Jeffrey P. Burns

Jeffrey P. Burns, MD, MPH

Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
Member, HMS Center for Bioethics

Jeffrey Burns, MD, MPH, is the Chief of Critical Care and Chair of the ICU Governance Committee at Boston Children's Hospital where he is responsible for overseeing the hospital’s 4 intensive care units, as well as leading a large critical care research and education program. He is also the Executive Chair of Global Health Services at Boston Children’s Hospital and Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Burns completed his residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He also holds a Master’s Degree from the Harvard School of Public Health and was the first fellow in medical ethics at Harvard Medical School. He is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics.

Dr. Burns’ research focuses on innovations in postgraduate medical education. Recognizing the power of the internet to transform global training in pediatric intensive care—and healthcare more generally—Dr. Burns conceived OPENPediatrics, an award winning cloud-based platform for delivering instruction and fostering communication among geographically dispersed healthcare professionals. OPENPediatrics is a peer-reviewed, open-access, multilingual knowledge exchange application currently used by physicians and nurses in every country and territory worldwide.

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Mechanical Ventilation for Children Approaching End of Life: A PHIS Study, 2010-2019.
Authors: Authors: Puccetti DF, Staffa SJ, Burns JP.
Hosp Pediatr
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Twenty-Five Years of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine : An Evolving Journey With the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies.
Authors: Authors: Burns JP, Morrow BM, Argent AC, Kissoon N.
Pediatr Crit Care Med
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Risk factors for central line-associated bloodstream infection in the pediatric intensive care setting despite standard prevention measures.
Authors: Authors: Marks KT, Rosengard KD, Franks JD, Staffa SJ, Chan Yuen J, Burns JP, Priebe GP, Sandora TJ.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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Differentiation of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Postacute Sequelae by Standard Clinical Laboratory Measurements in the RECOVER Cohort.
Authors: Authors: Erlandson KM, Geng LN, Selvaggi CA, Thaweethai T, Chen P, Erdmann NB, Goldman JD, Henrich TJ, Hornig M, Karlson EW, Katz SD, Kim C, Cribbs SK, Laiyemo AO, Letts R, Lin JY, Marathe J, Parthasarathy S, Patterson TF, Taylor BD, Duffy ER, Haack M, Julg B, Maranga G, Hernandez C, Singer NG, Han J, Pemu P, Brim H, Ashktorab H, Charney AW, Wisnivesky J, Lin JJ, Chu HY, Go M, Singh U, Levitan EB, Goepfert PA, Nikolich JŽ, Hsu H, Peluso MJ, Kelly JD, Okumura MJ, Flaherman VJ, Quigley JG, Krishnan JA, Scholand MB, Hess R, Metz TD, Costantine MM, Rouse DJ, Taylor BS, Goldberg MP, Marshall GD, Wood J, Warren D, Horwitz L, Foulkes AS, McComsey GA.
Ann Intern Med
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Comparing the Quality of Domain-Specific Versus General Language Models for Artificial Intelligence-Generated Differential Diagnoses in PICU Patients.
Authors: Authors: Akhondi-Asl A, Yang Y, Luchette M, Burns JP, Mehta NM, Geva A.
Pediatr Crit Care Med
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Dynamic Prediction of Mortality Using Longitudinally Measured Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Scores: A Joint Modeling Approach.
Authors: Authors: Akhondi-Asl A, Geva A, Burns JP, Mehta NM.
Pediatr Crit Care Med
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Trends in Disease Severity Among Critically Ill Children With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study in the United States.
Authors: Authors: Ross CE, Burns JP, Grossestreuer AV, Bhattarai P, McKiernan CA, Franks JD, Lehmann S, Sorcher JL, Sharron MP, Wai K, Al-Wahab H, Boukas K, Hall MW, Ru G, Sen AI, Rajasekhar HR, Kleinman LC, McGuire JK, Arrington AS, Munoz-Rivas F, Osborne CM, Shekerdemian LS.
Pediatr Crit Care Med
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Factors Associated With Mechanical Ventilation Duration in Pediatric Burn Patients in a Regional Burn Center in the United States.
Authors: Authors: Garren BN, Akhondi-Asl A, DePamphilis MA, Burns JP, Sheridan RL.
Pediatr Crit Care Med
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Epidemiology of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Step Closer to Understanding Who, Where, and When.
Authors: Authors: Blumenthal JA, Burns JP.
JAMA Pediatr
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Why Is Antibiotic Treatment Rarely Performed in COVID-19-Positive Children Admitted in Pediatric Intensive Care Units?-Reply.
Authors: Authors: Shekerdemian LS, Burns JP.
JAMA Pediatr
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