
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellows and faculty attended the St. Jude’s Pediatric Research Conference and enjoyed the sights and sounds of Memphis while there.
Presentations
- Michael Yafi, MD, had three posters accepted to the 18th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD 2025) held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 19 to 22.
- Barbara Kieu, MHA, and GME office team will be presenting at the Association for Hospital Medical Education (AHME) Institute on April 30, 2025: “The Dynamic Duo — Team Development: The Relationship Between the Institutional Coordinator & Program Coordinator”
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellows Yara Neaimah, MD, and Sebastian Shrager, MD, MPH, attended the 2025 St. Jude-PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference held in Memphis, TN, in March, alongside assistant professors Ramia Zakhour, MD, and Gabriela Del Bianco, MD.
- Monica Kodakandla, MD; Wan-Hsuan “Sherly” Chen, MD; Dominique “Nikki” Dagdag, MD, attended the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Advocacy Conference in Arlington, VA, in March.

L-R: Dr. Kodakandla, Dr. Chen, AAP President Susan Kressly, MD, FAAP, and Dr. Dagdag at the AAP Advocacy Conference
Publications
- Linda Ewing-Cobbs, PhD, et al.: “Cultural adaptation and validation of the Argentine Children’s Orientation and Amnesia Test“
- Claudia Pedroza, PhD; Jon Tyson, MD, MPH; Ricardo Mosquera, MD, MS; et al.: “Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy in Preterm Infants 33 to 35 Weeks’ Gestation“
- Kanekal Suresh Gautham, MD; et al.: “Leadership Challenges in Neonatal Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic“
- Adrian Romero Mora, PhD; Brandy L. Walker, MS; Vanja Krneta-Stankic, MS, PhD; Lydia Youmans, MD; Rachel K. Miller, PhD; et al.: “The Dynamics of Tubulogenesis in Development and Disease“
- Matthew A. Rysavy, MD, PhD, et al.: “It’s the little things. A framework and guidance for programs to care for infants 22–23 weeks’ gestational age“
- Tina O. Findley, MD, et al.: “Meta-analysis on sex differences in mortality and neurodevelopment in congenital heart defects“