Nadir Yehya, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director of Respiratory Services, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Associate Chief of Research, Division of Critical Care Medicine, 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
Email:
yehyan@email.chop.edu
yehyan@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA (Molecular and Cell Biology)
University of California at Berkeley, 2000.
MD (Medicine)
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 2005.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Permanent linkBA (Molecular and Cell Biology)
University of California at Berkeley, 2000.
MD (Medicine)
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 2005.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Mechanical ventilation, respiratory failureDescription of Research Expertise
Acute respiratory distress syndromeSelected Publications
Zachariasse JM, Gutiérrez-Sacristán A, Makwana S, Li X, Bhatnagar S, Hanauer DA, Kainth MK, Morris M, Rubio-Mayo P, Sáez C, Shah MA, Aronow BJ, Badenes R, Cai T, Garcia Barrio N, Issitt RW, Mandl KD, Milani GP, Moshal K, Newburger JW, Omenn GS, Romero-Garcia N, Sperotto F, Spiridou A, Visweswaran S, Xia Z, Bourgeois FT, Avillach P; Consortium for Clinical Characterization of COVID-19 by EHR (4CE): Impact of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions on bacterial infections in children: an international electronic health record-based study. BMJ Public Health 3(2): e002671, Dec 2025.Magee PM, Paquette E, Daniels LA, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Yehya N: The Association between Neighborhood Factors and Early Organ Dysfunction in Critically Ill Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Pediatr Page: 114943, Dec 2025.
Shepard LN, Reeder RW, Hsu J, Keim G, Berg RA, Sutton RM, Topjian AA, Yehya N, Morgan RW; American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Resuscitation Investigators: Intubation Trends and Survival in Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA Netw Open 8(11): e2544365, Nov 2025.
Gardner MM, Balcarcel D, Chen F, Huff A, Gonzalez V, Fraietta J, Mai AD, Padiyath A, Gaynor JW, Yehya N: Preoperative Blood Biomarkers Outperform Clinical Variables in Predicting Poor Outcome After Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA Nov 2025 Notes: Moderated Poster Presentation.
Mayeda MR, Rosenblatt S, Balmer DF, Morrison W, Magee P, Kirchner V, Yehya N: Presence of Families at the Bedside in the PICU: Prospective, Mixed-Methods Study of Race and Insurance Disparities. Pediatr Crit Care Med 26(10): e1253-e1263, Oct 2025.
Gardner MM, Balcarcel D, Chen F, Huff A, Gonzalez V, Fraietta J, Mai AD, Padiyath A, Gaynor JW, Yehya N: Comparison of Machine Learning Methods for Risk Prediction for Poor Outcome after Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX Oct 2025 Notes: Oral Presentation; Top Scientific Abstract.
Gardner MM, McKelvey A, Wang Y, Feng R, Morgan RW, Graham K, Berg RA, Mercer-Rosa L, Yehya N, Topjian AA: Worsening Myocardial Function and Impaired Global Longitudinal Strain May Be Associated with Hospital Mortality after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Preliminary Results from a Prospective Study. European Resuscitation Council Annual Congress, Rotterdam, Netherlands Oct 2025 Notes: Oral presentation
Mehta SD, Gathers CA, Shepard LN, Putt M, Yehya N, Graham K, Morgan RW, Sutton RM; American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Investigators: Prearrest Vital Sign Abnormalities are Associated with Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric ICU Cardiac Arrest: A Get with the Guidelines-Resuscitation Analysis. Resuscitation Page: 110846, Sep 2025.
Zampieri FG, Cahusac PMB, Maia IS, Yehya N, Meyer NJ, Li F, Harhay MO: Trial Analysis and Interpretation in Critical Care Using the Evidential (Likelihood) Approach: Rationale and Practical Considerations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 211(9): 1610–1621, Sep 2025.
Shannon MM, Keim G, Harhay MO, Yehya N: Parent and Provider Perspectives on Short-Term Outcomes of Critically Ill Ventilated Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med 26(9): e1149-e1153, Sep 2025.