CURRICULUM VITAE

SARAH GRAHAM MAJCINA M.D., FAAP

I. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Current appointment:
Assistant Professor 08/14-present
SIU Healthcare
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Hospitalist Medicine
Springfield, IL

Professional Data:
301 N. 8th Street, Room 3A169
PO Box 198658
Springfield, IL 62794-9658
Phone: (217) 545-7732
Fax: (217) 545-7782

Education and Professional Training

07/07-06/10 Johns Hopkins Hospital

Department of Pediatrics -Residency
Baltimore, MD

08/03-06/07 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine
Springfield, IL

08/97-05/01 Washington University in St. Louis

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
St. Louis, MO

Certification

2010-present Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics #98074

04/14-07/17 Licensure, Illinois State Medical Board
10/10-01/16 Licensure, Missouri State Medical Board
2010-01/16 Licensure, Drug Enforcement Administration
2010-2014 Licensure, Missouri State Controlled Substance Certificate
04/14-07/17 Licensure, Illinois State Controlled Substance Certificate
2008-present Pediatric Advanced Life Support
2007-present Neonatal Advanced Life Support
2005-2009 USMLE I, II CS, II CK, III
2001-2006 Certified, Professional Certified Child Life Specialist

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Current Hospital Privileges

St. John’s Children’s Hospital, Springfield, IL (08/14-present)

Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL (08/14-present)

Past Privileges

St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO (07/10-06/14)

Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, MO (07/10-06/14)

Progress West Healthcare Center, O’Fallon, MO (07/10-06/14)

Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO (07/10-06/14)

II. CLINICAL ACTIVITIES

Clinical Titles and Responsibilities

Pediatric Hospitalist (07/10-present)

HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital (08/14-present)

Attending physician on general pediatric and intermediate care inpatient units and emergency
department. Supervise and teach medical students and residents. Sedation privileges.

Procedure Proficiencies

Management of major and minor trauma

Advanced airway skills
Moderate and deep sedation including ketamine, nitrous oxide, fentanyl, and midazolam
Laceration repair
Incision and drainage of abscesses
Wound and burn debridement
Splinting of sprains and fractures
Diagnostic lumbar puncture
Foreign body removal
Placement of umbilical artery and venous catheters

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Past Academic Positions/Employment

07/10-06/14 Washington University School of Medicine

Instructor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Hospitalist Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Past Clinical Titles and Responsibilities 7/10-06/14

St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Emergency Department: Attending physician in a 34-bed emergency department

Children’s After-Hours Referral for Emergency Services (CARES)
Sedation services
Inpatient Unit: Attending physician, general pediatrics

St. Louis Children’s Hospital at Progress West Healthcare Center

Emergency Department: Primary attending physician for pediatric patients (800 visits per year)
Resuscitation and critical care for all pediatric patients awaiting
ICU transfer
Sedation services
Inpatient Unit: Attending physician for 8-bed unit for general pediatrics
Newborn Nursery: Attending physician for 8-bed unit for Level I newborn nursery
Supervising pediatrician, attending high-risk deliveries
Resuscitation and critical care for all neonatal patients awaiting
ICU transfer

Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Emergency Department: Primary attending physician for 9-bed unit for pediatric patients
Resuscitation and critical care for all pediatric patients awaiting
ICU transfer
Sedation services
Inpatient Unit: Attending physician for 6-bed unit for general pediatrics
Newborn Nursery: Attending physician for 53-bed Level I newborn nursery
Supervising pediatrician, attending high-risk deliveries
Resuscitation and critical care for all neonatal patients awaiting
ICU transfer
Special Care Nursery: Attending physician for neonates in the 22-bed intensive care unit
during evenings and overnight hours

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05/04-08/04 Henry Street Settlement House
Medicine as a Profession Summer Intern
New York, NY

05/01-08/03 Mount Sinai Hospital

Certified Child Life Specialist
New York, NY

05/00-08/00 Mount Sinai Hospital

Maternal-Fetal Health Research Summer Intern
New York, NY

III. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITES

St. John’s Children’s Hospital 08/14-present

Teaching and direct supervision of pediatric residents, third and fourth
year medical students in the pediatric inpatient unit

St. Louis Children’s Hospital 07/10-06/14

Teaching and direct supervision of pediatric residents, emergency

medicine residents, and third and fourth-year medical students in the
emergency department and on the pediatric inpatient unit

Missouri Baptist Medical Center 07/10-06/14

Emergency Department: Teaching and direct supervision of third-year medical students in the
emergency department

Inpatient Unit: Teaching and direct supervision of third-year medical students on the
general pediatric unit.

Nursery Attending: Formal teaching sessions held daily for third-year medical students

Presentations include lactation physiology and breastfeeding

management, normal newborn exam findings, Group B Strep
infections, hyperbilirubinemia, developmental dysplasia of the hip,
brachial plexus injuries, evaluation of heart murmurs in the neonate,
and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

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Progress West Healthcare Center 07/10-06/14

Emergency Department: Teaching and direct supervision of third-year medical students in the
emergency department
Mock code training for nursing staff

Inpatient Unit: Teaching and direct supervision of third-year medical students on the
general pediatric unit.

Nursery Attending: Formal teaching sessions held daily for third-year medical students

IV. ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Committee Work

05/14-present Member of the Sedation Committee

06/14-2016 Pediatric Re-Design Sigma 6 Project

Improved patient placement, flow and overall patient satisfaction within
the Pediatric department
Created and distributed new guidelines to hospital staff

07/12-06/14 Progress West Pediatric Discharge Instructions Committee

Developed evidence based discharge instructions for patients and
families for common pediatric diagnoses

07/10-06/14 Pediatric Hospitalist Peer Mentoring Group Member

Provided mentorship to groups of hospitalists in order to increase job
satisfaction, improve faculty retention, and foster scholarly work
07/10-06/14 Pediatric Introduction to Clinical Medicine Physical Exam Course
Volunteer
Designed for second-year medical students to cover examination of
children of various ages, appropriate developmental milestones, and
medical interactions with children

07/11-06/12 Preceptor for the Practice of Medicine II Course

Assisted second-year medical students through multiple history and
physical exams of pediatric patients, reviewed their written assessments
and provided feedback

07/09 – 06/10 Morbidity and Mortality Committee, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Department of Pediatrics

07/07 – 06/10 Pediatric Residents and Nursing Advisory Committee, Johns Hopkins
Hospital Department of Pediatrics

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07/06 – 06/07 LCME Accreditation Student Committee-SIU School of Medicine

08/03 – 06/07 Pediatric Interest Group Co-Chair-SIU School of Medicine

08/03 – 06/07 Student Assembly Class Representative-SIU School of Medicine

Professional Societies and Organizations:

2011- present Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics

2013- 2014 Society of Hospital Medicine

2003 - 2008 American Medical Association

2003 - 2007 Illinois State Medical Society

Volunteer Experience

2015 to present Performed free school physicals for local children at SIU sponsored
outreach clinics

03/09 Medical Mission to Guyana, South America for Tropical Medicine

Elective with Johns Hopkins Department of Pediatrics

07/03-06/07 AMA Students Teaching AIDS To Students (STATS) Program

Enos Grade School Mentor Program
American Cancer Society Special Friends Mentor Program
Washington Street Mission Breakfast Volunteer

07/06-06/07 Medical Explorers presenter for high school students interested in

careers in medicine

06/02 Medical mission trip to Cuba with University of Chicago Medical

School

03/00 Medical mission trip to Belize with Volunteer Optometrists in Service

to Humanity (VOSH) group, an infectious disease specialist, and
general practitioners

02/96 Medical mission trip to Nicaragua with VOSH

V. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

06/98-05/99 Washington University Department of Neurology

Research Assistant

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 Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Prepared and processed animal tissue for genetic analysis of NF1
tumor suppressor gene and its relation to the formation of brain tumors
Supervisor: David Gutmann, MD, PhD

Publications, Posters and Presentations

Pingel C, Chiles J, Bhaskar J, Frey T, Herath R, Hwu H, Kushnir A, Majcina S, Mullick M,

Shah P, Turmelle M. Transitional Hospitalists: Where Do They Go?
Poster presentation at the Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA,
April 1-4, 2012.
Poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies, Boston, MA, April 28-May 1, 2012.
Platform presentation at Pediatric Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH,
July 19-23, 2012.

Chiles J, Pingel C, Bhaskar S, Kushnir, A, Hwu, R, Majcina S, Frey T, Herath R, Turmelle M,

Shah P. Factors Influencing Pediatric Hospitalist Career Satisfaction.
Poster presentation at the Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA,
April 1-4, 2012.
Platform presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting in Boston, MA,
April 28-May 1, 2012.
Poster presentation at Pediatric Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, July
19-23, 2012.

Major Invited Presentations

06/11 “Clinical Conundrums.” Midwest Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Conference, St. Louis, MO.

04/10 “5 Week Old with Fever and Erythematous Rash.” Pediatrics

TRENDS Conference, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

Presentations

03/17 Brief Resolved Unexplained Event. Lecture, Resident Conference,

SIU School of Medicine. Springfield, IL.

03/16 Apparent Life Threatening Event. Lecture, Resident Conference,

SIU School of Medicine. Springfield, IL.

05/14 “7 month old with complicated pneumonia.” Department of

Pediatrics. Morbidity and Mortality Conference. SIU School of
Medicine. Springfield, IL

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01/14 “Upper Airway Infections”. Hospitalist Core Curriculum.
Washington University. St. Louis, MO.

02/10 “Management of a Combative Asthmatic.” Department of Pediatrics,

Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, MD.

12/09 “7 Week Old with Fever and Skin Disorder.” Department of

Pediatrics, Noon Conference, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
MD.

11/09 “Administration of Blood Products.” Department of Pediatrics,

Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, MD.

05/09 “Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Definition, Diagnosis, and

Treatment.” Department of Pediatrics, Noon Conference, St. Agnes
Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

01/09 “The role of probiotics in pediatric diseases.” Department of

Pediatrics, Grand Rounds Warm-up, Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, MD.

02/08 “A 4-month-old with lethargy and emesis.” Department of Pediatrics,

Noon Conference, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

11/07 “A 15-year-old with hypoglycemia, seizures, and brain mass.”

Department of Pediatrics, Noon Conference, Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

09/07 “A 17-year-old with Hepatitis E.” Department of Pediatric

Gastroenterology, Noon Conference, Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, MD.

08/07 “A 17-year-old with muscle weakness and rash.” Department of

Pediatrics, Noon Conference, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
MD.