Andrea T. Cruz, MD, MPH

Research Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Site Principal Investigator, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)
Director, Children’s Tuberculosis Clinic
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Education

School	Education	Degree	Year
University of Texas at Houston	Masters	Master of Public Health	2009
Baylor College of Medicine	Fellowship	Pediatric Emergency Medicine	2005
Baylor College of Medicine	Fellowship	Pediatric Infectious Disease	2005
Baylor College of Medicine	Residency	Pediatrics	2004
Baylor College of Medicine	Internship	Pediatrics	2002
Vanderbilt University	Medical School	Doctor of Medicine	2001

About

Dr. Cruz completed fellowships in pediatric emergency medicine and pediatric infectious diseases, as well as an MPH in epidemiology with a focus on global health at the University of Texas School of Public Health. She is research chief for pediatric emergency medicine (PEM), focusing on advancing the clinical research within PEM by fellows and faculty, as well as assisting in establishing collaborations with colleagues within and outside of the Department of Pediatrics. She is the co-site principal investigator for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN), a network of 18 academic tertiary care pediatric emergency departments throughout the United States. Her personal research interests include diagnosis of infectious diseases in the emergency department, optimizing the treatment of septic shock, and childhood tuberculosis.

Utilizing a core set of strategies, the Emergency Services department is committed to our vision of improving the health outcomes of all children in emergent and urgent care settings. Additionally, we endeavor to fulfill our mission of providing the highest quality care, experience, education, research, advocacy and value.

Dr. Cruz only sees patients in the Emergency Center and in the Children's Tuberculosis Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital. Appointments in TB Clinic need to be arranged through a child's primary care provider or the health department. Parents cannot self-refer to the TB Clinic.

Clinical Interests:

Infections in the emergency department

Rapid diagnostic assays for infectious diseases

Sepsis

Childhood tuberculosis

Research Interests:

Sepsis

Childhood tuberculosis

Viral diagnostics

Organizations

Organization Name	Role
American Pediatric Association	Co-Chair, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group
American Pediatric Association	Section of Emergency Medicine: vice-chair, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee
Pediatrics Journal	Associate Editor

Selected Publications

Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Alhazzani W, Agus MSD, Flori HR, Inwald DP, Nadel S, Schlapbach LJ, Tasker RC, Argent AC, Brierley J, Carcillo J, Carrol ED, Carroll CL, Cheifetz IM, Choong K, Cies JJ, Cruz AT, De Luca D, Deep A, Faust SN, De Oliveira CF, Hall MW, Ishimine P, Javouhey E, Joosten KFM, Joshi P, Karam O, Kneyber MCJ, Lemson J, MacLaren G, Mehta NM, Møller MH, Newth CJL, Nguyen TC, Nishisaki A, Nunnally ME, Parker MM, Paul RM, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Romer LH, Scott HF, Tume LN, Verger JT, Williams EA, Wolf J, Wong HR, Zimmerman JJ, Kissoon N, Tissieres P. Surviving Sepsis Campaign international guidelines for the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2020;21(2):e52-e106. PMID 32032273.

Snow KJ, Cruz AT, Seddon J, Ferrand AR, Chiang SS, Hughes JA, Kampmann B, Graham SM, Dodd PJ, Houben RM, Denholm JT, Sawyer SM, Kranzer K. Adolescent tuberculosis: the missing middle. Lancet Child and Adolescent Health 2020;4(1):69-79. PMID 31753806.

Cruz AT, Starke JR. Window prophylaxis for children exposed to tuberculosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2019;25(3):523-528. PMID 30789136.

Kuppermann N, Dayan PS, Levine DA, Vitale M, Tzimenatos L, Tunik MG, Saunders M, Ruddy RM, Roosevelt G, Rogers AJ, Powell EC, Nigrovic LE, Muenzer J, Linakis JG, Grisanti K, Jaffe DM, Hoyle Jr JJD, Greenberg R, Gattu R, Cruz AT, Crain EF, Cohen DM, Brayer A, Borgialli D, Bonsu B, Browne L, Blumberg S, Bennett JE, Atabaki SM, Anders J, Alpern ER, Miller B, Casper TC, Dean JM, Ramilo O, Mahajan P. A clinical prediction rule to identify febrile infants 60 days and younger at low risk for serious bacterial infections. JAMA Pediatrics 2019;173(4):342-351. PMID 30776077.

Cruz AT, Starke JR. Completion rate and safety of tuberculosis treatment with shorter regimens. Pediatrics 2018;141(2):e20172838. PMID 29363561.

Cruz AT, Freedman SB, Kulik D, Okada PJ, Fleming AH, Mistry RD, Thomson JE, Schnadower D, Arms JL, Mahajan P, Garro AC, Pruitt CM, Balamuth F, Uspal NG, Aronson PL, Lyons TW, Thompson AD, Curtis SJ, Ishimine PT, Schmidt SM, Bradin SA, Grether-Jones KL, Miller AS, Louie J, Shah SS, Nigrovic LE. Frequency of herpes simplex viral infection in a multicenter emergency department study of infants ≤60-days-old undergoing evaluation for central nervous system infection. Pediatrics 2018;141(2):e20171688. PMID 29298827.

Cruz AT, Mahajan P, Bonsu BK, Bennett JE, Levine DA, Alpern ER, Nigrovic LE, Atabaki SM, Cohen DM, van Buren J, Ramilo O, Kuppermann N for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Accuracy of blood cell counts to detect invasive bacterial infections in 0-60-day-old infants. JAMA Pediatrics 2017;171(11):e172927. PMID 28892537.

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Language

English, Spanish

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