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Nakia Nicole Gaines, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
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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
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Research Interests
- Injury prevention
- Car seat safety
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Publications
- Etiologies of septic shock in a pediatric emergency department population. Gaines NN, Patel B, Williams EA, Cruz AT The Pediatric infectious disease journal 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
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics
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Awards and Honors
- Medicine Trustee Scholarship (2001-2005), University of Miami School of Medicine