Timothy P. Lefeber, MD

Assistant Professor & Pediatric Residency Program Director

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Pediatrics

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

• MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2009

Awards and Honors

Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit Honor Society                                                                       2004

Marquette University Office of Student Affairs Leadership Award                              2005

Medical College of Wisconsin/Marquette Medical Alumni Association                       

Bob Herzog Memorial Scholarship for Leadership and Service                                  2007                                      

Stavri and Olga Joseph Scholarship for Community Service                                      2007

Medical College of Wisconsin Student Affairs Leadership Award                               2009      

Susan K. Makoroff Pediatric Resident Award, Pediatric Residency Program,            

                              Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh                                                   2010

Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award                2012

                                                                                                                                                               

Paul C. Gaffney Diagnostic Referral Group Outstanding 3^rd Year Resident               2012

Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine                             2013

The Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems

Exemplary Outcomes                                                                                                  2016

Press Ganey Top Provider Medical Practice                                                               2016

Press Ganey Top Provider Medical Practice                                                               2017

Press Ganey Top Provider Medical Practice                                                               2018

West Virginia Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrician of the Year      2018

American Academy of Pediatrics Special Achievement Award                                  2018

Abstracts Presented

Meurer, J.R., Lefeber, T., Cohn, J., Kuhn, E., Murphy, A., Breysse, J. Home Nurse and Environmental Interventions Improve Child Asthma Symptoms. Pediatrics Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Toronto Canada, May 6, 2007.

Peer-reviewed publications/Invited Reviews:

Lefeber TP, Nield LS. Smoking outside:  does it eliminate secondhand smoke risk?  Consultant for Pediatrics.  2016;15(3):122-125. 

Lefeber TP, Nield OE, Nield LS.  Psychological aspects of enuresis in childhood.  Annals of Urology and Nephrology.  2018;1(1):AUN.MS.ID.000503.

Umer A, Lilly C, Hamilton C, Cottrell L, Lefeber T, Hulsey T, John C. Updating a Perinatal Risk Scoring System to Predict Infant Mortality. Am J Perinatology. 2018 Dec 28. doi:10.1055/s-0038-1676631

Ongoing Clinical Studies:

Nader Shaikh, Ellen Wald, University of Pittsburgh, Tim Lefeber, Janani Narumanchi WVU; Efficicacy of Antibiotics in Children with Acute Sinusitis: Which Subgroups Benefit NIH Award Grant Number: 5U01AI118506-03, FAIN: U01AI118506 Project Period: 6/1/2015- 6-1/2020

Research projects pending approval/ submission/publication:

Incorporating a Health Literacy Assessment into Pediatric Patient Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Kari Sand-Jecklin, Tina Antil-Keener, Timothy Lefeber

Data collection in process. IRB Approval March 3, 2015

Medical Specialties

• Pediatrics

Board Certifications

• Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Special Training

• Residency, Pediatrics
  Children's Hospital of UPMC, 2013