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Akira Nishisaki, MD, MSCE

Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dept. of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Division of Critical Care, Main Bldg, Suite 8566
34th & Civic Center Blvd.,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-5505
Fax: 215-590-4327
Education:
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, 1995.
MSCE (Masters in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
Post-Graduate Training
General Resident, Okazaki City Hospital, Japan, 1995-1997.
House Staff in Pediatrics, Okazaki City Hospital, Japan, 1997-1999.
Intern in Pediatrics, U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan, 1999-2000.
PGY-1, Pediatrics, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY, 2000-2001.
PGY2-3, Pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center, NY, 2001-2003.
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2004-2006.
General Pediatric Academic Fellowship, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2007.
Certifications
Basic Life Support (BLS), 1999.
Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), Provider, 1999.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 1999.
Japanese board of Pediatrics, 2001.
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, 2003.
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), 2003.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Instructor, 2004.
American Board of Pediatrics, Subboard of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2006.
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Selected Publications

Cheng A, Hunt EA, Donoghue A, Nelson-McMillan K, Nishisaki A, LeFlore J, Eppich W, Moyer M, Brett-Fleegler M, Kleinman M, Anderson J, Adler M, Braga M, Kost S, Stryjewski G, Min S, Podraza J, Lopreiato J, Fiedor Hamilton M, Stone K, Reid J, Hopkins J, Manos J, Duff J, Richard M, Nadkarni VM for the EXPRESS Investigators: Examining pediatric resuscitation education using simulation and scripted debriefing (EXPRESS): A multicenter, randomized-controlled trial JAMA Pediatrics 22: 1-9, April 2013.

Donoghue AJ, Ades A, Nishisaki A, Deutsch E: Assessment of technique during pediatric direct laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation: A Simulation-based study. Pediatric Emergency Care 29(4): 440-446, April 2013.

Nishisaki A, Turner DA, Brown CA III, Walls RM, Nadkarni VM. For the National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS) and Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network. A National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS) : Landscape of tracheal intubation in 15 pediatric intensive care units. Critical Care Medicine 41(3): 874-885, March 2013.

Duff JP, Cheng A, Bahry LM, Hopkins J, Richard M, Schexnayder S, Carbonaro M: For the Express Investigators: The EXPRESS Pediatric Simulation Research Collaborative members, including site investigators, who were involved in design of research protocols, recruitment of subjects and collection of data include: McMillan KN, Nadkarni VM, Nishisaki A, Hunt E, Moyer M, Patterson M, Eppich W, Adler M, Kappus L, Kleinman M, Braga M, Kost S, Stryjewski G, Min S, Podraza J, Lopreiato J, Fiedor-Hamilton M, Stone K, Reid J, LeFlore J, Anderson J, Donoghue A: Development and validation of a multiple choice examination assessing cognitive and behavioral knowledge of pediatric resuscitation: A report from the EXPRESS Pediatric Research Collaborative. Resuscitation 84(3): 365-368, March 2013.

Donoghue AJ, Ades A, Nishisaki A, Deutsch E: Videolaryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy in simulated pediatric tracheal intubation. Annals of Emergency Medicine 61(3): 271-277, March 2013.

Sanders R, Giuliano J, Sullivan J, Brown C, Walls R, Nadkarni VM, Nishisaki A: Level of trainee and tracheal intubation outcomes. Pediatrics 131(3): e821-e828, March 2013.

Nishisaki A, Sutton RM, Nadkarni VM: Reply to Letter: How to accurately perform chest compressions (CC) according to CPR guidelines on mattresses of varying softness. Resuscitation 84(2): e29-30, February 2013.

Sutton RM, French B, Nishisaki A, Niles DE, Maltese MR, Boyle L, Stavland M, Eilevstjonn J, Arbogast KB, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM: American Heart Association cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality targets are associated with improved arterial blood pressure during pediatric cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 84(2): 168-172, February 2013.

Akhtar N, Nishisaki A, Perkins GD: Look, listen and practice. How do you learn? Resuscitation 84(1): 11-12, January 2013.

Nishisaki A, Deutsch ES: Chapter: The Role of Simulation to Improve Patient Outcomes. Society of Critical Care Medicine. Jacobs (eds.). January 2013.

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