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Our Team
Maribeth Chitkara, MD
Research Interests
Main research interests are regarding undergraduate and graduate medical education, implementation and assessment of novel curricula in medical education, as well as quality of pediatric inpatient care.
Summary
Maribeth Chitkara is the Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University as well as the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education at Stony Brook Children’s. She has an academic interest in medical education, evidence-based medicine and the care of the hospitalized and medically complex pediatric patient.
Chitkara, MB, Ryan LM, Stockwell D, Wiedermann, BM. Can a Clinical Decision Rule Decrease Antibiotic Use in Viral Meningitis? Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, December, 2002; 156(12):1195-8, DOI:10.1001/archpedi.156.12.1195.
Manning SE, Lee E, Bambino M, Ackelsberg J. Weiss D, Sathyakumar C, Kornblum J, Barbot O, Johnson D, Kaplan EL, Layton M. Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection in High School Football Players, New York City, 2003. Emerging Infectious Disease, 2005 Jan; 11(1):146-9, DOI: 10.3201/eid1101.040559.
Chandran L, Chitkara MB. Vomiting in Children: Red Flag, Reassurance or Referral. Pediatrics in Review 2008;29:183-192. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.29-6-183
Lye PS, the Committee on Hospital Care and the Section on Hospital Medicine. Physicians’ Roles in Coordinating Care of Hospitalized Children. Pediatrics, Oct 2010; 126:829-832.**
Committee on Hospital Care and Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care. Patient- and Family-Centered Care. Pediatrics, 2012; 129:394-404. **
Rausch D, Committee on Hospital Care and Section on Hospital Medicine. Medical Staff Appointment and Delineation of Pediatric Privileges in Hospitals. Pediatrics, 2012, 129:782-787.**
Connors GP, Melzer, SM, Committee on Hospital Care, and Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Pediatric Observation Units. Pediatrics, 2012; 130:172-179. **
Kenefick CK, Boykan R, Chitkara M. Partnering with Residents for Evidence-Based Practice. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Nov 2013; 32(4):385-395, PMID 24180647.
Boykan R, Chitkara M, Kenefick C, Messina C. An Integrated Practical Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Curriculum for Pediatric Residents: Two Small Group Sessions to Teach PICO Question Formation and Searching Strategies. MedEdPORTAL; 2013. Available from: www.mededportal.org/publication/9446.
Brown C, Chitkara, MB, Committee on Hospital Care and the Child Life Council. Child Life Services. Pediatrics, 2014; 133; e1471-1478.**
Neibur H, Balliu E, Kim M, Akhter J, Boykan R, Chitkara MB, Bag-Ozbek A, Azzam RK, Hageman J. Index of Suspicion, Pediatrics in Review, 2014; 35(2): 88-93. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.35-2-88.
Chitkara M, Boykan R, Messina C. An Integrated Practical Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Curriculum for Pediatric Residents, Critical Appraisal: Diagnostic Test. MedEdPORTAL; 2014. Available from: www.mededportal.org/publication/9663.
Chitkara M, Boykan R. An Integrated Practical Evidence-Based Medicine Curriculum for Pediatric Residents, Critical Appraisal: Therapy. MedEdPORTAL; 2014. Available from: www.mededportal.org/publication/9750.
Boykan R, Chitkara M. An Integrated Practical Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Curriculum for Pediatric Residents, Critical Appraisal: Harm/Causation and Prognosis. MedEdPORTAL; 2014. Available from: www.mededportal.org/publication/9788.
Chitkara M, Boykan R. An Integrated Practical Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Curriculum for Pediatric Residents, Critical Appraisal: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses. MedEdPORTAL; 2014. Available from: www.mededportal.org/publication/9835.
*Chitkara M, Boykan R, Messina C. A Longitudinal Practical Evidence-Based Medicine Curriculum for Pediatric Residents. Academic Pediatrics, 2016; 16(3):305-307, PMID: 26780176.
*Chitkara MB, Satnick D, Lu, WH, Fleit H, Go FA, Chandran L. Can Individualized Learning Plans in an Advanced Clinical Experience Course for Fourth Year Medical Students Foster Self-Directed Learning? BMC Medical Education, 2016; 16:232. PMID: 27585493.
*Pravder HD, Leng-Smith A, Brash A, Elkin DJ, Attard M, Rose B, Messina CR, Chitkara MB. A Magic Therapy Program to Alleviate Anxiety in Pediatric Inpatients. Hospital Pediatrics, Dec 2019; 9(12), PMID: 31676585.
Kirschen GW, Seidman R, Chitkara M, Cherian J. Progressive bilateral lower extremity weakness and muscle soreness in a 17-year old dancer. Pediatrics in Review, Oct 2020; 41(51): S99-S100.;
Gordon M, Rodriguez VM, Balk S, Chitkara M, Halpern A, Geller A, Hay J. Skin Cancer risk-reduction counseling with adolescents: Pediatrician perspectives. Psycho-Oncology, 2020; 20:1363-1365. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5414
Chitkara MB, Pongvitayapanu R, Lu WH. Integrating iPads into Team-Based Learning in the Pediatrics Clerkship: Do They Provide Any Value? J of Med Educ and Curr Dev, 2020; https://doi.org/10.1177/2382120520957645.
Gendelman R, Preis H, Chandran L, Blair RJ, Chitkara M, Pati S. Healthcare workforce transformation: Implementing patient-centered medical home standards in an academic medical center. BMC Medical Education, 2021; 21:310, DOI://doi.org/10.1186/s12090-021-02775-9.
Rideout M, Dawlett M, Plant J, Chitkara M, Trainor J. Essential Yet Ill-Defined: Leadership Roles to Support Fourth-Year Medical Students in Pediatrics. Medical Education Online, 2021; 26:1, 1950108, DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2021.1950108.
Pravder H, Elkin D, Post S, Chitkara M. An innovative program using magic to provide early clinical experiences for preclinical medical students; goals, experiences, and results of the MagicAid program. Medical Science Educator, 2021, in press.m using magic to provide early clinical experiences for preclinical medical students; goals, experiences, and results of the MagicAid program. Medical Science Educator, 2021, in press.
Rachel Boykan, MD
Research Interest
Overall research interests include prevention of second and third hand tobacco smoke and aerosol, vaping prevention and cessation in teens; resident education.
Summary
Rachel Boykan is a pediatric hospitalist and Associate Pediatric Residency Director. Her work has focused on addressing tobacco use of patients admitted to the hospital, and admitted patients’ families/caregivers who smoke/vape. In addition to this work in the inpatient setting, she has partnered with Alison Eliscu (Adolescent Medicine) to address vaping in the outpatient setting and in Suffolk County school districts. As a member of the Stony Brook Nicotine Cessation Workgroup, Dr. Boykan is currently exploring potential partnerships with others to address tobacco use in Suffolk County shelters and the Shinnecock Nation in Eastern Long Island. She looks for opportunities to engage residents in her work, sometimes in collaboration with MPH students and medical students.
Josette Bianchi-Hayes, MD
Research Interests
The relationship between asthma and increased weight status, leveraging technology to support children with increased weight and asthma, physician wellness
Summary
Josette Bianchi-Hayes is a pediatric hospitalist here at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, The Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. She has an interest in the relationship between children with co-morbid increased weight status and asthma, how to leverage technology to support children with increased weight status and asthma, and healthcare utilization for these populations. She also has a strong interest in physician wellness, especially in the context of COVID-19. She currently serves as the director of the Dept of Pediatric Residency Research and Scholarship program and is the chair of the Resident
Houlin, H, Hou, W, Kaur, S, Bianchi-Hayes, J. The association of co-morbid asthma and increased weight status with healthcare utilization in children 4-17 years, an NHANES study. Journal of Asthma. 2021 Apr 22;1-7. PMID: 33827355.
Bianchi-Hayes J, Cataldo R, Schoenfeld E, Hou W, Pati, S. Caregivers’ perceptions of the relationship among weight, health status, and asthma in their children. Journal of Child Healthcare. 2020 Dec; 25 (4): 647-658. PMID: 33382353.
Bianchi-Hayes J, Schoenfeld E, Cataldo R, Hou W, Messina C, Pati S. Combining Activity Trackers With Motivational Interviewing and Mutual Support to Increase Physical Activity in Parent-Adolescent Dyads: Longitudinal Observational Feasibility Study. JMIR Pediatric Parent. 2018 Apr 12;1(1):e3. PMID: 31518313.
Bianchi-Hayes JM, Schoenfeld ER, Cataldo R, Huang J, Pati S. Caregiver Preferences regarding Technology's Role in Supporting Adolescent Weight Management. Int Sch Res Notices. 2015;2015:153723. PMID: 27347500.
Cataldo R, Huang J, Calixte R, Wong AT, Bianchi-Hayes J, Pati S. Effects of overweight and obesity on motor and mental development in infants and toddlers. Pediatric Obesity. 2016;11(5):389-396.PMID: 26487592.
Bianchi-Hayes J, Calixte R, Huang J, Cataldo R, Wong A, Pati S. Healthcare utilization by obese and overweight children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2015;166(3):626-631.e622. PMID: 25575421.
Lisa Wilks-Gallo, MD
Research Interests
Medical Ethics, Communication in Medicine, Inpatient clinical Pediatrics, Psychosocial impact of hospitalization
Summary
Lisa Wilks-Gallo is a Pediatric Hospitalist here at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, The Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. She has a broad interest in all clinical aspects of inpatient Pediatric medicine and a particular interest in Medical Ethics. Dr. Wilks-Gallo is a member of the Stony Brook Medicine Institutional Ethics Committee and a member of the Ethics Consult Service. She has an interest in the psychosocial impact of hospitalization and an interest in how communication in medicine impacts the patient experience and quality of care.
- Rayna Tian, Joshua Glass, Shantel Apeseche, Lisa Wilks-Gallo; Index of Suspicion: Ascending Right-Sided Abdominal Pain in an Adolescent Female. Submitted for publication awaiting revision.
- Allen Tingjun Yu, Kate Shapiro, Christy A. Beneri. Lisa S. Wilks-Gallo; Streptococcus lutetiensis neonatal meningitis with empyema. Access Microbiology. September 2021, 3:000264.
- Narendra Yallanki MD, Lisa Wilks-Gallo MD, Jennifer Lutz DO, Leslie Small-Harary MD; H. Pylori Infection Causing Hiccups in a Pediatric Patient. Pediatrics in Review. August 2020, 41 (8): 423-426.
- Lisa Wilks-Gallo MD, Chaim Z. Aron DO, Catherine R. Messina, PhD; “Hi Mommy” Parental Preferences of Greetings By Medical Staff. Clinical Pediatrics (phila) 2018 April, 57(4): 398-402.
Candice Foy, MD
Research Interests
Quality Improvement – including projects on intradisciplinary team communication, medication reconciliation, and medication errors; care of medically complex children; medical student and resident education.
Summary
Candice Foy is a pediatric hospitalist at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, The Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, and is also the Director of the Pediatric Resident Quality Improvement Curriculum. She has a particular interest in using QI methodology in decreasing medication errors, and has led projects on improving medication reconciliation and medication ordering procedures. She also has an interest in research on medically complex children, specifically their long-term outcomes.
- Pagano, M.E., Maietti, C.M., Levine, A.D., (2014, August). Risk factors of repeated infectious disease among substance- dependent girls and boys court-referred to treatment. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Epub 2014 Aug 20
- Foy, C.M., Koncicki, M.L., Edwards, J.D.. (2020, August). Liberation and mortality outcomes in pediatric long-term ventilation: A qualitative systematic review. [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 2]. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020;10.1002/ppul.25003. doi:10.1002/ppul.25003
Book Chapters
- Spivey, J., Maietti, C., & McVoy, M. Communication Disorders. Gabbard's Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders, 5th Edition, Chapter 2, 2014
- Maietti Foy, C. Failure to Thrive and Newborn Screen. In D. A. Rauch, S. N. Osorio, J.G. Ono & J. Oshimura, Challenging Cases in Pediatric Hospital Medicine (pp. 221-6). Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. 2020
