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
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 Page: epub ahead of print, Jul 2025.Balcarcel DR, Mehta SD, Dixon CG, Woods-Hill CZ, Goligher EC, van Amsterdam WAC, Yehya N: Feedback loops in intensive care unit prognostic models: an under-recognised threat to clinical validity. Lancet Digit Health 21: 100880, Jul 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 Page: epub ahead of print, Jul 2025.
Sathe NA, Yehya N, Bhatraju PK: Moving from Observation to Explanation: Probing the Biology of Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Page: epub ahead of print, Jun 2025.
Yehya N: NIH Funding Has Stagnated Since 2003. JAMA 333(21): 1860-1861, Jun 2025.
O'Sullivan R, Alder MN, Dixon CG, Zhang D, Srivastava N, Yehya N: Olfactomedin-4 Elevation in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Page: epub ahead of print, Jun 2025.
Keim G, Yehya N: Which children in the USA have access to heroic salvage therapy? Lancet Child Adolesc Health 23: S2352-4642(25)00166-X, Jun 2025.
Gathers CL, Reddy AR, Joyce C, Acholonu N, Yehya N, Pinto NP, Priestley MA, Zurca AD, Boyer DL, Fowler JC: Diversity Engagement of Pediatric Critical Care Fellows: A U.S. Survey of 81 Fellows at 15 Fellowship Programs, 2022. Pediatric Crit Care Med 26(6): e864-e866, Jun 2025.
Yehya N, Peters MJ: Current Consent Models Perpetuate Ignorance in Pediatric Critical Care. Pediatr Crit Care Med 26(5): e748-e750, May 2025.
Balcarcel DR, Mai MV, Mehta SD, Chiotos K, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Himes BE, Yehya N : Development and Validation of an Electronic Health Record-Based, Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Subphenotype Classifier Model. Pediatr Crit Care Med 26(5): e611-e621, May 2025.