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Constantinos Chrysostomou, MD
Job Title
Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
412-692-7366
Phone
412-692-5169
Fax
Email
chrycx@chp.edu
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
1996 University Medical School of Debrecen, Hungary |
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Residency: |
2001 Pediatrics, University of Minnesota |
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Fellowship: |
2003 Pedicatric Cardiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, Miami, FL |
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., Zeballos T. Use of Dexmedetomidine in a Pediatric Heart Transplant Patient. Pediatr Cardiol. 2005; 26 (5): 651-654.
- Chrysostomou C., Romaguera R., Rodriguez M. Giant Aneurysm of the Atrial Septum associated with Premature Closure of Foramen Ovale. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2005 Aug 12;3(1):20.
- 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 (Featured article).
- Baird C., Chrysostomou C., Landford E., Pigula F. Mitral Valve Chordal Rupture Masquerades as Endocarditis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2007 Aug; 28(4):297-299.
- Chrysostomou C., Schmitt. C. Dexmedetomidine: Sedation, Analgesia and Beyond. Expert Opin. Drug Metab. Toxicol. 2008; 4(5):619-627.
- Barton K., Munoz R., Morell O. V., Chrysostomou C. Dexmedetomidine as the primary sedative during invasive procedures in infants and toddlers with congenital heart disease. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Nov;9(6):612-5.
- 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., 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? In Press, Ped Crit Care Med.
View Dr. Chrysostomou's full list of publications from PubMed.
Active Research Projects / Grants
- A Randomized, Controlled Study Assessing the Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Inflammatory Response after Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children
- Does Dexmedetomidine have a Neuroprotective Effect after Cradiopulmonary Bypass in Children?
- Dexmedetomidine as the primary agent for the treatment of Atrial and Junctional Tachyarrhythmias: A prospective study
- Use of Enoxaparin after Cardiac Surgery: Do infants and neonates require higher dose?
- Diaphragmatic paralysis after cardiac surgery: Can bedside ultrasound by a cardiac intensivist replace fluoroscopy? A single-blind prospective study
- Echocardiographic estimation of Pulmonary Artery pressure and Left Ventricular Function before and after Dexmedetomidine
- Electrocardiographic changes after Dexmedetomidine admisistration
- Pharmakokinetics of Dexmedetomidine in Pediatrics, Phase II Clinical Trial (Co-Investigator, Multicenter Study)
