CURRICULUM VITAE
Krishna Kartikey Acharya MBBS
Krishna Kartikey Acharya MBBS
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
8915 W Connell Court |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
10/2000 - 03/2006 MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery), Government Medical College, Surat, India |
06/2006 - 12/2008 MPH (Masters of Public Health), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2009 - 06/2010 Pediatric Internship, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR |
07/2010 - 06/2012 Pediatric Residency, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR |
07/2013 - 06/2016 Clinical and Research Fellowship in Neonatology, Neonatology, Children's Wisconsin/ Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2012 - 06/2013 Instructor, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Arkansas Children's Hospital/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR |
07/2013 - 06/2016 Instructor, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2016 - Present Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2015 - 06/2016 Chief Neonatology Fellow, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
12/2007 - 03/2009 Research Associate, Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL |
06/2008 - 05/2009 Research Coordinator, Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
07/2012 - 06/2013 Arkansas Children's Hospital and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR |
07/2016 - Present Pediatrics, Neonatology, St. Joseph's Hospital, 3200 Pleasant Valley Rd, West Bend, WI 53095 |
07/2016 - Present Pediatrics, Neonatology, Community Memorial Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, W180 N8000 Town Hall Road, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 |
07/2016 - Present Pediatrics, Neonatology, Children's Wisconsin & Froedtert Hospital, 999 North 92nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
07/2016 - Present Pediatrics, Neonatology, St. Elizabeth Hospital, 1506 South Oneida St., Appleton, WI 54915 |
07/01/2019 - 03/2021 Pediatrics, Neonatology, All Saints - Racine, 3821 Spring Street, Racine, WI 53405 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
American Board of Pediatrics | 10/2012 | 2024 |
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | 05/2018 | 2024 |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
NRP | AAP | 03/2016 | 03/2022 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Arkansas License | E-7230 | 10/2011 | 01/2016 |
Wisconsin License | 60960-20 | 06/2013 | 10/2021 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2000 National Scholarship, Government of India for meritorious Performance in Class 12 board exams |
2007 Golden Key International Honor Society, UAB Chapter |
2007 - 2008 Isaac E. Capilouto Endowed Scholarship, UAB School of Public Health |
2009 Chief Residents' Award, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
2009 Chairman's Scholar, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
2012 W. Thomas Dungan Memorial Scholarly Project Award, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR |
2012 Alpha Omega Alpha |
2012 Gordon E. Schutze Outstanding Resident Award, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR |
2014 - 2017 Medical College of Wisconsin Research Travel Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2014 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2009 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics |
2012 - Present Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
2012 Reviewer, Journal of American Medical Association |
2013 Reviewer, Clinical Pediatrics |
2014 Reviewer, Canadian Medical Association Journal |
2016 Reviewer, Medical Teacher |
2021 Author, Chapters on Fetus and Neonate, Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
29th Annual NICHD Conference on Maternal-Fetal-Neonatal-Reproductive Medicine, 09/2017 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Desai K, Cultural Differences in Early Parenting and What We Can Learn From Them, Oral Presentation presented at: Pediatric Pulmonary Center, Birmingham, AL, 04/2008 |
Acharya K, Uhing M, Respiratory Mechanics, Neonatology Conference, Children’s Wisconsin, 08/2013 |
Acharya K, Sampath V, Hypotension in Premature Infants: How Low is Low and Does it Really Matter?, Neonatology Academic Conference, Children’s Wisconsin, 11/2013 |
Acharya K, Konduri G, Alveolarization: Regulation and Dysregulation, Neonatology Academic Conference, Children’s Wisconsin, 08/2014 |
Acharya K, Welak S, Necrotizing Enterocolitis: New Faces of an Old Disease, Combined Neo-Surgical Conference, Children’s Wisconsin, 04/2015 |
Acharya K, Lagatta J, Biostatistics for Boards, Neonatology Academic Conference, Children’s Wisconsin, 06/2015 |
Acharya K, Role of the Human Microbiome in NE, Neonatology Academic Conference, Children’s Wisconsin, 03/2016 |
Acharya K, Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection, Neonatology Academic Conference, Children’s Wisconsin, 04/2016 |
Acharya K, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, RN Education Day, Children’s Wisconsin, 06/2016 |
Acharya K, Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Infants With Gastroschisis, Neonatology-Surgery Conference, Children's Wisconsin, 06/2017 |
Acharya K, Fluids, Electrolytes and Nutrition, Neonatology Back-to-Basics Conference, Children's Wisconsin, 2018 |
Acharya K, Statistics for the Boards, Neonatology Board Review Conference, Children's Wisconsin, 2018 |
Acharya K, Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, Neonatology Back-to-Basics Conference, Children's Wisconsin, 2018 |
Acharya K, Hydrocortisone and the Preterm Infant, Neonatology Conference, Children's Wisconsin, 2019 |
Acharya K., Prenatal predictors of outcomes in infants with CDH, Neonatology Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2020 |
Regional |
Acharya K, Roys C, Mohamed N, Bradley S, Lopez M, How to Safely Administer Medications in Day Care Centers (AAP’s Healthy Futures: Improving Health Outcomes for Young Children project), Presented at the Statewide Meeting of Child Care Providers, Little Rock, AR, 05/2010 |
National |
Desai K, Yu F, A Standardized Ethnographic Method for Quantifying Health Information Technology Impact on Clinical Workflow, Presented at National Association of Children's Associations and Related Institutions (NACHRI), Nashville, TN, 03/2009 |
Desai K, Attitudes and Awareness About Hazards of Smoking Among Medical Students, Presented at 2nd National Conference for Problem Solvers in Public Health, Kerala, India, 12/2013 |
International |
Desai K, Attitudes and Awareness About Hazards of Smoking Among Medical Students., Poster presented at: International Conference for Urban Health Initiative, Surat, India, 02/2006 |
Acharya K, Weaver A, Li J, Tang X, Miquel-Verges F, Impact of an Educational Intervention on Knowledge, Confidence and Success with Peripheral Intravenous Line Placement among Pediatric and Medicine-Pediatrics Residents in a Tertiary Care Center, Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Boston, MA, 05/2012 |
Acharya K, Clark R, Ngheim-Rao H, Leuthner S, Lagatta J, Infants With Trisomy 13 and 18: NICU Admission and Discharge Trends from 2005-12, Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 05/2014 |
Acharya K, Clark R, Ngheim-Rao H, Leuthner S, Lagatta J, NICU interventions and Survival for infants with trisomy 13 and 18, Platform presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, San Diego, CA, 04/2015 |
McAndrew S, Nghiem-Rao H, Acharya K, Clark R, Lagatta J, NICU Admission Characteristics of Infants with Trisomy 21, Poster Presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Baltimore, MD, 05/2016 |
Acharya K, McAndrew S, Ngheim-Rao H Clark R, Lagatta J, Prevalence and Clinical Management of PPHN Among Infants with Trisomy 21, Poster Presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Baltimore, MD, 05/2016 |
Acharya K, Ngheim-Rao H, McAndrew S , Clark R, Lagatta J, How does Trisomy 21 affect NICU Management and Discharge Outcomes for Infants with Major GI Anomalies?, Poster Presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Baltimore, MD, 05/2016 |
Winn P, Acharya K, Leuthner S, Prenatal Counseling Offered and Choices Made after a Prenatal Diagnosis of Trisomy 13 or 18, Poster Presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, San Francisco, CA, 05/2017 |
Acharya K, McAndrew S, Leuthner J, Panepinto J, Lagatta J, Social Risk Factors Impacting Health-related Quality of Life for Parents of Infants in the NICU and After Discharge., Poster Presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Toronto, Canada, 05/2018 |
Baker A, Lagatta J, Leuthner S, Acharya K, Does Prenatal Counseling for Multiple Fetal Anomalies Concord With Postnatal Outcomes?, Poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Baltimore, MD, 04/2019 |
Riddle S, Acharya K, Agarwal N, Ahmad I, Bendel-Stenzel E, Shepherd J, Williams S, Zaniletti I, Jacobson E, and the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium’s Gastroschisis Focus Group, Gestational age at Delivery and Neonatal Outcomes among Infants with Gastroschisis in the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium, Presented virtually at PAS 2021 |
Acharya K et al, On behalf of Children’s Hospitals National Consortium Mortality Focus Group: High Rates of Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Therapy (WLST) in Early Death (<12 hours) after Transfer to Level IV NICUs., Presented at PAS 2020, Philadelphia, PA |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 - Present Program Evaluation Committee Neonatal Medicine Fellowship Program, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2018 - Present Fetal Concerns Scientific Committee, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2019 CHND’s Palliative Care and Ethics Focus group, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2019 CHND’s Gastroschisis Focus group, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Hospital |
2012 - 2013 Senior Medical Student Mentorship Committee, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Resident and Fellow Education |
07/2013 - Present Resident and Fellow NRP training |
07/2013 - 06/2016 Resident morning reports |
02/2017 - Present Workshop on Neonatal Emergencies and Procedures for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows (recurring, annual) |
06/2017 SIPPS training for pediatric interns |
08/2017 - Present Simulated training for rare procedures for neonatology faculty, fellows and nurse practitioners at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin |
08/2018 - Present Developed the prenatal counseling curriculum with Dr. Lagatta, Basir and Leuthner |
06/2020 - Present Mock code curriculum for fellows |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
Anna Baker, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - 2021 M1 Clinical Preceptor |
Caitlin Hoffman, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2020 - 2024 M1 Research pathway co-mentor |
Clinical/Research Fellows |
Katie Fritz, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2014 - 2018 Scholarship Oversight Committee member |
Alexandra Wilson, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 - 2021 Scholarship Oversight Committee member |
Katie Baughman, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2019 - 2022 Scholarship Oversight Committee member |
Residents |
Emily Callan, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017 - 2020 |
Shamshad Shahrukh, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018 - 2021 |
Kelsey Kenaan, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2019 - 2022 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Acharya K, Franklin F, Feese M, Kabagambe E. Dietary Intake and BMI among Head Start children and their caregivers. Status: Published in Journal of the American Dietetic Association; September 2011;111: 1314-1321. PMID: 21872694 |
2. Acharya K, Seal A, Morales A, Ramakrishnaiah R, Thrailkill K. Chronic Abdominal Pain and Vomiting in an Adolescent. Status: Published in Clinical Pediatrics August 2012 vol. 51 no. 8 804-807. PMID: 22496177 |
3. Acharya K, Weaver, M, Li, Jingyun, Tang, X, Miquel-Verges, Franscesca. Peripheral Intravenous Line Placement Skills Among Pediatrics and Medicine-Pediatrics Residents at a Single Tertiary Care Center. Status: Published in International Journal of Medical Education, 2013; 4:41-47 |
4. Acharya K, Basel D, Segall H, Sampath V. Visual Diagnosis: Term newborn with unilateral craniofacial defects. Status: Published in NeoReviews, March 2016. |
5. Acharya K, Pellerite M, Lagatta J, Andrews B, Msall M. Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Visual and Hearing Impairments in Infants Born Preterm. Published in NeoReviews, June 2016. |
6. Acharya K, Clark R, Ngheim-Rao H, Leuthner S, Lagatta J. Major anomalies and birth-weight influence NICU interventions and mortality in infants with trisomy 13 or 18. Status: Published in Journal of Perinatology, 2017. PMID: 28079873 |
7. Winn P, Acharya K, Petersen E, Leuthner S. Prenatal Counseling and Parental Decision-making Following a Fetal Diagnosis of Trisomy 13 or 18. Published in Journal of Perinatology, May 2018. PMID 29740195 |
8. McAndrew S, Acharya K, Ngheim-Rao H, Leuthner S, Clark R, Lagatta J. NICU management and outcomes of infants with Trisomy 21 without major anomalies. Published in Journal of Perinatology, May 2018. PMID: 29795453 |
9. Sharma M, Hu X, Geddes G and Acharya K. Microcephalic Newborn with Forehead Nevus Flammeus, Bulging Eyes, and Clenched Fists. NeoReviews 03/04/2019 PMID 31261057 |
10. McAndrew S, Acharya K, Westerdahl J, Brousseau DC, Panepinto JA, Simpson P, Leuthner J, Lagatta JM A Prospective Study of Parent Health-Related Quality of Life before and after Discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2019 PMID: 31256914 |
11. Baker A, Lagatta J, Leuthner S, Acharya K. Does prenatal counseling for pregnancies complicated by multiple fetal abnormalities concord with postnatal outcomes? Prenatal Diagnosis, 2020. PMID 31913526 |
12. Leuthner S, Acharya K. Perinatal Counseling Following a Diagnosis of Trisomy 13 or 18: Incorporating the Facts, Parental Values, and Maintaining Choices. Advances in Neonatal Care, January 2020. PMID 31996562 |
13. Lagatta JM, Uhing M, Acharya K, Lavoie J, Rholl E, Malin K, Malnory M, Leuthner J, Brousseau DC. Actual and Potential Impact of a Home Nasogastric Tube Feeding Program for Infants Whose Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Is Affected by Delayed Oral Feedings. J Pediatr. 2021 Jul;234:38-45.e2. PMCID: PMC8238833 |
14. Acharya K, Leuthner SR, Zaniletti I, Niehaus JZ, Bishop CE, Coghill CH, Datta A, Dereddy N, DiGeronimo R, Jackson L, Ling CY, Matoba N, Natarajan G, Nayak SP, Schlegel AB, Seale J, Shah A, Weiner J, Williams HO, Wojcik MH, Fry JT, Sullivan K, Palliative Care and Ethics Focus Group of the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC). Medical and surgical interventions and outcomes for infants with trisomy 18 (T18) or trisomy 13 (T13) at children's hospitals neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). J Perinatol. 2021 Jul;41(7):1745-1754. PMCID: PMC8191443 |
15. Acharya K, Rholl E, Malin K, Malnory M, Leuthner J, Leuthner SR, Lagatta J. Parent Health-Related Quality of Life for Infants with Congenital Anomalies Receiving Neonatal Intensive Care. J Pediatr. 2022 Jun;245:39-46.e2. PMCID: PMC9232917 |
16. Riddle S, Acharya K, Agarwal N, Ahmad I, Bendel-Stenzel E, Shepherd J, Williams S, Zaniletti I, Jacobson E, Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium's Gastroschisis Focus Group. Gestational Age at Delivery and Neonatal Outcomes among Infants with Gastroschisis in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium (CHNC). Am J Perinatol. 2024 Apr;41(6):756-763. |
17. Welke N, Lagatta J, Leuthner S, Acharya K. Three-Year Post-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Health Care Utilization Among Infants with Congenital Anomalies. J Pediatr. 2024 Feb;265:113779. |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Acharya, K. The Moribund Mango Tree (Encounters). Status: Published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, Humanities section, August 2013. |
2. Acharya K, Lagatta J, Leuthner S. Embracing Diagnostic Uncertainty. Published in Pediatric Ethicscope, June 2018. |
3. Acharya K. The Other Side (Encounters). Canadian Medical Association Journal, Dec 2018. PMID: 31002641 |
4. Acharya, K. The Illusion of Home (Poem). Published in Auscult: MCW's Literary Magazine, 2015. |
5. Acharya, K, Lagatta, J, Leuthner, S. NICU Interventions and Trisomy 13 or 18: For Some Infants, Less Is More. Status: Published in Bioethics Newsletter, American Academy of Pediatrics, Fall 2015. |
