Michelle D. Eckerle, MD
- Attending Physician, Emergency Department
- Associate Director of Education, Division of Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- michelle.eckerle@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I’m an attending physician, researcher and educator who specializes in emergency medicine, sepsis and global health. I’m also the program director for the pediatric emergency medicine fellowship.
I was drawn to the field of emergency medicine because it provides an opportunity to interact with patients and families across the spectrum of ages and illnesses. I enjoy partnering with my colleagues to assess and stabilize the sickest children who present in the emergency room at Cincinnati Children’s, as well as helping to train future pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
My interest in global health stems from my experiences working in sub-Saharan Africa. I’m passionate about making sure that evidence-based care is accessible in both low- and high-income countries.
In addition to studying global health initiatives, my research focuses on sepsis and acute respiratory illness. Here in the U.S., I aim to improve the accuracy of assessing children who may have sepsis. Internationally, I seek to understand the pathophysiology of critical illness in low-income countries and identify whether recommended interventions are indeed beneficial to children in these settings.
MD: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2002.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2005.
Certification: Pediatrics.
Services and Specialties
Research Areas
Publications
Time Course of Kidney Injury Biomarkers in Children With Septic Shock: Nested Cohort Study Within the Pragmatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced Versus Normal Saline Fluid in Sepsis Trial. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 26:e816-e826.
An Online Survey of Practicing Emergency Medicine Clinicians' Pediatric Educational Needs. AEM Education and Training. 2025; 9:e70059.
Assessing Hemorrhage Control and Tourniquet Skills in School-Aged Children. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open. 2025; 6:100078.
Predicting paediatric pneumonia severity in the emergency department: a multinational prospective cohort study of the Pediatric Emergency Research Network. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. 2025; 9:383-392.
5: ASSOCIATION OF FLUID VOLUME WITH UNGAL AS A BIOMARKER OF KIDNEY INJURY IN PEDIATRIC SEPTIC SHOCK. Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 53.
Leukopenia, neutropenia, and procalcitonin levels in young febrile infants with invasive bacterial infections. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2024; 31:903-914.
Comprehensive assessment of pediatric acute and inpatient care at a tertiary referral hospital in Malawi: opportunities for quality improvement. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 2024; 8:e002404.
Features Associated With Radiographic Pneumonia in Children with SARS-CoV-2. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2024; 13:257-259.
Virtual Interviews and the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Match Geography: A National Survey. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024; 25:186-190.
Association between positive blood culture and clinical outcomes among children treated for sepsis in the emergency department. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024; 76:13-17.
From the Blog
Predictors of Severe Outcomes in Children with COVID-19
Michelle D. Eckerle, MD1/14/2022
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