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Paul A. Checchia, MD

Specialty Areas
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Areas of Clinical Interest
Post-operative cardiac care, cardiac intensive care, cardiac arrest in children, post-operative care of the Norwood procedure, heart failure in children, shock in children

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Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Memberships

Membership Chair, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, 2002

Honors and Awards

Teaching Excellence Award, Emergency Medicine Residents - Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2002 and 2001

John W. Mace Clinical Faculty Award, Emergency Medicine Residents - Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2001


Editorial Responsibilities

Pediatric Emergency Care


Peer Reviewed Manuscripts

Checchia PA, Backer CL, Bronicki RA, Baden HP, Crawford S, Green TP, Mavroudis C. Dexamethasone reduces postoperative troponin levels in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Crit Care Med, In Press

Kamat P, Vats A, Gross M, Checchia PA. Hypertonic saline for the treatment of altered mental status associated with diabetic ketoacidosis. Ped Crit Care Med, In Press

Checchia PA, Borensztajn J, Shulman ST. Circulating cardic troponin I levels in Kawasaki Disease. Pediatr Cardiol 2001; 22:102-106

Checchia PA, Appel HJ, Shulman ST, Kahn S, Smith FA, Pahl E, Baden HP. Myocardial injury in children with respiratory syncytial virus infection. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2000; 1:146-150

Sherman AJ, Klocke FJ, Decker RS, Decker ML, Kozlowski KA, Harris KR, Hedjbeli S, Yaroshenko Y, Nakamura S, Parker MA, Checchia PA, Evans DB. Early myofibrillar disruption in hypocontractile myocardium showing perfusion-contraction matches and mismatches. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000; 278(4):H1320-H1334

Cheechia PA, Pahl E, Shaddy R, Shulman ST. Cardiac transplantation for Kawasaki disease. Pediatrics 1997; 100:695-699

Cheecchia PA, Pahl E, Rosenfeld E, Radley-Smith R, Shulman ST. The worldwide experience with cardiac transplantation for Kawasaki disease. In: Kawasaki Disease: Proceedings of the 5th International Kawasaki Disease Symposium. Kato H (ed.); Elsevier, Amsterdam; 1995