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Joseph W. Luria, MD

Title

Medical Director, Emergency Department

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Appointment

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Email

joe.luria@chmcc.org

Phone

513-636-7966

Fax

513-636-2988

Bio

Dr. Joseph W. Luria is Associate Director, Division of Emegency Medicine; Medical Director, Emergency Department and an attending physician in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Children's Hospital Medical Center. An associate professor of clinical pediatrics, Dr. Luria earned his M.D. at the University of Cincinnati in 1989. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Medical Center in 1992 and was chief resident from 1992-93.

In 1995, Dr. Luria completed a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Luria received his board certification in Pediatrics in 1993 and in Pediatric Emergency Medicine in 1996.

Dr. Luria's professional interests are in trauma, trauma systems, injury prevention, and resident education. He is a member of the Ohio Academy of Pediatrics' Emergency Care Committee. He also chairs the EMS Board's Trauma Committee. His research interests are in trauma, injury prevention, and croup.

Dr. Luria is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Ambulatory Pediatric Association.

Credentials

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1989.

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992; Chief Resident, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1995.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1993, 1999, 2007; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1996, 2002.

Position History

1998 - 2004
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

1995 - 1998
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Research

Improvement related to ED quality; patient safety and efficiency / flow

Presentations

The Effectiveness of Steroids for Children with Mild to Moderate Croup, Platform Presentation, APA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., 1999.

The Role of the Emergency Department in Pediatric Resident Training, Poster Presentation, APA Region V Meeting, Seattle, Washington, 1994.

Publications, Most Recent

Brilli RJ, Gibson R, Luria JW, Wheeler TA, Shaw J, Linam M, Kheir J, McLain P, Lingsch T, Hall-Haering A, McBride M. Implementation of a medical emergency team in a large pediatric teaching hospital prevents respiratory and cardiopulmonary arrests outside the intensive care unit.Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2007 May;8(3):236-46; quiz 247.

Luria JW, Ruddy RM. Introduction To Mechanical Ventilation. In Textbook Pediatric Emergency Procedures. (2nd edition) Henretig FM, King C, Eds. Baltimore. Williams and Wilkins, 2007:807-815.

Luria JW, Muething, SE, Schoettker, and Kotagal, UR. Reliability Science and Patient Safety. Pediatr Clin N Am. 2006; 53: 1121-1133.

Professional Organization Memberships

  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Member, Ambulatory Pediatric Association

Abstracts

Improving Emergency Department Follow-up Communications Through High Reliability Process Design, National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, Indian Wells, CA 2005

The Effectiveness of Steroids for Children with Mild to Moderate Croup
APA Annual Meeting; Presidential Plenary Session, San Francisco, CA, 1999

The Role of the Emergency Department in Pediatric Resident Training
APA Region V Meeting; Poster Presentation, Seattle, Washington, 1994

Books

Luria JW, Ruddy RM. Introduction To Mechanical Ventilation. In Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures. (2nd edition) Henretig FM, King C, Eds. Baltimore. Williams and Wilkins, In press.

Luria JW, Ruddy RM. Introduction To Mechanical Ventilation. In Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures. Henretig FM, King C, Eds. Baltimore. Williams and Wilkins, 1997:889-899

Special Interests

Trauma; trauma systems; patient safety

Related Areas

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