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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
- 6 citationsEarly dietary restriction in rats alters skeletal muscle tuberous sclerosis complex, ribosomal s6 and mitogen-activated protein kinase.Kara L. Calkins, Shanthie Thamotharan, Yun Dai, Bo-Chul Shin, Satish C. Kalhan
Nutrition Research. 2018-03-23 - 10 citationsGrowth Failure Prevalence in Neonates with Gastroschisis : A Statewide Cohort StudyKatie M. Strobel, Tahmineh Romero, Katelin Kramer, Erika Fernandez, Catherine A. Rottkamp
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021-02-26 - 19 citationsAdherence to and outcomes of a University-Consortium gastroschisis pathwayDaniel A. DeUgarte, Kara L. Calkins, Yigit S. Guner, Jae Kim, Karen Kling
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2020-01-01
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
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- Fellow
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