Timothy W. Deakers, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Division of Critical Care Medicine
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care

Clinical Interests:
  • ARDS
  • Septic shock
  • Upper airway obstruction
  • Invasive and non-invasive monitoring
  • Clinical information systems

Research Interests:
  • Mechanism of capillary permiability
  • Control of pulmonary blood flow
  • Use of clinical informatics

Board Certification(s):
Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics, 1988/1996
Pediatric Critical Care - American Board of Pediatrics, 1998

Education & Training:
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine [MO], MD, 1981
Professional School: St. Louis University [MO], PhD in Physiology, 1981
Residency: University of California, Irvine [CA], Pediatrics, 1981-84
Chief Resident: Childrens Hospital of Orange County [CA], 1983-84
Fellowship: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles [CA], Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, 1984-86

Professional Membership(s):
  • American Thoracic Society
  • California Thoracic Society

Contact Information:
Address: Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Division of Critical Care Medicine
4650 Sunset Blvd., MS #12
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Email: tdeakers@chla.usc.edu




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