Mia Maamari, M.D.

Mia Maamari, M.D.

  • Pediatrics - Critical Care
  • Pediatric Critical Care

Biography

Mia Maamari, M.D., is an Associate 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.

  • Medical School - Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2009-2013)
  • Residency - Emory University School of Medicine (2013-2016), Pediatrics
  • Fellowship - George Washington University/Children's National Medical Center (2016-2019), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Medical Association
  • Dallas County Medical Society
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • Texas Medical Association
  • 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
  • Publications
    • Pre-existing Immunocompromising Conditions and Outcomes of Acute COVID-19 Patients Admitted for Pediatric Intensive Care
      Author Collaboration ft, Rowan CM, LaBere B, Young CC, Zambrano LD, Newhams MM, Kucukak S, McNamara ER, Mack EH, Fitzgerald JC, Irby K, Maddux AB, Schuster JE, Kong M, Dapul H, Schwartz SP, Bembea MM, Loftis LL, Kolmar AR, Babbitt CJ, Nofziger RA, Hall MW, Gertz SJ, Cvijanovich NZ, Zinter MS, Halasa NB, Bradford TT, McLaughlin GE, Singh AR, Hobbs CV, Wellnitz K, Staat MA, Coates BM, Crandall HR, Maamari M, Havlin KM, Schwarz AJ, Carroll CL, Levy ER, Moffitt KL, Campbell AP, Randolph AG, Chou J Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024 Aug 79 395-404
    • Prevalence of Bacterial Codetection and Outcomes for Infants Intubated for Respiratory Infections*
      Author Collaboration wt, Karsies T, Shein SL, Diaz F, Vasquez-Hoyos P, Alexander R, Pon S, González-Dambrauskas S, Yock-Corrales A, Rotta A, Prout A, Wen A, Camporesi A, Vargas AF, Coates B, Piñeres-Olave BE, Stulce C, Watson C, Francoeur C, Cantillano EM, Zemanete E, Castro F, Yague GP, Ozdemir G, Chandnani H, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Cinquegrani K, Izquierdo L, Polikoff L, Valero L, Gaspers M, Maamari M, Kangin M, Rodriguez NC, Ozturk N, Castellani P, Khandhar P, Jabornisky R, Arana R, Pardo R, Palomino RL, Nofziger R, Torales SA, Ambati S, Gertz S, Jeyapalan S, Murthy S, Muisyo T, Lillitwat W, Lopez-Alarcon Y Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2024 Jul 25 609-620
    • Durability of Original Monovalent mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against COVID-19 Omicron-Associated Hospitalization in Children and Adolescents - United States, 2021-2023
      Author Collaboration OC, Zambrano LD, Newhams MM, Simeone RM, Payne AB, Wu M, Orzel-Lockwood AO, Halasa NB, Calixte JM, Pannaraj PS, Mongkolrattanothai K, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Kamidani S, Chiotos K, Cameron MA, Maddux AB, Irby K, Schuster JE, MacK EH, Biggs A, Coates BM, Michelson KN, Bline KE, Nofziger RA, Crandall H, Hobbs CV, Gertz SJ, Heidemann SM, Bradford TT, Walker TC, Schwartz SP, Staat MA, Bhumbra SS, Hume JR, Kong M, Stockwell MS, Connors TJ, Cullimore ML, Flori HR, Levy ER, Cvijanovich NZ, Zinter MS, Maamari M, Bowens C, Zerr DM, Guzman-Cottrill JA, Gonzalez I, Campbell AP, Randolph AG, Murdock M Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2024 Apr 73 330-338
    • Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Vaccine-Eligible US Children Under-5 Years Hospitalized for Acute COVID-19 in a National Network
      Zambrano LD, Newhams MM, Simeone RM, Fleming-Dutra KE, Halasa N, Wu M, Orzel-Lockwood AO, Kamidani S, Pannaraj PS, Chiotos K, Cameron MA, Maddux AB, Schuster JE, Crandall H, Kong M, Nofziger RA, Staat MA, Bhumbra SS, Irby K, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Hume JR, Gertz SJ, Maamari M, Bowens C, Levy ER, Bradford TT, Walker TC, Schwartz SP, Mack EH, Guzman-Cottrill JA, Hobbs CV, Zinter MS, Cvijanovich NZ, Bline KE, Hymes SR, Campbell AP, Randolph AG Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2024 Mar 43 242-249
    • Outcomes of Extracorporeal Life Support Utilization for Pediatric Patients With COVID-19 Infections
      Jacobson JC, Ryan ML, Vogel AM, Mehl SC, Acker SN, Prendergast C, Padilla BE, Lee J, Chao SD, Martin NR, Russell KW, Larsen K, Harting MT, Linden AF, Ignacio RC, Slater BJ, Juang D, Jensen AR, Melhado CG, Pelayo JC, Zhong A, Spencer BL, Gadepalli SK, Maamari M, Valencia MJ, Qureshi FG, Pandya SR ASAIO Journal 2024 Feb 70 146-153
    • Impact of anakinra use on clinical outcomes in children with moderate or severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a propensity score matched retrospective cohort study
      Akkoyun EB, Most Z, Katragadda H, Yu A, Nassi L, Oakman N, Ginsburg S, Maamari M Pediatric Rheumatology 2023 Dec 21
    • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Characteristics and Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With COVID-19 or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Admitted to U.S. ICUs
      Author Collaboration OC, Bembea MM, Loftis LL, Thiagarajan RR, Young CC, McCadden TP, Newhams MM, Kucukak S, Mack EH, Fitzgerald JC, Rowan CM, Maddux AB, Kolmar AR, Irby K, Heidemann S, Schwartz SP, Kong M, Crandall H, Havlin KM, Singh AR, Schuster JE, Hall MW, Wellnitz KA, Maamari M, Gaspers MG, Nofziger RA, Lim PP, Carroll RW, Munoz AC, Bradford TT, Cullimore ML, Halasa NB, McLaughlin GE, Pannaraj PS, Cvijanovich NZ, Zinter MS, Coates BM, Horwitz SM, Hobbs CV, Dapul H, Graciano AL, Butler AD, Patel MM, Zambrano LD, Campbell AP, Randolph AG Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2023 May 24 356-371
    • Community-Onset Bacterial Coinfection in Children Critically Ill With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection
      Moffitt KL, Nakamura MM, Young CC, Newhams MM, Halasa NB, Reed JN, Fitzgerald JC, Spinella PC, Soma VL, Walker TC, Loftis LL, Maddux AB, Kong M, Rowan CM, Hobbs CV, Schuster JE, Riggs BJ, McLaughlin GE, Michelson KN, Hall MW, Babbitt CJ, Cvijanovich NZ, Zinter MS, Maamari M, Schwarz AJ, Singh AR, Flori HR, Gertz SJ, Staat MA, Giuliano JS, Hymes SR, Clouser KN, McGuire J, Carroll CL, Thomas NJ, Levy ER, Randolph AG Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023 Mar 10
    • Factors Associated With COVID-19 Non-vaccination in Adolescents Hospitalized Without COVID-19
      Sahni LC, Price AM, Olson SM, Newhams MM, Pannaraj PS, Maddux AB, Halasa NB, Bline KE, Cameron MA, Schwartz SP, Walker TC, Irby K, Chiotos K, Nofziger RA, Mack EH, Smallcomb L, Bradford TT, Kamidani S, Tarquinio KM, Cvijanovich NZ, Schuster JE, Bhumbra SS, Levy ER, Hobbs CV, Cullimore ML, Coates BM, Heidemann SM, Gertz SJ, Kong M, Flori HR, Staat MA, Zinter MS, Hume JR, Chatani BM, Gaspers MG, Maamari M, Randolph AG, Patel MM, Boom JA Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2023 Feb 12 29-35
    • Maternal Vaccination and Risk of Hospitalization for Covid-19 among Infants
      Halasa NB, Olson SM, Staat MA, Newhams MM, Price AM, Pannaraj PS, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Chiotos K, Cameron MA, Bline KE, Hobbs CV, Maddux AB, Coates BM, Michelson KN, Heidemann SM, Irby K, Nofziger RA, Mack EH, Smallcomb L, Schwartz SP, Walker TC, Gertz SJ, Schuster JE, Kamidani S, Tarquinio KM, Bhumbra SS, Maamari M, Hume JR, Crandall H, Levy ER, Zinter MS, Bradford TT, Flori HR, Cullimore ML, Kong M, Cvijanovich NZ, Gilboa SM, Polen KN, Campbell AP, Randolph AG, Patel MM Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 2023 Jan 78 3-5
    • Maternal Vaccination and Risk of Hospitalization for Covid-19 among Infants
      Halasa NB, Olson SM, Staat MA, Newhams MM, Price AM, Pannaraj PS, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Chiotos K, Cameron MA, Bline KE, Hobbs CV, Maddux AB, Coates BM, Michelson KN, Heidemann SM, Irby K, Nofziger RA, Mack EH, Smallcomb L, Schwartz SP, Walker TC, Gertz SJ, Schuster JE, Kamidani S, Tarquinio KM, Bhumbra SS, Maamari M, Hume JR, Crandall H, Levy ER, Zinter MS, Bradford TT, Flori HR, Cullimore ML, Kong M, Cvijanovich NZ, Gilboa SM, Polen KN, Campbell AP, Randolph AG, Patel MM New England Journal of Medicine 2022 Jul 387 109-119
    • 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 May 11 191-198
    • BNT162b2 Protection against the Omicron Variant in Children and Adolescents
      Author Collaboration tO, 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 New England Journal of Medicine 2022 May 386 1899-1902
    • 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 Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2022 Mar 41 E81-E86
    • Effectiveness of BNT162B2 Vaccine against Critical Covid-19 in Adolescents
      Author Collaboration tO, 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 New England Journal of Medicine 2022 Feb 386 713-723
    • 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 2022 Jan 37 120-127
    • Effectiveness of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) mRNA Vaccination Against Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Among Persons Aged 12-18 Years - United States, July-December 2021
      Author Collaboration OC, 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, Murdock M, Gaspers MG, Typpo KV, Kelley CP, Sanders RC, Yates M, Smith C, Crane K, Lionetti G, Murcia-Montoya J, Zinter MS, Villarreal-Chico D, Skura AL, Peralta H, Lockwood JM, Port E, Bowens C Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2022 Jan 71 52-58
    • Data-driven clustering identifies features distinguishing multisystem inflammatory syndrome from acute COVID-19 in children and adolescents
      Author Collaboration OC, Geva A, Patel MM, Newhams MM, Young CC, Son MB, 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 iScience 2021 Oct 40
    • Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children - Initial therapy and outcomes
      Author Collaboration tO, Son MB, 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 New England Journal of Medicine 2021 Jul 385 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 MB, 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 May 78 536-547
    • 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 MB, Patel MM, Newburger JW, Randolph AG JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association 2021 Mar 325 1074-1087
    • 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 94-99
    • Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents
      Author Collaboration OC, Kong M, Sanders RC, Irby K, Schwarz AJ, Babbitt CJ, Cvijanovich NZ, Maddux AB, Mourani PM, Carroll CL, Parker RM, Giuliano JS, Gupta A, McLaughlin GE, Tarquinio KM, Oster ME, Jaggi P, Havalad V, Ramsingh S, Michelson KN, Coates BM, Rowan CM, Sullivan JE, Montgomery VL, Bradford TT, Riggs BJ, Lipton SV, Graciano AL, Marohn KL, Harvey RS, Randolph AG, Son MB, Newburger JW, Newhams MM, Chou J, Henderson LA, Thiagarajan RR, Kahn-Boesel O, Yager PH, Heidemann SM, Martin AA, Flori HR, Hume JR, Hobbs CV, Inagaki K, Garg P, Kirmse B, Santos RP, Schuster JE, Bowens C, Maamari M New England Journal of Medicine 2020 Jul 383 334-346
    • 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 and Safety 2020 May 5
    • 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 51 607-613
  • Bronchiolitis
  • COVID
  • Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)
  • Respiratory failure

Clinical Focus

  • Pediatric Critical Care

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