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Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician
Clinical Research Director
Assistant Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Emergency Department, Ground Ravdin
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Emergency Department, Ground Ravdin
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-0785
Publications
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Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest
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Center for Resuscitation Science
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Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest
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Center for Resuscitation Science
Education:
BA (Biochemistry)
Washington University , 1992.
MPhil. (Genetics)
Cambridge University, 1993.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1998.
BA (Biochemistry)
Washington University , 1992.
MPhil. (Genetics)
Cambridge University, 1993.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1998.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 1998-2001.
Fellowship in Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2001-2002.
Resident in Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2002-2004.
Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 1998-2001.
Fellowship in Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2001-2002.
Resident in Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2002-2004.
Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Advanced Trauma Life Support certification, 2003.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor certification, 2004.
Permanent linkDiplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Advanced Trauma Life Support certification, 2003.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor certification, 2004.
Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Abella studies cardiac arrest and post-resuscitation injury, in both animal models and the clinical setting. Specifically, he is interested in CPR quality and outcomes from in-hospital cardiac arrest. Dr. Abella is currently a participant in an international consortium to study audio feedback during CPR to improve resuscitation performance and thereby patient survival. He is also interested in post-resuscitation injury processes such as free radical production and apoptosis, and studies these phenomena in a mouse model of cardiac arrest. Finally, Dr. Abella is involved in the study of therapeutic hypothermia to treat cardiac arrest victims.Dr. Abella has published scholarly work in numerous professional journals, and has authored several textbook chapters on cardiac arrest and resuscitation. He serves on the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care task force and has participated in developing the latest revision of the CPR guidelines which were published earlier this year. He has won a number of honors for his research, clinical care in the Emergency Department and his teaching of residents and medical students. He is a recent recipient of a National Institutes of Health K23 mentored Career Development Award for his work in cardiac arrest clinical research.
Selected Publications
Dine CJ, Gersh RE, Leary M, Riegel BJ, Bellini LM, Abella BS: Improving CPR Quality and Resusitation Training by Combining Audiovisual Feedback and Debriefing. Crit Care Med 36 (10): 2817-22, Oct 2008.Wang HE, Abella BS, Callaway CX,: Risk of cardiopulonmary arrest after acute respiratory compromise in hospitalized patients. Resusitation Epub ahead of print Aug 2008.
Edelson DP, Litzinger B, Arora V, Walsh D, Kim S, Vanden Hoek TL, Becker LB, Abella BS: Resuscitation with actual performance integrated debriefting (RAPID) improves CPR quality and initial survival from cardiac arrest. Archives of Internal Medicine 168 (10): 1063-9, May 2008.
Zhao D, Abella BS, Beiser DG, Alvarado JP, Wang H, Hamann KJ, Vanden Hoek TL, Becker LB.: Intra-arrest cooling with delayed reperfusion yields higher survival than earlier normothermic resuscitation in a mouse model of cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 77(2): 242-9, May 2008.
Nichol G, Rumsfeld J, Eigel B, Abella BS, Hong Y, O'Connor RE, Mosesso V, Berg RA, Leeper B, Weisfeldt ML.: Essential features of designation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest as a reportable event. Circulation 117(17): 2299-308, Apr 2008.
Merchant RM, Becker LB, Abella BS, Asch DA, Groeneveld PW: Cost- effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia after caridac arrest. Resusitation 2008.
Sutton RM, Niles D, Nysaether J, Abella BS, Arbogast KB, Nishisaki A, Maltese MR, Donoghue A, Bishnoi R, Boyle L, Helfaer M, Myklebust H, Nadkarni V: The first quantitative report of CPR quality during in-hospital pediatric cardiopulmonary resusitation. Pediatrics 2008.
Peberdy MA, Cretikos M, Abella BS, Devita M, Goldhill D, Kloeck W, Kronick SL, Morrison LJ, Nadkarni VM, Nichol G, Nolan JP, Parr M, Tibballs J, van der Jagt EW, Young L.: Recommended guidelines for monitoring, reporting, and conducting research on medical emergency team, outreach, and rapid response systems: An Utstein-style scientific statement. Resuscitation 75(3): 412-33, Dec 2007.
Kramer-Johansen J, Edelson DP, Losert H, Köhler K, Abella BS.: Uniform reporting of measured quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Resuscitation 74(3): 406-17, Sep 2007.
Kramer-Johansen J,Edelson DP,Abella BS,Becker LB,Wik L,Steen PA. : Pauses in chest compression and inappropriate shocks: A comparison of manual and semi-automatic defibrillation attempts. Resuscitation 73(2): 212-20, May 2007.
