Kenneth Mah, MD, MS

Title(s)Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th Street, #5777
San Francisco CA 94158
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    1. Social determinants of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative care. Palliat Med. 2026 Jun 03; 2692163261450754. Lau E, Miljanovski M, Mah K, Shapiro GK, Loughan AR, Li A, Rydall A, Zimmermann C, Hannon B, Rodin G. PMID: 42237559; PMCID: PMC13478420.
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    2. Fluid accumulation and outcomes in children receiving continuous kidney replacement therapy: an appraisal of the WE-ROCK registry. Pediatr Nephrol. 2026 Oct; 41(10):3465-3476. Selewski DT, Gist KM, Deep A, Elbahlawan L, Fuhrman DY, Gelbart B, Gorga SM, Mah KE, Ollberding NJ, Reynaud S, Seo J, Soranno DE, Stanski NL, Starr MC, Uber AM, Askenazi DJ, Sutherland SM, Menon S, Worldwide Exploration of Renal Replacement Outcomes Collaborative in Kidney Disease (WE-ROCK) Collab. PMID: 42049965.
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    3. Prognostic beliefs in patients with cancer receiving outpatient palliative care. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Apr 12; 33(5):377. Wong R, D'Mello B, Mah K, Miljanovski M, Li A, Shapiro G, Rydall A, Zimmermann C, Hannon B, Rodin G. PMID: 40220047.
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    4. The quality of death and dying of patients with advanced cancer in hospice care in Uganda and Kenya. Palliat Support Care. 2024 10; 22(5):1169-1178. Goombs M, Mah K, Namisango E, Luyirika E, Mwangi-Powell F, Gikaara N, Chalklin L, Rydall A, Zimmermann C, Hales S, Wolofsky K, Tilly A, Powell RA, Rodin G. PMID: 37946360.
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    5. Psychological distress and supportive care utilization in medical assistance in dying: A retrospective observational cohort study. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2024 Sep-Oct; 90:191-193. Shapiro GK, Mah K, Lau SCL, Klein R, Graham R, Rodin G, Li M. PMID: 38876926.
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    6. An evaluation of the outcomes associated with peritoneal catheter use in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery: A multicenter study. JTCVS Open. 2024 Jun; 19:275-295. Kwiatkowski DM, Alten JA, Mah KE, Selewski DT, Raymond TT, Afonso NS, Blinder JJ, Coghill MT, Cooper DS, Koch JD, Krawczeski CD, Morales DLS, Neumayr TM, Rahman AKMF, Reichle G, Tabbutt S, Webb TN, Borasino S, NEonatal and Pediatric Heart Renal Outcomes Network collaborative. PMID: 39015443; PMCID: PMC11247230.
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    7. Prevalence and drivers of nurse and physician distress in cardiovascular and oncology programmes at a Canadian quaternary hospital network during the COVID-19 pandemic: a quality improvement initiative. BMJ Open. 2024 02 12; 14(2):e079106. Jelen A, Rodin G, Graham L, Goldfarb R, Mah K, Satele DV, Elliot M, Krzyzanowska MK, Rubin BB. PMID: 38346886; PMCID: PMC10862283.
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    8. Clinical evaluation questionnaire in advanced cancer: a psychometric study of a novel measure of healthcare provider interactions. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024 Jan 08; 13(e3):e1093-e1102. de Vries FE, Mah K, Malfitano C, Shapiro GK, Zimmermann C, Hales S, Rodin G. PMID: 35172981.
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    9. Time to Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Initiation and 90-Day Major Adverse Kidney Events in Children and Young Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 01 02; 7(1):e2349871. Gist KM, Menon S, Anton-Martin P, Bigelow AM, Cortina G, Deep A, De la Mata-Navazo S, Gelbart B, Gorga S, Guzzo I, Mah KE, Ollberding NJ, Shin HS, Thadani S, Uber A, Zang H, Zappitelli M, Selewski DT, WE-ROCK Investigators. PMID: 38165673; PMCID: PMC10762580.
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    10. Neonatal Chylothorax and Early Fluid Overload After Cardiac Surgery: Retrospective Analysis of the Neonatal and Pediatric Heart and Renal Outcomes Network Registry (2015-2018). Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 Mar 01; 25(3):231-240. Brandewie K, Alten J, Winder M, Mah K, Holmes K, Reichle G, Smith A, Zang H, Bailly D. PMID: 38088768.
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    11. Peritoneal catheters in neonates undergoing complex cardiac surgery: a multi-centre descriptive study. Cardiol Young. 2024 Feb; 34(2):272-281. Kwiatkowski DM, Alten JA, Raymond TT, Selewski DT, Blinder JJ, Afonso NS, Coghill MT, Cooper DS, Koch JD, Krawczeski CD, Mah KE, Neumayr TM, Rahman AKMF, Reichle G, Tabbutt S, Webb TN, Borasino S. PMID: 37337694.
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    12. The Italian validation of the Death and Dying Distress Scale. Palliat Support Care. 2023 Apr; 21(2):283-291. Bovero A, Zerbinati L, Grassi L, Mah K, Rodin G, Hales S, Malfitano C, TIberto E, Leombruni P, Miniotti M, Caruso R. PMID: 36476559.
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    13. Early postoperative weight-based fluid overload is associated with worse outcomes after neonatal cardiac surgery. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 09; 38(9):3129-3137. Brandewie KL, Selewski DT, Bailly DK, Bhat PN, Diddle JW, Ghbeis M, Krawczeski CD, Mah KE, Neumayr TM, Raymond TT, Reichle G, Zang H, Alten JA, NEPHRON investigators. PMID: 36973562.
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    14. Improvement in Multidisciplinary Provider Rounding (Surgical Rounds) in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: An Application of Lean Methodology. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 06 01; 24(6):e282-e291. Brown TN, Justice L, Malik F, Lehenbauer D, O'Donnell A, Brown JM, Powers T, Neogi S, Cooper DS, Mah KE. PMID: 36804342.
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    15. Quality of Dying and Death of Patients With Cancer in Hospice Care in Uganda. JCO Glob Oncol. 2023 01; 9:e2200386. Mah K, Namisango E, Luyirika E, Ntizimira C, Hales S, Zimmermann C, Malfitano C, Tilly A, Wolofsky K, Rodin G. PMID: 36763934; PMCID: PMC10166526.
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    16. Traumatic stress symptoms in family caregivers of patients with acute leukaemia: protocol for a multisite mixed methods, longitudinal, observational study. BMJ Open. 2022 11 04; 12(11):e065422. Jibb LA, Nanos SM, Alexander S, Malfitano C, Rydall A, Gupta S, Schimmer AD, Zimmermann C, Hales S, Nissim R, Marmar C, Schultebraucks K, Mah K, Rodin G. PMID: 36332954; PMCID: PMC9639100.
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    17. Acute Cardiac Care for Neonatal Heart Disease. Pediatrics. 2022 11 01; 150(Suppl 2). Cooper DS, Hill KD, Krishnamurthy G, Sen S, Costello JM, Lehenbauer D, Twite M, James L, Mah KE, Taylor C, McBride ME. PMID: 36317971.
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    18. Family physicians' involvement in palliative cancer care. Cancer Med. 2023 03; 12(5):6213-6224. Moon CC, Mah K, Pope A, Swami N, Hannon B, Lau J, Mak E, Al-Awamer A, Banerjee S, Dawson LA, Husain A, Rodin G, Le LW, Zimmermann C. PMID: 36263836; PMCID: PMC10028020.
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    19. Public interest in medical assistance in dying and palliative care. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Dec; 12(4):448-456. Cheng EY, Mah K, Al-Awamer A, Pope A, Swami N, Wong JL, Mathews J, Howell D, Hannon B, Rodin G, Shapiro GK, Li M, Le LW, Zimmermann C. PMID: 36171108.
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    20. Assessment of fluid balance after neonatal cardiac surgery: a description of intake/output vs. weight-based methods. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 04; 38(4):1355-1364. Neumayr TM, Alten JA, Bailly DK, Bhat PN, Brandewie KL, Diddle JW, Ghbeis M, Krawczeski CD, Mah KE, Raymond TT, Reichle G, Zang H, Selewski DT, NEPHRON Investigators. PMID: 36066771.
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    21. Pediatric and Adult Cardiologists' and Respirologists' Referral Practices to Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 11; 64(5):461-470. Jewitt N, Mah K, Bonares M, Weingarten K, Ross H, Amin R, Morgan CT, Zimmermann C, Wentlandt K. PMID: 35905938.
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    22. Protocol for the development and multisite validation of the Quality of Dying and Death-Revised Global Version scale. BMJ Open. 2022 07 25; 12(7):e064508. An E, Tilly A, Mah K, Lewin W, Chandrakumar M, Baguio A, Jaffer N, Chikasema M, Thambo L, Ntizimira C, Namisango E, Hales S, Zimmermann C, Wolofsky K, Goombs M, Rodin G. PMID: 35879006; PMCID: PMC9328109.
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    23. Fluid Accumulation After Neonatal Congenital Cardiac Operation: Clinical Implications and Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 12; 114(6):2288-2294. Bailly DK, Alten JA, Gist KM, Mah KE, Kwiatkowski DM, Valentine KM, Diddle JW, Tadphale S, Clarke S, Selewski DT, Banerjee M, Reichle G, Lin P, Gaies M, Blinder JJ, NEPHRON Investigators. PMID: 35245511; PMCID: PMC9433462.
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    24. Reply to K. Kajiwara et al. concerning "Caregiver bereavement outcomes in advanced cancer: associations with quality of death and patient age". Support Care Cancer. 2022 04; 30(4):2903-2904. Mah K, Swami N, Pope A, Earle CC, Krzyzanowska MK, Nissim R, Hales S, Rodin G, Hannon B, Zimmermann C. PMID: 35079907.
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    25. Testing terror management theory in advanced cancer. Death Stud. 2021 Dec 27; 1-10. Willis E, Mah K, Shapiro GK, Hales S, Li M, An E, Zimmermann C, Schultebraucks K, Rodin G. PMID: 34957923.
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    26. Pulmonary referrals to specialist palliative medicine: a survey. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2021 Dec 03. Bonares M, Mah K, Christiansen D, Granton J, Weiss A, Lau C, Rodin G, Zimmermann C, Wentlandt K. PMID: 34862240.
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    27. Caregiver bereavement outcomes in advanced cancer: associations with quality of death and patient age. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Feb; 30(2):1343-1353. Mah K, Swami N, Pope A, Earle CC, Krzyzanowska MK, Nissim R, Hales S, Rodin G, Hannon B, Zimmermann C. PMID: 34499215; PMCID: PMC8426162.
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    28. Factors associated with cognitive impairment and cognitive concerns in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Neurooncol Pract. 2022 Feb; 9(1):50-58. Eggen AC, Richard NM, Bosma I, Jalving M, Leighl NB, Liu G, Mah K, Higazy R, Shultz DB, Reyners AKL, Rodin G, Edelstein K. PMID: 35087675; PMCID: PMC8789294.
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    29. A Scoping Review of Health Information Technology in Clinician Burnout. Appl Clin Inform. 2021 05; 12(3):597-620. Wu DTY, Xu C, Kim A, Bindhu S, Mah KE, Eckman MH. PMID: 34233369; PMCID: PMC8263130.
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    30. Meningitis and high-grade, second-degree atrioventricular block in an adolescent: causal effect or coincidence? Cardiol Young. 2021 Nov; 31(11):1873-1875. Murphy LD, Florez AR, Czosek RJ, Cooper DS, Mah KE. PMID: 33966681.
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    31. Reply to: Acute kidney injury after in-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest To the Editor. Resuscitation. 2021 06; 163:209-210. Mah KE, Alten JA. PMID: 33930502.
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    32. Commentary: The Vulcan mind MELD-XI. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 04; 163(4):1477-1478. Mah KE, Morales DLS. PMID: 33875260.
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    33. Early palliative care and quality of dying and death in patients with advanced cancer. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023 Oct; 13(e1):e74-e77. Mah K, Chow B, Swami N, Pope A, Rydall A, Earle C, Krzyzanowska M, Le L, Hales S, Rodin G, Hannon B, Zimmermann C. PMID: 33619220.
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    34. Acute kidney injury after in-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2021 03; 160:49-58. Mah KE, Alten JA, Cornell TT, Selewski DT, Askenazi D, Fitzgerald JC, Topjian A, Page K, Holubkov R, Slomine BS, Christensen JR, Dean JM, Moler FW. PMID: 33450335; PMCID: PMC7902429.
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    35. Early palliative intervention: effects on patient care satisfaction in advanced cancer. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Jun; 12(2):218-225. Mah K, Swami N, O'Connor B, Hannon B, Rodin G, Zimmermann C. PMID: 33419858.
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    36. Referral Practices of Cardiologists to Specialist Palliative Care in Canada. CJC Open. 2021 Apr; 3(4):460-469. Bonares MJ, Mah K, MacIver J, Hurlburt L, Kaya E, Rodin G, Ross H, Zimmermann C, Wentlandt K. PMID: 34027349; PMCID: PMC8129434.
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    37. A cross-sectional gender-sensitive analysis of depressive symptoms in patients with advanced cancer. Palliat Med. 2020 12; 34(10):1436-1446. Shapiro GK, Mah K, de Vries F, Li M, Zimmermann C, Hales S, Rodin G. PMID: 32781931.
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    38. Validation of the 7-item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G7) as a short measure of quality of life in patients with advanced cancer. Cancer. 2020 08 15; 126(16):3750-3757. Mah K, Swami N, Le LW, Chow R, Hannon BL, Rodin G, Zimmermann C. PMID: 32459377.
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    39. The impact of attachment security on death preparation in advanced cancer: The role of couple communication. Psychooncology. 2020 05; 29(5):833-840. Mah K, Shapiro GK, Hales S, Rydall A, Malfitano C, An E, Nissim R, Li M, Zimmermann C, Rodin G. PMID: 32043679.
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    40. Symptom Assessment in Patients with Advanced Cancer: Are the Most Severe Symptoms the Most Bothersome? J Palliat Med. 2019 10; 22(10):1252-1259. Li B, Mah K, Swami N, Pope A, Hannon B, Lo C, Rodin G, Le LW, Zimmermann C. PMID: 31063024.
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    41. Commentary: I am not throwing away my shot…to predict when your patient will decompensate. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 07; 158(1):246-247. Murphy LD, Cooper DS, Mah KE. PMID: 31248511.
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    42. Emotion And Symptom-focused Engagement (EASE): a randomized phase II trial of an integrated psychological and palliative care intervention for patients with acute leukemia. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jan; 28(1):163-176. Rodin G, Malfitano C, Rydall A, Schimmer A, Marmar CM, Mah K, Lo C, Nissim R, Zimmermann C. PMID: 31001692.
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    43. Measuring the quality of dying and death in advanced cancer: Item characteristics and factor structure of the Quality of Dying and Death Questionnaire. Palliat Med. 2019 03; 33(3):369-380. Mah K, Hales S, Weerakkody I, Liu L, Fernandes S, Rydall A, Vehling S, Zimmermann C, Rodin G. PMID: 30561236.
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    44. Commentary: Fontan survivor-outwit, outlast, outplay but do not overstay (your welcome). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 05; 157(5):2014-2015. Mah KE, Cooper DS. PMID: 30685179.
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    45. The experience of medical communication in adults with acute leukemia: Impact of age and attachment security. Psychooncology. 2019 01; 28(1):122-130. Fraser B, Korenblum C, Mah K, Watt S, Malfitano C, Rydall A, Schimmer A, Zimmermann C, Rodin G. PMID: 30312520.
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    46. Quality of life trajectories during the first year following hematopoietic cell transplantation: an inception cohort study. Support Care Cancer. 2018 Jul; 26(7):2379-2386. Devins GM, Mah K, Messner HA, Xenocostas A, Gauvin L, Lipton JH. PMID: 29423678.
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    47. Do Correlates of Pain-Related Stoicism and Cautiousness Differ in Younger and Older People With Advanced Cancer? J Pain. 2018 03; 19(3):301-316. Mah K, Tran KT, Gauthier LR, Rodin G, Zimmermann C, Warr D, Librach SL, Moore M, Shepherd FA, Gagliese L. PMID: 29155166.
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    48. Fluid overload independent of acute kidney injury predicts poor outcomes in neonates following congenital heart surgery. Pediatr Nephrol. 2018 03; 33(3):511-520. Mah KE, Hao S, Sutherland SM, Kwiatkowski DM, Axelrod DM, Almond CS, Krawczeski CD, Shin AY. PMID: 29128923.
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    49. Psychometric Evaluation of the Pain Attitudes Questionnaire-Revised for People With Advanced Cancer. J Pain. 2017 07; 18(7):811-824. Mah K, Tran KT, Gauthier LR, Rodin G, Zimmermann C, Warr D, Librach SL, Moore M, Shepherd FA, Gagliese L. PMID: 28267630.
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    50. Health-Care Workers' Judgments About Pain in Older Palliative Care Patients With and Without Delirium. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2017 Dec; 34(10):958-965. Mah K, Rodin RA, Chan VWS, Stevens BJ, Zimmermann C, Gagliese L. PMID: 28273749.
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    51. Do stigma and its psychosocial impact differ between Asian-born Chinese immigrants and Western-born Caucasians with head and neck cancer? Psychol Health Med. 2016 07; 21(5):583-92. Lebel S, Payne AY, Mah K, Irish J, Rodin G, Devins GM. PMID: 26850943.
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    52. The effects of sleep extension on the athletic performance of collegiate basketball players. Sleep. 2011 Jul 01; 34(7):943-50. Mah CD, Mah KE, Kezirian EJ, Dement WC. PMID: 21731144; PMCID: PMC3119836.
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