Ayush Sidde Gowda.

Tanaka, L. Update on Pediatric Ventilation, Inaugural Society of Mechanical Ventilation Conference, Society of Mechanical Ventilation, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 2023 Turlington, A. KKV M&M Conference: Congenital Toxoplasmosis Umland J, Grief M, Chin B, Tanaka LY. Implementing a Post-Code Moment of Silence. Poster presented at: Health Professions Education Conference (HPEC); February 10, 2024; Honolulu, HI. Ushijima, M., Vanapruks, S., Masuda, J., Wong, V., Len, K. (2024 Feb 10) Learning Communities: Building Resiliency in Medical Education. Health Professions Education Conference (HPEC). Honolulu, HI. February 2024. (Oral Presentation) Wong Ramsey K. Are All Babies Created Equal? Health Inequities in the NICU. Queens Medical Center Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Honolulu, HI. July 2023.

Wong Ramsey K, Lee J, Owens L, O’Hara K. Duncan S, Martin G, Owens L, Stanley K, Brumbaugh J, Nemerofsky S, Senguttuvan R. (March 2024). Neonatal Coding Workshop. American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Perinatal Practice Strategies Conference. Scottsdale, AZ. Wong Ramsey K, Mizuo B, Ueno M, Cavaco N, Grief M, Len K. ( Feb 2024) The Health Professions Educator’s Buffet Station: How to Improve your Bedside Teaching, your Slide Presentations, and your Virtual Presentations All in One Workshop. Workshop presented at Health Professions Education Conference (HPEC).

Honolulu, HI. February 2024.

Wong-Ramsey, K., Mizuo, B., Hutchins, K., Wu, Y., Len, K.A. (2024 Feb 10) Counteracting Student Empathy Erosion in Clerkships Through an In-Patient Interview and Reflection Exercise. Health Professions Education Conference (HPEC). Honolulu, HI. February 2024. (Oral Presentation) Wong-Ramsey, K., Mizuo, B., Len, K.A. (2024 April 3-6) Counteracting Empathy Erosion in Clerkships. Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) Meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 2024. (Poster Presentation) Wong Ramsey K, Nelson A, Bockrath R, Paul C, Chung E, Trainor J, Connell J, Petershack J, Keeley M (April 2024). Enhancing the Power to Make Your Point: How to plan, design and deliver more effective presentations. Workshop presented at Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Yung MY, Rooks EA, Chen R, Maarat S, Doyle R, Yamamoto LG. Frequency of Negative Adult Spectator Behavior at Youth (11-14 Y/O) Sporting Events. Presented at the Western Medical Research Conference in Carmel, CA, January, 2024 by Megan Yung.

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GRAND ROUNDS Atkins, J., Dardeir, A. (March 13, 2025). "Commonly Misdiagnosed Pediatric Sports Injuries in the Primary Care Setting." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Balaraman, V., Peursem, M., Zajonz, S., Pedraza, C. (December 12, 2024). "Demystifying Hawaii's Newborn Metabolic Screening." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Becu, C. (January 9, 2025). "Genetics Application in Diagnosis and Management of Neurological Disorders." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Borruso, L. (August 1, 2024). ""Breastfeeding Trends and Misconceptions in Social Media."" University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children."

Cavaco, N., Kim, R. (February 27, 2025). "From Past Trauma to Present Health: A Look into Native Hawaiian Historical Trauma and Mental Health Outcomes."

University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Chan, D., Kibe, R., Len, K., Lewis, S. (March 27, 2025). "Point of Care Ultrasound in Pediatrics: A Review." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Chang, R., Brown, S. (October 24, 2024). "Surfer’s Myelopathy." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Ching, N., Estes, A., Kling, E., Moats, P. (May 8, 2025). "Congenital CMV Infection Hearing Loss: Evaluation and Management." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Ching, N., Wong, K., Antoku, A., Ueoka, A. (August 15, 2024). "Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections in Hawaii Pacific Health Patients." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Craig, M. (March 20, 2025). "The ABCs of CP: Understanding Cerebral Palsy from a Functional Perspective." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Cunanan, J., Meister, J., Miller, C. (June 19, 2025). "A Bump, a Baby, and a Busy Thyroid." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Dela Cruz, G., Dennison, H. (October 17, 2024). "Pediatric Mental Health Care Access." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Di Rocco, J. (October 31, 2024). "A Chance to Grow: Receiving and Providing Feedback across the Continuum of Learning and Practice." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Fakaosita, M., Okado, C. (June 12, 2025). "Hot Topics in Pediatric Hospital Medicine." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Fraga-Lovejoy, C. (January 23, 2025). "Eosinophils and GI Tract - Esophagus and Beyond." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

French, G. (May 22, 2025). "How shy is too shy? A natural history." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

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Fujita, K. (February 13, 2025). "Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Small Infants and Premature Infants." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

George, K., Smith, M. (June 5, 2025). "Getting Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Babies Closer to Home." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Izuka, B. (March 6, 2025). "Clinical Research: What It Is and How YOU Can Do it." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Joglekar, M., Kiyohara, A. (January 2, 2025). "Comprehensive Sexual Education: Educating our Keiki." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

King, J. (May 15, 2025). "The Ripple Effects of Sleep: Implications for Pediatric and Adolescent Health." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Kurahara, D., Kim, L., Guzman, G. (December 19, 2024). "Lupus Nephritis: An Update." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Len, K., Kosut, J. (July 11, 2024). "Many faces of COVID-19 in Pediatric Hospitalized Patients." University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Nakamura, K. (January 30, 2025). "Why Kapiolani?" University of Hawai’i Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children.

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