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General Pediatrics Research

Research Background

Selected Publications

  1. Kinney HC, Cryan JB, Haynes RL, Paterson DS, Haas EA, Mena OJ, Minter M, Journey KW, Trachtenberg FL, Goldstein RD, Armstrong DD. Dentate gyrus abnormalities in sudden unexplained death in infants: morphological marker of underlying brain vulnerability. Acta neuropathologica. 2015 Jan 1; 129(1): 65-80. PubMed PMID: 25421424; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4282685.
  2. Goldstein RD, Trachtenberg FL, Sens MA, Harty BJ, Kinney HC. Overall Postneonatal Mortality and Rates of SIDS. Pediatrics. 2016 Jan 1; 137(1). PubMed PMID: 26634772.
  3. Kinney HC, Poduri A, Cryan JB, Haynes RL, Teot L, Sleeper LA, Holm I, Berry G, Prabhu SP, Warfield SK, Brownstein C, Abram HS, Kruer M, Kemp WL, Hargitai B, Gastrang J, Mena OJ, Haas EA, Dastjerdi R, Armstrong DD, Goldstein RD. Hippocampal Formation Maldevelopment and Sudden Unexpected Death across the Pediatric Age Spectrum. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology. 2016 Oct 1; 75(10): 981-997. PubMed PMID: 27612489; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6281079.
  4. Goldstein RD, Nields HM, Kinney HC. A New Approach to the Investigation of Sudden Unexpected Death. Pediatrics. 2017 Aug 1; 140(2). PubMed PMID: 28679642.
  5. Brownstein C, Goldstein RD, Thompson CH, Haynes RL, Giles E, Sheidley B, Bainbridge M, Haas EA, Mena OJ, Lucas J, Schaber B, Holm I, George AL, Kinney HC, Poduri A. SCN1A variants associated with sudden infant death syndrome. Epilepsia. 2018 Apr 1; 59(4): e56-e62. PubMed PMID: 29601086.
  6. Goldstein RD, Lederman RI, Lichtenthal WG, Morris SE, Human M, Elliott AJ, Tobacco D, Angal J, Odendaal H, Kinney HC, Prigerson HG. The Grief of Mothers After the Sudden Unexpected Death of Their Infants. Pediatrics. 2018 May 1; 141(5). PubMed PMID: 29712764; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6173829.
  7. Anderson TM, Lavista Ferres JM, Ren SY, Moon RY, Goldstein RD, Ramirez JM, Mitchell EA. Maternal Smoking Before and During Pregnancy and the Risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. Pediatrics. 2019 Apr 1; 143(4). PubMed PMID: 30858347; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6564075.
  8. Goldstein RD, Petty CR, Morris SE, Human M, Odendaal H, Elliott A, Tobacco D, Angal J, Brink L, Kinney HC, Prigerson HG. Pre-loss personal factors and prolonged grief disorder in bereaved mothers. Psychological medicine. 2019 Oct 1; 49(14): 2370-2378. PubMed PMID: 30409237.
  9. Goldstein RD, Blair PS, Sens MA, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Krous HF, Rognum TO, Moon RY. Inconsistent classification of unexplained sudden deaths in infants and children hinders surveillance, prevention and research: recommendations from The 3rd International Congress on Sudden Infant and Child Death. Forensic science, medicine, and pathology. 2019 Dec 1; 15(4): 622-628. PubMed PMID: 31502215; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6872710.
  10. Goldstein RD, Petty CR, Morris SE, Human M, Odendaal H, Elliott AJ, Tobacco D, Angal J, Brink L, Prigerson HG. Transitional objects of grief. Comprehensive psychiatry. 2020 Jan 11; 98: 152161. PubMed PMID: 31978784.
  11. Odendall H, Human M, van der Merwe C, Brink L, Nel D, Goldstein RD. The association between maternal depression, infant characteristics and need for assistance in a low-income-country. Journal of Substance Abuse and Alcoholism. 2021; 8(2).
  12. Plews-Ogan E, Keywan C, Morris S, Goldstein RD. The parental role before and after SIDS. Death Studies. 2021 Jun 8; Erin Plews-Ogan, Christine Keywan, Sue E. Morris & Richard D. Goldstein (2021) The parental role before and after SIDS, Death Studies, DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2021.1936296.
  13. Koh H, Haghighi A, Keywan C, Alexandrescu S, Plews-Ogan E, Haas E, Brownstein C, Vargas S, Haynes R, Berry G, Holm I, Poduri A, Goldstein RD. Genetic determinants of sudden unexpected death in pediatrics. Genetics in Medicine. Forthcoming.

Education

Medical School

Pediatrics Harvard Medical School
Boston MA

Internship

Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital
Boston MA

Residency

Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital
Boston MA

Fellowship

Behavioral/Developmental Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital
Boston MA

Publications

  1. Respiratory Arrest in a Late Preterm Infant Presenting for a 2-Week Well-Visit. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 26. View Abstract
  2. Bereaved Parents' Perceptions of the Doll Reenactment After Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths. Pediatrics. 2025 Jan 01; 155(1). View Abstract
  3. Dysregulation of platelet serotonin, 14-3-3, and GPIX in sudden infant death syndrome. Sci Rep. 2024 05 15; 14(1):11092. View Abstract
  4. Sudden Death in a Child With Ocular Lesions. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Apr 01; 142(4):388-389. View Abstract
  5. Multiomic Analysis of Neuroinflammation and Occult Infection in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. JAMA Neurol. 2024 Mar 01; 81(3):240-247. View Abstract
  6. Seizures and Sudden Death Beyond SUDEP. Neurology. 2024 Feb 13; 102(3):e208119. View Abstract
  7. Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood: Current Understanding. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 Dec 01; 39(12):979-983. View Abstract
  8. The fundamental need for unifying phenotypes in sudden unexpected pediatric deaths. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023; 10:1166188. View Abstract
  9. Altered 5-HT2A/C receptor binding in the medulla oblongata in the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): Part I. Tissue-based evidence for serotonin receptor signaling abnormalities in cardiorespiratory- and arousal-related circuits. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2023 05 25; 82(6):467-482. View Abstract
  10. Re: Technical Report for Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment. Pediatrics. 2022 12 01; 150(6). View Abstract
  11. Copy Number Variation and Structural Genomic Findings in 116 Cases of Sudden Unexplained Death between 1 and 28 Months of Age. Adv Genet (Hoboken). 2023 Mar; 4(1):2200012. View Abstract
  12. Only Halfway There with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2022 05 19; 386(20):1873-1875. View Abstract
  13. Genetic Determinants of Sudden Unexpected Death in Pediatrics. Genet Med. 2022 04; 24(4):839-850. View Abstract
  14. Medullary Serotonergic Binding Deficits and Hippocampal Abnormalities in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: One or Two Entities? Front Pediatr. 2021; 9:762017. View Abstract
  15. Parents as Advocates for Pediatric Palliative Care. Pediatrics. 2021 11; 148(5). View Abstract
  16. The parental role before and after SIDS. Death Stud. 2022; 46(10):2316-2326. View Abstract
  17. Genetic Factors Underlying Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Appl Clin Genet. 2021; 14:61-76. View Abstract
  18. A de novo BRPF1 variant in a case of Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. Eur J Med Genet. 2020 Sep; 63(9):104002. View Abstract
  19. The role of sodium channels in sudden unexpected death in pediatrics. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2020 08; 8(8):e1309. View Abstract
  20. Transitional objects of grief. Compr Psychiatry. 2020 Jan 11; 98:152161. View Abstract
  21. Sudden Unexplained Infant Deaths and Day of Life 0. Pediatrics. 2020 01; 145(1). View Abstract
  22. Inconsistent classification of unexplained sudden deaths in infants and children hinders surveillance, prevention and research: recommendations from The 3rd International Congress on Sudden Infant and Child Death. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2019 Dec; 15(4):622-628. View Abstract
  23. Maternal Smoking Before and During Pregnancy and the Risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. Pediatrics. 2019 04; 143(4). View Abstract
  24. Mutations in NRXN1 and NRXN2 in a patient with early-onset epileptic encephalopathy and respiratory depression. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud. 2019 02; 5(1). View Abstract
  25. Pre-loss personal factors and prolonged grief disorder in bereaved mothers. Psychol Med. 2019 10; 49(14):2370-2378. View Abstract
  26. The Grief of Mothers After the Sudden Unexpected Death of Their Infants. Pediatrics. 2018 05; 141(5). View Abstract
  27. SCN1A variants associated with sudden infant death syndrome. Epilepsia. 2018 04; 59(4):e56-e62. View Abstract
  28. A New Approach to the Investigation of Sudden Unexpected Death. Pediatrics. 2017 08; 140(2). View Abstract
  29. High serum serotonin in sudden infant death syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 07 18; 114(29):7695-7700. View Abstract
  30. Race, Ethnicity, and SIDS. Pediatrics. 2017 06; 139(6). View Abstract
  31. Hippocampal Formation Maldevelopment and Sudden Unexpected Death across the Pediatric Age Spectrum. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2016 Oct; 75(10):981-997. View Abstract
  32. Author's Response: RE: Overall Postneonatal Mortality and Rates of SIDS. Pediatrics. 2016 08; 138(2). View Abstract
  33. Sudden Unexpected Death in Fetal Life Through Early Childhood. Pediatrics. 2016 06; 137(6). View Abstract
  34. Family perspectives about Down syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2016 Apr; 170A(4):930-41. View Abstract
  35. Overall Postneonatal Mortality and Rates of SIDS. Pediatrics. 2016 Jan; 137(1). View Abstract
  36. Parents' Experiences of Pediatric Palliative Transports: A Qualitative Case Series. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Sep; 50(3):375-80. View Abstract
  37. Dentate gyrus abnormalities in sudden unexplained death in infants: morphological marker of underlying brain vulnerability. Acta Neuropathol. 2015 Jan; 129(1):65-80. View Abstract
  38. Interdisciplinary care: using your team. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2014 Aug; 61(4):823-34. View Abstract
  39. PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF STILLBIRTH FOR THE MOTHER AND HER FAMILY: A CRISIS-SUPPORT APPROACH. Social Work (Stellenbosch). 2014; 50(4). View Abstract
  40. Witnessed sleep-related seizure and sudden unexpected death in infancy: a case report. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2013 Sep; 9(3):418-21. View Abstract
  41. Regional anesthesia approaches to pain management in pediatric palliative care: a review of current knowledge. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2013 Dec; 46(6):859-73. View Abstract
  42. Parents' views of their child's end-of-life care: subanalysis of primary care involvement. J Palliat Med. 2013 Feb; 16(2):198-202. View Abstract

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