Aaron McGuffin, M.D.

Aaron McGuffin, M.D.
Director of National Boards
Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Clinical Sciences

Office: TC-142
Phone: 304-647-6202

Education and Training

Medical Doctor - Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, WV
Pediatrics
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry - Marshall University, Huntington, WV

Research Interest

Case Reports - Pediatrics
Medical Education

Special Interest

Poetry Editor of The Pharos, a journal dedicated to medical humanities and literary arts

Awards and Honors

WVSOM Student Government Association Appreciation Award 2026
WVSOM Student Government Association Appreciation Award 2025
WVSOM Student Government Association Appreciation Award 2019-2020

Selected Publications

• Kaur J, Abdelaal O, Masood A, McGuffin A, Martin K. Rare Case of Subcutaneous Panniculitis-like T-Cell Lymphoma in a Pediatric Patient. Marshall Journal of Medicine. 2026;12(3). https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1527
• Ricci K, Basala S, Raykhelson E, McGuffin A. Diagnosis of Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon in a Newborn. Marshall Journal of Medicine. 2025;11(4). https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1500
• McGuffin A, Shoemaker J. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Teenage Female after Developing COVID-19: A 2-year Follow-up. Abstract accepted, MSOPTI/WVSOM/WVOMA Virtual Poster Session, November 2, 2024.
• Reese E, Grimm W, McGuffin A. Management of Multiple Infantile Hemangiomas in a Preterm Infant: A Clinical Case Report. Marshall Journal of Medicine. 2024;10(3). https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1446
• Nguyen M, Read J, Filary E, McGuffin A. A Case of Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent 19-year-old Female. Marshall Journal of Medicine. 2024;10(3). https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1442
• Green P, Mitton J, Relyea R, Fox T, McGuffin A. Medical Emergency Preparedness of Rural Health Facilities in West Virginia [abstract]. Marshall Journal of Medicine. 2024;10(2). https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1441&context=mjm
• McGuffin A. The Future of Medicine is Behind Us: The Case for a 1912 Case-Based Curricula. Marshall Journal of Medicine. 2023;9(4). https://doi.org/10.33470/2379-9536.1431
• Verma A, Keaton B, McGuffin A. Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Associated with Transient Hyperphosphatasemia. Cureus. 2022 Feb 9;14(2):e22066. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22066
• Gwinn MC, McGuffin A. Bilateral Exertional Compartment Syndrome With Endoscopic Fasciotomy Surgical Intervention in a High School Athlete. Cureus. 2021 Feb 13;13(2):e13327
• Hatten, J., Mogul, M., McGuffin A. Inconspicuous Presentation of Metastatic Neuroblastoma Case Report West Virginia Journal of Medicine July/August 2016
• Urticarial Vasculitis in a Teenage Girl Case Report Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports April 2013