DavidNelsonMDPhD

Pediatric Cardiology • Memphis, TN

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Kentucky

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Office
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
848 Adams Ave
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone+1 901-287-6819

Fax+1 859-323-8757

Education & Training

Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1994 - 1996
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1992 - 1994
University of WashingtonResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1989
University of ChicagoPh.D., Pharmacology and Physiology, 1987
University of Illinois College of Medicine at UrbanaB.S., Elect Engineering, Highest Honors, 1982

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2023 - 2026
KY State Medical License 2017 - 2024
OH State Medical License 1996 - 2021
TX State Medical License 2005 - 2010
WA State Medical License 1989 - 1993
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Biomarker-based risk model to predict persistent multiple organ dysfunctions after congenital heart surgery: a prospective observational cohort study.
Alexis L Benscoter, Jeffrey A Alten, Mihir R Atreya, David S Cooper, Jonathan W Byrnes
Critical Care. 2023-05-20
14 citations
Reducing Exposure to Opioid and Benzodiazepine Medications for Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Patients: A Quality Improvement Project
Amy Donnellan, Jaclyn Sawyer, Anne Peach, Sandra L. Staveski, David P. Nelson
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2019-04-01
Efficacy and safety of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for venous thrombosis after paediatric heart surgery.
Lindsey Justice, David P. Nelson, Joseph Palumbo, Jaclyn Sawyer, Manish N. Patel
Cardiology in the Young. 2017-09-11