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Makenzie Hamilton

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine

Selected Publications


An updated guide for clinicians: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pediatric patients with refractory acute respiratory failure.

Journal Article Expert Rev Respir Med · December 2025 INTRODUCTION: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) remains a mainstay for refractory respiratory failure in select pediatric patients. Clinical practice surrounding its use continues to evolve, reflecting advances in technology, management strategies ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessing the Capability of Large Language Models in Answering Pediatric Critical Care Board-Style Questions.

Journal Article Res Sq · November 3, 2025 BACKGROUND: The potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) in medicine is often linked to massive, resource-intensive models. However, their practical application in specialized fields like pediatric critical care requires exploring the capability of more e ... Full text Link to item Cite

Quality improvement strategies in pediatric ECMO.

Journal Article Semin Pediatr Surg · August 2023 Pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an increasingly utilized, life-saving technology with high mortality and morbidity. A complex technology employed urgently or emergently for some of the sickest children in the hospital by a large multidisci ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exome sequencing identifies mutant TINF2 in a family with pulmonary fibrosis.

Journal Article Chest · May 2015 BACKGROUND: Short telomeres are a common defect in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, yet mutations in the telomerase genes account for only a subset of these cases. METHODS: We identified a family with pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic infertility, and short tel ... Full text Link to item Cite