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Personal History
Education
1982 - 1986: University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
Bachelor of Arts - Biological Sciences
1986 - 1990: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, Louisiana
Doctor of Medicine
Post-Graduate Training
1990 - 1993: Resident of Pediatrics
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
1993 - 1996: Fellow of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
The Children's Hospital and The University of Colorado School of Health Sciences, Denver, Colorado
Board Certifications
1993 - Present: American Board of Pediatrics
Re-certified in 2000, 2007
1998 - Present: American Board of Pediatrics
Sub-board of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Re-certified in 2005
Research Interests
Patient Safety, Medication Safety, Quality Improvement, Disclosure of Adverse Events, Respiratory FailureClinical Speciality
Pediatric Critical-Care MedicinePublications
Book Chapters
Straumanis JP. Chapter 81: Nosocomial Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. In: Nichols DG, ed. Rogers Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care, 4th Edition Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2008 (in press)
Singhi SC, Jayashree M, Straumanis JP, Kotloff, KL. Chapter 83: Toxin-Related Diseases. In: Nichols DG, ed. Rogers Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care, 4th Edition Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2008 (in press)
Journal Articles (Peer Reviewed)
Straumanis JP, Tapia MD, and King JC. Influenza B Infection Associated with Encephalitis: Treatment with Oseltamivir. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2002; 21(2): 173-175.
Sun CCJ, Alonsonzana G, Love JC, Li L, and Straumanis JP. The Value of Autopsy in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. Human Pathology, 2003: 34(5): 491-496.
Straumanis JP. An Interesting Cause of a Pharmacy Prescription Error. Journal of Patient Safety, 2006; 2 (4): 176.
Straumanis JP. Disclosure of Medical Error: Is it worth the risk? Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2007; 8 (2 Supplement): S38-43.