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Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician
Clinical Research Director
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
Links
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Center for Resuscitation Science
Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest
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Center for Resuscitation Science
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.
Resident in Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2002-2004.
Fellowship in Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2001-2002.
Resident in Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 1998-2001.
Resident in Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2002-2004.
Fellowship in Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2001-2002.
Certifications
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Advanced Trauma Life Support certification, 2003.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor certification, 2004.
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Permanent linkPediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Advanced Trauma Life Support certification, 2003.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor certification, 2004.
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider certification, re-certified 2004, 2002.
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
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.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. Circulation Nov 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.
Neurauter A, Eftestøl T, Kramer-Johansen J, Abella BS, Sunde K, Wenzel V, Lindner KH, Eilevstjonn J, Myklebust H, Steen PA, Strohmenger HU. : Prediction of countershock success using single features from multiple ventricular fibrillation frequency bands and feature combinations using neural networks. Resuscitation 73(2): 253-63, May 2007.
Abella BS, Edelson DP, Kim S,Retzer E,Myklebust H,Barry AM,O'hearn N,Hoek TL, Becker LB. : CPR quality improvement during in-hospital cardiac arrest using a real-time audiovisual feedback system. Resuscitation 73(1): 54-61, Apr 2007.
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 In Press 2007.
Abella BS, Aufderheide TP, Eigel B, Hickey RW, Longstreth WT, Nadkarni V, Nichol G, Sayre M, Sommargren CE, Hazinski MF: Bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves survival from cardiac arrest: A scientific advisory for healthcare providers, policymakers, and community leaders regarding the effectiveness of CPR. Circulation In Press 2007.
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 In Press 2007.
Abella BS, Kim S, Edelson DP, Huang KN, Merchant RM, Myklebust H, Vanden Hoek TL, Becker LB. : Difficulty of cardiac arrest rhythm identification does not correlate with length of chest compression pause before defibrillation. Critical Care Medicine 34(12 Suppl): S427-S431, Dec 2006.
