Education and Training

Board Certification

Basic Life Support (BLS)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care (CRNP-PC)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Undergraduate Degree

BSN - University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Graduate Degree

Master of Science in Nursing, Primary Care - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Nephrology Nurse Practitioner

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2004

Baluarte, HJ, Palmer, JA, Petro-Mongiello, J. (2004). Renal Transplantation: Evaluation for Pediatric Renal Transplantation. In B. S. Kaplan & K. E. C. Meyers (Eds.), Pediatric Nephrology and Urology: The Prerequisites in Pediatrics (pp. 284-290). Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby.

Baluarte, HJ, Palmer, JA, Petro-Mongiello, J. (2004). Renal Transplantation: Complications After Renal Transplantation. In B. S. Kaplan & K. E. C. Meyers (Eds.), Pediatric Nephrology and Urology: The Prerequisites in Pediatrics (pp. 291-296). Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby.

Baluarte, HJ, Palmer, JA, Petro-Mongiello, J. (2004). Renal Transplantation: Management of the Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipient. In B. S. Kaplan & K. E. C. Meyers (Eds.), Pediatric Nephrology and Urology: The Prerequisites in Pediatrics (pp. 297-308). Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby.

2003

Baluarte, HJ, Pradhan, M, Palmer, JA, Petro, JA, Meyers, K: Early Use of Plasmapheresis for Recurrent Post-Transplant FSGS. Second IPTA Congress on Pediatric Transplantation, Rio De Janiero, April 5-9, 2003.

Baluarte, HJ, Pradhan, M, Palmer, JA, Petro, J, Meyers, K: Short Term Efficacy and Safety of Atorvastatin in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients. Second IPTA Congress of Pediatric Transplantation, Rio De Janiero, April 5-9, 2003.

Desai, JM, Mendozza, JM., Petro, JA, Palmer, JA, Meyers, KE, Baluarte, HJ, Brayman, KL: Safety and Efficacy Using Thymoglobulin in Pediatric Renal Transplantation. American Transplant Congress, Washington, D.C. May 30- June 4, 2003.

2000

Zamir, G, Jabs, K, Schulman, SL, Petro, J, Zderic, SA, Canning, DA, Brayman, KL: The Continuing Challenge of Renal Transplantation in Children with Structural Urinary Tract Abnormalities. First IPTA Congress of Pediatric Transplantation. Venice, Italy, August 23-25, 2000.

Petro, JA, Jabs, KL, Brayman, KL: The Role of Tacrolimus as a Primary Therapy and Rescue Agent in Pediatric Renal Transplantation: A Single Center Analysis. First IPTA Congress on Pediatric Transplantation. Venice, Italy, August 23-25, 2000.

Jabs, KL, Petro, JA, Brayman, KL: A single Center Analysis of Equine Versus Rabbit Derived Polyclonal Induction Therapy in Pediatric Renal Transplantation. First IPTA Congress on Pediatric Transplantation. Venice, Italy, August 23-25, 2000.