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James O'Callaghan, MD, Pediatrics, Kirkland, WA, Seattle Children's Hospital

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Pediatrics • Kirkland, WA

Hospitalist

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle WA // Lead Pediatric Hospitalist + Former Chief of Staff (President of the Medical Staff), EvergreenHealth Hospital, Kirkland WA

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Summary

  • Dr. James O'Callaghan is a pediatrician in Kirkland, WA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including EvergreenHealth Hospital, Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and has been in practice since 2002. He specializes in pediatric hospitalist medicine and is experienced in quality improvement, pediatric hospital medicine, hospital administration, and pediatric hospitals.

Education & Training

  • Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
    Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2002
  • Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
    Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens HospitalInternship, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2000
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1999
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)BS, Chemical Engineering, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2002 - 2024
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1999 - 2002
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Seattle Top Doc Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2014
  • CME / CPD Award American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011, 2014
  • Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine Society of Hospital Medicine, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Evaluating the Utility of Routine Blood Cultures in Hospitalized Children with Community Acquired Pneumonia
    O'Callaghan, James J; Crowell, Claudia S; Stanford, Susan, Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2016, Chicago IL, https://twitter.com/HospPedsMD/status/763224084423467008, 7/29/2016

Lectures

  • Update on Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children 
    EvergreenHealthcare Grand Rounds - 4/5/2013
  • Update on Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children. 
    35th Annual Advance Practice in Primary and Acute Care, UW School of Nursing - 10/4/2012
  • Billing and Coding 101 and 201. 
    PHM (Pediatric Hospital Medicine) 2011, Kansas City, MO - 7/2011

Committees

  • Member, AAP Section on Breastfeeding 2011 - Present
  • Member, Community Hospital Subcommittee 2005 - Present
  • Member, AAP Section of Hospital Medicine 2004 - Present
  • Member, SHM Pediatric Committee 2012 - 2018
  • Member, SHM Hospital Quality and Patient Safety (HQPS) Committee 2012 - 2018
  • Member, AAP Council on Clinical Information Technology 2011 - 2013
  • RVU Chairperson, Executive Committee, AAP Section of Hospital Medicine 2009 - 2017

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • Seattle Children's http://www.seattlechildrens.org/medical-staff/Jim-O-Callaghan/
  • EvergreenHealthhttps://www.evergreenhealth.com/dr-james-j-o-callaghan-md-hospitalist-pediatrics

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