Marcella Marie Donaruma-Kwoh, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Languages: English
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Personal Statement
Dr Donaruma has been part of the Child Protection Team since 2006 and works providing care to children at both Texas Children's Hosptial and The Children's Assessment Center.
Clinical Interests:
Education
Research Interests:
Sexual abuse and physical abuse topics
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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Soto Martinez, M. E., Love, J. C., Pinto, D. C., Wiersema, J. M., Derrick, S. M., Bachim, A., Greely, C., Donaruma-Kwoh M., Truong V.T.T., Gao, S. & Crowder, C. M. (2019). The Infant Injury Database: a tool for the study of injury patterns in medicolegal investigations of child abuse. Journal of Forensic Sciences.
Brown ECB, Donaruma-Kwoh M, Otjen JP and Feldman KW. Three cases of inflicted skull crush injuries in infants, Pediatric Emergency Care 2019.
Culotta P, Isaac R, Sarpong K, Chandy B, Cruz A, Donaruma-Kwoh M. Nasal erosion as an uncommon sign of child abuse. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2018; 108: 95-99.
Lee M, Bachim A, Smith C, Camp EA, Donaruma-Kwoh M, Patel B. Hospital costs and charges of discharge delays in children hospitalized for child abuse and neglect. Hospital Pediatrics 2017; 7(10): 572-578.
Sellin JN, Morena A, Ryan SL, Lam SK, Donaruma-Kwoh M, Luerssen TG, Jea A. Children presenting in delayed fashion after minor head trauma with scalp swelling: do they require further work-up? Childs Nervous System 2017; 33(4):647-652.
Culotta PA, Crowe JE, Tran Q, Jones JY, Mehollin-Ray AR, Tran HB, Donaruma-Kwoh MM, Dodge CT, Camp EA, Cruz AT. Performance of computer tomography of the head to evaluate for skull fractures in infants with suspected non-accidental trauma. Pediatric Radiology 2016 Oct.
Greeley CS, Chuo CY, Kwak MJ, Henin SS, Donaruma-Kwoh M, Ferrell J, Giardino AP. Community Characteristics Associated With Seeking Medical Evaluation for Suspected Child Sexual Abuse in Greater Houston. Journal of Primary Prevention 2016 Jun; 37(3):215-30.