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Rainer Gedeit, MD, Pediatrics, Milwaukee, WI

RainerGGedeitMD

Pediatrics Milwaukee, WI

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Chief Medical Officer, Children's Wisconsin Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin

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  • Office

    Children's Wisconsin
    9000 W Wisconsin Ave
    Milwaukee, WI 53226
    Phone+1 414-266-1681
    Fax+1 414-266-3563

Summary

  • Dr. Rainer Gedeit is a pediatrician in Milwaukee, WI and is affiliated with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. He received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. He specializes in pediatric critical care medicine and is experienced in pediatric critical care, pediatric respiratory failure, pediatric resuscitation, and sedation in critically ill chidren.

Education & Training

  • Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
    Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1990 - 1993
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1987 - 1990
  • Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
    Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1987
  • Hines V.A. Hospital School of Medical Technology
    Hines V.A. Hospital School of Medical TechnologyNo Degree, Medical Technology, 1980 - 1981
  • DePaul University
    DePaul UniversityB.S., Biology, 1976 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1987 - 1990
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Doctors in America
  • Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Arnold Gold Foundation, 2013
  • Founders Post Fellowship Research Grant in Critical Care Medicine Society of Critical Care Medicine, 1993
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Vancomycin Monotherapy May Be Insufficient to Treat Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Coinfection in Children with Influenza-Related Critical Illness  
    Adrienne G Randolph, Mark W Hall, Keiko M Tarquinio, Mary E Hartman, Rainer G Gedeit, Natalie Cvijanovich, Kate G Ackerman, Edward J Truemper, Steven L Shein, Ronald C..., Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Long-Term Outcomes after Protocolized Sedation versus Usual Care in Ventilated Pediatric Patients  
    Watson RS, Asaro LA, Hertzog JH, Sorce LR, Kachmar AG, Dervan LA, Angus DC, Wypij D, Curley MAQ; RESTORE Study Investigators (Gedeit R) and the Pediatric Acute Lung In..., Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2018
  • Patient, Process, and System Predictors of Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome in Critically Ill Children  
    Best KM, Wypij D, Asaro LA, Curley MA, Randomized Evaluation of Sedation Titration For Respiratory Failure Study Investigators (Gedeit R), Crit Care Med, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Wisconsin�s Project ADAM in Action: Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in our Schools.
    Berger S, Strasburger J, Gedeit R, Campbell R, Gironimi A, Smith K, Bauer K, Lemel P, Lemel J, American Heart Association Scientific Poster Session, 1/1/2005
  • Evaluation of a Pediatric Extubation Readiness Test.
    Randolph AG, Venkataraman S, Hanson J, Luckett P, Gedeit R, Meert K, Wetzel R, Cox P, Roberts J, Lilley M, Thompson J, Arnold J, Crit Care Med, 1/1/2001

Lectures

  • Implementing a Peer-Driven Quality Improvement Process for Reducing Unplanned Extubations. 
    Milwaukee, WI - 1/22/2019
  • Negative effects of Pre-Intubation NIV Use in Pediatric ARDS. 
    Milwaukee, WI - 1/22/2019
  • What should my first job look like? How to be a clinical researcher. 
    Snowbird, UT - 1/13/2019
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Other

  • Sepsis Case 
    Gedeit R, Co-author, Biochemistry Case-Based Learning Series
    1/1/1998
  • 2-year-old with altered mental status � Matthew. 
    Gedeit R, O'Donnell K, Computer Assisted Learning in Pediatrics Project
    www.Clipcases.org

Press Mentions

  • Hospitals Across Wisconsin Increasingly Stressed as RSV Holds Steady and Influenza Rates Swell
    Hospitals Across Wisconsin Increasingly Stressed as RSV Holds Steady and Influenza Rates SwellDecember 2nd, 2022
  • Holiday Illness Spike Likely Unavoidable
    Holiday Illness Spike Likely UnavoidableNovember 17th, 2022
  • Children's Wisconsin Says RSV Cases Are Surging as Virus Hits Peak in State
    Children's Wisconsin Says RSV Cases Are Surging as Virus Hits Peak in StateNovember 7th, 2022
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