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Danielle Alfano
alfanod@wustl.edu
Instructor in Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine
Newborn Medicine
phone: (314) 454-6148
Education
BA,
Summa cum laude
,
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
,
2007
MD,
Washington University School of Medicine
,
2011
Training
Pediatric Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
,
2011
-
2014
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
,
2014
-
2017
Licensure and Board Certification
2011
-
Pres
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
2013
-
Pres
Individual DEA
2013
-
2015
Wisconsin Medical Board
2014
-
2018
Pennsylvania Medical Board
2014
-
Pres
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
2017
-
Pres
Missouri Board for the Healing Arts - Medical Physician
2018
-
Pres
American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Honors and Awards
American Brain Tumor Association Lucien Rubenstein Memorial Award
,
2008
The Crimson Feather Award: The Finest Fledgling - awarded to best intern in residency class
,
2012
NIH Institutional T32 Research Training Award
,
2015
- 2017
CHRC K12 Faculty Training Award
,
2017
- 2019
Recent Publications
view all (6)
Publication Co-Authors
Melissa Riley
Francis Sessions Cole, III, M.D.
Alfano DN, Klei LR, Klei HB, Trotta M, Gough PJ, Foley KP, Bertin J, Sumpter TL, Lucas PC, McAllister-Lucas LM.
MALT1 Protease Plays a Dual Role in the Allergic Response by Acting in Both Mast Cells and Endothelial Cells.
J Immunol
.
2020;204
(9):
2337-2348.
PMID:
32213560
Alfano DN, Bubeck Wardenburg J.
Another Score for the Pore: S. aureus Leukocidins Take a Shot on the Endothelium.
Cell Host Microbe
.
2019;25
(3):
351-353.
PMID:
30870619
Attarian SJ, Leibel SL, Yang P, Alfano DN, Hackett BP, Cole FS, Hamvas A.
Mutations in the thyroid transcription factor gene NKX2-1 result in decreased expression of SFTPB and SFTPC.
Pediatr Res
.
2018.
PMID:
29538355
Liang J, Alfano DN, Squires JE, Riley MM, Parks WT, Kofler J, El-Gharbawy A, Madan-Kheterpal S, Acquaro R, Picarsic J.
Novel NLRC4 Mutation Causes a Syndrome of Perinatal Autoinflammation With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Hepatosplenomegaly, Fetal Thrombotic Vasculopathy, and Congenital Anemia and Ascites.
Pediatr Dev Pathol
.
2017;1093526616686890.
PMID:
28403691
Klei LR, Hu D, Panek R, Alfano DN, Bridwell RE, Bailey KM, Oravecz-Wilson KI, Concel VJ, Hess EM, Van Beek M, Delekta PC, Gu S, Watkins SC, Ting AT, Gough PJ, Foley KP, Bertin J, McAllister-Lucas LM, Lucas PC.
MALT1 Protease Activation Triggers Acute Disruption of Endothelial Barrier Integrity via CYLD Cleavage.
Cell Rep
.
2016;17
(1):
221-32.
PMCID:
PMC5087334
PMID:
27681433
Hamvas A, Deterding RR, Wert SE, White FV, Dishop MK, Alfano DN, Halbower AC, Planer B, Stephan MJ, Uchida DA, Williames LD, Rosenfeld JA, Lebel RR, Young LR, Cole FS, Nogee LM.
Heterogeneous pulmonary phenotypes associated with mutations in the thyroid transcription factor gene NKX2-1.
Chest
.
2013;144
(3):
794-804.
PMCID:
PMC3760742
PMID:
23430038
Last updated: 08/10/2020
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