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Nakia Nicole Gaines, MD $$

Emergency Medicine Physician

Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Languages Spoken:
English

Locations

UT Southwestern Pediatric Group

Education and Training

Medical School
University of Miami Medical School (2005)
Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2008), Pediatrics
Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine (2012), Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine

Departments and Programs

  • Research Interests

    • Car seat safety
    • Injury prevention
    • Quality improvement

  • Publications

    Publications

    • Comparison of Procalcitonin With Commonly Used Biomarkers and Algorithms for Evaluating Suspected Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infection in the Emergency Department. van der Laan L, Gaines N, Van Horn N, Jo C, Ma Y, Copley LA, J Pediatr Orthop 2023 Feb 43 2 e168-e173
    • Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Visits to the Emergency Department. Bolt J, Patel F, Stone L, Pandian D, Manuel MM, Gaines N, Pediatr Emerg Care 2022 Jun
    • Pediatric Subcutaneous Abscess: Still a Clinical Exam-Based Diagnosis and Treatment. Garcia IC, Clark RA, Chung DH, Gaines N, Children (Basel) 2021 May 8 5
    • Etiologies of septic shock in a pediatric emergency department population. Gaines NN, Patel B, Williams EA, Cruz AT Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 2012 Nov 31 11 1203-5
    • Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Pulmonary Embolism. Johnson NN, Toledo A, Endom E Pediatric Clinics of North America 2010 Dec 57 6 1357-1383

    Books

    • Heart Block. In The 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult 2nd Edition. Gaines, Nakia (2019 p398). Wolters Kluwer
    • Immunoprophylaxis. In Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane Housestaff 18th Edition. Gaines, Nakia (2008 p306-335). Philadelphia, PA, Elsevier Health Sciences

  • Professional Activities

    • American Academy of Pediatrics (2020)
    • American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow (2009)
    • American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine (2013)
    • Texas Pediatric Society, Injury Prevention and Environmental Health Committee (2018)

  • Awards and Honors

    • Medicine Trustee Scholarship (2001-2005), University of Miami School of Medicine

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