Welcome to the Spring Edition of Inside Pediatrics!

In this edition of Inside Pediatrics, we feature information about Dr.

Julie Lumeng’s new role as Director of the Center for Human Growth

and Development, our Save A Heart Staff Challenge, Dr. Gary Freed

is appointed as a Trustee to the International Pediatric Research

Foundation and many other faculty and staff accomplishments.

I hope you enjoy reading this newsletter. I encourage you to send

items of interest to Colleen Fraser (fraserco@umich.edu) for future

publications. Thank you for your continued support of Pediatrics at

Michigan.

Valerie P. Opipari, MD Ravitz Foundation Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases

Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Physician-in-Chief, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Michigan Medicine

Message from the Chair

Department Upcoming Events

Department of Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases

Spring 2018

Inside Pediatrics

Special items of interest:

Dr. Julie Lumeng Named New

Director of the CHGD

Pediatric Phase-I Team COG

Audit Performance

Dr. Sonal Owens Receives Grant

from Gilbert Whitaker Fund

2018 SPR’s Newest Members

Dr. Gary Freed Selected as New

Trustee to the IPRF

Dr. Donna Martin Selected as a

Taubman Scholar

Save A Heart Staff Challenge

Inside this issue:

2018 Society for Pediatric

Research

2

Faculty Accomplishments 2-3

Mott Epilepsy Program

Accreditation

4

News From Our Community 4

Highlights from DE&I

Emerging Leaders Event 5

Upcoming and Ongoing

Events

5-6

Faculty Development

Life Beyond the Daily Grind

Panel Discussion

April 11, 2018

Danto Auditorium

5:30 pm—7:30 pm

(*must register)

Think Like an Actor, Present

Like a Pro

April 13, 2018

8:00 am—10:30am

BSRB Seminar Rooms

(*must register)

Crucial Accountability

April 23, 2018

8:00 am—4:30 pm

BSRB Seminar Rooms

(*must register)

Partners in Pediatric Care

May 11, 2018

Ann Arbor Kensington Hotel

or Participate Online

7:00 am—5:00 pm

(*must register)

NEC Symposium

June 2-5, 2019

Ann Arbor, MI

(*more info and registration

coming this fall)

Pediatric Advanced Life

Support (PALS) Certification

Training

Multiple dates offerings in

2018

Towsley Center

(*must register)

Hidden Figures Screening

April 29, 2018

Michigan Theater

12:30 pm—3:30 pm

(*must register)

All faculty, residents, fellows

and staff are invited to attend!

Leadership Academy—

Cohort 22

May 7-8 and June 11-12

Ann Arbor Marriot Ypsilanti

8:00 am—4:30 pm

(*nomination needed)

Leadership Academy—

Cohort 23

May 9-10 and June 13-14

Ann Arbor Marriot Ypsilanti

8:00 am—4:30 pm

(*nomination needed)

Page 2 Inside Pediatrics FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ulie Lumeng, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases in the

Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, in the Department of

Nutritional Sciences in the School of Public Health, and a Faculty Affiliate at CHGD.

Dr. Lumeng joined the faculty in 2003 as a Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics and a

Research Scientist at CHGD. She is well known for her research on maternal feeding

practices, obesity in children, and social and cognitive influences on children's eating.

Importantly, Dr. Lumeng will maintain her positions as Associate Chair for Research in

Pediatrics and Faculty Lead for Clinical Research Management in the Michigan

Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR). Dr. Lumeng ‘s appointment in this

role will run from April 1, 2018 through 2020. Congratulations, Dr. Lumeng!

Dr. Lumeng Named New Director of the Center for Human Growth & Development

G ary L. Freed, Percy and Mary Murphy Professor of

Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and Professor of

Health Management and Policy in the School of Public

Health, has been selected as the new Trustee to the

International Pediatric Research Foundation (IPRF).

This role oversees the official Pediatric Research

publication.

For more information, please visit www.aps1888.org

Dr. Gary Freed Selected as Trustee to the International Pediatric Research Foundation

Dr. Donna Martin Selected as a Taubman Scholar

Donna Martin, MD, PhD, has been selected as a Taubman Scholar, on behalf of the

Governing Council of the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at the

University of Michigan. The Taubman Institute is dedicated to the fundamental

discovery and advancement of understanding the cause, treatment, and prevention

of diseases.

As a Taubman Scholar, Dr. Martin will receive a three-year research grant of

$150,000 annually. Congratulations, Dr. Martin!

The goal of the Society for

Pediatric Research is to create a net-

work of multidisciplinary researchers

to improve child health. Congratula-

tions to its newest members:

Dr. Emily Fredericks—Pediatric Psychology

Dr. Karl Desch—Neonatology

Dr. Rajen Mody—Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Dr. Jenny Radesky—Pediatrics Developmental & Behavioral

2018 Society for Pediatric Research

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FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Dr. Namita Sachdev Selected to Receive Brendan Kelly Award

D r. Namita Sachdev was selected by the Medicine Pediatrics Program

Directors Association to receive the Brendan Kelly Award. The Brendan

Kelly Award is given in honor of the Association’s dear friend who died un-

expectedly in 2016, to recognize the very best of their Associate Program Directors.

Dr. Kelly was the Associate Program Director of the Baystate med-peds program for

18 years. He was a skilled and beloved physician and teacher, earning 19 medical

student teaching awards in his career. This award is given to an Associate Program

Director who demonstrates teaching excellence, collaborative leadership, and com-

passionate patient care that Dr. Kelly modeled so well. Great job and well-deserved,

Dr. Sachdev!

Dr. Prachi Shah Elected to Society for

Pediatric Research Council

Dr. Sonal Owens, Associate

Professor of Pediatrics and

Communicable Diseases in

the division of Pediatric

Cardiology, received the

2018 Gilbert Whitaker Fund

for the Improvement of

Teaching.

Great job, Dr. Owens!

Dr. Sonal Owens Receives Grant from

Gilbert Whitaker Fund

Dr. Prachi Shah, Associate

Professor of Pediatrics and

Communicable Diseases,

has been elected to the

Society for Pediatric

Research Council, repre-

senting Developmental and

Behavioral Pediatrics.

Congratulations, Dr. Shah!

Dr. Melissa Cousino Selected to Serve on International Transplant Committee

Dr. Melissa Cousino, Division of Pediatric Psychology, was nominated and selected to serve on the 2019 Inter-

national Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Program Planning Committee. She is one of three pediatric

representatives on the 30 person committee. Dr. Cousino will be a key decision maker in determining content

for the annual meeting, which is attended by approximately 5,000 organ failure/transplant providers from

throughout the world. Congratulations, Dr. Cousino!

Congratulations to our Pediatric Cancer Phase-I Team!

Congratulations are in order to our Pediatric Cancer Phase-I team for an excellent

performance in their annual Children’s Oncology Group (COG) audit. Our center is the only

Pediatric Cancer Phase-I program in the state and the highest enrolling center in the country over

the last 6 months. “Special thanks to Bailey, Rhonda, Yvonna, Marcia, Amy and Kathy for their dedication

and hard work. This is the 11th year of our program and this was the largest audit to date with very

minimal corrective actions. Kudos to the entire team!” — Rajen Mody, MD, MS

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NEWS FROM OUR COMMUNITY

Save A Heart Challenge for Mott Employees

n outstanding team of creative contributors from

C.S. Mott raised up $3950 in funds for the annu-

al Save A Heart event, making them the winners in

this year’s Staff Challenge. Staff teams throughout

Mott were challenged to create silent auction entries

and collectively, they created 23 auction baskets.

Together with another 43 auction packages brought

in by the Save A Heart committee, the auction raised

$20,000. All proceeds benefit the Save A Heart pro-

gram, which was created to raise funds for patients

and families at the U-M Congenital Heart Center

(CHC). The program provides financial assistance for

travel and lodging expenses during patient visits,

medical research, genetic testing, sending kids to

summer camp and the biennial CHC Patient Reunion,

celebrating and remembering children with congenital

heart defects.

New Culinary Medicine Elective for Medical School Students

T he new Culinary Medicine

elective, piloted by the

University of Michigan Medical

School in February 2018, provides

hands-on education and training to

medical students, with the goal of

providing them with increased

knowledge and a better ability to

make food recommendations to

their patients.

The course was initiated and is

codirected by Roma Gianchandani,

MBBS, Associate Professor of

Internal Medicine in the Metabo-

lism, Endocrinology and Diabetes

Division, and Brigid Gregg, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases in the Pediatric

Endocrinology Division. Dr. Gregg also received a certifica-

Above: Ravi Iyengar, Brigid Gregg, Roma Gianchandani, Heather Klingeman

Above: Ron Grifka, Nicole Wilder, Devi Chiravuri, Bridget

Pearce, Courtney Strohacker, and Gayle Thomas

For more information about Save A Heart,

please visit: umsaveaheart.org

Mott Epilepsy National Program Accreditation Level 4 Center

The Mott Epilepsy Program has received two year accreditation from the National Association of Epilepsy Cen-

ters. It remains certified as a Pediatric Level 4 Center, the designation reserved for the centers that provide the

highest level of medical and surgical care for patients with complex epilepsy. The growth and success of this

program are the direct result of your combined efforts and expertise; from our technical, administrative and re-

search staff to our dietitians, nurses, social worker, residents, fellows, and faculty.

Page 5 Inside Pediatrics DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

The Department of Pediatrics Celebrates Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The March 7th Emerging Leaders event (pictured above) was a huge success and so

many fantastic ideas were brought to the table. The event gave junior faculty members

the opportunity to network and engage with current department leaders, seek advice and

discuss career trajectories, and share ideas with division and department leaders.

Thank you to all of our faculty and staff for your support in the

Department of Pediatrics’ pledge to move our vision forward to create an

increasingly diverse, equitable and inclusive environment.

The Department of Pediatrics is excited to co-sponsor,

with the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion (OHEI), a first of its kind

program at Michigan Medicine. We invite all of our Department faculty,

residents, fellows and staff to a special screening of

HIDDEN FIGURES followed by a panel discussion focusing on

issues of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

DATE: Sunday, April 29th

TIME: 12:30—3:30 pm

LOCATION: Michigan Theater

Screening Room

*Popcorn will be served!

RSVP at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0d44a8ae2eaafc1-hidden

*Limited seating, with required registration by April 19, 2018

Life Beyond the Daily Grind Panel Discussion

Avoid burnout and maintain work/life

goals while dealing with the day-to-day

DATE: April 11, 2018

TIME: 5:30 – 7:30 PM

LOCATION: Danto Auditorium

*Dinner provided

Department of Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases

D3202 Medical Professionals Building

1500 East Medical Center Drive, SPC 5718

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5718

Editor: Colleen Fraser

fraserco@umich.edu | 734-763-9326

Inside Pediatrics is published quarterly by the Office of the Chair. Suggestions or

submissions for this newsletter should be directed to Colleen Fraser (fraserco@umich.edu).

Come hear from some of our faculty (Julie Lumeng, Donna Martin, Folafoluwa

Odetola, Jennifer Vredeveld, and Michelle Carney) on how to think about

this important, yet seldom discussed topic.

Sign up for our upcoming discussion at: http://pedsfacultydiscussion.rsvpify.com

•Sponsored by the Pediatrics Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and Gender Sub-committee•