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Benjamin S Abella, MD, MPhil
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Research Director, Center for Resuscitation Science
Vice Chair of Research , Department of Emergency Medicine
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: 215-279-3452
Publications
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Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest
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Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest
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.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider certification, 2002.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Certification, 2002.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider certification, 2002.
Advanced Trauma Life Support certification, 2003.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor certification, 2004.
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2006.
Permanent linkDiplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider certification, 2002.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Certification, 2002.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider certification, 2002.
Advanced Trauma Life Support certification, 2003.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor certification, 2004.
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine, 2006.
Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Abella studies sudden cardiac arrest, a leading cause of death that claims over 200,000 lives each year in the United States. Specifically, projects within his clinical research team include: (1) evaluation of CPR and resuscitation performance, (2) testing new methods to teach CPR in the community, (3) prognostication of neurologic outcomes after cardiac arrest, and (4) methods to improve the application of therapeutic hypothermia. Dr. Abella is also the developer and Medical Director of a novel training course for therapeutic hypothermia use in the hospital setting.Dr. Abella has published scholarly work in numerous professional journals including JAMA and Circulation, and has authored review monographs and textbook chapters on cardiac arrest and resuscitation. He serves on the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care task force and has participated in developing international CPR guidelines. He has won a number of honors for his research, clinical care in the Emergency Department and his teaching of residents and medical students, and has lectured widely on the topics of cardiac arrest and post-arrest hypothermia treatment. The investigative work of Dr. Abella’s team is supported by funding from the NIH and Medtronic Foundation, as well as industry sources.
Selected Publications
Wallace SK, Abella BS, Shofer FS, Leary M, Agarwal AK, Mechem CC, Gaieski DF, Becker LB, Neumar RW, Band RA: Effect of Time of Day on Prehospital Care and Outcomes after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation Mar 2013.Carlson DW, Pearson RD, Haggerty PF, Strilka RJ, Abella BS, Gourley PE: Commotio cordis, therapeutic hypothermia, and evacuation from a United States military base in Iraq. Journal of Emergency Medicine Mar 2013 Notes: epub ahead of print.
Wallace SK, Abella BS, Becker LB: Quantifying the effect of cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality on cardiac arrest outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 6(2): 148-156, Mar 2013.
Mikkelsen ME, Christie JD, Abella BS, Kerlin MP, Fuchs BD, Schweickert WD, Berg RA, Mosesso VN, Shofer FS, Gaieski DF; for the American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation Investigators: Use of Therapeutic Hypothermia After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Critical Care Medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Mar 2013.
Starodub R, Abella BS, Grossestreuer AV, Shofer FS, Perman SM, Leary M, Gaieski DF: Association of serum lactate and survival outcomes in patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. Elsevier, Feb 2013.
Blewer AL, Delfin G, Leary M, Gaieski DF, Abella BS: A structured educational intervention to improve targeted temperature management utilization after cardiac arrest. Journal of Critical Care. Elsevier Inc. Dec 2012.
Gonzalez MR, Esposito EC, Leary M, Gaieski DF, Kolansky DM, Chang G, Becker LB, Carr BG, Grossestreuer AV, Abella BS: Initial clinical predictors of significant coronary lesions after resuscitation from cardiac arrest. Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management 2(2): 73-77, jul 2012 Notes: journal pending index in pubmed.
Gaieski DF, Neumar RW, Fuchs B, Abella BS, Kolansky D, Delfin G, Leary M, Goyal M: Haemodynamic management strategies are not explicitly defined in the majority of therapeutic hypothermia implementation studies. Resuscitation 83(7): 835-9, Jul 2012.
Hirsch LM, Wallace SK, Leary M, Tucker KD, Becker LB, Abella BS: Automated external defibrillator availability and CPR training among state police agencies in the United States. Annals of Emergency Medicine 60(1): 57-62, Jul 2012.
Perman SM, Kirkpatrick JN, Reitsma AM, Gaieski DF, Lau B, Smith TM, Leary M, Fuchs BD, Levine JM, Abella BS, Becker LB, Merchant RM: Timing of neuroprognostication in postcardiac arrest therapeutic hypothermia. Critical Care Medicine 40(3): 719-24, Mar 2012.
