Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor
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Dr. Hoffman is a neonatologist with a particular interest in improving the care of neonates through simulation-based education of nursing, medical students, residents, and fellows.
She also is interested in providing care to infants in our surrounding communities through telemedicine. Dr. Hoffman is also interested in the neurodevelopmental outcomes of term infants at high risk for injury due to perinatal insults or congenital heart disease.
Dr. Hoffman's research interests include Neuroprotection, telemedicine and simulation.
Neonatology
Fetal Care and Treatment Center
B.S., UC Davis, Davis CA 2003
M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh PA 2008
Pediatrics, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2008-2009
Pediatrics, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2009-2011
Neonatology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2011-2014
Sautter Silver Award for Innovation in Information Technology, 2020
Dr. Anthony F Philipps Research Award, 2019
Children's Miracle Network Achievement Award, 2019
Sacramento Magazine's Top Doctors in Neonatology, 2018, 2019
Eli Gold Award, 2017
Children's Miracle Network Grant 2012, 2014
Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award, 2012
Haynes SC, Dharmar M, Hill BC, Hoffman KR, Donohue LT, Kuhn-Riordon KM, Rottkamp CA, Vali P, Tancredi DJ, Romano PS, Steinhorn R, Marcin JP. The Impact of Telemedicine on Transfer Rates of Newborns at Rural Community Hospitals. Academic Pediatrics. 2020 Jul;20(5):636-641. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2020.02.013. Epub 2020 Feb 17.
Donohue LT, Underwood MA, Hoffman KR. Relationship Between Self-efficacy and Performance of Simulated Neonatal Chest Compressions and Ventilation. Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 2020 May 4. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000446. Online ahead of print.
Donohue LT, Hoffman KR, Marcin JP. Use of Telemedicine to Improve Neonatal Resuscitation. Children (Basel, Switzerland). 2019 Apr 1;6(4):50. doi:10.3390/children6040050.
Sauers-Ford, HS, Marcin, JP, Underwood, MA, Kim, JH, Nicolau, Y, Uy, C, Chen, ST, Hoffman, KR. The Use of Telemedicine to Address Disparities in Access to Specialist Care for Neonates. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2018 Nov 2;25(9):775-78.
Fodor IK, Nelson DO, Alegria-Hartman M, Robbins K, Langlois RG, Turteltaub KW, Corzett TH, McCutchen-Maloney SL. Statistical challenges in the analysis of two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis experiments using DeCyder. Bioinformatics. 2005 Oct 1;21(19):3733-40.