KristinRMeltonMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Cincinnati, OH

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

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Office
3333 Burnet Ave
# 7009
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone+1 513-803-0022

Fax+1 513-636-7868
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Education & Training

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Children’s Mercy HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2000 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Term Infant with Respiratory Distress after Feeding.
Manan Shah, Shanmukha Mukthapuram, Kristin Melton, Melissa House> ;Neoreviews. 2023 May 1
1 citations
Reducing Pediatric Unplanned Extubation Across Multiple ICUs Using Quality Improvement.
Kristin Melton, Caitlin Ryan, Angela Saunders, Julie Zix> ;Pediatrics. 2022 May 1
1 citations
The Generalizability of a Medication Administration Discrepancy Detection System: Quantitative Comparative Analysis.
Eric S. Kirkendall, Hannah Huth, Benjamin Rauenbuehler, Adam Moses, Kristin R. Melton, Yizhao Ni> ;JMIR Medical Informatics. 2020 Dec 2
8 citations
Human-Based Errors Involving Smart Infusion Pumps: A Catalog of Error Types and Prevention Strategies.
Eric S. Kirkendall, Kristen Timmons, Hannah Huth, Kathleen Walsh, Kristin R. Melton> ;Drug Safety. 2020 Nov 1
36 citations
Assessment of an Unplanned Extubation Bundle to Reduce Unplanned Extubations in Critically Ill Neonates, Infants, and Children.
Darren Klugman, Kristin Melton, Patrick O'Neal. Maynord, Aaron Dawson, Gowri Madhavan, Vicki L. Montgomery, Mary L. Nock, Anthony Lee, Anne Lyren> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2020 Jun 1
12 citations
Smart pumps improve medication safety but increase alert burden in neonatal care.
Kristin Melton, Kristen Timmons, Kathleen E. Walsh, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Eric S. Kirkendall> ;BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2019 Nov 7
8 citations
Data Challenges With Real-Time Safety Event Detection And Clinical Decision Support
Eric S. Kirkendall, Yizhao Ni, Todd Lingren, Matthew Leonard, Eric S. Hall, Kristin Melton> ;Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2019 May 22
Case 2: Seizures, Apnea, Lethargy, and Persistent Hiccups in a Full-Term Newborn.
Shreyas Arya, Kristin R. Melton> ;Neoreviews. 2019 May 1
14 citations
Foxc2 is required for proper cardiac neural crest cell migration, outflow tract septation, and ventricle expansion
Kimberly E. Inman, Carlo Donato Caiaffa, Kristin R. Melton, Lisa L. Sandell, Annita Achilleos, Tsutomu Kume, Paul A. Trainor> ;Developmental Dynamics. 2018 Dec 1
16 citations
Designing and evaluating an automated system for real-time medication administration error detection in a neonatal intensive care unit
Yizhao Ni, Todd Lingren, Eric S. Hall, Matthew Leonard, Kristin R. Melton, Eric S. Kirkendall> ;Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2018 May 1
8 citations
Using Health Information Technology to Improve Safety in Neonatal Care: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Kristin R. Melton, Yizhao Ni, Heather L. Tubbs-Cooley, Kathleen E. Walsh> ;Clinics in Perinatology. 2017 Sep 1
15 citations
Endothelial cells are not required for specification of respiratory progenitors.
Jamie A. Havrilak, Kristin R. Melton, John M. Shannon> ;Developmental Biology. 2017 Jul 1
8 citations
Identification and management of neonatal skull fractures
Stephanie L. Merhar, Beth M. Kline-Fath, Amy T. Nathan, K R Melton, Karin S. Bierbrauer> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2016 Apr 7
18 citations
Automated detection of medication administration errors in neonatal intensive care
Qi Li, Eric S. Kirkendall, Eric S. Hall, Yizhao Ni, Todd Lingren, Megan Kaiser, Nataline Lingren, Haijun Zhai, Imre Solti, Kristin R. Melton> ;Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 2015 Oct 1
34 citations
Phenotyping for patient safety: algorithm development for electronic health record based automated adverse event and medical error detection in neonatal intensive care.
Qi Li, Kristin R. Melton, Todd Lingren, Eric S. Kirkendall, Eric S. Hall, Haijun Zhai, Yizhao Ni, Megan Kaiser, Laura Stoutenborough, Imre Solti> ;Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2014 Sep 1
18 citations
Large ABCA3 and SFTPC Deletions Resulting in Lung Disease
Lindsay B. Henderson, Kristin R. Melton, Susan E. Wert, Jonathan Couriel, Andrew Bush, Michael Ashworth, Lawrence M. Nogee> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2013 Dec 23
34 citations
Neonates with tongue-based airway obstruction: a systematic review.
Laurel Bookman, Kristin R. Melton, Brian S. Pan, Patricia L. Bender, Barbara A. Chini, James M. Greenberg, Howard M. Saal, Jesse A. Taylor, Ravindhra G. Elluru> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2012 Jan 1
22 citations
A phenotype-driven ENU mutagenesis screen identifies novel alleles with functional roles in early mouse craniofacial development.
Lisa L. Sandell, Angelo Iulianella, Kristin R. Melton, Megan L. Lynn, Macie B. Walker, Kimberly E. Inman, Shachi Bhatt, Margot Leroux-Berger, Michelle Crawford, Natali...> ;Genesis. 2011 Apr 1
50 citations
Interfering with Wnt signalling alters the periodicity of the segmentation clock
Sarah Gibb, Anna Zagórska, Kristin R. Melton, Gennady Tenin, Irene Vacca, Paul A. Trainor, Miguel Maroto, J. Kim Dale> ;Developmental Biology. 2009 Jun 1
34 citations
Partial SP-B deficiency perturbs lung function and causes air space abnormalities.
Lori L. Nesslein, Kristin R. Melton, Machiko Ikegami, Cheng-Lun Na, Susan E. Wert, Ward R. Rice, Jeffrey A. Whitsett, Timothy E. Weaver> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2005 Feb 18
25 citations
Gene expression and regulation of hindbrain and spinal cord development.
Kristin R. Melton, Angelo Iulianella, Paul A. Trainor> ;Frontiers in Bioscience. 2004 Jan 1
85 citations
Origins and plasticity of neural crest cells and their roles in jaw and craniofacial evolution.
Paul A. Trainor, Kristin R. Melton, Miguel Manzanares> ;The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 2003 Dec 1
11 citations
Somitogenesis: breaking new boundaries.
Angelo Iulianella, Kristin R. Melton, Paul A. Trainor> ;Neuron. 2003 Sep 25
119 citations
SP-B deficiency causes respiratory failure in adult mice
Kristin R. Melton, Lori L. Nesslein, Machiko Ikegami, Jay W. Tichelaar, Jean C. Clark, Jeffrey A. Whitsett, Timothy E. Weaver> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2003 Mar 14
18 citations
Neonatal jaundice. Strategies to reduce bilirubin-induced complications.
Kristin Melton, Henry T. Akinbi> ;Postgraduate Medicine. 1999 Nov 1
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Grant Support

EHR-based patient safety: Automated error detection in neonatal intensive careNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)2012–2014
Craniofacial Development: The Role Of The EndotheliumNational Institute Of Dental &Craniofacial Research2007
Craniofacial Development: The Role Of The EndotheliumNational Institute Of Dental &Craniofacial Research2005–2007

Hospital Affiliations

Christ HospitalCincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, Ohio
Mercy Health - Anderson HospitalCincinnati, Ohio