Akira Nishisaki, MD, MSCE
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
Bibl K, Wagner M, Dvorsky R, Haderer M, Strasser L, Berger A, Ades A, Castera M, Gross IT, Nishisaki A: Impact of a Two-Person Mask Ventilation Technique During Neonatal Resuscitation: A Simulation-Based Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of Pediatrics 282(114568), July 2025.Kubo T, Kishida M, Nishida K, Ohta K, Nishisaki A: Mental effort was significantly associated with medical student’s resuscitation knowledge and skill acquisition in transpacific telesimulation. IPSSW2025 May 2025 Notes: Abstract presented at IPSSW2025 at Munich in May 2025.
Wing R, Smith DG, Cramer ER, Rosen R, Albanese A, Frank H, Prieto MM, Greenwald E, Nagler J, Goldman M, Miller KA, Nti B, Napolitano N, Nishisaki A: Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of the National Emergency Airway Registry for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (NEAR4PEM) Pre-Intubation Checklist. Pediatric Academic Societies May 2025 Notes: Poster presented at PAS 2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Padiyath F, Padiyath A, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz A, Shults J, Nishisaki A, for the National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS) Investigators: Preventing Arrest: Comparative Analysis of Cardiac Arrest and Non-Arrest Cases in the NEAR4KIDS Registry. SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2025 March 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation at SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2025 Meeting, March 29th, 2025, Orlando, Florida.
Demopoulos A, Alcamo AM, Fitzgerald J, Nishisaki A, Balamuth FB, Weiss S, Lindell RB: Performance of PIM-2 and PRISM-III mortality prediction scores in children with sepsis. Critical Care Congress February 2025 Notes: Abstract presented at Critical Care Congress 2025, Orlando, Florida.
Harwayne-Gidansky I, Dziorny A, Daigle C, Vyas N, Kijowski MD, Nishisaki A: Variable Comfort of High-Risk Airway Management: A Multi-Institutional Survey. Critical Care Congress February 2025 Notes: Abstract presented at SCCM 2025, Orlando, Florida.
Brown S, Heneghan JA, Badke C, Dziorny A, Flynn A, Farris R, Bennett T, Tawfik D, Cornell T, Wetzel RC, Nishisaki A, Rogerson CM: Use of Vasoactive Medications Across Pediatric Intensive Care Units. Critical Care Congress February 2025 Notes: Presented at SCCM 2025, Orlando, Florida.
Hyde E, Mehta SD, Tsui FR, Silva LV, Nadkarni VM, Napolitano N, Shepard LN, Bruins BB, Kirschen M, Topjian AA, Laverriere EL, Nickel AJ, Dominick C, Nishisaki A: Novel Predictive Model for Pediatric Bag Mask Ventilation Breath Quality Using Capnography Waveforms. Critical Care Congress February 2025 Notes: Star Research Presented at SCCM 2025, Orlando, Florida.
Dziorny A, Daigle H, Yasn V, Kijowski M, Nishisaki A: Institutional Variability in Pediatric Critical and Difficult Airways: A Multi-institutional Survey. Critical Care Congress February 2025 Notes: Gold Snapshot Award, presented at SCCM 2025, Orlando, Florida.
Mehta S, Shi H, Ruiz-Herrera VM, Nishisaki A, Morgan RW, Sutton RM, Tsui R: Development and Validation of a Pediatric ICU Deterioration Prediction Model using Machine Learning. Critical Care Congress February 2025 Notes: Abstract presented at SCCM 2025, Orlando, Florida.