Brian Cummings

Brian M. Cummings, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital
MBE Course Instructor, Harvard Medical School

Brian Michael Cummings, MD, is a pediatric intensivist, as well medical director and vice chair for the Department of Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the executive director for the Clinical Process Improvement Leadership Program (CPIP) at Mass General Brigham. He received his undergraduate degree with honors at Boston College with a senior thesis on physician assisted suicide. He received his medical degree from University of Connecticut and completed his residency and fellowship training at MGH. A graduate of the HMS ethics certificate program, he leads the pediatric ethics committee at MGH. Brian's area of interests are pediatric, professional and organizational ethics and he has published various articles on pediatric ethical issues, quality and safety, and professional development.

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Quality improvement utilizing in-situ simulation for a dual-hospital pediatric code response team.
Authors: Authors: Yager P, Collins C, Blais C, O'Connor K, Donovan P, Martinez M, Cummings B, Hartnick C, Noviski N.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
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Overriding Patient Autonomy to Enhance It: Not the Role of a Consultation Team.
Authors: Authors: Paris JJ, Fogerty RL, Cummings BM, Moore MP.
Am J Bioeth
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Erratum to: Neonatal Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa: Treatment Conundrums and Ethical Decision Making.
Authors: Authors: Yang CS, Kroshinsky D, Cummings BM.
Am J Clin Dermatol
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Cardiovascular Effects of Continuous Dexmedetomidine Infusion Without a Loading Dose in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Authors: Authors: Cummings BM, Cowl AS, Yager PH, El Saleeby CM, Shank ES, Noviski N.
J Intensive Care Med
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Systemwide change of sedation wean protocol following pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction.
Authors: Authors: Kozin ED, Cummings BM, Rogers DJ, Lin B, Sethi R, Noviski N, Hartnick CJ.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
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Potassium abnormalities in a pediatric intensive care unit: frequency and severity.
Authors: Authors: Cummings BM, Macklin EA, Yager PH, Sharma A, Noviski N.
J Intensive Care Med
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Operation airway: the first sustainable, multidisciplinary, pediatric airway surgical mission.
Authors: Authors: Rogers DJ, Collins C, Carroll R, Yager P, Cummings B, Raol N, Setlur J, Maturo S, Tremblay S, Quinones E, Noviski N, Hartnick CJ.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
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Neonatal junctional epidermolysis bullosa: treatment conundrums and ethical decision making.
Authors: Authors: Yang CS, Kroshinksy D, Cummings BM.
Am J Clin Dermatol
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"Brain death," "dead," and parental denial - the case of Jahi McMath.
Authors: Authors: Paris JJ, Cummings BM, Moore MP, Moore MP.
Camb Q Healthc Ethics
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Pediatric extubation readiness: faith-based practice or amenable to standardization?
Authors: Authors: Cummings BM, Noviski N.
Respir Care
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