Alexis A. Topjian, MD, MSCE

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Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Member, Medical Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Faculty Member, Center for Resuscitation Science, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship Director, Pediatric Neurocritical Care , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program, Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Chief, Faculty Affairs, Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3915
Fax: 215-590-4327
Education:
BA (Biology)
Harvard College, 1996.
MD (Medicine)
Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2001.
MSCE (Masters in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2011.
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Selected Publications

Amengual-Gual M, Sánchez Fernández I, Vasquez A, Abend NS, Anderson A, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Glauser TA, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Lai YC, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Reece L, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Sheehan T, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T; Pediatric Status Epilepticus Research Group (pSERG).: Pediatric status epilepticus management by Emergency Medical Services (the pSERG cohort). Seizure July 2023 Notes: Online ahead of Print.

Fink EL, Kochanek PM, Beers SR, Clark RRSB, Berger RP, Bayir H, Topjian AA, Newth C, Press C, Maddux AB, Willyerd F, Hunt EA, Siems A, Chung MG, Smith L, Doughty L, Diddle JW, Patregnani J, Piantino J, Walson KH, Balakrishnan B, Meyer MT, Friess S, Pineda J, Maloney D, Rubin P, Haller TL, Treble-Barna A, Wang C, Lee V, Wisnowski JL, Subramanian S, Narayanan S, Blüml S, Fabio A, Panigrahy A; POCCA Investigators: Assessment of Brain Magnetic Resonance and Spectroscopy Imaging Findings and Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest. JAMA Network Open 6(6): e2320713, June 2023.

Shepard LN, Reeder RW, O'Halloran A, Kienzle M, Dowling J, Graham K, Keim GP, Topjian AA, Yehya N, Sutton RM, Morgan RW: Pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest: respiratory failure characteristics and association with outcomes. Resuscitation May 2023.

Slovis JC, Bach A, Beaulieu F, Zuckerberg G, Topjian A, Kirschen MP : Neuromonitoring after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Cerebral Physiology and Injury Stratification. Neurocritical Care April 2023 Notes: Epub ahead of print.

Kienzle MF, Morgan RW, Alvey JS, Reeder R, Berg RA, Nadkarni V, Topjian AA, Lasa JJ, Raymond TT, Sutton RM; American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Investigators: Clinician-Reported Physiologic Monitoring of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality During Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Propensity-Weighted Cohort Study. Resuscitation Page: Epub ahead of Print, April 2023.

Mazandi VM, Lang SS, Rahman RK, Nishisaki A, Beaulieu F, Zhang B, Griffis H, Tucker AM, Storm PB, Heuer GG, Gajjar AA, Ampah SB, Kirschen MP, Topjian AA, Yuan I, Francoeur C, Kilbaugh TJ, Huh JW: Co-administration of Ketamine in Pediatric Patients with Neurologic Conditions at Risk for Intracranial Hypertension. Neurocritical Care 38(2): 242-253, April 2023.

Fung FW, Parikh DS, Donnelly M, Jacobwitz M, Topjian AA, Xiao R, Abend NS: EEG Monitoring in Critically Ill Children: Establishing High-Yield Subgroups. J Clin Neurophysiol March 2023.

Hickson MR, Winters M, Thomas NH, Gardner MM, Kirschen MP, Nadkarni V, Berg R, Slomine BS, Pinto NP, Topjian A: Long-term function, quality of life and healthcare utilization among survivors of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation March 2023.

Gardner MM, Yan Wang Y, Himebauch AS, Conlon TW, Graham K, Morgan RW, Feng R, Berg RA, Yehya N, Mercer-Rosa L, Topjian AA: Impaired Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Children is Associated with Mortality. Resuscitation In Press 2023.

Hong S, Wainwright MS, Abend NS, Appavu BL, Francoeur C, Erkauer JC, Guerguerian A, Guerriero RM, Guilliams KP, Lee-Eng J, Loeb J, Lovett ME, Murphy SA, Pardo AC, Pineda JA, Ruzas CM, Topjian AA: A Survey of Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training in North America. Pediatric Neurology In Press 2023.

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Last updated: 08/14/2023
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