Published Articles


Below is a sampling of articles that have been published by our physicians.


Jennifer Barker, MD

  • C-Spine Injury in Children: Does NEXUS rise to the challenge?
    Published in February/March 2009 Issue of EM Resident, Volume 36 Issue 1
  • Morning Rounds, Contributing Author
    Devotional book written by students, alumni, faculty and friends of Loma Linda University School of Medicine in celebration of the school’s centennial

Mitchell Goldman, MD

  • Powell ES, Goldman MJ: Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in a Thirty-Six Week Gestation Eclamptic. Journal of Emergency Medicine. Volume 33, Issue 4, November 2007, pages 377-379
  • Enhancing the Role of the Emergency Department in the Identification and Management of Childhood Asthma. A supplement to Pediatrics, April 2006, Vol. 117, #4. National Advisory Committee and Reviewer of the issue.
  • Pearls of Wisdom Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Review Textbook, 2nd Edition. Co-Author
  • Pearls of Wisdom Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review Textbook, 4th Edition. Co-Author
  • Pennsylvania ACEP’s Textbook of Emergency Medicine Written Board Review Practice Examination 3rd Edition. Co-Author
  • Goldman M, Mowry J, Kirk M: Sodium Bicarbonate to Correct Widened QRS in a Case of Flecainide Overdose. J Emerg Med 1997:15; p183-186
  • Wright R., Goldman M: Unusual Presentation of Postdural Puncture Discomfort. AEM Feb., 1998. Vol. 5, #2; pgs 196-198
  • Goldman M, Harchelroad F, Knapp BJ: Trauma and Driving Law Enforcement. Annals of Emergency Medicine. March 1998. 31:3; pgs 416-417
  • Goldman M: Book Review. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures by Henretig & King. Pediatric Emergency Care. Sept.1998. 14:4; pg 310
  • Sirbaugh P, Pepe P, Shook J, Goldman M: A Prospective, Population-Based Study of the Demographics, Epidemiology, Management and outcome of Out-of-Hospital Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1999; 33:174-184
  • Goldman, M, Harchelroad F, Cosetti M: Detecting Domestic Violence in an Emergency Department Population. Abstract Accepted to SAEM Mid-Atlantic Conference 4/17/99
  • Gibbons K, Goldman MJ. Unexpected Cardiac Disease in a Pediatric Trauma Patient: A Case Report. Air Medical Journal. October-December 1999;18:4; 154-55
  • Goldman, M: Book Review. Handbook of Paediatric Accident and Emergency Medicine: A Symptom-Based Guide Text by Capehorn DMW, Swain AH, Goldsworthy LL. Pediatric Emergency Care. October 1999; 15:5; 368
  • Beckman AW, Sloan BK, Moore GP, Cordell WC, Brizendine EJ, Boie ET, Knoop KJ, Goldman MJ, Geninatti MR and the P% Research group. Should Parents Be Present during Emergency Department Procedures on Children, and Who Should Make That Decision? A Survey of Emergency Physician and Nurse Attitudes. Academic Emergency Medicine. February 2002;Volume 9; Number 2; pages 154-158.

Melanie Heniff, MD

  • Heniff, M. Children With Special Health Care Needs, chapter in handbook; Top Pediatric Clinical Problems, by Dale Woolridge, MD, PhD, 2008.
  • Heniff, M and Moore,G. Beware of Long QT Syndrome in the ED: How Long Will you Be Liable? ED Legal Letter 19(1): 1-5, 2008.
  • Heniff, M. High Risk Areas in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. EMedHome article. September 2006.
  • Heniff, M. (Contributing Author) Pearls of Wisdom Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Review, Second Edition, 2006.
  • Heniff, M. (Contributing Author) Pearls of Wisdom Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review, Second Edition, 2006.
  • Heniff, M and Moore, G. Medicolegal issues and risk management in pediatric emergency medicine. ED Legal Letter 12(12): 137-148, 2001.
  • Heniff, M. and Moore G. Selected risk management areas in pediatric emergency medicine. Special supplement in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports 5(6): 1-10, 2000.
  • Moore, G. and Heniff, M. Medicolegal issues and risk management in pediatric emergency medicine. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports 4(2): 13-20, 1999.
  • Heniff, M. Emergency department management of children with cerebral palsy. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports 3(4): 29-38, 1998.
  • Heniff, M., Moore, G., Trout, A., Cordell, W., Nelson, D. Comparison of routes of flumazenil administration to reverse midazolam-induced respiratory depression in a dog model. Acad Emerg Med 4: 1115-1118, 1997.
  • Peden, D., Swiersz, M., Ohkubo, K., Hahn, B., Emery, B., Kaliner, M. Nasal secretion of the ozone scavenger uric acid. Am Rev Resp Dis 148(2): 455-61, 1993.
  • Peden, D., Swiersz, M., Ohkubo, K., Hahn, B., Kaliner, M. Elucidation of the source of cholinergically-induced nasal secretory uric acid. J Allergy Clin Immunol 89: 1992 (Abstract).

Kari Lemme, MD

  • Lemme, KA. Seupaul, RA. Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Volume 33(2). August 2007. Page 195.
  • Lemme, KA. Seupaul, RA. Images in Emergecy Medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Volume 46(6) December 2005. Page 490
  • Lemme, KA. Seupaul RA. Images in Emergency Medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Volume 46(5). November 2005. Page 406.
  • Sloan, BK, Lemme, KA. "Differences between NBA and WNBA Teams Emergency Medical Preparation: A Survey of Athletic Trainers." Submitted for publication. 2004.

Sandra Moreira, MD

  • Clements DA, Moreira SP, Bland C, Walter E. Post-licensure study of varicella vaccine effectiveness in a day-care setting. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 1999; 18(12): 1047-50.
  • Eason MG, Moreira SP, Liggett SB. Four consecutive serines in the third intracellular loop are the sites for β-adrenergic receptor kinase-mediated phosphorylation and desensitization of the α2a-adrenergic receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1995; 270(9): 4681-4688.

Vandana Patel, MD

  • Wilson, M.J., Jose, T., Patel, V. and Daleke, D.L. Hyperglycemia Induced Loss of Membrane Asymmetry is Mediated by Increased Passive Flip-Flop. Molecular Biology Cell 5 Supplemental, 1995:450A. (Abstract)
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