Dr. Hickey has conducted many research projects related to exploring development in individuals with Down syndrome and autism and has authored or co-authored numerous articles and abstracts in scholarly publications on the topic.
Publications
Advances in Pediatrics 59 (2012) 137–157
ADVANCES IN PEDIATRICS
Medical Update for Children WithDown Syndrome for the Pediatrician
and Family Practitioner
Fran Hickey, MDa,*, Erin Hickeya, Karen L. Summar, MD, MSb
When Down Syndrome and Autism Intersect
A Guide to DS-ASD for Parents and Professionals
By Margaret Froehlke & Robin Zaborek
Jacola LM, Byars AW, Hickey F, Vannest J, Holland SK, Schapiro MB. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of story listening in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome: evidence for atypical neurodevelopment. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2013 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23962356
Jacola LM, Byars AW, Hickey F, Vannest J, Holland SK, Schapiro MB. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of story listening in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome: evidence for atypical neurodevelopment. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2014 Oct;58(10):892-902. PubMed PMID: 23962356
Citation: Associated Cardiac Findings in Children with Down Syndrome and Infantile Spasms
Additional Information: Poster presentation at the American Epilepsy Society Meeting, Seattle, Washington December 2014 Type:
Citation: Improved Outcome of Infantile Spasms in Down Syndrome Population
Additional Information: Poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, Vancouver, BC 5/2014
Jacola LM, Byars AW, Hickey F, Vannest J, Holland SK, Schapiro MB. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of story listening in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome: evidence for atypical neurodevelopment. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2014 Oct;58(10):892-902. PubMed PMID: 23962356
Jackson A, Maybee J, Moran MK, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F. Clinical Characteristics of Dysphagia in Children with Down Syndrome. Dysphagia. 2016 Oct;31(5):663-71. PubMed PMID: 27405422
Santoro SL, Esbensen AJ, Hopkin RJ, Hendershot L, Hickey F, Patterson B. Contributions to Racial Disparity in Mortality among Children with Down Syndrome. J Pediatr. 2016 Jul;174:240-246.e1. PubMed PMID: 27063805
Nightengale E, Yoon P, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Daniels D, Hickey F. Understanding Hearing and Hearing Loss in Children With Down Syndrome. Am J Audiol. 2017 Sep 18;26(3):301-308. PubMed PMID: 28854301
Sullivan KD, Evans D, Pandey A, Hraha TH, Smith KP, Markham N, Rachubinski AL, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F, Espinosa JM, Blumenthal T. Trisomy 21 causes changes in the circulating proteome indicative of chronic autoinflammation. Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 1;7(1):14818. PubMed PMID: 29093484
Jackson A, Maybee J, Moran MK, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F. Clinical Characteristics of Dysphagia in Children with Down Syndrome. Dysphagia. 2016 Oct;31(5):663-71. PubMed PMID: 27405422
Santoro SL, Esbensen AJ, Hopkin RJ, Hendershot L, Hickey F, Patterson B. Contributions to Racial Disparity in Mortality among Children with Down Syndrome. J Pediatr. 2016 Jul;174:240-246.e1. PubMed PMID: 27063805
Other Type: Clinical Pathway
Year of Publication: 2017
In-Press? yes
First or Senior Author? False
Citation: Clinical Pathway:Aspiration and Dysphagia in Children with Down Syndrome
Winders P, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F. A schedule of gross motor development for children with Down syndrome. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2018 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30575169
Jackson A, Maybee J, Wolter-Warmerdam K, DeBoer E, Hickey F. Associations between age, respiratory comorbidities, and dysphagia in infants with down syndrome. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 Nov;54(11):1853-1859. PubMed PMID: 31402588
Bush D, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Wagner BD, Galambos C, Ivy DD, Abman S, McMorrow D, Hickey F. EXPRESS: Angiogenic Profile Identifies Pulmonary Hypertension in Children with Down Syndrome. Pulm Circ. 2019 Jul 11;:2045894019866549. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31293212
Bush D, Galambos C, Ivy DD, Abman SH, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F. Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Developing Pulmonary Hypertension in Children with Down Syndrome. J Pediatr. 2018 Nov;202:212-219.e2. PubMed PMID: 30025669
Ruiz AG, Gao D, Ingram DG, Hickey F, Haemer MA, Friedman NR. Does Tonsillectomy Increase Obesity Risk in Children with Down Syndrome?. J Pediatr. 2019 Aug;211:179-184.e1. PubMed PMID: 31084917
Daniels D, Knupp K, Benke T, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Moran M, Hickey F. Infantile Spasms in Children With Down Syndrome: Identification and Treatment Response. Glob Pediatr Health. 2019;6:2333794X18821939. PubMed PMID: 30671494
Winders P, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F. A schedule of gross motor development for children with Down syndrome. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2019 Apr;63(4):346-356. PubMed PMID: 30575169
Palat P, Hickey F, Patel L, Sannar E. Levodopa-Responsive Early-Onset Parkinsonism in Down Syndrome. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2018;2018:2314791. PubMed PMID: 29666730
Goot BH, Kaufman J, Pan Z, Bourne DWA, Hickey F, Twite M, Galinkin J, Christians U, Zuk J, da Cruz EM. Morphine Pharmacokinetics in Children With Down Syndrome Following Cardiac Surgery. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 May;19(5):459-467. PubMed PMID: 29547456
Citation: Liu, E., Wolter-Warmerdam, K., Marmolejo, J., Daniels, D., Prince, G., & Hickey, F. (2020). Routine Screening for Celiac Disease in Children With Down Syndrome Improves Case Finding. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 71(2), 252-256.
Citation: Nightengale, E. E., Wolter-Warmerdam, K., Yoon, P. J., Daniels, D., & Hickey, F. (2020). Behavioral Audiology Procedures in Children With Down Syndrome. American Journal of Audiology, 29(3), 356-364.
Keratoconus and corneal morphology in patients with Down syndrome at a pediatric hospital.
Imbornoni LM, Wise RE, Taravella MJ, Hickey F, McCourt EA.
J AAPOS. 2020 Jun;24(3):140.e1-140.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.02.004. Epub 2020 May 27.
PMID: 32473288
Barreiro A, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Friedman S, Hickey F, Johnson S, Marmolejo J. Child feeding practices in children with Down syndrome in relationship to ethnicity and BMI. Appetite. 2021 Dec 23;170:105888. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34953969
Daniels D, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Holland S, Hickey F. Reach Out and Read Implementation in a Pediatric Down Syndrome Clinic. J Pediatr Health Care. 2021 Dec 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34879985
Griffiths M, Yang J, Vaidya D, Nies M, Brandal S, Ivy DD, Hickey F, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Austin ED, Mullen M, Pauciulo MW, Lutz KA, Rosenzweig EB, Hirsch R, Yung D, Nichols WC, Everett AD. Biomarkers of Pulmonary Hypertension Are Altered in Children with Down Syndrome and Pulmonary Hypertension. J Pediatr. 2021 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34687693
Vielkind ML, Hamlington KL, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Meier MR, Liu AH, Hickey FJ, Brown MA, DeBoer EM. Airwave oscillometry to measure lung function in children with Down syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2021 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34326475
Vielkind M, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Jackson A, Maybee J, Brown M, Friedlander J, Friedman N, Hickey F, Prager J, Wine T, DeBoer E. Airway obstruction and inflammation on combined bronchoscopy in children with Down syndrome. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 Sep;56(9):2932-2939. PubMed PMID: 34245494
Maybee J, Jackson A, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F, Prager J, DeBoer E. Validation of the Childhood Dysphagia Management Scale (CDMS): An Impact Scale for determining medical home for dysphagia. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jun;145:110716. PubMed PMID: 33892340
Araya P, Kinning KT, Coughlan C, Smith KP, Granrath RE, Enriquez-Estrada BA, Worek K, Sullivan KD, Rachubinski AL, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F, Galbraith MD, Potter H, Espinosa JM. IGF1 deficiency integrates stunted growth and neurodegeneration in Down syndrome. Cell Rep. 2022 Dec 27;41(13):111883. PubMed PMID: 36577365
Harvey S, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F, Daniels D, DomBourian M, Ambruso DR, McKinney C. Blood counts in children with Down syndrome. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Dec;69(12):e30002. PubMed PMID: 36151966
Barreiro A, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Friedman S, Hickey F, Johnson S, Marmolejo J. Child feeding practices in children with Down syndrome in relationship to ethnicity and BMI. Appetite. 2022 Mar 1;170:105888. PubMed PMID: 34953969
Daniels D, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Holland S, Hickey F. Reach Out and Read Implementation in a Pediatric Down Syndrome Clinic. J Pediatr Health Care. 2022 May-Jun;36(3):231-239. PubMed PMID: 34879985
Vielkind ML, Hamlington KL, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Meier MR, Liu AH, Hickey FJ, Brown MA, DeBoer EM. Airwave oscillometry to measure lung function in children with Down syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2022 Jun;91(7):1775-1780. PubMed PMID: 34326475
Griffiths M, Yang J, Vaidya D, Nies M, Brandal S, Ivy DD, Hickey F, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Austin ED, Mullen M, Pauciulo MW, Lutz KA, Rosenzweig EB, Hirsch R, Yung D, Nichols WC, Everett AD. Biomarkers of Pulmonary Hypertension Are Altered in Children with Down Syndrome and Pulmonary Hypertension. J Pediatr. 2022 Feb;241:68-76.e3. PubMed PMID: 34687693
DeBoer EM, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Deterding RR, Marmolejo J, Blumenthal T, Espinosa JM, Hickey F, Wagner BD. Cardiopulmonary Phenotypes and Protein Signatures in Children With Down Syndrome. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Jun 12;:99228231179453. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37306037
Araya P, Kinning KT, Coughlan C, Smith KP, Granrath RE, Enriquez-Estrada BA, Worek K, Sullivan KD, Rachubinski AL, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F, Galbraith MD, Potter H, Espinosa JM. IGF1 deficiency integrates stunted growth and neurodegeneration in Down syndrome. Cell Rep. 2022 Dec 27;41(13):111883. PubMed PMID: 36577365
Harvey S, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F, Daniels D, DomBourian M, Ambruso DR, McKinney C. Blood counts in children with Down syndrome. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Dec;69(12):e30002. PubMed PMID: 36151966
McCarthy S, Henderson K, Skinner C, Arreola LDS, Ng CJ, Jamil AN, Van de Voorde P, Cevik AA, von Schickfus M, Santos R, Jakubaszko J, Bognar Z, Baden D, Schmitz G, Pin MM, Beirne GJ, Kaji A, Løvstakken K, Siu A, Johnson K, Lim SHC, Tapia JDL, Ømark H, Moreno LA, Morphet J, Stebbeings S, Hickey F. Health-care workers and facilities in Ukraine must be protected. Lancet. 2022 Apr 2;399(10332):1299. PubMed PMID: 35338859
Barreiro A, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Friedman S, Hickey F, Johnson S, Marmolejo J. Child feeding practices in children with Down syndrome in relationship to ethnicity and BMI. Appetite. 2022 Mar 1;170:105888. PubMed PMID: 34953969
Daniels D, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Holland S, Hickey F. Reach Out and Read Implementation in a Pediatric Down Syndrome Clinic. J Pediatr Health Care. 2022 May-Jun;36(3):231-239. PubMed PMID: 34879985
Griffiths M, Yang J, Vaidya D, Nies M, Brandal S, Ivy DD, Hickey F, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Austin ED, Mullen M, Pauciulo MW, Lutz KA, Rosenzweig EB, Hirsch R, Yung D, Nichols WC, Everett AD. Biomarkers of Pulmonary Hypertension Are Altered in Children with Down Syndrome and Pulmonary Hypertension. J Pediatr. 2022 Feb;241:68-76.e3. PubMed PMID: 34687693
Vielkind ML, Hamlington KL, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Meier MR, Liu AH, Hickey FJ, Brown MA, DeBoer EM. Airwave oscillometry to measure lung function in children with Down syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2022 Jun;91(7):1775-1780. PubMed PMID: 34326475