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Ericka L. Fink, MD

Job Title Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, and Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 5

Pittsburgh, PA 15224

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Education and Training

Medical School:	1999 Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa.
Residency:	2002 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Fellowship:	2005 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pa. 2007 NRSA, Neurointensive Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Graduate:	2008 Master's in Clinical Research, University of Pittsburgh, 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

von Saint André - von Arnim A, Brogan TV, Hertzig J, Kim K, Wurm G, Roberts J, Fink EL. Intensive Care for Infants and Children in Haiti in April 2010. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, in press.
Fink EL, Kochanek PM, Clark RSB, Bell MJ. Fever control and application of hypothermia using intravenous cold saline. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, in press.
Fink EL, Clark RSB, Kochanek PM, Bell MJ, Watson RS. A Tertiary Care Center’s Experience with Therapeutic Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest. Ped Crit Care Med; 11:66-74, 2010. 12. Fink EL, Kochanek PM, Clark RSB, Bell MJ. How I cool children in neurocritical care. Neurocritical care, 12(3):414-20, 2010.

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

Research Interests

Neurocritical care and resuscitation of the pediatric patient
Translating neuroprotective strategies to the bedside
Temperature management for neuroprotection after pediatric cardiac arrest

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.