Lance B. Becker, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Center for Resuscitation Science
Translational Research Laboratory
125 South 31st Street
Suite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3403
Translational Research Laboratory
125 South 31st Street
Suite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3403
Office: 215-746-3625
Fax: 215-746-1224
Fax: 215-746-1224
Email:
lance.becker@uphs.upenn.edu
lance.becker@uphs.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
BGS (General Studies)
University of Michigan, 1975.
MA (Biochemistry)
University of Illinois, 1977.
MD (Medicine)
University of Illinois School of Medicine, 1981.
Permanent linkBGS (General Studies)
University of Michigan, 1975.
MA (Biochemistry)
University of Illinois, 1977.
MD (Medicine)
University of Illinois School of Medicine, 1981.
Description of CVI Expertise
Director, Penn Center for Resuscitation ScienceCVI Program Unit(s):
Myocyte Biology / Heart Failure
Biotechnology / Nanomedicine / Imaging
CVI Research Description:
Cardiac arrest and resuscitation, reperfusion injury, mitochondrial
dysfunction, cardiomyocyte models of ischemia reperfusion, translational
research.
Selected Publications
Hallstrom AP., Ornato JP., Weisfeldt M., Travers A., Christenson J., McBurnie MA., Zalenski R., Becker LB., Schron EB., Proschan M., Public Access Defibrillation Trial Investigators.: Public-access defibrillation and survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.[see comment] New England Journal of Medicine 351(7): 637-46, Aug 12 2004.Lynch B., Einspruch EL., Nichol G., Becker LB., Aufderheide TP., Idris A.: Effectiveness of a 30-min CPR self-instruction program for lay responders: a controlled randomized study. Resuscitation 67(1): 31-43, Oct 2005.
Abella BS., Alvarado JP., Myklebust H., Edelson DP., Barry A., O'Hearn N., Vanden Hoek TL., Becker LB.: Quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation during in-hospital cardiac arrest.[see comment] Journal of the American Medical Association 293(3): 305-10, Jan 19 2005.
Nolan JP., Hazinski MF., Steen PA., Becker LB.: Controversial Topics from the 2005 International Consensus Conference on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care science with treatment recommendations. Resuscitation 67(2-3): 175-9, Nov-Dec 2005.
Merchant RM., Soar J., Skrifvars MB., Silfvast T., Edelson DP., Ahmad F., Huang KN., Khan M., Vanden Hoek TL., Becker LB., Abella BS.: Therapeutic hypothermia utilization among physicians after resuscitation from cardiac arrest.[see comment] Critical Care Medicine 34(7): 1935-40, Jul 2006.
Abella BS., Sandbo N., Vassilatos P., Alvarado JP., O'Hearn N., Wigder HN., Hoffman P., Tynus K., Vanden Hoek TL., Becker LB.: Chest compression rates during cardiopulmonary resuscitation are suboptimal: a prospective study during in-hospital cardiac arrest. Circulation 111(4): 428-34, Feb 1 2005.
Abella BS., Zhao D., Alvarado J., Hamann K., Vanden Hoek TL., Becker LB.: Intra-arrest cooling improves outcomes in a murine cardiac arrest model. Circulation 109(22): 2786-91, Jun 8 2004.
Hazinski MF., Nadkarni VM., Hickey RW., O'Connor R., Becker LB., Zaritsky A.: Major changes in the 2005 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC: reaching the tipping point for change. Circulation 112(24 Suppl): IV206-11, Dec 13 2005.
Abella BS., Rhee JW., Huang KN., Vanden Hoek TL., Becker LB.: Induced hypothermia is underused after resuscitation from cardiac arrest: a current practice survey. Resuscitation 64(2): 181-6, Feb 2005.
Weisfeldt ML., Becker LB.: Resuscitation after cardiac arrest: a 3-phase time-sensitive model.[comment] Journal of the American Medical Association 288(23): 3035-8, Dec 18 2002.
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