Meg coordinates care for international patients and facilitates communication between referring physicians and staff at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She provides ongoing case management for each patient, from initial contact to time of discharge. Meg brings extensive experience in cleft and craniofacial conditions.
Meg has been a nurse practitioner at CHOP for over 10 years, and has almost 30 years of nursing experience. Meg has worked as a nurse in a variety of clinical settings in both military and civilian healthcare.
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (CPNP-PC), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
BS in Nursing - William Patterson College of New Jersey, Wayne, NJ
MS, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Informatics Lead NP/Manager
Cielo, C., Silvestre, J., Paliga, J., Maguire, M., Gallagher, P., Marcus, C., & Taylor, J. (2014). Utility of Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Children with Craniofacial Disorders. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 134(3), 434e-441e.
Kennedy, W., Jackson, O., Maguire, M., Marcus, C ., Mason, T., McDonald-McGinn, D., Mudd, P., Solot, C., Souders, M., & Elden, L. (2014). 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 78(8), 1360-1364.
Practical Guidelines for Managing Patients with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (McDonald-McGinn, Bassett, Jackson, Solot and Maguire). April 2016. 73rd Annual American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.
Application of Practical Guidelines for Managing Patients with 22q11.2Deletion Syndrome in a Pediatric Specialty Practice (poster). June 22-23, 2016. 10th Biennial International 22q11.2 Conference, Sirmione, Italy.
High Prevalence of Sleep Disorders in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. (Souders and Maguire). June 22-23, 2016. 10th Biennial International 22q11.2 Conference, Sirmione, Italy.
Practical Guidelines for Managing Patients with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (McDonald-McGinn, Bassett, Jackson, Solot and Maguire). March 2015. 72nd Annual American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Annual Meeting. Palm Spring, CA.
Cleft Care Across the Pediatric Continuum. March 24, 2015. Delaware Valley Association of Neonatal Nurses, Philadelphia, PA.
Cleft Care Across the Pediatric Continuum. October 18, 2014. Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Practical Guidelines for Managing Patients with Copy Number Variants Involving Chromosome 22Q11.2. (Bassett, McDonald-McGinn, Jackson, Solot and Maguire). March 2014. 71th Annual American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN.
Cleft Care Across the Pediatric Continuum. November 30, 2016. Princeton Medical Center at Plainsboro, Plainsboro, NJ.
The Neonate and Early Repairs. August 19, 2016. St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA.
Orthognathic and Mid-Face Advancement Surgeries. May 23, 2016. CHOP ENT Airway Clinic Curse Practitioners, Philadelphia, PA.
Cleft Lip and Palate: Care Across the Pediatric Continuum. April 29, 2016. TheraPlay Continuing Education Day. Villanova, PA.
Cleft Lip and Palate: Care Across the Continuum. February 10, 2016. University of Pennsylvania College of Nursing. Philadelphia, PA.
Cleft Lip and Palate: The Neonate and Early Repairs. November 23, 2015. Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
22 Heart Club Japan Visits The 22q and You Center at CHOP- Medical Home. September 22, 2015. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
22q and You: A Meeting for Caregivers- Comprehensive Coordinated Care. July 1-2, 2015. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA.
Cleft Care in the Neonate. June 2, 2015. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania NICU Morbidity and Mortality Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Cleft Care Across the Pediatric Continuum. March 24, 2015. Delaware Valley Association of Neonatal Nurses, Philadelphia, PA.
Cleft Care in the First Year of Life. February 18, 2015. University of Pennsylvania College of Nursing. Philadelphia, PA.
Cleft Care Across the Pediatric Continuum. February 19, 2014. University of Pennsylvania College of Nursing. Philadelphia, PA.
Cleft Care Across the Pediatric Continuum. September 24, 2014. Chester County Community Hospital, Chester, PA.
Cleft Care Across the Pediatric Continuum. October 18, 2014. Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
2016-present, Abstract Reviewer, Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
2016, Abstract Reviewer, Nuts and Bolts Section, 74th Annual American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Annual Meeting
2015, Abstract Reviewer, Nuts and Bolts Section, 73rd Annual American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Annual Meeting
Sigma Theta Tau, International Nursing Honor Society
22q11.2 Society
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
ACPA Care Coordination SIG Development Leader, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association