Mercedes M. Blackstone, MD
About Mercedes M. Blackstone
Titles
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial positions
2010-present, Peer Reviewer, Pediatrics
2007-present, Editorial Consultant, Physicians’ Information and Education Resource, American College of Physicians
2005-present, Peer Reviewer, Pediatric Emergency Care
Academic and institutional committees
2011-present, Leader of Physician Flow Subcommittee of ED Flow Task Force
2010-present, Faculty Mentor and Member of Clinical Competency Committee, Pediatrics Residency Program, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2009-present, Divisional Representative, ED/OR/Surgery Communication Task Force, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2009-present, Quality Improvement Task Force, Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2008-present, Co-chair, Morbidity and Mortality, Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2007-2011, Emergency Department to Inpatient Transition Task Force, Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2006-present, Education Improvement Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Certificate - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Medical Degree
MD - New York University School of Medicine, New York NY
Internship
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Pediatric Emergency Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Additional Training
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor
Advanced Trauma Life Support
Base Station Command Physician
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Publications
Publications
2012
Florin TA, Blackstone MM. Emergi-quiz clinical puzzler: neck pain, or just a pain in the neck? Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 2012 Mar; 13(1),49-56.
2011
Wiebe DJ, Blackstone MM, Mollen CJ, Culyba AJ, Fein JA. Self-reported violence-related outcomes for adolescents within eight weeks of emergency department treatment for assault injury. J Adolesc Health. 2011 Oct;49(4):440-2. Cited in PubMed; PMID 22031979.
Schnadower D, Kuppermann N, Macias CG, Freedman SB, Baskin MN, Ishimine P, et al. Sterile cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in young febrile infants with urinary tract infections. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Jul;165(7):635-41. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21727275.
Books
Books
Blackstone, MM, section editor. Bone and joint disorders. In: Florin T, Ludwig S, editors. Netter’s pediatrics. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2011.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2012
Blackstone M. Urinary tract infections. In: Hoffman R, editor. Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins; 2012.
Blackstone M. Omphalitis. In: Hoffman R, editor. Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins; 2012.
Blackstone M. Mumps. In: Hoffman R, editor. Fleisher and Ludwig’s 5-minute pediatric emergency medicine consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins; 2012.
2011
Devon EP, Blackstone MM. Sports medicine. In: Florin T, Ludwig S, editors. Netter’s pediatrics. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2011.
Lilley JS, Blackstone MM. Disorders of the hip and lower extremity. In: Florin T, Ludwig S, editors. Netter’s pediatrics. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2011.
2010
Blackstone M. Urinary tract infections. In: Shah SS, Frank G, editors. Patient encounters: the inpatient pediatrics workup. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins; 2010.
2009
Shaw K, Blackstone M. Drowning. In: Zorc J, editor. Schwartz’s clinical handbook of pediatrics. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009.
Blackstone M, Zorc J. Urinary tract infections. In: Shah S, editor. Pediatric practice: infectious disease. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2009.
2008
Blackstone M, Shaw K. Urinary tract infections. In: Schwartz WM, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.
Blackstone M, Shaw K. Near drowning. In: Schwartz WM, editor. The 5-minute pediatric consult. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.
2005
Blackstone M. Appendicitis. In: Philadelphia guide to inpatient pediatrics. In: Catallozzi M, Frank G, Shah S, Zaoutis L, editors. Malden (MA): Blackwell Publishing; 2005.
Blackstone M. Intussusception. In: Philadelphia guide to inpatient pediatrics. In: Catallozzi M, Frank G, Shah S, Zaoutis L, editors. Malden (MA): Blackwell Publishing; 2005.
Blackstone M. Inguinal hernia. In: Philadelphia guide to inpatient pediatrics. In: Catallozzi M, Frank G, Shah S, Zaoutis L, editors. Malden (MA): Blackwell Publishing; 2005.