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Ericka L. Fink, MD
Job Title
Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
412-692-5164
Phone
412-692-6076
Fax
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
1999 Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA |
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Residency: |
2002 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA |
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Fellowship: |
2005 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA |
Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- American Heart Association
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Awards
- Nancy Caroline Fellowship Award for Research, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
- Fellow of the Year, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Winner, Fellow's Research Day, American Heart Association Pennsylvania/Delaware Affiliate
- Outstanding Critical Care Physician, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Publications
- Fink EL, Alexander HA, Marco CD, Dixon CE, Kochanek PM, Jenkins LW, Lai YC, Donovan HA, Hickey RW & Clark RSB. An experimental model of pediatric asphyxial cardiopulmonary arrest in rats. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; 5(2): 139-144, 2004.
- Fink EL, Marco CD, Donovan HA, Alexander HA, Dixon CE, Jenkins LW, Stange CT, Kochanek PM & Clark RSB. Brief induced hypothermia improves outcome after asphyxial cardiopulmonary arrest in juvenile rats. Developmental Neuroscience; 27(2-4): 191-199, 2005.
- Fink EL, Lai Y, Zhang X, Janesko-Feldman K, Adelson PD, Szabó C, Berger RP, Sarnaik AA, Kochanek PM, Clark RSB. Quantification of poly(ADP-ribose)-modified proteins in cerebrospinal fluid from infants and children after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism; 28: 1523-1529, 2008.
View Dr. Fink's full list of publications from PubMed.
Research Interests
- Neurological outcome after pediatric asphyxial cardiac arrest
- Testing therapies for neuroprotection in a pediatric-aged rat model of asphyxial cardiac arrest
- Translating neuroprotective strategies to the bedside
- Gender-based differences in brain injury
Biography Summary
Ericka L. Fink, MD, received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. She completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric critical care at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and also is pursuing a certificate in clinical research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She holds a National Research Service Award fellowship through the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of Health. She is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
Active Research Projects / Grants
- Hypothermia for neuroprotection after pediatric cardiac arrest
