Shamel Abd-Allah, MD Head, Pediatrics, Critical Care Division School of Medicine Associate Professor, Pediatrics School of Medicine Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine School of Medicine

Patient Care 

  Patient Care

• Attending Physician - Pediatric ECMO Team - Duties include: Primary management of ECMO circuit and secondary patient care management in liaison with NICU or PICU team. ECMO calls (2nights/month) with in house coverage when patient is on ECMO. ( 7/2007 - 8/2008 )

• Attending, Pediatric Critical Care, White Memorial Medical Center ( 7/2005 - 6/2006 )

• Attending Physician - Pediatric ECMO Team - Duties include: Primary management of ECMO circuit and secondary patient care management in liaison with NICU or PICU team. ECMO calls (2nights/month) with in house coverage when patient is on ECMO. ( 7/2005 - 6/2006 )

• Attending Physician 5800 CICU - Attending Physician 5800 CICU, 14-bed level-1 Cardiac unit and 5800 Intermediate Care chronic mechanical ventilation patients. Covered approximately 52 days past year. Duties include: Primary patient care and management of all life support pre- and post- cardiac surgery; Management of patients with chronic mechanical ventilation; Performing in-patient sedation and procedures for other pediatric services; Daily rounding/clinical teaching (1 hour/day) with 4-5 residents, 2 medical students, 1 pharmacy student, 2 EMT students, and occasionally nursing students. ( 7/2005 - 6/2006 )

• Attending physician 5700 PICU - Attending physician 5700 PICU, 25-bed level-1 medical and trauma unit. Covered approximately 75 days/night past year. Duties include: Primary patient care and management of all life support: Daily rounding/ clinical teaching (3hours/day) with 5 residents, 2 medical students, 1 pharmacy student, 2 EMT students, and occasionally nursing students; arranging interfacility transports; and pediatric code blue attending. ( 7/2005 - 6/2006 )

• Home Mechanical Ventilation Program - Duties include: Outpatient management of chronic mechanical ventilation; Evaluating patients for necessary and routine in-patient procedures; and overseeing the multi-disciplinary team (social services and nutrition). Performing annual inpatient evaluations including bronchoscopy. ( 7/2005 - 6/2006 )

• Sedation - Attending Physician - Pediatric Critical Care Duties include: Performing in-patient sedation and procedures for pediatric services. ( 7/2005 - 6/2006 )

• Attending Physician - Pediatric Critical Care Sedation - Duties include: Performing in-patient sedation and procedures for pediatric services. ( 7/2006 - Present )

• Attending physician 5700 PICU - Attending physician 5700 PICU, 25-bed level-1 medical and trauma unit. Covered approximately 75 days/night past year. Duties include: Primary patient care and management of all life support: Daily rounding/ clinical teaching (3hours/day) with 5 residents, 2 medical students, 1 pharmacy student, 2 EMT students, and occasionally nursing students; arranging interfacility transports; and pediatric code blue attending. ( 7/2006 - Present )

• Attending Physician 5800 CICU - Attending Physician 5800 CICU, 14-bed level-1 Cardiac unit and 5800 Intermediate Care chronic mechanical ventilation patients. Covered approximately 52 days past year. Duties include: Primary patient care and management of all life support pre- and post- cardiac surgery; Management of patients with chronic mechanical ventilation; Performing in-patient sedation and procedures for other pediatric services; Daily rounding/clinical teaching (1 hour/day) with 4-5 residents, 2 medical students, 1 pharmacy student, 2 EMT students, and occasionally nursing students. ( 7/2006 - Present )

• Attending - Home Mechanical Ventilation Clinic - Duties include: Outpatient management of chronic mechanical ventilation; Evaluating patients for necessary and routine in-patient procedures; and overseeing the multi-disciplinary team (social services and nutrition). ( 7/2006 - Present )

• Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Department ( 7/2006 - Present )

• Attending, Pediatric Critical Care, White Memorial Medical Center ( 7/2006 - Present )