Elizabeth C. Powell, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Epidemiology, injuries and injury prevention (firearms, falls, burns, bicycle, pedestrian and motor vehicle)

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Pediatric Emergency Care >

Education & Training

Education: Indiana University School of Medicine, 1988

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1993; Residency in pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School/Children's Memorial Hospital, 1991; Master of Public Health, University of Illinois, 1998

Board Certifications: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, General Pediatrics

Publications

Most recent publications

Association of RNA Biosignatures With Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days or Younger JAMA316 (8): 846-857
Clinical Presentations and Outcomes of Children With Basilar Skull Fractures After Blunt Head Trauma Ann Emerg Med68 (4): 431-440 e1
Validation of the Modified Vesikari Score in Children With Gastroenteritis in 5 US Emergency Departments J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr57 (4): 514-519
Factors associated with cervical spine injury in children after blunt trauma Ann Emerg Med58 (2): 145-55
Isolated linear skull fractures in children with blunt head trauma Pediatrics135 (4): e851-7
Serious bacterial infections in febrile outpatient pediatric heart transplant recipients Acad Emerg Med16 (10): 942-8
When products fail: injuries related to children's products and activities Pediatr Ann37 (9): 598-604
Patient-level Factors and the Quality of Care Delivered in Pediatric Emergency Departments Acad Emerg Med25 (3): 301-309
Randomised controlled trial of Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) versus placebo in children presenting to the emergency department with acute gastroenteritis: the PECARN probiotic study protocol BMJ Open7 (9): e018115
Incidence and trends of pediatric ovarian torsion hospitalizations in the United States, 2000-2006 Pediatrics125 (3): 532-8