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Office
3020 Childrens Way
# MC5065
San Diego, CA 92123Phone+1 858-966-5863
Education & Training
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2021 - 2024
- Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Pediatrics, 2018 - 2021
- Creighton University School of MedicineClass of 2018
Certifications & Licensure
- OR State Medical License 2020 - Present
- CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- STAR Research Award Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2024
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsSCRATCH Trial: An Initiative to Reduce Excess Use of High-Flow Nasal Cannula.Michelle Noelck, Alex Foster, Serena P. Kelly, Ashley Arehart, Christina Rufener
Hospital Pediatrics. 2021-04-01 - 2 citationsRecognizing Pediatric ARDS: Provider Use of the PALICC Recommendations in a Tertiary Pediatric ICU.Avi J Kopstick, Christina R Rufener, Adrian O Banerji, Matthew R Hudkins, Aileen L Kirby
Respiratory Care. 2022-08-01 - Utilizing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and surfactant in the management of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome due to hydrocarbon pneumonitis.Christina R Rufener, Nathan A Friedman, Jordan E Vaught, Helen A Harvey, Nicole G Coufal
Perfusion. 2024-04-01
Abstracts/Posters
- Extubation During Pediatric ECMO is Safe and Improves MobilityRufener, C., Boulil, Z., Suttner, D., Werho, D., Harvey, H., O’Brien, N., Kudchadkar, S., Coufal, N., Critical Care Medicine, 1/2024
- Development of a Novel Heuristic to Increase PARDS Recognition at the Bedside.Kopstick, A., Rufener, C., Orwoll, B., Critical Care Medicine, 2021
- Pediatric ARDS: Clinician Recognition Since The Release Of The Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference DefinitionRufener, C., Kopstick, A., Orwoll, B, Chest, 2020
Grant Support
- Talwalkar Mentorship GrantOregon Health & Science University2020–2021
- Knoedler Undergraduate Research AwardSaint Louis University2014–2015
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