Kathleen Chiotos, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Rotation Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Elective , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Program Director for Research and Scholarship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program, 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 19104-4399
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Education:
BS (Biology)
College of William and Mary, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
George Washington University School of Medicine, 2009.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
College of William and Mary, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
George Washington University School of Medicine, 2009.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Selected Publications
Zambrano LD, Newhams MM, Simeone RM, Payne AB, Wu M, Orzel-Lockwood AO, Halasa NB, Calixte JM, Pannaraj PS, Mongkolrattanothai K, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Kamidani S, Chiotos K, Cameron MA, Maddux AB, Irby K, Schuster JE, Mack EH, Biggs A, Coates BM, Michelson KN, Bline KE, Nofziger RA, Crandall H, Hobbs CV, Gertz SJ, Heidemann SM, Bradford TT, Walker TC, Schwartz SP, Staat MA, Bhumbra SS, Hume JR, Kong M, Stockwell MS, Connors TJ, Cullimore ML, Flori HR, Levy ER, Cvijanovich NZ, Zinter MS, Maamari M, Bowens C, Zerr DM, Guzman-Cottrill JA, Gonzalez I, Campbell AP, Randolph AG: Durability of Original Monovalent mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against COVID-19 Omicron-Associated Hospitalization in Children and Adolescents - United States, 2021-2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 73(15): 330-338, April 2024.Chiotos K and Gerber JS: Antimicrobial Stewardship. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 22nd Edition Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW, Blum NJ, Tasker RC, Ralston SL, Deardorff M (eds.). Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, March 2024.
Willis ZI, Oliveira CR, Abzug MJ, Anosike BI, Ardor MI, Bio LL, Boguniewicz J, Chiotos K, Downes K, Grapentine SP, Hersh AL, Heston SM, Hijano DR, Huskins WC, James SH, Jones S, Lockowitz CR, Lloyd EC, MacBraynes C, Maron GM, Hayes M, Miller CM, Morton TH, Olivero RM, Orschein RC, Schwenk HT, Singh P, Soma VL, Sue PK, Vora SB, Nakamura MM, Wolf J.: Guidance for prevention and management of COVID-19 in children and adolescents: A consensus statement from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Pediatric COVID-19 Therapies Taskforce. J Pediatr Infect Soc 13(3): 159-185, Mar 2024.
Zambrano LD, Newhams MM, Simeone RM, Fleming-Dutra KE, Halasa N, Wu M, Orzel-Lockwood AO, Kamidani S, Pannaraj PS, Chiotos K, Cameron MA, Maddux AB, Schuster JE, Crandall H, Kong M, Nofziger RA, Staat MA, Bhumbra SS, Irby K, Boom JA, Sahni LC, Hume JR, Gertz SJ, Maamari M, Bowens C, Levy ER, Bradford TT, Walker TC, Schwartz SP, Mack EH, Guzman-Cottrill JA, Hobbs CV, Zinter MS, Cvijanovich NZ, Bline KE, Hymes SR, Campbell AP, Randolph AG; Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators.: Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Vaccine-Eligible US Children Under-5 Years Hospitalized for Acute COVID-19 in a National Network. Pediatr Infect Dis J 43(3): 242-249, Mar 2024.
Thneibat A, Chiotos K, Woods-Hill C, Yehya N : Quantifying Mortality Due to Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in Children. SCCM Critical Care Congress 2024 Jan 2024.
Sanchez-Pinto LN, Bennett TD, DeWitt PE, Russell S, Rebull MN, Martin B, Akech S, Albers DJ, Alpern ER, Balamuth F, Bembea M, Chisti MJ, Evans I, Horvat CM, Jaramillo-Bustamante JC, Kissoon N, Menon K, Scott HF, Weiss SL, Wiens MO, Zimmerman JJ, Argent AC, Sorce LR, Schlapbach LJ, Watson RS; Society of Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Sepsis Definition Task Force.: Development and Validation of the Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. JAMA 331(8): 675-686, Jan 2024.
Schlapbach LJ, Watson RS, Sorce LR, Argent AC, Menon K, Hall MW, Akech S, Albers DJ, Alpern ER, Balamuth F, Bembea M, Biban P, Carrol ED, Chiotos K, Chisti MJ, DeWitt PE, Evans I, Flauzino de Oliveira C, Horvat CM, Inwald D, Ishimine P, Jaramillo-Bustamante JC, Levin M, Lodha R, Martin B, Nadel S, Nakagawa S, Peters MJ, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Rebull MN, Russell S, Scott HF, de Souza DC, Tissieres P, Weiss SL, Wiens MO, Wynn JL, Kissoon N, Zimmerman JJ, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Bennett TD; Society of Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Sepsis Definition Task Force.: International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. JAMA 331(8): 665-674, Jan 2024.
Chiotos K, Newland J, Starnes L, Meyahnwi D, Same R, Lautenbach E, Szymczak J, Gerber JS, for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program: Quantifying Empiric Vancomycin Overuse in Two Tertiary Care Pediatric Intensive Care Units. IDWeek 2023, Boston MA Oct 2023
Woods-Hill CZ, Wolfe H, Malone S, Steffen KM, Agulnik A, Flaherty BF, Barbaro RP, Dewan M, Kudchadkar SR; Excellence in Pediatric Implementation Science (ECLIPSE) for the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network.: Implementation Science Research in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Pediatr Crit Care Med 24(11): 943-951, Nov 2023.
Rhee C, Strich J, Chiotos K, Classen D, Cosgrove S, Grens R, Heil E, Kadri S, Kalil A, Gilbert DN, Masur H, Septimus EJ, Sweeney D, Terry A, Winslow DL, Yealy D, Klompas M: Improving Sepsis Outcomes in the Era of Pay-for-Performance and Electronic Quality Measures: A Joint IDSA/ACEP/PIDS/SHEA/SHM/SIDP Position Paper. Clin Infect Dis Oct 2023.