Mary Catherine Harris, M.D.

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Professor CE of Pediatrics (Neonatology & Newborn Services)
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-2454
Fax: 215-590-3051
Education:
B.A.
Vassar College, 1972.
M.D.
Dartmouth Medical School, 1976.
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Selected Publications

Karavite D, Fidel A, Cao L, Harris MC, Ungar L, Shaeffer J, Xaio R, Brady P, Kaplan HC, Grundmeier RW: Formative Usability Testing of Designs to Present Machine Learning Output for Improving Sepsis Recognition in Critical Infants. Podium presentation, AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference; Anaheim, CA May 2025.

Karavite D, Cao L, Harris MC, Fidel A, Unger L, Shaeffer J, Xiao R, Brady P, Kaplan HC, Grundmeier RW: Improving Alignment Between an Infant Sepsis Prediction Model and User Expectations Using a Human-Centered Design Methods. Podium presentation, AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference; Anaheim, CA May 2025.

Mehta N, Harris MC, Loerinc L, O’Hearn O, Swami S, McGuire J : Epidemiology, neurologic complications, and outcomes in young infants with bacterial meningitis: a single-institution, retrospective cohort study. Poster presentation, Society for Pediatric Research, Honolulu, Hawaii April 2025.

Padula M., Zaniletti I, Chavez-Bueno S, Coghill CH, Grover T, Harris MC, Lee K, Medoro A, Murthy K, Roberts J, Rumpel J, Srinivasan L: Why Not a CLABSI? Varied Adjudication of Blood Stream Infections Among Infants with Central Lines in Level 4 Neonatal ICUs. Poster presentation, Society for Pediatric Research, Honolulu, Hawaii April 2025.

Sivakumar N, Srinivasan L, Grundmeier RW, Harris MC: Demystifying Prolonged Antibiotic Use for Blood Culture-negative Sepsis Evaluations in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatr Infect Dis J April 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004836. Epub ahead of print.

Cao L, Masino AJ, Harris MC, Ungar LH, Shaeffer G, Fidel A, McLaurin E, Srinivasan L, Karavite DJ, Grundmeier RW: Aligning prediction models with clinical information needs: infant sepsis case study. JAMIA Open 8(2): ooaf015, March 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaf015.

1) Cao L, Masino A, Harris MC, Karavite D, Grundmeier R: Imperfect Real-World Performance of a NICU Sepsis Model: Clinicians Are Still Needed! AMIA 2025 Notes: Submitted.

Karavite D, Cao L, Harris MC, Fidel A, Ungar L, Shaeffer G, Xiao R, Brady P, Kaplan HC, Grundmeier RW: Refining a Machine Learning Model for Predicting Infant Sepsis: A Multidisciplinary Team Supported by Human-Centered Design. Applied Clinical Informatics 2025 Notes: In press.

O'Hearn O, Srinivasan L, Devine M, Harris MC: Bacterial meningitis in a quaternary NICU: A multiyear retrospective study Medicine (Baltimore) 103(51): e40978, December 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000040978.

Coggins S, Carr L, Harris MC, Srinivasan L: Sepsis Huddles in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Late-onset Infection Recognition and Severity Assessment. J Pediatr 272: 114117, May 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114117. Epub ahead of print.

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