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100 York Street
Suite 1F
New Haven, CT 06510Phone+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 ChildrenResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
- Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 1991
- Brown UniversityA.B., 1982 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1993 - 2000
- 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
- Take 5 + Audio Clip Randomized Control Trial Start of enrollment: 2021 May 15
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 22 citationsSexual abuse and sexually transmitted infections in children and adolescents.Kirsten Bechtel
Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2010-02-01 - 8 citationsChild maltreatment-related children's emergency department visits before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut.Michael Amick, Kathryn Bentivegna, Amy A Hunter, John M Leventhal, Nina Livingston
Child Abuse & Neglect. 2022-06-01 - 3 citationsParents’ Perceptions of Infant Crying: A Possible Path to Preventing Abusive Head TraumaMelora Wiley, Alysse Schultheis, Brianna Francis, Gunjan Tiyyagura, John M. Leventhal
Academic Pediatrics. 2020-05-01
Journal Articles
- Recognizing Victims of Human Trafficking in the Emergency DepartmentBecker H. Bechtel K., Pediatric Emergency Care, 1/1/2015
- The Incidence of Pedestrian Distraction at Urban Intersections after Implementation of a Pedestrian Safety CampaignViolano P. Roney L. Bechtel K, Injury Epidemiology, 1/1/2015
- Barriers and Facilitators to Detecting Child Abuse and Neglect in General Emergency DepartmentsTiyyagura G. Gawel M. Koziel J. Asnes AG. Bechtel K, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
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
- Pediatric Headache.Lopez JI, Bechtel KA, Rothrock JF, Medscape Reference
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2110861-overview
1/22/2015 - Youth Suicide in Connecticut.Bechtel K., Office of the Child Advocate/Connecticut Child Fatality Review Panel
http://www.ct.gov/oca/lib/oca/Suicide_Prevention_Alert_Final.pdf
1/7/2015 - Child Fatality Review Report: Children Birth to Three (2013).Bechtel K., Office of the Child Advocate
http://www.ct.gov/oca/lib/oca/Final_OCA_Infant_Toddler_Fatality_Report.pdf
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Press Mentions
- Children with Psychiatric Needs Are Overwhelming Hospital Emergency Departments in CTMay 25th, 2021
- We All Play A Role in Preventing SuicideJanuary 28th, 2021
- 17 Disturbing Health Dangers Lurking in Your BackyardJuly 29th, 2020
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