Izmarie Poventud-Fuentes
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Assistant Director of Clinical Chemistry Laboratory , CHOP
Assistant Director of King of Prussia Hospital Laboratory, CHOP
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Room 5113, Main Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Room 5113, Main Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S. (Industrial Biotechnology)
University or Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2013.
Ph.D. (Pharmacology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Permanent linkB.S. (Industrial Biotechnology)
University or Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2013.
Ph.D. (Pharmacology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Selected Publications
Unsihuay D, Reust J, Bolte K, Poventud-Fuentes I, Patel K: Measurement of Urine Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphate: Preanalytical Considerations in the Elimination of the Acidification Step. Clin Chim Acta January 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.Poventud-Fuentes I, Osterhoudt K, Polsky TG, Patel K: Discontinuation of Phencyclidine Urine Drug Screen at a Northeast U.S. Children’s Hospital Due to Lack of Clinical Utility. Presented at PLUGS National Summit 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Barlev A, Poventud-Fuentes I, Patel K: Utilization and Performance Evaluation of Conventional and Ultrasensitive LH/FSH Testing. AAPath Quality Improvement and Patient Safety 2025.
Abeykoon N, Butler W, Poventud-Fuentes I, Patel K: Steps toward CK-MB test discontinuation in a Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital. Accepted for PLUGS National Summit 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Julie Reust, Izmarie Poventud-Fuentes, Khushbu Patel : A-127 Stability of Ionized Calcium in Blood Gas Specimens. Clinical Chemistry 70, October 2024 Notes: Issue Supplement https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvae106.126.
Kaitlyn Bolte, Julia Matthews, Khushbu Patel, Izmarie Poventud-Fuentes: A-085 Comparing CO2 stability in patient samples and proficiency testing material Clinical Chemistry 70, October 2024 Notes: Issue Supplement https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvae106.084.
Izmarie Poventud-Fuentes, Daisy M Unsihuay Vila, Kevin Osterhoudt, Khushbu Patel: B-300 Fentanyl and Xylazine Positivity Patterns at a Northeast U.S. Children’s Hospital. Clinical Chemistry 70, October 2024 Notes: Issue Supplement https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvae106.657.
Poventud-Fuentes I, Chong TH, Dowlin M, Devaraj S, Curry CV: Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Equivalent as a Marker to Assess Iron Deficiency: A Large Pediatric Tertiary Care Hospital Study. Int J Lab Hematol 46(1): 148-155, February 2024.
Unsihuay D, Poventud-Fuentes I, Osterhoudt K, Patel K: A-328 Urine Toxicology Screening: Tetrahydrocannabinol Positivity Patterns at an U.S. Urban Tertiary Care Children's Hospital. Clinical Chemistry 69, October 2023 Notes: Issue supplement https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvad097.290.
Olayinka L, Poventud-Fuentes I, Garnett E, Devaraj S: Pediatric Vitamin D: Pseudo-hypervitaminosis. J Clin Lab Anal 37(13-14): e24950. July 2023.