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Health Policy and Clinical Effectiveness

Kieran J. Phelan, MD, MSc

Title

Director, Center for Evidence-Based Pediatrics

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Email

kieran.phelan@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-3231

Fax

513-636-0171

Credentials

MD: Northwestern University Medical School 1991.

Residency: Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.

Fellowship: General & Community Pediatrics 1998-2001, University of Cincinnati, Master of Science Degree, Epidemiology, 2001.

Certification:

Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, October 1994, November 2001.

Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2000.

Position History

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Divisions of Health Policy & Clinical Effectiveness and General & Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, July 2001-present.

Affiliated Faculty, Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center,
December 2002-present.

Fellow, General & Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, June 1998-July 2001.

Attending Physician, Virginia Mason South Pediatrics, January 1998–June 1998.

Awards and Honors

Mead Johnson Excellence in Teaching Award for "Pediatric Informatics" Annual Practicing Evidence Based Pediatrics Workshop, Nov. 2002.

Research

  • Injury epidemiology and control
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Clinical practice guideline development

Research Grants and Contracts

K23 Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development.

Publications, Most Recent

Sandel, M.; Phelan, K.; Wright, R,; Haynes, P.; Lanphear, B.: The Effects of Housing Interventions on Child Health.Pediatric Annals, 2004; 33(7): 475-481.

Phelan, K.J.; Khoury, J.; Kalkwarf, H.J.; Lanphear, B.P.: Residential Hazards in US Children and Adolescents.Public Health Reports, 2005; (120): 63-70.

Nagaraja, J.; Menkedick, J.; Phelan, K.J.; Lanphear, B.P.; Zhang, X.; Ashley, P.: Deaths from Residential Injuries in United States Children and Adolescents, 1987-99.Pediatrics, August 2005; 116(2): 454-61.

AAP Sub-Committee on Bronchiolitis (member and co-author). Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis. Pediatrics, October 2006; Vol. 118 No. 4., pp. 1774-1793 doi:10.1542/peds.2006-2223.

Professional Organization Memberships

Ambulatory Pediatric Association

American Academy of Pediatrics

Society for Pediatric Research

Presentations, Most Recent:

Promoting a Culture of Evidence Users and Quality Improvement through Local Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines. Presented at Grand Rounds, Washington University and St. Louis Children's Hospital; June 9, 2006.

Putting Evidence Into Practice Workshop. Invited Plenary Speaker and Tutor, Telus Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Nov 4-6, 2004.

Related Areas

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