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Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo (2019-present)
Medical Director, Septic Shock Initiative, Oishei Children‘s Hospital (2019-present)
Director of Quality and Patient Safety, PICU, Oishei Children‘s Hospital (2015–2019)
Site Director, Virtual Pediatric System, LLP, Oishei Children‘s Hospital (2014–2019)
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo (2011–2019)
Attending Physician, Critical Care, UBMD Pediatrics, Oishei Children‘s Hospital (2011–2019)
Interim Director of Quality and Patient Safety, PICU, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (2014–2015)
Awards and Honors:
University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions: Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society (2015)
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (2015)
International Symposium on Acute Kidney Injury in Children: Poster Award (2012)
Children's Memorial Hospital: 1st Place Poster at Research Scholars Day (2011)
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Dean‘s Letter of Commendation for 3rd Year Clerkships (2004)
Duke University: Robert C. Cox Scholarship for Academic Achievement (1998)
Duke University: Dean's List (1997-2001)
Buffalo Spree Magazine: Top Doctors in Western New York (2019-2021)
Who‘s Who in America (2014-2015)
Grants and Sponsored Research:
July 2018–December 2019 University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Seed Grant Program University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Role: Co-Investigator $10,000
May 2018–April 2019 A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial of Intravenous Fluid Content in Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis Admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Wildermuth Research Foundation Role: Principal Investigator $34,111
March 2017–November 2018 Decreasing Antibiotic Exposure in Infants with Suspected Ventilator-Associated Infection Viriginal Commonwealth University Role: Principal Investigator $675
January 2013–January 2016 CAF-PINT: Coagulation and Fibrinolysis Ancillary Study to HALF-PINT National Institutes of Health Role: Principal Investigator $16,000
January 2012–January 2016 HALF-PINT: Heart and Lung Failure-Pediatric Insulin Titration Trial National Institutes of Health Role: Principal Investigator $123,750
January 2010–January 2011 Predictive Power of Cystatin C to Detect Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients Coleman Family Foundation Role: Principal Investigator $3,500
July 2017 Transcranial Doppler in Pediatric Head Injury Role: Co-Investigator $1,000
Journal Articles:
Breuer RK, Hassinger AB. Impact of a Multidisciplinary Sepsis Initiative on Knowledge and Behavior in a Pediatric Center. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020; 2.
Breuer RK, Carnevale FP, Donhauser JA, Iwano M, Kramer BC, Marthia V, Nutty K, Patankar N, Wilkowski S, Hassinger AB. Pediatric Sepsis in Our Community: A Point Prevalence Study. J Pediatr Infect Dis. 2020; 15(1).
Croix M, Schwarz CH, Breuer RK, Hassinger AB, Chadha K, Hicar MD. Actinomyces Naeslundii and Aggregatibacter Aphrophilus Brain Abscess in an Adolescent. Arch Clin Med Case Rep. 2019; 3(6).
Breuer RK, Hassinger AB. Identifying Hesitation and Discomfort with Diagnosing Sepsis: Survey of a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center. Pediatric Quality & Safety. 2018; 3(5).
Fitzgerald JC, Basu RK, Akcan-Arikan A, Izquierdo LM, Pineres Olave BAE, Hassinger AB, Szczepanska M, Deep A, Williams D, Sapru A, Roy JA, Nadkarni VM, Thomas NJ, Weiss SL, Furth S, Sepsis Prevalence, Outcomes, and Therapies Study Investigators and Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators Network. Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Severe Sepsis: An Independent Risk Factor for Death and New Disability. Crit Care Med. 2016; 44(12).
Hassinger AB. "Renal Replacement Therapies". The PICU Handbook. 2018.
Hassinger AB, Breuer RK. "Maintenance Fluids". The PICU Handbook. 2018.
Hassinger AB. "Acute Kidney Injury". The PICU Handbook. 2018.
Breuer RK, Hassinger AB. "Electrolyte Derangements". The PICU Handbook. 2018.
Hassinger AB, Goodman D. "Hypertensive Emergencies". Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence, 2nd Edition. 2014.
Abstracts:
Koshel C, Hassinger AB, Michienzi K, Kramer BC. Bleeding in Pediatric Patients with Prolonged INR: Effects of Vitamin K and Fresh Frozen Plasma. Crit Care Med. 2020; 48(1).
Koshel C, Hassinger AB. Implementing an Airway Risk Assessment Score to Reduce Unplanned Extubations in Children. Crit Care Med. 2020; 48(1).
Craig R, Hassinger AB. Factors Associated with Remarkable Head CTS in Critically Ill Children with Altered Mental Status. Crit Care Med. 2020; 48(1).
Hassinger AB, Valentine SL. Intravenous Fluid Management by Pediatric Intensivists. Crit Care Med. 2018; 41(1).
Hassinger AB, Breuer RK. The Impact of a Hospital-Wide Multidisciplinary Educational Sepsis Initiative. Crit Care Med. 2018; 46(1).
Gourabathini H, Hassinger AB, Islam SM. Vancomycin Use in Children with Severe Sepsis at a Freestanding Children's Hospital. Crit Care Med. 2018; 46(1).
Nunez C, Hassinger AB. The Efficacy and Safety of Negative Pressure Ventilation in Children with Acute Respiratory Failure. Crit Care Med. 2018; 46(1).
Quraishi M, Kallash M, Hassinger AB, Breuer RK. Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children and Its One-Year Sequelae. Crit Care Med. 2018; 46(1).
Jacobs DM, Holsen M, Chen S, Fusco NM, Hassinger AB. The Utility of Procalcitonin to Support Clinical Decision Making in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2016; 3.
Hassinger AB, Wainwright MS, Lane JC, Haymond S, Backer CL, Wald EL. Elevated Pre-operative Serum Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine (ADMA) is Associated with Poor Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Chest. 2012; 142(4).
Brooks A, Brannen M. Predictive Factors for Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia in Severe RSV Bronchiolitis. Crit Care Med. 2008; 36(12).
Northeastern Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (2012–present)
Medical Society of the State of New York (2012–present)
Erie County Medical Society (2012–present)
Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators Research Network (2011–present)
Society of Critical Care Medicine: Pediatrics (2008–present)
Health Volunteers Overseas (2007–2015)
American Academy of Pediatrics (2005–present)
American Medical Association (2003–present)
Presentations:
"Department of Pediatrics Interesting Case Conference: An Adolescent with Ascites" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2021)
"OCH Sepsis Initiative Update" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2020)
"Quarterly Morbidity, Mortality and Improvement Session" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2020)
"Sleep Apnea" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2020)
"Bleeding in Pediatric Patients with Prolonged INR: Effects of Vitamin K and Fresh Frozen Plasma" 49th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2020)
"Factors Associated with Remarkable Head CTS in Critically Ill Children with Altered Mental Status" 49th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2020)
"Implementing an Airway Risk Assessment Score to Reduce Unplanned Extubations in Children" 49th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2020)
"Vancomycin Use in Pediatric Severe Sepsis at a Freestanding Children’s Hospital" ID Week, Infectious Diseases Society of America (2019)
"Pediatric Urinary Tracy Infections: Opportunities for Emergency Department and Discharge Antibiotic Stewardship" International Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship Conference, Washington University in St. Louis/Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society/Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (2019)
"A Case Series of Acquired Subglottic Stenosis in a Single Pediatric Intensive Care Unit" 48th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2019)
"Early Predictors of Mortality in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Pardie Study" 48th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2019)
"Factors Related to Extubation Effectiveness and Reintubation Rates: An Extubation Registry" 48th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2019)
"The Effect of Early Limited Formula on Breastfeeding, Readmission and Intestinal Microbiota: A Randomized Clinical Trial" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2019)
"The Impact of an Institutional Education Initiative on Knowledge and Comfort with Pediatric Sepsis" 48th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2019)
"Unplanned Extubation Risk Factors, Adverse Outcomes, and Documentation in Critically Ill Children" 48th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2019)
"Adherence to Acute Otitis Media Guidelines in Pediatricians' Offices, Urgent Care Centers and a Pediatric Emergency Department" ID Week, Infectious Diseases Society of America (2018)
"Antibiotic Utilization for Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Infections in Pediatricians' Offices, Urgent Care Centers and a Pediatric Emergency Department" ID Week, Infectious Diseases Society of America (2018)
"Adherence to Pharyngitis Management Guidelines by Outpatient Pediatric Providers" International Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship Conference, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2018)
"Vancomycin Use in Children with Severe Sepsis at a Freestanding Children‘s Hospital" International Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship Conference, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2018)
"Predicting Impending Respiratory Failure in Infants with Bronchiolitis on High Flow Nasal Cannula" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies, Critical Care II (2018)
"SEPSIS: Study of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Sepsis In Society" Annual Meeting, Pediatric Academic Societies, ID: Bacterial Infections I (2018)
"Sepsis: The Latest Evidence" Annual Conference, American Association of Critical Care Nurses: Western New York Chapter (2018)
"The Medicine of Intravenous Fluids" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2018)
"Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children and Its One-Year Sequelae" 47th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2018)
"Intravenous Fluid Management by Pediatric Intensivists" 47th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2018)
"The Efficacy and Safety of Negative Pressure Ventilation in Children with Acute Respiratory Failure" 47th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2018)
"The Impact of a Hospital-Wide Multidisciplinary Educational Sepsis Initiative" 47th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2018)
"Vancomycin Use in Children with Severe Sepsis at a Freestanding Children‘s Hospital" 47th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2018)
"Fluid Management by Pediatric Critical Care Physicians" Fall Meeting, Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators Research Network (2017)
"An Update on Sepsis and Septic Shock" Western New York Chapter Meeting, American Association of Critical Care Nurses (2017)
"A Single-Center Experience with the Biphasic Cuirass Ventilator in Pediatric Residency Failure" 46th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2017)
"Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Severe Sepsis: An Independent Risk Factor for Death and New Disability" 46th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2017)
"Description of Critically Ill Children with Very Elevated Procalcitonin Levels" 46th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2017)
"Implementation of a Nursing-Driven Quality Improvement Project to Assess Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome" 46th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2017)
"Multidisciplinary Attitudes About Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) in an Academic PICU" 46th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2017)
"Sepsis Drills: A Multi-Disciplinary Sepsis Educational Program in a Pediatric Hospital" 46th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2017)
"The Effect of Iatrogenic Chloride Load on Length of Acidosis in Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis" 46th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2017)
"The Pediatric Provider Experience with Sepsis and Septic Shock (PRESS) Study" 46th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2017)
"Use of Sophia Observation Scale in High-Risk Pediatric Patients as a Nursing-Driven Initiative" 46th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2017)
"The Utility of Procalcitonin to Support Clinical Decision Making in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients" ID Week, Infectious Diseases Society of America (2016)
"Sepsis Review" Annual Conference, Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State (2016)
"WCHOB Sepsis Initiative: Update" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2016)
"Outside the City Walls: Bringing the Fight against Pediatric Septic Shock to the Community" Lunch and Learn Event, Buffalo Pediatric Society (2016)
"Multidisciplinary Perspective on Use of Indirect Calorimetry for Nutritional Assessment in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit" 45th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2016)
"Pediatric Critical Care Physicians‘ Perspectives on ‘Fluid Overload‘" 45th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2016)
"Sodium Abnormalities After Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury" 45th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2016)
"The Current State of Acute Kidney Injury Knowledge and Management in Pediatric Critical Care" 45th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2016)
"Use of Non-Invasive Methods to Detect Sepsis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children" 45th Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2016)
"Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2016)
"Sepsis" Grand Rounds, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2015)
"Fluid Overload: Are We Drowning Our Patients?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2014)
"Fluid Overload: Are We Drowning Our Patients?" Pediatric Grand Rounds, University at Buffalo (2014)
"Non-Accidental Trauma" Pediatric Resident Lecture Series, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2014)
"Traumatic Brain Injury" Pediatric Resident Lecture Series, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2014)
"Dealing with ‘Difficult‘ Parents" Schwartz Center Rounds, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (2013)
"Elevated Preoperative Serum Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine (ADMA) is Associated with Poor Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery" CHEST 2012, American College of Chest Physicians (2012)
"Fluid Overload Early After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Precedes AKI and is Characterized by Diuretic Non-responsiveness and Worse Secondary Outcomes" 7th International Conference on Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, International Symposium on AKI in Children (2012)
"ADMA Levels in AKI in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients After Cardiopulmonary Bypass" Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2011)
"Predictive Power of Cystatin C to Detect Acute Kidney Injury After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery" Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2011)
"Predictive Factors for Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia in Severe RSV Bronchiolitis" Annual Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2005)
"Primary Care Physicians‘ Knowledge and Practice Patterns in Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease" Annual Conference, North American Primary Care Research Group (2004)
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Behling Simulation Center - Anaphylaxis Simulation; Lead De-Briefer (2018)
University at Buffalo: Practice Management Plan Governing Board; Alternate Member (2017–2018)
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandanivica; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2017–present)
Clinica Chimica Acta; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2017–present)
New York State Department of Health: Pediatric Sepsis Advisory Workgroup; Member (2017–present)
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Scientific Steering Committee (Pediatrics); Committee Member (2017–present)
Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo: Code Blue Committee; Committee Member (2016–2017)
Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo: Stop Septic Shock Initiative; Leader (2016–2017)
Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo: Abnormal Vital Signs Committee; Committee Member (2016)
Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo: Gridlock Committee; Committee Member (2016)
BMC Nephrology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2016–present)
Cardiorenal Medicine; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2016–present)
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2016–present)
Journal of Critical Care; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2016–present)
Pediatric Surgery: Clinics in Surgery; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2016–present)
Kaleida Health: St. John Sepsis Initiative Alert Through Cerner Powerchart; Department Representative (2015)
Annals of Biometrics and Biostatistics; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2015–present)
Journal of Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2015–present)
Oishei Children's Hospital: Severe Sepsis Quality Assurance Committee; Chair (2015–present)
Oishei Children’s Hospital: Hospital-Acquired Infections Committee for the PICU; Chair (2015–present)
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2015–present)
PLoS ONE; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2015–present)
BMC Pediatrics; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2014–present)
Critical Care Medicine; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2014–present)
Pediatric Nephrology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2014–present)
World Journal of Pediatrics; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2014–present)
Pediatric Cardiology; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2013–present)
Erie County Medical Society: New Physician Practice Committee; Committee Member (2012–2015)
Erie County Medical Society: Public Health and Education Committee; Committee Member (2012–2015)
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric Critical Care Board Certification Exam Preparatory Questions; Coordinator (2012–2015)
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Clinical Research Curriculum; Organizer and Teacher (2012–2015)
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: PICU Debates; Facilitator and Organizer (2012–2015)
University at Buffalo: Practice Management Plan Governing Board; Alternate Member (2012–2013)
Looking for a doctor? This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, the group comprised of practicing physicians who are also professors in the UB Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.