Michael D. Fox, MD, MEd

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Michael D. Fox, MD, MEd, is an attending physician with the Comprehensive Vascular Anomalies Program and the Cancer Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine & UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (Chief Resident)

Board Certification

Pediatric Hospital Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Graduate Degree

MEd - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Titles and Academic Titles

Director of Education, Comprehensive Vascular Anomalies Program

Attending Physician

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2022

Aronson SJ, Junge N, Trabelsi M, Kelmemi W, Hubert A, Brigatti KW, Fox MD, de Knegt RJ, Escher JC, Ginocchio V, Iorio R, Zhu Y, Ozc;ay F, Rahim F, EI-Shabrawi M, Shteyer E, Di Giorgio A, D'Antiga L, Mingozzi F, Brunetti- Pierri N, Strauss KA, Labrune P, Mrad R, Baumann U, Beuers U, Bosma PJ.: Disease burden and management of Crigler-Najjar Syndrome: report of a world registry. Liver International 42(7): 1593-1604, March 2022.

2021

Fox MD, Bump GM, Butler GA, Chen LW, Buchert AR: Making residents part of the safety culture: improving error reporting and reducing harms. Journal of Patient Safety 17(5): e373-e378, August 2021.

2018

McCormick A, Polak C, Fox M, Carlson M, Guthrie C, Decker M, Hupp D, Butler G,Urbach A.: Condition Help: 10 years of experience encouraging our culture of family engagement. Patient Experience Journal 5(2): 116-122, 2018.

Strauss KA, Carson VJ, Brigatti KW, Young M, Robinson DL, Hendrickson C, Fox MD, Reed RM, Puffenberger EG, Mackenzie W, Miller F.: Preliminary safety and tolerability of a novel subcutaneous intrathecal catheter system for repeated outpatient dosing of nusinersen to children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 38(10): e610-e617, November 2018.

Fox MD, Carson VJ, Feng HZ, Lawlor MW, Gray JT, Brigatti KW, Jin J-P, Strauss KA: TNNT1 nemaline myopathy: Natural history and therapeutic frontier. Human Molecular Genetics 27(18): 3272-3282, September 2018.

2012

Dubin PJ, Martz A, Eisenstatt J, Fox MD, Logar A, Kolls JK: Interleukin-23-mediated inflammation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection. Infection and Immunity 80(1): 398-409, January 2012.

Abstracts

2022

Alade RO, Fox MD, McCormick A: Congenital chylothorax: a case for consensus management guidelines. Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, Denver, CO April 2022.

2021

King Z, Fox M, Obeid R, Nuse Tome R: Micronutrient deficiencies and the complications associated with the ketogenic diet. Global Symposium on Medical Ketogenic Dietary Therapies, Brighton, United Kingdom October 2021.2

2020

Albahri A, Hegedus C, Fox M: Resident and nursing perspectives on nonurgent communication via HIPAA compliant instant messaging vs. paging systems during hospital night shift. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Virtual Conference July 2020.

Posters and Presentations

Invited Lectures

2022

Fox MD. "Not throwin' away my shot: Recognizing and seizing the teachable moment," Pediatric Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting workshop, Orlando, FL. July 2022.

Fox MD. "Not throwin' away my shot: Recognizing and seizing the teachable moment," Association of Pediatric Program Directors Annual Spring Meeting workshop, San Diego, CA. May 2022.

Fox MD. "Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Education," American Thoracic Society Assembly on Pediatrics Townhall Meeting, virtual. Jan 2022.

2021

Fox MD. "Modern Medicine in a Traditional Society," Jefferson University Special Topics in Children's Health course, Philadelphia, PA. Sept 2021.

Fox MD. "Vascular Anomalies," Lancaster General Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds, Lancaster, PA. Sept 2021.

Fox MD. "Not throwin' away my shot: Recognizing and seizing the teachable moment in clinical practice," Pediatric Hospital Meeting workshop, virtual. Aug 2021.

Fox MD. "Protecting residents from abuse and attack," Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting workshop, virtual. May 2021.

Fox MD. "Successful treatment of chylothorax in Gorham-Stout disease using percutaneous lymphatic embolization," International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies 2021 Debates & Updates, virtual. May 2021.

2020

Fox MD. "Modern Medicine in a Traditional Society," Jefferson University Special Topics in Children's Health course, Philadelphia, PA. Oct 2020.

Fox MD. "Lymphatic Flow Disorders," Neurobehavioral Clinical Research Section, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute/ National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Oct 2020.

Fox MD. "Lymphatic Flow Disorders," Christiana Care Health System Pediatric Grand Rounds, Newark, DE. Feb 2020.

Awards and Honors

2022, Faculty Educator of the Month for Pediatric Residents - June 2022 Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
2021, Sidney Kimmel Medical College Education Honor Roll
2020, Sidney Kimmel Medical College Education Honor Roll
2020, Joel D. Klein, MD, Faculty Teacher of the Year Award Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
2019, Press Ganey 99th Percentile Award Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
2019, Dean's Award for Excellence in Education at Sidney Kimmel Medical College
2018, Teaching Excellence Award Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
2017, Faculty Educator of the Month for Pediatric Residents - August 2017 Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
2015, 1st Prize Poster Presentation, UPMC Graduate Medical Education Leadership Conference
2014, Ann E. Thompson, MD, Award in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
2012, Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
2012, Jeffrey S. Farkas, MD, Memorial Pediatric Intern Teaching Award UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
2011, Edward Curtiss, MD, Leadership and Service Scholarship University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2010, Charles G. Watson Chapter of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2018-present, Peer Reviewer, Pediatrics
2015-present, Peer Reviewer, MedEdPORTAL

Academic and Institutional Committees

2022-present, Intern Selection Committee

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

International

2021-present, Consortium of Investigators of Vascular Anomalies
2018-present, International Society of the Study of Vascular Anomalies

National

2022-present, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
2019-present, Section on Hospital Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics
2015-present, Academic Pediatric Association
2014-present, Association of Pediatric Program Directors
2008-present, American Academy of Pediatrics