Melissa Schmatz, MD

About Melissa Schmatz, MD

Titles

Attending Neonatologist

Certifications

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Awards and Honors

2015, Division of Neonatology Fellows’ Research Fund, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2016-present, Training and Early Career Neonatologist Network (TECaN)
 - 2017-present, TECaN Annual Leadership Forum Resolution Committee Resolutions Regarding  Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Advocacy Training in Fellowship

2011-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
 - 2015-present, Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Editorial and Academic Positions

Academic and Institutional Committees

2017-present, NICU Interprofessional Education Steering Committee
2017-present, Co-Chair, Neonatology Fellowship Teaching Initiative Committee
2017-present, Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Applicant Committee
2017-present, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Program Representative, Training and Early Career Neonatologist Network (TECaN)
2016-present, VON Antibiotic Initiative, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2016-present, Project Lead, Improving Time and Antibiotic Management of Neonatal Sepsis in the ICN, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2014-present, NICU Sepsis Quality Improvement Committee

Education & training

Medical Degree

MD - Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 

Internship

Pediatrics - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Neonatology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2019

Ostapenko S, Schmatz M, Srinivasan L, Elci OU, Weiss SL, Masino AJ, Tremoglie M, Harris MC, Grundmeier RW. Neonatal sepsis registry: Time to antibiotic dataset. Data Brief. 2019 Nov 11;27:104788. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104788. eCollection 2019 Dec. PMID: 31799346 [PubMed]

Schmatz M, Srinivasan L, Grundmeier RW, Elci OU, Weiss SL, Masino AJ, Tremoglie M, Ostapenko S, Harris MC. Surviving Sepsis in a Referral Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Association between Time to Antibiotic Administration and In-Hospital Outcomes. J Pediatr. 2019 Oct 8. pii: S0022-3476(19)31081-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.08.023. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31604632 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Masino AJ, Harris MC, Forsyth D, Ostapenko S, Srinivasan L, Bonafide CP, Balamuth F, Schmatz M, Grundmeier RW. Machine learning models for early sepsis recognition in the neonatal intensive care unit using readily available electronic health record data. PLoS One. 2019 Feb 22;14(2):e0212665. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212665. eCollection 2019.

Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)

2017

Schmatz, M, Srinivasan L, Davis D, Grundmeier R, Ostapenko S, Chilutti M, Harris MC. Culture Negative Sepsis in the NICU: What Drive the Decision to Extend Antibiotics?  Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society May 2017 and Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, March 2017.

2016

Schmatz M, Srinivasan L, Tremoglie M, Grundmeier R, Perez A, Ostapenko S, Chilutti M, Harris MC.  Improvements in Timing of Antibiotic Administration in a Quaternary Care NICU: A One Year Perspective.  Poster Presentation, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Quality and Safety Day, May 2016.

Schmatz M, Srinivasan L, Grundmeier R, Tremoglie M, Perez A, Chilutti M, Ostapenko S, Harris MC.  Identifying Quality Improvement Targets for Antibiotic Use in the NICU: Do Comorbidities Matter?  Poster Presentation, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Quality and Safety Day, May 2016.

Schmatz M, Srinivasan L, Tremoglie M, Grundmeier R, Perez A, Ostapenko S, Chilutti M, Harris MC.   Improvements in Timing of Antibiotic Administration in a Quaternary Care NICU: A Once Year Perspective.  Poster Presentation, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Quality and Safety Day, May 2016.

Schmatz M, Srinivasan L, Grundmeier R, Tremoglie M, Perez A, Chilutti M, Ostapenko S, Harris MC.  Antibiotic Use in the NICU: Do Comorbidities Matter?  Poster Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society, May 2016 and Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, March 2016.

Lectures by Invitation
2017

Schmatz M. Reducing Time to Antibiotic Administration in Suspected Neonatal Sepsis, Platform Presentation, Levine Children’s Hospital Quality Improvement Coaching Conference, September 2017.