Susan M. Fuchs, MD

Associate Head, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Pediatric advanced life support, car seat injuries, cervical spine injuries, emergency preparedness, EMSC (emergency medical services for children), frostbite/hypothermia, sedation/analgesia (pain relief), trauma/head trauma, asthma

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Pediatric Emergency Care >

Education & Training

Education: University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, 1982

Postgraduate Training: Children's Memorial Hospital, 1987; Michael Reese Hospital, 1985

Board Certifications: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, General Pediatrics

Publications

Most recent publications

Characteristics of the Pediatric Patients Treated by the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network's Affiliated EMS Agencies Prehosp Emerg Care18 (1): 52-9
Pediatric Office Emergencies Pediatr Clin North Am60 (5): 1153-1161
Dispensing medications at the hospital upon discharge from an emergency department Pediatrics129 (2): e562
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric advanced life support update for the emergency physician Pediatr Emerg Care24 (8): 561-5; quiz 566-8
Gastrostomy Tubes: Care and Feeding Pediatr Emerg Care33 (12): 787-791
Emergency Department Management of Pediatric Unprovoked Seizures and Status Epilepticus in the State of Illinois J Child Neurol30 (11): 1414-27
Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Children With Simple Febrile Seizures Clin Pediatr (Phila)54 (10): 992-8
Creation and Delphi-method refinement of pediatric disaster triage simulations Prehosp Emerg Care18 (2): 282-9
Definitions and Assessment Approaches for Emergency Medical Services for Children Pediatrics138 (6):
A statewide model program to improve emergency department readiness for pediatric care Ann Emerg Med54 (2): 198-204

Susan M. Fuchs, MD

Susan M. Fuchs, MD

Associate Head, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Education & Training

Publications

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