Ann E. Thompson, MD
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Titles:
Professor and Interim Chair, CCM
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, SOM
Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Contact:
Email: thompsonae@ccm.upmc.edu

Degrees:

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
DEGREE YEAR FIELD
Tufts University School of Medicine MD 1970-1974 Medicine
Residency:  
Tufts-New England Medical Center Resident 1974-1976 Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Assistant Chief Resident 1976-1977 Pediatrics
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Resident 7/1977-12/1978 Anesthesiology
Fellowship:
 
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Fellow 1/1979-6/1980 Anesthesiology & Intensive Care
Other:
 
Master's Degree Candidate in Healthcare Policy and Management - Carnegie Mellon University, John Heinz II School      
Board Certifications: Year
National Board of Medical Examiners
1975
American Board of Pediatrics 1979, Re-certified 1992 & 1995
American Board of Anesthesiology 1980
American Board of Pediatrics, Subspecialty Certification in Critical Care Medicine 1987, Re-certified 1995 & 2002

Administrative Title:

  • Vice-Chair for Pediatric Clinical Services, Department of Critical Care Medicine
  • Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Units , Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs , University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Major Honors/Awards:

  • Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine 1990
  • Association of University Anesthesiologists 1996
  • Cited in "The Best Doctors in America" 1993
  • Nominee, Shubin Weil Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine 1994
  • Cited in “The Best Doctors in America: Northeast Region” 1996/97
  • Cited in “Who’s Who in America. Who’s Who of American Women” 1997
  • Cited in "Best Doctors in America"

Research Grants:

Title Source of Support
Multi-Center Phase 3 Study of Activated Protein C (EVAAD) in Sepsis” PI: John Kellum (University of Pittsburgh Site PI) Co-Investigator: Carl Sirio, MD, Peter Linden, MD, R Cefola RPh, J Kerfonta RPh. 1998 –2000 Eli Lilly and Company
PMX 622 in severe SIRS. PI: Carl Sirio (University of Pittsburgh Site PI) Co-investigators: Peter Linden, John Kellum. 1998 – 2000 Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Current Research Interest:

  • Safety in Pediatric Intensive Care

Publications:

  • Green TP, Timmons TD, Fackler JC, Moler FW, Thompson AE, Sweeney MF. The impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on survival in pediatric patients with acute respiratory failure. Crit Care Med 1996;24:323-329.
  • Briassoulis G, Venkataraman ST, Thompson AE. Energy expenditure in critically ill children. Crit Care Med 2000; 28:1166-72.
  • McJunkin JE, de los Reyes EC, Irazuzta JE, Caceres MJ, Khan RR, Minnich LL, Fu KD, Lovett GD, Tsai T, Thompson AE. La Crosse encephalitis in children. N Engl J Med 2001; 344:801-807.
  • Reickert CA, Hirschl RM, Atkinson JB, Dudell G, Georgeson K, Glick P, Greenspan J, Kays D, Klein M, Lally KP, Mahaffey S, Ryckman F, Sawin R, Short BL, Stolar CJ, Thompson A, Wilson JM: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia survival and use of extracorporeal life support at selected level III nurseries with multimodality support. Surgery 123(3):305-310, 1998.
  • Kofos D, Pitetti R, Orr R, Thompson A: Telemedicine in pediatric transport: A feasibility study. Pediatrics 102(5):e58, 1998 (electronic article).

Presentations at Major Meetings:

  • February 2002 Pro/Con Debate: Paralytics During Terminal Withdraw of Ventilator Support (moderator)
    Meet the Professors - Women Leaders in Health Care - How They Did It
    Panel Discussion: How I Ventilate the Patient with AIDS
    31st Critical Care Congress, Society of Critical Care Medicine
    San Diego, CA
  • February 2002 Mechanical Ventilation in Infants with Congenital Heart Defects
    Fluid Management in Pediatric Septic Shock
    Ecuadorian Society of Critical Care Medicine
    Ecuador
  • April 2002 Special Pediatric Critical Care Issues
    11th Annual LHAS Current Controversies in Medical Ethics
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Apil 2002 Is There Any Differences in Ventilating Children with ALI?
    8th International Conference on Mechanical Ventilation
    Valencia, Spain
  • April 2002 Fulminant Hepatic Failure and Transplantation
    Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2002
    Washington, DC
  • May 2002 Perfluorocarbons: Pro-Con
    Conventional Mechanical Ventilation in Children: What's in? What's not?
    Limiting Care in the PICU: Can it be the right thing to do?
    Compassionate Care in the PICU
    Identifying Adverse Drug Effects in the PICU
    4th Argentina Congress of Emergencies and Critical Care Pediatrics
    Buenos Aires, Argentina