Pediatric Critical Care

Dedicated to improving healthcare for children in Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding Appalachian Region

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Riwaaj Lamsal, MD

Assistant Professor

 

EDUCATION

Medical Education: Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

CERTIFICATION and LICENSURE

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics
General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
Tennessee State Medical License 

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES

Unplanned extubation and pediatric difficult airway management committee, Niswonger Children’s Hospital
Mental health task force, Niswonger Children’s Hospital
Improving pediatric morbidity mortality (M&M) conferences

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Lamsal R. Pediatric airway management. Emergency Medical Services Experimental Team-Based Learning and Simulation Conference. East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. October 2021. (Oral)


Lamsal R, Johnson J, Pace A, Patel N, Somani A. Implementation of a pediatrics standardized rapid response team documentation. National Association for healthcare quality, Phoenix, AZ. September 2019. (Poster)

Patel N, Lueck A, Lamsal R, Somani A. Multimodal team engagement for safe patient transition from the operating room to the pediatric intensive care unit. National Association for healthcare quality, Phoenix, Arizona. September 2019. (Poster)


Lamsal R, Azaisi Y, Sharma T, Adeyinka A, Khan M, Pierre L. Using the level of glycosylated hemoglobin to predict the severity of diabetic ketoacidosis. Society of Critical Care Medicine, Honolulu, HI. 2016. (Oral)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Lamsal R., Walkup J. Should echocardiogram be undertaken routinely when a child has severe
iron deficiency anaemia? Paediatr Int Child Health. 2024. PMID: 38321653

Lamsal R., Klyachman L, Adeyinka A, Kondamudi N, Pierre L. (2023). Is HbA1c an Indicator of diabetic Ketoacidosis Severity in the Pediatric Population? Pediatric Emergency Care. PMID: 36727771

Khan N, Zulfiqar F, Hollander L, Johnson T, Lamsal R. Dantrolene for Generalized Tetanus in Pediatrics: A Case Report and Review of Treatment Options. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 2022;30(4):e1136. 

Khan N, Taimur M, Malkani A, Lamsal R. Vitamin K Deficiency in the Setting of Blenderized Tube Feeding Regimen in a Teenager: A Case Report. J Diet Suppl. 2022:1-7. PMID: 35014576


Lamsal R, Johnson JK, Mulla M, Marmet J, Somani A. Improving Communication by Standardizing Pediatric Rapid Response Team Documentation. J Healthc Qual. 2022. PMID: 34772844


Lamsal R, Fischer G, Shyne M, Somani A. Non-invasive Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist NAVA) in the pediatric ICU: assessing optimal Edi compliance. Minerva Pediatr (Torino). 2021.
PMID: 34333952


Sharma, T & Lamsal, R. (2020). Cefdinir Induced Red Stool-Harmless Antibiotic Side Effect Awareness for Parents. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 27(3), 20857-20859.