AthenaZuppaMD

Pediatrics • Philadelphia, PA

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine

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Office
34th Street Civic Center Blvd
Suite 9329
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-1858

Fax+1 215-590-4327

Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1999
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Trials

Understanding Dexmedetomidine In Infants Post-Operative From Cardiac Surgery Start of enrollment: 2004 May 01
Completed
Phase 1
Understanding Dexmedetomidine in Neonates After Open Heart Surgery Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 1
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Pentobarbital in Neonates, Infants, and Children Following Open Heart Surgery Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Terminated
Thyroid Hormones in Critically Ill Children Start of enrollment: 2005 Oct 01
Terminated
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacdynamics of Sildenafil Start of enrollment: 2008 May 01
Terminated
Pharmacologic Impact on Sedation Assessments Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
Completed
Analgesic Efficacy of Repeated Doses of Intravenous (IV) Acetaminophen in Post-operative Pediatric Spine Fusion Patients Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 3
Hypothermia's Impact on Pharmacology Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
Completed
Medical Cannabis Registry and Pharmacology Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 15
Completed
GI Medical Cannabis Study on IBD Start of enrollment: 2019 Nov 01
Withdrawn
Pharmacokinetic (PK) and Pharmacodynamics (PD) Study of Ilera Specific Products Start of enrollment: 2019 May 15
Terminated
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

28 citations
A dose-response study of dexmedetomidine administered as the primary sedative in infants following open heart surgery.
Felice Su, Susan C. Nicolson, Athena F. Zuppa
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2013-06-01
5 citations
Calcium use during paediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with worse outcomes.
Katherine Cashen, Robert M Sutton, Ron W Reeder, Tageldin Ahmed, Michael J Bell
Resuscitation. 2023-04-01
11 citations
Sodium Bicarbonate Use During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Secondary Analysis of the ICU-RESUScitation Project Trial.
Katherine Cashen, Ron W Reeder, Tageldin Ahmed, Michael J Bell, Robert A Berg
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2022-10-01