Deborah U. Frank, M.D., Ph.D. - Pediatrics - University of Utah

Curriculum Vitae Last Updated: 08/08/2013
PERSONAL DATA
Name: Deborah U. Frank
Birth Place: Red Bank, New Jersey
Citizenship: United States
Added to the file by faculty request 8/20/13.
EDUCATION
Years Degree Institution (Area of Study)
1987 - 1991 B.S. Northwestern University (Biomedical Engineering)
Evanston, IL
1991 - 1998 M.D. University of Virginia, School of Medicine (Medicine)
Charlottesville, VA
1993 - 1997 Ph.D. University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied
Science (Biomedical Engineering)
Charlottesville, VA
1998 - 2001 Resident University of Utah, School of Medicine (Pediatrics)
Salt Lake City, UT
2001 - 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Utah, Human Molecular Biology and Genetics
(Cardiac Development)
Salt Lake City, UT
2001 - 2004 Fellow University of Utah, School of Medicine (Pediatric Cardiology)
Salt Lake City, UT
2004 - 2006 Fellow University of Utah, School of Medicine (Pediatric Critical Care)
Salt Lake City, UT
2004 - 2006 Visiting Fellow The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pediatric Cardiac
Intensive Care)
Philadelphia, PA
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
05/01/1999 National Board of Medical Examiners, Certified
10/16/2001 American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics), Has subspecialty board
08/16/2004 American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Ped Cardiology), Certified
08/18/2006 American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Crit Care Med), Certified
CURRENT LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
1998 - 2014 American Heart Association: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (UT) - Physician (MD)
2011 - 2013 American Heart Association: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
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ACADEMIC HISTORY
Pediatrics (Pediatric Critical Care)
07/01/2006 Hire, Tenure Track, Instructor
07/01/2009 PromotionAssistant Professor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Full Time Positions
2006 - Present Attending Physician, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Primary Children's Medical
Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
2006 - 2009 Instructor of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
2009 - Present Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Part Time Positions
2001 - 2004 Affiliate Physician, Intermountain Healthcare, Kidscare, Salt Lake City, UT
SCHOLASTIC HONORS
1989 Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Northwestern University
1991 Northwestern University, Dean’s List for all 12 quarters
1991 Northwestern University, Graduated with Distinction
1991 - 1998 University of Virginia, Medical Scientist Training (MD/PhD) Program
1992 University of Virginia, Merck Manual Award
1993 American Society of Clinical Pathologists’ Award for Academic Excellence and
Achievement, University of Virginia
1993 - 1997 Virginia Engineering Foundation Fellowships, University of Virginia
1993 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, University of Virginia
1998 Robert M. Blizzard Pediatric Scholar Award, University of Virginia
2001 - 2010 Primary Children’s Medical Foundation Scholar, University of Utah
2006 - 2008 Cardiovascular Training Grant T-32, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Utah
2008 - 2010 Pediatric Critical Care Scientist Development Program Scholar, K12, University of
Utah
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Administrative Duties
2011 - Present CICU Faculty Coordinator, Cardioaccess Database, Cardiac Center, Primary
Children's Medical Center
2012 - Present Research Advocacy Group, Cardiac Center, Primary Children's Medical Center
2012 - Present Member, High Risk Program Steering Committee, Cardiac Center, Primary
Children's Medical Center
2012 - Present Member, Infant Feeding Guidlines Committee for the Cardiac Center, Primary
Children's Medical Center
2012 - Present Chair, Technology Committee for the Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Units at
Primary Children's Medical Center
2013 - Present Culture Champion, Cardiac Center, Primary Children's Medical Center
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PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
2012 Medical Team Volunteer, Medical Mission, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
Physician on mission to hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Peru with the Hearts
with Hope Foundation, Los Angelos, CA
SERVICE AT PREVIOUS INSTITUTIONS
1994 - 1996 Medical Student Member, University of Virginia, Human Investigation Committee
(IRB)
CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American College of Cardiology
American College of Cardiology - Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology Section
Pediatirc Cardiac Intensive Care Society
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Society of Critical Care Medicine - Pediatrics Section
FUNDING
Active Grants
03/01/13 -
03/01/14
Past Grants
07/01/02 -
07/01/03
11/01/02 -
11/01/04
01/01/08 -
12/31/09
01/01/08 -
12/31/10
Development of Translational Techniques to Evaluate Myocardial Enegertics in
Infants with Single Ventricle Physiology on Oxandrolone
Principal Investigator: Deborah U. Frank
Direct Costs: $40,000 Total Costs: $40,000
Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
The role of FGF8 in mouse cardiovascular development - Innovative Research Grant,
Mentor: Anne M. Moon, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator: Deborah U. Frank
Direct Costs: $25,000 Total Costs: $25,000
Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Trial of Pulse Steroid Therapy in Kawasaki Disease - Grant # 59001261, Pediatric
Heart Research Network, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Principal Investigator: L. LuAnn Minich
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Role: Co-Investigator
The role of Tbx3 in mouse cardiac development
Principal Investigator: Deborah U. Frank
Direct Costs: $37,500 Total Costs: $37,500
Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Role of Tbx3 in Mouse Cardiac Development
Pediatric Critical Care Scientist Development Program K12
Principal Investigator: Deborah U. Frank
National Institutes of Health
Role: Principal Investigator
02/01/09 - Role Of Tbx3 In Mouse Cardiac Development
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01/31/11 Principal Investigator: Deborah U. Frank
Direct Costs: $136,364 Total Costs: $150,000
March of Dimes Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES/ASSIGNMENTS
Clinical Teaching
2004 Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Lecture Series, Myocarditis and Pericarditis
2005 - Present Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Lecture Series, Echocardiography for ICU
physicians, presented every 2 - 3 years
2005 - 2011 Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Lecture Series, Staged Palliation of Single
Ventricle Lesions, annually
2005 Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Lecture Series, Clinical Practice Review, CPR
2006 Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Lecture Series, Clinical Practice Review, ECMO
during and after CPR
2006 Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Lecture Series, Cardiac Anatomy
2007 Pediatic Resident Noon Lecture, Cardiac Emergencies
2007 Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Lecture Series, Post-operative Care: Monitoring
Hemodynamics
2009 Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Lecture Series, Update in Cardiac Intensive Care
2009 Pediatric Resident Noon Lecture, Myocarditis
2011 Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Lecture Series, Basics of Cardiac Intensive Care
2011 - 2012 Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Lecture Series, Cardiac Physiology
Small Group Teaching
2011 - Present Pediatric Cardiology Fellows Board Preparation Sessions - Topic: Cardiac Intensive
Care. Taught during every 3 year cycle. 10/2011, 2/2013.
Trainee Supervision
Fellow
2009 - 2012 Advisor/Mentor, Titus Chan, University of Utah. Scholarship Oversight Committee
2011 - 2013 Advisor/Mentor, Brook Lang, University of Utah. Scholarship Oversight Committee
2013 - 2015 Advisor/Mentor, Hillary Crandal, University of Utah. Scholarship Oversight
Committee
Medical Student
2011 - Present Advisor/Mentor, University of Utah. 2nd year Medical Student Clinical Shadowing
Undergraduate
2005 - 2006 Supervisor, Sarah Elliott, University of Utah. Laboratory Research
Trainee's Current Career Activities: Graduate Student, University of Utah
2008 - 2009 Supervisor, Michael Burr, University of Utah. Laboratory Research
Trainee's Current Career Activities: Researcher at Moran Eye Institute
Educational Lectures
Didactic Lectures
2004 Echocardiography for ICU nurses, Pediatric ICU Cardiac Nursing Lecture,
Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt lake City, UT
2007 Stage I Palliation of HLHS: BT vs. Sano Shunt. Pediatric ICU Cardiac Nurses
Symposium, Primary Children’s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
2007 Cardiac Assessment. Cardiovascular Nurses Training, Primary Children’s
Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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Continuing Education
CE Courses Taught
2012 - Present Congenital Core Curriculum Review, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery,
Intermountain Healthcare Continuing Medical Education, Lecutre on Cardiac
Intensive Care and Monitoring for Surgeons preparing for Board Exams. 2012
was inital course year, with 6 attendees.
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. Rich, GF, CM Roos, SM Anderson, Urich DC, MO Daugherty, RA Johns. (1993). Inhaled nitric
oxide: dose response and the effects of blood in the isolated rat lung. J Appl Physiol, 75, 1278-1284.
2. Roos CM, Rich GF, Uncles DR, Daugherty MO, Frank DU. (1994). Sites of vasodilation by inhaled
nitric oxide vs. sodium nitroprusside in endothelin-constricted isolated rat lungs. J Appl
Physiol, 77(1), 51-7.
3. Roos CM, Frank DU, Xue C, Johns RA, Rich GF. (1996). Chronic inhaled nitric oxide: effects on
pulmonary vascular endothelial function and pathology in rats. J Appl Physiol, 80(1), 252-60.
4. Frank DU, Lowson SM, Roos CM, Rich GF. (1996). Endotoxin alters hypoxic pulmonary
vasoconstriction in isolated rat lungs. J Appl Physiol, 81(3), 1316-22.
5. Uncles DR, Daugherty MO, Frank DU, Roos CM, Rich GF. (1996). Nitric oxide modulation of
pulmonary vascular resistance is red blood cell dependent in isolated rat lungs. Anesth
Analg, 83(6), 1212-7.
6. Horstman DJ, Frank DU, Rich GF. (1998). Prolonged inhaled NO attenuates hypoxic, but not
monocrotaline-induced, pulmonary vascular remodeling in rats. Anesth Analg, 86(1), 74-81.
7. Frank DU, Horstman DJ, Morris GN, Johns RA, Rich GF. (1998). Regulation of the endogenous
NO pathway by prolonged inhaled NO in rats. J Appl Physiol, 85(3), 1070-8.
8. Frank DU, Horstman DJ, Rich GF. (1998). The effect of prolonged inhaled nitric oxide on
pulmonary vasoconstriction in rats. Anesth Analg, 87(6), 1285-90.
9. Horstman DJ, McCall DA, Frank DU, Rich GF. (1999). Inhaled nitric oxide and nifedipine have
similar effects on lung cGMP levels in rats. Anesth Analg, 89(4), 932-7.
10. Frank DU, Fotheringham LK, Brewer JA, Muglia LJ, Tristani-Firouzi M, Capecchi MR, Moon AM.
(2002). An Fgf8 mouse mutant phenocopies human 22q11 deletion syndrome.
Development, 129(19), 4591-603.
11. Frank DU, Minich LL, Shaddy RE, Tani LY. (2002). Is Doppler an accurate predictor of
catheterization gradients for postoperative branch pulmonary stenosis? J Am Soc
Echocardiogr, 15(10 Pt 2), 1140-4.
12. Macatee TL, Hammond BP, Arenkiel BR, Francis L, Frank DU, Moon AM. (2003). Ablation of
specific expression domains reveals discrete functions of ectoderm- and endoderm-derived FGF8
during cardiovascular and pharyngeal development. Development, 130(25), 6361-74.
13. Park EJ, Ogden LA, Talbot A, Evans S, Cai CL, Black BL, Frank DU, Moon AM. (2006).
Required, tissue-specific roles for Fgf8 in outflow tract formation and remodeling.
Development, 133(12), 2419-33.
14. Frank DU, Elliott SA, Park EJ, Hammond J, Saijoh Y, Moon AM. (2007). System for inducible
expression of cre-recombinase from the Foxa2 locus in endoderm, notochord, and floor plate. Dev
Dyn, 236(4), 1085-92.
15. Chan T, Thiagarajan RR, Frank D, Bratton SL. (2008). Survival after extracorporeal
cardiopulmonary resuscitation in infants and children with heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc
Surg, 136(4), 984-92.
16. Printz BF, Sleeper LA, Newburger JW, Minich LL, Bradley T, Cohen MS, Frank D, Li JS,
Margossian R, Shirali G, Takahashi M, Colan SD. (2011). Noncoronary cardiac abnormalities are
associated with coronary artery dilation and with laboratory inflammatory markers in acute
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Kawasaki disease. J Am Coll Cardiol, 57(1), 86-92.
17. Frank DU, Carter KL, Thomas KR, Burr RM, Bakker ML, Coetzee WA, Tristani-Firouzi M,
Bamshad MJ, Christoffels VM, Moon AM. (2012). Lethal arrhythmias in Tbx3-deficient mice reveal
extreme dosage sensitivity of cardiac conduction system function and homeostasis. Proc Natl Acad
Sci U S A, 109(3), E154-63.
18. Ohye RG, Shonbeck JV, Eghtesady P, Laussen PC, Pizarro C, Shrader P, Frank DU, Graham EM,
Hill KD, Jacobs JP, Kanter KR, Kirsch JA, Lambert LM, Lewis AB, Ravishankar C, Tweddell JS,
Williams IA, Pearson GD, for the Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. (2012). Cause, Timing and
Location of Death in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc
Surg, 144(4), 907-14.
19. Tabbutt S, Ghanayem N, Ravishankar C, Sleeper LA, Cooper DS, Frank DU, Lu M, Pizarro C,
Frommelt P, Goldberg CS, Graham EM, Krawczeski CD, Lai WW, Lewis A, Kirsh JA, Mahony L,
Ohye RG, Simsic J, Lodge AJ, Spurrier E, Stylianou M, Laussen P, Pediatric Heart Network
Investigators. (2012). Risk factors for hospital morbidity and mortality after the Norwood procedure:
A report from the Pediatric Heart Network Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial. J Thorac
Cardiovasc Surg, 144(4), 882-95.
20. Frank DU, Emechebe U, Thomas KR, Moon AM. (2013). Mouse tbx3 mutants suggest novel
molecular mechanisms for ulnar-mammary syndrome. PLoS ONE, 8(7), e67841.
OTHER (Commentary/Letters/Editorials/Case Reports/Video/Film)
Commentary
1. Frank D. (2010). Shunt Type in the Norwood Procedure. AAP Grand Rounds, 24(3), 34.
Editorials
1. Frank DU, Bratton SL. (2010). What's new in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation? Pediatr
Crit Care Med, 11(3), 429-31.
PENDING PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
1. Goldberg CS, Lu M, Sleeper LA, Mahle WT, Gaynor JW, Williams IA, Mussatto KA, Ohye RG,
Graham EM, Frank DU, Jacobs JP, Krawczeski C, Lambert L, Lewis A, Pemberton VL, Sananes R,
Sood E, Wechsler SB, Newburger JW. (In Revision). Factors Associated with Neurodevelopment for
Children with Single Ventricle Lesions. J Pediatr.
2. Riehle C, Wende AR, Sena S, Pires KM, Pereira-Alambert R, Zhu Y, Bugger H, Frank D, Bevins J,
Chen D, Perry-Garza CN, Dong X, Valdez S, Sheng X, Weimer BC, Gottlieb RA, White MF, Abel
ED. (Under Review). Insulin Receptor Substrates are Required for Supressing Neonatal Autophagy in
the Heart. J Clin Invest.
Abstracts
1. Delgado-Corcoran C, Bodily S, Frank D, Bratton S. (In Press). Reducing Blood Testing in Pediatric
Patients after Heart Surgery [Abstract]. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, 9th International
Conference, December 2012, Miami Beach, FL.
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Case Reports
1. Bogarapu S, Bleyl SB, Calhoun A, Viskochil DH, Saarel EV, Everitt MD, Frank DU. (Submitted).
Phenotype of a Patient with Contiguous Deletion of TBX5 and TBX3: Expanding the Disease
Spectrum. Am J Hum Genet.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS (Last 3 Years)
1. Null D, Bierer R, Dahl M, Jones C, Block C, Jensen S, Wimmer J, Leavitt T, McCoy N, Von Der Ahe
N, Alvord J, Houston D, Dong L, Frank D, DiGeronimo R, Yoder B, Albertine K. (2011). IGF-1 and
Caspase 3 Expression Modifications in the Lung and Brain in a ECMO Model Using Term Lambs
[Abstract]. E-PAS2011592.
2. Bierer R, Null D, Dahl M, Jones C, Block C, Jensen S, Wimmer J, Leavitt T, McCoy M, Von Der Ahe
N, Alvord J, Houston B, Dong L, Frank D, Digeronimo R, Yoder B, Albertine K. (2011). Stretch,
Rather than Oxygen Exposure, Change Molecular Expression in the Lung in an ECMO Model Using
Term Lambs [Abstract]. E-PAS2011591.
3. Kosaka Y, Lezin G, Gittenberger-de Groot AC, Saijoh Y, Frank D, Wisse LJ, Toyo-oka K,
Wynshaw-Boris A, Yost HJ, Brunelli L. (2011). Deletion of 14-3-3ε in Mice Leads to Tricuspid
Abnormalities and Gerbode Defect [Abstract]. E-PAS2011:2830.1.
4. Ohye RG, Schonbeck JV, Eghtesady P, Laussen PC, Pizarro C, Shrader P, Frank DU, Graham EM,
Hill KD, Jacobs JP, Kanter KR, Kirsh JA, Lambert LM, Lewis AB, Ravishankar C, Tweddell JS,
Williams IA, Pearson GD, for the Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. (2011). Cause, Timing and
Location of Death in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial [Abstract]. Circulation, 124, A10098.
5. Ravishankar C, Tabbutt S, Allen K, Cooper DS, Frank DU, Frommelt P, Ghanayem N, Goldberg K,
Graham EM, Kirsh JA, Krawczeski C, Lai WW, Lewis AB, Lodge AJ, Mahony L, Simsic J, Sleeper
LA, Stylianou M, Wang Y, Laussen P for the Pediatric Heart Network Investigators. (2011). Impact of
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Norwood Procedure
Outcomes: Data from the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trail [Abstract]. Circulation, 124, A9897.
6. Tabbutt S, Ghanayem N, Cooper DS, Frank DU, Lu Minmin, Frommelt P, Lai WW, Goldberg C,
Graham EM, Krawczeski C, Mahony L, Ravishankar C, Sleeper LA, Kirsh JA, Lewis AB, Lodge AJ,
Ohye RG, Pizarro C, Simsic J, Spurrier E, Stylianou M, Laussen P for the Pediatric Heart Network
Investigators. (2011). Risk Factors for Hospital Mortality and Morbidity Following the Norwood
Procedure: Results from the Multicenter Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial [Abstract].
Circulation, 124, A8160.
7. Goldberg CS, Lu M, Mahle WT, Gaynor JW, Williams I, Mussatto KA, Ohye RG, Frank D, Graham
EM, Jacobs JP, Krawczeski CD, Lambert L, Lewis A, Pemberton VL, Sananes R, Sood E, Wechsler
S, Newburger JW. (2012). Factors Associated with Impaired Neurodevelopment at 3 Years of Age in
Children with Single Right Ventricle Lesions [Abstract]. Circulation, 126, A13230.
8. Riehle C, Wende AR, Sena S, Alambert RP, Pires KM, Bevins J, Zhu Y, Bugger H, Frank D, Peryr-
Garza CN, Gottlieb RA, Abel ED. (2012). Insulin Receptor Substrates (IRS) are Essential Regulators
of Autophage and Mitochondrial Function in the Heart [Abstract]. Circulation, 126.
UNPUBLISHED POSTER PRESENTATIONS
1. Frank DU, and AM Moon. (2002). Fibroblast growth factor 8 is required for normal fourth
pharyngeal arch artery development in mice. Poster session presented at 2002 Weinstein
Cardiovascular Development Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
2. Macatee, TL, BR Arenkiel, BP Hammond, Frank DU, and AM Moon. (2003). Fgf8 has domainspecific
functions during cardiovascular and pharyngeal development. Poster session presented at
Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference, Boston, MA.
3. Frank DU and AM Moon. (2005). Developmental echocardiography of the fgf8 deficient fetal
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mouse. Poster session presented at 2005 Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference, Tuscon,
AZ.
4. Frank DU, E-J Park, S Elliott, Y Saijoh, and AM Moon. (2006). Inducible expression of Cre
recombinase in endoderm and notochord. Poster session presented at 2006 Weinstein Cardiovascular
Development Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
5. Frank DU, LA Ogden, AB Firuilli, and AM Moon. (2007). Arrythmias cause embryonic lethality in
Tbx3 mutant mice. Poster session presented at Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference,
Indianapolis, IN.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Meeting Presentations (Not Published Abstracts and Not Unpublished Posters)
Local/Regional
1998 Frank, DU and GF Rich. Regulation of the endogenous NO pathway by prolonged hypoxia and
inhaled NO in rats. Pediatric Research in Progress, University of Utah.
2002 Frank, DU, and AM Moon. The role of fibroblast growth factor 8 in mouse cardiovascular
development. Pediatric Research in Progress, University of Utah.
2005 Frank, DU, and AM Moon. Developmental echocardiography in Fgf8 conditionally mutant mice.
Pediatric Research in Progress, University of Utah.
2007 Frank, DU, and AM Moon. Exploring Relationships between form and function during
cardiogenesis: Studies using fgf8 mutant models. Pediatric Research in Progress, University of
Utah.
2007 Frank, DU, and AM Moon. Tbx3 is required for normal development of cardiac rhythm and
structure. Pediatric Research in Progress, University of Utah.
2008 Frank, DU, and AM Moon. Embryonic arrhythmias in Tbx3 hypomorphic mice: a model for
studying conduction system development. Molecular Medicine Program and MD/PhD Program
Retreat, University of Utah, Park City, UT.
2008 Frank, DU, and AM Moon. Embryonic arrhythmias in Tbx3 hypomorphic mice: a model for
studying conduction system development. Pediatric Research in Progress, University of Utah.
Invited/Visiting Professor Presentations
National
2009 Frank, DU and AM Moon. Tbx3 Gene Dosage Affects Function of the Developing Cardiac
Conduction System. Pediatric Critical Care Scientist Development Program Symposium, Pediatric
Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
2010 Frank, DU. Update on Animal Models of Congenital Heart Disease. 18th Utah Conference on
Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Snowbird, UT
OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY
Clinical Studies
2002 - 2005 Co-Investigator. Trial of Pulse Steroid Therapy in Kawasaki Disease. Pediatric Heart
Research Network, University of Utah. PI: LuAnn Minich, MD
2010 - Present Data Safety Monitoring Board Member. Phase I : A Pilot Study of the Safety and
Efficacy of Oxandrolone in the Prevention and Treatment of Malnutrition in Infants
after Cardiac Surgery. PI: Phillip Burch, MD
2010 - 2012 Co-Investigator. Predication of Feeding Problems in Prostaglandin-dependent
Prematurely Born Infants with Congenital Heart Disease. PI Christian Yost, MD.
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Closed due to inadequate enrollment.
2012 - Present Quality Improvement Project, Reducing Blood Testing in the Cardiac ICU, Primary
Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Project Lead: Claudia Delgado-
Cocoran, MD.
2013 - Present Cardiac Working Group Member, THAPCA (Therapeutic Hypothermia After
Pediatric Cardiac Arrest) Trial. University of Utah PI: Kimberly Bennett, MD.
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