CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Karen Lum Lakin, M.D., M.S.P.H, F.A.A.P.
ADDRESS: LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
Children’s Foundation Research Center
50 N. Dunlap
Memphis, TN 38103
TELEPHONE: 901-287-6221
EDUCATION:
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
B.S. in Zoology, May 1986
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
M.S.P.H., May 1989
East Carolina University School of Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina
M.D., May 1993
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Department of Preventive Medicine
21St Century Scholars Program
2005
RESIDENCY:
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Department of Pediatrics Residency Program
LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
1993-1996
CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified in General Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, 1996
Recertified 2006, 2013
Board Certified in Child Abuse Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, 2011
MEDICAL LICENSURE:
Tennessee State Board of Medical Examiners 1995
Mississippi StateBoardofMedicalLicensure 2014
Drug Enforcement Agency Registration 1995
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND MEMBERSHIPS:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Tennessee Academy of Pediatrics
The Helfer Society
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Best Doctors in America, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
21st Century Scholar, Department of Preventive Medicine, 2005
The Medical Humanities Award, East Carolina School of Medicine, 1993
Cancer Education Program Fellowship, 1990
UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS:
1999-Present Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Department of Pediatrics
Division of General Pediatrics
Memphis, Tennessee
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, active
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Shelby County Child Fatality Review Committee 2001-Current
Shelby County Child Abuse Coalition Advisory Group 2006-Current
Tennessee Child Abuse Pediatrics Advisory Panel 2013-Current
PRACTICE/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2006-Present Medical Director
LeBonheur CARES
Memphis, TN
2011-Present Pediatrician
University LeBonheur Pediatric Specialists, Inc.
Memphis, TN
2000-Present Medical Expert Witness in Child Abuse and Neglect
Qualified in the State of Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Arizona
1999-2010 Pediatrician
UTMG
Memphis, Tennessee
2003-2006 Medical Consultant
LeBonheur Center for Children and Parents
Memphis, Tennessee
2000-2005 Medical Consultant
LeBonheur Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
Memphis, Tennessee
1996-1999 Pediatrician
Raleigh Group, P.C.
Memphis, Tennessee
1993-1996 Resident Physician
University of Tennessee, Memphis
LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center
Memphis, Tennessee
1988-1990 Research Technician
Lineberger Cancer Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1987-1988 Graduate Research Assistant
School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1986-1987 Biologist
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
1984-1986 Clinical Assistant
Duke University Medical Center
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Durham, North Carolina
1985 Research Technician
Duke University Marine Laboratory
Beaufort, North Carolina
1981-1985 Research Technician
University of Tennessee, Memphis
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Memphis, Tennessee
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
1999-Current Community Pediatrics, Child Abuse and Neglect, Core Rotation- Supervision and teaching of 3-4 Pediatric Interns 6 months per year
Child Abuse and Neglect, 4th year Medical Student Elective- Supervision and teaching of 4th year student for the month- (variable participation)
Inpatient General Pediatrics Attending- 1-2 months/year
1999-2006 Ambulatory Pediatrics Resident Practice Group- Supervision of 3-5 Pediatric Residents, 2-3 3rd Year Medical Students per clinic
General Pediatric Inpatient Attending Supervision and teaching of 6-8 Pediatric Residents and 3-5 3rd Year Medical students 2 months per year
2003 Mentor for University Of Tennessee Health Careers Opportunity Program Summer Intern, Danielle Anderson, sophomore student at Duke University
2004-2006 Pediatric Board Review- 1-2 Lectures to 3rd year Residents
2009 Preceptor for Vanderbilt Advanced Practice Nursing Students
2009 Preceptor for Union University Advance Practice Nursing Students
LECTURES:
2001-2004 University of Tennessee Pediatric Intern School, “Recognizing Child Abuse”, Memphis, TN
2001 University of Tennessee Pediatric Intern School, “RSV and Synagis”, Memphis, TN
2001 LeBonheur Center for Parents and Children, “Recognizing Child Abuse”, Memphis, TN
2001 Memphis and Shelby County Health Department, “RSV and Synagis”, Memphis, TN
2001 Baptist East Hospital Staff, “Recognizing Child Abuse”, Memphis, TN
2001 University of Tennessee Child Care Center, “What you don’t know, could hurt them!”, Memphis, TN
2002 Memphis Bar Association Guardian Ad Litem Seminar (Panelist), Memphis, TN
2002 Memphis Child Advocacy Center Childcare Conference, “SIDS”, “Could This Be Abuse”, Memphis, TN
2002 LeBonheur Teleconference “Shaken Baby Syndrome, Recognizing Child Abuse”, Memphis, TN
2002, 2003 Shelby Co. Department of Children’s Services, In-Service Training, “Recognizing Child Abuse”, Memphis, TN
2003 University Of Tennessee Pediatric Intensivists Fellows Conference Series, “Child Abuse and Neglect”, “Case Studies from the ICU”, Memphis, TN
2003 Memphis Police Academy In-Service Training, “SIDS”, Memphis, TN
2004-Current University Of Tennessee Resident Conference, “Child Maltreatment” Intern School, Memphis, TN
2003 Memphis Child Advocacy Center, Lunch and Learn Series, “Expert Witness”, Memphis, TN
2004 University of Tennessee Surgery Grand Rounds, “Child Abuse and Neglect”, Memphis, TN
2004 Emergency Nurses Association 2nd Annual Regional Forensics Conference, “Child Maltreatment”, Memphis, TN
2004 Children’s Foundation Research Center/ LeBonheur Health Systems Pediatric Wellness Roundtable, “Preventing Child Abuse: A Pediatrician’s Perspective”, Memphis, TN
2005 LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center Trauma Conference “Child Abuse”, Memphis, TN
2006 University of Memphis Child Advocacy Law Clinic “Child Maltreatment”,
Memphis, TN
2006, 2007 LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center Comprehensive Care of the Pediatric Patient Nursing Curriculum, “How to Deal with Child Maltreatment”, Memphis, TN
2007 Memphis/Shelby County Children and Youth Council Spring Training Conference, “Infant Mortality”, Memphis, TN
2007 LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center Grand Rounds, “According to Hoyle: LeBonheur Child Assessment Program”, Memphis, TN
2008 LeBonheur Speaker’s Bureau, “Le Bonheur's Child Assessment Program, An Approach to the Evaluation of Child Maltreatment”, Memphis, TN
2009 University Of Tennessee Resident Conference, “Pediatric Physical and Sexual Abuse” Intern School
2009 Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference Annual CLE Conference, “Shaken Baby Syndrome”, Memphis, TN
2009, 2012 LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, LCAP Pediatric Sane Nursing Educational Program, “Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse/Assault”, Memphis, TN
2009 Tennessee Bar Association, “Medical Evidence in Child Maltreatment Cases”, Nashville, TN
2009 Urban Child Institute, “Shaken Baby Syndrome”, Memphis, TN
2010 LeBonheur Pediatric Grand Rounds, “Zero to Sixty in Three Weeks or Less: Creation of the LeBonheur Pediatric Sexual Assault Program”, Memphis, TN
2011 UT Family Practice “Pediatric Sexual Abuse”, Memphis, TN
2011 Bioethics Rounds, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, ‘Child Maltreatment”, Memphis, TN
2012 Etteldorf Symposium LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, “Evaluation of Pediatric Sexual Assault”, Memphis, TN
2012 NOVA-Defending Childhood Initiative Conference, “Child Abuse”, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
2013 Etteldorf Symposium LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, “Teachable Moments: Teachable Moments: Preventing Child Abuse from the Pediatric Office”, Memphis, TN
2013 UT School of Dentistry, “Child Abuse and Neglect in the Dental Office”, Memphis, TN
2014 Memphis Child Advocacy Center, “Abusive Head Trauma”, Memphis, TN
2014 Methodist North Hospital, “Child Sexual Abuse”, Memphis, TN
2014 UT Family Practice, Jackson ,“Child Abuse”, Jackson, TN
2014 LeBonheur Grand Rounds "What happens when a child dies? Child Fatality Investigation in Shelby County, TN", Memphis, TN
EXTERNAL SUPPORT
Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare Foundation’s Ryan White Title IV program, the Memphis HIV Family Care Network, (0.05 FTE) $10,000.
Crippled Children’s Foundation Research Center, “Imprinting Bicycle Helmet Use in the Toddler Age Group to Promote Better Compliance during Childhood”, $51,800.
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, Child Abuse Prevention, Shelby and Fayette Counties, Consultant, $13,800, 2004-2005
Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, “Safe and Bright Futures for Children Initiative”, Principle Investigator, $150,000, 2004-2006.
PUBLICATIONS:
Bringman, J, Magsumbol, M, Lakin, KL, and Williams, B. Inclusion of previable infants: Impact on leading causes of death in African-American infants in Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee 1999-2003. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 196(6), S216, 2006
Baric, R.S., Schaad, M.C., Wei, T., Fu, K.S., Lum, K. Schieh, C., Stohlman, S.A. Murine coronavirus temperature sensitive mutants. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 276: 349-56, 1990.
Schaad, M.C., Stohlman, S. A., Egbert, J., Lum, K., Fu, K., Wei, T., and Baric, R.S. Genetics of mouse hepatitis virus transcription: identification of cistrons which may function in positive and negative strand RNA synthesis. Virology, 177 (2): 634-645, 1990.
Tlsty, T.D., Margolin, B.M., Lum, K. Differences in the rate of gene amplification in nontumorigenic and tumorigenic cell lines as measured by the luria delbrück fluctuation analysis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86(23):9441-5, 1989.
Newbold, R., Pentecost, B.T., Yamashita, S., Lum, K., Miller, J.V., Nelson, P., Blair, J., Kong, H., Teng, C., and McLachlan, J. Female gene expression in the seminal vesicle of mice after prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol. Endocrinology, 124(5): 2568-76, 1989.
Abstracts
Lakin, KL, Kritchevsky, SB, Patton, FC, Bugnitz, MC, and Wyatt, RC. Continued High Incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in African-Americans in Shelby County, TN: Failure to Reflect National Trend of Decline. Pediatric Research, 53 (4), 211A, 2003.
Bringman, J, Magsumbol, M, Lakin, K, and Williams, B. Inclusion of previable infants: impact on leading causes of death in African-American infants in Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee 1999-2003. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 195(6) Supplement 1, S216, 2006.
PRESENTATIONS
Platform Presentation
Continued High Incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in African-Americans in Shelby County, TN: Failure to Reflect National Trend of Decline presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research 2003, New Orleans, LA, February 2003
“Imprinting the Use of Bicycle Helmets in the Preschool Age Group To Establish a Helmet Habit” to be presented at the 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2006.
Poster Presentation
“Continued High Incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in African-Americans in Shelby County, TN: Failure to Reflect National Trend of Decline” presented at the 2003 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, May 2003
“Multidisciplinary Team Evaluation of Families in Complex Child Abuse Cases”, NACHRI Spring Conference, New Orleans, LA March 13-16, 2005
Workshop Presentation
“Effective Use of Medical Information in Investigations and the Courtroom”, presented at The Tennessee Chapter of Children’s Advocacy Centers’ 5TH Annual Connecting for Children’s Justice Conference, Nashville, TN, 2008
“Failure to Thrive” and “The Medically Fragile Child”, presented at The Tennessee Chapter of Children’s Advocacy Centers Connecting for Children’s Justice Conference, Nashville, TN 2014
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