Leah Carr, MD
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About Leah Carr, MD
Leah Carr, MD, is an attending neonatologist with the Division of Neonatology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Titles
Attending Physician
Director of Informatics, CHOP Newborn, Care Network
ACGME Penn Site Director, CHOP/Penn, Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Awards and Honors
2019, Women in Neonatology (WiN) Travel Grant Awardee, WiN Annual Meeting
2017, Resident Award for Outstanding Medical Student Teaching, Seattle Children’s Hospital
2014, Lifetime Member, Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad
2014. Ralph D. Sussman Award, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
2013, Gold Humanism in Medicine Honors Society
2011, Pomeroy Scholarship, Bates College
2010, Phi Beta Kappa, Bates College
2010, magna cum laude, Bates College
2008, Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research
2006, Dana Scholar, Bates College
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
Epic Neonatology Steering Committee
2020-present, American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
2019-present, Society for Pediatric Research
2017-present, Trainees and Early Career Neonatologists
2014-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2012-present, Managing Editor and Staff Writer, 2minutemedicine.com
Academic and Institutional Committees
2019-present, House Staff Quality and Safety Council
2018-2020, Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD – University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
Internship
Pediatrics - University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
Residency
Pediatrics - University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
Fellowship
Neonatology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (Chief Fellow)
Clinical Informatics - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Additional Training
Certificate in Health Care Quality and Safety - Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety (CHIPS), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Certificates in Biomedical Health Informatics and Clinical Research, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Publications
Publications
2024
Peebles P, Christ L, Flibotte J, Presser L, Carr LH: Standardizing neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy evaluation and documentation practices. Journal of Perinatology Feb 2024.
Coggins SA, Carr LH, Harris MC, Srinivasan L: Sepsis huddles in the neonatal intensive care unit: A retrospective cohort study of late-onset infection recognition and severity assessment. Journal of Pediatrics 272, May 2024.
Mercado O, Ruan A, Oluwalade B, Devine M, Gibbs K, Carr LH: Leveraging novel clinical decision support to improve preferred language documentation in a neonatal intensive care unit Applied Clinical Informatics Jul 2024.
2023
Carr LH, Christ L, Ferro DF: The Electronic Health Record as a Quality Improvement Tool: Exceptional Potential with Special Considerations. Clinics in Perinatology 50(2): 473-488, Jun 2023.
Carr L, Oluwalade B, Beus J, Muthu N, Bonafide C : Between-hospital variation in clinical decision support availability for common inpatient pediatric conditions: results of a national Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRĪS) Network survey. Journal of Hospital Medicine Jul 2023.
2021
Carr LH, Padula M, Chuo J, Cunningham M, Flibotte J, O’Connor T, Thomas B, Nawab U. Improving compliance with a rounding checklist through low- and high-technology interventions: A quality improvement initiative. Accepted for publication in Pediatric Quality & Safety. 2021.
Sanseau E, Carr LH, Case J, et al. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Simulation Curriculum: Vitamin K deficiency in the newborn. MedEdPORTAL. 2021;17:11078. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11078
Tay KY, Sanseau E, Carr L, Ortiz-Figueroa F, Rayburn D, Bank I. Simulation Case 9: Neonate Delivery. In: Burns RA, ed. Emergency Medicine Resident Simulation Curriculum for Pediatrics (EM ReSCu Peds). Academic Life in Emergency Medicine; 2021:286-319. ISBN 978-0-9992825-8-8
Tay KY, Sanseau E, Carr L, Ortiz-Figueroa F, Rayburn D, Bank I. Simulation Case 4: Congenital Heart Lesion. In: Burns RA, ed. Emergency Medicine Resident Simulation Curriculum for Pediatrics (EM ReSCu Peds). Academic Life in Emergency Medicine; 2021:111-144. ISBN 978-0-9992825-8-8
2020
Thom CS, Echevarria E, Osborne AD, Carr L, Rubey K, Salazar E, Callaway D, Pawlowski T, Devine M, Kleinman S, Flibotte J, Lambert MP. Etiologies and sequelae of extreme thrombocytosis in a large pediatric hospital. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2020;18:3352-3358.
2018
Carr, L. Pulmonary function testing. Organization of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Training Program Directors’ National Neonatal Flipped Classroom Program. American Academy of Pediatrics. 2018.
2013
Koven N, Carr L. The role of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor C270T polymorphism in executive functioning. Journal of Applied Medical Sciences. 2013;2:25-41. 2013.
2012
Koven N, Carr L. Differential relationships among facets of alexithymia and BDNF- and dopamine related polymorphisms. Neuroscience & Medicine. 2012;3:7-13.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2024
Rodriguez-Paras C, Heimall L, Irizarry J, Taylor-Margobet J, Carr LH, Ades A, Herrick H: Assessing usability for new technology implementation in the delivery room. Platform Presentation, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA Mar 2024. 10. Irizarry J, Rodriguez M, Carr LH: Code narrator success stories. Platform Presentation, Epic XGM, Verona, WI Apr 2024.
Heimall L, Ades A, Carr LH, Herrick H, Irizarry J, Lim C, Rodriguez Paras C, Rodriguez M, Taylor-Magobet J: Successful implementation of electronic documentation during neonatal delivery room resuscitation. Poster Presentation, CHOP Quality and Safety Day, Philadelphia, PA May 2024.
Rodriguez-Paras C, Heimall L, Irizarry J, Taylor-Margobet J, Carr LH, Ades A, Herrick H: Assessing usability for new technology implementation in the delivery room. Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, Toronto, ON May 2024.
2023
Peebles P, Carr L, Presser L, Flibotte J, Christ L: Standardizing Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Assessment and Documentation Practices. Video Abstract, Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington, DC May 2023.
Schwartz E, Dietzman T, Bird G, Romer A, Moran S, Cates M, Heichel J, Carr L, Hehir D: Implementation of a Smart Digital Safety Checklist Improves Compliances in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Poster Presentation, International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Copenhagen, Denmark May 2023.
2022
Mercado O,* Ruan A,* Gibbs K, Oluwalade B, Devine M, Carr L: Preferred Language Documentation within the CHOP N/IICU. Poster Presentation, CHOP Quality and Patient Safety Day, Philadelphia, PA May 2022.
Peebles P, Carr L, Presser L, Flibotte J, Christ L: Improving the Assessment of Infants at-risk for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy. Poster Presentation, CHOP Quality Leah H. Carr, MD Page 8 and Patient Safety Day, Philadelphia, PA May 2022.
Peebles P, Carr L, Presser L, Flibotte J, Christ L: Improving the Assessment of Infants at-risk for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy. Virtual Poster Presentation, VON Annual Quality Congress, Chicago, IL Sept 2022.
Peebles P, Carr L, Presser L, Flibotte J, Christ L: Improving the Assessment of Infants at-risk for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy. Platform Presentation, 48th Northeastern Conference on Perinatal Research, Harwich, MA Oct 2022.
Mercado O,* Ruan A,* Gibbs K, Oluwalade B, Devine M, Carr L: An Innovative Informatics Approach to Improving Preferred Language Documentation in a Level IV NICU. Poster Presentation, 2022 Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium Annual Symposium, Indianapolis, IN Nov 2022.
Mercado O,* Ruan A,* Gibbs K, Oluwalade B, Devine M, Carr L: Leveraging Novel Clinical Decision Support to Improve Preferred Language Documentation in a Quaternary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Poster Presentation, American Medical Informatics Association 2022 Annual Symposium, Washington, DC Nov 2022.
2020
Carr L, Padula M, O’Connor T, Flibotte J, Cunningham M, Chuo J, Thomas B, Nawab U. Improving utilization of a NICU rounding checklist through low- and high-technology tests of change.
Accepted for platform presentation at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Society, Philadelphia, PA. May 2020. Cancelled due to COVID-19. Accepted for platform presentation at the annual meeting of the American Pediatric Association Quality Improvement Forum, Philadelphia, PA. May 2020. Cancelled due to COVID-19. Pediatric Academic Societies Neonatal Summer Webinar Series. June 2020.
Carr L, Devine M, Flibotte J, Nawab U, Shelov E, Padula M. Leveraging the EHR for quality improvement: Use of novel CDS.
Accepted for poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Society, Philadelphia, PA. May 2020. Cancelled due to COVID-19.
Carr L, Fraga M, Brandsma E, Stoller J. Beyond the baby’s surface: Point-of-care ultrasound education in a neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship.
Accepted for platform presentation at the Eastern Society forPediatric Research annual meeting. Philadelphia, PA. March, 2020. Cancelled due to COVID-19.
Accepted for poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Society, Philadelphia, PA. May 2020. Cancelled due to COVID-19.
2019
Carr L, Padula M, O’Connor T, Flibotte J, Cunningham M, Chuo J, Thomas B, Nawab U. Improving compliance of a NICU quality improvement/safety checklist.
Poster presented at Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Annual Quality Congress, Chicago, IL. October 2019.
Poster presented at Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC) Annual Symposium. Atlanta, GA. November, 2019.
Lectures by Invitation
2024
Feb, 2024 "Umbilical venous cannulation in neonates," University of Vermont POCUS Conference, Burlington, Vermont
Feb, 2024 "Cardiac Views," University of Vermont POCUS Conference, Burlington, Vermont
May, 2024 "AI in neonatology: The basics of where we've been and where we're headed," Hottest Topics in Neonatal Medicine Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE
May, 2024 "Using the EHR for quality improvement," Hottest Topics in Neonatal Medicine Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2023
Sep, 2023 "Cardiac ultrasound for the proceduralist," Legacy Health POCUS Conference, Portland, Oregon
Sep, 2023 "POCUS for umbilical venous cannulation and assessment," Legacy Health POCUS Conference, Portland, Oregon
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2015
Succi M, Carr L, Cheung A. 2 Minute Medicine’s The Classics in Medicine: Summaries of the Landmark Trials, 2 Minute Medicine Inc., Boston, 2015.