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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390Phone+1 214-645-6024Fax+1 214-645-0078
Summary
- Pamela J. Okada, M.D., M.B.A, M.S, FAAP, FACEP., is the Interim Division Chief of the Children’s Health Dallas Emergency Department and a Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She also serves as the President of the Dallas Medical Staff and Medical Executive Committee. Medical Director of Patient Experience, and Co-Site Primary Investigator for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). She is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Society for Pediatric Research. Her research interests include areas in pediatric neurologic emergencies and neurologic outcomes.
Education & Training
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1990 - 1993
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Pediatrics, 1990 - 1991
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1991 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 1996 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- AOA AOA, 1990
- Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Clinical Trials
- Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Pediatric Acute Scrotum and Testicular Torsion Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 66 citationsA comparison of the influence of hospital-trained, ad hoc, and telephone interpreters on perceived satisfaction of limited English-proficient parents presenting to a p...Estevan A. Garcia, Lonnie C. Roy, Pamela J. Okada, Sebrina D. Perkins, Robert A. Wiebe
Pediatric Emergency Care. 2004-06-01 - 63 citationsA randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of phenytoin for the prevention of early posttraumatic seizures in Children with moderate to severe blunt head i...Kelly D. Young, Pamela J. Okada, Peter E. Sokolove, Michael J. Palchak, Edward A. Panacek
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2004-04-01 - 114 citationsFebrile infants with urinary tract infections at very low risk for adverse events and bacteremiaDavid Schnadower, Nathan Kuppermann, Charles G. Macias, Stephen B. Freedman, Marc N. Baskin
Pediatrics. 2010-12-01
Press Mentions
- More US Kids Coming to ERs for Swallowing Small ItemsApril 12th, 2019
- New Precautions as Flu Cases Continue to ClimbJanuary 4th, 2018
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
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