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Melissa Medvedev, MD, MS

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Phone415-476-6014
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-3457-8452 Additional info
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    Stanford University, Stanford, CAFellowship06/2019Biodesign Innovation
    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CAFellowship06/2017Preterm Birth Initiative (research)
    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CAFellowship06/2016Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CAResidency06/2013Pediatrics
    University of Texas School of Medicine, Houston, TXMD05/2010Medicine
    University of Oxford, Oxford, UKMSc09/2006Global Health Science
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    National Institutes of Health2018Loan Repayment Program Award

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    Dr. Melissa Medvedev (Morgan) is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology at UCSF. Her research focuses on evaluating and implementing interventions to improve care for babies and mothers in low-resource settings. She has worked in Uganda, Kenya, and India conducting studies on kangaroo mother care (KMC), neonatal pulse oximetry, and simulation-enhanced nurse mentoring. She is working on a PhD at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), with expected completion in spring 2020. Her thesis is entitled, "Informing the design of a trial of KMC initiated before stabilisation amongst small and sick newborns in a sub-Saharan African context using mixed methods." As part of this work, she and colleagues developed and validated a simplified score to predict in-hospital mortality amongst newborns weighing 2000 grams or less, using data from 187 neonatal units in the UK and one unit in The Gambia. She is co-PI of the OMWaNA trial, a multi-site RCT in Uganda that aims to determine the effect of initiating KMC before stabilisation on mortality within 7 and 28 days relative to standard care. The OMWaNA trial is led by the Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, in collaboration with LSHTM and Makerere University.

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    The OMWaNA Study: Operationalizing kangaroo Mother care among clinically unstable low birth Weight Neonates in Africa
    NIH/NICHD K23HD092611Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2023
    Role: Principal Investigator
    The OMWaNA Study: Operationalizing kangaroo Mother care among unstable low birth Weight Neonates in Africa: developing and validating a clinical stability index to help providers determine eligibility
    Thrasher Research Fund Early Career AwardJul 1, 2016 - Jun 30, 2018
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Feasibility and acceptability of kangaroo mother care among clinically unstable infants weighing 2000 grams or less in Uganda
    UCSF Preterm Birth Initiative Post-Doctoral Fellowship Research FundingJul 1, 2015 - Dec 31, 2017
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Improving quality of obstetric and neonatal care through mentoring and simulation training: a collaboration in Bihar
    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation OPP1112431Dec 1, 2014 - Sep 30, 2017
    Role: Co-Investigator
    Pulse oximetry to guide oxygen therapy in neonates born at a resource-limited hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
    UCSF Resource Allocation Program Global Health Policy AwardDec 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Implementation of a Neonatal Transcutaneous Bilirubin Screening Program in Rural India
    UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute Resident Research Funding AwardDec 1, 2011 - Dec 1, 2012
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Higgins BV, Medvedev MM, Spindler H, Ghosh R, Longkumer O, Cohen SR, Das A, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker DM.Cohort study of neonatal resuscitation skill retention in frontline health care facilities in Bihar, India, after PRONTO simulation training. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2020; 4(1):000628.
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    2. Higgins BV, Medvedev MM, Spindler H, Ghosh R, Longkumer O, Cohen SR, Das A, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker DM. Cohort study of neonatal resuscitation skill retention in frontline healthcare facilities in Bihar, India, after PRONTO simulation training. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2020; 4(1):e000628. PMID: 32399505.
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    3. Medvedev MM, Brotherton H, Gai A, Tann C, Gale C, Waiswa P, Elbourne D, Lawn JE, Allen E. Development and validation of a simplified score to predict neonatal mortality risk among neonates weighing 2000 g or less (NMR-2000): an analysis using data from the UK and The Gambia. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020 Apr; 4(4):299-311. PMID: 32119841.
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    4. Medvedev MM, Tumukunde V, Mambule I, Tann CJ, Waiswa P, Canter RR, Hansen CH, Ekirapa-Kiracho E, Katumba K, Pitt C, Greco G, Brotherton H, Elbourne D, Seeley J, Nyirenda M, Allen E, Lawn JE. Operationalising kangaroo Mother care before stabilisation amongst low birth Weight Neonates in Africa (OMWaNA): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to examine mortality impact in Uganda. Trials. 2020 Jan 31; 21(1):126. PMID: 32005286.
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    5. Raney JH, Medvedev MM, Cohen SR, Spindler H, Ghosh R, Christmas A, Das A, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker D. Training and evaluating simulation debriefers in low-resource settings: lessons learned from Bihar, India. BMC Med Educ. 2020 Jan 08; 20(1):9. PMID: 31914989.
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    6. Ghosh R, Spindler H, Morgan MC, Cohen SR, Begum N, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker DM. Diagnosis and management of postpartum hemorrhage and intrapartum asphyxia in a quality improvement initiative using nurse-mentoring and simulation in Bihar, India. PLoS One. 2019; 14(7):e0216654. PMID: 31276503.
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    7. Calderon R, Morgan MC, Kuiper M, Nambuya H, Wangwe N, Somoskovi A, Lieberman D. Assessment of a storage system to deliver uninterrupted therapeutic oxygen during power outages in resource-limited settings. PLoS One. 2019; 14(2):e0211027. PMID: 30726247.
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    8. Dyer JD, Morgan MC, Cohen SR, Ghosh R, Raney J, Spindler H, Mahapatra T, Christmas A, Walker DM.Does teamwork and communication improve with simulation training? An evaluation of simulation training videos in Bihar, India. East African Journal of Applied Health Monitoring and Evaluation. 2019; 3:1-10.
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    9. Raney JH, Morgan MC, Christmas A, Sterling M, Spindler H, Ghosh R, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker DM. Simulation-enhanced nurse mentoring to improve preeclampsia and eclampsia care: an education intervention study in Bihar, India. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Jan 23; 19(1):41. PMID: 30674286.
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    10. Morgan MC, Spindler H, Nambuya H, Nalwa GM, Namazzi G, Waiswa P, Otieno P, Cranmer J, Walker DM. Clinical cascades as a novel way to assess physical readiness of facilities for the care of small and sick neonates in Kenya and Uganda. PLoS One. 2018; 13(11):e0207156. PMID: 30462671.
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    11. Morgan MC, Dyer J, Abril A, Christmas A, Mahapatra T, Das A, Walker DM. Barriers and facilitators to the provision of optimal obstetric and neonatal emergency care and to the implementation of simulation-enhanced mentorship in primary care facilities in Bihar, India: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Oct 25; 18(1):420. PMID: 30359240.
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    12. Vail B, Morgan MC, Dyer J, Christmas A, Cohen SR, Joshi M, Gore A, Mahapatra T, Walker DM. Logistical, cultural, and structural barriers to immediate neonatal care and neonatal resuscitation in Bihar, India. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Sep 29; 18(1):385. PMID: 30268110.
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    13. Vail B, Morgan MC, Spindler H, Christmas A, Cohen SR, Walker DM. The power of practice: simulation training improving the quality of neonatal resuscitation skills in Bihar, India. BMC Pediatr. 2018 09 03; 18(1):291. PMID: 30176831.
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    14. Morgan MC, Nambuya H, Waiswa P, Tann C, Elbourne D, Seeley J, Allen E, Lawn JE. Kangaroo mother care for clinically unstable neonates weighing =2000 g: Is it feasible at a hospital in Uganda? J Glob Health. 2018 Jun; 8(1):010701. PMID: 29497509.
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    15. Dyer J, Spindler H, Christmas A, Shah MB, Morgan M, Cohen SR, Sterne J, Mahapatra T, Walker D. Video Monitoring a Simulation-Based Quality Improvement Program in Bihar, India. Clin Simul Nurs. 2018 Apr; 17:19-27. PMID: 29616137.
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    16. Watkins HC, Morgan MC, Nambuya H, Waiswa P, Lawn JE. Observation study showed that the continuity of skin-to-skin contact with low-birthweight infants in Uganda was suboptimal. Acta Paediatr. 2018 Mar 30. PMID: 29603791.
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    17. Morgan MC, Maina B, Waiyego M, Mutinda C, Aluvaala J, Maina M, English M. Pulse oximetry values of neonates admitted for care and receiving routine oxygen therapy at a resource-limited hospital in Kenya. J Paediatr Child Health. 2018 Mar; 54(3):260-266. PMID: 29080284.
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    18. Vail B, Spindler H, Morgan MC, Cohen SR, Christmas A, Sah P, Shah MB, Das A, Walker DM. Care of the mother-infant dyad: a novel approach to conducting and evaluating neonatal resuscitation simulation training in Bihar, India. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 Jul 28; 17(1):252. PMID: 28754111.
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    19. Morgan MC, Maina B, Waiyego M, Mutinda C, Aluvaala J, Maina M, English M. Oxygen saturation ranges for healthy newborns within 24 hours at 1800 m. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2017 May; 102(3):F266-F268. PMID: 28154110.
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    20. Morgan MC, Kumar GS, Kaiser SV, Seetharam S, Ruel TD. Implementation of a neonatal transcutaneous bilirubin screening programme in rural India. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2016 May; 36(2):122-6. PMID: 25844503.
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    21. Morgan MC, Ruel TD, Kumar GS, Sabnis AJ, Kaiser SV.Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis in Rural Karnataka, India. Asian Journal of Clinical Pediatrics and Neonatology. 2013; 1(4):73-76.
    22. Morgan MC, Rashid RM, Memar OM, et al.Cutaneous Resistance to Viral Infections. In: Tyring S, Moore AY, Lupi O, eds. Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Viral Diseases. 2010; 20-35.
    23. Morgan MC, Bartlett BL, Cockerell CJ, Cohen PR.Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Infection. In: Tyring S, Moore AY, Lupi O, eds. Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Viral Diseases. 2010; 263-339.
    24. Morgan MC, Masaba RO, Nyikuri M, Thomas TK. Factors affecting breastfeeding cessation after discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. AIDS Care. 2010 Jul; 22(7):866-73. PMID: 20635251.
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    25. Morgan MC, Rashid RM. The effect of phototherapy on neutrophils. Int Immunopharmacol. 2009 Apr; 9(4):383-8. PMID: 19291857.
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