University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Neonatolgist

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Associate Professor, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program

Board Certifications
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Sees Patients At
- University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview

Clinical Interests
Neonatology
Neonatal Infectious Diseases

Education
Medical School
University of Minnesota

Site of Residency
University of Minnesota (Pediatrics)

Site of Fellowship
University of Minnesota (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Awards and Honors:
Mpls. St. Paul Magazine Top Doctors 2008

Postdoctoral Second Place, University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics Fellows’ Research Symposium for presentation of “Functional Correlates of Integrin-Like Proteins in Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Yeasts”, 1990

The Society for Pediatric Research Fellow’s Basic Research Award for presentation of “Correlation of Adhesion and Pathogenic Potential in Yeast”, 1991

Department of Pediatrics, University Children’s Foundation Scholar Award, 1995

University of Minnesota Child Health Research Center Pediatric Scholar Award, 1995

University of Minnesota Child Health Research Center Pediatric Scientist Award, 1997

Pediatric AIDS Foundation Scholar Award, 2002

Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Doctor Award, 2001, 2002, 2003

Best Doctors in America®, 2002-2003, 2007-2008

Research Interest(s)
Candida Albicans
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Neonatal Infectious Diseases

Selected Recent Publications

Peer-reviewed Articles:
Wiesner SM, Bendel CM, Moore EA, Erlandsen SL, Wells CL. Adherence of yeast and filamentous forms of Candida albicans to cultured enterocytes. Crit Care Med 30:677-683, 2002.

Bendel CM, Wiesner SM, Garni RM, Cebelinski E, Wells CL. Cecal colonization and systemic spread of Candida albicans in mice treated with antibiotics and dexamethasone. Pediatr Res 51:290-295, 2002.

Bendel CM, Hess DM, Garni RM, Henry-Stanley M, Wells CL. Comparative virulence of Candida albicans yeast and filamentous forms in orally and intravenously inoculated mice. Crit Care Med 31:501-507, 2003.

Kim AS, Garni RM, Henry-Stanley MJ, Bendel CM, Erlandsen SL, Wells CL. Hypoxia and extraintestinal dissemination of Candida albicans yeast forms. Shock 19:257-262, 2003.

Review Articles/Editorials:
Bendel CM. Colonization and epithelial adhesion in the pathogenesis of neonatal candidiasis. Semin Perinatol 27:357-364, 2003.

Candidiasis. In: The Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove, IL. In preparation for publication in 2006 (CM Bendel section reviewer/editor).

Book Chapters:
Shah M, Bendel CM. Neonatal infectious diseases. In: Just the Facts in Pediatrics, edited by Thomas P. Green, et al. McGraw-Hill, in press, 2004.

Bendel CM. Candidiasis. In: Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant, 6th Ed, edited by JS Remington, et al. Philadelphia: Elsevier Science. In press, 2004.

Bendel CM, Maldonao YA. Pneumocystis and other less common fungal infections. In: Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant, 6th Ed, edited by JS Remington, et al. Philadelphia: Elsevier Science. In press, 2004.

Abstracts:
Bendel CM, Hess DM, Garni RM, Henry-Stanley M, Wells CL. Comparative virulence of Candida albicans mutant strains in orally and intravenously inoculated mice. Poster presentation at the 6th American Society of Microbiology Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, Tampa, FL, January 13–17, 2002.

Karlowicz MG, Rowen JL, Barnes-Eley ML, Burke BL, Lawson ML, Bendel CM, Shattuck KE, Horgan M, Albritton WL. The role of birth weight and gestational age in distinguishing extremely low birth weight infants at high risk of developing candidemia from infants at low risk: a multicenter study. Pediatr Res 51:301A, 2002. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, MD, May 4-7, 2002.

Kim A, Garni RM, Bendel CM, Wells CL. Hypoxia and extraintestinal dissemination of Candida albicans yeast forms. Platform presentation at the 25th Annual Conference on Shock, Big Sky Montana, June 8-11, 2002.

Keane MB, Bendel CM. Alterations in the adherence of Candida albicans to cultured human enterocytes following treatment with dexamethasone. Pediatr Res 53:314A, 2003. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Seattle, WA, May 3-6, 2003.

Keane MB, Swanson EC, Wells CL, Bendel CM. Alterations in the adherence of Candida albicans to cultured human enterocytes following steroid treatment. Poster presentation at the 7th American Society of Microbiology Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, Austin, TX, March 18-22, 2004.

Keane MB, Wells CL, Bendel CM. Preferential adhesion of Candida species to cultured human enterocytes. Pediatr Res 55: 394A, 2004. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, San Francisco, CA, May 1-4, 2004.