Vineeta Sitaram Mittal, MD $$

Hospital Medicine Specialist

Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Division Director at Children's Health

Languages Spoken:
English

Locations

UT Southwestern Pediatric Group

Education and Training

Medical School
Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College (1991)
Residency
Rhode Island Hospital (2005), Pediatrics
Seth Gorbandas Sunderdas Medical College (1997), Pediatrics
Fellowship
The Canberra Hospital, University of Sydney (2000), Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Graduate School
UT Dallas/Naveen Jindall School of Management (2015)
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics/Hospital Medicine
  • Research Interests

    • Bronchiolitis
    • Value-based care
    • Quality improvement
    • Healthcare IT
    • Family-centered rounds
    • Evidence-based medicine
  • Publications

    Publications

    • Impact of Discharge Components on Readmission Rates for Children Hospitalized with Asthma. Parikh K, Hall M, Kenyon CC, Teufel RJ, Mussman GM, Montalbano A, Gold J, Antoon JW, Subramony A, Mittal V, Morse RB, Wilson KM, Shah SS, The Journal of pediatrics 2018 04 195 175-181.e2
    • Use of Post-Acute Facility Care in Children Hospitalized With Acute Respiratory Illness. Berry J, Wilson K, Dumas H, Simpser E, O'Brien J, Whitford K, May R, Mittal V, Murphy N, Steinhorn D, Agrawal R, Rehm K, Marks M, Traul C, Dribbon M, Haines C, Hall M Journal of hospital medicine 2017 Aug 12 8 626-631
    • Families as Partners in Hospital Error and Adverse Event Surveillance. Khan A, Coffey M, Litterer KP, Baird JD, Furtak SL, Garcia BM, Ashland MA, Calaman S, Kuzma NC, O'Toole JK, Patel A, Rosenbluth G, Destino LA, Everhart JL, Good BP, Hepps JH, Dalal AK, Lipsitz SR, Yoon CS, Zigmont KR, Srivastava R, Starmer AJ, Sectish TC, Spector ND, West DC, Landrigan CP, Allair BK, Alminde C, Alvarado-Little W, Atsatt M, Aylor ME, Bale JF, Balmer D, Barton KT, Beck C, Bismilla Z, Blankenberg RL, Chandler D, Choudhary A, Christensen E, Coghlan-McDonald S, Cole FS, Corless E, Cray S, Da Silva R, Dahale D, Dreyer B, Growdon AS, Gubler L, Guiot A, Harris R, Haskell H, Kocolas I, Kruvand E, Lane MM, Langrish K, Ledford CJ, Lewis K, Lopreiato JO, Maloney CG, Mangan A, Markle P, Mendoza F, Micalizzi DA, Mittal V, Obermeyer M, O'Donnell KA, Ottolini M, Patel SJ, Pickler R, Rogers JE, Sanders LM, Sauder K, Shah SS, Sharma M, Simpkin A, Subramony A, Thompson ED, Trueman L, Trujillo T, Turmelle MP, Warnick C, Welch C, White AJ, Wien MF, Winn AS, Wintch S, Wolf M, Yin HS, Yu CE JAMA pediatrics 2017 Feb
    • Long length of hospital stay in children with medical complexity. Gold JM, Hall M, Shah SS, Thomson J, Subramony A, Mahant S, Mittal V, Wilson KM, Morse R, Mussman GM, Hametz P, Montalbano A, Parikh K, Ishman S, O'Neill M, Berry JG Journal of hospital medicine 2016 Jul
    • Pediatric Hospital Discharges to Home Health and Postacute Facility Care: A National Study. Berry JG, Hall M, Dumas H, Simpser E, Whitford K, Wilson KM, O'Neill M, Mittal V, Agrawal R, Dribbon M, Haines CJ, Traul C, Marks M, O'Brien J JAMA pediatrics 2016 Apr 170 4 326-33
    • Improved Magnetic Resonance Imaging Utilization for Children with Musculoskeletal Infection. Mueller AJ, Kwon JK, Steiner JW, Mittal VS, Fernandes NJ, Jo CH, Lindsay EA, Copley LA The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2015 Nov 97 22 1869-76
    • Comparative Effectiveness of Dexamethasone versus Prednisone in Children Hospitalized with Asthma. Parikh K, Hall M, Mittal V, Montalbano A, Gold J, Mahant S, Wilson KM, Shah SS The Journal of pediatrics 2015 Sep 167 3 639-44.e1
    • Association of National Guidelines With Tonsillectomy Perioperative Care and Outcomes. Mahant S, Hall M, Ishman SL, Morse R, Mittal V, Mussman GM, Gold J, Montalbano A, Srivastava R, Wilson KM, Shah SS Pediatrics 2015 Jul 136 1 53-60
    • Family-centered rounds on pediatric wards: a PRIS network survey of US and Canadian hospitalists. Mittal VS, Sigrest T, Ottolini MC, Rauch D, Lin H, Kit B, Landrigan CP, Flores G Pediatrics 2010 Jul 126 1

    Books

    • Diseases Unique to the Newborn in Shah SS, Alverson B, Ronan J, eds. Step-Up to Pediatrics. Mittal V. (2014), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 391-430.
  • Professional Activities

    • American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow (2006)
    • Academic Pediatric Association (2007)
    • PHM Inaugural Pediatric Hospital Medicine Certification Group (2016)
  • Awards and Honors

    • D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists (2016, 2021)
    • D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist (2021)
    • President Elect, Medical Dental Staff (2016), Children's Medical Center Dallas
    • Core Clerkship Teaching Award (2011), UT Southwestern Medical School
    • Teaching Faculty Award - By residents at Annual graduation awards ceremony 2006 at Saint Peter’s University Hospital (2006)
    • Teaching Resident Award -third year Pediatric Resident - Awarded by the Intern class at 2003-2004 academic year graduation - Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI (2004)
    • Co-Chair, Inpatient Operational Committee - Pediatric Acute Care Unit, Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
    • Member of Educational Committee - St. Peter’s University Hospital Pediatric Residency Program, New Brunswick, NJ
    • Senior Registrar (Chief Resident) - Department of Pediatrics, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India

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