Melanie G. Kitagawa, MD
Department or Service
Location
- Texas Medical Center
Specialty
Phone: 832-826-6230
Contact Information
Assistant Professor, Section of Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Children's Hospital - Melbourne Australia | fellowship | Pediatric Critical Care | 2018 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | fellowship | Pediatric Critical Care | 2017 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | residency | Pediatrics | 2013 |
| University of Minnesota Medical School | medical school | Doctor of Medicine | 2010 |
About
We, as critical care providers, have the opportunity to interact with families and patients at some of the most vulnerable times of their lives. It is a privilege to be able to do this work and I strive to ensure that every patient I care for receives an excellence of care from both me, as well as the whole care team.
Clinical Interests:
Critical care management of pulmonary hypertension
Critical care management of liver failure
Research Interests:
Pulmonary hypertension
Organization
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Member |
| Society of Critical Care Medicine | Member |
Selected Publications
Kitagawa MG, Reynolds JO, Wehrens XHT, Bryan RM Jr, and Pandit LM. Hemodynamic and Pathological Characterization of the TASK-1 -/- Mouse Does Not Demonstrate Pulmonary Hypertension. Frontiers in Medicine 2018 October 23: 4:177.
Melanie G Kitagawa, Nick Ettinger, Day Breen, Jennifer Erklauer, Emmanuel Chang, Honey Herce, Katherine King, Swati Naik. Transmission of West Nile Virus Through a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2018 May 15;7(2):e52-e54.
PubMed URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Melanie.%20G%20Kitagawa%5BAutho...