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Hospital Medicine Former Fellows

Rachel Solstad, MD

2022 – 2024

Selected Projects

Solstad R, Avondet E, Tam R. (October 2023). Standardizing an Inpatient Vaccination Administration Process at a Large Free-Standing Pediatric Hospital. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition

Current Position (after July 2024)

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at University of Utah

Gowry Kulandaivel, MD

2021 – 2023

Selected Projects

Kulandaivel G, Avondet E, Carpenter P.  (March 2023). Needs Assessment of Pediatric Senior Resident Readiness to Lead Inpatient Family-Centered Rounds. Pediatric Academic Society North American Meeting

Kulandaivel G, Avondet E, Carpenter P. (April 2023). Needs Assessment of Pediatric Senior Resident Readiness to Lead Inpatient Family-Centered Rounds. Association of Pediatric Residency Directors Annual Spring Meeting

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Chicago Medicine

Matthew Pearce, MD MS

2020 – 2022

Selected Projects

Pearce M, Wilkins V, Chaulk D. Using patient complaints to drive healthcare improvement: a narrative overview. Hosp Pract (1995). 2021;49(sup1):393-398.

Pearce M, Purtell R, Larsen G, Mehra S, Coon E, Willer R. (April 2022) Use of Midline Intravenous Catheters in Hospitalized Children. Pediatric Academic Society North American Meeting

Pearce M, Purtell R, Larsen G, Mehra S, Coon E, Willer R. (July 2022) Use of Midline Intravenous Catheters in Hospitalized Children. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Meeting

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine.

Jonathan Sawicki, MD, MSCI

2019 - 2021

Selected Projects

Sawicki JG, Tower D, Vukin E, Workman JK, Stoddard GJ, Burch M, Bracken DR, Hall B, Henricksen JW. Association Between Rapid Response Algorithms and Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Children. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Dec 1;11(12):1385-1394

Sawicki JG, Chevalier A, and Purtell R. (May 2021) Development and Implementation of a Clinical Reasoning Curriculum for Pediatric Residents. Pediatric Academic Societies North American Meeting (Virtual).

Sawicki JG, Purtell R. (Sept 2020) The Case Cascade: Fostering Curiosity Through Case Based Learning. University of Utah Health’s 7th Annual Education Symposium.

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine.

Mike Fenster, MD, MSCI

2017 - 2019

Selected Projects

Fenster ME, Hersh AL ,Srivastava R, Keren R, Wilkes J, Coon ER. Trends in Use of Postdischarge Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Children.   J Hosp Med. 2020 Dec;15(12):731-733.  

Fenster ME. (May 2019) Use of anti-MRSA antibiotics for treatment of culture-negative complicated pneumonia. Pediatric Academic Society North American Meeting

Fenster ME. (Aug 2019) Use of anti-MRSA antibiotics for treatment of culture-negative complicated pneumonia. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Meeting

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine.

Rebecca Purtell, MD, MSCI

2015 – 2017

Selected Projects

Purtell R, Cullinan ME, Canary HE. Facilitators and barriers to the use of a structured hand-off: a pediatric hospital exploratory case study. Journal of Applied Communication Research. 2019. 27(4), 381-400.

Kithas A, Trujillo T, Good B, Purtell R. Increasing Adherence to a Safe Hand-off Structure. (May 2018) Pediatric Academic Society North American Meeting

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine.

Eric Coon, MD, MSCI

2015 – 2017

Selected Projects

Coon ER, Quinonez RA, Moyer VA, Schroeder AR. Overdiagnosis: how our compulsion for diagnosis may be harming children.  Pediatrics. 2014 Nov;134(5):1013-23.

Coon ER, Srivastava R, Stoddard GJ, Reilly S, Maloney CG, Bratton SL. Infant Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study Testing, Swallowing Interventions, and Future Acute Respiratory Illness. Hosp Pediatr. 2016 Dec;6(12):707-713.

Jennifer Daru Award for the Top Article of 2015

Current Position

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Washington

Gabrielle Hester, MD, MSCI

2011-2013

Selected Projects

Zimbric G, Srivastava R. Research in pediatric hospital medicine: how research will impact clinical care. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2012 May; 42(5):127-30.

Zimbric G, Bonkowsky JL, Jackson WD, Maloney CG, Srivastava R. Adverse outcomes associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease are rare following an apparent life-threatening event. J Hosp Med. 2012 Jul; 7(6):476-81.

Hester GZ, Nelson K, Mahant S, Eresuma E, Keren R, Srivastava R. (Aug 2013). Rating of National Guidelines for PRIS Prioritization Project Top Twenty Conditions. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Meeting

Zimbric GA, Bonkowsky JL, Jackson WD, Maloney CG, Srivastava R. (May 2011). Clinical Predictors of Recurrent ALTE Admission [Abstract]. Pediatric Academic Society North American Meeting

Current Position

Medical Director of Clinical Outcomes, Children's Minnesota

Kevin Nelson, MD, PhD, MSCI

2010-2012

Selected Projects

Intermountain Healthcare Smoke Cessation Quality Improvement Project

Current Position

Utah Valley Pediatrics, Payson, Utah