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.
It is a pleasure for me to share this 2024-2025 Department of Pediatrics Annual Report. Thishasbeenaneventful yearmarkedbytheretirementofDr.KennethNakamura,whoservedasChairfor14yearsandhadadistinguished38-year careerattheJohnA.BurnsSchoolofMedicine.IhumblygettosharethelimelightbrieflyastheInterimChairfollowingin thefootstepsofDr.RalphPlatou,Dr.HarryShirkey,Dr.SherrelHammar,Dr.RaulRudoy,andDr.KennethNakamura.Itwill alsobemypleasuretohandoverthereinsoftheDepartmenttoDr.TumainiRuckerCoker,whowillassumetheroleoffulltimepermanentChairinSeptember,asthisleadershippositionentersits60thyear.
The Community Pediatrics Division consists of generalists, developmental/behavior, specialists. We provide care and teach in the continuity clinics, nursery, developmental/behavioral clinic, adolescent clinic, the detention home, and Hawaii Youth providing pediatric consultative services at Shriner’s Hospital. We are united in underserved children
The Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Division provides 24/7 specialized care for medical conditions. In addition to front-line clinical services, our team is deeply engaged improvement, administrative leadership, and the education of nurses, medical students, providers.
Academic and Educational Contributions
Our division plays a vital role in the academic mission of the University of Hawai‘i John Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children (KMCWC). Faculty members contribute 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 Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and American Heart Association (AHA), our faculty support training and pediatric emergency care education both locally and nationally. Our commitment to academic excellence has been recognized repeatedly through awards leadership in medical education. Starting in 2014, The PEM group has been employed largest physician owned emergency medicine group in the country, headquartered in Canton,
DIVISION MEMBERS
DanielaChan,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
BenettaChin,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
T.TausalaColeman-Satterfield,MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
PeterJ.DiRocco,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
PaulJ.Eakin,MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and
Division Chief
FranciscoJ.Garcia,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
JenniferGrad,MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
TravisK.F.Hong,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
AlsonS.Inaba,MD
Clinical Associate Professor
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
ChristineLee,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
JannetJ.Lee-Jayaram,MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
MasafumiSato,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
LorenG.Yamamoto,MD,MPH,MBA
Professor of Pediatrics
AnnYoung,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
LynetteL.Young,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY
DIVISION OVERVIEW
Randal Wada, MD Division Chief
The Hematology-Oncology Division staff a number of specialty clinics that are available
These include the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Treatment Center of Hawaii, Coagulopathy
Complex Vascular Anomalies Clinic, Long-Term Follow- up (LTFU) Clinic for survivors of and Young Adult LTFU clinic. There are several neighbor island Hemophilia Outreach clinics. 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
Under the leadership of Dr. Wade Kyono, the Division coordinated and hosted the 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
Dr. Kelley Hutchins was recognized as the Make-A-Wish Hawaii Medical Partner of the Year
Under the leadership of Dr. Desiree Medeiros, the Hemophilia Treatment Center coordinated 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 Medicine at UCLA for 2025.
We welcomed back Dr. Tristan Knight, who completed his pediatric residency at Hematology/Oncology and Cellular Therapy/Transplant attending.
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
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.
DIVISION MEMBERS
SelinaS.P.Chen,MD,MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
NatalieChin,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
JenniferDiRocco,DO,MEd
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
MarissaFakaosita,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
JordanKono,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
JessicaS.Kosut,MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief
MaeKyono,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
KyraA.Len,MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
JamesC.Lin,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Anna-LenaLueker,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
HOSPITAL MEDICINE
MayaMaxym,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
BarryM.Mizuo,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
CherylOkado,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
DianePan,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
ShilpaPatel,MD
Professor of Pediatrics
GinaRamirez,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
WilliamP.Shea,MD,MA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
JenniferSasaki,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
TiffanyWang,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
HOSPITAL MEDICINE
Alexandra Ramnath, MD Division Chief
NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE
DIVISION OVERVIEW
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
surgical services to over 1,000 babies from across the state of Hawaii each year. The NICU a capacity of 84 beds. Dr Alexandra Ramnath continues as Division Chief, while Medical Dr Kandie George in January 2025.
The Neonatology division provides 24-hour in-house coverage in the NICU and Labor & Delivery consultation coverage for Level II neonatal services at the Queen’s Medical Center. Telemedicine available to community Pediatricians, including neighboring islands and the Pacific outreach by providing local and neighbor island education including in-person neonatal neonatal palliative care services are also provided.
Neonatal transport remains active as we provide services for both inter-island and mainland number of inter-island transports that are taken to Kaiser Hospital. Furthermore, the division and training for our highly qualified transport nurses and respiratory therapists.
The NICU Medical Multidisciplinary follow-up Clinic provides ongoing specialized care for This interprofessional team includes rehabilitation services, speech-language pathology and telemedicine appointments are offered. The NICU Neurodevelopmental clinic provides infants up to 2 years of age.
The Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Team is a multidisciplinary collaboration between Cardiology) and intensivists (Neonatology and Pediatric Critical Care) who follow PH patients extremely premature infants.
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.
DIVISION MEMBERS
NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE
Akshatha,MD
Clinical Educator
KennethM.Ash,MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
VenkataramanBalaraman,MBBS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair
PattarapornChun,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
KandieGeorge,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
ChristopherGibu,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
CarolHirai,MD(RetiredDec2024)
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
LynnM,Iwamoto,MD
MelanieJacobson,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
EmmanuelKling,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
ShereeKuo,MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
CharlesR.Neal,MD Professor of Pediatrics
AlexandraRamnath,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief
SnehaL.Sood,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
KaraWongRamsey,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
CherilynYee,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics NEONATOLOGISTS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
RichardJack,MD
Clinical Educator
NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE
DIVISION MEMBERS
NEONATAL HOSPITALISTS
StephanieAbe,MD
Clinical Instructor
BarbaraBaglietto,MD
Clinical Educator
CamilleHebert,MD
Clinical Instructor
JeanKim,MD
Clinical Instructor
SadieKim,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
KentKumashiro,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
JeromeLee,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
KitShanLee,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
AnnabelleMateo,MD
Clinical Instructor
JohnMills,MD
Clinical Instructor
CamnhungNguyen,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
JimMueggenberg,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONERS
PamelaAlmeida,NNP
Adjunct Instructor
JanetBlanchard,NNP
Clinical Educator
CherylGriffith,NNP
Adjunct Instructor
DanaIng,NNP
Adjunct Instructor
JaymiePinho,NNP
KristineRobinson,NNP
DawnSchaffrick,NNP
Adjunct Instructor
LauraShumock,NNP
Clinical Educator
MistySmith,NNP
Clinical Educator
RandyTaniguchi,NNP
Adjunct Instructor
MariaTerezaUntanu,NNP
Clinical Educator
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, beds for intermediate care patients. Each year, the unit provides specialized care to nearly tertiary care unit, we receive referrals from other PICUs, including Tripler Army Medical Center, and hospitals across the islands of Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. We have 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, failure, congenital heart disease requiring surgery, trauma, and brain tumors requiring Equipped with advanced technology—such as conventional and oscillatory ventilators, therapy, and extracorporeal life support (ECLS)—the unit is proud to be recognized Excellence. With the addition of a permanent pediatric cardiac surgeon in Hawaiʻi in growth in both heart surgeries and ECMO patients. In addition to acutely ill patients, we with chronic illnesses facing acute-on-chronic conditions.
Since September 2016, all patients in the PICU have been cared for in private rooms, each families. This allows parents to remain at the bedside of their critically ill children at all accommodate emergency procedures, with the ability to convert into a fully functional teams.
PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE
DIVISION OVERVIEW
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.
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.
DIVISION MEMBERS
Rupert K.S. Chang, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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
Rhiana Lau, MD Division Chief
PEDIATRIC SPECIALITY
DIVISION OVERVIEW
The Pediatric Specialty Division is comprised of physicians and providers with fellowship training in a diverse array of pediatric subspecialties. Our division members participate and other student teaching programs. Many have been recognized for excellence in teaching Pediatric Residency and Medical Student teaching awards. Many of our division members and clinical research activities, which often involve medical students and residents, as the medical school and various healthcare organizations. Most of the division is employed Group (HPHMG). As a group, we provide services for pediatric patients across the state division collaborates on strategies to improve care for pediatric patients across our ambulatory and hospital settings.
Pediatric Specialty clinics are held primarily at the Kapi’olani office tower and the Hale members also provide care at other Hawai’i Pacific Health (HPH) facilities and clinics, Center facilities, and neighbor island outreach clinics. Comprehensive clinical services also include telemedicine services as an integral part of care delivery. Hospital services Medical Center for Women and Children (KMCWC); however, some of our specialties other Oahu facilities, including Kaiser Moanalua Hospital and Queen’s Medical Center.
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
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).
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.
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.
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.
DIVISION MEMBERS
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
AndrasBratincsak,MD,PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
KristinFujita,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
JohnVerula,NP
KarenaWu,MD
MelissaYamauchi,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
PEDIATRIC COMPLEX CARE
Pamela Almeida, PhD, APRN, NNPBC, CPNP-PC
Adjunct Instructor
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
JenniferCunanan,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
EludrizaTabisola-Nuesca,FNP-C,CDE
GregUramoto,MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
PEDIATRIC SPECIALITY
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
CamillaFragaLovejoy,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
JeremyL.King,DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
MEDICAL GENETICS
MariahClark,CGC
LeahDowsett,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
MadisonVanPeursem,CGC
SarahZajonz,CGC
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE
RodolfoE.Bégué,MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
NataschaChing, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
MarianMelish,MD
Professor of Pediatrics
SarahPark,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
BryscenMakanaProthero,APRN
RichardYanagihara,MD,PhD
Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
RhianaL.A.Lau,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief
JamesE.Musgrave,MD Professor of Pediatrics
DIVISION MEMBERS
PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
KeithAbe,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
ChristieBecu,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
NicoleHodgeboom,CPNP,APRN
AileenTanaka,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
ApriadaThongsing,MD
Volunteer Faculty
PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE
AlanaRose,NP
PEDIATRIC PHYSIATRY
MaryCraig,MD
ClinicalAssistantProfessorofPediatrics
Kristin-CourtneyOkita,PA
PEDIATRIC SPECIALITY
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
TimothyBeaty,MD
ClinicalAssistantProfessorofPediatrics
EdwardFong,MD
ClinicalAssociateProfessor
BrianWu,MD
ClinicalAssistantProfessorofPediatrics
PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT SPORTS MEDICINE
RachelCoel,MD,PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
JenniferR.King,DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
ChristopherLynch,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
DavidK.Kurahara,MD
Professor of Pediatrics
KaraS.Yamamoto,MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
PEDIATRIC SLEEP MEDICINE
RajeshDaniels,MD
SeanShirley,MD
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM
2025 Graduates and Residents, June 2025
GRADUATE CAREER SELECTIONS FOR THE CLASS OF 2025
Jacob Atkins, DO
General Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente (California)
Zachary “River” Kim, DO
General Pediatrics, Private Practice (Honolulu, HI)
Nanea Cavaco, MD
General Pediatrics, EmPower Health (Ewa Beach, HI)
Monica Joglekar, MD
General Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente (California)
Arlene Kiyohara, MD
General Pediatrics, Private Practice (Honolulu, HI)
Daisuke Sato, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic (Ohio)
DRS. VENU & VIJAYA REDDY SPONSORED CHAIRMAN’S BOOK AWARD
Emily Nip, MD
Anna-Kaelle Ramos, MD
DRS. VENU & VIJAYA REDDY SPONSORED RESIDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Nanea Cavaco, MD
Safiuddin Hasan Mohammed, MD
RALPH PLATOU, MD AWARD
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
RESIDENT EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL TEACHING AWARD
Zachary “River” Kim, DO
RESIDENT AWARD
Zachary “River” Kim, DO
HOSPITALIST AWARD
Monica Joglekar, MD
Nanea Cavaco, MD
Residency Holiday Party, December 2024
DRS. NATHANIEL AND CLARA CHING PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES EXCELLENCE AWARD
Safiuddin Mohammed, MD
Nanea Cavaco, MD
Sung Hwan Choi, MD
Daisuke Sato, MD
NIGHTINGALE AWARD
Monica Joglekar, MD
KENNETH M. ASH, MD NICU RESIDENT AWARD
Zachary “River” Kim, DO
PICU AWARD
Daisuke Sato, MD
CHIEF AWARD
Nanea Cavaco, MD
RESEARCH DAY
HAWAII PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AWARD
Nanea Cavaco, MD
DRS. VENU AND VIJAYA REDDY
SPONSORED RESEARCH
AWARD
Daisuke Sato, MD
RESEARCH AWARD
Zachary “River” Kim, DO
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
1.Neighbor island shadowing: Pediatricresidentscanspendadayonaneighborislandshadowinga pediatricianasanintroductiontoruralhealthcareandtostimulateinterestindoinganeighborislandIEU (Individualizededucationalunit).Theresidentswoulddotheirone-dayshadowingduringeithertheirNICU orambulatoryrotations.8pediatricresidentsparticipatedinneighborislandshadowing.
2.Neighbor island rotation as an IEU (Individualized Educational Units):Pediatricresidentscanchooseto spend2-4weeksonaneighborislandworkinginaruralhospitaland/orwithcommunitypediatricians duringtheirsecondandthirdyearasoneoftheirIEUrotations.3residentsdidneighborislandrotations duringthe2024-2025academicyear.
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo) Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo) Dr. Brenda Camacho
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo) Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo) Dr. Brenda Camacho 1/17/25
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo) Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto
Monica Joglekar 12/16/24 Hawaii Island Community Health (Big Island - Hilo) Dr. Carrie Ip
Megan Blair 11/21/24-12/18/24
Frank Baum (Maui) Dr. Frank Baum 4/7/25 Molokai General Hospital (Molokai) Dr. Bridget Rovner
Emily Nip 12/20/24
Nagisa Matsumoto 1/10/25
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo) Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)
Dr. Brenda Camacho 6/12/25
Davis Wong 2/21/25
Anna-Kaelle Ramos 4/10/25
Arlene Kiyohara 5/22/25-6/4/25
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)
Brenda Camacho (Big Island - Hilo)
Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto
Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto
Dr. Jeffrey Okamoto
Dr. Brenda Camacho
6/5/25-6/18/25 Hawaii Island Community Health (Big Island - Hilo) Dr. Carrie Ip
Daisuke Sato 6/2/25
Frank Baum (Maui) Dr. Frank Baum
MEDICAL STUDENT UPDATES
Kara Wong Ramsey, MD
Pediatric Clerkship Director Barry Mizuo, MD Pediatric Associate Clerkship Director
Wecontinuetohaveasignificantnumberofseniormedicalstudents matchintopediatricresidenciesannually,withatotalof10students choosing categorical pediatric residencies during the 2024-2025 academicyear.Manyofthesestudentscitedtheirclinicalexperiences workingwithourpediatricfacultyandresidentsasamajorfactorin 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, andprovidingvaluableclinicalteachingopportunitiesforalllevelsof medicalstudents.
Vinson Diep, MD
Pediatric Outpatient Liason
Travis Hong, MD Director of Rural Health
Kyra Len, MD Director of Medical Student Education
MEDICAL STUDENT FACULTY
Longitudinal Clinical Preceptors (LCP)
SelinaChen
RachelCoel
JenniferDiRocco
EdwardFong
TravisHong
DavidKurahara
JannetLee-Jayaram
JoanMeister
BarryMizuo
JeffreyOkamoto
Learning Community Mentors (LCM)
TravisHong KitShanLee
JannetLee-Jayaram
KyraLen
Problem Based Learning (PBL) Tutors
VenkataramanBalaraman
MarissaFakaosita
TravisHong
JordanKono
Outpatient Preceptors
HazelAbinsay
MirandaBacon
TeresaBane-Terakubo
KarenBarretto
MikiCain
MaureenChang
RaquelChan-Ikeda
DarrettChoy
CindyCollo
GaryDelaCruz
VinsonDiep
AzrielDror
ChloeEdinger
CharlesEgesdal
AlyssaEstes
GinaFrench
TawniGesteuyala
KriselleGines
MichaelHamilton
JuliaHaruno
LauraHassen
LindseyHeathcock
JannetLee-Jayaram
KyraLen
BlairLimm-Chan
BarryMizuo
JenniferSasaki
KarenThompson
LenTanaka
EmmanuelKling
KitShanLee
TiffanyWang
KaraWongRamsey
CherylOkado
ErikaNoel
LorenYamamoto
RonaldHirokawa
AlyssaHonda
TrudyHong
LaurenIshida
SteveKaplan
AldaLam
JesseLam
SarahLam
JeffreyLimm
JennyLiu
FelicitasLivaudais
RobinLynch
BrentMatsumoto
KathleenMorimotoNishioka
KaraMorita
BrendaNishikawa
KristynNishimoto
ErikaNoel
IrenePapaconstantopoulos
MaliaRasa
BritReis
KelseyRhodes
KaitlynRinaldi
BernardRiola
AlisonRivera
CassandraSimonson
NicoleSun
BrentTamamoto
JodieToward
DoreenUeoka
MichaelWalter
YolandaWu
JamesYee
PEDIATRICS INTEREST GROUP (PIG) REPORT
The PIG is among the most active interest groups at UH JABSOM. PIGofficersareelectedatthebeginningof theschoolyear.MS1PIGofficersworkwiththeMS2PIGofficerstoplanandhostPIGactivitiesfortheschool year.
Aug 2024: Electionofnewofficers(JustinLee-VP,LincolnHunt-VP,JeanetteTajiri-Tr,LaurenTanaka-TrKiaraMoffit-Media,ShelbyTadaki-Media,AmyMar-BookDrive,RaelynnChu-BookDrive,NicoleWong-EC, HaleyYamamoto-EC,BrookeYasuda-EC.ThesplintingworkshopwasheldjointlybythePediatricsInterest GroupandtheOrthopedicsInterestGroupandwassponsoredbytheUniversityofHawaiiStudentActivity& ProgramFeeBoard(SAPFB)andbyBSNMedical(themakersofOrthoGlasswhosupplythefiberglasssplint materials).
Oct 2024: NICUTour,BMV/IntubationWorkshopatKapi`olaniMedicalCenter.Studentsweretakenontours throughtheNICUandwerealsotrainedinbag-maskventilationandinfant/premieintubation.
Nov 2024: RespiratoryandAirwayGadgetsWorkshop(includesasthmagadgetsandCXR).Studentswere taughthowtoreadachestX-rayandwereshownmultipleabnormalpediatricchestX-rays.Studentswere taughthowtouseasthmainhalationdevicesincludingHFAinhalers,spacers,drypowderinhalers,peakflow meters,nebulizers.StudentswereprovidedwithplaceboHFAinhalers.Studentsdemonstratedtheirinhaler techniqueunderfacultyguidanceandcritique.Studentsalsoreceivedbagmaskventilationtrainingonadult andinfantmanikinsandinfant/premieintubation.PIGofficersappliedforandsuccessfullyreceivedSAPFB fundingwhichsponsoredthisevent.
Jan 2025:TheDepartmentofPediatricssponsoredandorganizedastudentsocialforallmedicalstudentsat theMS1,MS2,MS3,andMS4levelswhoareinterestedinpediatrics.GamesandPrizes!!Howdoyouspell intussusception?ThiseventwasheldinthediningroomatKapi`olaniMedicalCenterForWomen&Children.
Feb 2025: PediatricSpecialtyCareernight.StudentsandfacultyweretreatedtoabuffetdinneratJABSOM.
March 2025: ThePedsInterestGrouporganizedatsocialatthehomeoftheDr.LorenYamamotowithgames andprizes.
April 2025: ThePedsInterestGroupheldafundraiserthatraised$430.
ThePedsInterestGrouphostedapanelforthenewlymatchedMS4s+oneoftheKapi`olaniinternsto describe the 4 year electives, away electives, and the match process of interviewing, ranking, and matching.MS4attendingwere:EyricaSumida,AmadaChau,JenniferSato.AnnaRamosattendingasthe Kapi`olaniintern. th
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Nishida,M.,Ryckman,E.,& Iwamoto, L. M.(April2025).Family-CenteredRoundsintheNeonatalIntensiveCareUnit:TheImpactofCOVID-19.PediatricAcademic Societies(PAS)AnnualMeeting,Honolulu,HI.
Saringkarisate,K., Umland,J., Begue, R. E., Abe, K.,Seaver,L.,& Purohit, P. (November1,2025).AcuteChoreoathetosis,MIS-C,andMalateDehydrogenase2 Deficiency(MDH2D).AnnalsofNeurology.
Sato,J., Len, K.,Tessmer,E.,& Yamamoto, L. G.(2024).SmallRescuersCannotGenerateSufficientChestCompressionDepthUsingConventionalMethods,butCan UsingAlternativeTechniques.JournalofInvestigativeMedicine(conferenceabstract)
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).StrategiesforOvercomingBarriersandPromotingClinicalEventDebriefing inPediatrics:LessonsLearnedfromaNationalMulti-CenterPilotStudy.PediatricAcademicSocieties(PAS)Meeting,Honolulu,HI.
Stenger,K.S.,& Yamamoto, L. G. (2024).High-DoseAmoxicillininPneumococcalInfections:AreTeenDosesTooLoworAreToddlerDosesTooHigh?Journalof InvestigativeMedicine
Tokunaga,A.,Russell,C., Kyono, W., &Thompson,K.(2024).SubcutaneousPanniculitis-LikeT-CellLymphoma:AdolescentCaseSeriesataChildren’sHospital. SIOP2024Congress,Honolulu,HI.
Trivedi,H.,Siu,A.,Woo,J., Tanaka, L. Y., & Purohit, P. J. (January2025).ExtubationReadinessinPediatricMechanicalVentilation.CriticalCareMedicine Uchiyama,M.,Hirao,Y.,Baldwin,A.,Lai,C., Tanaka, L. Y., Patterson,P.,Gemmato,C.,&Paladino,J.(2025).BuildinganAdultExtracorporealMembrane OxygenationProgramDuringtheCOVID-19Pandemic:AnExperiencefromHawai‘i.AmericanThoracicSociety(ATS)InternationalConference(abstractpublished inAmJRespirCritCareMed),
Ueoka,A.,Kimata,C.,Siu,A.,& Wong Ramsey, K.(April2025).FactorsAssociatedwithNirsevimabReceiptforRespiratorySyncytialVirusProphylaxisAmong AsianandPacificIslanderInfantsinHawai‘i(E-PAS2025:684.4841).PediatricAcademicSocieties(PAS)Meeting,Honolulu,HI.
Wong Ramsey, K., Mizuo, B., & Len, K. (April2025).BrightSpotsinthePediatricClerkship:MedicalStudentReflectionsThroughVisualArt(PosterID1049). CouncilonMedicalStudentEducationinPediatrics(COMSEP)AnnualMeeting,Indianapolis,IN.
Wong Ramsey, K., Mizuo, B., & Len, K. (April2025).CounteringtheNationalDeclineinPediatricInterest:UniversityofHawai‘i’sSuccessStory(PosterID1131). CouncilonMedicalStudentEducationinPediatrics(COMSEP)AnnualMeeting,Indianapolis,IN.
Wong Ramsey, K., Mizuo, B., & Len, K. (April2025).TeachingNeonatalCircumcisiontoMedicalStudentsUsingaLow-CostSimulationModel(PosterID1129). CouncilonMedicalStudentEducationinPediatrics(COMSEP)AnnualMeeting,Indianapolis,IN.
Yoon,I.J.,Muraoka,L.,Pham,K., Chun, P. T.,& Iwamoto, L. M.(April2025).DeterminingtheBarrierstoDischargeinPretermInfantsBornat33and34Weeks’ Gestation.PediatricAcademicSocieties(PAS)AnnualMeeting,Honolulu,HI.
Yung,M.Y.,Rooks,E.A.,Chen,R.,Maarat,S.,Doyle,R.,& Yamamoto, L. G. (2024).FrequencyofNegativeAdultSpectatorBehavioratYouth(11–14y/o)Sporting Events.JournalofInvestigativeMedicine
PRESENTATIONS
AntokuA,BA,KimataC,and Ching N. A UniqueRespiratorySyncytialVirusSeasonalityExistsinHawai?i.PosterPresentation,PediatricAcademicSocieties Meeting,Honolulu,HI,April26,2025.
AntokuA,BA,KimataC,and Ching N. PediatricRespiratorySyncytialVirusInfectionsinHawai?i.PosterPresentation,PediatricAcademicSocietiesMeeting, Honolulu,Hawaii,April26,2025,Honolulu,HI.
Bratincsak, A. CommunityHealthModel:asolutiontoprovidershortage–CATCH25:CaringforAdultsandTeenswithCongenitalHeartdiseaseinternational ACHDconference,KoOlina,HI.
Bratincsak, A. Electrocardiogramanalysisenhancedbymachinelearningmodels–predictionofcommonanomaliesandraredisorders–8thannual internationalHawai‘icardiovascularsymposium,JohnA.BurnsSchoolofMedicine,Honolulu,HI.
Bratincsak, A. Heartfailure–HanuolaECMOconference,Honolulu.
BrownSM,SiuA, Kuo S, Tanaka LY, Purohit PJ. Pediatricandneonatalextracorporealmembraneoxygenation(ECMO)outcomesinHawaii.Posterpresentation atthe2025PediatricAcademicSocietiesAnnualMeeting,Honolulu,HI,April28.2025.
Cavaco N and Ching N. ProjectI.VIP:InfluenzaVaccineIncreaseinPediatricsAQualityImprovementInitiativewithPediatricResidents.WorkinProgressPoster Presentation,PediatricAcademicSocieties,Honolulu,HI,April25,2025.
Ching N, Estes,A, Kling E, andMoatsP.CongenitalCMVInfectionHearingLoss:EvaluationandManagement.KapiolaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren, PediatricGrandRounds,May8,2025,Honolulu,HI.
Ching N. CongenitalSyphilis:ATop10ListYouDon'tWantToBeOn.16thAlohaPediatricInfectiousDiseasesConference,November18,2024,Honolulu,HI.
Ching N. ProjectFirstline:What'sWaitinginYourWaitingRoom,AmericanAcademyofPediatricsWebinar,HawaiiChapter,June18,2024,Honolulu,HI.
Chun, P. Hawai‘iHealthPartnersWebinar:BeyondtheNICU:NavigatingPost-dischargeCareforHigh-riskInfants
Di Rocco, J. AChancetoGrow:FeedbackAcrosstheContinuumofEducationandPractice,UHPediatrics/KMCWCPediatricGrandRounds,October31,2024.
Di Rocco, J., Britt.,J,Burke,A.EPAs:FacultyDevelopmentandLearnerEngagement.APPDVirtualCafe,February4,2025.
Di Rocco, J., Kihstrom,M,Stewart,D.EPAs:GettingStarted.APPDVirtualCafe,November12,2024.
Di Rocco, J., O’Connor,M.,Burke,AE,Ford,R.,Turner,DA,Reed,SM.BeyondtheEPA-verse:2028isAnotherStepClosertotheFutureofCBME…AreYouReady? PediatricAcademicSocieties’AnnualMeeting,Honolulu,HI,April24-28,2025.
Di Rocco, J., Raidoo,S.,Brown,B.,Kiyokawa,M., Iwamoto, L.,Nogi,M.,Steinemann,S.,Quattlebaum,T.,Olson,H.,Costa,C.BreathingLifeintotheClinician EducatorMilestones,AccreditationCouncilforGraduateMedicalEducationNationalConference,Nashville,TN,February20-22,2025.
Dowsett L, and Wong Ramsey K. ListeningTourswithNativeHawaiianPhysicians:EstablishingaNetworkDirectory.Platformpresentationacceptedtothe PacificRegionIndigenousDoctorsCongress,Adelaide,NSW,Australia.December3,2024.
Dowsett L, Wong Ramsey K, TolentinoN,AlbaneseN,BakerN,TimTimJ,KamakaM,CarpenterD,IwaneM,LumN,BirnieK,TaualiM.EstablishingaNetwork Directory(December2024).OralpresentationatPacificRegionIndigenousDoctorsConference.Adelaide,Australia.
Eisenberg,D.,Murano,T., Di Rocco, J.,Mann,J..ACGMENutritionalCompetenciesWebinar,March24,2025.
Fakaosita, M. PediatricAcademicSocieties2025:PatientCareSig.Communicationwithpatientsandfamilies.
Francisco-Natanauan P. “SubstanceUseintheSecondDecadeofLife.”(April11,2025).Hawai’iAddictionsConference2025.UniversityofHawai’iJohnA.Burns SchoolofMedicineDepartmentsofPsychiatry,FamilyMedicine/CommunityHealth,Obstetrics&Gynecology,Hawai’iSocietyofAddictionMedicine,Honolulu, Hawai’i,USA.
Francisco-Natanauan P. (April27,2025).EatingDisordersinMaleAdolescentsinHawai’i.LearningLounge,PediatricAcademicSocieties2025,Honolulu, Hawai’i,USA.
Francisco-Natanauan P. (April28,2025).SexualHealthcareintheAdolescentwithChronicKidneyDisease.HotTopicSymposia,PediatricAcademicSocieties 2025,Honolulu,Hawai’i,USA.
Francisco-Natanauan P. (August27,2024).“GenderAffirmingTreatment:Testosterone.”Hawai’iGEchoSeriesPresentation,Hawai‘iGenderECHOProgram Cohort2,ProjectECHOStanfordUniversity,SchoolofMedicine.700BishopSt.TopaFinancialCenter,Honolulu,Hawai’i.
Francisco-Natanauan P. (September26,2024).EatingDisorders:TheSignsandtheScience.StrongerEveryBite:EnablingTeenstoTriumphOverEating Challenges.SocietyofAdolescentMedicinePhilippines12thBiennialConvention(Virtual).Manila,Philippines.
Hong, T. LearningCommunitiesInstituteAnnualConference:ATaleof3LC'sInvitedSpeakerWorkshop:ChingN,HollandS,NievesD,andPaintsilE.PediatricID Essentials:AHalf-dayCareerDiscovery:PediatricInfectiousDiseases-DiverseWorkforceinAction,WorkshopatPediatricAcademicSocietiesMeeting,Honolulu, HIApril25,2025.
KamakaM,IwaneM,LumM, Wong Ramsey K, AlbaneseN,TimTimJ,CarpenterD(December2024).AddressingClimateandHealthEquityforNativeHawaiians. OralpresentationatPacificRegionIndigenousDoctorsConference.Adelaide,Australia.
KellyNN,BennettJP,LiuYE, Kuo S, RamirezS,HeymsfieldSB,ShepherdJA.AccuracyofDXAtotalbodyvolumeestimationsinyoungchildren.Posterpresentation atthe12thInternationalSymposiumonInVivoBodyCompositionStudies.Auckland,NZ,February20-22,2025.
Kibe,R.,Lewis,S.,Chan,D., Len, K. (2025March27)PointofCareUltrasoundinPediatrics:Areview.PediatricGrandRounds,Kapi‘olaniMedicalCenterforWomen andChildren.(InvitedSpeaker).
King, J. HawaiiAssociationofPhysicianAssistants2024.
Kyono, W. Children’sOncologyGroup2024FallMeeting,NCORPSession–Chairwithroleofspeaker,moderator, andorganizer.NewOrleans,Louisiana.September25,2024.
Kyono, W. Children’sOncologyGroupNCORP2025VirtualSpringMeeting–Chairwithroleofspeaker, moderator,andorganizer.April7andMay1,2025.
Kyono, W. ChildrensOncologyGroupNCORPPerformanceEnhancementWebinar:AYAUpdate–Organizer/Moderator.June20,2025.
Kyono, W. ChildrensOncologyGroupNCORPPerformanceEnhancementWebinar:CCDRUpdateand PsychosocialDistressScreeningConcept–Organizer/Moderator.February14,2025.
Kyono, W. InternationalSocietyofPaediatricOncology(SIOP)2024Congress–“FreePaperSession22:
Tanaka, L. UpdateonPediatricVentilation,InauguralSocietyofMechanicalVentilationConference,SocietyofMechanicalVentilation,Honolulu,Hawaii,September 2023
Turlington, A. KKVM&MConference:CongenitalToxoplasmosis
Umland J, Grief M, Chin B, Tanaka LY.ImplementingaPost-CodeMomentofSilence.Posterpresentedat:HealthProfessionsEducationConference(HPEC); February10,2024;Honolulu,HI.
Ushijima,M.,Vanapruks,S.,Masuda,J.,Wong,V., Len, K. (2024Feb10)LearningCommunities:BuildingResiliencyinMedicalEducation.HealthProfessions EducationConference(HPEC).Honolulu,HI.February2024.(OralPresentation)
Wong Ramsey K. AreAllBabiesCreatedEqual?HealthInequitiesintheNICU.QueensMedicalCenterDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Honolulu,HI.July 2023.
Wong Ramsey K,LeeJ,OwensL,O’HaraK.DuncanS,MartinG,OwensL,StanleyK,BrumbaughJ,NemerofskyS,SenguttuvanR.(March2024).NeonatalCoding Workshop.AmericanAcademyofPediatricsNeonatalPerinatalPracticeStrategiesConference.Scottsdale,AZ.
Wong Ramsey K, Mizuo B, Ueno M, Cavaco N, Grief M, Len K. (Feb2024)TheHealthProfessionsEducator’sBuffetStation:HowtoImproveyourBedside Teaching,yourSlidePresentations,andyourVirtualPresentationsAllinOneWorkshop.WorkshoppresentedatHealthProfessionsEducationConference(HPEC). Honolulu,HI.February2024.
Wong-Ramsey, K., Mizuo, B., Hutchins, K., Wu, Y., Len, K.A. (2024Feb10)CounteractingStudentEmpathyErosioninClerkshipsThroughanIn-PatientInterview andReflectionExercise.HealthProfessionsEducationConference(HPEC).Honolulu,HI.February2024.(OralPresentation)
Wong-Ramsey, K., Mizuo, B., Len, K.A. (2024April3-6)CounteractingEmpathyErosioninClerkships.CouncilonMedicalStudentEducationinPediatrics (COMSEP)Meeting.NewOrleans,LA.April2024.(PosterPresentation)
Wong Ramsey K,NelsonA,BockrathR,PaulC,ChungE,TrainorJ,ConnellJ,PetershackJ,KeeleyM(April2024).EnhancingthePowertoMakeYourPoint:Howto plan,designanddelivermoreeffectivepresentations.WorkshoppresentedatCouncilonMedicalStudentEducationinPediatricsMeeting.NewOrleans,LA.
Becu, C. (January9,2025)."GeneticsApplicationinDiagnosisandManagementofNeurologicalDisorders."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrand Rounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Borruso, L. (August1,2024).""BreastfeedingTrendsandMisconceptionsinSocialMedia.""UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds, Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren."
Cavaco, N., Kim, R.(February27,2025)."FromPastTraumatoPresentHealth:ALookintoNativeHawaiianHistoricalTraumaandMentalHealthOutcomes." UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Ching, N., Estes, A., Kling, E., Moats, P. (May8,2025)."CongenitalCMVInfectionHearingLoss:EvaluationandManagement."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentof PediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Ching, N., Wong, K., Antoku,A.,Ueoka,A.(August15,2024)."RespiratorySyncytialVirus(RSV)InfectionsinHawaiiPacificHealthPatients."UniversityofHawai’i DepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Craig, M. (March20,2025)."TheABCsofCP:UnderstandingCerebralPalsyfromaFunctionalPerspective."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrand Rounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Dela Cruz, G.,Dennison,H.(October17,2024)."PediatricMentalHealthCareAccess."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olani MedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Di Rocco, J. (October31,2024)."AChancetoGrow:ReceivingandProvidingFeedbackacrosstheContinuumofLearningandPractice."UniversityofHawai’i DepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Fakaosita, M., Okado, C.(June12,2025)."HotTopicsinPediatricHospitalMedicine."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olani MedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Fraga-Lovejoy, C. (January23,2025)."EosinophilsandGITract-EsophagusandBeyond."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olani MedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Fujita, K. (February13,2025)."PatentDuctusArteriosusinSmallInfantsandPrematureInfants."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds, Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Izuka, B. (March6,2025)."ClinicalResearch:WhatItIsandHowYOUCanDoit."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olaniMedical CenterforWomenandChildren.
Kurahara, D., Kim,L.,Guzman,G.(December19,2024)."LupusNephritis:AnUpdate."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olani MedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Len, K., Kosut, J. (July11,2024)."ManyfacesofCOVID-19inPediatricHospitalizedPatients."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds, Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Nakamura, K. (January30,2025)."WhyKapiolani?"UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenand Children.
Okihiro, M., Nishiguchi,E.,Ahia,M.,Bristol,R.Miyamoto,K.(September5,2024)."DisabilitythroughaDifferentLENDs."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentof PediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Schoppy, K. (October10,2024).""Totally'Tube'ular:PediatricEarInfections&EarTubeGuidelines.""UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrand Rounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
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Simonson, C. (April3,2025)."WhentheSmokeClears:APediatrician'sPerspectiveontheMauiWildfire."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrand Rounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Woo, R. (April17,2025)."TelehealthDeliveryofPediatricSurgicalCareinHawai'i."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olani MedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Wu, B. (April10,2025)."MoveThatMucus-TheEvidencefor(orlackof)AirwayClearanceTherapies."UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrand Rounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenterforWomenandChildren.
Young, A. (August29,2024)."MakeViralBronchiolitisInterestingAgain!"UniversityofHawai’iDepartmentofPediatricsGrandRounds,Kapi’olaniMedicalCenter forWomenandChildren.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Dowsett, L. (2024).Nelson’sPediatricBoardReview(2nded.).Elsevier.
Watanabe, K. A., & Kurahara, D. K. (2024,August).ChapterVII.4.Rheumaticfever.InL.G.Yamamoto(Ed.),CaseBasedPediatricsforMedicalStudentsand Residents(3rded.).UniversityofHawai‘i.https://www.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pedtext/s07c04.html
Gorenflo, R. M., Purohit, P. J., & Inaba, A. S. (2024,November).ChapterXIV.1.Cardiopulmonaryresuscitation.InL.G.Yamamoto(Ed.),CaseBasedPediatrics forMedicalStudentsandResidents(3rded.).UniversityofHawai‘i.https://www.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pedtext/s14c01.html
Purohit, P. J. (2024).Sectioneditor,XIV.Criticalcareandemergencymedicine.InL.G.Yamamoto(Ed.),CaseBasedPediatricsforMedicalStudentsand Residents(3rded.).UniversityofHawai‘i.https://www.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pedtext/
Yamamoto, L. G. (Ed.).(2024).CaseBasedPediatricsforMedicalStudentsandResidents(3rded.).UniversityofHawai‘i. https://www.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pedtext/
