March 28, 2016
Kathrina Prelack, PhD, RD, LD
Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DATA
Work Address:Shriners Hospitals For Children/ Massachusetts General Hospital:
51 Blossom Street, Boston MA 02446
Work Telephone:617-371-4756
Email:
Home Address: 56 Toxteth St. Brookline MA, 02446
Place of Birth:Geneva, NY
EDUCATION
2002 PhD Friedman School of Nutrition and Science Policy, Tufts University
Major: Human Nutrition
1993 M.S. MGH Institute of Health Professions
Major: Clinical Nutrition
1987 B.S. Syracuse University
Major: General Dietetics
1986 B.S. Syracuse University
Major:Nutrition Science
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
1988-presentRegistered Dietitian (#716642)
2004-presentLicensure: Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Board of Dietitians & Nutritionists
EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
2015- presentAssistant Professor of Nutrition, School of Nursing and Health Sciencies. Simmons College, Boston, MA
2005- presentDirector of Clinical Nutrition
Shriners Hospitals For Children
Boston, MA
2002-2005 Clinical Nutrition Manager
Shriners Hospitals For Children
Boston, MA
1993-2002Clinical/Research Dietitian
Shriners Burns Institute
Boston, MA
1988-1990Clinical Dietitian
Massachusetts GeneralHospital
Boston, MA
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2006-presentScientific Investigator, Shriners Hospitals For Children, Boston, MA
2006-presentResearch Fellow, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital, Department of Surgery, Boston, MA
2002-2006Clinical Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Boston, MA
2003-2014Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition and Science Policy, Instructor
2014-presentTufts University Friedman School of Nutrition and Science Policy, Adjunct Associate Professor
May, 1994 General Nutrition, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Instructor
MAJOR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
2002- present Clinical Research Council, Shriners Hospitals For Children
Chair
2008-presentClinical Advancement Program, Shriners Hospitals For Children,
Patient Care Services Leadership Representative
1996-present Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Shriners Hospitals For Children, Member
1992-present Hospital Wide Performance Improvement Committee, Shriners Hospitals For Children, Member
OTHER MAJOR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
2004-2008HelpMercy International, Inc: Member of Board of Trustees
July 2007Macha Hospital, Macha, Zambia, Program Developer and Nutrition Educator (Worked with hospital clinical staff and local health care workers to establish a sustainable nutrition program to address malnutrition, nutrition during HIV, and nutrition during hospitalization).
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AND COURSE DEVELOPMENT
2003-presentAdvanced Medical Nutrition Therapy, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition and Science Policy
2009-PresentNRAK, Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition and Science Policy
Spring 2014Introduction to Nutrition, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition and Science Policy
Spring 2014Practice of Clinical Dietetics, Simmons College, Boston, MA
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1985-presentAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics
1990-presentAmerican Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
1994-presentAmerican Burn Association
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Total Energy Expenditure (doubly labeled water), Energy Expenditure (Indirect Calorimetry) in Hospitalized Burned Children
- Whole Body Protein Turnover (glycine), Muscle Breakdown (3 Methyl-Histidine), and Body Composition (Combined Isotope Dilution, Dual Energy Xray Absorptiometry) in Acute and Convalescent Burn Children.
- Fatty Acid Profile and Metabolism In Critically Ill Children
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ORIGINAL REPORTS
Sheridan R, Prelack K, Petras L, Szyfelbein S, Tompkins R. Intraoperative reflectance oximetry in burn patients. J Clinical Monitoring 1995;11:32-34.
Sheridan R, Prelack K, Yin L, and Riggi. Energy needs are poorly predicted in critically ill elderly. J Intensive Care Med 1997;12:45-49.
Prelack K, Cunningham JJ, Sheridan R, Tompkins RG. Energy and protein provisions for thermally injured children revisited:an outcome-based approach for determining requirements. J Burn Care Rehabil 1997;18:177-181.
Prelack K Dwyer J, Yu YM, Sheridan R, Tompkins RG. Urinary urea nitrogen is imprecise as a predictor of protein balance in burned children. J Am Diet Assoc 1997;97:481-488.
Sheridan R, Prelack K, Cunningham J. Profound physiologic hypoalbuminemia is well tolerated by severely burned children. J Trauma 1997,43(3):448-452.
Sheridan R, Yu YM, Prelack K, Young VR, Burke J, Tompkins RG. Maximal parenteral glucose oxidation in hypermetabolic young children: A stable isotope study. JPEN 22:212-216,1998
Sheridan R, Weber J, Prelack K, Petras L, Lydon M, Tompkins RG.: Early burn center transfer shortens the length of hospitalization and reduces complications in children with serious burn injuries. JBurnCareRehabil 1999,20:347-350.
Prelack, K and Sheridan RL. Micronutrient supplementation in the critically ill patient: strategies for clinical practice. J Trauma 2001;51;601-620.
Prelack K, Sheridan R, Yu YM, Stamatelatos I, Dwyer J, Dallal GE, Lydon M, Petras L, Kehayias JJ. Sodium bromide by instrumental neutron activation analysis quantifies change in extracellular water space with wound closure in severely burned children. Surgery 2003;133 (4):396-403.
Prelack K, Dwyer J, Sheridan R, Yu YM, Lydon M, Petras L, Dolnikowski G, Kehayias JJ. Body water in children during recovery from severe burn injury using a combined tracer dilution method. J Burn Care Rehabil 2005;26:67-74.
Dylewski M, Prelack K. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry to monitor bone density among children with burns. Support Line 2006 (28) 5:3-7.
Prelack K, Dylewski M, Sheridan R. Practical Guidelines for nutritional management of burn injury and recovery. Burns 2007;33:14-24.
Prelack K, Dwyer J, Dallal GE, Rand WM, Yu YM, Kehayias JJ, Antoon A, Sheridan R. Growth deceleration and restoration after serious burn injury. J Burn Care Res 2007;28:262-268.
Dylewski M, Griffith J, Smith A, Lydon M, Prelack K, Sheridan R. Selenium status of pediatric patients with burns. J Trauma. 2010;69: 584–588.
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Dylewski M, Keaney T, Prelack K, Sheridan R. Asymptomatic hyperamylasemia and hyperlipasemia in pediatric toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) patients. JBCR 2010: 28(2):S224
Dylewski ML, Prelack K, Weber JM, Keaney T, Ryan CM, Sheridan RL, Fagan SP. Malnutrition among pediatric burn patients. A consequence of delayed admissions. Burns. 2010 Dec;36(8):1185-9.
Prelack K Yu Y, Dylewski M, Lydon M, Sheridan R, Tompkins, RG. The effect of diet and wound closure on muscle catabolism and protein turnover in children with burns. JBCR 2010; 31(6):942-948
Dwyer J, Eisenberg A, Prelack K, Song WO, Sonneville K, Ziegler P. Eating Attitudes and Food Intakes of Elite Adolescent Female Figure Skaters: a cross sectional study. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2012 Dec 13;9(1):53.
Prelack K, Dwyer JD, Ziegler P, and Kehayias JJ. Bone mineral density in elite adolescent female figure skaters. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2012; 9:57.
Dylewksi ML, Baker M, Prelack K, Weber JM, Hursey D, Lydon M, Fagan SP, Sheridan RL. The safety and efficacy of parenteral nutrition among pediatric patients with burn injuries. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Mar;14(3):e120-5.
Prelack K, Hall J, Dylewski ML. Nutrition Support in the Pediatric Burn Patient. Support Line 2013 35(6):3-15 (in press).
Prelack K, Yu, Y, Dylewski M, Lydon, ML, Keaney TJ, Sheridan RL. Measures of Total Energy Expenditure and Its Components Using the Doubly Labeled Water Method in Rehabilitating Burn Children. JPEN, 0148607115597665, August 5, 2015
ABSTRACTS
Prelack K, Cunningham J, Sheridan R, Tompkins R. Energy provided at 1.5 x BMR supports adequate wound healing among children fed a high nitrogen diet. American Burn Association, March, 1994
Prelack K, Cunningham J, Sheridan R, Tompkins R. Estimation of protein requirements in severely burned children. American Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, January 1995
Prelack K, Cunningham J, Sheridan R, Tompkins R. Nutritional support of children with massive burns. American Burn Association, March 1995
Prelack K, Cunningham J, Sheridan R. Hypoalbuminemia without clinical complications during acute recovery from major burn trauma. JPEN 1996;20(1):21S.
Prelack K, Cunningham J, Sheridan R Glucose tolerance among acutely burned children receiving glucose-based parenteral nutrition. ABSTRACT; JPEN 1997.
Prelack K, Cunningham J, Sheridan R, Tompkins, RG. Refeeding of the malnourished child with severe burn injury. American Burn Association, March 1996.
Prelack K, Petras L, Antoon A, Sheridan R. Measures of height and weight in children recovering from severe burn injury. JBCR 1997;18(1):171(S).
Prelack K, Sheridan RL. Reassessment of nutritional risk factors following wound closure in severely burned children. JBCR 1998; 19 (1):219 (S).
Sheridan R, Lydon M, Petras L, Prelack K, Basha G, Nacel A. Infra diaphragmatic pressures are accurate in burn patients. JBCR 1998; 19 (1): 242 (S).
Prelack K, Stamatelatos IE, Yu YM, Sheridan RL, Dwyer J, Kehayias JJ. Nutritional assessment in critically ill children: Plasma bromide analysis by neutron activation. Proceedings at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 1998 (abstract).
Sheridan R, Prelack K, Kadilak P, et al. Supplemental parenteral nutrition does not increase mortality in children. JBCR 2000; 21 (1): 234(S).
Prelack K, Kehayias J, Stametlatos I, et al. Measures of extracellular water by neutron activation analysis in acutely burned children. JBCR 2000; 21 (1) 234 (S).
Prelack K, Mulligan J, Antoon A, Sheridan R. Electrolyte deficiency in severely burned children. JBCR 2000; 21 (1):235 (S).
Prelack K., Washek, M, Sheridan, R.L. Pre-Albumin and c reactive protein are predictive of nutritional adequacy in burned children. JBCR 2001;23(2) S126.
Sheridan RL, Prelack K, Yu YM, Ming X, Beffa D, Carter E, Petras L, Lydon M, Tompkins RG. Three methyl-histidine excretion following severe burn injury in children. JBCR 2002; 23(2):p175
ML Dylewski, MS,RD, K Prelack, PhD, RD, RL Sheridan, MD. Whey-based formulas improve tube feeding tolerance in pediatric burn patients. Presented at the American Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, DallasTx, 2006.
Prelack K Yu Y, Lydon M, Petras L, Sheridan R. The effect of diet and wound closure on muscle catabolism and protein turnover in children with burns. JBCR 2007: 27(2):S70.
Dylewski M, Griffith J, Smith A, Lydon M, Prelack K, Sheridan R. Selenium status of pediatric patients with burns. JBCR 2007: 28(2):S223.
Dylewski M, Keaney T, Prelack K, Sheridan R. Asymptomatic hyperamylasemia and hyperlipasemia in pediatric toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) patients. JBCR 2007: 28(2):S224
Prelack K, Dylewski M, Lydon M, Sheridan R. Secondary malnutrition is a significant risk factor for bone dimineralization in burned children. JBCR 2007: 28(2):S225.
Text Chapters
Cunningham JJ, Prelack, K, Sheridan R, and Remensnyder JP. Nutrition support during the acute care of moderately or severely burned patients. In Payne-James D Grimble & D. Silk eds. Artificial Support in Clinical Practice, 2nd Ed., 2001. Greenwich Medical Meida lD., San Francisco, CA.
Prelack, K. Enteral Nutrition Support in the Critically Ill Pediatric Patient. In Rolandelli R, Bankhead R, Boullata J, and Compher C eds. Clinical Nutrition Enteral and Tube Feeding 4th edition, 2005. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PA.
Prelack K, Dylewski M. Nutrition in Pediatric Burn Patient. In: American Dietetic Association Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual, Web2, 2011.