Sameer Shantaram Kamath | Scholars@Duke

Sameer Shantaram Kamath
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

I love children and everything about them. I believe in caring for each of my patients as I would my own children. I believe in investing in systems of care and ensuring that the care we provide is safe, efficient and evidence-based.

I am interested in quality/performance improvement and making systems more efficient.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics 2021

Contact Information

sameer.kamath@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellowship, Pediatrics/Rainbow Babies & Children Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine 2005 - 2008
- Residency, Pediatrics/ Metrohealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine 2002 - 2005
- Residency, Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases (India) 2001 - 2002
- Residency, Bandra Bhabha Hospital (India) 2000 - 2001
- Residency, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences (India) 1997 - 2000
- M.B.B.S., Topiwala National Medical College (India) 1997
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics 2015 - 2020
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Medical Director, PICU (October 2015- July 2021)
  Chief Medical Officer, Duke Children's Hospital (September 2020-current)
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Gorie Award. Duke. 2020
- Karsher Award. Duke. 2018
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Maue, Danielle K., Mercedes Martinez, Alicia Alcamo, Fernando Beltramo, Kristina Betters, Michael Nares, Asumthia Jeyapalan, et al. “Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation Practices Surrounding Liver Transplantation in Children: A Multicenter Collaborative.” Pediatr Crit Care Med 24, no. 2 (February 1, 2023): 102–11. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000003101.
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  - Ray, Candice M., Matthew Pizzuto, Edith Reyes-Alvarado, Kimberly Jackson, David A. Turner, and Sameer Kamath. “Cardiac arrest in the paediatric intensive care unit: defining the problem and developing solutions.” Bmj Open Qual 9, no. 4 (December 2020). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2020-000930.
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  - Kudchadkar, Sapna R., Archana Nelliot, Ronke Awojoodu, Dhananjay Vaidya, Chani Traube, Tracie Walker, Dale M. Needham, and Dale M. Prevalence of Acute Rehabilitation for Kids in the PICU (PARK-PICU) Investigators and the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network. “Physical Rehabilitation in Critically Ill Children: A Multicenter Point Prevalence Study in the United States.” Crit Care Med 48, no. 5 (May 2020): 634–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000004291.
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  - Thakkar, Rajan K., Scott L. Weiss, Julie C. Fitzgerald, Luke Keele, Neal J. Thomas, Vinay M. Nadkarni, Jennifer A. Muszynski, Mark W. Hall, Mark W. SPROUT Investigators, and Mark W. Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network. “Risk Factors for Mortality in Pediatric Postsurgical versus Medical Severe Sepsis.” J Surg Res 242 (October 2019): 100–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.04.011.
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  - Cifra, Christina L., Mandi Houston, Angela Otto, and Sameer S. Kamath. “Prompting Rounding Teams to Address a Daily Best Practice Checklist in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.” The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 45, no. 8 (August 2019): 543–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.05.012.
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  - Lin, John C., Philip C. Spinella, Julie C. Fitzgerald, Marisa Tucci, Jenny L. Bush, Vinay M. Nadkarni, Neal J. Thomas, Scott L. Weiss, and Scott L. Sepsis Prevalence, Outcomes, and Therapy Study Investigators. “New or Progressive Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in Pediatric Severe Sepsis: A Sepsis Phenotype With Higher Morbidity and Mortality.” Pediatr Crit Care Med 18, no. 1 (January 2017): 8–16. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000000978.
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  - Akil, Nour, Edward Bottei, and Sameer Kamath. “Ranolazine overdose–induced seizures.” The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 33, no. 12 (December 2015): 1843.e5-1843.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2015.04.062.
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  - Weiss, Scott L., Julie C. Fitzgerald, Frank A. Maffei, Jason M. Kane, Antonio Rodriguez-Nunez, Deyin D. Hsing, Deborah Franzon, et al. “Discordant identification of pediatric severe sepsis by research and clinical definitions in the SPROUT international point prevalence study.” Crit Care 19, no. 1 (September 16, 2015): 325. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-015-1055-x.
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  - Khan, Irfan, Bridget Zimmerman, Patrick Brophy, and Sameer Kamath. “Masking of Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion: The Isonatremic Syndrome.” The Journal of Pediatrics 165, no. 4 (October 2014): 722–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.05.051.
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  - Longmuir, Susannah Q., Lindsay McConnell, Resmiye Oral, Alina Dumitrescu, Sameer Kamath, and Gwen Erkonen. “Retinal hemorrhages in intubated pediatric intensive care patients.” Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 18, no. 2 (April 2014): 129–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.12.005.
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  - Gordon, E., and S. S. Kamath. “Fulminate Liver failure Associated with Abdominal Crush Injury in an Eleven-Year Old: A Case Report.” Case Reports in Hepatology 2013 (2013).
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  - Gunta, S., and S. S. Kamath. “A case of Pulmonary Embolism and Stroke in a 16 yr old Girl.” Wisconsin Medical Journal 111, no. 2 (April 2012): 58–60.
  - Kamath, S. S., and K. Mason. “Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a patient with Fusobacterial Sepsis. A case report and review of literature.” Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 17, no. 4 (August 2011): 397–99.
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  - Kamath, S. S., D. Super, and M. Mhanna. “Short term effects of APRV on blood pressure and urine output in Children.” Pediatr Pulmonol 45, no. 1 (January 2010): 48–54.
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  - Kamath, S. S., and A. Ghori. “Hypertransaminasemia: a diagnostic dilemma.” Pediatricsconsultantlive 6, no. 8 (August 2007): 457–457.
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- Conference Papers
  - DeRusso, Michelle, Lauren Brown, and Sameer Kamath. “IMPROVING PATIENT TRANSFERS OUT OF THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU).” In Critical Care Medicine, 51:526–526, 2023.
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  - Maue, Danielle, Mercedes Martinez, Fernando Beltramo, Alicia Alcamo, Leslie Ridall, Michael Nares, Asumthia Jeyapalan, et al. “PREDICTIVE FACTORS FOR POSTOPERATIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN PEDIATRIC LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.” In Critical Care Medicine, 50:581–581, 2022.
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  - Alvarado, Edith Reyes, Danielle Geeting, Cory Templeton, Karan Kumar, Sameer Kamath, and Alexandre Rotta. “FLUID OVERLOAD IN CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN WITH RESPIRATORY FAILURE.” In Critical Care Medicine, 49:540–540, 2021.
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  - Maue, Danielle, Alicia Alcamo, Fernando Beltramo, Kristina Betters, Sameer Kamath, Shubhi Kaushik, Richard Mangus, et al. “PREDICTIVE FACTORS FOR BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS IN CHILDREN POST LIVER TRANSPLANT.” In Critical Care Medicine, 49:288–288, 2021.
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  - Maue, Danielle, Mercedes Martinez, Alicia M. Alcamo, Fernando Beltramo, Kristina Betters, Sameer Kamath, Shubhi Kaushik, et al. “PREDICTIVE FACTORS FOR PROLONGED INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN CHILDREN POST LIVER TRANSPLANT.” In Hepatology, 72:1096–1096, 2020.
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  - Guentensberger, Debbie, Jennifer Sherwin, and Sameer Kamath. “GASTRIC FEEDING ON HIGH-FLOW NASAL CANNULA IN PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE UNITS.” In Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 47. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2019.
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  - Ray, Candice, Jonathan Pelletier, Rohan Vilms, David Turner, and Sameer Kamath. “STANDARDIZING WEANING OF HIGH-FLOW NASAL CANNULA IN THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.” In Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 47. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2019.
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  - Kamath, Sameer, Kyle Rehder, Tammy Uhl, Travis Heath, Caitlin Daley, and Ira Cheifetz. “1315: VARIATION IN ANALGESIA/SEDATION PRACTICES BY TIME OF DAY IN A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.” In Critical Care Medicine, 46:641–641. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000529318.12286.be.
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Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Service to the Profession
- Board of Directors. Carolina Virginias Chapter of SCCM. SCCM. 2019 2019
Academic & Administrative Activities
- Committees: Medication Safety, Core Safety, Pediatric Emergency Response Committee, Code Committee, Clinical Practice Committee (Pediatrics)
  Medical Director PICU (2015-2021)
  Chief Medical Officer, Duke Children's Hospital (2020-current)
  Solutions for Patient Safety- Physician Champion
  NC PICU collaborative (2018-current)
  CVSCCM board of directors (2019-current)
Clinical Activities
- Clinical Service in PICU
  Inhouse call-PICU

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Awards & Honors

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers

Service to the Profession

Academic & Administrative Activities

Clinical Activities