Robert S. Gillespie, MD, MPH

Partial Curriculum Vitae

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science, University of St. Thomas, Houston

Master of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle

Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Pediatrics residency, Children’s Hospital of Austin

Fellowship in nephrology, Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle

Speaking Engagements

Hypertension Update 2005, Grand Rounds, Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX; live teleconference to McAllen, TX, 3/25/05

Enuresis, Resident Core Conference, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX, 2/14/05

Hematuria and Proteinuria in Children, Family Practice Resident Conference, Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX, 11/9/04

Urinary Tract Infection:  Evaluation and Management, Resident Core Conference, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX, 6/14/04

Clinico-Pathologic Correlation: Nephrology, Grand Rounds, Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX; live teleconference to McAllen   and Brownsville, TX, 6/4/04

UTI in Children:  Dealing with Challenging Cases,  “Evening with an Expert” Outreach Series, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Laredo, TX, 3/31/04

Hypertension in Children, Resident Core Conference, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX, 10/6/03

Diagnosis and Treatment of Nephrolithiasis in Children, Grand Rounds, Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX; live teleconference to Victoria, Harlingen and Brownsville, TX, 10/3/03

Nephrolithiasis in Children, Northwest Kidney Center Joint Adult/Pediatric Nephrology Teaching Conference, 12/3/02

Primary Care of the Dialysis Patient, UW House Staff Conference, 8/5/02       

IgA Nephropathy, CHRMC Pathology Conference, 5/1/02

Citrate Dialysate, Nephrology Clinic Conference, 2/1/02

Intravenous Iron in Hemodialysis Patients, Nephrology Clinic Conference, 1/18/02

Urinary Tract Infections in Children:  What’s New, Nephrology Clinic Conference, 3/14/02

Urinary Tract Infections in Children:  What’s New, Northwest Kidney Center, Seattle, WA, Joint Adult/Pediatric Nephrology Teaching Conference, 1/25/02

Fellows’ Case Forum, Fundamentals of Dialysis in Children 2002, Tampa, FL, 3/5/02

Renal Tubular Causes of Failure to Thrive, Northwest Kidney Center, Seattle, WA, Joint Adult/Pediatric Nephrology Teaching Conference, 1/12/01

Publications in Scientific Journals

Gillespie RS. Photo quiz: Pediatrics.  Resident and Staff Physician 2006; 52(3):13, 20.

Gillespie RS. Nephrotic syndrome in children. Resident and Staff Physician 2005; 51(8):8-17.

Gillespie RS.  Hypertension in children:  an update.  Coastal Bend Medicine 2005; 45(1):5-7.

Gillespie RS, Symons JM. Sodium ferric gluconate for posttransplant anemia in pediatric and young adult renal transplant recipients. Pediatric Transplantation 2005;9:43-46.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3046.2005.00258.x

Gillespie RS, Seidel K, Symons JM. Effect of fluid overload and dose of replacement fluid on survival in hemofiltration. Pediatric Nephrology 2004;19:1394-1399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-004-1655-1

Gillespie RS, Johnson LC.  One size does not fit all:  laboratory data in pediatric patients.  AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2003;850.

Gillespie RS. Hypertension in children. Coastal Bend Medicine 2004;44(3):6-9.

Gillespie RS, Wolf FM.  Intravenous iron in pediatric hemodialysis patients:  a meta-analysis.  Pediatric Nephrology 2004;19:662-666.

Gillespie RS, Stapleton FB. Nephrolithiasis in children. Pediatrics in Review 2004;25(4):131-139.

Gillespie RS, Stapleton FB.  Litiasis renal en niños.  Pediatrics in Review, en español 2004;25(9):348-355.

Gillespie RS, Hauger SB, Holt RM. Primary group A Streptococcal peritonitis in a previously healthy child. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2002; 34(11):847-848.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0036554021000026944

Gillespie RS, Symons JM, McDonald RA.  Peritonitis due to Leuconostoc species in a child treated with peritoneal dialysis.  Pediatric Nephrology 2002;17:966-968.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-002-0967-2

Gillespie RS, Ponder SW.  Nesidioblastosis. eMedicine Journal 2001;2(9).  http://www.emedicine.com

McDonald A, Scranton M, Gillespie R, Mahajan V, Edwards GA.  Voiding cystourethrograms and urinary tract infection:  how long to wait?  Pediatrics 2000;105(4):E50.  http://www.pediatrics.org/content/cgi/full/105/4/e50

Publications in Non-Scientific Media

Gillespie RS.  A streetcar named Grand Rapids.  Michigan History 2005 May/June; 89(3): 32-35.

Scott V, Gillespie RS. Turntable trouble (2). Trains 2004 June; 64(6):73-74.

Gillespie RS.  Trains in white:  military hospital trains through a century of conflict.  Classic Trains (in press).

Gillespie RS.  Problem-based learning redefines medical education.  Impact 1995;1(4):1-6

Abstracts Presented at Scientific Meetings

Gillespie RS.  Blood urea nitrogen levels do not help determine when to initiate CVVH in children.  Presented at the National Kidney Foundation 2005 Clinical Meetings, Washington, DC, May 2005.

Gillespie RS, Seidel K, Symons JM.  Dose of replacement fluid, volume overload and survival in children treated with continuous veno-venous hemofiltration.  Presented at the American Society of Nephrology Renal Week, San Diego, CA, November 2003.

Gillespie RS, Symons JM. Sodium ferric gluconate use in pediatric renal transplant recipients.  Abstract accepted for publication with abstracts from American Society of Nephrology Renal Week, San Diego, CA, November 2003.

Gillespie RS, Johnson LC.  One size does not fit all:  laboratory data in pediatric patients.  Presented at the American Medical Infomatics Association annual meeting, Washington, DC, November 2003.

Gillespie RS, Wolf FM.  Intravenous iron in pediatric hemodialysis patients:  a meta-analysis.  Presented at the National Kidney Foundation Clinical Meetings, Dallas, TX, April 2003.

Online Publications

Gillespie RS. KidneyWeb. www.KidneyWeb.net

Gillespie RS. RailwaySurgery.org. www.RailwaySurgery.org

Awards and Honors

Physicians’ Recognition Award with Commendation, American Medical Association

Physicians’ Recognition Award, American Medical Association

Cliff Sharpe Award for Volunteer Service, Northwest Railway Museum

Award for Excellence in Student Teaching, Children’s Hospital of Austin

Department of Pathology Award for Clinico-Pathologic Correlation, University of Texas Medical Branch