Lindsey A. Gakenheimer-Smith

Lindsey A. Gakenheimer-Smith, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City
801-662-5700

  • Dr. Lindsey Gakenheimer-Smith received her medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School. She then completed her pediatric residency at the University of Utah / Primary Children’s Hospital and is currently completing a year as Chief Resident. She is a Visiting Instructor in the Division of Pediatric Inpatient Medicine. She practices as a hospitalist at Primary Children’s Hospital and the Primary Children’s unit at Riverton Hospital. Her clinical interests include the care of hospitalized pediatric patients.

    Her current academic and research interests include pediatric global health and medical education – particularly training residents as teachers. Her previous research has included quality improvement projects to improve neonatal feeding outcomes after congenital heart disease surgery and evaluating the safety of magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric patients with pacemakers.

    Specialties

  • Dr. Lindsey Gakenheimer-Smith received her medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School. She then completed her pediatric residency at the University of Utah / Primary Children’s Hospital and is currently completing a year as Chief Resident. She is a Visiting Instructor in the Division of Pediatric Inpatient Medicine. She practices as a hospitalist at Primary Children’s Hospital and the Primary Children’s unit at Riverton Hospital. Her clinical interests include the care of hospitalized pediatric patients.

    Her current academic and research interests include pediatric global health and medical education – particularly training residents as teachers. Her previous research has included quality improvement projects to improve neonatal feeding outcomes after congenital heart disease surgery and evaluating the safety of magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric patients with pacemakers.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Gakenheimer-Smith L, Ou Z, Kuang J, Moore JP, Burrows A, Kovach J, Dechert B, Beach CM, Ayers M, Tan RB, Mostafavifar M, Mah DY, Conner TM, Turpin S, Avasarala K, Shah MJ, Webster G, Posey J, Etheridge SP, Binka E, Niu M, Asaki SY, Lambert LM, Pilcher TA (2023). Multicenter retrospective evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. Heart Rhythm, 20(12), 1752-1758. (Read full article)
    2. Staab A, Gakenheimer-Smith L, Boyer M, Harris A, Afify Z (2022). Successful administration of CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells in association with severe cyanotic congenital heart disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 69(6), e29671. (Read full article)
    3. Gakenheimer-Smith L, Meyers L, Lundahl D, Menon SC, Bunch TJ, Sawyer BL, Tristani-Firouzi M, Etheridge SP (2021). Expanding the phenotype of CACNA1C mutation disorders. Mol Genet Genomic Med, 9(6), e1673. (Read full article)
    4. Gakenheimer-Smith L, Etheridge SP, Niu MC, Ou Z, Presson AP, Whitaker P, Su J, Puchalski MD, Asaki SY, Pilcher T (2020). MRI in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients with CIEDs and epicardial or abandoned leads. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 43(8), 797-804. (Read full article)
    5. Cochran CD, Yu S, Gakenheimer-Smith L, Lowery R, Lu JC, Mahani MG, Agarwal PP, Dorfman AL (2019). Identifying Risk Factors for Massive Right Ventricular Dilation in Patients With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. Am J Cardiol, 125(6), 970-976. (Read full article)
    6. Gakenheimer-Smith L, Glotzbach K, Ou Z, Presson AP, Puchalski M, Jones C, Lambert L, Delgado-Corcoran C, Eckhauser A, Miller T (2019). The Impact of Neurobehavior on Feeding Outcomes in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease. J Pediatr, 214, 71-78.e2. (Read full article)
    7. Furlong-Dillard J, Neary A, Marietta J, Jones C, Jeffers G, Gakenheimer L, Puchalski M, Eckauser A, Delgado-Corcoran C (2018). Evaluating the Impact of a Feeding Protocol in Neonates before and after Biventricular Cardiac Surgery. Pediatr Qual Saf, 3(3), e080. (Read full article)
    8. Gakenheimer-Smith L, Mohlman J, VandenHeuvel K, Jackson WD, Thomsen W, Stevenson A, Cipriano F (2017). A Novel Presentation of Littoral Cell Angioma and Lymphatic Malformations in a Neonate. Pediatrics, 141(Suppl 5), S520-S525. (Read full article)
    9. Hughey AB, Desai N, Baman TS, Gakenheimer L, Hagan L, Kirkpatrick JN, Oral H, Eagle KA, Crawford TC (2014). Heart Rhythm Society members' views on pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator reuse. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 37(8), 969-77. (Read full article)
    10. Gakenheimer L, Romero J, Baman TS, Montgomery D, Smith CA, Oral H, Eagle KA, Crawford T (2013). Cardiac implantable electronic device reutilization: battery life of explanted devices at a tertiary care center. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 37(5), 569-75. (Read full article)
    11. Flynn SE, Gurm R, DuRussel-Weston J, Aaronson S, Gakenheimer L, Smolarski J, Simhaee D, Corriveau N, Goldberg C, Eagle T, Rao RM, Eagle KA, Jackson EA (2013). High-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in middle-school children: association with cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle behaviors. Pediatr Cardiol, 35(3), 507-13. (Read full article)
    12. Baman TS, Crawford T, Sovitch P, Meier P, Sovitch N, Gakenheimer L, Kirkpatrick J, Wasserman B, Samson G, Oral H, Eagle KA (2011). Feasibility of postmortem device acquisition for potential reuse in underserved nations. Heart Rhythm, 9(2), 211-4. (Read full article)
    13. Gakenheimer L, Lange DC, Romero J, Kirkpatrick JN, Sovitch P, Oral H, Eagle KA, Baman TS (2011). Societal views of pacemaker reutilization for those with untreated symptomatic bradycardia in underserved nations. J Interv Card Electrophysiol, 30(3), 261-6. (Read full article)
    14. Baman TS, Kirkpatrick JN, Romero J, Gakenheimer L, Romero A, Lange DC, Nosowsky R, Fuller K, Sison EO, Tangco RV, Abelardo NS, Samson G, Sovitch P, Machado CE, Kemp SR, Morgenstern K, Goldman EB, Oral H, Eagle KA (2010). Pacemaker reuse: an initiative to alleviate the burden of symptomatic bradyarrhythmia in impoverished nations around the world. Circulation, 122(16), 1649-56. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Etheridge SP, Gakenheimer-Smith L, Asaki SY, Niu M (2023). Asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth the Risk of Cure. [Review]. Curr Cardiol Rep, 25(6), 543-551. (Read full article)
    2. Baman TS, Meier P, Romero J, Gakenheimer L, Kirkpatrick JN, Sovitch P, Oral H, Eagle KA (2011). Safety of pacemaker reuse: a meta-analysis with implications for underserved nations. [Review]. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 4(3), 318-23. (Read full article)

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