Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM
Distinguished Professor and Ake N. Grenvik Professor of Critical Care Medicine Professor of Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Bioengineering, and Clinical and Translational Science | Contact Informationkochanekpm[at]pitt.edu |
Education & Training
BS, Zoology, University of Michigan, 1976
MD, University of Chicago, 1980
Internship, Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 1981
Residency, Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 1983
Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care, Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, 1986
Research, Clinical & Academic Interests
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cardiac Arrest
- Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury
- Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Kochanek PM, Bramlett HM, Dixon CE, Shear DA, Dietrich WD, Schmid KE, Mondello S, Wang KK, Hayes RL, Povlishock JT, Tortella FC. Approach to modeling, therapy evaluation, drug selection, and biomarker assessments for a multicenter pre-clinical drug screening consortium for acute therapies in severe traumatic brain injury: operation brain trauma therapy. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2016 Mar 15;33(6):513-22.
Simon DW, McGeachy MJ, Bayır H, Clark RS, Loane DJ, Kochanek PM. The far-reaching scope of neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury. Nature Reviews Neurology. 2017 Mar;13(3):171.
Jackson TC, Kochanek PM. A New Vision for Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Era of Targeted Temperature Management: A Speculative Synthesis. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag. 2019 Mar;9(1):13-47.
Jha RM, Zusman BE, Puccio AM, Okonkwo DO, Pease M, Desai SM, Leach M, Conley YP, Kochanek PM. Genetic Variants Associated With Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage Progression After Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2116839.
Vice Chair, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Emeritus Editor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Director, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
Director, Training in Pediatric Neurointensive Care and Resuscitation Research
Master in Critical Care Medicine, 2012
Inaugural Dharmapuri Vidyasagar Award for Excellence in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2015
Lifetime Achievement Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2017
Distinguished Speaker, 125th Anniversary of Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 2018