Kathleen Chiotos, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Rotation Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Elective , 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 19104-4399
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Education:
BS (Biology)
College of William and Mary, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
George Washington University School of Medicine, 2009.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
College of William and Mary, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
George Washington University School of Medicine, 2009.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Selected Publications
Fitzgerald JC, Chiotos K, Weiss S: Bacterial Sepsis. Rogers Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care 6th Edition Sep 2023.Prinzi A and Chiotos K: Repeat Tracheal Aspirate Cultures: A Port in the Storm or a Sinking Ship? Pediatr Crit Care Med 24(8): 708-710, Aug 2023.
Chiotos K and Fitzgerald JC: COVID-19 in Children: Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future. JAMA Pediatr Page: online ahead of print, Jul 2023.
Coffey KC, Keller SC, Anderson DJ, Deloney VM, Harris AD, Henderson D, Milstone AM, Morgan DJ, Rock C, Schweizer M, Chiotos K: Infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship program needs and practices in 2021: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 44(6): 948-950, Jun 2023.
Cohn K, Balamuth F, Marchese R, Henretig F, Gerber J, Chiotos K, Bell L, Hart J, Metjian T, Burnham J, Lavelle J, Jacobstein C, Vinograd A, Sanseau E, Rodriguez L: Clinical Pathway for Evaluation/Treatment of Children with Fever. CHOP Clinical Pathways Program Jun 2023 Notes: https://www.chop.edu/clinical-pathway/child-with-fever-clinical-pathway.
Carrol ED, Ranjit S, Menon K, Bennett T, Sanchez-Pinto N , Zimmerman JJ , Souza DC, Sorce LR , Randolph AG, Ishimine P, de Oliveira C, Lodha R, Harmon L, Watson SR, Schlapbach LJ, Kissoon N, Argent AC, Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce: Operationalizing Appropriate Sepsis Definitions in Children Worldwide: Considerations for the Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce. Pediatr Crit Care Med 24(6): e263-e271, Jun 2023.
Khan A, Chiotos K, Rodriguez M, Hayes M, Metjian TA, Beus J, Gunnison G, Gomes J, Shelov E, Desai B, Stinson H, Nawab U, Luo B : Getting to Zero - Eliminating Safety Events Related to Automatic Discontinuation of Antimicrobials. CHOP 12th Annual Quality and Safety Day, Philadelphia, PA May 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Ku BC, Pitts CE, Lawton LG, Metjian TA, Chiotos K, Gerber JS, Beus JM, Zorc JJ, Hamida C, Lavelle J: Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship for Outpatient Treatment of Children Diagnosed with Community Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department, Urgent Care, and Primary Care. CHOP 12th Annual Quality and Safety Day, Philadelphia, PA May 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Menon K, Sorce LR, Argent A, Bennett TD, Carrol ED, Kissoon N, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Schlapbach L, de Souza DC, Watson RS, Wynn JL, Zimmerman JJ, Ranjit S, Pediatric Sepsis Definitions Taskforce: Reporting of Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Sepsis Studies. Pediatr Crit Care Med 24(4): 301-310, Apr 2023.
Gibbs K, Coldren J, Bordner K, O’Connor T, Neppach A, Bustin A, Gattoline S, Serio J, Nelin T, Coggins S, Duran M, Bock J, Carrigan E, Gallagher E, Devine M, Lowe A, McGann C, Ebbert R, Padula M, Harris MC, Chiotos K, Srinivasan L: Decreasing antibiotic exposure in late onset sepsis evaluations in a level 4 NICU. Pediatric Academic Societies, Washington, DC Apr 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.