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James A. Feinstein

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-PEDS
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    Dartmouth College, Hanover, NHAB06/2001Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PAMD05/2007Medicine
    University of Colorado, Aurora, COMPH05/2012Biostatistics
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    2016Nominee, Golden Stethoscope Awards, University of Colorado School of Medicine
    2015International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE) Abstract Revie, International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE)
    2014Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety Reviewer, Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety
    2013Nominee, Golden Stethoscope Awards, University of Colorado School of Medicine
    2012Housestaff Faculty Recognition for “Outstanding Service and Education” , Children's Hospital Colorado
    2012JAMA Pediatrics Reviewer, JAMA Pediatrics
    2012Pediatrics Reviewer, Pediatrics
    2011Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Abstract Reviewer, Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS)
    2010 - 2012National Research Service Fellowship Award, The University of Colorado, Denver, NIH Award Number 5 T32 HP 1006-17 01
    2010 - 2012NIH Loan Repayment Program, National Institutes of Health
    2010Outstanding Resident Clinician Award, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    2006The New Physician Creative Arts Contest, Honorable Mention, The New Physician
    2006Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society, University of Pennsylvania Chapter
    2005Journal of General Internal Medicine Creative Writing Contest, Honorable Mention, Journal of General Internal Medicine
    2001 - 2002NIH Pre-Doctoral Intramural Research Training Award, National Institute of Mental Health

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    Dr. James Feinstein is an Associate Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Feinstein has pursued a research career focused on children with complex chronic conditions (CCCs), particularly those with severe neurological impairment (SNI). Dr. Feinstein is a fellowship-trained health services researcher and he has expertise with observational study design, large data analytic methods, secondary data analysis, and statistical programming. Dr. Feinstein’s long-term research goals are to improve medication safety and health outcomes for children with polypharmacy, with a focus on implementing and evaluating technology-based strategies to improve detection of adverse drug events in children with CCCs or SNI.

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    K23HD091295     (FEINSTEIN, JAMES A)Aug 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2022
    NIH
    Enhancing Medication Safety in Children with Polypharmacy Using Parent-Reported Symptom Assessments
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Feinstein JA, Friedman H, Orth LE, Feudtner C, Kempe A, Samay S, Blackmer AB. Complexity of Medication Regimens for Children With Neurological Impairment. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Aug 02; 4(8):e2122818. PMID: 34436607.
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    2. Nelson KE, Chakravarti V, Diskin C, Thomson J, Cohen E, Mahant S, Feudtner C, Widger K, Pullenayegum E, Berry JG, Feinstein JA. Validation of Neurologic Impairment Diagnosis Codes as Signifying Documented Functional Impairment in Hospitalized Children. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Jul 25. PMID: 34320414.
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    3. Markham JL, Hall M, Goldman JL, Bettenhausen JL, Gay JC, Feinstein J, Simmons J, Doupnik SK, Berry JG. Readmissions Following Hospitalization for Infection in Children With or Without Medical Complexity. J Hosp Med. 2021 03; 16(3):134-141. PMID: 33617439.
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    4. Thomson J, Hall M, Nelson K, Flores JC, Garrity B, DeCourcey DD, Agrawal R, Goodman DM, Feinstein JA, Coller RJ, Cohen E, Kuo DZ, Antoon JW, Houtrow AJ, Bastianelli L, Berry JG. Timing of Co-occurring Chronic Conditions in Children With Neurologic Impairment. Pediatrics. 2021 02; 147(2). PMID: 33414236.
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    5. Blackmer AB, Fox D, Arendt D, Phillips K, Feinstein JA. Perceived Versus Demonstrated Understanding of the Complex Medications of Medically Complex Children. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2021; 26(1):62-72. PMID: 33424502.
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    6. Feinstein JA, Feudtner C, Blackmer AB, Valuck RJ, Fairclough DL, Holstein J, Gregoire L, Samay S, Kempe A. Parent-Reported Symptoms and Medications Used Among Children With Severe Neurological Impairment. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 12 01; 3(12):e2029082. PMID: 33306117.
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    7. Levin LE, Shayegan LH, Lucky AW, Hook KP, Bruckner AL, Feinstein JA, Whittier S, Lauren CT, Pope E, Lara-Corrales I, Wiss K, McCuaig CC, Powell J, Eichenfield LF, Levy ML, Diaz L, Glick SA, Paller AS, Price HN, Browning JC, Morel KD. Characterization of wound microbes in epidermolysis bullosa: Results from the epidermolysis bullosa clinical characterization and outcomes database. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Jan; 38(1):119-124. PMID: 33247481.
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    8. Feinstein JA, Feudtner C, Valuck RJ, Fairclough DL, Holstein JA, Samay S, Kempe A. Identifying Important Clinical Symptoms in Children With Severe Neurological Impairment Using Parent-Reported Outcomes of Symptoms. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 11 01; 174(11):1114-1117. PMID: 33044500.
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    9. Antoon JW, Hall M, Herndon A, Carroll A, Ngo ML, Freundlich KL, Stassun JC, Frost P, Johnson DP, Chokshi SB, Brown CM, Browning WL, Feinstein JA, Grijalva CG, Williams DJ. Prevalence of Clinically Significant Drug-Drug Interactions Across US Children's Hospitals. Pediatrics. 2020 11; 146(5). PMID: 33037121.
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    10. Bettenhausen JL, Hall M, Doupnik SK, Markham JL, Feinstein JA, Berry JG, Gay JC. Hospitalization Outcomes for Rural Children with Mental Health Conditions. J Pediatr. 2021 02; 229:240-246.e1. PMID: 33010261.
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    11. Doupnik SK, Rodean J, Feinstein J, Gay JC, Simmons J, Bettenhausen JL, Markham JL, Hall M, Zima BT, Berry JG. Health Care Utilization and Spending for Children With Mental Health Conditions in Medicaid. Acad Pediatr. 2020 07; 20(5):678-686. PMID: 32017995.
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    12. Horace AE, Golchin N, Knight EMP, Dawson NV, Ma X, Feinstein JA, Johnson HK, Kleinman L, Bakaki PM. A Scoping Review of Medications Studied in Pediatric Polypharmacy Research. Paediatr Drugs. 2020 Feb; 22(1):85-94. PMID: 31823339.
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    13. Thomson JE, Feinstein JA, Hall M, Gay JC, Butts B, Berry JG. Identification of Children With High-Intensity Neurological Impairment. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Oct 01; 173(10):989-991. PMID: 31424541.
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    14. Golchin N, Johnson H, Bakaki PM, Dawson N, Knight EMP, Meropol SB, Liu R, Feinstein JA, Bolen SD, Kleinman LC, Horace A. Outcome measures in pediatric polypharmacy research: a scoping review. Drugs Ther Perspect. 2019 Sep; 35(9):447-458. PMID: 32256042.
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    15. Feinstein JA, Rodean J, Hall M, Doupnik SK, Gay JC, Markham JL, Bettenhausen JL, Simmons J, Garrity B, Berry JG. Outpatient Prescription Opioid Use in Pediatric Medicaid Enrollees With Special Health Care Needs. Pediatrics. 2019 06; 143(6). PMID: 31138667.
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    16. Zhang XA, Yates A, Vasilevsky N, Gourdine JP, Callahan TJ, Carmody LC, Danis D, Joachimiak MP, Ravanmehr V, Pfaff ER, Champion J, Robasky K, Xu H, Fecho K, Walton NA, Zhu RL, Ramsdill J, Mungall CJ, Köhler S, Haendel MA, McDonald CJ, Vreeman DJ, Peden DB, Bennett TD, Feinstein JA, Martin B, Stefanski AL, Hunter LE, Chute CG, Robinson PN. Semantic integration of clinical laboratory tests from electronic health records for deep phenotyping and biomarker discovery. NPJ Digit Med. 2019; 2. PMID: 31119199.
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    17. Feinstein JA, Hall M, Antoon JW, Thomson J, Flores JC, Goodman DM, Cohen E, Azuine R, Agrawal R, Houtrow AJ, DeCourcey DD, Kuo DZ, Coller R, Gaur DS, Berry JG. Chronic Medication Use in Children Insured by Medicaid: A Multistate Retrospective Cohort Study. Pediatrics. 2019 04; 143(4). PMID: 30914443.
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    18. Sabus A, Feinstein J, Romani P, Goldson E, Blackmer A. Management of Self-injurious Behaviors in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Pharmacotherapy Overview. Pharmacotherapy. 2019 06; 39(6):645-664. PMID: 30793794.
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    19. Baker C, Feinstein JA, Ma X, Bolen S, Dawson NV, Golchin N, Horace A, Kleinman LC, Meropol SB, Pestana Knight EM, Winterstein AG, Bakaki PM. Variation of the prevalence of pediatric polypharmacy: A scoping review. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2019 03; 28(3):275-287. PMID: 30724414.
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    20. Feinstein JA, Jambal P, Peoples K, Lucky AW, Khuu P, Tang JY, Lara-Corrales I, Pope E, Wiss K, Hook KP, Levin LE, Morel KD, Paller AS, McCuaig CC, Powell J, Eichenfield LF, Price H, Levy ML, Schachner LA, Browning JC, Bayliss S, Jahnke M, Shwayder T, Glick SA, Bruckner AL. Assessment of the Timing of Milestone Clinical Events in Patients With Epidermolysis Bullosa From North America. JAMA Dermatol. 2019 02 01; 155(2):196-203. PMID: 30586139.
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    21. Bennett TD, Callahan TJ, Feinstein JA, Ghosh D, Lakhani SA, Spaeder MC, Szefler SJ, Kahn MG. Data Science for Child Health. J Pediatr. 2019 05; 208:12-22. PMID: 30686480.
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    22. Bogler O, Roth D, Feinstein J, Strzelecki M, Seto W, Cohen E. Choosing medications wisely: Is it time to address paediatric polypharmacy? Paediatr Child Health. 2019 Aug; 24(5):303-305. PMID: 31379430.
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    23. Anderson BT, Feinstein JA, Kramer RE, Narkewicz MR, Bruckner AL, Brumbaugh DE. Approach and Safety of Esophageal Dilation for Treatment of Strictures in Children With Epidermolysis Bullosa. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 12; 67(6):701-705. PMID: 30052567.
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    24. Bakaki PM, Horace A, Dawson N, Winterstein A, Waldron J, Staley J, Pestana Knight EM, Meropol SB, Liu R, Johnson H, Golchin N, Feinstein JA, Bolen SD, Kleinman LC. Defining pediatric polypharmacy: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2018; 13(11):e0208047. PMID: 30496322.
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    25. Feinstein JA, Russell S, DeWitt PE, Feudtner C, Dai D, Bennett TD. R Package for Pediatric Complex Chronic Condition Classification. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 06 01; 172(6):596-598. PMID: 29710063.
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    26. Bruckner AL, Fairclough DL, Feinstein JA, Lara-Corrales I, Lucky AW, Tolar J, Pope E. Reliability and validity of the instrument for scoring clinical outcomes of research for epidermolysis bullosa (iscorEB). Br J Dermatol. 2018 05; 178(5):1128-1134. PMID: 29341069.
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    27. Nelson KE, Feinstein JA, Gerhardt CA, Rosenberg AR, Widger K, Faerber JA, Feudtner C. Emerging Methodologies in Pediatric Palliative Care Research: Six Case Studies. Children (Basel). 2018 Feb 26; 5(3). PMID: 29495384.
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    28. Gilchrist-Scott DH, Feinstein JA, Agrawal R. Medicaid Managed Care Structures and Care Coordination. Pediatrics. 2017 Sep; 140(3). PMID: 28838950.
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    29. Feinstein JA, Morrato EH, Feudtner C. Prioritizing Pediatric Drug Research Using Population-Level Health Data. JAMA Pediatr. 2017 01 01; 171(1):7-8. PMID: 27893067.
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    30. Smith IM, Corkum PV, Blackmer AB, Feinstein JA. Steps Toward Evidence-Based Management of Sleep Problems in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Pharmacotherapy. 2016 07; 36(7):e80-2. PMID: 27285385.
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    31. Dai D, Feinstein JA, Morrison W, Zuppa AF, Feudtner C. Epidemiology of Polypharmacy and Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Among Pediatric Patients in ICUs of U.S. Children's Hospitals. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 05; 17(5):e218-28. PMID: 26959349.
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    32. Blackmer AB, Feinstein JA. Management of Sleep Disorders in Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Review. Pharmacotherapy. 2016 Jan; 36(1):84-98. PMID: 26799351.
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    33. Zhong W, Feinstein JA, Patel NS, Dai D, Feudtner C. Tall Man lettering and potential prescription errors: a time series analysis of 42 children's hospitals in the USA over 9 years. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Apr; 25(4):233-40. PMID: 26534995.
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    34. Feinstein JA, Feudtner C, Valuck RJ, Kempe A. The depth, duration, and degree of outpatient pediatric polypharmacy in Colorado fee-for-service Medicaid patients. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2015 Oct; 24(10):1049-57. PMID: 26248529.
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    35. Brittan MS, Sills MR, Fox D, Campagna EJ, Shmueli D, Feinstein JA, Kempe A. Outpatient follow-up visits and readmission in medically complex children enrolled in Medicaid. J Pediatr. 2015 Apr; 166(4):998-1005.e1. PMID: 25641248.
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    36. Feinstein J, Dai D, Zhong W, Freedman J, Feudtner C. Potential drug-drug interactions in infant, child, and adolescent patients in children's hospitals. Pediatrics. 2015 Jan; 135(1):e99-108. PMID: 25511114.
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    37. Sheiko MA, Feinstein JA, Capocelli KE, Kramer RE. The concordance of endoscopic and histologic findings of 1000 pediatric EGDs. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015; 81(6):1385-91. PMID: 25440693.
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    38. Feudtner C, Feinstein JA, Zhong W, Hall M, Dai D. Pediatric complex chronic conditions classification system version 2: updated for ICD-10 and complex medical technology dependence and transplantation. BMC Pediatr. 2014 Aug 08; 14:199. PMID: 25102958.
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    39. Feinstein JA, Feudtner C, Kempe A. Adverse drug event-related emergency department visits associated with complex chronic conditions. Pediatrics. 2014 Jun; 133(6):e1575-85. PMID: 24843054.
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    40. Sheiko MA, Feinstein JA, Capocelli KE, Kramer RE. Diagnostic yield of EGD in children: a retrospective single-center study of 1000 cases. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Jul; 78(1):47-54.e1. PMID: 23669024.
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    41. Feinstein JA. Amigos. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Oct; 165(10):879. PMID: 21969388.
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    42. Tubbs-Cooley HL, Santucci G, Kang TI, Feinstein JA, Hexem KR, Feudtner C. Pediatric nurses' individual and group assessments of palliative, end-of-life, and bereavement care. J Palliat Med. 2011 May; 14(5):631-7. PMID: 21476885.
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    43. Feinstein JA, Cain WT. Comfort amidst the chaos. Med Econ. 2010 Jan 08; 87(1):14-6. PMID: 20196310.
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    44. Ivy DD, Feinstein JA, Humpl T, Rosenzweig EB. Non-congenital heart disease associated pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension. Prog Pediatr Cardiol. 2009 Dec 01; 27(1-2):13-23. PMID: 21852894.
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    45. Feinstein JA. Three's company. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Sep; 163(9):782. PMID: 19736329.
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    46. Feudtner C, Hexem KR, Shabbout M, Feinstein JA, Sochalski J, Silber JH. Prediction of pediatric death in the year after hospitalization: a population-level retrospective cohort study. J Palliat Med. 2009 Feb; 12(2):160-9. PMID: 19207060.
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    47. Bair-Merritt MH, Feudtner C, Localio AR, Feinstein JA, Rubin D, Holmes WC. Health care use of children whose female caregivers have intimate partner violence histories. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Feb; 162(2):134-9. PMID: 18250237.
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    48. Feinstein JA, Ernst LM, Ganesh J, Feudtner C. What new information pediatric autopsies can provide: a retrospective evaluation of 100 consecutive autopsies using family-centered criteria. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Dec; 161(12):1190-6. PMID: 18056565.
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    49. Weiss PF, Feinstein JA, Luan X, Burnham JM, Feudtner C. Effects of corticosteroid on Henoch-Schönlein purpura: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 2007 Nov; 120(5):1079-87. PMID: 17974746.
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    50. Feudtner C, Feinstein JA, Satchell M, Zhao H, Kang TI. Shifting place of death among children with complex chronic conditions in the United States, 1989-2003. JAMA. 2007 Jun 27; 297(24):2725-32. PMID: 17595273.
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    51. Feinstein JA. Death, quietly? Acad Med. 2007 Feb; 82(2):183. PMID: 17264698.
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    52. Feudtner C, Santucci G, Feinstein JA, Snyder CR, Rourke MT, Kang TI. Hopeful thinking and level of comfort regarding providing pediatric palliative care: a survey of hospital nurses. Pediatrics. 2007 Jan; 119(1):e186-92. PMID: 17200243.
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    53. Feinstein JA. Setting sights. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005 Dec; 159(12):1101. PMID: 16330730.
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    54. Feinstein JA. Teaching and learning moments: Anaphylactic shock. Acad Med. 2005 Dec; 80(12):1113. PMID: 16306283.
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    55. Feinstein JA. A bag of humility. J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Nov; 20(11):1075-6. PMID: 16307639.
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