CPCE offers Pilot Grants twice per year to support CHOP investigators in clinical effectiveness studies that will attract external support for larger-scale projects. Investigators from all CHOP departments and divisions, including fellows in their final year of fellowship transitioning to a faculty position at CHOP, are encouraged to apply. Selected proposals will be supported for up to a maximum of $10,000 for one year. Proposals are typically due April 1 and October 1. For more information on how to apply, CHOP staff may visit the Research Intranet. Past Pilot Grant award recipients are listed below.
Fall 2017
Allison Barz Leahy, MD
PHEOT Fellow, Division of Oncology
Patient-reported symptom and toxicity monitoring in pediatric oncology patients hospitalized for chemotherapy
Spring 2017
Kate Henry, MD, MSCE
Fellow, Child Abuse Pediatrics
Clinical Effectiveness of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Young Children
Rachael Ross, MPH
Senior Research Associate, Division of Infectious Diseases
Defining the practice population to inform antimicrobial stewardship interventions in a pediatric primary care network
Jenna Streicher, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Section of Dermatology, Division of General Pediatrics
Inpatient Initiation of Propranolol for Infantile Hemangiomas: A Prospective Cohort Study Utilizing PEDSnet
Fall 2016
Sheila Quinn, DO
Fellow, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Resilience as a Mediator in Healthcare Transitions Among Adolescent and Young Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine
Determining the optimal frequency of dexamethasone therapy in the treatment of young children with intermittent asthma discharged from the Emergency Department
Yeh-Chung (Daniel) Chang, MD
Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases
The effect of a clinical pathway and rapid influenza polymerase chain reaction testing on rates of readmission to the pediatric emergency department and subsequent hospitalizations
Spring 2016
David I. Chu, MD
Pediatric Urology Fellow
Prospective Detection of Early Chronic Kidney Disease among Wilms' Tumor Survivors: A Pilot Study
Sagori Mukhopadhyay, MD, MMSc
Assistant Professor, Neonatology
Linking Neonatal and Pediatric Records to Form a 5-Year Longitudinal Birth Cohort
Fall 2015
Nic Bamat, MD
PHEOT Fellow, Division of Neonatology
Selecting PEEP in ventilated premature infants by reducing ventilation/perfusion mismatch: a pilot feasibility study
Spring 2015
Sandi Amaral, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor, Nephrology
Using a Mobile Game Application to Improve Healthcare of Self-management in Adolescents with Solid Organ Transplants: A Pilot Study
Laura Figeroa-Phillips, MD
PHEOT Fellow
Development of a Clinical Prediction Model for Pediatric Outpatients at Risk for Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
Sabrina Gmuca, MD
Fellow, Division of Rheumatology
Treatment and Outcomes in Neuromyelitis Optica
Fall 2014
Aadil Kakajiwala, MBBS
Clinical Fellow, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Variability in Measures of Mineral Metabolism in Children on Hemodialysis: Impact on Clinical Decision-Making
Maya Dewan, MD, MPH
Fellow, Critical Care Medicine
Reducing the Risk of Alarm Fatigue through Focused Alarm Management in Safety Huddles
Spring 2014
Andrea Knight, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology
Exploring Perceptions, Preferences and Barriers to Mental Health Care in Pediatric Lupus and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Patients: A Qualitative Pilot Study
Lori Kestenbaum, MD
Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases
Predictors of treatment regimens and outcomes for pediatric patients diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia
Fall 2013
Beatriz Larru, MD
Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases
Combination Antibiotic Therapy for Definitive Treatment of Gram-Negative Bacteremia in Hospitalized Children
Erik Jensen, MD
Fellow, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Pilot N-of-1 Multiple Crossover Randomized Trial of Gastric and Transpyloric Feeds in Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Spring 2013
Gregory E. Tasian, MD, MSc
Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Urology
Renal Parenchymal Area: Development of a Novel Criterion for Predicting Kidney Failure in Children with Congenital Urologic Disease
Fall 2012
Jennifer K. Walter, MD, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Measuring Parents’ Preferences and Capacities for Shared Decision-Making for Their Chronically Ill Children
Scott L. Weiss, MD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pediatrics
SPROUT: Sepsis PRevalence OUtcomes and Therapies – an International Point Prevalence Study of Pediatric Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock to Guide Clinical Trials
Spring 2012
Christopher P. Bonafide, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Iterative, participatory design of a mHealth intervention for improving transition readiness among adolescents and young adults with special health care needs
Spring 2011
Todd Florin, MD
Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Variation in Emergency Department Resource Utilization and Outcomes in Children with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Fall 2010
Andrea Kelly, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology
Effectiveness of Cholecalciferol in Optimizing Vitamin D Status and Effects on Muscle Function in Obese African-American Children with Hypovitaminosis D
Rebecca Ruebner, MD
Fellow, Division of Nephrology
and
Kimberly Lin, MD
Fellow, Division of Cardiology
Assessing the Prevalence of Impaired Kidney Function in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Using Iohexol Plasma Clearance and Cystatin C, a Novel Kidney Biomarker
Spring 2010
Peter de Blank, MD
Fellow, Division of Hematology-Oncology
Risk Factors for Hospital Acquired Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease Among Children with Malignancy
Michelle Denburg, MD
Fellow, Division of Nephrology
Chronic Kidney Disease and Fracture Risk in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults: A Population-Based Study using The Health Improvement Network (THIN) Database
Fall 2009
Kristen Feemster, MD, MPH, MSHP
Fellow, Infectious Diseases
The Impact of a Mandatory Influenza Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Medical Center
Spring 2009
Christopher P. Bonafide, MD
Fellow, Academic General Pediatrics
Impact of complex chronic conditions on risk of cardiopulmonary arrest, acute respiratory compromise, and urgent ICU transfer in children hospitalized on general inpatient wards
Fall 2008
Susan Duff, EdD, OT, PT, CHT
Clinical Specialist, Division of Occupational Therapy
Early Identification of Asymmetry in Infants at Risk for Unilateral Upper Limb Dysfunction
Spring 2008
Noah Cook, MD
Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Pain Assessment in the Neonate (PAIN) Study
Jeffrey Gerber, MD, PhD
Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Is Antibiotic Use a Risk Factor for Community-Onset Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection in Children?
Sheila Nolan, MD
Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
The Changing Epidemiology of Rotavirus: Determining the effectiveness and maximizing the impact of rotavirus vaccine