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Derek Wheeler, MD, FAAP

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Derek Wheeler, MD, FAAP

Title

Attending Physician

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Email

derek.wheeler@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4259 or513-636-1570

Fax

513-636-4267

Credentials

MD: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 1994

Intern: Department of Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 1994-1995

Residency: Department of Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 1995-1997

Fellowship: Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2003

Certification: Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1995; Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics, 1997, 2004; Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics: Sub-Board of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2004

Awards and Honors

  • United States Health Professions Scholarship Program, 1993
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine, Education Scholarship Award, 2002
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine, Specialty Award: Pediatrics, 2004
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine, Specialty Award: Pharmacology, 2004

Research

  • Stress preconditioning
  • The innate immune response in critical illness
  • Vascular Biology of sepsis and acute lung injury

Research Grants and Contracts

The immunomodulatory effects of extracellular Hsp 70, National Institutes of Health, Principle Investigator, 4/01/2006-4/01/2011.

Publications, Most Recent

Mehta R, Fisher LE, Segeleon JE, Pearson-Shaver AL, Wheeler DS. Acute rhabdomyolysis complicating status asthmaticus in children: Case series and review.Pediatr Emerg Care 2006; 22:587-591

Wheeler DS, Mehta R, Fisher LE Jr, Segeleon JE, Pearson-Shaver AL. A tale of two sisters.Pediatr Emerg Care 2006; 22:197-200

Eghtesady P, Nelson D, Schwartz SM, Wheeler D, Pearl JM, Cripe LH, Manning PB. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia complicating support by the Berlin heart.ASAIO J 2005; 51:820-825

Wheeler DS, Fisher, Jr LE, Catravas JD, Jacobs BR, Carcillo JA, Wong HR. Extracellular HSP 70 levels in children with septic shock.Pediatr Crit Care Med 2005; 6:308-311

Wheeler DS, Jacobs BR, Kenreigh CA, Bean JA, Hutson TK, Brilli RJ. Theophylline versus terbutaline in treating critically ill children with status asthmaticus: A prospective, randomized, controlled trial.Pediatr Crit Care Med 2005; 6:142-147

Wheeler DS. Phospholipase A2 and acute lung ingury: it's just not that simple.Crit Care Med 2005; 33:904-905

Wheeler DS, Catravas JD, Odoms K, Denenberg AG, Malhotra V, Wong HR. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a green tea-derived polyphenol, inhibits IL-1B-dependent proinflammatory signal transduction in cultured respiratory epithelial cells.J Nutrition 2004; 134:1039-1044

Wheeler DS, Wheeler WJ. The medicinal chemistry of tea.Drug Dev Res 2004;61:45-65

Wheeler DS, Maxwell JM, Poss WB. Surgical ligation of a residual patent arterial duct following failed transcatheter coil occlusion.Cardiology of the Young 2003;13:574-575

Wheeler DS, Vaux KK, Ponaman ML, Poss WB. The safe and effective use of propofol sedation in children undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: experience in a Pediatric ICU and review of the literature.PediatrEmerg Care 2003;19:385-392.

Wheeler DS, Kooy N. A formidable challenge: The diagnosis and management of viral myocarditis in children.Crit Care Clin North Am 2003;19:365-391.

Wheeler DS, Bonny AE, Ruddy RM, Jacobs BR. Late onset respiratory distress after inhalation of laundry detergent.Pediatr Pulmonol, 2003;35:323-5.

Wheeler DS. Poss WB. Mass casualty management in a changing world. Pediatr Ann 2003;32:98-105.

Wheeler DS, Clapp CR, Poss WB. Training in pediatric critical care medicine: a survey of pediatric residency training programs.Pediatr Emerg Care 2003;19:1-5.

Wheeler DS, Dunsmore KD, Wong HR. Intracellular delivery of HSP70 using the HIV-1 tat protein transduction domain.Biochem Biophys Res Comm, 2003;301:54-59.

Chen PC, Wheeler DS, Malhotra V, Odoms K, Denenberg AG, Wong HR. A green tea-derived polyphenol, epigallocatechin-3-gallate, inhibits Ik B kinase activation and IL-8 gene expression in respiratory epithelium.Inflammation, 2002;26:233-241.

Wheeler DS. Emergency Medical Services for Children: Prehospital evaluation and care of the special needs and technology-dependent child. Emerg Med Serv 2002;31:45-60.

Wheeler DS, Poss WB. Transport of the mechanically ventilated pediatric patient.Resp Clin North Am 2002;8:83-104.

Wheeler DS, Wong HR. The impact of molecular biology on the practice of pediatric critical care medicine.Pediatr Crit Care 2001;2:299-310.

Wheeler DS, Jenkins RA, Poss WB. A randomized, blinded comparison of chloral hydrate and midazolam sedation in children undergoing echocardiography.Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2001;40:381-387.

Wheeler DS, Kiefer ML, Poss WB. Pediatric emergency preparedness in the office.Am Fam Physician 2000;61:3333-3342.

Wheeler DS, Clapp CR, Ponaman ML, McEachren H, Poss WB. Isoflurane therapy for status astmaticus in children.Pediatr Crit Care 2000;1:55-59.

Fazio RF, Wheeler DS, Poss WB. Resident training in pediatric critical care transport medicine: a survey of pediatric residency programs.Pediatr Emerg Care 2000;16:166-169.

Wheeler DS, Vaux KK, Starr SR, Poss WB. The pediatric critical experience at Naval Hospital Guam: suggestions for critical care training during residency.Mil Med 2000;165:441-444.

Wheeler DS, Vaux KK, Tam DA. Use of gabapentin in the treatment of childhood reflex sympathetic dystrophy.Pediatr Neurol 2000; 22:220-221.

Wheeler DS. Emergency medical services for children: a general pediatrician's prespective. Curr Prob Pediatr 1999;29:221-248.

Krumwiede G, Gaston B. Braided bronchus: a previously undescribed airway anomaly.Year Book of Diagnostic Radiology 1999;213-214.

Wheeler DS, Sperring JL, Vaux KK, Poss WB. Development of a pediatric critical care transport team: experience at a military medical center.Mil Med 1999;164:188-93.

Wheeler DS, Vazquez WD, Vaux KK, Poss WB. Streptococcal pyomyositis: case report and review.Pediatr Emerg Care 1998;14:411-412.

Wheeler DS. Poss WB, Cocalis M, Krumwiede G, Gaston B. Braided bronchus: a previously undescribed airway anomaly.Pediatr Pulmonol 1998;25:348-351.

Wheeler DS, Shope TR. Depressed skull fracture in a 7-month-old infant who fell from bed.Pediatrics 1997;100:1033-1034.

Professional Organization Memberships

  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • American College of Chest Physicians
  • The Shock Society
  • American Thoracic Society
  • The Cell Stress Society International
  • Society for Pediatric Research

Related Areas

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