Investigator Profile: David H. Rothstein, MD, MS
David Rothstein, MD, MS
Professor, Division of Pediatric General Surgery
- Health care outcomes in pediatric surgery as they relate to cost-effectiveness, decision tree analysis, disparities
- Transition of Care from Pediatric to Adult Surgery: Barriers, Optimization, Outcomes
- Optimization of Level of Resection for Infants with Hirschsprung Disease
- Access to Care in Pediatric Thyroid Disease
- Pediatric Surgery Infrastructure Development in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
- Susan Hunt, MD, Hospital Medicine, University of Washington (Transition of Care from Pediatric to Adult Surgery)
- Mark Wulkan, MD, Pediatric Surgery, Akron Children’s Hospital (Surgical Treatment of Kinetic Disorders of the Gallbladder in Pediatric Patients)
- Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative
- Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium
- American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery Delivery of Surgical Care Committee (Disparities in Surgical Care Delivery)
- Craig E, Wiltsie LM, Beaupin LK, Baig A, Kozielski R, Rothstein DH, Li V, Twist CJ, Barth M. Anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor therapy in the treatment of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in pediatric patients: Case reports and literature review. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Feb 11:S0022-3468(21)00111-1. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33676744.
- Coluccio M, Claffey AJ, Rothstein DH. Biliary Dyskinesia: Fact or fiction? Semin Pediatr Surg. 2020 Aug;29(4):150947. doi:10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2020.150947. Epub 2020 Jul 23. PMID: 32861451.
- Cairo SB, Pu Q, Malemo Kalisya L, Fadhili Bake J, Zaidi R, Poenaru D, Rothstein DH. Geospatial Mapping of Pediatric Surgical Capacity in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. World J Surg. 2020 Nov;44(11):3620-3628. doi:10.1007/s00268-020-05680-2. PMID: 32651605.
- Marrone AF, Berman L, Brandt ML, Rothstein DH. Does academic authorship reflect gender bias in pediatric surgery? An analysis of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2007-2017. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct;55(10):2071-2074. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.05.020. Epub 2020 May 23. PMID: 32563536.
- Lamoshi A, Lerman J, Dughayli J, Elberson V, Towle-Miller L, Wilding GE, Rothstein DH. Association of anesthesia type with prolonged postoperative intubation in neonates undergoing inguinal hernia repair. J Perinatol. 2021 Mar;41(3):571-576. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-0703-4. Epub 2020 Jun 4. PMID: 32499596; PMCID: PMC7270742.
- Collier KT, Rothstein DH. COVID 19: Surgery & the question of race. Am J Surg. 2020 Oct;220(4):845-846. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.05.026. Epub 2020 May 20. PMID: 32498946; PMCID: PMC7237362.
- Zhao J, Cairo SB, Tian Y, Lautz TB, Berkelhamer SK, Pizzuto MP, Raval MV, Rothstein DH. Gastrostomy tube placement in neonates undergoing tracheostomy: an opportunity to coordinate care? J Perinatol. 2020 Aug;40(8):1228-1235. doi:10.1038/s41372-020-0699-9. Epub 2020 Jun 1. PMID: 32483142.
- Rich BS, Silverberg JT, Fishbein J, Raval MV, Gadepalli SK, Moriarty KP, Aspelund G, Rollins MD, Besner GE, Dasgupta R, Rothstein DH; American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery Delivery of Surgical Care Committee. Subspecialization in pediatric surgery: Results of a survey to the American Pediatric Surgical Association. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct;55(10):2058-2063. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.02.006. Epub 2020 Feb 15. PMID: 32111434.
- Ingram ME, Calabro K, Polites S, McCracken C, Aspelund G, Rich BS, Ricca RL, Dasgupta R, Rothstein DH, Raval MV. Systematic Review of Disparities in Care and Outcomes in Pediatric Appendectomy. J Surg Res. 2020 May;249:42-49. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2019.12.018. Epub 2020 Jan 6. PMID: 31918329.
- Train AT, Naseem HU, Chen Z, Wilding GE, Bass KD, Noyes K, Train WW, Rothstein DH. Predictors and Outcomes of Laparoscopy in Pediatric Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2019 Dec;29(12):1598-1604. doi: 10.1089/lap.2019.0322. Epub 2019 Nov 5. PMID:31687886.
- Rothstein DH, Cairo SB, Schaefer BA, Lautz TB. Association of perioperative red blood cell transfusion with postoperative venous thromboembolism in pediatric patients: A propensity score matched analysis. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Oct;66(10):e27919. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27919. Epub 2019 Jul 12. PMID:31298495.
- Cairo SB, Aranda A, Bartz-Kurycki M, Baxter KJ, Bonasso P, Dassinger M, Deans KJ, Dorey D, Emengo P, Fialkowski E, Gayer C, Gonzales B, Gusman N, Hawkins RB, Herzing K, Huang E, Islam S, Jancelewicz T, Landman MP, Lally KP, Lesher A, Minneci PC, Raval MV, Russell R, Shah S, Slater B, Schoel LJ, Peter SS, Sujka J, Waterhouse J, Rothstein DH; Pediatric Surgery Research Collaborative (PedSRC). Variability in perioperative evaluation and resource utilization in pediatric patients with suspected biliary dyskinesia: A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun;54(6):1118-1122. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.02.049. Epub 2019 Mar 2. PMID:30885555; PMCID: PMC6822378.
- Benson Ham P 3rd, Twist CJ, Rothstein DH. Retroperitoneoscopic resection of a T11-L2 right-sided ganglioneuroma. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Aug;54(8):1719-1721. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.02.054. Epub 2019 Mar 6. PMID: 30879753.
- Hertweck SP, Rothstein DH. Challenges and Opportunities in Adolescent Gynecology Patients with Surgically-Treated Congenital and Acquired Anomalies: Transition of Care from Pediatric to Adult Surgery. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2019 Apr;32(2):103-109. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2018.11.007. Epub 2018 Dec 5. PMID:30529499.
- Cairo SB, Arbuthnot M, Boomer L, Dingeldein MW, Feliz A, Gadepalli S, Newton CR, Puligandla P, Ricca R Jr, Rycus P, Vogel AM, Yu G, Chen Z, Rothstein DH; American Pediatric Surgical Association Critical Care Committee. Comparing Percutaneous to Open Access for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Respiratory Failure. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 Oct;19(10):981-991. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000001691. PMID: 30080776; PMCID: PMC6173194.
- Rothstein DH, Raval MV. Operating room efficiency. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2018 Apr;27(2):79-85. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2018.02.004. Epub 2018 Feb 8. PMID:29548356.
- Cairo SB, Chiu PPL, Dasgupta R, Diefenbach KA, Goldstein AM, Hamilton NA, Lo A, Rollins MD, Rothstein DH; American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery's Delivery of Surgical Care Committee. Transitions in care from pediatric to adult general surgery: Evaluating an unmet need for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Aug;53(8):1566-1572. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.09.021. Epub 2017 Oct 7. PMID: 29079318.
- Cairo SB, Ventro G, Meyers HA, Rothstein DH. Influence of discharge timing and diagnosis on outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgery. 2017 Dec;162(6):1304-1313. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.07.029. Epub 2017 Oct 16. PMID: 29050888.
- Dorman RM, Ventro G, Cairo SB, Vali K, Rothstein DH. The use of perioperative ketorolac in the surgical treatment of pediatric spontaneous pneumothorax. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Mar;53(3):456-460. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.06.010. Epub 2017 Jun 23. PMID: 28728827.
- Gutierrez CA, Raval MV, Vester HR, Chaudhury S, von Allmen D, Rothstein DH. Surgical treatment of intestinal complications of graft versus host disease in the pediatric population: Case series and review of literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Nov;52(11):1718-1722. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.06.022. Epub 2017 Jun 28. PMID: 28711168.
- Cairo SB, Raval MV, Browne M, Meyers H, Rothstein DH. Association of Same-Day Discharge With Hospital Readmission After Appendectomy in Pediatric Patients. JAMA Surg. 2017 Dec 1;152(12):1106-1112. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.2221. PMID: 28678998; PMCID: PMC5710416.
- Berman L, Hronek C, Raval MV, Browne ML, Snyder CL, Heiss KF, Rangel SJ, Goldin AB, Rothstein DH. Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube Placement: Lessons Learned from High-performing Institutions through Structured Interviews. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2017 Feb 23;2(2):e016. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000016. PMID: 30229155; PMCID: PMC6132912.
- Rothstein DH, Dasgupta R; Delivery of Surgical Care Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery. Transition of Care From Pediatric to Adult Surgery. Pediatrics. 2016 Sep;138(3):e20161303. doi:10.1542/peds.2016-1303. Epub 2016 Aug 5. PMID: 27494943.
- Thompson RM, Thurm CW, Rothstein DH. Interhospital Variability in Perioperative Red Blood Cell Ordering Patterns in United States Pediatric Surgical Patients. J Pediatr. 2016 Oct;177:244-249.e5. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.06.080. Epub 2016 Jul 22. PMID: 27453372.
- Trudeau MO, Swaroop M, Rothstein DH. Humanitarian skill set acquisition trends among graduating US surgical residents, 2004-2014. J Surg Res. 2016 Jun 15;203(2):319-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.04.042. Epub 2016 Apr 25. PMID:27363639.
- Trudeau MO, Rothstein DH. Injuries and surgical needs of children in conflict and disaster: From Boston to Haiti and beyond. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2016 Feb;25(1):23-31. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2015.09.006. Epub 2015 Sep 21. PMID:26831135.
- Trudeau MO, Baron E, Hérard P, Labar AS, Lassalle X, Teicher CL, Rothstein DH. Surgical Care of Pediatric Patients in the Humanitarian Setting: The Médecins Sans Frontières Experience, 2012-2013. JAMA Surg. 2015 Nov;150(11):1080-5. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1928. PMID: 26267351.
- Rothstein DH. Pediatric surgical critical care fellowship experience and career paths: Results of a survey of program graduates. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Jun;50(6):1046-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.03.035. Epub 2015 Mar 14. PMID:25818205.
- Rothstein DH, Li V. Transitional care in pediatric neurosurgical patients. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2015 Apr;24(2):79-82. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2015.01.005. Epub 2015 Jan 9. PMID: 25770368.
- Lautz TB, Thurm CW, Rothstein DH. Delayed repeat enemas are safe and cost-effective in the management of pediatric intussusception. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Mar;50(3):423-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.09.002. Epub 2014 Sep 26. PMID:25746701.
- Naiditch JA, Rothstein DH. Transitional care from pediatric to adult surgery. JAMA Surg. 2014 Nov;149(11):1099-100. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.301. PMID: 25188778.
- Murthy K, Evans JR, Bhatia AM, Rothstein DH, Wadhawan R, Zaniletti I, Rao R, Thurm C, Mathur AM, Piazza AJ, Stein JE, Reber KM, Short BL, Padula MA, Durand DJ, Asselin JM, Pallotto EK, Dykes FD. The association of type of surgical closure on length of stay among infants with gastroschisis born≥34 weeks' gestation. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Aug;49(8):1220-5. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.12.020. Epub 2014 Jan 2. PMID: 25092080.
- Rothstein DH. Pediatric care in disasters. Pediatrics. 2013 Oct;132(4):602-5. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1691. Epub 2013 Sep 2. PMID: 23999957.
- Naiditch JA, Barsness KA, Rothstein DH. The utility of surgical lung biopsy in immunocompromised children. J Pediatr. 2013 Jan;162(1):133-6.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.06.019. Epub 2012 Jul 19. PMID: 22817907.
- Mooney DP, Rothstein DH, Forbes PW. Variation in the management of pediatric splenic injuries in the United States. J Trauma. 2006 Aug;61(2):330-3; discussion 333. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000226167.44892.1d. PMID: 16917446.