Katharine R. Tsukahara
( out of 21 reviews )

Katharine R. Tsukahara, MD

Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Pulmonology
Salt Lake City
801-213-3599
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  • Dr. Tsukahara received her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital Oakland, and pediatric pulmonology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was supported by the University of Pennsylvania T32 in Genomic Medicine. She also completed a certificate in biomedical informatics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Tsukahara is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and practices in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at Primary Children’s Hospital. Her interests include technology dependence, mechanical ventilation, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and neuromuscular disease.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Pulmonology)

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
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  • Dr. Tsukahara received her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital Oakland, and pediatric pulmonology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was supported by the University of Pennsylvania T32 in Genomic Medicine. She also completed a certificate in biomedical informatics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Tsukahara is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and practices in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at Primary Children’s Hospital. Her interests include technology dependence, mechanical ventilation, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and neuromuscular disease.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
    American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Pulmonology)

    Education history

    Certification Biomedical Informatics - University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Certificate
    Fellowship Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Clinical Fellow
    Residency Pediatrics - UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - Oakland Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Indiana University School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences and French Studies - Lewis & Clark College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Tsukahara K, Ren CL, Allen J, Bann C, McDonough J, Ziolkowski K, Clem CC, DeMauro SB (2024). Design and implementation of a multicenter protocol to obtain impulse oscillometry data in preterm children. Pediatr Investig, 8(4), 253-264. (Read full article)
    2. Tsukahara K, Chang X, Mentch F, Smith-Whitley K, Bhandari A, Norris C, Glessner JT, Hakonarson H (2024). Identification of genetic variants associated with clinical features of sickle cell disease. Sci Rep, 14(1), 20070. (Read full article)
    3. Collaco JM, Tsukahara KR, Tracy MC, Sheils CA, Rice JL, Rhein LM, Popova AP, Nelin L, Miller AN, Manimtim WM, Levin JC, Lai K, Kaslow JA, Hayden LP, Bansal M, Austin ED, Aoyama B, Akangire G, Agarwal A, Villafranco N, McGrath-Morrow SA (2023). Number of children in the household influences respiratory morbidities in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the outpatient setting. Pediatr Pulmonol, 59(2), 314-322. (Read full article)
    4. Tsukahara K, Johnson B, Klimowich K, Chiotos K, Jensen EA, Planet P, Phinizy P, Piccione J (2022). Comparison of tracheal aspirate and bronchoalveolar lavage samples in the microbiological diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection in pediatric patients. Pediatr Pulmonol, 57(10), 2405-2410. (Read full article)
    5. Patil AS, Martin J, Tsukahara K, Skljarevski A, Miller K, Towns R, Schubert FP (2015). Pseudomonoamniotic Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of Etiologic Considerations. Fetal Pediatr Pathol, 34(6), 413-21. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Tsukahara K, Mayer OH (2022). Thoracic insufficiency syndrome: Approaches to assessment and management. [Review]. Paediatr Respir Rev.

    Book Chapter

    1. Tsukahara K, Mayer OH (2023). Chapter 16 - The evolving course of neuromuscular disease. In Pulmonary Assessment and Management of Patients with Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease (pp. 219-231). Academic Press.

    Case Report

    1. Leon C, Tsukahara K, Boggs K, Phinizy P (2022). Plastic bronchitis secondary to bocavirus in a previously healthy 4-year-old with negative lymphatic evaluation. Pediatr Pulmonol, 57(9), 2276-2278. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Tsukahara K, Scully T, McDonough J, Boas H, DeMauro SB, Ren CL, Allen J (2023). Reactance inversion in a cohort of former preterms: Physiology or artifact? [Letter to the editor]. Pediatr Pulmonol, 58(9), 2681-2684. (Read full article)