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Office
10833 Le Conte Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-206-9952Fax+1 310-825-8918
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
- University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- A Safety and Efficacy Study to Determine if Giving Intravenous Fish Oil Helps Children With Liver Disease Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
- Low Dose Fat for the Prevention of Liver Disease in Babies With Gastrointestinal Disorders Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
- Quantifying Body Composition and Liver Disease in Children Using Free-Breathing MRI and MRE Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 17
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Epithelial Membrane Protein 2 (EMP2) Blockade Attenuates Pathological Neovascularization in Murine Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy.Brian Aguirre, Meng-Chin Lin, Eduardo Araujo, Cheng-Hsiang Lu, David Casero
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2024-07-01 - 3 citationsA Pilot Single-Site Randomized Control Trial: Investigating the Use of Donor Milk in Late Preterm and Term Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Neema Pithia, Tristan Grogan, Meena Garg, Kalpashri Kesavan, Kara L Calkins
American Journal of Perinatology. 2024-05-01 - Reply to SV Kumbhare et al.Katie M Strobel, Giorgia Del Vecchio, Sherin U Devaskar, Kara L Calkins
The Journal of Nutrition. 2024-05-01
Journal Articles
- Long‐Term Outcomes in Children with Intestinal Failure–Associated Liver Disease Treated with 6 Months of Intravenous Fish Oil Followed by Resumption of Intravenous Soy...Robert S Venick, Stephen B Shew, Kara L Calkins, Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Press Mentions
- Neonatal Care: From Fetal Exposures to the Medical HomeJune 1st, 2022
- Wilderness Medicine: Impacts from the Weather, Water, and WorldJune 1st, 2022
- Six Months of Fish Oil Reverses Liver Disease in Children with Intestinal Failure, Study ShowsAugust 14th, 2013
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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