Ira Cheifetz, MD
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Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology
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Biography: Ira Cheifetz, MD
Expertise
Titles
- Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
- Associate Chief Quality Officer, Patient Safety, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
- Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
Certifications & Memberships
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - American Board of Pediatrics
- Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics
Education
Fellowship | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Duke University Hospital (1993 - 1996)
Residency | Pediatrics/Chief Resident
Pediatrics/Chief Resident - Duke University Hospital (1992 - 1993)
Residency | Pediatrics
Pediatrics - Duke University Hospital (1989 - 1992)
Medical Education
Yale University School Of Medicine (1989)
Undergraduate
Rensselaer Polytech Institute (1985)
About
Ira Cheifetz, MD, is the Division Chief for Cardiac Critical Care and Associate Chief Quality Officer for Patient Safety at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s, as well as a Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Cheifetz is a pediatric cardiac intensivist with focused expertise in congenital and pediatric acquired heart disease, postoperative cardiac care, pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS), cardiorespiratory interactions, mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal life support. He is an active clinical and translational NIH-funded researcher who has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and chapters, and presented at numerous national and international scientific symposia.
Research & Publications
Research Interests
Cardiac critical care, congenital heart disease, mechanical ventilation, cadiorespiratory interactions, acute lung injury, extracorporeal life support
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