Nadir Yehya, MD
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
Reddy AR, Kadiyala S, Tinaikar S, Bricklin L, Bernstein M, Agarwal K, Boyd R, Yehya N, Fein J, Novick D, Woods-Hill CZ: Evidence-Based Safe Firearm Storage Counseling in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Hosp Pediatr Page: epub ahead of print, Jul 2026.Ball L, Maxenti M, Giardina A, Serafini SC, Damasio MB, Grillo R, Patroniti N, Cereda M, Yehya N, Moscatelli A: Lung Superimposed Pressure in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Single-Center Study, 2014-2024. Pediatr Crit Care Med Page: epub ahead of print, Jul 2026.
Halstead ES, Umstead TM, Chroneos ZC, Riccio-Baum C, Allie SR, McKeone DJ, Spear D, Nofziger RA, Sanders RC Jr, Ahn D, Dowell JC, Wagner AF, Thomas NJ, Sendi P, Frazier WJ, Rowan CM, Jain PN, Bashir DA, Friess SH, Varisco BM, Grunwell J, Maddux AB, Famularo ST 3rd, Yehya N: Cytokine-based strategies to improve prognostic enrichment of pediatric ARDS. Crit Care Page: epub ahead of print, Jul 2026.
Balcarcel DR, Keim GP, Mehta SD, Harhay MO, Himes BE, van Amsterdam WAC, Moler F, Kirschen MP, Topjian AA, Yehya N: Individualized Treatment Effects of Therapeutic Hypothermia in Children Postcardiac Arrest: A Reanalysis of Two Randomized Clinical Trials. Pediatr Crit Care Med Page: epub ahead of print, Jul 2026.
Saffaran S, Yu H, Shamohammadi H, Weaver L, Joy W, Ketteridge L, Albanese B, Regulski L, Becker S, Sharkey D, Kwok TC, Hardman JG, Yehya N, Mauri T, Scott TE, Tonelli R, Clini E, Laffey JG, Camporota L, Bates DG: Computational tools for personalizing treatment of acute respiratory failure, from machine learning to digital twins: a narrative review. Crit Care Jun 2026.
Lindell RB, Sayed SU, Campos Duran JS, Sheetz SA, Babu A, Knight MS, Mauracher AA, Hay CA, Conrey PE, Fitzgerald JC, Yehya N, Famularo Iii ST, Arroyo T, Tustin Iii R, Fazelinia H, Behrens EM, Teachey DT, Forbes Satter LR, Freeman AF, Bergerson JR, Holland SM, Leiding JW, Weiss SL, Hall MW, Taylor DM, Feng R, Wherry EJ, Meyer NJ, Henrickson SE: Aberrant STAT signaling and T cell dysregulation define a targetable pediatric sepsis endotype. J Clin Invest Page: e202867, Jun 2026.
Maslova E, Fagerås M, Tran T, Emmanuel B, Khezrian M, Branscombe N, Johnson S, Dalal G, Syed HU, Yehya N: Clinical outcomes and costs associated with viral lower respiratory tract disease hospitalisations. BMJ Open Respir Res 13(1): e003552, Jun 2026.
Halstead ES, Umstead TM, Chroneos ZC, Riccio-Baum C, Allie SR, McKeone DJ, Spear D, Famularo S, Yehya N: Cytokine-Based Strategies to Improve Prognostic Enrichment of Pediatric Critical Illness Syndromes. American Thoracic Society International Conference, Orlando, FL May 2026 Notes: Poster discussion session.
Dixon C, Fitzgerald JC, Yehya N: Markers of Tissue Damage and Inflammation Correlate With Cryptic Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. American Thoracic Society International Conference, Orlando, FL May 2026 Notes: Poster discussion session.
Magee PM, Paquette E, Daniels LA, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Yehya N: The Association between Neighborhood Factors and Early Organ Dysfunction in Critically Ill Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Pediatr 290: 114943, Mar 2026.