Selected Projects
Gowry K, 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
Gowry K, 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
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, University of Utah
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, University of Utah
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Utah
Pediatric Clerkship Director, University of Utah School of Medicine
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, University of Utah
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, University of Utah
Program Director, PHM Fellowship
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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics University of Utah
Associate Executive Council Member, PRIS Network
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
Selected Projects
Intermountain Healthcare Smoke Cessation Quality Improvement Project
Current Position
Utah Valley Pediatrics, Payson, Utah