Manoj K. Mittal, MBBS, MRCP, FAAP Manoj K. Mittal, MBBS, MRCP, FAAP, is medical director of CHOP pediatric emergency medicine at St. Mary Medical Center and a CHOP emergency medicine physician at Virtua-Voorhees Hospital in Voorhees, NJ. Locations: Main Campus; CHOP at Virtua Voorhees; CHOP Newborn and Emergency Care at St. Mary Medical Center Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467) Education and Training Medical SchoolMBBS - Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, N. Delhi, IndiaResidencyPediatrics - Maulana Azad Medical College & Assoc. LNJPN Hospital, N. DelhiPediatrics - South Cleveland Hospital, Middlesborough, UKPediatrics - SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital, NY (Chief Resident)FellowshipPediatric Infectious Disease - SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NYPediatric Emergency Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PABoard CertificationPediatricsUndergraduate DegreeClinical Research Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PAGraduate DegreeMRCP - Royal College of Physicians, UK Titles and Academic Titles Emergency Medicine Attending PhysicianMedical Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, St. Mary Medical CenterAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Departments and Services Emergency Department Publications Papers2013Mittal MK, Zorc JJ, Garcia-Espana, Shaw KN. An Assessment of Clinical Performance Measures For Pediatric Emergency Physicians. Am J Med Qual. 2013 Jan-Feb;28(1):33-9. doi: 10.1177/1062860612443849. Epub 2012 Jun 7.2012Kharbanda A, Stevenson M, Macias C, Sinclair K, Dudley N, Bennett J, Bajaj L, Mittal M, Huang C, Bachur R, Dayan P. Inter-rater Reliability of Clinical Findings in Children with Possible Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2012 Apr;129(4):695-700. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-2037. Epub 2012 Mar 5.Mittal MK, Sun G, Baren JM. A Clinical Decision Rule To Identify Infants With Apparent Life Threatening Event Who Can Be Safely Discharged From The Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Jul;28(7):599-605. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31825cf576.2011Aronson PL, Yan AC, Mittal MK, Mohamad Z, Shah SS. Delayed acyclovir and outcomes of children hospitalized with eczema herpeticum. Pediatrics. Published online: November14, 2011; In print: December 2011;12(6):1161-1167 (doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-0948)Goldberg E, Desrochers C, Balamouth F, Mittal MK. Seizure and altered mental status in a 12-year-old child with Shigella sonnei gastroenteritis. Pediatric Emergency Care. February 2011;27(2):135-137.BooksChaptersMittal MK. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, and Scarfone, RJ., eds. Fleisher & Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Baltimore, MD. 2012; page 476-477.Mittal MK. Hypercalcemia. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, and Scarfone, RJ., eds. Fleisher & Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Baltimore, MD. 2012; page 506-507.Mittal MK. Infantile Spasms. In: Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, and Scarfone, RJ., eds. Fleisher & Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Baltimore, MD. 2012; page 552-553.2011Petersen T and Mittal MK. Apparent Life Threatening Event and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In: Florin TA, Ludwig S, eds. Netter’s Pediatrics. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. 2011; Chapter11:67-71.2009Mittal M. Needle cricothyroidotomy with percutaneous transtracheal ventilation. In: UpToDate, Ed. Basow, DS. UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2009.2008Mittal MK and Baren JM. Percutaneous Transtracheal ventilation. In Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, 2nd Edition. Ed. Henretig FM and King C. Lippincot Williams & Wilkins. 2008; Chapter 18:237-246.2007Mittal MK and Baren JM. Thoracentesis. In Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Ed. Zaoutis, LB and Chiang VW. Mosby Inc. 2007, pp. 1273-1275.Posters and Presentations2012Aronson P, Yan AC, Mittal MK, Mohamad Z, Shah SS [poster presentation]. Empiric Antibiotics and Outcomes of Children Hospitalized with Eczema Herpeticum. General Pediatrics & Preventive Pediatrics session, 2012 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 28 - May 1, 2012.Bachur RG, Dayan PS, Bajaj L, Macias CG, Mittal MK, Stevenson MD, Dudley NC, Sinclair K, Bennett J, Monuteaux MC, Kharbanda AB for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee of the AAP [presentation]. The Effect of Abdominal Pain Duration on the Performance of Advanced Imaging for Appendicitis in Children. Emergency Medicine II session, 2012 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 28 - May 1, 2012.Mittal MK, Dayan PS, Macias CG, Bachur RG, Bennett J, Dudley NC, Bajaj L, Sinclair K, Stevenson MD, Kharbanda AB [presentation]. Performance of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children in a Multi−Center Cohort. Emergency Medicine II session, 2012 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 28 - May 1, 2012.Aronson P, Yan AC, Mittal MK, Mohamad Z, Shah SS [presentation]. Empiric Antibiotics and Outcomes of Children Hospitalized with Eczema Herpeticum. General Pediatrics II session, 2012 Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 30 - April 1, 2012.2011Aronson P, Yan AC, Mittal MK, Mohamad Z, Shah SS. Delayed Acyclovir and Outcomes of Children Hospitalized with Eczema Herpeticum [presentation]. Section on Hospital Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition, Boston, MA. October 16, 2011Mittal MK, Kumaravel A, Baren JM. Natural History of Infants with Apparent Life Threatening Event At One- and Six-Months After the Presenting Episode [presentation]. Section on Emergency Medicine Poster Session, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition, Boston, MA. October 14, 2011Mittal MK, Donda K, Baren JM. Role of Pneumography and Esophageal pH Monitoring in the Evaluation of Hospitalized Infants with Apparent Life Threatening Event - A Prospective Cohort Study [presentation]. Platform presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. May 1, 2011Kharbanda AB, Dudley NC, Bajaj L, Stevenson MD, Mittal MK, Bachur RG, Bennett J, Sinclair K, Huang C, Macias CG, and Dayan PS. Validation of a Prediction Rule for Identification of Children at Low Risk for Appendicitis [presentation]. Platform presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. April 30, 2011Kharbanda AB, Macias CG, Sinclair K, Dudley NC, Bennett J, Bajaj L, Mittal MK, Stevenson MD, Huang C, Bachur RG, and Dayan PS. Inter-observer Agreement for Clinical Findings in Children with Possible Appendicitis [presentation]. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. April 30, 2011 Editorial and Academic Positions Editorial positions2011, Abstract Reviewer for the subspecialty of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2012 PAS Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.2010 – present, Reviewer, Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Informa Healthcare2008 – present, Reviewer, Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics2008 – present, Reviewer, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Elsevier, Inc.2007 – present, Reviewer for McMaster PLUS, PIER, bmjupdates+ and the Evidence-Based Journals2007 – present, Reviewer, The Journal of Pediatrics, Elsevier, Inc.2005 – present, Reviewer, Pediatric Emergency Care, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MDAcademic positions2011, Member, Root Cause Analysis team - epinephrine overdose2011 - present, Member, Section of Emergency Medicine, Committee for Quality Transformation2011 - present, Member, Section of Emergency Medicine, Committee for Quality Transformation, Patient Safety Task Force2011 - present, Member, Section of Emergency Medicine, Committee for Quality Transformation, Septic shock collaborative2010 - present, Member, Unit Leadership Partners Committee, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA2010 - present, Safe Keeper-Trainer/facilitator Safety Behaviors for Error Prevention course2007 - present, Co-Chair Patient Safety and Q-I Committee, Division of emergency medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA2007 - present, Member, Quality Improvement Committee, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA2007 - present, Member, Faculty recruitment Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia