Curriculum Vitae

1. 2026

   Excellence in Academic Scholarship, Baystate Children's Hospital

2. 2026

   Star in Reducing Documentation Burden, AMIA 25x5 Task Force (for AMIA Amplify poster on AI-based I-PASS element detection)

3. 2022

   Sackler Research Grant, Sackler School of Medicine

4. 2019

   Award for Academic Achievement in the Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania

5. 2014

   Heseg Foundation Full Tuition Scholarship, Heseg Foundation

Leadership & Service

1. 5/2026–present

   Member, GME AI Subcommittee, UMass Chan – Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

2. 2024–present

   Member, Program Evaluation Committee, UMass Chan – Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

3. 7/2023–9/2026

   Cohort Representative, Residency Task Force, UMass Chan – Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

4. 8/2021–5/2023

   Class President, NY State-American Program School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

5. 8/2021–6/2022

   Third Year Clinical Rotation Administrator, NY State-American Program School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

6. 6/2020–6/2022

   Member, Student Academic Committee, NY State-American Program School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Teaching

1. 9/2020–6/2022

   Peer Tutor (2 students, 1 hr/week), Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Program, NY State-American Program School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

2. 9/2025

   Morning Report Facilitator, "Ethics – Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Healthcare," Pediatric Residency Program, UMass Chan – Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

3. 3/2026

   Resident Lecturer, "Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention in Pediatric Healthcare Settings," Pediatric Residency Program, UMass Chan – Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

4. 6/2026

   Invited Lecturer, "Validating AI-Based Detection of I-PASS Elements in Verbal Handoffs," Pediatric Grand Rounds, UMass Chan – Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Current Unfunded Research

1. 2025–present

   Validating AI-Based Detection of I-PASS Elements in Verbal Handoffs

   AI/NLP detection of I-PASS elements in verbal resident handoffs.

Certifications

1. American Board of Pediatrics, Board Eligible (certifying examination October 2026)

2. 7/2026–present

   Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Full Physician License

3. Valid through 5/2027

   Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider

4. Valid through 6/2027

   Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Provider

5. Valid through 5/2027

   Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider

Clinical Discipline

1. 7/2023–present

   Pediatrics

Clinical Activities

1. 7/2023–present

   Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

   • Inpatient Rotations: General Pediatrics, NICU, and PICU (approximately 4–5 blocks per year)
   • Ambulatory & Community: Longitudinal continuity clinic, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Community/Social-Health Advocacy
   • Emergency Medicine: Pediatric Emergency Department rotation (at least one block per year)

Quality Improvement

1. 2025–present

   IPASS Family Centered Rounds Quality Improvement Project

   Quality improvement project to enhance the implementation of the I-PASS framework in family-centered rounds to improve communication, family satisfaction, and patient safety.

2. 2025–present

   IPASS Handoff Quality Improvement Project

   Quality improvement initiative using a prospective approach and attending physician observations to improve the completeness and safety of resident handoffs by reinforcing the I-PASS framework.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Wen, H., Chandrasekaran, P., Jin, A., Pankin, J., Lu, M.Q., Liberti, D.C., Zepp, J.A., Jain, R., Morrisey, E.E., Michki, S.N., Frank, D.B. A Spatiotemporal Cell Atlas of Cardiopulmonary Progenitor Cell Allocation During Development. Cell Reports, 44(4), 115513. 2025.

2. Penkala, I.J., Liberti, D.C., Pankin, J., Sivakumar, A., Kremp, M.M., Jayachandran, S., Katzen, J., Leach, J.P., Windmueller, R., Stolz, K., Morley, M.P., Babu, A., Zhou, S., Frank, D.B., Morrisey, E.E. Age-Dependent Alveolar Epithelial Plasticity Orchestrates Lung Homeostasis and Regeneration. Cell Stem Cell, 28(10), 1775–1789. 2021.

3. Frank, D.B., Penkala, I.J., Zepp, J.A., Sivakumar, A., Linares-Saldana, R., Zacharias, W.J., Stolz, K.G., Pankin, J., Lu, M., Wang, Q., Babu, A., Li, L., Zhou, S., Morley, M.P., Jain, R., Morrisey, E.E. Early Lineage Specification Defines Alveolar Epithelial Ontogeny in the Murine Lung. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(10), 4362–4371. 2019.

Preprints

Internal Health System

1. 5/2025–9/2026

   Peer Supporter, Peer Support Network, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Professional Memberships

1. 2023–present

   Member, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

2. 2026–present

   Member, American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)

Editorial

1. 8/2021–5/2023

   Peer Reviewer, Sackler Journal of Medicine

1. 9/2026–6/2027

   Physician, Associate Faculty, Baystate Medical Practices – Pediatric Medicine-Springfield, Springfield, MA

2. 1/2018–7/2019

   Research Technician, Frank Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

3. 4/2016–12/2017

   Research Assistant, Morrisey Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

4. 10/2012–11/2015

   Sous-chef, Piccola Pasta, Tel Aviv, Israel

5. 2012–2013

   Interim General Director, Israel Lacrosse Association, Tel Aviv, Israel

6. 2/2009–2/2012

   Sergeant First Class, Israel Defense Forces, Netanyah, Israel