BemaKwadwoBonsuMD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine • Columbus, OH

Professor, Pediatrics, OSU

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Office
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Childrens Dr
Columbus, OH 43205
Phone+1 614-722-4385

Fax+1 614-722-4380
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Education & Training

University of ConnecticutResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
University of Ghana Medical SchoolClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
OH State Medical License 1999 - 2023
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Clinical Trials

Randomized Control Trial of Fluid Therapy for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 3
iPad as a Distraction Tool During Facial Laceration Repair Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Serious Bacterial Infections in Young Febrile Infants With Positive Urinalysis Results.
Prashant Mahajan, John M VanBuren, Leah Tzimenatos, Andrea T Cruz, Melissa Vitale, Elizabeth C Powell, Aaron N Leetch, Michelle L Pickett, Anne Brayer, Lise E Nigrovic...> ;Pediatrics. 2022 Oct 1
Using Dry-Erase Boards to Share Information in a Pediatric Emergency Department to Improve Family Experience of Care.
Lindsay M Gould, Terri L. Byczkowski, Bema K. Bonsu, Michael J. Stoner, Daniel M. Cohen> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2021 Sep 1
3 citations
Clinical Impact of Warmed Intravenous Saline in Sickle Cell Patients With Vasoocclusive Episodes.
Renee P. Quarrie, Michael J. Stoner, Julie M Choueiki, Bema K. Bonsu, Daniel M. Cohen> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2020 May 1
4 citations
Multistate model of the patient flow process in the pediatric emergency department
Anqi Liu, David Kline, Guy N. Brock, Bema K. Bonsu> ;Plos One. 2019 Jul 10
197 citations
A Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Febrile Infants 60 Days and Younger at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infections
Nathan Kuppermann, Peter S. Dayan, Deborah Levine, Melissa A. Vitale, Leah Tzimenatos, Michael G. Tunik, Mary Saunders, Richard M. Ruddy, Genie Roosevelt, Alexander J....> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2019 Apr 1
1 citations
Tablet Computer as a Distraction Tool During Facial Laceration Repair: A Randomized Trial.
Amy W. Bryl, Bema K. Bonsu, Ariana L Johnson, Kathleen B J Pommert, Kathryn A. Hollenbach, John T. Kanegaye> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2018 Nov 12
63 citations
Accuracy of Complete Blood Cell Counts to Identify Febrile Infants 60 Days or Younger With Invasive Bacterial Infections.
Andrea T. Cruz, Prashant Mahajan, Bema K. Bonsu, Jonathan E. Bennett, Deborah Levine, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Lise E. Nigrovic, Shireen M. Atabaki, Daniel M. Cohen, John ...> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2017 Nov 6
151 citations
Association of RNA Biosignatures With Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days or Younger.
Prashant Mahajan, Nathan Kuppermann, Asuncion Mejias, Nicolás M. Suárez, Damien Chaussabel, T. Charles Casper, Bennett Smith, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Jennifer Anders, Shi...> ;JAMA. 2016 Aug 23
16 citations
Relationship of Physician‐identified Patient Race and Ethnicity to Use of Computed Tomography in Pediatric Blunt Torso Trauma
JoAnne E Natale, Jill G. Joseph, Alexander J. Rogers, Michael G. Tunik, David Monroe, Benjamin T. Kerrey, Bema K. Bonsu, Lawrence J. Cook, Kent Page, Kathleen Adelgais...> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2016 May 1
13 citations
Comparison of Clinician Suspicion Versus a Clinical Prediction Rule in Identifying Children at Risk for Intra-abdominal Injuries After Blunt Torso Trauma.
Prashant Mahajan, Nathan Kuppermann, Michael G. Tunik, Kenneth Yen, Shireen M. Atabaki, Lois K. Lee, Angela M. Ellison, Bema K. Bonsu, Cody S. Olsen, Lawrence J. Cook,...> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2015 Sep 1
4 citations
Use of oral contrast for abdominal computed tomography in children with blunt torso trauma
Angela M. Ellison, Kimberly S. Quayle, Bema K. Bonsu, Madelyn Garcia, Stephen Blumberg, Alexander J. Rogers, Sandra L. Wootton-Gorges, Benjamin T. Kerrey, Lawrence J. ...> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Aug 1
5 citations
Sensitivity of plain pelvis radiography in children with blunt torso trauma.
Maria Y. Kwok, Kenneth Yen, Shireen M. Atabaki, Kathleen Adelgais, Madelyn Garcia, Kimberly S. Quayle, Joshua Kooistra, Bema K. Bonsu, Kent Page, Dominic A. Borgialli,...> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Jan 1
23 citations
Association between the seat belt sign and intra-abdominal injuries in children with blunt torso trauma in motor vehicle collisions
Dominic A. Borgialli, Angela M. Ellison, Peter F. Ehrlich, Bema K. Bonsu, Jay Menaker, David H. Wisner, Shireen M. Atabaki, Cody S. Olsen, Peter E. Sokolove, Kathy Lil...> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2014 Nov 1
139 citations
Identifying Children at Very Low Risk of Clinically Important Blunt Abdominal Injuries
James F. Holmes, Kathleen Lillis, David Monroe, Dominic A. Borgialli, Benjamin T. Kerrey, Prashant Mahajan, Kathleen Adelgais, Angela M. Ellison, Kenneth Yen, Shireen ...> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2013 Aug 1
55 citations
Variation in Resource Utilization Across a National Sample of Pediatric Emergency Departments
Anupam B. Kharbanda, Matthew Hall, Samir S. Shah, Stephen B. Freedman, Rakesh D. Mistry, Charles G. Macias, Bema K. Bonsu, Peter S. Dayan, Evaline A. Alessandrini, Mar...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2013 Jul 1
55 citations
US Estimates of Hospitalized Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Clinical Trials
Rachel M. Stanley, Bema K. Bonsu, Weiyan Zhao, Peter F. Ehrlich, Alexander J. Rogers, Huiyun Xiang> ;Pediatrics. 2012 Jan 1
Introduction: Special Content Focus: Pediatrics
Bema K. Bonsu> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011 Feb 1
26 citations
Comparison of polyurethane foam to nylon flocked swabs for collection of secretions from the anterior nares in performance of a rapid influenza virus antigen test in a...
Kimberly A. Scansen, Bema K. Bonsu, Erin Stoner, Kathy Mack, Douglas Salamon, Amy Leber, Mario J. Marcon> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2010 Mar 1
133 citations
Effect of antibiotic pretreatment on cerebrospinal fluid profiles of children with bacterial meningitis.
Lise E. Nigrovic, Richard Malley, Charles G. Macias, John T. Kanegaye, Donna M. Moro-Sutherland, Robert D. Schremmer, Sandra H. Schwab, Dewesh Agrawal, Karim M. Mansou...> ;Pediatrics. 2008 Oct 1
11 citations
Serious neurologic sequelae in cases of meningitis arising from infection by conjugate vaccine-related and nonvaccine-related serogroups of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Christiana R. Rajasingham, Bema K. Bonsu, Jennifer I. Chapman, Daniel M. Cohen, William J. Barson> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2008 Sep 1
6 citations
Procedural sedation for fracture reduction in children with hyperactivity.
Betsy L. Schmerler, Daniel M. Cohen, Marc Leder, Bema K. Bonsu> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2008 Jul 1
22 citations
A decision rule for predicting bacterial meningitis in children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis when gram stain is negative or unavailable.
Bema K. Bonsu, Henry W. Ortega, Mario J. Marcon, Marvin B. Harper> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2008 May 1
9 citations
Modeling and detection of respiratory-related outbreak signatures
Peter F. Craigmile, Namhee Kim, Soledad A Fernandez, Bema K. Bonsu> ;BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2007 Oct 5
11 citations
Leukocyte counts in urine reflect the risk of concomitant sepsis in bacteriuric infants: A retrospective cohort study
Bema K. Bonsu, Marvin B. Harper> ;BMC Pediatrics. 2007 Jun 13
8 citations
Physician handwashing: what do parents want?
Michael J. Stoner, D.M. Cohen, S. Fernandez, Bema K. Bonsu> ;The Journal of Hospital Infection. 2007 Feb 1
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Press Mentions

Frequency and Risk Factors of Acute Kidney Injury During Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children and Association with Neurocognitive OutcomesDecember 1st, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, California
Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbus, Ohio

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