Akira Nishisaki, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Medical Director, Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Division of Critical Care
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Division of Critical Care
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-5505
Fax: 215-590-4327
Fax: 215-590-4327
Email:
nishisaki@email.chop.edu
nishisaki@email.chop.edu
Education:
MD (Medicine)
Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, 1995.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
Permanent linkMD (Medicine)
Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, 1995.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
Selected Publications
Loscalzo SM, White LJ, Rosenblatt S, Woods-Hill CZ, Teran F, Wolfe H, Himebauch AS, Glau C, Nishisaki A, Conlon TW: Ultrasound in Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation: Constructing Comprehensive Implementation Frameworks in High-Risk Settings. Pediatric Emergency Care May 2024.Nadkarni VM, Tijssen J, Denny V: Intra-Arrest Transport vs On-Scene Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Children-Scoop and Run vs Stay and Play. JAMA Network Open 7(5), May 2024.
Loberger JM, Steffen K, Khemani RG, Nishisaki A, Abu-Sultaneh S: Implementing the Pediatric Ventilator Liberation Guidelines Using the Most Current Evidence. Respiratory Care Online ahead of print, April 2024.
Wilsterman EJ Jr, Nellis ME, Panisello J, Al-Subu A, Breuer R, Kimura D, Krawiec C, Mallory PP, Nett S, Owen E, Parsons SJ, Sanders RC Jr, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz A, Napolitano N, Shults J, Nadkarni V, Nishisaki A; National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS) and Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network: Evaluating Airway Management in Patients With Trisomy 21 in the PICU and Cardiac ICU: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 25(4): 335-343, April 2024.
Peebles PJ, Jensen EA, Herrick HM, Wildenhain PJ, Rumpel J, Moussa A, Singh N, Abou Mehrem A, Quek BH, Wagner M, Pouppirt NR, Glass KM, Tingay DG, Hodgson KA, O'Shea JE, Sawyer T, Brei BK, Jung P, Unrau J, Kim JH, Barry J, DeMeo S, Johnston LC, Nishisaki A, Foglia EE: Endotracheal Tube Size Adjustments Within Seven Days of Neonatal Intubation. Pediatrics 153(4): e20230692925, April 2024.
Johnson MD, Tingay DG, Perkins EJ, Sett A, Devsam B, Douglas E, Charlton JK, Wildenhain P, Rumpel J, Wagner M, Nadkarni V, Johnston L, Herrick HM, Hartman T, Glass K, Jung P, DeMeo SD, Shay R, Kim JH, Unrau J, Moussa A, Nishisaki A, Foglia EE; National Emergency Airway Registry for Neonates (NEAR4NEOS) investigators: Factors that impact second attempt success for neonatal intubation following first attempt failure: a report from the National Emergency Airway Registry for Neonates. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed Online ahead of print, February 2024.
Ducharme-Crevier L, Furlong-Dillard J, Jung P, Chiusolo F, Malone MP, Ambati S, Parsons SJ, Krawiec C, Al-Subu A, Polikoff LA, Napolitano N, Tarquinio KM, Shenoi A, Talukdar A, Mallory PP, Giuliano JS Jr, Breuer RK, Kierys K, Kelly SP, Motomura M, Sanders RC Jr, Freeman A, Nagai Y, Glater-Welt LB, Wilson J, Loi M, Adu-Darko M, Shults J, Nadkarni V, Emeriaud G, Nishisaki A; National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS), Pediatric Acute Lung Injury, Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network: Safety of primary nasotracheal intubation in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Intensive Care Med Paediatr Neonatal 2(1): 7, February 2024.
Crevier LD, Thibault C, Emeriaud G, Napolitano N, Wing R, Prieto M, Romer AJ, Branca A, Shults J, Nadkarni VM, Nishisaki A: Use and safety of etomidate for intubation of critically ill children. Society of Critical Care Medicine January 2024 Notes: SCCM Congress 2024.
Dixon K , Glau CL, Nishisaki A, Rosenblatt SA, Traynor DM, Kirchner V, Himebauch AS, Conlon TW, Keim G: Association of Extubation Timing and Treatment Failure After Successful Extubation Readiness Trial. Society of Critical Care Medicine January 2024 Notes: SCCM 2024.
Dominick CL, Rolfe AL, Oldehoff L, Griffin RP, Traynor DM, Oxenreiter AJ, Strohm-Farber JA, Nishisaki A: Identifying Patients at Risk for Unplanned Extubation. Society of Critical Care Medicine January 2024 Notes: Society of Critical Care Medicine 2024.