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Piyawat Arichai, MD FAAP

Pediatric Cardiology Fellow · Neonatal Critical Care Physician · Board-Certified Pediatrician
Formerly Piyawat Sukijthamapan

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Education and training

2025–2028: Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
2022–2025: Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Los Angeles General Medical Center · Children’s Hospital Los Angeles · University of Southern California
2019–2022: Internship and Residency in Pediatrics (Categorical Track)
Children’s National Hospital
2015–2019: Doctor of Medicine, Pathways Program
Harvard Medical School
2009–2013: Bachelor of Science in Biology, and Health: Science, Society, and Policy
Brandeis University · Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors

Certificate programs

2026–2027: Epic Physician Builder
2024–2025: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Specialization · Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Center for Health Education
2024–2025: Python 3 Programming Specialization · University of Michigan
2024–2025: Tiny Machine Learning Specialization · HarvardX
2015: CORe: Credential of Readiness, Pass with Honors · Harvard Business School Online

Certification

2022: Certified, American Board of Pediatrics
2019–2028: Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
2019–2028: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
2023–2025: NRP Instructor
2017–2020: USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK/CS, Step 3: passed

Awards

Sep 2026: American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Travel Grant
Mar 2025: “Best Use of QI Tools” Quality Improvement Award: SAFE QI Project
Oct 2024: Western American Federation Medical Research (WAFMR) Student Subspecialty Award: SAFE QI Project
May 2024: Marshall Klaus Perinatal Research Award, Beth Israel Deaconess Neonatology Education Research Award, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Mar 2024: “Most Innovative” Quality Improvement Award: SAFE QI Project
Feb 2024: Academy of Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety (AELPS) Scholarship
Oct 2023: Most Effective Educator Award
May 2023: Healthcare Administration Scholar Program (HASP), Los Angeles General Medical Center
Jan 2023: American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Travel Grant
Jun 2022: Certificate for Residents Distinguished in Research
Jun 2022: Certificate for Residents Distinguished in Medical Education
Jun 2021: Medical Student Teaching Awards

Undergraduate honors and grants (Brandeis University)

2014: British Medical Association Charitable Project Grant
2012: Millennium Campus Network Student Action Grant
2012: DoSomething Bootcamp Conference Travel Scholarship
2011: Sorensen Fellowship
2009–2013: Alumni and Friends Scholarship; Dean’s List; DeLorenzo Scholarship Foundation

Grants

May 2024: Beth Israel Deaconess Neonatology Education Research Award: an artificial intelligence tutor for congenital heart disease education. $5,000
Sep 2023: Optimize for Successful Neonatal Procedures with Ultrasound (OPTIMUS) Quality Improvement Initiative Grant. $52,400
May 2023: Neonatal Intensive Care Education (NICE) Quality Improvement Initiative Grant. $30,500
May 2023: Standardization and Application of Functional Echocardiography (SAFE) Quality Improvement Initiative Grant. $12,100
Jan 2023: Patient Care Fund Grant: neonatal simulator systems and ROP laser for the NICU. $163,300
Jan 2023: Patient Care Fund Grant: GE Venue Go ultrasound system for the NICU. $67,630

Research

Current work

Course Correction: cardiac post-operative course and intervention. First author; mentor Dr Chlebowski. Data analysis.
Common echocardiographic parameters are not associated with successful weaning of inhaled nitric oxide in neonates with acute pulmonary hypertension. First author; mentor Dr Shahab Noori. Manuscript submitted, in review.
Delphi consensus definition of pulmonary hypertension and cardiac dysfunction in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Co-author with international collaborators; mentors Dr Yogen Singh, Dr Florian Kipfmueller and Dr Neil Patel. Manuscript in review.

Publications

Arichai P, Wu TW, Seri I, Noori S. Artificial Intelligence in Neonatal Hemodynamics: Cerebral Autoregulation. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2025 Nov 18:101686.
Sierra-Strum I, Kibe R, Arichai P, Muniraman H, Mahmood E, Cayabyab R, Singh Y, Ramanathan R. Evaluation of Biventricular Diastolic Function in Preterm Infants in the First Week of Postnatal Life. Pediatric Cardiology. 2025.
Arichai P. Spotlight on Dr Kaashif Ahmad: Pursuing an Academic Career in a Private Practice. Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Newsletter. Summer 2024.
Arichai P. The Healthcare System Needs Neonatologists to See through the Four Walls and Become Healthcare Leaders: Lessons Learned from Dr Robert Insoft. Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Newsletter. Summer 2023.
Hoffmann RM, Neal JT, Arichai P, Gravel CA, Neuman MI, Monuteaux MC, Levy JA, Miller AF. Test Characteristics of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children with Preexisting Cardiac Conditions. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2024 Apr 1;40(4):307–310.
Arichai P, Delaney M, Slamowitz A, Rosario R, Gordish-Dressman H, Basu S, Kern J, Maxwell A, Abo A. Pediatric Residency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Needs Assessment and Educational Intervention. Cureus. 2022 Sep 2;14(9):e28696. doi:10.7759/cureus.28696
Miller A, Arichai P, Gravel C, Vieira R, Neal J, Neuman M, Monuteaux M, Levy J. Use of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2020 Oct 27 (publish ahead of print). doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000002271
Kong XJ, Liu J, Liu K, Koh M, Sherman H, Liu S, Tian R, Sukijthamapan P, Wang J, Fong M, Xu L, Clairmont C, Jeong MS, Li A, Lopes M, Hagan V, Dutton T, Chan SP, Lee H, Kendall A, Kwong K, Song Y. Probiotic and Oxytocin Combination Therapy in Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial. Nutrients. 2021 May 5;13(5):1552. doi:10.3390/nu13051552
Kong XJ, Liu J, Li J, Kwong K, Koh M, Sukijthamapan P, Guo JJ, Sun ZJ, Song Y. Probiotics and oxytocin nasal spray as neuro-social-behavioral interventions for patients with autism spectrum disorders: a pilot randomized controlled trial protocol. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2020 Feb 12;6:20. doi:10.1186/s40814-020-0557-8
Sukijthamapan P, Kamin D, Callas C, Onate A, Fantasia K, McFee AM, Wolbrink TA. Functional Constipation. Online video. OPENPediatrics. Dec 2019.
Hall C, Sukijthamapan P, dos Santos R, Nourse C, Murphy D, Gibbons M, Francis JR. Challenges to delivery of isoniazid preventive therapy in a cohort of children exposed to tuberculosis in Timor-Leste. Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Jun;20(6):730–6.
Sukijthamapan P. A Rights-Based Approach to Tuberculosis Treatment in a Post-Conflict Nation: Timor-Leste. Brandeis University Senior Honors Theses. 2013 May 28. Brandeis Institutional Repository
Sukijthamapan P. A Cure for Poverty: A Profile of Community-Based Healthcare. Editorial. In: Voices in Solidarity: Six Friends Reaching for Healing Across the World. The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, Brandeis University. 2011 Dec:39–48.

Oral presentations (13)

Arichai P, Sutharzan S, Reedy B, Gaies M, Cooper M, Morales DLS, Wortman M, Weimer B, Moore RA. Digitalizing the “Flight Plan”: An Artificial Intelligence–Augmented Ecosystem for Clinical Journey Visualization, Quality Improvement, and Predictive Analytics in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Surgery. The Performance Rounds Concept Conference. Toronto, Canada. July 2026.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Ortiz K, Shepherd J, Sullivan P, Sardesai S, Moreira A, Yeh A. DIY an AI Web App: Empowering Educators to be Creators with Generative AI. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Honolulu, HI. April 2025.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Ortiz K, Shepherd J, Sullivan P, Sardesai S, Moreira A, Yeh A. NeoCard AI Tutor: Can Generative AI Teach Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Trainees About Congenital Heart Disease? Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Honolulu, HI. April 2025.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Siddiqui S, Sandhu J, Kibe R, Huang J, Ortiz K, Myers E, Massoumi J, Uzunyan M, Khongphatthanayothin A, Ebrahimi M, Pour F, Akopyan A, Noori S, Singh Y, Sardesai S, Ramanathan R. Standardization and Application of Functional Echocardiography (SAFE) Quality Improvement: Patent Ductus Arteriosus Evaluation. Western Medical Research Conference (WMRC). Carmel, CA. 2025.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Ortiz K, Shepherd J, Sullivan P, Sardesai S, Moreira A, Yeh A. NeoCard AI Tutor: Can Generative AI Teach Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Trainees About Congenital Heart Disease? Western Medical Research Conference (WMRC). Carmel, CA. 2025.
Massoumi J, Arichai P, Huang J, Myers E, Sierra-Strum I, Kibe R, Ortiz K, Ramanathan R, Sardesai S, Cayabyab R, Yeh A. Optimizing for Successful Neonatal Procedure with Ultrasound (OPTIMUS) Quality Improvement: Lumbar Puncture. Western Medical Research Conference (WMRC). Carmel, CA. 2025.
Sierra-Strum I, Biniwale M, Arichai P, Ramanathan R. Effects of Surfactant Administration and Ventilation on Cerebral and Pulmonary Oxygenation in Preterm Infants using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS). Western Medical Research Conference (WMRC). Carmel, CA. 2025.
Bhattacharya A, Gopal SH, Johng S, Bo B, Neuenhofer H, Arichai P, Massolo C, Pugnaloni F, Singh Y, Kipfmueller F, Patel N. Definitions of Pulmonary Hypertension and Cardiac Dysfunction in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Systematic Review. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia International Symposium. 2024.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Yeh A, Sardesai S, Dixon M, Ramanathan R. Multi-Institutional and Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration for an Exceptional Neonatal Intensive Care Education (NICE) Quality Improvement Initiative. 40th Advances in Neonatal and Pediatric Cardiorespiratory Care Conference. Glendale, CA. 2024.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Yeh A, Sardesai S, Dixon M, Ramanathan R. Multi-Institutional and Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration for an Exceptional Neonatal Intensive Care Education (NICE) Quality Improvement Initiative. Western Medical Research Conference (WMRC). Carmel, CA. 2024.
Arichai P. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education in Pediatric Residency. Research, Education & Innovation (REI) Week. Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC. 2022.
Arichai P, Rosario R, Slamowitz A, Gordish-Dressman H, Basu S, Kern J, Maxwell A, Abo A. Trainees’ Attitude Towards Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training in Pediatric Residency. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). Virtual. 2021.
Arichai P. Pediatrics career panelist. World Pre-Health Conference, Harvard University. Virtual. 2021.

Abstracts and posters (33)

Arichai P, Alten JA, Morales DLS, Justice LB, Chlebowski MM. Simple Dates, Serious Signals: Clinician-Set Milestones Detect Deviant Trajectories and Predict Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. PCICS Annual Meeting and NeoHeart. New Orleans, LA. December 2026.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Ortiz K, Moreira A, Shepherd J, Sullivan P, Sardesai S, Yeh A. From Passive Learning to AI-Powered Training: Congenital Heart Disease Education for Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows Using Generative Artificial Intelligence. 9th Annual Robert Adler Education Day, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. May 2, 2025.
Arichai P, Nair S, Cameron J, Wong P, Noori S. Can Echocardiographic Parameters Predict Successful iNO Wean in Neonates with Acute Pulmonary Hypertension? Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Honolulu, HI. April 2025.
Sierra-Strum I, Biniwale M, Arichai P, Ramanathan R. Differential Regional Lung Oxygenation in Preterm Infants Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS). Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Honolulu, HI. April 2025.
Sierra-Strum I, Biniwale M, Arichai P, Ramanathan R. Effects of Surfactant Administration and Ventilation on Cerebral and Pulmonary Oxygenation in Preterm Infants using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS). Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Honolulu, HI. April 2025.
Sierra-Strum I, Fenison A, Arichai P, Jano E. Implementation of a Sedation Protocol Reduced Sedative Exposure in Ventilated Preterm Neonates <32 Weeks GA in a Level IV NICU. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Honolulu, HI. April 2025.
Sierra-Strum I, Arichai P, Cayabyab R, Muniraman H, Ramanathan R. Evaluation of Biventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function in Preterm Infants in the First Week of Postnatal Life. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Honolulu, HI. April 2025.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Siddiqui S, Sandhu J, Kibe R, Huang J, Ortiz K, Myers E, Massoumi J, Uzunyan M, Khongphatthanayothin A, Ebrahimi M, Pour F, Akopyan A, Noori S, Singh Y, Sardesai S, Ramanathan R. Standardization and Application of Functional Echocardiography (SAFE) Quality Improvement: Patent Ductus Arteriosus Evaluation. Los Angeles General Medical Center Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Poster Fair. Los Angeles, CA. March 13, 2025.
Arichai P, Nair S, Cameron J, Wong P, Noori S. Can Echocardiographic Parameters Predict Successful iNO Wean in Neonates with Acute Pulmonary Hypertension? Cool Topics in Neonatology. San Diego, CA. March 5, 2025.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Ortiz K, Moreira A, Shepherd J, Sullivan P, Sardesai S, Yeh A. From Passive Learning to AI-Powered Training: Congenital Heart Disease Education for Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows Using Generative Artificial Intelligence. Cool Topics in Neonatology. San Diego, CA. March 5, 2025.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Siddiqui S, Sandhu J, Kibe R, Huang J, Ortiz K, Myers E, Massoumi J, Uzunyan M, Khongphatthanayothin A, Ebrahimi M, Pour F, Akopyan A, Noori S, Singh Y, Sardesai S, Ramanathan R. Standardization and Application of Functional Echocardiography (SAFE) Quality Improvement: Patent Ductus Arteriosus Evaluation. Cool Topics in Neonatology. San Diego, CA. March 5, 2025.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Ortiz K, Shepherd J, Sullivan P, Sardesai S, Moreira A, Yeh A. NeoCard AI Tutor: Can Generative AI Teach Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Trainees About Congenital Heart Disease? 22nd Annual Innovations in Medical Education Conference. Virtual. February 6, 2025.
Sierra-Strum I, Biniwale M, Arichai P, Ramanathan R. Differential Regional Lung Oxygenation in Preterm Infants Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS). Western Medical Research Conference (WMRC). Carmel, CA. 2025.
Arichai P, Bhattacharya A, Gopal SH, Johng S, Bo B, Neuenhofer H, Massolo C, Pugnaloni F, Singh Y, Kipfmueller F, Patel N. Definitions of Pulmonary Hypertension and Cardiac Dysfunction in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Systematic Review. NeoHeart: Cardiovascular Management of the Neonate. August 1, 2024.
Sierra-Strum I, Arichai P, Noori S. Milrinone as a Therapeutic Strategy for Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: The Role of Serial Echocardiographic Assessment. NeoHeart: Cardiovascular Management of the Neonate. August 1, 2024.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Siddiqui S, Sandhu J, Kibe R, Huang J, Ortiz K, Myers E, Massoumi J, Uzunyan M, Khongphatthanayothin A, Ebrahimi M, Pour F, Akopyan A, Noori S, Singh Y, Sardesai S, Ramanathan R. Standardization and Application of Functional Echocardiography (SAFE) Quality Improvement: Patent Ductus Arteriosus Evaluation. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. Orlando, FL. September 27, 2024.
Arichai P, Huang J, Myers E, Massoumi J, Sierra-Strum I, Kibe R, Ortiz K, Ramanathan R, Sardesai S, Cayabyab R, Yeh A. Optimizing for Successful Neonatal Procedure with Ultrasound (OPTIMUS) Quality Improvement: Lumbar Puncture. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. Orlando, FL. September 27, 2024.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Yeh A, Sardesai S, Dixon M, Ramanathan R. Multi-Institutional and Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration for an Exceptional Neonatal Intensive Care Education (NICE) Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Toronto, Canada. 2024.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Siddiqui S, Sandhu J, Kibe R, Huang J, Ortiz K, Myers E, Massoumi J, Uzunyan M, Khongphatthanayothin A, Ebrahimi M, Pour F, Akopyan A, Noori S, Singh Y, Sardesai S, Ramanathan R. Standardization and Application of Functional Echocardiography (SAFE) Quality Improvement: Patent Ductus Arteriosus Evaluation. Los Angeles General Medical Center Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Poster Fair. Los Angeles, CA. March 14, 2024.
Arichai P, Huang J, Myers E, Massoumi J, Sierra-Strum I, Kibe R, Ortiz K, Ramanathan R, Sardesai S, Cayabyab R, Yeh A. Optimizing for Successful Neonatal Procedure with Ultrasound (OPTIMUS) Quality Improvement: Lumbar Puncture. Los Angeles General Medical Center Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Poster Fair. Los Angeles, CA. March 14, 2024.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Yeh A, Sardesai S, Dixon M, Ramanathan R. Multi-Institutional and Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration for an Exceptional Neonatal Intensive Care Education (NICE) Quality Improvement Initiative. Los Angeles General Medical Center Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Poster Fair. Los Angeles, CA. March 14, 2024.
Arichai P, Sierra-Strum I, Yeh A, Sardesai S, Dixon M, Ramanathan R. Multi-Institutional Collaboration for Neonatal Intensive Care Education (NICE) Quality Improvement. 21st Annual Innovations in Medical Education Conference. Virtual. February 15, 2024.
Sierra-Strum IE, Arichai P, Shepherd J. Refractory Pulmonary Hypertension in Vein of Galen Malformation: A Case Report. 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Washington, DC. August 27, 2023.
Rivera T, Gambrah EF, Arichai P, Slamowitz A, Maxwell A, Basu S, Kern J, Abo A. POCUS: What Exactly are Pediatric Residents Looking At? Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Washington, DC. April 28, 2023.
Rivera T, Gambrah EF, Arichai P, Slamowitz A, Maxwell A, Basu S, Kern J, Abo A. POCUS: What Exactly are Pediatric Residents Looking At? Research, Education, and Innovation (REI) Week, Children’s National Hospital. April 6, 2023.
Arichai P, Slamowitz A, Basu S, Kern J, Maxwell A, Abo A. Pediatric Residency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum Evaluation. Research, Education & Innovation (REI) Week, Children’s National Hospital. Washington, DC. April 14, 2022.
Slamowitz A, Arichai P, Bost J, Maxwell A, Basu S, Abo A. Support for POCUS Education in Pediatric Residency Programs. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Denver, CO. April 21, 2022.
Slamowitz A, Arichai P, Bost J, Maxwell A, Basu S, Abo A. Support for POCUS Education in Pediatric Residency Programs. Research, Education, and Innovation (REI) Week, Children’s National Hospital. April 14, 2022.
Hoffmann R, Neal J, Arichai P, Gravel C, Neuman M, Monuteaux M, Levy J, Miller A. Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children with Pre-existing Cardiac Conditions. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Denver, CO. April 21, 2022.
Arichai P, Rosario R, Slamowitz A, Gordish-Dressman H, Basu S, Kern J, Maxwell A, Abo A. Trainees’ Attitude Towards Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training in Pediatric Residency. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Virtual. 2021.
Arichai P, Rosario R, Slamowitz A, Gordish-Dressman H, Basu S, Kern J, Maxwell A, Abo A. Trainees’ Attitude Towards Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training in Pediatric Residency. Research, Education, and Innovation Week, Children’s National Hospital. 2021.
Miller A, Arichai P, Gravel C, Vieira R, Neal J, Neuman M, Monuteaux M, Levy J. Use of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Baltimore, MD. 2019.
Hall C, Sukijthamapan P, Santos R, Nourse C, Murphy D, Gibbons M, Francis J. Contact Screening and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) for Children Less than 5 Years Exposed to TB in Timor-Leste: Geographical and other Challenges. Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Conference. South Australia. 2014.

Clinical informatics and artificial intelligence

Projects

Flight Plan: an artificial intelligence–augmented ecosystem for clinical journey visualization, quality improvement and predictive analytics in pediatric congenital heart disease surgery
Course Correction: data analytics of post-cardiac-surgical course milestones, corrective interventions and clinical automation
CCHMC Heart Institute REDCap 2.0
NeoCard AI Tutor: a personalized generative-AI tutor on congenital heart disease for neonatal-perinatal medicine trainees
Fetal Cardiology AI Collaborative: a global initiative to enhance congenital heart disease diagnosis and education
Computational physiology: narrative review of AI in neonatal hemodynamics, with a focus on cerebral autoregulation

Training

2026: Epic Physician Builder Core training; NoteCraft training
2024–2025: Coursera and edX specializations: AI in Healthcare (Stanford), Python 3 Programming (University of Michigan), Tiny Machine Learning (HarvardX)
Apr 2025: From Cribs to Computer Code: Surfing the AI Wave in Neonatology. PAS pre-conference program (Zachary Vesoulis)
Jul 2024: Basic AI Course for Neonatologists workshop. NeoHeart Conference (Anthony Chang)
May 2024: A Comprehensive Overview of How AI will Change Clinical Practice & Academic Life. PAS pre-conference program (Zachary Vesoulis)
Mar 2024: Artificial Intelligence in Neonatal Care: From Algorithms to Action. Workshop in Neonatal-Perinatal Practice Strategies (Alvaro Moreira)

Medical education

Curriculum development

National neonatal cardiology education · Heart University. Content lead for the physiology curriculum of the Big Dreams for Tiny Hearts initiative: curriculum structure, content experts and trainee moderators for live webinars, knowledge checks and event marketing.
Neonatal Intensive Care Education (NICE) · LA General Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Education chief fellow. Founded the NICE committee overseeing the quality improvement initiative for fellowship education; redesigned the education structure with content-specific, multicenter and multidisciplinary subcommittees; fellow lead of the cardiology, neurology and point-of-care ultrasound subcommittees.
Neonatal hemodynamics education · LA General Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Founded the Neonatal Hemodynamics Interest Group (NeoHD-IG), a fellows’ collaborative for research, education and career development; manages its website and social media.
Point-of-care ultrasound in neonatal-perinatal fellowship · LA General Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Established the POCUS subcommittee across both institutions; led diagnostic (lung, airway, cranial, abdominal) and procedural (lumbar puncture, line placement, intubation, LISA) workshops.
Point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric residency · Children’s National Hospital. REACH Program Scholar, Medical Education Pathway. Built a longitudinal POCUS curriculum, needs assessment, lecture series, skill workshops, worksheets and structured assessment tools; oversaw the PEM POCUS elective; founded the PICU POCUS simulation elective; wrote the institutional policy for POCUS use by pediatric trainees.

National and international workshops and lectures

Webinars

Apr 9, 2025: “Neonatal Cardiac Interventions.” Big Dreams for Tiny Hearts. Organizer
Mar 4, 2025: “Left-to-Right Shunts in Premature Neonates.” Big Dreams for Tiny Hearts. Organizer
Feb 27, 2025: AAP SONPM Journal Club: “Expectant Management or Early Ibuprofen for Patent Ductus Arteriosus.” Presenter (mentors Tim Hundscheid and Jonathan Slaughter)
Feb 14, 2025: “Principles of Cardiopulmonary Physiology Underlying Congenital Heart Disease: Part 3.” Big Dreams for Tiny Hearts. Organizer
Jan 8, 2025: “Principles of Cardiopulmonary Physiology Underlying Congenital Heart Disease: Part 2.” Big Dreams for Tiny Hearts. Organizer
Dec 12, 2024: “Principles of Cardiopulmonary Physiology Underlying Congenital Heart Disease: Part 1.” Big Dreams for Tiny Hearts. Moderator
May 20, 2024: “Vasoactive Medication for Hypotensive Neonate.” ONTPD Online with the Experts. Moderator

Point-of-care ultrasound

Apr 27, 2025: “The (Ultra)Sound Approach to Baby Fever: Utilizing POCUS in the Workup of the Febrile Infant.” PAS workshop co-leader
Mar 7, 2025: “Cranial Ultrasound.” Cool Topics in Neonatology. Lecturer
Mar 6, 2025: “Ultrasound Physics and Image Optimization.” Cool Topics in Neonatology. Lecturer
Mar 2023–2025: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop, California Association of Neonatologists Cool Topics in Neonatology (lung, cranial, cardiac, abdominal, bladder, vascular access, ETT position/LISA, LP). Facilitator, three years
Mar 4, 2024: “Cranial Ultrasound.” Cool Topics in Neonatology. Lecturer
Feb 1, 2024: Lung ultrasound. 40th Advances in Neonatal and Pediatric Cardiorespiratory Care Conference. Instructor
Feb 4, 2023: Vascular access ultrasound. Workshop on Neonatal-Perinatal Practice Strategies. Instructor
Jan 12, 2023: Lung and procedural ultrasound. PAC/LAC 39th Annual Conference. Volunteer

Targeted neonatal echocardiography

Apr 28, 2025: “Hands-on Training to Assess Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus Using Neonatal Echocardiography Simulator.” PAS workshop co-leader
2023–2025: California Association of Neonatologists Cool Topics in Neonatology. Instructor, three years
Jul 30, 2024: NeoHeart Conference. Instructor
May 3–4, 2024: Pediatric Academic Societies: significance of a patent ductus arteriosus; cardiac function, LV output and hypovolemia. Instructor
Feb 1, 2024: 40th Advances in Neonatal and Pediatric Cardiorespiratory Care Conference. Instructor
Aug 27, 2023: 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Instructor
Feb 6–9, 2023: Point of Care Echocardiography in the Neonate Simulation Workshop. Instructor
Jan 12, 2023: PAC/LAC 39th Annual Conference. Volunteer

Neonatal resuscitation

Sep 28, 2024: “NeoStars Games: Practicing Resuscitation Skills and Teamwork.” AAP National Conference & Exhibition. Facilitator and planning team
Oct 21–22, 2023: “Simulation and Feedback for Neonatal Skills Training.” AAP National Conference & Exhibition. Facilitator and planning team

Fellow, resident and medical student teaching

Neonatal-perinatal medicine fellows

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Apr 1, 2026: “Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy (CKRT) Neonatal ECMO.” ECMO Conference presenter

LA General Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Mar 25, 2025: “ECMO Evaluation.” Surgical M&M
Jan 28, 2025: “What is Optimal Postnatal Growth and How to Get There?” Case conference
Dec 9, 2024: “Neonatal Tachyarrhythmias.” Case conference (also Nov 25, 2024)
Dec 4, 2024: “Post-transcatheter Cardiorespiratory Syndrome (PTCS).” Case conference (also Nov 12, 2024)
Jul 25, 2024: “Cranial Ultrasound.” Diagnostic POCUS workshop. Presenter and instructor
Apr 17, 2024: “Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.” Hemodynamics case conference. Co-presenter
Jan 22, 2024: “Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis.” Case conference
Dec 19, 2023: “Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.” Surgical conference
Nov 29, 2023: “Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia.” M&M
Oct 19, 2023: “Procedural POCUS.” Skill workshop organizer, content creator and facilitator
Oct 16, 2023: “Clinical Management of Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilation.” Case conference
Sep 27, 2023: “Management during VA ECMO.” Case conference
Jul 27, 2023: “Lung POCUS.” Skill workshop organizer, content creator and facilitator
Jul 19, 2023: “Echocardiographic Evaluation of PDA.” Conference presenter
Jun 12, 2023: “Renal Agenesis.” Case conference
Jun 5, 2023: “Respiratory Management for Extremely Premature Infants.” Case conference
Apr 26, 2023: “ECMO Conference: CRRT.” Presenter
Mar 1, 2023: “Neonatal ECMO Management: Neuroprotection and Bleeding.” Multidisciplinary ECMO case conference
Feb 15, 2023: “HIE-associated Cardiovascular Compromise.” Hemodynamics case conference
Jan 23, 2023: “Resuscitation of Preterm Newborn.” Case conference
Jan 4, 2023: “Respiratory Distress Syndrome.” Case conference
Dec 8, 2022: Journal club: Gray MM, Dadiz R, Izatt S, et al. Comparison of knowledge acquisition and retention following traditional didactic vs. flipped classroom education utilizing a standardized national curriculum: a randomized controlled trial. J Perinatol 2022;42:1512–1518
Nov 16, 2022: “Neonatal Hypotension: Part 2.” Hemodynamics case conference
Oct 19, 2022: “Neonatal Hypotension: Part 1.” Hemodynamics case conference

Pediatric hospital medicine fellows

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

May 24, 2024: Skill workshops: airway management and respiratory support; lumbar puncture; POCUS-guided lumbar puncture. Facilitator

Pediatric residents

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Jul 8, 2026: “Chest Pain and Syncope.” Interactive case-based learning

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Aug 2023: Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Duodenal Atresia; Acute Pulmonary Hypertension; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; High Frequency Ventilation; Pressure Control Ventilation
Nov 2022: Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy; Neonatal Hypotension; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Patent Ductus Arteriosus; Pulmonary Hypertension

LA General Medical Center

Dec 2023–May 2024: Interactive lectures: Neonatal Ventilation; VACTERL Association; Acute Pulmonary Hypertension; Apnea of Prematurity; Neonatal Fluid and Nutrition Management
Jun 2023: Interactive lectures: Non-invasive and Invasive Ventilation; Hypoglycemia and Nutrition; PDA Diagnosis and Management; Cardiomegaly
Jan 2023: NeoFlip facilitator: Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy; Apnea of Prematurity; Energy Requirement for Preterm and Term Infants; Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn. Presenter: Neonatal Resuscitation

Children’s National Hospital

Mar 2022: “Joint Pain and Hemoptysis.” Morning report. “Seizure with Cardiac Arrest.” M&M
Sep 28, 2021: “Chest Pain.” Morning report
Feb 2021: Intern night teaching: Lung POCUS; Renal and Bladder POCUS; Sudden Cardiac Death
Mar 3, 2020: “Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Applying Theory to Practice.” Noon conference

Medical students

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Feb–Mar 2021: Cyanotic Heart Disease; Sudden Cardiac Death; Limping Child; Diarrheal Illness; Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis; Acute Otitis Media Complications
Sep 11, 2020: “Pediatric Abdominal Pain.” Virtual chalk talk
Jun 2020: Virtual standardized patient encounter evaluator; “Race in Medicine” Lit in Peds facilitator (with Dr Clarissa Dudley and Dr Ian Chua)

Simulation

Sep 14, 2026: Completed the Simulation Facilitator Course, Cincinnati Children’s
Mar–Jul 2026: Pediatric Resident Identification of Cardiac Emergencies (PRICE) simulation: shadowing (Mar 31, Apr 9), facilitator (Jul 22)
2023–2024: Neonatal Resuscitation Program simulation: multidisciplinary and resident teaching while on service (Jul 11, 2024; Jan 24, 2024; May 2, 2023)
Apr 2023: Neonatal Resuscitation Program instructor and simulation trainer (Apr 17, 19, 25); certified as NRP instructor
Oct 21–22, 2023: “Simulation and Feedback for Neonatal Skills Training.” AAP National Conference & Exhibition. Facilitator and planning team
Feb–Mar 2021: Tabletop shock simulations integrating the POCUS RUSH examination (adapted from Bridges EP et al., MedEdPORTAL 2019): cardiogenic, septic, warm and cold shock. Intern teaching
Mar 5, 2021: “Cardiogenic Shock with RUSH POCUS.” High-fidelity PICU simulation built with SonoSim LiveScan and CaseBuilder, with Dr Sonali Basu

Mentoring

2025–present: Dev P. Singhvi, MD · Neonatal-perinatal medicine fellow, Cincinnati Children’s. Co-investigating AI-powered neonatal critical care education
2025–present: Chellapriya Vythinathan, MD · Neonatal-perinatal medicine fellow, Cincinnati Children’s. Co-investigating neonatal hemodynamics and data science
2023–present: Nakeya Hamilton, MD · Medical student, St. George’s University. AAP 1:1 Mentoring Program
2023–2025: Sheryar Siddiqui, MD · Neonatal-perinatal medicine fellow, University of California Irvine. SAFE QI initiative
2023–2025: Japmeet Sandhu, MD · Senior pediatric resident, Los Angeles General Medical Center. SAFE QI initiative
2022–2023: Trenton Rivera, MD · Pediatric emergency medicine fellow, University of Florida. Co-investigated POCUS training in pediatric residency

Leadership

Regional and national

2023–present: Big Dreams for Tiny Hearts, a neonatology–cardiology educational collaboration. Executive member, neonatal-perinatal medicine representative; physiology content lead
2023–present: Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC): congenital diaphragmatic hernia, cardiac, ECMO and POCUS focus groups; Neonatal POCUS Collaborative research group
2023–2025: Trainee and Early Career Neonatologists (TECaN). Executive member and regional representative; program delegate; section on research
2023–2025: AAP Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Central Communication Committee. Executive committee co-chair, directing internal and external communications: digital and social media, information technology and the historical archive
2023–2025: California Association of Neonatologists, Cool Topics in Neonatology conference photohistorian
2022–2025: AAP SONPM All Pathways Working Group. Career & Service Committee lead
2019–present: World Pre-Health Conference Mentoring Program, Harvard University. Mentor for college students pursuing health careers
2020: NICU Grad Podcast (Dr Neena Jube-Desai). Infographic designer
2020: COVID-19 Community Tracing Collaborative, Partners in Health. Case investigator and contact tracer; training development

Institutional

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

2026: Fellow representative, Heart Institute REDCap 2.0

University of Southern California Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship

2023–2025: Founder of the NICE, SAFE and OPTIMUS committees; Healthcare Administration Scholar Program
2023–2024: Education chief fellow; Program Evaluation Committee
2022–2025: Founding member, Neonatal Hemodynamics Interest Group (NeoHD-IG); creator and manager of its website and social media
2022–2025: Committee of Interns and Residents representative: Patient Care Funds, Quality Improvement Research Funds, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Underrepresented Lead committees
2022–2025: Founder of the fellowship Career Development Series; Fellow Selection Committee

Children’s National Hospital Pediatric Residency

2019–2022: Resident representative, Hospital Oversight Committee for the Utilization and Standardization of POCUS; Intern Selection Committee
2020–2022: Resident representative, PEM Ultrasound Elective; founder and resident representative, PICU POCUS Simulation Elective

Harvard Medical School and Brandeis University

2011–2019: Project Plus One (non-profit). Executive Director and co-founder
2011–2015: Bairo Pite Clinic, Timor-Leste. TB Project Officer
2015–2019: Harvard Medical Student Review. Associate Editor
2015–2019: Crimson Care Collaborative. Integrated clinician
2018–2019: OpenPediatrics. Educational video script author
2018–2019: Medical Education Longitudinal Elective; Brigham and Women’s Radiology Triage Program
2017–2019: iFOODD. Member
2015–2016: HMX Harvard Medical School curriculum consultant; Medical Students Offering Maternity Support (MOMS)

Quality improvement and patient safety

Initiatives

Flight Plan initiative, Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute
Course Correction initiative, Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute
Neonatal Intensive Care Education (NICE) QI
Standardization and Application of Functional Echocardiography (SAFE) QI
Optimize for Successful Neonatal Procedures with Ultrasound (OPTIMUS) QI

Training

Jul 2024: Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety
2023–2025: Healthcare Administration Scholars Program
Aug–Nov 2023: TECaN Quality Improvement Summer School
2023: Safety and Quality Improvement Micro-Credential, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (17.75 hours; completed March 12, 2024)

Echocardiography and point-of-care ultrasound

Performed more than 300 echocardiographic studies
Presented 5 case conferences on targeted neonatal echocardiography studies performed and applied clinically

Training

2022–2025: Echocardiography rotations: Sep–Oct 2022; Apr and May 2023; Mar and May 2024; Dec 2025
May 2024: Iowa Hemodynamics Program observership
Sep 2022: University of Calgary Cranial Ultrasound Course
Aug 2022: Point of Care Echocardiography in the Neonate Course

Society membership

2024–present: NeoMIND-AI
2023–present: Newborn Brain Society; Society for Pediatric Research; Western Society for Pediatric Research; National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative
2022–present: California Association of Neonatologists
2021–present: Neonatal Hemodynamics Research Center; American Society of Echocardiography
2019–present: American Academy of Pediatrics; American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine; Society of Point of Care Ultrasound