Mia Maamari, M.D.

Pediatrics - Critical Care
Pediatric Critical Care

Biography

Mia Maamari, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pediatric clinical care and works in the pediatric intensive care unit at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas and Plano. Her research focuses on bronchiolitis, respiratory failure, COVID, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

Dr. Maamari earned her medical degree at Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and gained advanced training through a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Children’s National, affiliated with George Washington University, where she also earned a master’s degree in clinical and translational research.

Board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine, Dr. Maamari joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2019.

Among her other roles, she serves on the Program Evaluation Committee of the UTSW Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program and on the Bronchiolitis Task Force at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, and she is involved in the Critical Bronchiolitis Subgroup of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI), a national organization.

She is a member of a number of professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the Texas Medical Association, and she serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the journal Respiratory Care.

Dr. Maamari has lectured regionally and published several original research articles related to her areas of expertise. In addition, she authored the MIS-C and COVID ICU Guidelines for the Children’s Medical Center Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Education & Training

Residency - Emory University School of Medicine (2013-2016), Pediatrics
Fellowship - George Washington University/Children's National Medical Center (2016-2019), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Medical School - Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2009-2013)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Medical Association
Dallas County Medical Society
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Texas Medical Association

Honors & Awards

Top-Scoring Abstract (one of 64) for Star Research Presentation 2020, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Honorable Mention, Edward J. Moore Memorial Prize in Pediatrics 2013, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Pediatrics
Inductee, George McClellan Surgical Honor Society 2012, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Surgery

Books & Publications

Publications
- BNT162b2 Protection against the Omicron Variant in Children and Adolescents.
  Price AM, Olson SM, Newhams MM, Halasa NB, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Pannaraj PS, Irby K, Bline KE, Maddux AB, Nofziger RA, Cameron MA, Walker TC, Schwartz SP, Mack EH, Smallcomb L, Schuster JE, Hobbs CV, Kamidani S, Tarquinio KM, Bradford TT, Levy ER, Chiotos K, Bhumbra SS, Cvijanovich NZ, Heidemann SM, Cullimore ML, Gertz SJ, Coates BM, Staat MA, Zinter MS, Kong M, Chatani BM, Hume JR, Typpo KV, Maamari M, Flori HR, Tenforde MW, Zambrano LD, Campbell AP, Patel MM, Randolph AG, The New England journal of medicine 2022 Mar
- Effectiveness of Maternal Vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy Against COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization in Infants Aged <6 Months - 17 States, July 2021-January 2022.
  Halasa NB, Olson SM, Staat MA, Newhams MM, Price AM, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Cameron MA, Pannaraj PS, Bline KE, Bhumbra SS, Bradford TT, Chiotos K, Coates BM, Cullimore ML, Cvijanovich NZ, Flori HR, Gertz SJ, Heidemann SM, Hobbs CV, Hume JR, Irby K, Kamidani S, Kong M, Levy ER, Mack EH, Maddux AB, Michelson KN, Nofziger RA, Schuster JE, Schwartz SP, Smallcomb L, Tarquinio KM, Walker TC, Zinter MS, Gilboa SM, Polen KN, Campbell AP, Randolph AG, Patel MM, MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2022 Feb 71 7 264-270
- Effectiveness of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) mRNA Vaccination Against Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Among Persons Aged 12-18 Years - United States, July-December 2021.
  Zambrano LD, Newhams MM, Olson SM, Halasa NB, Price AM, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Kamidani S, Tarquinio KM, Maddux AB, Heidemann SM, Bhumbra SS, Bline KE, Nofziger RA, Hobbs CV, Bradford TT, Cvijanovich NZ, Irby K, Mack EH, Cullimore ML, Pannaraj PS, Kong M, Walker TC, Gertz SJ, Michelson KN, Cameron MA, Chiotos K, Maamari M, Schuster JE, Orzel AO, Patel MM, Campbell AP, Randolph AG, MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2022 Jan 71 2 52-58
- A Description of COVID-19-Directed Therapy in Children Admitted to US Intensive Care Units 2020.
  Schuster JE, Halasa NB, Nakamura M, Levy ER, Fitzgerald JC, Young CC, Newhams MM, Bourgeois F, Staat MA, Hobbs CV, Dapul H, Feldstein LR, Jackson AM, Mack EH, Walker TC, Maddux AB, Spinella PC, Loftis LL, Kong M, Rowan CM, Bembea MM, McLaughlin GE, Hall MW, Babbitt CJ, Maamari M, Zinter MS, Cvijanovich NZ, Michelson KN, Gertz SJ, Carroll CL, Thomas NJ, Giuliano JS, Singh AR, Hymes SR, Schwarz AJ, McGuire JK, Nofziger RA, Flori HR, Clouser KN, Wellnitz K, Cullimore ML, Hume JR, Patel M, Randolph AG, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2022 Jan
- Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine against Critical Covid-19 in Adolescents.
  Olson SM, Newhams MM, Halasa NB, Price AM, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Pannaraj PS, Irby K, Walker TC, Schwartz SP, Maddux AB, Mack EH, Bradford TT, Schuster JE, Nofziger RA, Cameron MA, Chiotos K, Cullimore ML, Gertz SJ, Levy ER, Kong M, Cvijanovich NZ, Staat MA, Kamidani S, Chatani BM, Bhumbra SS, Bline KE, Gaspers MG, Hobbs CV, Heidemann SM, Maamari M, Flori HR, Hume JR, Zinter MS, Michelson KN, Zambrano LD, Campbell AP, Patel MM, Randolph AG, The New England journal of medicine 2022 Jan
- Frequency, Characteristics and Complications of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Infants.
  Hobbs CV, Woodworth K, Young CC, Jackson AM, Newhams MM, Dapul H, Maamari M, Hall MW, Maddux AB, Singh AR, Schuster JE, Rowan CM, Fitzgerald JC, Irby K, Kong M, Mack EH, Staat MA, Cvijanovich NZ, Bembea MM, Coates BM, Halasa NB, Walker TC, McLaughlin GE, Babbitt CJ, Nofziger RA, Loftis LL, Bradford TT, Campbell AP, Patel MM, Randolph AG, The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2021 Dec
- Data-driven clustering identifies features distinguishing multisystem inflammatory syndrome from acute COVID-19 in children and adolescents.
  Geva A, Patel MM, Newhams MM, Young CC, Son MBF, Kong M, Maddux AB, Hall MW, Riggs BJ, Singh AR, Giuliano JS, Hobbs CV, Loftis LL, McLaughlin GE, Schwartz SP, Schuster JE, Babbitt CJ, Halasa NB, Gertz SJ, Doymaz S, Hume JR, Bradford TT, Irby K, Carroll CL, McGuire JK, Tarquinio KM, Rowan CM, Mack EH, Cvijanovich NZ, Fitzgerald JC, Spinella PC, Staat MA, Clouser KN, Soma VL, Dapul H, Maamari M, Bowens C, Havlin KM, Mourani PM, Heidemann SM, Horwitz SM, Feldstein LR, Tenforde MW, Newburger JW, Mandl KD, Randolph AG, EClinicalMedicine 2021 Oct 40 101112
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children - Initial Therapy and Outcomes.
  Son MBF, Murray N, Friedman K, Young CC, Newhams MM, Feldstein LR, Loftis LL, Tarquinio KM, Singh AR, Heidemann SM, Soma VL, Riggs BJ, Fitzgerald JC, Kong M, Doymaz S, Giuliano JS, Keenaghan MA, Hume JR, Hobbs CV, Schuster JE, Clouser KN, Hall MW, Smith LS, Horwitz SM, Schwartz SP, Irby K, Bradford TT, Maddux AB, Babbitt CJ, Rowan CM, McLaughlin GE, Yager PH, Maamari M, Mack EH, Carroll CL, Montgomery VL, Halasa NB, Cvijanovich NZ, Coates BM, Rose CE, Newburger JW, Patel MM, Randolph AG, The New England journal of medicine 2021 07 385 1 23-34
- Neurologic Involvement in Children and Adolescents Hospitalized in the United States for COVID-19 or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.
  LaRovere KL, Riggs BJ, Poussaint TY, Young CC, Newhams MM, Maamari M, Walker TC, Singh AR, Dapul H, Hobbs CV, McLaughlin GE, Son MBF, Maddux AB, Clouser KN, Rowan CM, McGuire JK, Fitzgerald JC, Gertz SJ, Shein SL, Munoz AC, Thomas NJ, Irby K, Levy ER, Staat MA, Tenforde MW, Feldstein LR, Halasa NB, Giuliano JS, Hall MW, Kong M, Carroll CL, Schuster JE, Doymaz S, Loftis LL, Tarquinio KM, Babbitt CJ, Nofziger RA, Kleinman LC, Keenaghan MA, Cvijanovich NZ, Spinella PC, Hume JR, Wellnitz K, Mack EH, Michelson KN, Flori HR, Patel MM, Randolph AG, JAMA neurology 2021 05 78 5 536-547
- Characteristics and Outcomes of US Children and Adolescents With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Compared With Severe Acute COVID-19.
  Feldstein LR, Tenforde MW, Friedman KG, Newhams M, Rose EB, Dapul H, Soma VL, Maddux AB, Mourani PM, Bowens C, Maamari M, Hall MW, Riggs BJ, Giuliano JS, Singh AR, Li S, Kong M, Schuster JE, McLaughlin GE, Schwartz SP, Walker TC, Loftis LL, Hobbs CV, Halasa NB, Doymaz S, Babbitt CJ, Hume JR, Gertz SJ, Irby K, Clouser KN, Cvijanovich NZ, Bradford TT, Smith LS, Heidemann SM, Zackai SP, Wellnitz K, Nofziger RA, Horwitz SM, Carroll RW, Rowan CM, Tarquinio KM, Mack EH, Fitzgerald JC, Coates BM, Jackson AM, Young CC, Son MBF, Patel MM, Newburger JW, Randolph AG, JAMA 2021 03 325 11 1074-1087
- Predicting Failure of Non-Invasive Ventilation With RAM Cannula in Bronchiolitis.
  Maamari M, Nino G, Bost J, Cheng Y, Sochet A, Sharron M, Journal of intensive care medicine 2021 Jan 885066620979642
- Physiometric Response to High-Flow Nasal Cannula Support in Acute Bronchiolitis.
  Sochet AA, Nunez M, Maamari M, McKinley S, Morrison JM, Nakagawa TA, Hospital pediatrics 2021 Jan 11 1 94-99
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents.
  Feldstein LR, Rose EB, Horwitz SM, Collins JP, Newhams MM, Son MBF, Newburger JW, Kleinman LC, Heidemann SM, Martin AA, Singh AR, Li S, Tarquinio KM, Jaggi P, Oster ME, Zackai SP, Gillen J, Ratner AJ, Walsh RF, Fitzgerald JC, Keenaghan MA, Alharash H, Doymaz S, Clouser KN, Giuliano JS, Gupta A, Parker RM, Maddux AB, Havalad V, Ramsingh S, Bukulmez H, Bradford TT, Smith LS, Tenforde MW, Carroll CL, Riggs BJ, Gertz SJ, Daube A, Lansell A, Coronado Munoz A, Hobbs CV, Marohn KL, Halasa NB, Patel MM, Randolph AG, The New England journal of medicine 2020 07 383 4 334-346
- A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Documentation and Awareness of Limitations of Life-Sustaining Therapies.
  Jones AH, Heneghan JA, Brooks B, Maamari M, Ahmad A, October TW, Corriveau C, Pediatric quality & safety 2020 May-Jun 5 3 e304
- Targeting GSK-3 family members in the heart: a very sharp double-edged sword.
  Cheng H, Woodgett J, Maamari M, Force T, Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology 2011 Oct 51 4 607-13

Research

Bronchiolitis
COVID
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)
Respiratory failure

Clinical Focus

Pediatric Critical Care