Sara Shankman, DNP

Graduate School

DNP, Rush University Medical Center (2018)

Undergraduate School

BSN, University of Iowa (IA) (2011)

Languages

English

Department

Pediatrics-Critical Care Medicine

Professional Titles

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Department of Pediatrics Faculty

Publications

Snyder, P., Napky, R., Abdou Nadar, M., Baker, M., Cahoy, S., Shankman, S., Hanz, A., Loi, M. Shining a Light on ICU Delirium: A Fellow-Driven Quality Improvement Project. Poster Presentation. Children’s Hospital Colorado 9th Annual Quality Improvement Symposium. November 2, 2023. Aurora. CO.
Bembea, M. M., Loftis, L. L., Thiagarajan, R. R., Young, C. C., McCadden, T. P., Newhams, M. M., Kucukak, S., Mack, E. H., Fitzgerald, J. C., Rowan, C. M., Maddux, A. B., Kolmar, A. R., Irby, K., Heidemann, S., Schwartz, S. P., Kong, M., Crandall, H., Havlin, K. M., Singh, A. R., … Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators. (2023). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation characteristics and outcomes in children and adolescents with covid-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome admitted to U.S. ICUS*. Pediatric Critical Care
Chang, J. C., Young, C. C., Muscal, E., Sexson Tejtel, S. K., Newhams, M. M., Kucukak, S., Crandall, H., Maddux, A. B., Rowan, C. M., Halasa, N. B., Harvey, H. A., Hobbs, C. V., Hall, M. W., Kong, M., Aguiar, C. L., Schuster, J. E., Fitzgerald, J. C., Singh, A. R., Wellnitz, K., … Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators. (2023). Variation in early Anakinra use and short-term outcomes in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 75(8), 1466–1476. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.42495
Halasa, N. B., Spieker, A. J., Young, C. C., Olson, S. M., Newhams, M. M., Amarin, J. Z., Moffitt, K. L., Nakamura, M. M., Levy, E. R., Soma, V. L., Talj, R., Weiss, S. L., Fitzgerald, J. C., Mack, E. H., Maddux, A. B., Schuster, J. E., Coates, B. M., Hall, M. W., Schwartz, S. P., … Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators. (2022). Life-threatening complications of influenza vs coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in US children. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 76(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac477
Hobbs, C. V., Woodworth, K., Young, C. C., Jackson, A. M., Newhams, M. M., Dapul, H., Maamari, M., Hall, M. W., Maddux, A. B., Singh, A. R., Schuster, J. E., Rowan, C. M., Fitzgerald, J. C., Irby, K., Kong, M., Mack, E. H., Staat, M. A., Cvijanovich, N. Z., Bembea, M. M., … Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators. (2021). Frequency, characteristics and complications of COVID-19 in hospitalized infants. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 41(3). https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000003435
Kilgalon, K. B., Leroue, M., Shankman, S., Shea, T., Buckvold, S., Mitchell, M., Morgan, G., Zablah, J., & Maddux, A.B. (2024). Extubated extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pediatric coronarivus disease 2019: A case series. ASAIO Journal, 10(1097). DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002281
Kim, M. & Usachev, Y.M. (2009). Mitochondrial Ca2+ cycling facilitates activation of the transcription factor NFAT in sensory neurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 29(39), 12101-12114. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3384-09.2009
LaRovere, K. L., Poussaint, T. Y., Young, C. C., Newhams, M. M., Kucukak, S., Irby, K., Kong, M., Schwartz, S. P., Walker, T. C., Bembea, M. M., Wellnitz, K., Havlin, K. M., Cvijanovich, N. Z., Hall, M. W., Fitzgerald, J. C., Schuster, J. E., Hobbs, C. V., Halasa, N. B., Singh, A. R., … Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators. (2023). Changes in distribution of severe neurologic involvement in US pediatric inpatients with covid-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children in 2021 VS 2020. JAMA Neurology, 80(1), 91. doi 10.1001/jammaneurol.2022.3881
Maddux, A. B., Berbert, L., Young, C. C., Feldstein, L. R., Zambrano, L. D., Kucukak, S., Newhams, M. M., Miller, K., FitzGerald, M. M., He, J., Halasa, N. B., Cvijanovich, N. Z., Loftis, L. L., Walker, T. C., Schwartz, S. P., Gertz, S. J., Tarquinio, K. M., Fitzgerald, J. C., Kong, M., … Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators. (2022). Health impairments in children and adolescents after hospitalization for acute COVID-19 or mis-C. Pediatrics, 150(3). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-057798
Tang, J., Novak, T., Hecker, J., Grubbs, G., Zahra, F. T., Bellusci, L., Pourhashemi, S., Chou, J., Moffitt, K., Halasa, N. B., Schwartz, S. P., Walker, T. C., Tarquinio, K. M., Zinter, M. S., Staat, M. A., Gertz, S. J., Cvijanovich, N. Z., Schuster, J. E., Loftis, L. L., … Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators (2022). Cross-reactive immunity against the SARS-COV-2 omicron variant is low in pediatric patients with prior COVID-19 or mis-C. Nature Communications, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30649-1
Young, C. C., LaRovere, K. L., Newhams, M. M., Kucukak, S., Gertz, S. J., Maddux, A. B., Halasa, N. B., Crandall, H., Kong, M., Fitzgerald, J. C., Irby, K., Randolph, A. G., Campbell, A. P., Son, M. B. & Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators. (2023). Clinical course associated with aseptic meningitis induced by intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. The Journal of Pediatrics, 257, 113372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.01.025
Zambrano, L.D., Newhams, N.M., Simeone, R.M., Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators, et al. (2024). Durability of original monovalent mRNA vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 omicron-associated hospitalization in children and adolescents – United States 2021-2023. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 73(15), 330-338. Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7315a2.
Bennett, T.D., Russell, S., DeWitt, P.E., Helmkamp, L., Colborn, K., Gray, C., Rebull, M., Sierra, Y.L., Greer, R., Petruccelli, L., Shankman, S., Hankinson, T.C., Xing, F., Albers, D.J. (2024). Predicting intracranial monitor placement in children with traumatic brain injury: A prospective cohort study to develop a clinical decision support tool

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Professional Memberships

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation

University of Colorado Hospital
Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Board Certification
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care, Board Certification (2018)

Personal Interests
Reading, Art History, Hiking, Traveling, Advocacy for Social Equality, and Music.

Volunteer Activities
University of Iowa Dance Marathon, First Book, and Junior Achievement Denver

Sr. Instructor, Pediatrics-Critical Care Medicine