John J. McCloskey, MD

MD - Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatrics - Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Anesthesiology - Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Pediatric Anesthesiology - Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Pediatric Critical Care - Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Anesthesiology – American Board of AnesthesiologyPediatric Anesthesiology – American Board of AnesthesiologyPediatric Critical Care Medicine – American Board of PediatricsPediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
MBA in Health Care Management - University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Attending Physician
Venkatachalam SJ, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz A, Giordano R, Stow J, Lioy J, Javia L, Tay KY, Romer A, Soorikian L, Napolitano N, McCloskey J, Nadkarni V, Fiadjoe J, Nishisaki A. Operations and outcomes of a Hospital-wide Emergency Airway Response Team (HEART) in a quaternary academic children's hospital. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Jun 27. doi: 10.1111/pan.14249. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34176182.
Matava C, Kovatsis P, Summers J, Castro P, Denning S, Yu J, Lockman J, Von Ungern-Sternberg B, Lee L Ayad I, Mireles S, Lardner D, Whyte S; Szolnoki J, Jagannathan N, Thompson N, Stein Mary, Dalesio N, Greenberg R, McCloskey, John MD, Peyton J, Evans F, Haydar B, Reynolds P, Chiao F, Taicher B, Templeton T, Bhalla T, Raman V, Garcia-Marcinkiewicz A, Gálvez J, Tan J, Rehman M, Crockett C, Olomu P, Szmuk P, Glover C, Matuszczak M, Galvez I, Hunyady A, Polaner D, Gooden C, Hsu G, Gumaney H, Pérez-Pradilla C, Kiss E, Theroux M, Lau J, Asaf S, Ingelmo P, Engelhard, T, Hervías M, Greenwood E, Javia L, Disma N, Yaster Myron, Fiadjoe J, on behalf of the PeDI-Collaborative. Pediatric airway management in COVID-19 patients – consensus guidelines from the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia’s Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative and the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society. Anes Analg 2020 Apr 13. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004872 (steering committee)
Ferschl MB, Lee JK, Lockman JL, Black S, Chatterjee D, Agarwal R, Schwartz LI, Fiadjoe J, Heitmiller E, Hong Mershon B, Deutsch N, McCloskey J, Infosino A. East/West Visiting Scholars in Pediatric Anesthesia Program (ViSiPAP): Developing Tomorrow's Pediatric Anesthesia Leaders [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 8. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020;10.1111/pan.13867.
Welch TP, Kilbaugh TJ, McCloskey JJ, Juriga LL, Abdallah AB, Fehr JJ. The current state of combined pediatric anesthesiology – critical care practice: a survey of dual trained practitioners in the United States. Anes Analg 2020 Jul 8. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005024
Garcia-Marcinkiewicz AG, Adams HD, Gurnaney H, Patel V, Jagannathan N, Burjek N, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Peeples KN, Kovatsis PG, Fiadjoe JE, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Holmes C, Sabato S, Ravula N, Jette C, Mireles S, Matava C, Whyte S, Vega E, Yang L, Echeverry-Marin P, Pérez-Pradilla C, Polaner Starker E, Zieg J, Szolnoki J, Lee A, Heitmiller E, Rehman M, Fernandez A, Meserve J, McCloskey J, Dalesio N, Koka R, Greenberg R, Park R, Peyton J, Bhattacharya S, Reynolds P, Lewis I, Haydar B, Therrian M, Sarmiento L, Richtsfeld M, Belani K, Robertson S, Sathyamoorthy K, Schrock C, de Graaff J, Soneru C, Singh N, Chiao F, Taicher B, Templeton T, Castro P, Riveros Perez NR, Raman VT, Beltran R, Bhalla T, Stricker P, Lockman JL, Gálvez J, Isserman R, Struyk B, Ward C, Hsu G, Nishisaki A, Kodavatiganti R, Ramos LS, Scheu E, Watkins S, Goldfarb T, Olomu P, Szmuk P, Hopkins P, Glover C, Nguyen K, Olutoye O, Jain R, Matuszczak M, Hunyady A, Bosenberg A, Tham S, Low D, Rosas GB, Fehr J, Lee LK, Iyah I, Patel R, Gooden C; PeDI Collaborative; Members of The PeDI Collaborative. A retrospective analysis of neuromuscular blocking drug use and ventilation technique on complications in the pediatric difficult intubation registry using propensity score matching. Anes Analg 2019 Sep 18. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004393 (steering committee)
Scott-Herring M, Mendez A, Shay J, McCloskey J, Koka R. Education News. AANA J. 2019 Apr;87(2):7-14. PMID: 31587730.
Dewan M, Galvez J, Polsky T, Kreher G, Kraus B, Ahumada L, McCloskey J, Wolfe H. Reducing unnecessary postoperative complete blood count testing in the pediatric intensive care unit. Perm J: 21. 16-051. 2017 [SI/QI]
Burjek NE, Nishisaki A, Fiadjoe JE, Adams HD, Peeples KN, Raman VT, Olomu PN, Kovatsis PG, Jagannathan N, Hunyady A, Bosenberg A, Tham S, Low D, Hopkins P, Glover C, Olutoye O, Szmuk P, McCloskey J, Dalesio N, Koka R, Greenberg R, Watkins S, Patel V, Reynolds P, Matuszczak M, Jain R, Khalil S, Polaner D, Zieg J, Szolnoki J, Sathyamoorthy K, Taicher B, Riveros Perez NR, Bhattacharya S, Bhalla T, Stricker P, Lockman J, Galvez J, Rehman M, Von Ungern-Sternberg B, Sommerfield D, Soneru C, Chiao F, Richtsfeld M, Belani K, Sarmiento L, Mireles S, Bilen Rosas G, Park R, Peyton J; PeDI Collaborative Investigators. Videolaryngoscopy versus fiber-optic intubation through a supraglottic airway in children with a difficult airway: an analysis from the multicenter pediatric difficult intubation registry. Anesthesiology. 2017 Sep;127(3):432-440. (steering committee)
Muhly WT, Sankar WN, Ryan K, Norton A, Maxwell LG, DiMaggio T, Farrell S, Hughes R, Gornitzky A, Keren R, McCloskey JJ, Flynn JM. Rapid Recovery Pathway After Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis. Pediatrics. 2016;137(4). [SI/QI]
Dewan M, Kraus B, Davis D, McCloskey J. Medication Reconciliation Improvement Through the Use of Video. BMJ Qual Improv Rep. 2015;11;4(1). [SI/QI]
Yehya N, Dominick CL, Connelly JT, Davis DH, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, McCloskey JJ, Kilbaugh TJ. Highfrequency percussive ventilation and bronchoscopy during extracorporeal life support in children. ASAIO J. 2014;60(4):424-8.
Stricker PA, Fiadjoe JE, Kilbaugh TJ, Pruitt EY, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP, McCloskey JJ. Effect of transfusion guidelines on postoperative transfusion in children undergoing craniofacial reconstruction surgery. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012;13(6): e357-62. [SI/QI]
Cohen DE, McCloskey JJ, Motas D, Archer J, Flake AW: Fluoroscopic-assisted endobronchial intubation for single-lung ventilation in infants. Paediatr Anaesth. 2011;21(6):681-4.
Stricker PA, Cladis FP, Fiadjoe JE, McCloskey JJ, Maxwell LG. Perioperative management of children undergoing craniofacial reconstruction surgery: a practice survey. Paediatr Anaesth. 2011;21(10):1026-35.
Fiadjoe JE, Stricker PA, Kovatsis P, Isserman RS, Harris B, McCloskey JJ. Initial experience with the Air-Q as a conduit for fiber optic tracheal intubation in infants. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010;20(2):205-6.
Nishisaki A, Hales R, Biagas K, Cheifetz I, Corriveau C, Garber N, Hunt E, Jarrah R, McCloskey JJ, Morrison W, Nelson K, Niles D, Smith S, Thomas S, Tuttle S, Helfaer M, Nadkarni V. A multi-institutional high-fidelity simulation "bootcamp" orientation and training program for first year pediatric critical care fellows. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10(2):157-62.
Gopalareddy V, He Z, Soundars S, Bolling L, Shah N, Pentil S, McCloskey JJ, Mentila J. Assessment of the prevalence of micro aspiration by gastric pepsin in the airway of ventilated children. Acta Paediatr. 2008;97(1):55- 60.
Bauman LA, Cannon ML, McCloskey JJ, Allen S, James RL, Tobin JR, Politis GD. Unconscious sedation in children: a prospective multi-arm clinical trial. Paediatr Anaesth. 2002;12(8):674-9.
Khine HH, Corddry DH, Kettrick RG, Martin TM, McCloskey JJ, Rose JB, Theroux MC, Zagnoev M. Comparison of cuffed and uncuffed endotracheal tubes in young children during general anesthesia. Anesthesiology 1997;86(3):627-31.
Cullen EJ, Lawless ST, Nadkarni VM, McCloskey JJ, Corddry DH, Kettrick, R. Evaluation of a pediatric intensive care residency curriculum. Crit Care Med. 1997;25(11):1898-903.
Rose JB, McCloskey JJ. Rapid intravenous administration of ondansetron or metoclopramide is not associated with cardiovascular compromise in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 1995;5(2):121-4.
McCloskey JJ, Szombathy S, Swift AJ, Conrad D, Winkelstein JA. The binding of pneumococcal lipoteichoic acid to human erythrocytes. Microb Pathog. 1993;14(1):23-31.
McCloskey JJ: Anesthetic Management of the Neonate with Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Hackam, D.J. (Ed.). Necrotizing Enterocolitis: pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment (1st ed.). CRC Press 2021.
Fiadjoe J, Isserman R, McCloskey JJ: Anesthesia Challenges for the Difficult and Critical Neonatal Airway. Disorders of the Neonatal Airway. Janet Lioy and Steven E. Sobol (eds.). Springer, 2015.
McCloskey JJ: Anesthesia for Pediatric Abdominal Surgery. Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics. Justin Lockman (eds.). Naerthwyn Press, LLC 6(4): 1114-1539, October 2013.
McCloskey JJ.: Shock. Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery. Peter Mattei, M.D. (eds.). Springer, Page: 49-55, 2011.
McCloskey JJ: Vascular Adhesion Molecules. Anaesthesia: Fundamental Principles and Practice. Page: 979-981. Hutton, Cooper, James, Butterworth (eds) CRC Press, 2002.
Fasano MB, McCloskey JJ, Winkelstein JA: Pathophysiology of the Immune System. Textbook of Pediatric Critical Care Page: 41- 50. Peter Holbrook, Editor. Saunders 1992.
Nichols DG, McCloskey JJ, Rogers MC: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care 2: 296-328. Mark Rogers, Editor. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1992.
McCloskey JJ (Contributing Editor): Radiology and Index. The Harriet Lane Handbook. The Harriet Lane Handbook 11th Edition, Peter Rowe, Editor. CRC Press 1987.
McCloskey J. “Management of the Difficult Airway in the PICU- Society of Critical Care Medicine 49th Critical Care Congress – Orlando, FL. Feb 2020.
McCloskey J. “Effects of Intraoperative Course on the PICU Postoperative Course – Pediatric Innovations Conference, Hospital Moinhos de Vento – Porto Alegre, Brazil. June 2019.
2014, The Physician Partnering Award - CHOP, Department of Nursing
2013-2014, Pediatric Residency Faculty Honor Roll 2013-2014, CHOP
2010, Teacher of the Year - PICU Fellows, CHOP
2007-2008, Master Clinician Award - General Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, CHOP
2006, Master Teacher Award - General Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, CHOP
1984, Waldo E. Nelson Pediatric Award
2020, Senior Editor, 6th Edition, Mark Roger’s Textbook of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Pediatric Anesthesia
Anesthesia &Analgesia
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Journal of Pediatrics
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
2015-present, Pediatric Anesthesiology Leadership Council
1995-present, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
- 2010-present, Difficult Airway Task Force
- 2010-present, Quality and Safety Committee
- 2008-present, Education Committee
1990-present, Society of Critical Care Medicine
1989-present, American of Society of Anesthesiology