Research Projects & Grants

Other Research

  • “National Jewish Health Adult Granulomatous Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease (GLILD) Registry” We conducted a retrospective study in which patients at a single academic medical center were categorized into three cohorts based on the nature of their pulmonary conditions: CVID-alone, CVID-bronchiectasis, and CVID-GLILD. We used a Kruskal-Wallis test to compare the medians of the three groups. In addition, we enrolled patients in a prospective study involving annual quality of live (QOL) surveys to track disease progression and impact on quality of life. Role: Primary Investigator; Faculty Advisors: Jessica Galant-Swafford MD, Jason Catanzaro MD, MPH Personally responsible for patient recruitment, data collection and analysis, manuscript development and submission for publication (2022 - 2024)
  • “Ensuring Follow-Up Visits for Moderate Persistent Asthmatics in General Pediatrics” Quality initiative to ensure patients with moderate persistent asthma have regular follow up appointments in 4-6 months. Phoenix Children’s Hospital Continuity Clinic Role: Co-Investigator; Faculty Advisors: Janice Piatt MD, John Muhm MD  Personally responsible for protocol development, data collection, and analysis (2020 - 2021)
  • “Do They Really Have A Drug Allergy? De-labeling False Penicillin Allergies from Gen Peds Clinic”  Quality initiative to ensure patients with penicillin allergy labels are established with the PCH allergy-immunology clinic in order to receive confirmatory testing of their presumed drug allergies. Phoenix Children’s Hospital General Pediatric Clinic Role: Primary Investigator; Faculty Advisors: Christine Rukasin MD, Kristen Samaddar MD Personally responsible for IRB submissions, protocol development, data collection and analysis, manuscript development and submission for publication (2019 - 2021)
  • “De-labeling False Penicillin Allergies at Initial Pediatric Encounters” Quality initiative to evaluate likelihood of true drug allergies with stratifying questionnaires and appropriate oral challenges in the ED and OR. Phoenix Children’s Hospital Multidisciplinary Collaborative: Pediatric Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Allergy & Immunology, and Infectious Disease Role: Primary Investigator;  Faculty Advisors: Ramin Jamshidi MD, Zebulon Timmons MD, Jordan Merz MD, Christine Rukasin MD, Wassim Ballan MD Personally responsible for IRB submissions, protocol development, data collection and analysis, manuscript development and submission for publication (2019 - 2021)
  • “HIV Screening in an Urban Adolescent Population” Quality initiative to improve HIV screening and documentation for adolescent patients at our pediatric continuity practice. Phoenix Children’s Hospital Continuity Clinic Role: Co-Investigator; Faculty Advisors: Janice Piatt MD, Michelle Huddleston MD, Vinny Chulani MD, Jennifer Farabaugh MPH, Kristen Samaddar MD Personally responsible for protocol development, data collection, and analysis (2018 - 2021)