Anika Kumar, MD, FAAP, FHM
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Thank You! A Note from Outgoing Peds Editor
April 1, 2025
As SHM Converge 2025 approaches, I am feeling excited and a bit nostalgic. I look forward to learning from presenters, connecting with friends and colleagues from across the country, and making new...
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PHM 2024: Health Equity, Advocacy, AI, and an Astronaut
November 1, 2024
The 2024 Annual Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference’s theme was “How We PHM,” uniting more than 1,200 pediatric hospitalists who attended the conference in Minneapolis in August. According...
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Lessons for All Hospitalists from PHM 2023
November 1, 2023
Dr. Kumar In August 2023, the Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) community celebrated 20 years of hosting the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference. The milestone was marked by highlighting the...
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine: Our Pandemic Journey to Everyday Advocacy
November 1, 2022
Dr. Kumar More than 1,000 pediatric hospitalists gathered for four educational days (July 28-31, 2022) at the Disney Yacht Club Convention Center for our first in-person Pediatric Hospital...
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In the (Prez) Room —Where it Happens!
October 3, 2022
Dr. Kumar Recently several SHM Pediatrics Special Interest Group (SIG) members had the pleasure of participating in Drs. Rachel Thompson and Kris Rehm’s inaugural Prez Room at the 2022...
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SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized children and youth
February 9, 2021
Severity of illness in patients with MIS-C was associated with lower absolute lymphocyte count and increasing CRP.
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PHM fellowship changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
July 10, 2020
Fellowship programs have learned that fostering community across training lines is important.
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Detection of COVID-19 in children in early January 2020 in Wuhan, China
March 16, 2020
COVID-19 causes moderate to severe respiratory illness in pediatric patients, possibly leading to critical illness.
