CURRICULUM VITAE Ann O. Scheimann, M.D., M.B.A. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Current Appointments: Associate Professor of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Personal Data: Address: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Brady 320: 600 N. Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287-2631 Phone: (410) 955-8765 Fax: (410) 955-1464 Email: [email protected]Education and Training: B. S., Summa cum Laude, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 1982-1986 M. D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 1986-1990 M.B.A., Medical Services Management, Johns Hopkins University School of Professional Studies in Business and Education, Baltimore, MD 2001-2005 Internship in Pediatric Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1990-1991 Residency in Pediatric Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1991-1993 Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1993-1996 Professional Experience: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Pediatric
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Ann O. Scheimann, M.D., M.B.A. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Current Appointments: Associate Professor of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Personal Data: Address: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Brady 320: 600 N. Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287-2631 Phone: (410) 955-8765 Fax: (410) 955-1464 Email: [email protected] Education and Training: B. S., Summa cum Laude, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 1982-1986 M. D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 1986-1990 M.B.A., Medical Services Management, Johns Hopkins University School of Professional Studies in Business and Education, Baltimore, MD
2001-2005 Internship in Pediatric Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1990-1991 Residency in Pediatric Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1991-1993 Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1993-1996 Professional Experience: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Pediatric
Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Houston, TX 1996- 2000 Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins Hospital (promoted to Associate professor 10/31/2008) 2000-present Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Feeding Disorders Program 2000-2003 Secretary of Medical Staff, Kennedy Krieger Institute 2001-2003 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Adjunct Faculty, Division of Pediatric Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine 2000-present Director, Prader-willi Syndrome Clinic, Texas Children’s Hospital 2001-present Director, Weigh SmartTM Pediatric Weight Management Program, Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital 2005-present Elected Member, Pediatric Clinical Practice Association, Johns Hopkins 2006-2009 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications: 1. Levin ML, Scheimann AO, Lewis R A, Beaudet AL. Cerebral Edema in Maple
Suwanichkul A. Multiple Proteins Bind the Insulin Response Element in the Human IGFBP-1 Promoter. Progress in Growth Factor Research, 1995; 6(2-4):93-101.
3. Allander SV, Durham SK, Scheimann AO, Wasserman R., Suwanichkul A,
Powell D. Hepatic Nuclear Factor 3 and High Mobility Group I/Y Proteins Bind the Insulin Response Element of the Insulin-like Growth Factor-binding protein-1 Promoter, Endocrinology, 1997; 138(10): 4291-300.
4. Ramalingam A, Soriano H, Scheimann AO, Reid BS, Gopalakrishna, GS, Barakat O, Ozaki CF, Wood RP. Immunosuppressive Therapy with Microemulsion Cyclosporine A Shortens the Hospitalization of Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients, Clin Transplant, 1998; 12(6) 588-92.
Percutaneous Liver Biopsy in Children: Impact of Ultrasonography and Spring-loaded Biopsy Needles. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr; 2000; 31(5): 536-9.
10. Wilsey MJ Jr, Scheimann AO, Gilger MA. The Role of Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Caustic Ingestion, Esophageal Strictures and Achalsia in Children. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2001; 11(4): 767-87.
Mazariegos G, Atkinson P, Bucuvalas J, Balisteri WF, Ryckman F, Roden J, Alonso EM, Whitington PF, Andrews WS, Daniels J, Fecteau A, Scheimann A, Colombani P, Freese DK, Fisher R, Shneider B, Alvarez F, Karpen S, Goss JA, McDiarmid S, Lavine J, et al. Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT): Year 2000 Outcomes. Transplantation; 2001; 72(3) pp 463-476.
12. Scheimann AO, Durham SK, Suwanichkul A, Snuggs MB, Powell DR. The Role
of Three FKHR Phosphorylation Sites in Insulin Inhibition of FKHR Action in Hepatocytes. Hormone Metabolic Research, 2001 November; 33: 631-8.
13. Ling DY, Scheimann AO, Songer JG, Person RE, Horwitz M, Resar L, Schwarz
KB. Enterocolitis Necroticans with Recurrent Enterocutaneous Fistulae Caused by Clostridium perfringens in a Child with Cyclic Neutropenia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2004; 38: 213-15.
M. Mutations in Bile Salt Export Pump (ABCB11) in Two Children with Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis and Cholangiocarcinoma. J Pediatr 2007; 150: 556-9.
17. Stevenson DA, Heineman J, Angulo M, Butler MG, Loker J, Kendell P, Cassidy
S, Scheimann AO. Gastric Rupture and Necrosis in Prader-willi Syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2007;45: 272-4.
18. Scheimann AO, Butler MG, Cuffari C, Gourash L, Klish W. Critical Analysis of
19. Fortunato JE, Scheimann AO. Protein Energy Malnutrition and Feeding Refusal
Secondary to Food Allergies. Clinical Pediatrics 2008;47:496-9. 20. Carvalho R, Johnson E, Kozlosky M, Scheimann AO. Clinical Profile of the
Overweight Child in the New Millenium. Clinical Pediatrics 2008;47:476-82. 21. Williams K, Scheimann A, Sutton V, Hayslett E, Glaze D. Sleepiness and Sleep
Disordered Breathing in Prader-willi Syndrome: Relationship to Genotype, Growth Hormone Therapy and Body Composition. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2008;4:111-8.
22. Chalasani N, Wilson, L, Kleiner DE, Cummings OW, Brunt EM, Unalp A,
Scheimann A , Rosenthal P et al. Relationship of Steatosis Grade and Zonal Location to Histologic Features of Steatohepatitis in Adult Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. J Hepatol 2008;48:829-34.
Scheimann A, Murray K et al. Clinical Correlates of Histopathology in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). Gastroenterology 2008; 135:1961-1971.
24. Scheimann A, Butler MG, Stevenson D, Miller JL, Cuffari C, Klish WJ.
Efficacy of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Stand Alone Technique for Children with Morbid Obesity and BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon for Treatment
of Morbid Obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Specific Risks and Benefits. Obesity Surgery 2009;19:671-2.
25. David K, Kowdley KV, Unalp A, Kanwal F, Brunt EM, Schwimmer JB,
Molleston J, Lavine J, Scheimann A, Murray K, Diehl AM et al. Quality of Life in Adults with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Baseline Data from the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network. Hepatology 2009;49:1904-12.
26. Shah AG, Lydecker A, Murray K, Tetri BN, Contos MJ, Sanyal AJ, Schwimmer
JB, Lavine JE, Scheimann A, Molleston JP, Rosenthal P, et al. Comparison of Noninvasive Markers of Fibrosis in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009; 10: 1104-12.
SH, Rosenthal P, Sanyal AJ, Robuck PR, Brunt EM, Unalp A, Tonascia J et al. Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children: TONIC Trial Design. Contemp Clin Trials 2010; 31:62-70.
28. Kistler KD, Molleston J, Unalp A, Abrams SH, Scheimann A, Rosenthal P,
Murray K, Behling C, Schwimmer JB, et al. Symptoms and Quality of Life in Obese Children and Adolescents with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2010; 31: 396-406.
29. Patton HM, Yates K, Unalp-Arida A, Behling CA, Huang T, Rosenthal P, Sanyal
AJ, Schwimmer JB, Lavine JE (and the NASH CRN- Scheimann A). Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Liver Histology Among Children With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2010; 105: 2093-2102.
30. Torbenson M, Hart J, Westerhoff M, Azzam RK, Elgeni A, Mziray-Andrew HC,
Kim GE, Scheimann A. Neonatal Giant Cell Hepatitis: Histological and Etiological Findings. Am J Surg Path 2010; 34:1498-1503.
31. Abdelmalek MF, Suzuki A, Guy C, Unalp-Arida A, Colvin R, Johnson RJ,
(NASHCRN- Scheimann AO), Diehl AM et al. Increased Fructose Consumption is Associated with Fibrosis Severity in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Hepatology. 2010 Jun;51(6):1961-71.
32. Kistler KD, Brunt EM, Clark JM, Diehl AM, Sallis JF, (NASHCRN et al-
Scheimann AO) Schwimmer JB. Physical Activity Recommendations, Exercise Intensity, and Histological Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2011;106: 460-8.
33. Oliva-Hemker M, Au Yeung K, Cuffari C, Scheimann A, Wilson L. Annual Update of Pediatric Digestive Diseases. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011;5:21-3.
34. Brunt EM, Kleiner DE, Wilson LA, Belt P, (NASHCRN et al- Scheimann AO),
Neuschwander-Tetri BA. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Activity Score and the Histopathologic Diagnosis in NAFLD: Distinct Clinicopathologic Meanings. Hepatology 2011;53:810-20.
35. Butler MG, Sturich J, Lee J, Myers SE, Whitman BY, Gold JA, Kimonis V,
Scheimann A, Terrazas N, Driscoll DJ. Growth Standards of Infants with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Pediatrics 2-11;127:687-95.
36. Lavine JE, Schwimmer JB, Van Natta ML, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Rosenthal
P, Abrams SH, Scheimann AO, Sanyal AJ, Chalasani N, Tonascia J, Unalp A, Clark JM, Brunt EM, Kleiner DE, Hoofnagle JH, Robuck PR. Effect of Vitamin E or Metformin for Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children and Adolescents: the TONIC Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2011; 305:1659-68.
Suskind DL. Nutritional Strategy for the Adolescent Patient Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Report of a Working Group of the Nutrition Committee for the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2011 Aug 17 (epub ahead of print).
39. Chirumamilla SR, He C, Racusen LC, Scheimann AO and Cuffari C. Acute
Kidney Injury in a Girl with Ulcerative Colitis and Cytomegalovirus-Induced Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. World J Pediatr 2011 Aug 27 (epub ahead of print).
40. Scheimann AO, Butler MG, Miller JL, Lee PD, Stevenson DA, Heineman J,
Driscoll DJ. Letter to the Editor: Long-Term Experience with Duodenal Switch in Adolescents. Obes Surg 2011 Aug 27 (epub ahead of print).
41. Khan A, Scheimann AO, Lau HT. Weight Loss and Melena in An Adolescent
Female. Clin Pediatr 2011 Aug 31 (epub ahead of print).
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease program project grant PI: Anna Mae Diehl, Joel Lavine. (Current Role Subcontract)Sub-Investigator A. Scheimann
2003-2008 NIH RDCRC U54 R019478 Rare Diseases Center Grant for Prader-willi Syndrome Five years PI: Arthur Beaudet, Daniel Driscoll Co-Investigator A. Scheimann (1% Effort) 2006-present Grant funded by the Prader-willi Syndrome Association to study mechanisms
of hunger and satiety in Prader-willi Syndrome and Obesity Baylor College of Medicine
PI: W. Klish, Co-Investigator: A. Scheimann (3% effort) EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS: 1. Scheimann AO, Ferry GD, Aach RD. Cholangitis and Cholecystitis, in Textbook of
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Feigin, Ralph D. and Cherry, James C., Fourth Edition 1998.
2. Scheimann AO, chapter on Alagille’s Syndrome, Emedicine on-line Pediatric
Textbook, 2000. 3. Scheimann AO, chapter on Gardner Syndrome and Intestinal Polyposis, Emedicine
1996-2000: Year II Medical Students Lecture Series, “Gastroesophageal Reflux,” Baylor College of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 1998-2000: Invited Speaker, Neonatology Lecture Series, “Neonatal Cholestasis,” Baylor College of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2000-2008: Year II Medical Students Pathophysiology Course, Pediatric Gastroenterology Case Discussion, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2001-2006: Year I Medical Students Nutrition Course, “Overview of Pediatric Obesity, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2004 Maternal Fetal Medicine Lecture Series, “Prader-Willi Syndrome,” Department of Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2000-present: Year III Medical Student Pediatric Clerkship Lecture Series, “Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease,” Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2001-present: Developed Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Didactic Weekly Teaching Conference along with Carmen Cuffari.
2008: Year II Medical Student Pathophysiology Course Lecture, “Comprehensive Overview of Pediatric Hepatology,” Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. 2005-present: Annual Noon Conference for Pediatric Housestaff, “Approach to Obesity in Childhood,” Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
2010-present: Year I Medical Student Health Promotion and Prevention Intersession, “Overview of the Genetics of Obesity,” Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore,
MD. Clinical Instruction: 1996-2000: Pediatric Liver Transplant Conference (1 hour weekly), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1996-2000: Pediatric GI Journal Club, Baylor College of Medicine, 3 hours once a month 1996-2000: Pediatric Gastroenterology/Surgery Multidisciplinary Conference “Show and Tell” (1 1/2 hours weekly), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1996-2000: Pediatric GI/Liver Pathology Conference (twice monthly), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. 1996-2000: Pediatric GI Research Workshop (twice monthly), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1996-2000: Endocrinology Research Conference (twice monthly), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1996-2000: Pediatric Grand Rounds (1 hour weekly), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. 1996-2000: Attending, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Hepatology Service, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Floor rounds, didactic rounds, procedures; attending for resident, fellow, and medical student “bedside” clinical teaching and oversight. Perform and train post-doctoral fellows in pediatric gastroenterology procedures. 2000-present: Attending, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Hepatology Division, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Floor rounds, outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary conferences, didactic rounds, procedures for resident, fellow, medical student, nutritionist, pharmacist, nursing, “bedside”
clinical teaching and oversight. Also oversee comprehensive nutrition rounds with nutritionists, interns, residents and post-doctoral fellows on the nutrition elective. Perform and train post-doctoral fellows in pediatric gastroenterology procedures. 2000-present: Medical Director, Prader-Willi Syndrome Clinic, Texas Children’s Hospital. Provide oversight of patient care during bi-monthly clinic as well as interaction with medical students, pediatric residents and post-doctoral fellows in pediatric gastroenterology and pediatric endocrinology during the clinic. 2000-2005: Attending, Feeding Disorders Program, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD. Attended floor rounds, directed multi-disciplinary (resident, psychologist, psychology intern, occupational therapist, speech pathologist, social worker, nutritionist) patient rounds and patient conferences, provided “bedside” clinical teaching and oversight. 2003-present: Attending, Prader-Willi Syndrome Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute, provided oversight of care during quarterly multidisciplinary clinic (speech pathology, nutritionist, behavioral psychology, resident or post-doctoral fellow).
2005-present: Medical Director, Weigh Smart, multidisciplinary Pediatric Weight Management Program at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital. Provide oversight to the program, see patients weekly, direct clinical research efforts. Assist with mentorship of JHH Undergraduate students on Pediatric Obesity Elective. 2008: Collaborator with Kathy Schwarz, Johns Hopkins University Urban Health Grant/Faculty Community Course Development Award (1607060019), Medical Student Course on Health Care Issues in the Homeless, joint project between School of Medicine (JHU) and School of Nursing (JHU, UM) 2010-present: Collaborator with Paul Watkins, MD PhD, Jeanne Clark MD MPH, Larry Cheskin MD, for “Nutrition Strand” throughout JHH SOM medical student education CME INSTRUCTION Pediatrics for the Practitioner Course, “Childhood Obesity: Weighing in on the New Millenium,” Baltimore, MD, September 2001.
Pediatric Endocrinology for the Primary Care Clinician, “Obesity: Causes and Treatments; New Concepts,” Baltimore, MD, June 2002.
Pri-Med Conference , “Childhood Obesity: Weighing in on the New Millenium”, Washington DC, November 2002.
Pediatric Trends, “Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis: Current Perspectives,” Baltimore,
MD, April 2005.
Advances in Pediatric Nutrition Course, “Identifying and Managing Obesity in Children,”Baltimore, MD, March 2006.
Pediatric Trends, “Helicobacter pylori gastritis- beyond the bugs,” Baltimore, MD,
April 2006.
Pediatric Endocrinology for the Primary Care Clinician, “Update on Management Strategies for Pediatric Obesity,” Baltimore, MD, June 2006.
Pediatric Trends, “Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents,” Baltimore, MD, April 2008
Pediatric Endocrinology for the Primary Care Clinician, “Pediatric Obesity,” Baltimore, MD, June 2008.
Advances in Pediatrics, “Novel approaches to weight management in vulnerable
populations,” Annapolis, MD, November 2009. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Annual Meeting: Hot Topics
in Nutrition, Hepatology and Nutrition, “ Dyslipidemia in Children: When and How to Diagnose and Treat,” New Orleans, LA, October 22, 2010.
Pediatrics for the Practitioner, “Workshop on Childhood Obesity,” (with Alan Lake,
MD), Baltimore, MD, September 22, 2011.
WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS: June 2009: Co-Chair of International Hyperphagia Symposia, Baltimore, MD. November 2-3 2009: Co-Chair of Pediatric Nutrition Course, Sponsored by JHH CME
Office, Annapolis Maryland. October 10-11, 2011: Co Chair of “Advances in Pediatric Nutrition,” Sponsored by JHH
CME Office, Baltimore, MD. April 2012: Course Founder: Pediatric Nutrition Symposia, for NASPGHAN (tentative
launch 4/2012)- tentative initial site- Chicago, Illinois. October 2012: Member of planning committee for 2nd International Hyperphagia
Symposia, Baton Rouge, LA. MENTORING:
Mentoring Advisees: Postdoctoral Fellows: Present Position Wikrom Karnsakul MD - 1998-2000 Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Mohamed Miqdady MD - 1999-2000 Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, Sheikh Khalifa
Medical Center, UAE Ryan Carvalho MD - 2003-2006 Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (Nutrition/Obesity)
Anthony Guerrerio MD PhD - 2006-2009 Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, JHH (Nutrition/ Choline)
Luis Caicedo MD - 2008-present Post-doctoral Fellow,
JHH (Obesity/Satiety with Tim Moran Ph.D.)
Alexandra Vasilescu DO 2008-present Post-doctoral Fellow,
CLINICAL ACTIVITIES: Licensure and Certification: 1992 Ohio State Medical License (35-064505 S) 1996 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (J9800) 2000 Maryland State Medical License (d56149) 1986-1991 National Board of Medical Examiners, Parts I, II, III 1994 Board Certification in Pediatric Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics 2001 Recertified 2008 Recertified 1997 Board Certification in Pediatric Gastroenterology, American Board of Pediatrics 2004 Recertified Service Responsibilities:
1996-2000: Attending, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Hepatology Service, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Floor rounds, didactic rounds, procedures; attending for resident, fellow, and medical student “bedside” clinical teaching and oversight. Perform and train post-doctoral fellows in pediatric gastroenterology procedures. 2000-present: Attending, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Hepatology Division, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Floor rounds, outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary conferences, didactic rounds, procedures for resident, fellow, medical student, nutritionist, pharmacist, nursing, “bedside” clinical teaching and oversight. Also oversee comprehensive nutrition rounds with nutritionists, interns, residents and post-doctoral fellows on the nutrition elective. Perform and train post-doctoral fellows in pediatric gastroenterology procedures. 2000-present: Medical Director, Prader-Willi Syndrome Clinic, Texas Children’s Hospital. Provide oversight of patient care during bi-monthly clinic as well as interaction with medical students, pediatric residents and post-doctoral fellows in pediatric gastroenterology and pediatric endocrinology during the clinic. 2000-2005: Attending, Feeding Disorders Program, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD. Attended floor rounds, directed multi-disciplinary (resident, psychologist, psychology intern, occupational therapist, speech pathologist, social
worker, nutritionist) patient rounds and patient conferences, provided “bedside” clinical teaching and oversight. 2003-present: Attending, Prader-Willi Syndrome Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute, provided oversight of care during quarterly multidisciplinary clinic (speech pathology, nutritionist, behavioral psychology, resident or post-doctoral fellow).
2005-present: Medical Director, Weigh Smart, multidisciplinary Pediatric Weight Management Program at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital. Provide oversight to the program, see patients weekly, direct clinical research efforts and supervise undergraduate elective students.
CLINICAL PROGRAM BUILDING/LEADERSHIP: 2005-present: Medical Director, Weigh Smart, multi-disciplinary Pediatric Weight Management Program at Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital. Developed the program design during my MBA and the foundation grant proposal which has been funded by the Mount Washington Hospital Pediatric Foundation. Program is recognized locally, statewide and nationally at obesity conferences as an innovative multidisciplinary research- based pediatric weight management program. Program serves as a training site for pediatric weight management for Johns Hopkins, Loyola, University of Maryland, and Sinai trainees at the undergraduate, graduate/medical student, housestaff and post-doctoral fellow level. CLINICAL EXTRAMURAL FUNDING: CURRENT:
2006-2008 KIGS study of Genotropin Effects on Growth in Prader-willi
Syndrome Baylor College of Medicine sponsored by Clinical Professionals PI: M. Weinrich, Co-Investigator: A. Scheimann (no salary support)
2007-present Mount Washington Foundation 2 year Grant Award (renewed
2009) to Develop Novel Pediatric Weight Management Center Based upon Group-Visit Model
$450K/yr; 25% salary support PI: A. Scheimann
Previous: 1993-1995 Awarded Clinical Fellowship Grant, (40,000/year for 2 years)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation PI: William Klish 1996-1999 Co-Investigator in Clinical Trials of Option One PI G. Ferry (1%
Effort) Co-Investigator in Famotidine Pharmacokinetics PI: Larissa Wenning (10,000; 3% effort) Co-Investigator in Remicade Study- PI: G.Ferry (1% Effort) Co-Investigator in Prevacid Study– PI: M. Gilger (1% Effort)
2001 JHH telethon grant for obesity - no salary support; materials only
(10,000) PI: Ann O. Scheimann. 2002 Thomas Wilson Sanitarium Grant for development of dietary brochures for obesity program. (15,000) PI: Ann O. Scheimann 2003 Thomas Wilson Sanitarium Grant for acquisition of indirect calorimetry device for nutrition center (15,000)
PI: A. Scheimann 2005-2009 Mount Washington Foundation 2 year Grant Award (renewed 2009) to Develop Novel Pediatric Weight Management Center Based upon Group-Visit Model $450K/yr; 25% salary support
PI: A. Scheimann 2009- present Mount Washington Foundation 2 year Grant Award (renewed
2009, 2011) to Develop Novel Pediatric Weight Management Center Based upon Group-Visit Model
$450K/yr; 25% salary support PI: A. Scheimann
ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES Institutional Administrative Appointments: 2001-2003 Member of the Medical Executive Committee of the Kennedy
Krieger Institute Member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Kennedy Krieger Institute
2002-2003 Elected Secretary of the Medical Staff for the Kennedy Krieger Institute 2006-present Pediatric Specialty Committee, JHH Pediatric Protocol Review Subcommittee of the JHH GCRC Elected representative to Pediatric Clinical Practice Association
JHH (2006-2008) 2009-present Pediatric Specialty Committee Pediatric Protocol Review Subcomittee of the JHH GCRC Nutrition Advisory Committee Pediatric Nutrition Advisory Committee Editorial Activities: Editorial Board Appointments: World Journal of Hepatology Pediatrics and Therapeutics Journal Peer-review Activities:
American Journal of Medical Genetics Obesity Research International Journal of Obesity Gastroenterology Journal of Pediatrics Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Pediatric Blood and Cancer Clinical Nutrition
British Medical Journal Hormone Research in Pediatrics Other Professional Responsibilities: 2004 -2005 Grant reviewer for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association 2006-2007 Grant reviewer for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association and North
American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Co-chair, National Convention, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Association 2009 Co-chair, Hyperphagia International Interest Group Meeting. Co-chair, Pediatric Nutrition Course
2010 Incoming chair, Pediatric Nutrition Committee, North American
Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 2011 Organizing Committee, 2nd Hyperphagia Internation Interest Group
Meeting Abstract Reviewer: Prader-willi Syndrome Association United States of America Advisory Committee Review Group: 2002 NIH/NICHD Study Section, Prader-Willi Syndrome Program Project
Grant Review, Vanderbilt University Advisory Committees, Review Groups/Study Sections: 2002 Named to National Scientific Advisory Board for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
NICHD Study Section, Prader-Willi Syndrome Program Project Grant Review, Vanderbilt University.
2004 -2005 Grant reviewer for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association 2006-2007 Grant reviewer for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association and North
American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2007-2008 Grant reviewer for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association and North
American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Grant reviewer for U.S. Department of Defense SF 424 Grant Proposal for
Obesity Treatment 2009 Grant reviewer for Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.
Alberta, CA. 2010 Reviewer for Effective Health Care Program (EHC)
(http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ ) of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the Department of Health and Human Services with Johns Hopkins Evidenced Based Practice Center
Grant reviewer for Prader-willi Syndrome Association Grant reviewer for Foundation for Prader-willi Research Chair, Data Safety Monitoring Committee, Peds C study, National
Institutes of Health 2011 Expert Reviewer- Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice
Center project on Children’s Weight Management Education Programs
Safety Committee, Peds C study- phase 2, National Institutes of Health Professional Societies/Professional Committees 1993-present North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 1999-present Prader-willi Syndrome Association- USA 1999 Elected to Medical Board and Secretary, American Liver
Foundation- Southwest Texas Chapter, Houston, TX 2002 Childhood Prevention Workgroup, Maryland Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene 2002-present Selected for Membership in the American Association for the
Study of Liver Diseases
Named to National Scientific Advisory Board for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
2002-present Measures and Assessments Committee, Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver
Disease, National Institutes of Health Pediatrics Committee, Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, National Institutes of Health
2005-present Pediatric Nutrition Committee, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2006-present Member, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2007-present Elected to the International Scientific Advisory Board for the
Prader-Willi Syndrome Organization. Member, the Obesity Society and founding member of Prader-Willi Syndrome Interest Group of the Obesity Society
2009 Practitioner’s Focus Group Committee and Nutrition Committee, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2010 Incoming chair, Pediatric Nutrition Committee, North American
Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Conference Organizer 2007 Co-chair, National Scientific Meeting, Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
Dallas,TX.
2009 Co-chair, International Hyperphagia Conference, Baltimore, MD. Co-chair, Pediatric Nutrition Course, Annapolis, MD. 2011 Co-chair Advances in Pediatric Nutrition Course, Baltimore, MD Chairperson of Planning Committee for Pediatric Nutrition Symposia, sponsored by NASPGHAN (launch 4/2012- likely site Chicago) Planning Committee, 2nd International Hyperphagia Conference, Baton Rouge, LA. Consultantships
RECOGNITION
Awards and Honors: 1986 Montgomery County Medical Society Award, University of Dayton Brother Molz Memorial Service Award, University of Dayton Whisman Academic Scholarship to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 1988 Bob Swain Service Award, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 1990 University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Alumni Association Service Award
1997 Honorable Mention, Best Pediatric Grand Rounds Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux: Pearls for the Primary Care Physician, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
1999 Elected to Medical Board and Secretary, American Liver
Foundation, Houston, TX 2000 Named to the Scientific Advisory Board for Growth Hormone Therapy in Prader-Willi-Labhart Syndrome 2002 Named to the International Scientific Advisory Board for Growth
Hormone Therapy in Prader-Willi-Labhart Syndrome Elected Secretary of the Medical Staff for the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Member of the Medical Executive Committee Named to National Scientific Advisory Board for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Selected for Membership to the American Association for the Advancement of the Study of Liver Disease 2006 Named Co-Chair for the 2007 National Scientific Meeting for the
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association. 2007 Consultant for BCBS Obesity Care Study – Johns Hopkins University
Elected to the International Scientific Advisory Board for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Organization.
Scheimann A, Vivekanadan P, Torbenson M. Prevalence of ABCB11 Mutations Among Children with Cholelithiasis. Accepted as Poster of Distinction to DDW, Washington DC 2007
2008 Weigh SmartTM Program Selected for the State of Maryland Governor’s Youth Physical Activity Excellence Award
Invited Talks, Panels and Presentations: 1. Pediatric Hepatology Lecture Series, “Management of Bleeding and
Coagulopathy in Patients with Hepatic Disease”, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, August 21, 1996.
2. Pediatric Grand Rounds, Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux: Pearls for the
Primary Care Practitioner, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, February 13, 1998. (Honorable Mention- Best Pediatric Grand Rounds).
Association Regional Conference, Baltimore, MD, October 2004. 14. Invited Speaker, “GI issues in Prader-willi Syndrome and Bariatric Surgery,”
International Prader-Willi Syndrome Research Focus Group, Baltimore, MD, November 2004.
15. Pediatric Grand Rounds, “Childhood Obesity: A Crisis in Healthcare,” Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD, January 2005.
16. Invited Speaker, “Comprehensive Overview of GI Disorders in Prader-Willi
Syndrome,” National Prader-willi Syndrome Association Meeting, Orlando FL, July 2005.
17. Pediatric Grand Rounds, “Childhood Obesity: A Crisis in Health Care for the
New Millenium,” JHH Bayview, Baltimore, MD, December 2005. 18. Invited Speaker, “Identifying and Managing Obesity in Children,” Advances in
Pediatric Nutrition Course, Baltimore, MD, March 2006. 19. Invited Speaker, “Update on GI Disorders in Prader-Willi Syndrome,” National
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Meeting, Buffalo, NY, July 2006. 20. Invited Speaker (along with Tommy Thompson, Anthony Fauci, Julie Geberding)
on Pediatric Obesity for “Plain Talk about Health,” television series. Episode taped September 21, 2006.
21. Invited Speaker, “Childhood Obesity: Management and Treatment Strategies,”
Pediatric Grand Rounds, St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD, March 2007. 22. Invited Speaker, “Gastrointestinal Disorders in Prader-Willi Syndrome,” National
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Meeting, Dallas, TX, August 2007. 23. Invited Speaker, “Management of Obesity in Adolescents,” Maryland Chapter of
the American Academy of Pediatrics, Frederick, MD, October 2007. 24. Invited Speaker, “Update on Medical Aspects of Prader-Willi Syndrome in the
New Millenium,” Baylor College of Medicine Genetics Symposia, Houston, TX, April 2008.
25. Invited Speaker, “Pediatric Obesity,” Pediatric Endocrinology for the Primary
Care Clinician, Baltimore, MD, June 2008.
26. Invited Speaker, “An Innovative, Research-Based, Multi-disciplinary Approach Targeting Pediatric Obesity: the Crisis for Health Care in the 21st Century”. 13th Annual Health Management Congress, Orlando, FL, July 2008.
27. Invited Speaker, “Gastrointestinal Issues Among Individuals with Prader-Willi
Syndrome,” Prader-willi Syndrome Association Conference, Toronto, Canada, October 25, 2008.
28. Invited Moderator, Nutrition Session, “Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Celiac Disease, NAFLD,” Annual Meeting, North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, November 14, 2008.
29. Invited Speaker, “New Potential Therapies for Obesity Targeting Gut Hormones in Appetite Regulation”, Symposium on Obesity and Chronic Disease, Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, May 2009.
30. Invited Speaker, “Evaluating Obesity: Where Do I Start?” NASPGHAN Postgraduate Course, 2009.
31. Invited Speaker, “Update on Gastrointestinal Issues in Prader-willi Syndrome,” Prader-willi Syndrome Association, Los Angeles, CA November 2009.
32. Invited Speaker, “Pediatric Obesity Management,” Yokusuka Naval Hospital, Tokyo Japan. September 26, 2010.
33. Invited Speaker, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Annual Meeting: Hot Topics in Nutrition, Hepatology and Nutrition, “Dyslipidemia in Children: When and How to Diagnose and Treat,” New Orleans, LA, October 22, 2010.
34. Pediatric Grand Rounds, “Update on Childhood Obesity: 2011 and Beyond,” Baltimore, MD, March 9, 2011.
35. Invited Speaker, Pediatrics for the Practitioner, “Workshop on Childhood Obesity,” (with Alan Lake, MD), Baltimore, MD, September 22, 2011.
36. Invited Moderator, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Annual Meeting: Clinical Practice Guidelines and Consensus Statements, Orlando, FL, October 22, 2011.
37. Pediatric Grand Rounds, “Pediatric Parenteral Nutrition Pearls,”January 11, 2012,
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