Maria Grace Dunn, DO

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Associate Fellowship Director, David N. Pincus Global Health Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pediatric Hospitalist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267.455.3704
Education:
BS (Human Nutrition)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2004.
DO (Osteopathic Medicine)
Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2009.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

My clinical experience has evolved and expanded over the last decade, to incorporate not only general pediatrics but also specialized skills in the areas of infectious diseases and oncology. With a foundation in US-based pediatric care, both in inpatient and outpatient settings, I then gained expertise in caring for HIV-positive and HIV-exposed infants and children while completing a global health fellowship in the Dominican Republic. I subsequently spent 5 years as a pediatric hospitalist for a global hematology/oncology program in Botswana, understanding the challenges of providing cancer care in a resource-limited setting. My current work as a hospitalist at CHOP continues to provide opportunities for growth in all areas of pediatrics.

Description of Research Expertise

Early in my medical training, I became interested in global health, which encompasses varied fields such as infectious diseases, public health, social determinants of health, anthropology, and others. Pediatric infectious diseases have a significant impact globally but particularly in resource-limited settings, and non-communicable diseases such as cancer still place a disproportionate burden on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Over the years, my quality improvement and research work has included HIV-positive and HIV-exposed infants and children, the impact of the 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonization rates, barriers to vaccination, childhood cancer awareness among healthcare workers, and challenges to cancer care in LMICs. These are areas of ongoing research interest.

Selected Publications

Shaikh H, Pimental L, Burris H, Perez K, Fernandez A, Dunn M, Gonzalez A: Risk of mortality among inborn and outborn patients at a regional neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the Dominican Republic. Poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Washington, DC May 2023.

Thato Kaang, Maria G. Dunn, Jeremy S. Slone: Managing pediatric chronic myeloid leukemia in Africa: the Botswana experience with two cases. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 38(7): 676-681, Oct 2021.

Maria G. Dunn, Fernanda C. Lessa, Jacqueline Sanchez, Ramona Cordero, Jesus Feris-Iglesias, Doraliza Cedano, Maria de Gloria Carvalho, Josefina Fernandez, Kristen A. Feemster: Impact of PCV13 vaccination status on nasopharyngeal carriage rates of Streptococcus pnuemoniae in a rural community in the Dominican Republic. J Infect Dis 224(12): S237-S247, Sept 2021.

Slone J, Kaang T, Ketumile L, Beo B, Dunn M, Mantzor S, Chinyundo K, Chintagumpala M, Mehta P: Managing localized osteosarcoma in Botswana. International Society of Pediatric Oncology conference Oct 2020.

Wolters R, Chintagumpala M, Beo B, Ketumile L, Dunn M, Mantzor S, Chinyundo , Kaang T, Slone S: CNS Tumors in Botswana. International Society of Pediatric Oncology conference Oct 2020.

Maria G. Dunn, Ryan M. Close, Stephen G. McKee, Ramona Cordero, Ingrid F. Japa, Elizabeth D. Lowenthal: Evaluation of iron intake in preschool children in a setting with high anemia burden. Int Health 14(4): 450-451, January 2020.

Slone J, Kaang T, Ketumile L, Beo B, Dunn M, Mantzor S, Chinyundo K: Retinoblastoma in Botswana. International Society of Pediatric Oncology conference Oct 2019.

Kaang T, Ketumile L, Beo B, Chinyundo K, Mantzor S, Dunn M, Slone J: R-CHOP for non-Hodgkins lymphoma in Botswana. International Society of Pediatric Oncology conference Oct 2019.

Dunn M, Sanchez J, Cedano D, Schnyder S, Feris-Iglesias J, Fernandez J, Cordero R, Feemster K: Impact of PCV13 vaccination status on nasopharyngeal carriage rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in a rural community in the Dominican Republic. International Society of Pneumococcus and Pneumococcal Diseases conference April 2018.

Dunn M, McKee S, Cordero R, Japa I, Lowenthal E, Close R: Evaluation of dietary iron intake in preschool-aged children in a resource-limited setting with high burden of iron deficiency anemia. Pediatric Academic Societies meeting May 2017.

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