- Fellowship - Medical College of Wisconsin (2005-2008), Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Chief Resident - Driscoll Children's Hospital - GME (2001-2002), Pediatrics
- Residency - Driscoll Children's Hospital - GME (1999-2001), Pediatrics
- Other Post Graduate Training - The Medical College of Wisconsin (2006-2008)
- Internship - Driscoll Children's Hospital - GME (1998-1999), Pediatrics
- Medical School - University of Benin College of Medicine, Nigeria (1983-1989)
Jo-Ann Nesiama, M.D.
- Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine
Biography
Jo-Ann O. Nesiama, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.P., is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She graduated from the School of Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Nigeria, in 1989. She then completed a 1-year rotating internship and worked in various locations in Nigeria prior to immigrating to the United States. She completed her pediatric residency at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi (1998-2001) and was chief resident from 2001-2002. She worked in the emergency department in Driscoll until she left for her fellowship at Children’s Hospital in Wisconsin (2005-2008). She also obtained her MS in epidemiology from the Medical College of Wisconsin during her fellowship (2006-2008). She returned to Driscoll where she practiced for one year prior to joining the Division of Emergency Medicine at Children’s Medical Center/ UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2009. She is a member of the Academic Pediatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Texas pediatric Society. She is currently a Professor of Pediatrics at the UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and was the Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Emergency Fellowship Program from 2015-2020. In July 2020, she became the Program Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program. Her research interests include prehospital assessment of pediatric trauma, pediatric c-spine injury, outcomes of pediatric trauma and medical education, medical education, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS) (2013)
- Texas Pediatric Society, Section of Emergency Medicine (SOEM) (2011)
- Academic Pediatric Association (APA) (2008)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (1998)
Honors & Awards
- Corpus Christi Pediatric Society Resident Research, Best case presentation 1999
- Consumers Research Council of America, America's Top Pediatricians 2007-2008
- John G. and Elena Suess Kenedy Award, Best Resident 2002
Books & Publications
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Books
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Chest Trauma in Stone C, Humphries R, Drigalla D, Stephan M, eds. LANGE Current Diagnosis and Treatment Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Nesiama JO, Huang CJ. (2015), McGraw-Hill; 242-250.
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Chest Trauma in Stone C, Humphries R, Drigalla D, Stephan M, eds. LANGE Current Diagnosis and Treatment Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
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Publications
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Changing Who Has a Seat and Voice at the Table: How the Academic Pediatric Association is Responding to Systemic Racism.
Cohen A, Montez K, Orr C, Konrath J, Oddiri U, Russell CJ, Gambill L, Nesiama JA, Chung PJ, McNeal-Trice K, Academic pediatrics 2022 04 22 3 352-355 -
Injury Rates, Patterns, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors Among Competitive Youth Climbers in the United States.
Barrile AM, Feng SY, Nesiama JA, Huang C, Wilderness & environmental medicine 2022 Feb -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Directors' 2021 Collective Statement on Virtual Interviews and Second Looks.
Allister L, Baghdassarian A, Caglar D, Chapman J, Ciener DA, Fein DM, Graff D, Jacobs E, Jain P, Kane I, Langhan ML, McGreevy J, Nagler J, Nesiama JA, Ngo TL, Rose JA, Seaton K, Stukus K, Vu T, Werner H, Woods R, Pediatric emergency care 2021 Nov 37 11 585-587 -
Virtual Interviewing for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship-A National Survey.
van der Laan L, George R, Nesiama JA, Nagler J, Langhan ML, Yen K, Ngo TL, Rose JA, Caglar D, Kant S, Ciener D, Feng SY, Pediatric emergency care 2021 Oct -
Rural Versus Urban Pediatric Firearm Injuries: A 10-year Review at a Level 1 Trauma Center.
Day C, Diebel A, Oke O, Nesiama JA Clinical Medicine Research 2021 10 6 173.179 -
Decreasing review and notification times of genital and urine cultures in a pediatric emergency department: An observational before and after study.
Tweedle J, Mercado E, Truesdale N, Leonard D, Nesiama JO, Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open 2020 Dec 1 6 1512-1519 -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Directors' Collective Statement on Virtual Interviews.
Allister L, Langhan ML, Rose JA, Kane I, Vu T, Ngo TL, Nesiama JA, Blumberg S, Ciener DA, Titus MO, Nagler J, Pediatric emergency care 2020 Nov 36 11 549-550 -
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Central Venous Assessment in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Study Comparing the Femoral and Internal Jugular Veins.
Pandya L, Cooper M, Patel N, Leonard D, Fernandes N, Spear D, Nesiama JA, Pediatric emergency care 2020 Oct -
Case 4: Two Children with Presumed Inguinal Hernias.
Williams JA, Bruce G, Patel N, Nesiama JA, Pediatrics in review 2019 Sep 40 9 491-493 -
What is causing an infant?s facial swelling?
Lowe G, Ochoa C, Patel A, Nesiama J-A Consultant360 2019 Sep 40 9 491-493 -
Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance: A Consensus Statement and Algorithm from the Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance Working Group.
Herman MJ, Brown KO, Sponseller PD, Phillips JH, Petrucelli PM, Parikh DJ, Mody KS, Leonard JC, Moront M, Brockmeyer DL, Anderson RCE, Alder AC, Anderson JT, Bernstein RM, Booth TN, Braga BP, Cahill PJ, Joglar JM, Martus JE, Nesiama JO, Pahys JM, Rathjen KE, Riccio AI, Schulz JF, Stans AA, Shah MI, Warner WC, Yaszay B The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2019 Jan 101 1 e1 -
Ultrasound Evidence of Acute Appendicitis in a patient with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
Siddiqui R, Nadeem S, Menon N, Nesiama J Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine Case Reports 2019 10 4 104-111 -
An Infant's Sudden-Onset Rash and Swelling: Can You Identify the Cause?
Yuan YYE, Nesiama J-A, Huang C Consultant 2018 58 6 -
The Curious Case of a swollen face: Pneumoparotid in an Adolescent
Pandya L, Nesiama J Consultant for Pediatricians 2016 15 9 477-478 -
Does a prehospital Glasgow Coma Scale score predict pediatric outcomes?
Nesiama JA, Pirallo RG, Lerner EB, Hennes H Pediatric emergency care 2012 Oct 28 10 1027-32 -
Pediatric Maxillofacial Fractures
Nesiama JO, Sinn DP Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2010 Jun 11 2 103-107 -
Tooth Avulsion
Nesiama JO, Sinn DP Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2010 Jun 11 2 108-111 -
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries: Evaluation and Management
Nesiama, JO, Hennes, HM Turkiye Klinikleri J Surg Med Sci 2007 3(50) 40-46
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Changing Who Has a Seat and Voice at the Table: How the Academic Pediatric Association is Responding to Systemic Racism.
Research
- Prehospital care of injured children
- Pediatric c-spine injury
- Pediatric head trauma
- Outcomes of pediatric trauma