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Kirsten Bechtel, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, New Haven, CT

KirstenABechtelMD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine New Haven, CT

Professor, Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    100 York Street
    Suite 1F
    New Haven, CT 06510
    Phone+1 203-737-7449

Summary

  • Dr. Kirsten Bechtel is a pediatric emergency medicine physician in New Haven, CT and is affiliated with Yale-New Haven Hospital. She received her medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and has been in practice 26 years. She is experienced in sexual assault, child abuse, injury prevention, and trauma care. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • Tower Health/St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
    Tower Health/St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
  • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 1991
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityA.B., 1982 - 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1999 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1993 - 2000
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1998 - 1999
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • David Leffell Prize for Clinical Excellence Yale Medicine, 2021
  • Seton Elm-Ivy Award Yale University Office of New Haven Affairs, 2015
  • Guest Speaker: Keeping Babies Safe in CT Nurturing Families Network-Yale-New Haven Hospital Annual Dinner, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Recognizing Victims of Human Trafficking in the Emergency Department  
    Becker H. Bechtel K., Pediatric Emergency Care, 1/1/2015
  • The Incidence of Pedestrian Distraction at Urban Intersections after Implementation of a Pedestrian Safety Campaign  
    Violano P. Roney L. Bechtel K, Injury Epidemiology, 1/1/2015
  • Barriers and Facilitators to Detecting Child Abuse and Neglect in General Emergency Departments  
    Tiyyagura G. Gawel M. Koziel J. Asnes AG. Bechtel K, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • "Use of the Pediatric Trauma Score to Triage Severity of Childhood Injury"
    Kirsten A. Bechtel, MD, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/23/2014
  • "Impact of a SANE Program on the Evaluation of Sexual Assault in a Pediatric Emergency Department"
    Kirsten A. Bechtel, MD, Society for Pediatric Research/Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON, 1/5/2007
  • "Caregiver Knowledge of Shaken Baby Syndrome in an Urban Primary Care Center"
    Kirsten A. Bechtel, MD, Society for Pediatric Research/Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON, 1/5/2007
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Lectures

  • "Sexually Transmitted Infections in Children: When to worry" 
    New Haven, CT, 2006-2014 - 1/27/2015
  • "History of Traffic Safety at Yale University" 
    Washington, DC - 1/20/2015
  • "Come Together for Traffic Safety" 
    Washington, DC - 1/20/2015
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Black Infant Mortality Rate More Than Double the Rate Among White Infants: CDC
    Black Infant Mortality Rate More Than Double the Rate Among White Infants: CDCNovember 14th, 2024
  • Children with Psychiatric Needs Are Overwhelming Hospital Emergency Departments in CT
    Children with Psychiatric Needs Are Overwhelming Hospital Emergency Departments in CTMay 25th, 2021
  • We All Play A Role in Preventing Suicide
    We All Play A Role in Preventing SuicideJanuary 28th, 2021
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