Claire Levek, MS
Sr. Instructor, Pediatrics-Endocrinology

Publications

• Brown LD, Palmer C, Teynor L, Boehmer BH, Stremming J, Chang EI, White A, Jones AK, Cilvik SN, Wesolowski SR, Rozance PJ. Fetal Sex Does Not Impact Placental Blood Flow or Placental Amino Acid Transfer in Late Gestation Pregnant Sheep With or Without Placental Insufficiency. Reprod Sci. 2021 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34611848
• Steller JG, Gumina D, Driver C, Palmer C, Brown LD, Reeves S, Hobbins JC, Galan HL. 3D Fractional Limb Volume Identifies Reduced Subcutaneous and Lean Mass in Fetal Growth Restriction. J Ultrasound Med. 2021 Sep 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34580892
• Talai A, Eschbach K, Stence NV, Palmer C, Bird W, Alexander A, O'Neill BR, Chapman KE, Joshi C. Comparison of subdural grid and stereoelectroencephalography in a cohort of pediatric patients. Epilepsy Res. 2021 Nov;177:106758. PubMed PMID: 34530304
• Graff KE, Palmer C, Anarestani T, Velasquez D, Hamilton S, Pretty K, Parker S, Dominguez SR. Clinical Impact of the Expanded BioFire Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel in a U.S. Children's Hospital. Microbiol Spectr. 2021 Sep 3;9(1):e0042921. PubMed PMID: 34431685
• Hicks A, Palmer C, Bauer M, Venter C. Accidental ingestions to known allergens by food allergic children and adolescents. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2021 Nov;32(8):1718-1729. PubMed PMID: 34091961
• Hannan KE, Bourque SL, Palmer C, Tong S, Hwang SS. Prevalence and Predictors of Medical Complexity in a National Sample of VLBW Infants. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 May;11(5):525-535. PubMed PMID: 33906959
• Fleming H, Dempsey AG, Palmer C, Dempsey J, Friedman S, Galan HL, Gien J. Primary contributors to gastrostomy tube placement in infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Nov;56(11):1949-1956. PubMed PMID: 33773801
• Wymore EM, Palmer C, Wang GS, Metz TD, Bourne DWA, Sempio C, Bunik M. Persistence of ?-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Human Breast Milk. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Jun 1;175(6):632-634. PubMed PMID: 33683306
• Sempio C, Wymore E, Palmer C, Bunik M, Henthorn TK, Christians U, Klawitter J. Detection of Cannabinoids by LC-MS-MS and ELISA in Breast Milk. J Anal Toxicol. 2021 Aug 14;45(7):686-692. PubMed PMID: 33002141
• Maddox G, Levek C, Caldwell R, Villalobos U, Madry W, Scott F. Subcapital Phalangeal Fractures in Children: A Retrospective Review. Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation. 2021 Jan;28.
• Sempio C, Wymore E, Palmer C, Bunik M, Henthorn TK, Christians U, Klawitter J. Detection of Cannabinoids by LC-MS-MS and ELISA in Breast Milk. J Anal Toxicol. 2020 Oct 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33002141
• Messacar K, Gaensbauer JT, Birkholz M, Palmer C, Todd JK, Tyler KL, Dominguez SR. Impact of FilmArray meningitis encephalitis panel on HSV testing and empiric acyclovir use in children beyond the neonatal period. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Aug;97(4):115085. PubMed PMID: 32559588
• Chassen SS, Ferchaud-Roucher V, Palmer C, Li C, Jansson T, Nathanielsz PW, Powell TL. Placental fatty acid transport across late gestation in a baboon model of intrauterine growth restriction. J Physiol. 2020 Jun;598(12):2469-2489. PubMed PMID: 32338384
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Levek C, Child J, Pearce K, Birkholz M, Todd JK, Hurst AL, Parker SK. Sustainability of Handshake Stewardship: Extending a Hand Is Effective Years Later. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 May 23;70(11):2325-2332. PubMed PMID: 31584641
• Dartois LL, Levek C, Grover TR, Murphy ME, Ross EL. Diuretic Use and Subsequent Electrolyte Supplementation in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2020;25(2):124-130. PubMed PMID: 32071587
• Phillips RC, Shahi N, Leopold D, Levek C, Shirek G, Hilton S, Hyslop R, Gien J, Kinsella JP, Buckvold S, Liechty KW, Kim JS, Marwan AI. Thromboelastography-guided management of coagulopathy in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Pediatr Surg Int. 2020 Sep;36(9):1027-1033. PubMed PMID: 32607833
• Vutien P, Dodge J, Bambha KM, Nordstrom EM, Gralla J, Campbell K, Levek C, Nydam T, Fix O, Ioannou G, Biggins SW. A Simple Measure of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Burden Predicts Tumor Recurrence After Liver Transplantation: The Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Initial, Maximum, Last Classification. Liver Transpl. 2019 Apr;25(4):559-570. PubMed PMID: 30706653
• Stence NV, Fenton LZ, Levek C, Tong S, Coughlin CR 2nd, Hennermann JB, Wortmann SB, Van Hove JLK. Brain imaging in classic nonketotic hyperglycinemia: Quantitative analysis and relation to phenotype. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2019 May;42(3):438-450. PubMed PMID: 30737808
• Garg S, Palmer C, Whitmore W, Cyr M, Michael N, Kim E, Boucharel W. Triggered EMG (T-EMG) Values of Pedicle Screws with a Powered Screwdriver vs A Standard Probe in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Do Not Agree: A Prospective Validation Study. Neurodiagn J. 2019;59(3):152-162. PubMed PMID: 31251123
• Choi YM, Campbell K, Levek C, Recicar J, Moulton S. Antibiotic ointment versus a silver-based dressing for children with extremity burns: A randomized controlled study. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29983189
• Freese KP, Faulk LW, Palmer C, Baschal RM, Sibbel SE. A comparison of fixation methods in adolescent patients with diaphyseal forearm fractures. Injury. 2018 Aug 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30220635
• Young BE, Levek C, Reynolds RM, Rudolph MC, MacLean P, Hernandez TL, Friedman JE, Krebs NF. Bioactive components in human milk are differentially associated with rates of lean and fat mass deposition in infants of mothers with normal vs. elevated BMI. Pediatr Obes. 2018 Oct;13(10):598-606. PubMed PMID: 30092608
• Alvarez RV, Palmer C, Czaja AS, Peyton C, Silver G, Traube C, Mourani PM, Kaufman J. Delirium is a Common and Early Finding in Patients in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. J Pediatr. 2018 Apr;195:206-212. PubMed PMID: 29395177
• Michael N, Palmer C, Smith JT, Pan Z, St Hilaire T, Morgan J, Heagy V, Garg S. Complication Severity Score for Growth-friendly Surgery Has Strong Interrater and Intrarater Agreement. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Apr;38(4):e190-e193. PubMed PMID: 29389720
• Nomura Y, Garcia M, Child J, Hurst AL, Hyman D, Poppy A, Palmer C, Ranade D, Pyle L, Parker SK. Effect of provider-selected order indications on appropriateness of antimicrobial orders in a pediatric hospital. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018 Feb 15;75(4):213-221. PubMed PMID: 29436467
• Axibal DP, Mitchell JJ, Mayo MH, Chahla J, Dean CS, Palmer CE, Campbell K, Vidal AF, Rhodes JT. Epidemiology of Anterior Tibial Spine Fractures in Young Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 122 Cases. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28945690
• Oushy S, Parker JJ, Campbell K, Palmer C, Wilkinson C, Stence NV, Handler MH, Mirsky DM. Frontal and occipital horn ratio is associated with multifocal intraparenchymal hemorrhages in neonatal shunted hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Sep 8;:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28885094
• Mayo MH, Mitchell JJ, Axibal DP, Chahla J, Palmer C, Vidal AF, Rhodes JT. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury at the Time of Anterior Tibial Spine Fracture in Young Patients: An Observational Cohort Study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 May 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28520678
• Young BE, Patinkin Z, Palmer C, de la Houssaye B, Barbour LA, Hernandez T, Friedman JE, Krebs NF. Human milk insulin is related to maternal plasma insulin and BMI: but other components of human milk do not differ by BMI. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2017 Sep;71(9):1094-1100. PubMed PMID: 28513622
• Tarbell SE, Millar A, Laudenslager M, Palmer C, Fortunato JE. Anxiety and physiological responses to the Trier Social Stress Test for Children in adolescents with cyclic vomiting syndrome. Auton Neurosci. 2017 Jan;202:79-85. PubMed PMID: 27554769
• O'Neill BR, Gallegos D, Herron A, Palmer C, Stence NV, Hankinson TC, Corbett Wilkinson C, Handler MH. Use of magnetic resonance imaging to detect occult spinal dysraphism in infants. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Feb;19(2):217-226. PubMed PMID: 27911245
• Rudolph MC, Young BE, Lemas DJ, Palmer CE, Hernandez TL, Barbour LA, Friedman JE, Krebs NF, MacLean PS. Early infant adipose deposition is positively associated with the n-6 to n-3 fatty acid ratio in human milk independent of maternal BMI. Int J Obes (Lond). 2017 Apr;41(4):510-517. PubMed PMID: 27876761
• Rudolph MC, Young BE, Lemas DJ, Palmer CE, Hernandez TL, Barbour LA, Friedman JE, Krebs NF, MacLean PS. Early infant adipose deposition is positively associated with the n-6 to n-3 fatty acid ratio in human milk independent of maternal BMI. Int J Obes (Lond). 2016 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27876761
• Hurst AL, Child J, Pearce K, Palmer C, Todd JK, Parker SK. Handshake Stewardship: A Highly Effective Rounding-based Antimicrobial Optimization Service. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Oct;35(10):1104-10. PubMed PMID: 27254036
• Messacar K, Hurst AL, Child J, Campbell K, Palmer C, Hamilton S, Dowell E, Robinson CC, Parker SK, Dominguez SR. Clinical Impact and Provider Acceptability of Real-Time Antimicrobial Stewardship Decision Support for Rapid Diagnostics in Children With Positive Blood Culture Results. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2016 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27543412
• Chalmers DJ, Meyers ML, Brodie KE, Palmer C, Campbell JB. Inter-rater reliability of the APD, SFU and UTD grading systems in fetal sonography and MRI. J Pediatr Urol. 2016 Jul 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27567594
• Gist KM, Kaufman J, da Cruz EM, Friesen RH, Crumback SL, Linders M, Edelstein C, Altmann C, Palmer C, Jalal D, Faubel S. A Decline in Intraoperative Renal Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Is Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Children Following Cardiac Surgery. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Apr;17(4):342-9. PubMed PMID: 26914625
• Tarbell SE, Millar A, Laudenslager M, Palmer C, Fortunato JE. Anxiety and physiological responses to the Trier Social Stress Test for Children in adolescents with cyclic vomiting syndrome. Auton Neurosci. 2016 Aug 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27554769
• Meditz AL, Palmer C, Predhomme J, Searls K, Kerr B, Seifert S, Caraway P, Gardner EM, MaWhinney S, Anderson PL. Relationship Between Genital Drug Concentrations and Cervical Cellular Immune Activation and Reconstitution in HIV-1-Infected Women on a Raltegravir Versus a Boosted Atazanavir Regimen. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2015 Oct;31(10):1015-22. PubMed PMID: 26059647
• Walter ND, Dolganov GM, Garcia BJ, Worodria W, Andama A, Musisi E, Ayakaka I, Van TT, Voskuil MI, de Jong BC, Davidson RM, Fingerlin TE, Kechris K, Palmer C, Nahid P, Daley CL, Geraci M, Huang L, Cattamanchi A, Strong M, Schoolnik GK, Davis JL. Transcriptional Adaptation of Drug-tolerant Mycobacterium tuberculosis During Treatment of Human Tuberculosis. J Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 15;212(6):990-8. PubMed PMID: 25762787