Derek S. Wheeler, MD, MMM, MBA

My Biography & Research My Locations My Education My Publications

Chief of Staff

Associate Chair, Clinical Affairs

Member, Division of Critical Care Medicine

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

derek.wheeler@cchmc.org

513-803-1422

513-636-0333

Board Certified

My Biography & Research

Research Interests

Stress preconditioning; the innate immune response in critical illness; vascular biology of sepsis; acute kidney injury sepsis; acute lung injury; quality improvement and patient safety

Academic Affiliation

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Departments

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit PICU, Hospital Medicine, Critical Care

My Locations

Burnet Campus

Burnet Campus

3333 Burnet Ave.

Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039

513-636-4200

Directions From

My Education

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.

Masters of Medical Management: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 2013.

MBA: Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati, with Post-Graduate Certificate in Health Care Finance, Cincinnati, OH, 2016.

My Publications

Staffing and workforce issues in the pediatric intensive care unit. Wheeler, DS; Dewan, M; Maxwell, A; Riley, CL; Stalets, EL. Translational pediatrics. 2018; 7:275-283.

Improving transitions of care between the operating room and intensive care unit. Wheeler, DS; Sheets, AM; Ryckman, FC. Translational pediatrics. 2018; 7:299-307.

A day in the life. Wheeler, DS; Stalets, EL. Translational pediatrics. 2018; 7:242-245.

A Validation Argument for a Simulation-Based Training Course Centered on Assessment, Recognition, and Early Management of Pediatric Sepsis. Geis, GL; Wheeler, DS; Bunger, A; Militello, LG; Taylor, RG; Bauer, JP; Byczkowski, TL; Kerrey, BT; Patterson, MD. Simulation in Healthcare: Journal of the society for simulation in healthcare. 2018; 13:16-26.

Association of early postresuscitation hypotension with survival to discharge after targeted temperature management for pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Topjian, AA; Moler, FW; Telford, R; Holubkov, R; Nadkarni, VM; Berg, RA; Dean, JM; Meert, KL; Hutchinson, JS; Newth, CJ L; et al. JAMA Pediatrics. 2018; 172:143-153.

A Quality Improvement Collaborative for Pediatric Sepsis: Lessons Learned. Paul, R; Melendez, E; Wathen, B; Larsen, G; Chapman, L; Wheeler, DS; Wakefield, T; Macias, CG. Pediatric Quality and Safety. 2018; 3:e051-e051.

Thomas Jefferson, Steroids, and Sepsis. Wheeler, DS. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2017; 18:905-906.

Coughing, sneezing, and aching online: Twitter and the volume of influenza-like illness in a pediatric hospital. Hartley, DM; Giannini, CM; Wilson, S; Frieder, O; Margolis, PA; Kotagal, UR; White, DL; Connelly, BL; Wheeler, DS; Tadesse, DG; et al. PLoS ONE. 2017; 12:e0182008-e0182008.

Management of acute asthma exacerbations. Stenson, EK; Tchou, MJ; Wheeler, DS. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2017; 29:305-310.

The Handle of the Broom. Wheeler, DS. Respiratory Care: a monthly science journal. 2017; 62:380-381.