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
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.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
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.
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.
Sethi I, Keim G, Mahmood HZ, Himebauch AS, Kamerkar A, Barbaro RP, Bhalla AK, Yehya N: Association Between Age and Mortality for Pulmonary Extracorporeal Support: Insights from the ELSO Registry. 36h Annual Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Meeting, Baltimore, MD Sep 2025.
Balakrishnan A, Silverstein DC, Bedenice D, Bersenas A, Bourgeois JP, Carroll CL, Dunkel B, Greensmith T, Hopper K, Lascola K, Mangalmurti N, Rozanski E, Wilkins P, Yehya N: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Veterinary Medicine-The ARDSVet Definitions. J Vet Emerg Crit Care Page: epub ahead of print, Aug 2025.
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 Page: epub ahead of print, Aug 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 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.
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 329(1): L172-L182, Jul 2025.