Memberships
- Allegheny County Medical Society
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
- American Epilepsy Society
- American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania
- Hydrocephalus Association
- International Neurotrauma Society
- International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery (AANS/ CNS)
- Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care (AANS/ CNS)
- National Neurotrauma Society
- Pennsylvania Medical Society
- Section on Injury, Violence, and Poisoning Prevention (AAP)
- Society for Neuroscience
- Society of University Neurosurgeons
- Spina Bifida Association of Greater Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh Epilepsy Center
Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
- American Board of Neurological Surgeons
- National Boards Part I, II, and III
- American Board of Neurological Surgery, Primary Exam
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Awards
- Top Doctors, Pittsburgh Magazine
- 1998, 2002, 2006 Best Doctors of America, Neurological Surgery/Pediatric
Neurosurgery
- 2002-2003 Honored Member, Strathmore's Who's Who Edition
- Outstanding Surgeon, Honorable Mention, Critical Care Staff Award
- Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Young Investigator Award, Brain Injury Association
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons Clinical Investigation Scholarship
Award
- Best Doctors of America: Northeast, Neurological Surgery/ Pediatric
Neurosurgery
- Dr. John A. Heberling Memorial Lecturer
- Outstanding Physician Award, UCLA Medical Center Nursing Service
- Giannini Foundation Postdoctoral Scholar
- Kenneth Shulman Award, Pediatric Section of AANS (Award for excellence
in Resident research)
- New Medico Head Injury Sponsorship (Award for head injury research)
- Volunteer Service Award, Greater New York Services
Publications
- Adelson PD, Bratton SL, Carney, NA, Chesnut RM, du Coudray HE, Goldstein
B, Kochanek PM, Miller HC, Partington MD, Selden NR, Warden CR, Wright
DW. Guidelines for the acute medical management of severe traumatic
brain injury in infants, children, and adolescents. Pediatr Crit Care
Med. 4(3 Suppl):S2-75, July 2003.
- Adelson PD, Ragheb J, Muizelaar JP, Johnson D, Kanev P, Brockmeyer
D, Beers S, Brown SB, Cassidy L, Chang Y, Levin H. Phase II Clinical
Trial of Moderate Hypothermia following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
Neurosurgery. 56 (4): 740-754, 2005.
- Adelson, PD, Nystrom, NA, Sclabassi, R. Entrapment neuropathy contributing
to dysfunction after birth brachial plexus injuries. Journal of Pediatric
Orthopedics. 25(5): 592-597, September/October 2005.
Active Research Projects/Grants
- Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Consortium: Hypothermia
- Training Grant in Pediatric Neurointensive Care and Resuscitation
Research
- Using Biochemical Markers to Detect Abusive Head Trauma
- Research Training in Anesthesiology and Pain Management
- Traumatic Brain Injury in Latin America: Lifespan Analysis
- Brain Injury in Infants and Young Children: Determinants of Outcome
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David Adelson, MD, FACS, FAAP, is recognized nationally and internationally
as one of the foremost experts in pediatric neuro-injury in children.
At Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, he is director of the
Pediatric Neurotrauma Center, associate medical director of the
Benedum Pediatric Trauma Center, director of the Brachial Plexis
and Peripheral Nerve Injury Center and associate director for the
General Clinical Research Center. Dr. Adelson also is a full professor
of neurosurgery and vice-chairman of research at the University
of Pittsburgh and director of surgical epilepsy at the university’s
Epilepsy Center.
Dr. Adelson maintains an active clinical and laboratory research
program that focuses on the comprehensive aspects of traumatic brain
and neural injury and recovery in children and the developing nerve
system. His research interests include epilepsy and neural injury,
specifically brain, spine, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve
injury. Dr. Adelson has focused his efforts on preserving damaged
brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerve tissue and repairing the
tissue to improve recovery in children. Currently, he is the principal
investigator for a multi-center clinical trial in hypothermia led
by Children’s Hospital. The trial investigates how cooling
works on children to determine if this technique could help improve
the outcomes of patients with severe traumatic brain injury.
With Dr. Adelson’s help, Children’s Hospital has become
a leader in clinical and basic science research in the area of childhood
head injury, treatment and recovery, and has written the major components
to specialty care for children after trauma.
Today, most children’s trauma centers utilize protocols developed
by Dr. Adelson and his colleagues and has highlighted the lack of
research in the area. Dr. Adelson and Children’s are trying
to change this by elevating the understanding of what makes children
unique after a head injury, in their response to treatment and in
their recovery.
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