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Constantinos Chrysostomou, MD

Job Title Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Job Title Staff, Cardiac Intensive Care Division

Division of Pediatric Cardiology

4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3

Pittsburgh, PA 15224

412-692-7366 Phone

412-692-5169 Fax

Email chrycx@chp.edu

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Active Research Projects

Education and Training

Medical School:	1996 University Medical School of Debrecen, Hungary
Residency:	2001 Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Fellowship:	2003 Pedicatric Cardiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, Miami, FL 2004 Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC/University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2005 Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC/University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Memberships

Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society
Society of Critical Care Medicine
World Society of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Founding Member

Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics, Fellow
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology

Publications

Chrysostomou C, De Toledo JS, Wearden P, Jooste EH, Lichtenstein SE, Callahan PM, Suresh T, O'Malley E, Shiderly D, Haney J, Yoshida M, Orr R, Munoz R, Morell VO. “Perioperative Use of Dexmedetomidine is Associated with Decreased Incidence of Ventricular and Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias after Congenital Cardiac Surgery”. In Press Annals of Thoracic Surgery
De Toledo JS, Munoz R, Landsittel D, Shiderly D, Yoshida M, Komarlu R, Wearden P, Morell VO, Chrysostomou C: “Diagnosis of Abnormal Diaphragmatic Motion after Cardiothoracic Surgery: Ultrasound Performed by a Cardiac Intensivist vs. Fluoroscopy”. Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 Nov;5(6):565-72
Lazol J, Lichtenstein S, Jooste E, Shiderly D, Kudchadker N, Orr R, Wearden P, Morell VO, Munoz R, Chrysostomou C: “Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Pulmonary Artery Pressure after Congenital Cardiac Surgery”. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 Sep;11(5):589-92.
Chrysostomou C, Komarlu R, Lichtenstein S, Shiderly D, Arora G, Orr R, Wearden P, Morell VO, Munoz R, Jooste EH. “Electrocardiographic Effects of Dexmedetomidine in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease” Intensive Care Medicine, 2010 May;36(5):836-42
Chrysostomou C., Sanchez de Toledo J., Avolio T., Motoa V., Orr R., Berry D., Morell V., Munoz R.: “Dexmedetomidine Use in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Can We Use it in Infants after Cardiac Surgery?” Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009 Nov;10(6):654-60
Chrysostomou C., Beerman L., Shiderly D., Berry D, Morell O. V., Munoz R. “Dexmedetomidine: A Novel Agent for the Treatment of Atrial and Junctional Tachyarrhythmias in Infants and Children after Cardiac Surgery”. Anesth Analg. 2008; 107(5):1514-22
Chrysostomou C., Schmitt. C. “Dexmedetomidine: Sedation, Analgesia and Beyond”. Expert Opin. Drug Metab. Toxicol. 2008; 4(5):619-627
Chrysostomou C., Di Filippo S., Manrique AM., Schmitt C., Orr R., Casta A., Suchoza E., Janosky J., Davis P., Munoz R. “Use of Dexmedetomidine in Children after Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery” Pediatr Crit Care Med 2006; 7:126-131

View Dr. Chrysostomou's full list of publications from PubMed.

Active Research Projects / Grants

A Phase II, Escalating Dose, Study to Determine the Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profile of Dexmedetomidine in Children 12 months - 24 months of age
A Phase II, Multicenter, Escalating Dose, Study to Determine Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profile of Dexmedetomidine in Premature (≥ 28 Weeks) and Full-term Neonates.
Therapeutic Use of Dexmedetomidine for the Termination of Supraventricular Tachycardia: A Randomized Control Study
Use of Dexmedetomidine for the Acute Treatment of Atrial Ectopic Tachycardia
Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Inflammatory Response after Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children
Increased Survival after Pediatric Cardiac ECMO
Safety of Surfactant During ECMO

Last Update
July 20, 2011

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