Mary Gaspers, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor
Division Chief

Contact:

PO Box 245073 Tucson, AZ 85724
Admin Office: 
(520) 626-5485

Specialty

Critical Care

Education

Medical School: 
Georgetown University, 2002
Residency: 
Thomas Jefferson University/AI duPont Hospital for Children, 2005
Fellowship: 
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital (Pediatric Critical Care), 2008

Clinical

Board Certification: 
American Board of Pediatrics

Research

Research Interests: 

Clinical bioethics

Publications

2022

Halasa, N. B., S. M. Olson, M. A. Staat, M. M. Newhams, A. M. Price, J. A. Boom, L. C. Sahni, M. A. Cameron, P. S. Pannaraj, K. E. Bline, et al., "Effectiveness of Maternal Vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy Against COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization in Infants Aged <6 Months - 17 States, July 2021-January 2022.", MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, vol. 71, issue 7, pp. 264-270, 2022 Feb 18. PMCID: PMC8853480  PMID: 35176002
Olson, S. M., M. M. Newhams, N. B. Halasa, A. M. Price, J. A. Boom, L. C. Sahni, P. S. Pannaraj, K. Irby, T. C. Walker, S. P. Schwartz, et al., "Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine against Critical Covid-19 in Adolescents.", N Engl J Med, vol. 386, issue 8, pp. 713-723, 2022 02 24. PMCID: PMC8781318  PMID: 35021004
Zambrano, L. D., M. M. Newhams, S. M. Olson, N. B. Halasa, A. M. Price, J. A. Boom, L. C. Sahni, S. Kamidani, K. M. Tarquinio, A. B. Maddux, et al., "Effectiveness of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) mRNA Vaccination Against Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Among Persons Aged 12-18 Years - United States, July-December 2021.", MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, vol. 71, issue 2, pp. 52-58, 2022 Jan 14. PMCID: PMC8757620  PMID: 35025852

2021

Son, M. Beth F., N. Murray, K. Friedman, C. C. Young, M. M. Newhams, L. R. Feldstein, L. L. Loftis, K. M. Tarquinio, A. R. Singh, S. M. Heidemann, et al., "Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children - Initial Therapy and Outcomes.", N Engl J Med, vol. 385, issue 1, pp. 23-34, 2021 07 01. PMCID: PMC8220972  PMID: 34133855
Olson, S. M., M. M. Newhams, N. B. Halasa, A. M. Price, J. A. Boom, L. C. Sahni, K. Irby, T. C. Walker, S. P. Schwartz, P. S. Pannaraj, et al., "Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA Vaccination Against COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Persons Aged 12-18 Years - United States, June-September 2021.", MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, vol. 70, issue 42, pp. 1483-1488, 2021 Oct 22. PMID: 34673751
LaRovere, K. L., B. J. Riggs, T. Y. Poussaint, C. C. Young, M. M. Newhams, M. Maamari, T. C. Walker, A. R. Singh, H. Dapul, C. V. Hobbs, et al., "Neurologic Involvement in Children and Adolescents Hospitalized in the United States for COVID-19 or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.", JAMA Neurol, vol. 78, issue 5, pp. 536-547, 2021 05 01. PMCID: PMC7936352  PMID: 33666649

2018

Pacheco, G. S., J. Mendelson, and M. Gaspers, "Pediatric Ventilator Management in the Emergency Department.", Emerg Med Clin North Am, vol. 36, issue 2, pp. 401-413, 2018 May. PMID: 29622330

2011

Arcinegas-Rodriguez, S., M. Glas Gaspers, and M. Channing Lowe, "Metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, and severe myalgias: an attempt to mask urine drug screen results.", Pediatr Emerg Care, vol. 27, issue 4, pp. 315-7, 2011 Apr. PMID: 21467883