Silena C Chapman

MD

Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Title
Associate Program Director
Location: Naval Hospital Portsmouth, VA
Research Interests:
Neonatology
GME, DEI, Breastfeeding
Email
silena.c.chapman.mil@mail.mil
Office Phone
(757) 953-3004

Education

Youngstown State University (B.S.) - 2004
Commissioned Officer Training, Maxwell AFB - 2005
Northeast Ohio Medical University (M.D.) - 2008
Pediatrics Residency, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth - 2011
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University - 2015

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Senior Medical Officer of the 4th Quarter, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth - 2022

Joint Commission Survey Liaison 2020-2021

Master Clinician, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth - 2019

Field Grade Officer of the 2nd Quarter, 18MDOS, Kadena Air Base - 2017

Ogden Bruton Award Finalist, Uniformed Services Pediatrics Seminar - 2016

Representative Bibliography

Chapman S, Engel H, Wadas A, Castro R, Rodriguez M, Schulz E. Integration of a human milk education program and its translational use to critically ill neonates in a low resource military environment. Conference on Military Perinatal Research 2021. Platform.

Ermatinger E, Mosteller K, Pezel A, Hoehn V, Chapman S. The NMCP Mother’s Milk Club. NMC Portsmouth Quality Symposium. Poster. May 2019.

Chapman SD, Farina L, Kronforst K, Dizon MLV. MicroRNA profile differences in neonates at risk for cerebral palsy. Phys Med Rehab Int. 2018; 5(3): 1148.

Chapman SC. The Decompensated Neonate in the First Week of Life. Clin Peds EM. 2016; 17(2):134-139.

Birch D, Britt BC, Dukes SC, Kessler JA, Dizon ML. MicroRNAs participate in the murine oligodendrocyte response to perinatal hypoxia-ischemia. Pediatr Res. 2014 Oct; 76(4):334-40. PMID: 25003912

Dukes S, Britt B, Dizon M. Postnatal expression of microRNAs known to regulate oligodendrocyte progenitor cell differentiation. Poster. Pediatric Academic Society 2015.

Dukes S, Britt B, Dizon M, Kessler J. Postnatal hypoxia-ischemia modifies expression of microRNAs known to regulate oligodendrocyte progenitor cell differentiation. Pediatric Academic Society 2014. Poster symposia

Dizon M, Birch D, Kessler J. Knockdown of Dicer in neural progenitor cells following postnatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) increases myelination. Pediatric Academic Society 2013. Poster symposia presented by S Dukes.

Dukes S. A novel presentation of TK polyagglutination. NMC Portsmouth Command Research Competition. Poster. March 2011.

Rosen L, Dukes S. An unusual presentation of hydrometrocolpos. NMC Portsmouth Command Research Competition. Poster. March 2011.