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Michael Gardiner

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Title(s)Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    UT-Austin, Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin, TX06/2017Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Fellowship)
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA06/2014Pediatrics (Residency)
    University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VAMD06/2011
    University of California, Los Angeles, Los AngelesBS06/2007Mechanical Engineering
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    Society for Pediatric Research2025Member
    Castle Connolly2022  - 2025Top Doctor

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    Associate Clinical Professor with appointment at Rady Children's Hospital in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Associate Division Chief for Research in the division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Clinical researcher with a focus on the development and validation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) clinical decision support tools and the implementation of AI at the bedside. Specific areas of interest include Kawasaki Disease and acute appendicitis.
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    Kawasaki MATCH: A Clinical Decision Support Tool to Detect KD
    Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Foundation 68060Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2027
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: To validate and assess the impact of Kawasaki MATCH clinical decision support at the point-of-care in the pediatric emergency department.
    Hyperhydration to Improve Kidney Outcomes in Children with Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli Infection (HIKO STEC): A Multinational, Embedded, Cluster, Crossover, Randomized Trial
    NIH R01AI165327Sep 17, 2021 - Aug 31, 2027
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. Predicting paediatric pneumonia severity in the emergency department: a multinational prospective cohort study of the Pediatric Emergency Research Network. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2025 06; 9(6):383-392. Florin TA, Tancredi DJ, Ambroggio L, Babl FE, Dalziel SR, Eckerle M, Mintegi S, Neuman MI, Plint AC, Simon NJ, Kuppermann N, Pediatric Emergency Research Network (PERN) Pneumonia Study Group. PMID: 40379430.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. External Validation of a Machine Learning Model to Diagnose Kawasaki Disease. J Pediatr. 2025 Jul; 282:114543. Lam JY, Shimizu C, Gardiner MA, Giorgio T, Wright V, Baker A, Anderson MS, Heizer H, Mohandas S, Kazarians A, Kaneta K, Jone PN, Dominguez SR, Szmuszkovicz JR, Newburger JW, Tremoulet AH, Burns JC. PMID: 40122277.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Respiratory Viral Co-infection in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Children During the Early and Late Pandemic Periods. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Apr 01; 44(4):333-341. Xie J, Florin TA, Funk AL, Tancredi DJ, Kuppermann N, Freedman SB, Pediatric Emergency Research Network (PERN)-COVID-19 and Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) . PMID: 40063967; PMCID: PMC11888838.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    4. Plasma cell-free RNA signatures of inflammatory syndromes in children. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Sep 10; 121(37):e2403897121. Loy CJ, Servellita V, Sotomayor-Gonzalez A, Bliss A, Lenz JS, Belcher E, Suslovic W, Nguyen J, Williams ME, Oseguera M, Gardiner MA, P.E.M.K.D.R.G., C.H.A.R.M.S. the Study Group, Choi JH, Hsiao HM, Wang H, Kim J, Shimizu C, Tremoulet AH, Delaney M, DeBiasi RL, Rostad CA, Burns JC, Chiu CY, De Vlaminck I. PMID: 39240972; PMCID: PMC11406294.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Household Transmission Dynamics of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-Infected Children: A Multinational, Controlled Case-Ascertained Prospective Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 06 14; 78(6):1522-1530. Funk A, Florin TA, Kuppermann N, Finkelstein Y, Kazakoff A, Baldovsky M, Tancredi DJ, Breslin K, Bergmann KR, Gardiner M, Pruitt CM, Liu DR, Neuman MI, Wilkinson M, Ambroggio L, Pang XL, Cauchemez S, Malley R, Klassen TP, Lee BE, Payne DC, Mahmud SM, Freedman SB. PMID: 38530249; PMCID: PMC11175701.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    6. Features Associated With Radiographic Pneumonia in Children with SARS-CoV-2. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Apr 24; 13(4):257-259. Florin TA, Freedman SB, Xie J, Funk AL, Tancredi DJ, Kim K, Neuman MI, Yock-Corrales A, Bergmann KR, Breslin KA, Finkelstein Y, Ahmad FA, Avva UR, Lunoe MM, Chaudhari PP, Shah NP, Plint AC, Sabhaney VJ, Sethuraman U, Gardiner MA, Sartori LF, Wright B, Navanandan N, Mintegi S, Gangoiti I, Borland ML, Chong SL, Kwok MY, Eckerle M, Poonai N, Romero CMA, Waseem M, Nebhrajani JR, Bhatt M, Caperell K, Campos C, Becker SM, Morris CR, Rogers AJ, Kam AJ, Pavlicich V, Palumbo L, Dalziel SR, Morrison AK, Rino PB, Cherry JC, Salvadori MI, Ambroggio L, Klassen TP, Payne DC, Malley R, Simon NJ, Kuppermann N. PMID: 38391389.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    7. Plasma Cell-free RNA Signatures of Inflammatory Syndromes in Children. medRxiv. 2024 Mar 08. Loy CJ, Servellita V, Sotomayor-Gonzalez A, Bliss A, Lenz J, Belcher E, Suslovic W, Nguyen J, Williams ME, Oseguera M, Gardiner MA, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Kawasaki Disease Research Group (PEMKDRG), CHARMS Study Group, Choi JH, Hsiao HM, Wang H, Kim J, Shimizu C, Tremoulet A, Delaney M, DeBiasi RL, Rostad CA, Burns JC, Chiu CY, Vlaminck I. PMID: 38496479; PMCID: PMC10942512.
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    8. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Association Between Laboratory Tests and Severe Outcomes Among Hospitalized Children. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Oct; 10(10):ofad485. Xie J, Kuppermann N, Florin TA, Tancredi DJ, Funk AL, Kim K, Salvadori MI, Yock-Corrales A, Shah NP, Breslin KA, Chaudhari PP, Bergmann KR, Ahmad FA, Nebhrajani JR, Mintegi S, Gangoiti I, Plint AC, Avva UR, Gardiner MA, Malley R, Finkelstein Y, Dalziel SR, Bhatt M, Kannikeswaran N, Caperell K, Campos C, Sabhaney VJ, Chong SL, Lunoe MM, Rogers AJ, Becker SM, Borland ML, Sartori LF, Pavlicich V, Rino PB, Morrison AK, Neuman MI, Poonai N, Simon NE, Kam AJ, Kwok MY, Morris CR, Palumbo L, Ambroggio L, Navanandan N, Eckerle M, Klassen TP, Payne DC, Cherry JC, Waseem M, Dixon AC, Ferre IB, Freedman SB. PMID: 37869403; PMCID: PMC10588618.
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    9. Diagnosis of childhood febrile illness using a multi-class blood RNA molecular signature. Med. 2023 09 08; 4(9):635-654.e5. Habgood-Coote D, Wilson C, Shimizu C, Barendregt AM, Philipsen R, Galassini R, Calle IR, Workman L, Agyeman PKA, Ferwerda G, Anderson ST, van den Berg JM, Emonts M, Carrol ED, Fink CG, de Groot R, Hibberd ML, Kanegaye J, Nicol MP, Paulus S, Pollard AJ, Salas A, Secka F, Schlapbach LJ, Tremoulet AH, Walther M, Zenz W, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Kawasaki Disease Research Group (PEMKDRG), UK Kawasaki Genetics consortium, GENDRES consortium, EUCLIDS consortium, PERFORM consortium, Van der Flier M, Zar HJ, Kuijpers T, Burns JC, Martinón-Torres F, Wright VJ, Coin LJM, Cunnington AJ, Herberg JA, Levin M, Kaforou M. PMID: 37597512.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    10. A Deep Learning Framework for Image-Based Screening of Kawasaki Disease. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2023 07; 2023:1-4. Lam JY, Kanegaye JT, Xu E, Gardiner MA, Burns JC, Nemati S, Tremoulet AH. PMID: 38083437.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Liver transaminase concentrations in children with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Clin Biochem. 2023 Aug; 118:110588. Sumner MW, Florin TA, Kuppermann N, Xie J, Tancredi DJ, Freedman SB, of the Pediatric Emergency Research Network PERN, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada PERC – COVID-1. PMID: 37263559; PMCID: PMC10228160.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    12. Implementation of KIDMATCH: A Clinical Decision Support Tool for Diagnosing Pediatric Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome and Kawasaki Disease. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2022; 2022:653-661. Lam JY, Richardson A, Kanegaye JT, Tremoulet AH, Shimizu C, Stadnick NA, Burns JC, Nemati S, Gardiner MA. PMID: 37128449; PMCID: PMC10148341.
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    13. A machine-learning algorithm for diagnosis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and Kawasaki disease in the USA: a retrospective model development and validation study. Lancet Digit Health. 2022 10; 4(10):e717-e726. Lam JY, Shimizu C, Tremoulet AH, Bainto E, Roberts SC, Sivilay N, Gardiner MA, Kanegaye JT, Hogan AH, Salazar JC, Mohandas S, Szmuszkovicz JR, Mahanta S, Dionne A, Newburger JW, Ansusinha E, DeBiasi RL, Hao S, Ling XB, Cohen HJ, Nemati S, Burns JC, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Kawasaki Disease Research Group, CHARMS Study Group. PMID: 36150781; PMCID: PMC9507344.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 30     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    14. Post-COVID-19 Conditions Among Children 90 Days After SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 07 01; 5(7):e2223253. Funk AL, Kuppermann N, Florin TA, Tancredi DJ, Xie J, Kim K, Finkelstein Y, Neuman MI, Salvadori MI, Yock-Corrales A, Breslin KA, Ambroggio L, Chaudhari PP, Bergmann KR, Gardiner MA, Nebhrajani JR, Campos C, Ahmad FA, Sartori LF, Navanandan N, Kannikeswaran N, Caperell K, Morris CR, Mintegi S, Gangoiti I, Sabhaney VJ, Plint AC, Klassen TP, Avva UR, Shah NP, Dixon AC, Lunoe MM, Becker SM, Rogers AJ, Pavlicich V, Dalziel SR, Payne DC, Malley R, Borland ML, Morrison AK, Bhatt M, Rino PB, Beneyto Ferre I, Eckerle M, Kam AJ, Chong SL, Palumbo L, Kwok MY, Cherry JC, Poonai N, Waseem M, Simon NJ, Freedman SB, Pediatric Emergency Research Network–COVID-19 Study Team. PMID: 35867061; PMCID: PMC9308058.
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    15. An Artificial Intelligence-guided signature reveals the shared host immune response in MIS-C and Kawasaki disease. Nat Commun. 2022 05 16; 13(1):2687. Ghosh P, Katkar GD, Shimizu C, Kim J, Khandelwal S, Tremoulet AH, Kanegaye JT, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Kawasaki Disease Research Group, Bocchini J, Das S, Burns JC, Sahoo D. PMID: 35577777; PMCID: PMC9110726.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 40     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    16. Corticosteroids and Other Treatments Administered to Children Tested for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Emergency Departments. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Sep-Oct; 22(7):1200-1211. Freedman SB, Kuppermann N, Funk AL, Kim K, Xie J, Tancredi D, Dalziel SR, Neuman MI, Mintegi S, Plint AC, Gómez-Vargas J, Finkelstein Y, Ambroggio L, Klassen TP, Salvadori M, Malley R, Payne DC, Florin TA, Pediatric Emergency Research Network-COVID-19 Study Team. PMID: 35462066; PMCID: PMC9023083.
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    17. Interrater Reliability of the Pediatric Asthma Score. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Apr 01; 38(4):143-146. Gardiner MA, Wilkinson MH. PMID: 34693935.
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    18. Autoantibodies Against Proteins Previously Associated With Autoimmunity in Adult and Pediatric Patients With COVID-19 and Children With MIS-C. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:841126. Burbelo PD, Castagnoli R, Shimizu C, Delmonte OM, Dobbs K, Discepolo V, Lo Vecchio A, Guarino A, Licciardi F, Ramenghi U, Rey-Jurado E, Vial C, Marseglia GL, Licari A, Montagna D, Rossi C, Montealegre Sanchez GA, Barron K, Warner BM, Chiorini JA, Espinosa Y, Noguera L, Dropulic L, Truong M, Gerstbacher D, Mató S, Kanegaye J, Tremoulet AH, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Kawasaki Group, Eisenstein EM, Su HC, Imberti L, Poli MC, Burns JC, Notarangelo LD, Cohen JI. PMID: 35360001; PMCID: PMC8962198.
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    19. Multicenter Validation of a Machine Learning Algorithm for Diagnosing Pediatric Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome and Kawasaki Disease. medRxiv. 2022 Feb 08. Lam JY, Roberts SC, Shimizu C, Bainto E, Sivilay N, Tremoulet AH, Gardiner MA, Kanegaye JT, Hogan AH, Salazar JC, Mohandas S, Szmuszkovicz JR, Mahanta S, Dionne A, Newburger JW, Ansusinha E, DeBiasi RL, Hao S, Ling XB, Cohen HJ, Nemati S, Burns JC, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Kawasaki Disease Research Group, CHARMS Study Group. PMID: 35169809; PMCID: PMC8845429.
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    20. Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2-Positive Youths Tested in Emergency Departments: The Global PERN-COVID-19 Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 01 04; 5(1):e2142322. Funk AL, Florin TA, Kuppermann N, Tancredi DJ, Xie J, Kim K, Neuman MI, Ambroggio L, Plint AC, Mintegi S, Klassen TP, Salvadori MI, Malley R, Payne DC, Simon NJ, Yock-Corrales A, Nebhrajani JR, Chaudhari PP, Breslin KA, Finkelstein Y, Campos C, Bergmann KR, Bhatt M, Ahmad FA, Gardiner MA, Avva UR, Shah NP, Sartori LF, Sabhaney VJ, Caperell K, Navanandan N, Borland ML, Morris CR, Gangoiti I, Pavlicich V, Kannikeswaran N, Lunoe MM, Rino PB, Kam AJ, Cherry JC, Rogers AJ, Chong SL, Palumbo L, Angelats CM, Morrison AK, Kwok MY, Becker SM, Dixon AC, Poonai N, Eckerle M, Wassem M, Dalziel SR, Freedman SB, Pediatric Emergency Research Network-COVID-19 Study Team. PMID: 35015063; PMCID: PMC8753506.
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    21. Evaluation of a Pediatric Early Warning Score as a Predictor of Occult Invasive Bacterial Infection in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 May 01; 38(5):195-200. Gardiner MA, Allen CH, Singh NV, Tresselt E, Young A, Hurley KK, Wilkinson MH. PMID: 34711757.
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    22. Vallecular cyst: a dangerous cause of failure to thrive in infants. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Dec 17; 13(12). Lee PS, Larrow A, Stover LB, Gardiner M. PMID: 33334753; PMCID: PMC7747528.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Predicting severe pneumonia in the emergency department: a global study of the Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN)-study protocol. BMJ Open. 2020 12 02; 10(12):e041093. Florin TA, Tancredi DJ, Ambroggio L, Babl FE, Dalziel SR, Eckerle M, Mintegi S, Neuman M, Plint AC, Kuppermann N, Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) Pneumonia Investigators. PMID: 33268423; PMCID: PMC7713188.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Factors Motivating Traditional Healer versus Biomedical Facility Use for Treatment of Pediatric Febrile Illness: Results from a Qualitative Study in Southwestern Uganda. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 07; 103(1):501-507. Hooft A, Nabukalu D, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Gardiner MA, Sundararajan R. PMID: 32458776; PMCID: PMC7356444.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 25     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    25. Multicentre validation of a computer-based tool for differentiation of acute Kawasaki disease from clinically similar febrile illnesses. Arch Dis Child. 2020 08; 105(8):772-777. Hao S, Ling XB, Kanegaye JT, Bainto E, Dominguez SR, Heizer H, Jone PN, Anderson MS, Jaggi P, Baker A, Son MB, Newburger JW, Ashouri N, McElhinney DB, Burns JC, Whitin JC, Cohen HJ, Tremoulet AH, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Kawasaki Disease Research Group. PMID: 32139365.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    26. Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Breath-Enhanced to Conventional Nebulizers in the Treatment of Children with Acute Asthma. J Pediatr. 2019 01; 204:245-249.e2. Gardiner MA, Wilkinson MH. PMID: 30392872.
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    27. Making the Quick Diagnosis: A Case of Neonatal Shock. J Emerg Med. 2017 Apr; 52(4):e139-e144. Gardiner M, Ruttan TK, Kienstra AJ, Wilkinson M. PMID: 27986330.
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