Barbara-Jo Achuff
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Barbara-Jo Achuff
Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Pediatrics-Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Addresses
- TCH - Legacy Tower (Clinic)
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6651 Main Street
Houston77030
Phone: (832) 826-6230
Education
- MD from Jefferson Medical College, 1992
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
- Residency at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatrics, 1999
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
- Fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Critical Care, 2014
- Philadelphia, Texas United States
Professional Statement
I have dedicated my career to the care of children with critical cardiac disease. The sophisticated and highly complex care of such patients requires working within a specialized team to deliver superior care. The team must work in beautiful harmony to create and perform an integrated care plan for both child and family. Clinical Interests: I have a special interest in the pain management and sedation practice with critically ill infants and children in the cardiac intensive care unit. Research Interests: My research interests follow my clinical interests in that I am currently evaluating and formulating personalized pain management and sedation practices to bring high quality and patient appropriate management to the bedside in the cardiac intensive care unit.Websites
Selected Publications
- Achuff BJ, Nicolson SC, Elci OU, Zuppa AF. "Intraoperative dexmedetomidine reduces postoperative mechanical ventilation in infants after open heart surgery.." Pediatr Crit Care Med..2015/June;16(5):440-7. Pubmed PMID: 25715046
- Achuff BJ, Rossano JR, Mascio CE, Fuller S, Gaynor, JW "HeartWare third-generation implantable continuous flow pump as biventricular support in adolescent with acute myocarditis after ECMO.." 2015/January;Case Report, Poster Presentation PCICS Miami 2014, SCCM:
- Achuff BJ, Elias MD, O’ Connor M "Risk Factors for Mortality in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Patients Managed with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Contemporary Review.." 2016/May;Poster presentation ACC, manuscript submission:
- Elias MD, Achuff BJ, O’Connor M "Long-term outcomes of pediatric cardiac patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.." 2016/May;Poster presentation ACC, manuscript submission Pediatrics.:
Memberships
- Lifesong International, Inc.
- Founder and Medical Director
- Pediatric Extracorporeal Outcomes Registry (PEDECOR)
- Member
- Sedation Stewardship Committee, Cardiac Critical Care, Texas Children’s Hospital
- Member
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