Martha Frye Kienzle, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Instructor, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-971-2706
Education:
BA (Biological Basis of Behavior)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
Post-Bacc (Pre-Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 2014.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology )
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (in process, matriculated July 2024), 2026.
Permanent linkBA (Biological Basis of Behavior)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
Post-Bacc (Pre-Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 2014.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology )
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (in process, matriculated July 2024), 2026.
Description of Clinical Expertise
pediatric critical care medicine, general pediatricsDescription of Research Expertise
pediatric cardiac arrestSelected Publications
Amanda Manzi, Morgann Loaec, Erica Faulkner, Christine Bailey, Carolina Rodriquez Paras, John Erbayri, Michele Schacter, Kevin Semless, Ryan Morgan, Martha Kienzle, Amanda O’Halloran: First Try at First Five: Incorporating Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice into Simulation. International Pediatric Simulation Society-Worldwide, Rome, Italy June 2026.Kienzle MF, Gardner MM, Zuckerberg J et al: Coronary Perfusion Pressure During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is Associated with Outcomes from Pediatric In-hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAHA (under review) 2026.
O’Halloran AJ, Gray J, Gray S, Kienzle MF, Ross CE, Acworth J, Nuthall G, Christoff A, Rossano JW, Morrison LJ, Scholefield BR, Topjian AA; International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Pediatric Life Support Task Force: Bradycardia with haemodynamic compromise in children: A scoping review. Resuscitation Plus 26: 101155, November 2025.
Gathers CL, Morgan RW, Alvey JS, Reeder R, Goldberger ZD, Fowler J, Naim MY, O'Halloran A, Merchant RM, Kienzle MF, Nadkarni V, Berg RA, Sutton RM: Race is not Associated with Medical Emergency Team Evaluation Prior to In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Resuscitation April 2025.
Zuckerberg JC, Ko T, Weeks MK, Widmann NJ, Kienzle MF, Gaudio HA, Silva LEV, Reeder RW, Sutton RM, Berg RA, Kilbaugh TJ, Morgan RW: Evaluation of coronary perfusion pressure and diastolic blood pressure calculation methods in a swine model of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation Plus March 2025.
Zuckerberg J, Weeks KK, Widmann N, Ko T, Gaudio H, Eduardo L, Kienzle M, Berg R, Kilbaugh TJ, Morgan RW: Evaluation of Coronary Perfusion Pressure Calculation Methods during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Society of Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Congress 2025, Orlando, FL Feb 2025.
Seliktar N et al: Termination of Resuscitation: CPR Duration for Non-Responders in a Pediatric Resuscitation Network. Society of Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Congress 2025, Orlando, FL Jan 2025.
Loaec M: Development of a PICU ‘First Five’ Curriculum: A Resuscitation Quality Improvement Needs Assessment. Society of Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Congress 2025, Orlando, FL Jan 2025.
Kienzle MF, Shepard LN, Gathers CL, Sutton RM, Topjian AA, Morgan RW: Performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in infants and children. Furman & Zimmerman's Pediatric Critical Care, 7th edition (in process) 2025.
Scholefield B et al: Pediatric Life Support: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation and Resuscitation 2025.