JosephJamesFrassicaMDDDS

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Vice President, Head, Philips Research - the Americas, Chief Medical Officer Philips NA /Professor of the Practice, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science - Massachusetts Institute of Technology/ Senior Consultant Pediatric Critical Care Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
48 Carleton St
Cambridge, MA 02139
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1993 - 1995
Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1991
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1988
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1981 - 1983
Case Western Reserve School of Dental MedicineDDS, Dental Medicine, 1977 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1982 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2006 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

8 citations
Early prediction of hemodynamic interventions in the intensive care unit using machine learning.
Asif Rahman, Yale Chang, Junzi Dong, Bryan Conroy, Annamalai Natarajan, Takahiro Kinoshita, Francesco Vicario, Joseph J. Frassica, Minnan Xu-Wilson> ;Critical Care. 2021 Nov 14
9 citations
Utilizing machine learning to improve clinical trial design for acute respiratory distress syndrome
E. Schwager, K. Jansson, Asif Rahman, S. Schiffer, Yale Chang, Gregory Boverman, Brian David Gross, Minnan Xu-Wilson, Philip Boehme, Hubert Truebel, Joseph J. Frassica> ;NPJ Digital Medicine. 2021 Sep 9
17 citations
A rapidly deployable individualized system for augmenting ventilator capacity.
Shriya Srinivasan, Khalil B. Ramadi, Francesco Vicario, Declan Gwynne, Alison Hayward, David Lagier, Robert Langer, Joseph J. Frassica, Rebecca M. Baron, Giovanni Trav...> ;Science Translational Medicine. 2020 Jun 24
11 citations
A clinical prediction model to identify patients at high risk of hemodynamic instability in the pediatric intensive care unit
Cristhian Potes, Bryan Conroy, Minnan Xu-Wilson, Christopher J. L. Newth, David Inwald, Joseph J. Frassica> ;Critical Care. 2017 Nov 20
2 citations
A practical algorithm to reduce false critical ECG alarms using arterial blood pressure and/or photoplethysmogram waveforms
Wei Zong, Larry Nielsen, Brian David Gross, Juan Brea, Joseph J. Frassica> ;Physiological Measurement. 2016 Jul 25
3 citations
Estimation of the patient monitor alarm rate for a quantitative analysis of new alarm settings.
Stijn De Waele, Larry Nielsen, Joseph J. Frassica> ;Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference. 2014 Jan 1
7 citations
Development and evaluation of predictive alerts for hemodynamic instability in ICU patients.
Larry Eshelman, Kwok P. Lee, Joseph J. Frassica, Wei Zong, Larry Nielsen, Mohammed Saeed> ;AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium. 2008 Nov 6
4 citations
Predicting respiratory instability in the ICU
Colleen M. Ennett, Kwok P. Lee, Larry Eshelman, Brian David Gross, Larry Nielsen, Joseph J. Frassica, Mohammed Saeed> ;Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference. 2008 Jan 1
88 citations
Prioritizing the organization and management of intensive care services in the United States: the PrOMIS Conference.
Amber E. Barnato, Jeremy M. Kahn, Gordon D. Rubenfeld, Kathleen McCauley, Dorrie K. Fontaine, Joseph J. Frassica, Rolf D. Hubmayr, Judith Jacobi, Roy G. Brower, Donald...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2007 Apr 1
5 citations
CIS: Where are we going and what should we demand from industry?
Joseph J. Frassica> ;Journal of Critical Care. 2004 Dec 1
Development and optimization of a Critical Care Alert and Display (CCAD) system using retrospective ICU databases.
Brian A. Janz, Mohammed Saeed, Joseph J. Frassica, Gari D. Clifford, Roger G. Mark> ;AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium. 2005 Jan 1
10 citations
Frequency of Laboratory Test Utilization in the Intensive Care Unit and Its Implications for Large-Scale Data Collection Efforts
Joseph J. Frassica> ;Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2004 Nov 23
3 citations
Recombinant human-activated protein C (rhAPC) in childhood sepsis.
Joseph J. Frassica, Yuka M. Vinagre, Barbara Maas> ;Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2004 Jan 1
1 citations
Frequency of laboratory test utilization in the intensive care unit and its implications for large scale data collection efforts.
Joseph J. Frassica> ;AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium. 2003 Jan 1
A novel approach in treating recurrent bilateral hepaticojejunostomy biliary strictures post–liver transplantation: Successful use of Simpson's atherectomy device
Amar Rajadhyaksha, Ducksoo Kim, Ravi S. Chari, Joseph J. Frassica, William A. Primack, Eliezer Katz> ;Liver Transplantation. 2001 Feb 1
31 citations
An unusual cause of respiratory distress in a neonate.
Donald Schwartz, Peter H. Viles, Joseph J. Frassica, Stephen A. Lieberman> ;Pediatrics. 1998 Mar 1
71 citations
Tracheal Bronchus : A Cause of Prolonged Atelectasis in Intubated Children
Brian O'Sullivan, Joseph J. Frassica, Shawn M. Rayder> ;Chest. 1998 Feb 1
29 citations
Arrhythmias in Children Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine
Joseph J. Frassica, E. John Orav, Edward P. Walsh, Steven E. Lipshultz> ;Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 1994 Nov 1
95 citations
Cardiovascular abnormalities in infants prenatally exposed to cocaine.
Steven E. Lipshultz, Joseph J. Frassica, E. John Orav> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 1991 Jan 1
4 citations
Anesthesia management in pediatric and special needs patients undergoing dental and oral surgery.
Joseph J. Frassica, E. Catherine Miller> ;International Anesthesiology Clinics. 1989 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Healthcare via the Cloud, Across the Enterprise and in the Patient’s Home – a Sustainable View from Philips at HIMSS 2021August 11th, 2021
OHSU to Support Development of AI-Based Applications for Mass Casualty EventsMay 21st, 2021
Taking the Pandemic’s TemperatureFebruary 23rd, 2021
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