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Santa J. Bartholomew MD, FAAP, FCCM (formerly Johnston) is an award-winning Pediatrician with more than 30 years of clinical experience and is a distinguished medical educator serving as a Professor of Pediatrics at two esteemed medical universities. She is double-boarded by the American Board of Pediatrics in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care medicine.
Her primary specialty has been Pediatric Critical Care medicine since 1990, and Dr. Bartholomew has practiced for decades in nearly every conceivable setting from state-of-the-art quaternary care centers, to large academic centers and level I trauma centers with very busy Pediatric Emergency Departments and Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs).
Over the years, Dr. Santa, as she is known to her patients, has had the opportunity to perform locums work in many small and medium-sized community-based hospitals throughout the nation, including Alaska, and she has traveled extensively around the world to provide services to patients in remote villages of undeveloped third-world countries.
Dr. Santa Bartholomew’s practice roles have consisted of Pediatric Intensivist, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Emergency Consultant, and Emergency Transport of critically ill children, including helicopter flight time in urgent situations. She has managed congenital heart surgery patients who require open heart surgery, renal and all manner of transplant patients, pediatric trauma patients, ECMO support of cardiac patients, and a wide variety of common to rare medical and general pediatric surgical diseases.
She has served as the President of a large 475-member medical staff and has held a variety of professional governance positions. She has been involved in building ground-up PICU programs, spearheading many policy and quality improvement projects, and participating in numerous peer review situations.
Santa J. Bartholomew MD is in good standing and holds unrestricted licenses with 17 state medical boards with no history of disciplinary actions. She has been performing legal review and court services since 1993. During that time, she has successfully delivered testimony for both plaintiff and defense clients across an array of complex pediatric and critical care cases, custody cases, and criminal cases for the court. Her opinions are highly sought after and are based on a solid educational foundation developed over 30-plus years of rigorous clinical practice in a myriad of settings all around the world.
Dr. Bartholomew has the drive and energy to stay the course during lengthy litigations and always delivers accurate, comprehensive expert medical opinions with excellence and integrity. She has repeatedly proven to be a valuable witness in depositions and at trial offering a broad fund of knowledge and an unwavering ethical center.
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Undergraduate
July 1978 to June 1982
Villanova University, Villanova, PA — Bachelor of Science, Biology
Medical Education
July 1982 to June 1986
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA — Doctor of Medicine
Internship
July 1986 to June 1987
University of Maryland Medical Systems, Baltimore, MD
Department Chairman: Michael Berman
Chief of Service: Carol Carrachio, M.D.
Residency / Chief Residency
July 1987 to June 1990
University of Maryland Medical Systems, Baltimore, MD
Department Chairman: Michael Berman
Chief of Service: Carol Carrachio, M.D.
Fellowship
July 1990 to June 1993
Cornell-Columbia, The New York Hospital, Weill Medical Center, New York, NY
Department Chairman: Maria New, M.D.
Chief of Service: Bruce Greenwald, M.D.
MAYNARD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Eastern Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
April 2018 to February 2021
MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Georgetown School of Medicine, Washington, DC
October 2015 to April 2018
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF THE KING’S DAUGHTERS
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
July 1993 to October 2014
Community Children’s at Community Medical Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Missoula, MT
January 2021 to present
Moses Cone Health, Greensboro, NC
February 2018 to October 2022
Maria Parham, Henderson, NC
February 2018 to present
Navicent Health, Macon, GA
March 2018 to present
Beacon Health, South Bend, IN
February 2017 to present
Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD
January 2018 to September 2019
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
May 2015 to August 2015
OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, IL
August 2015 to December 2015
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC
January 2014 to January 2017
St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Henderson, NV
June 2013
Summerlin Hospital, Las Vegas, NV
February 2013 to May 2013
Renown Medical Center, Reno, NV
September 2012 to September 2013
Alaska Native Medical Center Hospital, Anchorage, AK
January 2015
Carillion Roanoke Medical Center, Roanoke, VA
December 2012 to November 2013
New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC
January 2013 to February 2014, and February 2015
Presbyterian Albuquerque Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM
July 2010 to March 2013, and May 2015 to June 2015
Sinai of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
September 2007 to June 2010, and August 2014 to September 2016
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
August 2007 to September 2007
Columbus Regional Medical Center, Columbus, GA
September 2006
Via Christi Medical Center, Wichita, KS
March 2006 to September 2006
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
January 2006 to July 2006, and October 2009 to December 2009
St. Mary’s Hospital, Evansville, IN
February 2001 to June 2001, October 2005 to September 2007, and
August 2015 to present
Chippenham Johnston-Willis Hospital, Richmond, VA
February 1998 to March 1999
Henrico Doctor’s Hospital, Richmond, VA
February 1998 to March 1999
DeBruin W, Notterman DL, Magid D, Valentino J, Johnston SJ. Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in infants and children: Clinical and pathologic characteristics. Crit Care Med 1992:9; 1223-1233. UI: 1521437.
Fong J, Notterman D, Valentino J, Johnston SJ. Calculated creatinine clearance fails to predict measured creatinine clearance in critically ill children. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1995:58:192-197.
Nakagawa T, Morris A, Johnston SJ, Sharkey P, Zaritsky AL. Dose response to inhaled nitric oxide in pediatric patients with pulmonary hypertension and ARDS J Pediatrics:131:63-69 UI: 9255193
Miles MV, Li L, Henshell BL, Alia S, Agbuya PE, Adelman RD, McGinnis PJ, Zaritsky AL, Johnston SJ, Nakagawa TA, Gomez RJ. Occurrence of renal tubule dysfunction following cardiopulmonary bypass in children. Crit Care Med 1997:25(1): A105
Nakagawa T, Falkos S, Johnston SJ. Life-Threatening status asthmaticus treated with inhaled nitric oxide. Crit Care Med 1998:26:A113
Comparison of rectal vs. intravenous Fentanyl in pediatric patients. Presented at Annual Meeting of Society of Pediatric Research. December 1996.
Inhaled nitric oxide as a treatment for pulmonary hypertension in ARDS patients. Nakagawa TA, Morris AD, Gomez RJ, Zaritsky AL, Johnston SJ. Research Symposium, Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School. May 1995.
Pharmacokinetics of Midazolam in critically ill children. Johnston SJ, Notterman D, Fong J. Society of Pediatric Research Annual Meeting 1993.
Title of Grant: Pediatric Computerized Severity Index
Title of Grant: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Multi-Center Trial Examining the Role of Antithrombin III Treatment in the Management of Meningococcal Purpura Fulminans
Title of Grant: The Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Pediatric Patients
Title of Grant: Development of a Voice-Dictation System for Use in the Pediatric ICU
Title of Grant: Stress Hormonal and Metabolic Response to Critical Illness
Title of Grant: A Patient-Focused Medication Information Program
Title of Grant: Fentanyl Pharmacokinetics in Children: A comparison of Intravenous and Rectal Administration
Title of Project: A Prospective, Randomized Study of the Use of Calf’s Lung Surfactant (Infasurf) in Respiratory Failure in Children: A Multi-
Institutional Trial
Title of Project: Efficacy of Ribavirin for Mechanically Ventilated Infants with RSV Infection: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
Title of Project: Evaluation of Ethical Conflicts Associated with Randomized Controlled Trials in Critically ill Children
Title of Project: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Lorazepam in Preterm Infants
Title of Project: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Midazolam in Preterm Infants
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF THE KING’S DAUGHTERS, Norfolk, VA
SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL,
Norfolk, VA
ST. MARY’S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,
Evansville, IN
SINAI OF BALTIMORE,
Baltimore, MD
EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL,
Norfolk, VA
MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL,
Washington, DC
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY,
Greenville, NC
VIDANT HEALTH,
Greenville, NC
Pediatrics Certificate No. 53650
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Certificate No. 627
Clients Served
AR, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, LA, MA, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WY, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, USDOJ, US Army, and US Navy
Languages Spoken
English
Connecticut
Issued 08/23/2007, Expires 07/31/2023
District of Columbia
Issued 04/24/2015, Expires 12/31/2023
Florida
Issued 10/10/2019, Expires 01/31/2024
Georgia
Issued 01/12/2006, Expires 07/31/2023
Illinois
Issued 07/01/2016, Expires 07/31/2023
Indiana
Issued 09/29/2006, Expires 10/31/2023
Kansas
Issued 07/01/2007, Expires 07/31/2023
Maryland
Issued 12/15/1987, Expires 09/30/2023
Minnesota
Issued 08/24/2007, Renewal Pending
Montana
Issued 10/01/20, Expires 03/31/2024
Nevada
Issued 07/26/2015, Expires 06/30/2023
New Mexico
Issued 07/14/2010, Expired 07/01/2017
New York
Issued 01/01/1993, Expires 12/31/2024
North Carolina
Issued 09/2013, Expires 07/31/2023
Pennsylvania
Issued 02/19/20, Expires 12/31/2023
South Carolina
Issued 04/03/2015, Expires 06/30/2023
Virginia
Issued 07/01/1993, Expires 07/31/2024
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School
MedStar Georgetown School of Medicine
East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina Brody School of Medicine
MedStar Georgetown School of Medicine
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
SOCIETY FOR CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
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