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Safar Center T32 Fellow Jonathan Pelletier
Safar Center T32 Fellow Jonathan Pelletier

Safar Center T32 Fellow Jonathan Pelletier

Jun 29, 2020

Jonathan Pelletier received his B.S. in microbiology from the University of Maine. He completed his M.D. with Research Honors at Tufts University, where he served as the chapter co-president of Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed pediatrics residency at Duke University Medical Center where he participated in the Pediatrics Research Scholars Program. His love for research began during the fall of his freshman year of undergraduate, and he worked as a research assistant in a toxicology laboratory throughout his time at UMaine. During medical school, he transitioned to clinical research, which he continued throughout pediatrics residency, publishing in a variety of disciplines including emergency medicine, nephrology, and cardiology. He was delighted to participate in the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and has actively pursued skills training in data science.

His planned work in the Department of Critical Care Medicine and the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research as a T32 fellow includes examination of variability in mechanical ventilation and sedation strategies for children with bronchiolitis, and their relationship to morbidity and mortality. His long-term goal is to develop EHR-integrated decision support tools that can offer bedside clinicians insight into patients’ probability of clinical deterioration and response to therapy.

When not working, he loves biking, hiking, frisbee, and spending time at the beach with his wife, Dani, and son, Liam.

Education:

Undergraduate

01/2007-05/2011
University of Maine
B.S. Microbiology
Summa Cum Laude
Highest Honors
Phi Beta Kappa

Graduate

08/2011-05/2015
Tufts University School of Medicine Maine Track Program
M.D.

Research Honors

Alpha Omega Alpha

Post-Graduate

06/2015-06/2018
Duke University Medical Center
Residency in Pediatrics

07/2018-07/2021
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Selected Honors

2018 – Learner Award, Duke Health Quality and Patient Safety Conference

2018 – Dr. Deborah W. Kredich Teaching Award, Duke Pediatrics Residency

2018 – Dr. Frush Emergency Medicine Award, Duke Pediatrics Residency

2017 – Pediatrics Research Scholars Program, Duke Pediatrics Residency

2017 – Pediatrics Resident Scholars Award, Duke Pediatrics Residency

2016 – Dr. William Bell Award, Duke Pediatrics Residency

2015 – Co-President, Alpha Omega Alpha, Tufts University School of Medicine

 

Refereed Articles:

  1. Pelletier JH, Mann CH, German BT, Williams JG, Piehl M. Therapeutic systemic hypothermia for a pediatric patient with an isolated cervical spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2018:1-4.
  2. Pelletier JH, Kumar KR, Engen R, Bensimhon A, Varner JD, Rheault MN, Srivastava T, Straatmann C, Silva C, Davis TK, Wenderfer SE, Gibson K, Selewski D, Barcia J, Weng P, Licht C, Jawa N, Kallash M, Foreman JW, Wigfall DR, Chua AN, Chambers E, Hornik CP, Brewer ED, Nagaraj SK, Greenbaum LA, Gbadegesin RA. Recurrence of nephrotic syndrome following kidney transplantation is associated with initial native kidney biopsy findings. Pediatr Nephrol.
  3. Pelletier JH, Bartlett KW. Fever, Vomiting, and Altered Mental Status in a 17-year-old Boy. Pediatr Rev. 2018;39(3):144-146.
  4. Pelletier JH, Blanchard S, Chamberlain RC, Hornik CP, Campbell MJ, Hill KD. The Use of Echocardiography for Pediatric Patients Presenting with Syncope. J Pediatr.
  5. Pelletier JH, Nagaraj S, Gbadegesin R, Wigfall D, McGann KA, Foreman J. Neutropenic enterocolitis (typhlitis) in a pediatric renal transplant patient. A case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Transplant. 2017;21(6).
  6. Chamberlain RC, Pelletier JH, Blanchard S, Hornik CP, Hill KD, Campbell MJ. Evaluating Appropriate Use of Pediatric Echocardiograms for Chest Pain in Outpatient Clinics. J Am Soc Echocardiogr.
  7. Pelletier JH, Strout TD, Baumann MR. A systematic review of smoking cessation interventions in the emergency setting. Am J Emerg Med. 2014;32(7):713-724.
  8. Palmer RK, Hutchinson LM, Burpee BT, Tupper EJ, Pelletier JH, Kormendy Z, Hopke AR, Malay ET, Evans BL, Velez A, Gosse JA. Antibacterial agent triclosan suppresses RBL-2H3 mast cell function. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2012;258(1):99-108.
  9. Kennedy RH, Pelletier JH, Tupper EJ, Hutchinson LM, Gosse JA. Estrogen mimetic 4-tert-octylphenol enhances IgE-mediated degranulation of RBL-2H3 mast cells. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2012;75(24):1451-1455.
  10. Hutchinson LM, Trinh BM, Palmer RK, Preziosi CA, Pelletier JH, Nelson HM, Gosse JA. Inorganic arsenite inhibits IgE receptor-mediated degranulation of mast cells. J Appl Toxicol. 2011;31(3):231-241.

Review Articles:

  1. Pelletier JH, Gbadegesin R, Staples B. Renal Tubular Acidosis. Pediatr Rev. 2017;38(11):537-539.

Posters and Presentations:

  1. Pelletier JH, Au A, Fuhrman D, Nowalk A, Weslander E, Zullo J, Clark R, Horvat C. Association Between Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices and Risk-Adjusted PICU Mortality. 49th Critical Care Congress. February 2020.
  2. Pelletier JH, Konyk L, Fleck A; McSteen C, Fisher D, Fuhrman D. The Impact of “Down Time” on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Research Symposium. May 2019.
  3. Pelletier JH, Kumar KR, Engen R, Bensimhon A, Rheault M, Haney C, Straatmann C, Silva C, Davis TK, Wenderfer S, Gibson K, Selewski D, Barcia J, Weng P, Srivastava T, Licht C, Jawa N, Nagaraj S, Foreman J, Wigfall D, Chua A, Chambers E, Hornik CP, Greenbaum LA, Gbadegesin R. Initial response to corticosteroid therapy and native kidney biopsy findings is a predictor of disease recurrence following kidney transplantation: A MWPNC study. Duke University Medical Center Pediatrics Research Retreat. April 2018.
  4. Pelletier JH, Musser RC, Cohen SP, Ladd JM, Hanlon A, Feeney C, Shaikh S, Parente V. Systematic Analysis of Epic BestPractice Advisory Leads to a Dramatic Reduction in Firing with No Clinical Harm. 13th Annual Duke Health Quality and Patient Safety Conference. March 2018.
  5. Bensimhon A, Pelletier JH, Kumar K, Rheault M, Srivastava T, Straatman C, Davis K, Silva C, Wenderfer S, Engen R, Gibson K, Licht C, Selewski D, Nagaraj S, Foreman J, Wigfall D, Chua A, Chambers E, Greenbaum L, Gbadegesin R. Initial response to steroid therapy predicts disease recurrence following kidney transplantation in childhood nephrotic syndrome. American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week. October 2017.
  6. Pelletier JH, Rheault M, Srivastava T, Mansfield C, Davis TK, Silva C, Wenderfer S, Straatmann C, Engen R, Gibson K, Licht C, Selewski D, Nagaraj S, Foreman J, Wigfall D, Chua A, Chambers E, Greenbaum LA, Kumar K, Bensimhon A, Gbadegesin R. Initial response to corticosteroid therapy in MCD/FSGS is a predictor of disease recurrence following kidney transplantation: A MWPNC study. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. May 2017.
  7. Pelletier JH, Rheault M, Srivastava T, Mansfield C, Davis TK, Silva C, Wenderfer S, Straatmann C, Engen R, Gibson K, Licht C, Selewski D, Nagaraj S, Foreman J, Wigfall D, Chua A, Chambers E, Greenbaum LA, Kumar K, Bensimhon A, Gbadegesin R. Initial response to corticosteroid therapy in MCD/FSGS is a predictor of disease recurrence following kidney transplantation: A MWPNC study. Duke University Medical Center Pediatrics Research Retreat. April 2017.
  8. Pelletier JH, Blanchard S, Chamberlain RC, Hornik CP, Campbell MJ, Hill KD. The Use of Echocardiography for ‘Rarely Appropriate’ Indications in Pediatric Patients Presenting with Syncope is associated with Increased Cost with Minimal Diagnostic Yield: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Duke University Medical Center Pediatrics Research Retreat. April 2017.
  9. Pelletier JH. 15 Year Old Female with Psychosis. Duke Pediatric Chairs’ Clinical Case Conference. December 2016.
  10. Chamberlain R, Pelletier JH, Blanchard S, Hornik CP, Hill K, Campbell MJ. Evaluating Appropriate Use of Pediatric Echocardiogram for Chest Pain in Outpatient Clinics. American Heart Association Scientific Session. November 2016.
  11. Pelletier JH, Nelson JA, Bartlett KW. Red Flags: A 17 Year Old Male with Fever, Vomiting, and Weight Loss. North Carolina Pediatric Society Annual Meeting. August 2016.
  12. Chamberlain R, Pelletier JH, Blanchard S, Hill K, Campbell J. Evaluating Appropriate Use of Echocardiograms for Chest Pain in Pediatric Cardiology Clinic. Duke University Medical Center Resident Research Retreat. April 2016.
  13. Pelletier JH, Strout TD, Baumann MR. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Adult Emergency Department Patients. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting. May 2013.
  14. Pelletier JH, Gosse JA. Comparative Analysis of Toxicant Effects on Several Distinct Signal Transduction Pathways That All Lead to Degranulation in Rat-derived Mast Cells as a Model System, Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Maine. June 2011.
  15. Palmer RK, Pelletier JH, Tupper EJ, Kormendy ZR, Hutchinson LM, Gosse JA. Environmental estrogen 4-tert-octylphenol enhances degranulation in RBL mast cells. Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. April 2011.

Palmer RK, Burpee B, Hutchinson LH, Kormendy ZR, Tupper EJ, Pelletier JH, Malay E, Gosse JA. Antibacterial Agent Triclosan Inhibits IgE Receptor-Mediated Mast Cell Degranulation. The Toxicologist (supplement to Toxicological Sciences), 120(2), 54.