Professor of Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Director Emeritus, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care
Clinical Interests:
- Status asthmaticus - pharmacology and pathophysiology
- Applications of computers for patient care in the PICU
- Acute upper airway obstruction
- Infant pulmonary function testing
- Non-invasive techniques for monitoring and measurement in the PICU
Research Interests:
- Infant pulmonary function testing
- Measurement of FRC and intrinsic PEEP on mechanically ventilated patients
- Pharmacology of cardiac and respiratory systems
- Acute respiratory disease syndrome
Board Certification(s):
Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics, 1974
Pediatric Critical Care - American Board of Pediatrics, 1987/1995
Pediatric Pulmonology - American Board of Pediatrics, 1986/1996
Education & Training:
| Medical School: | University of Otago [New Zealand], MB, ChB, 1967 | |
| Residency: | Waikato Hospital, Hamilton [New Zealand]1968-69 | |
| Residency: | Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto [Canada], Pediatrics, 1970-73 | |
| Chief Resident: | Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto [Canada], Pediatrics, 1973-74 | |
| Fellowship: | Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco [CA], Pulmonology Diseases, 1974-76 | |
| Fellowship: | Hospital for Sick Children, London [England], Pediatrics, 1976 |
Professional Membership(s):
- American Thoracic Society
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- European Society of Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine
- California Thoracic Society
- American Physiological Society
Contact Information:
| Address: | Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Division of Critical Care Medicine 4650 Sunset Blvd., MS #12 Los Angeles, CA 90027 |
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| Phone: | (323) 669-2557 |
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| Fax: | (323) 664-0728 |
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| Email: | cnewth@chla.usc.edu |