ROCHELLE SEQUEIRA GOMES, MD, FAAP Curriculum vitae Education/Work Chronology September 2021 onwards Attending Neonatologist at Nemours Children’s Hospital Orlando, Florida Email: Rochelle.sequeiragomes@nemours.org or dr.rochellegomes@gmail.com July 2021-August 2021 Personal time July 2018 – June 2021 Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/A.I DuPont Hospital for Children/Christiana Care Health System, Pennsylvania & Delaware Fellow, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine July 2015 – June 2018 Elmhurst Hospital Center/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York Resident, Pediatrics April 2013 – June 2015 USMLE preparation and Pediatric Residency application process July 2012 – March 2013 Registrar, Department of Pediatrics, Goa Medical College, India April 2009 – May 2012 Goa Medical College, Goa University, India Resident, Pediatrics (MD) 3 year residency program comprising of 15 months in Neonatology and inclusive of 6 months in neonatal intensive care August 2003 – Feb 2009 Goa Medical College, Goa University, India Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B; B.S) Professional Licensure • Medical Physician and Surgeon, State of Pennsylvania • Medical Physician and Surgeon, State of Florida Certifications • Board certified in Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2018 • Neonatal resuscitation (NRP) Provider and Instructor, 2021 • Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation Certification (ELSO), 2018 • Board eligible, Neonatology-Perinatology, 2021 Work Experience July 2012 - March 2013, Junior Attending/Registrar, Department of Pediatrics, Goa Medical College (India) ● Supervised residents and provided hands-on teaching in inpatient Pediatric and Neonatal Units ● Taught medical students and residents on rounds and in classrooms, demonstrated procedures, conducted case presentations ● Provided neonatal resuscitation in the delivery room for high risk newborns ● Provided neonatal intensive care including ventilation, peritoneal dialysis, whole blood exchange transfusions and central lines (umbilical and PICC) ● Attended clinics, including high risk new-born follow up ● Provided inter-departmental consultations ● Performed mortality statistical analysis including individual case analysis at departmental and Hospital mortality meetings ● Provided health care services to children at an orphanage 2014 – 2015- Research affiliate, Gastroenterology lab at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Centre / University of Illinois Chicago Trained in basic science techniques, presented lecture on “Autophagy”, reviewed literature for review published Research Current projects: BASIC SCIENCE: 1. Trained immunity in chorioamnionitis – what is the effect of oxygen exposure on monocytes and lung epithelial cells after chorioamnionitis? Objectives: a) To investigate the changes in immune function after hyperoxia exposure in human neonatal cord blood monocytes with maternal histopathological chorioamnionitis. b) To investigate the effect of training intervals on lung epithelial cells (Calu-3) after exposure to LPS and hyperoxia in vitro. Mentor: Dr. Zubairul H Aghai (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital) Recipient of the “Hemant Desai Research Grant” 2019 2. Altered gene expression in rat lung with sequential intra-amniotic LPS and hyperoxia exposure* Objectives: To describe altered transcription of RNA in rat lung following exposure to Lipopolysaccharide and hyperoxia. Mentor: Dr. Zubairul H Aghai (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital) *Selected for platform presentation at the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research meeting, 2020 and poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, 2020 and 2021 CLINICAL RESEARCH: 1. Does Feeding Elemental Formula Reduce Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants?* 2. Use of Multichannel intraluminal impedance studies to diagnose Gastroesophageal reflux in infants* Mentor: Dr. Zubairul H Aghai (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital) *Selected to be presented as platform presentations at the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research meeting, 2020; Poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, 2020 and Poster presentation at Hot Topics in Neonatology 2020. 3. Very late rescue Dexamethasone for bronchopulmonary dysplasia – correlation of age of treatment and BPD severity with treatment efficacy Mentor: Dr. Michael Favara (Christiana Care Health Systems) Poster Presentation at Hot Topics in Neonatology 2021, ESPR and PAS 2021 4. Improving trainee focus and learning during didactics through survey based question-answer review: a quality improvement initiative Mentor: Dr. Zubairul H Aghai (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Past projects Posters/Platform presentation 1. Increasing Skin to Skin Care in the NICU – Efficacy of a Resident Initiative Mentor: Dr. Lawrence Noble (Elmhurst Hospital Center/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Related presentations: March 2017 - Eastern Society for Pediatric Research 29th Annual Meeting, Poster presentation May 2017 - Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting 2017 Meeting, Poster presentation 2. Resource utilization after discharge of babies admitted to the NICU for maternal chorioamnionitis Mentor: Dr. Daniel Rauch (Elmhurst Hospital Center/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Related Presentations: March 2017 - The New York Academy of Medicine, Pediatric trainee night, Platform presentation April 2017 - New York Perinatal Society 40th Spring Meeting, Platform presentation May 2017 - Society of Hospital Medicine, Poster presentation May 2017 - Pediatric Academic Societies 2017 Meeting, Poster presentation June 2017 - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, H+H/Elmhurst “Day of Recognition of Research and Scholarly Activity, Platform presentation 3. Communication on reproductive health in immigrant families Mentor: Dr. Thaina Rousseau-Pierre (Elmhurst Hospital Centre/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Related Presentations: April 2017 - North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - 31st Annual Clinical & Research Meeting, Poster presentation May 2017 - Pediatric Academic Societies 2017 Meeting, Poster presentation Peer-Reviewed Publication Priyamvada S*, Gomes R*, Gill RK, Saksena S, Alrefai WA, Dudeja PK. Mechanisms Underlying Dysregulation of Electrolyte Absorption in Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Diarrhea. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015;21(12):2926–2935. *Both authors contributed equally Published abstracts (a) Sequeira Gomes, R; Barhen, A; Zenobi, C; Prasad, N; Rauch, DA. Resource utilization after discharge of babies admitted to the NICU for maternal chorioamnionitis. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2017; 12 (suppl 2). (b) Gomes, Rochelle Sequeira et al. Communication on Reproductive Health in Immigrant Families Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Volume 30, Issue 2, 322 (c) Sequeira Gomes, Rochelle; Noble, Lawrence; Increasing Skin to Skin Care in the NICU – Efficacy of a Resident Initiative, Pediatrics, May 2018,142 (1 Meeting Abstract) 228; DOI: 10.1542/peds.142.1_MeetingAbstract.228 (d) Sequeira Gomes R; Favara M T; Greenspan J; Aghai Z H. Use of Multichannel intraluminal impedance studies to diagnose Gastroesphageal reflux in infants, E-ESPR2020:207 (e) Sequeira Gomes R; Favara M T; Greenspan J; Aghai Z H. Does Feeding Elemental Formula Reduce Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants? E-ESPR2020:209 (f) Sequeira Gomes R; Gayen nee Betal S; Favara M T; Fong G; Zubair N; Alapati D; Addya S; Aghai Z.H; Altered gene expression in rat lung with sequential intra-amniotic LPS and hyperoxia exposure EESPR2020:180 Post graduate Thesis (MD Pediatrics Examination, Goa Medical College, 2012) Assessment of nutritional status of school children in Goa - A cross sectional population based descriptive study of nutritional status of school children with quantification of obesity and malnutrition Research Grants/awards (a) Recipient of the “Hemant Desai Research Grant” 2019 for project “Trained immunity in chorioamnionitis: what is the effect of oxygen exposure on immune function after chorioamnionitis?” (b) Recipient of Travel award for the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research meeting, 2020 (c) Recognised as “Outstanding project” for “Resource utilization after discharge of babies admitted to the NICU for maternal chorioamnionitis” at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai-Mount Sinai Services and NYC H+H/Elmhurst “Day of Recognition of Research and Scholarly Activity” (June 15, 2017) (d) Medical school awards: Distinction for highest scores in Anatomy, Ophthalmology and ENT. Lectures given in Fellowship (a) Bilious emesis in a preterm: Neonatal-Perinatal conference presentation, 2018 (b) Abdominal wall defects: Neonatal-Perinatal conference presentation, 2018 (c) Atypical Genitalia in a newborn: Neonatal-Perinatal conference presentation and fellow didactics, 2019 (d) Hypotonia in a newborn – Approach to diagnosis and management: AIDHC case conference, 2019 (e) GBS sepsis in preterm: Morbidity and mortality conference, 2019 (f) CAKUT in a newborn with advanced respiratory failure - pathophysiology, approach to management and ethical considerations: AIDHC case conference, 2019 (g) Arrhythmias in the NICU: Fellow didactics, 2019 (h) Trained immunity in cord blood monocytes: Research conference 2018 and 2019 (i) Mechanical Ventilation of the newborn: Pediatric resident didactic lecture (j) Newborn with worsening PPHN: Morbidity and mortality conference, 2020 (k) Newborn with neutropenia: AIDHC Case conference, 2020 (l) An unusual case of Gastroschisis: NICU surgery conference, 2020 (m) Pediatric resident lecture: Fetal-Neonatal Transition and Neonatal resuscitation protocol (n) Pediatric Grand rounds: Dexamethasone for Broncho-pulmonary dysplasia, what do we really know? Other Professional activities 1. Appointment as member for Indian Academy of Pediatrics - Parental Guideline Project - M48.2 – “Preparing for arrival of newborn and immediate care in first 3 days” 2. Global Health Neonatology lectures for The Gambia – given remotely on “Transition from fetal to neonatal physiology”. Changes brought about as Education Co-ordinatorfor Neonatology 2020-2021 (a) Introduced new invited lectures on – Litigation in the NICU), Billing, Coding and documentation in the NICU, Targeted ultrasound the NICU, Introduction to Translational research, Racial disparity and its effect on outcomes in Neonatology, Global Health in Neonatology (b) Jeopardy style quizzes for NICU fellows (c) Presentation on “How to Prepare for Neonatology Boards” – given by recent graduates (d) Designed Neonatology curriculum for Pediatric residents – lecture series presented by Neonatology Fellows during Pediatric didactics Membership in Professional Societies Indian Academy of Pediatrics - 2010 to present American Academy of Pediatrics, National Membership - 2015 to present American Medical Association - 2019 to present Additional skills • Languages Fluent in English, Hindi, Konkani; conversational Spanish • Community Service Volunteer in a center for Autistic and intellectually challenged children in 2003. Volunteer in Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas in 201