BirenKamdarMDMBA, MS, MHS

Pulmonology • La Jolla, CA

Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

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Office
9444 Medical Center Dr
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 858-249-0924

Fax+1 619-543-7504
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Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2009 - 2012
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2008 - 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Clinical Trials

Novel Arm Restraint For Critically Ill Patients To Reduce Immobility, Sedation, Agitation and Cognitive Impairment Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Community based participatory research as a promising practice for addressing vaccine hesitancy, rebuilding trust and addressing health disparities among racial and et...
Sophie E O'Bryan, Fatima Muñoz, Adriana Bearse, Blanca Melendrez, Cynthia James-Price, Daniel Ramirez, Argentina E Servin, David Smith, Biren Kamdar> ;Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2024 Dec 31
Survivorship After Neurocritical Care: A Scoping Review of Outcomes Beyond Physical Status.
Dale N Bongbong, Richa Sheth, Aaron Trando, Nicholas Ibrahim, Brandon Yip, Victor D Dinglas, Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, Eric Mlodzinski, Atul Malhotra, Dale M Needham, Bi...> ;Neurocritical Care. 2024 Apr 15
Rest-activity patterns associated with delirium in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.
Michael E Reznik, Noa Mintz, Scott Moody, Jonathan Drake, Seth A Margolis, James L Rudolph, Jamie N LaBuzetta, Biren B Kamdar, Richard N Jones> ;Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2023 Nov 15
Development and Validation of an ICU Delirium Playbook for Provider Education.
Hirsh Makhija, Janelle M Fine, Daniel Pollack, Francesca Novelli, Judy E Davidson, Shannon A Cotton, Bianca Diaz De Leon, Paola Alicea Reyes, Jessica L Montoya, Carmen...> ;Critical Care Explorations. 2023 Jul 1
1 citations
Reassessing hourly neurochecks.
Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, Biren B Kamdar, Atul Malhotra> ;Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2023 Apr 1
3 citations
Actigraphy-based sleep and activity measurements in intensive care unit patients randomized to ramelteon or placebo for delirium prevention.
Stuti J Jaiswal, Samantha R Spierling Bagsic, Emerson Takata, Biren B Kamdar, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Robert L Owens> ;Scientific Reports. 2023 Jan 26
1 citations
Secondary peritonitis in a patient with cirrhosis involving, an emerging fungal pathogen.
Erica B Feldman, Amy L Bellinghausen, Irine E Vodkin, Shira R Abeles, Biren B Kamdar> ;Idcases. 2023 Jan 1
4 citations
Development and Evaluation of an Intensive Care Unit Video Series to Educate Staff on Delirium Detection.
Biren B Kamdar, Hirsh Makhija, Shannon A Cotton, Janelle Fine, Daniel Pollack, Paola Alicea Reyes, Francesca Novelli, Atul Malhotra, Dale M Needham, Jennifer L Martin> ;ATS Scholar. 2022 Dec 1
Neurocheck Frequency: Determining Perceptions and Barriers to Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice.
Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, Max R Kazer, Biren B Kamdar, Robert L Owens, John H Evans, Lauren Stone, Atul Malhotra> ;The Neurologist. 2023 May 1
1 citations
Modeling success: How to work effectively with your biostatistician.
Jiha Lee, Biren B Kamdar, Jaclyn Bergstrom, Terrence E Murphy, Thomas M Gill> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022 Aug 1
5 citations
Circadian rest-activity misalignment in critically ill medical intensive care unit patients.
Prerna Gupta, Jennifer L Martin, Atul Malhotra, Jaclyn Bergstrom, Michael A Grandner, Biren B Kamdar> ;Journal of Sleep Research. 2022 Oct 1
2 citations
Interrelationships among workload, illness severity, and function on return to work following acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Han Su, Hilaire J Thompson, Kenneth Pike, Biren B Kamdar, Elizabeth Bridges, Megan M Hosey, Catherine L Hough, Dale M Needham, Ramona O Hopkins> ;Australian Critical Care. 2023 Mar 1
5 citations
Factors Influencing CAM-ICU Documentation and Inappropriate "Unable to Assess" Responses.
Omar M Awan, Russell G. Buhr, Biren B. Kamdar> ;American Journal of Critical Care. 2021 Nov 1
1 citations
Mental Health Symptoms Among US Medical School Applicants During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Matthew Light, Deepti Gunge, Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, Ira Advani, Laura E. Crotty Alexander, Biren B. Kamdar> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2021 Sep 30
13 citations
The Coming of Age of Implementation Science and Research in Critical Care Medicine.
Juliana Barr, Shirley S Paulson, Biren B. Kamdar, Jennifer N. Ervin, Meghan B. Lane-Fall, Vincent X. Liu, Ruth M. Kleinpell> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2021 Aug 1
6 citations
Practices and Patterns of Hourly Neurochecks: Analysis of 8,936 Patients With Neurological Injury.
Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta, Brian R. Hirshman, Atul Malhotra, Robert L. Owens, Biren B. Kamdar> ;Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2021 Jul 5
6 citations
Association of imbalance between job workload and functional ability with return to work in ARDS survivors.
Han Su, Ramona O. Hopkins, Biren B. Kamdar, Susanne May, Victor D. Dinglas, Kurt L. Johnson, Megan M. Hosey, Catherine L. Hough, Dale M. Needham, Hilaire J. Thompson> ;Thorax. 2021 Apr 29
19 citations
The Effect of a Quality Improvement Intervention on Sleep and Delirium in Critically Ill Patients in a Surgical ICU.
Joseph E. Tonna, Anna Dalton, Angela P. Presson, Chong Zhang, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Kirsten Lander, Sullivan Howard, Julia Beynon, Biren B. Kamdar> ;Chest. 2021 Mar 24
9 citations
Association of Job Characteristics and Functional Impairments on Return to Work After ARDS.
Han Su, Hilaire J. Thompson, Susanne May, Victor D. Dinglas, Catherine L. Hough, Megan M. Hosey, Ramona O. Hopkins, Biren B. Kamdar, Dale M. Needham> ;Chest. 2021 Aug 1
25 citations
Actigraphy to Measure Physical Activity in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review.
Kristin Schwab, An Q. To, Jennifer Chang, Bonnie Ronish, Dale M. Needham, Jennifer L. Martin, Biren B. Kamdar> ;Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2020 Nov 1
10 citations
Sleep and Delirium in Older Adults.
Sadaf Farasat, Jennifer J Dorsch, Alex K Pearce, Alison A. Moore, Jennifer L. Martin, Atul Malhotra, Biren B. Kamdar> ;Current Sleep Medicine Reports. 2020 Jul 27
10 citations
Use of actigraphy to characterize inactivity and activity in patients in a medical ICU.
Prerna Gupta, Jennifer L. Martin, Dale M. Needham, Sitaram Vangala, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Biren B. Kamdar> ;Heart & Lung. 2020 Jul 1
3 citations
Can ICUs create more sleep by creating less noise
Biren B. Kamdar, Koen S. Simons, Peter E. Spronk> ;Intensive Care Medicine. 2020 Mar 1
122 citations
Return to work after critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Biren B. Kamdar, Rajat Suri, Mary R. Suchyta, Kyle F Digrande, Kyla D Sherwood, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Victor D. Dinglas, Dale M. Needham, Ramona O. Hopkins> ;Thorax. 2020 Jan 1
10 citations
Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit: Strategies for Improvement.
Jennifer J Dorsch, Jennifer L. Martin, Atul Malhotra, Robert L. Owens, Biren B. Kamdar> ;Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Oct 1
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Press Mentions

Health Care’s Next Generation of Leaders Tackle Challenges, Innovate SolutionsFebruary 23rd, 2023
Critical Illness Survivors Commonly Experience Job Loss During RecoveryNovember 18th, 2019
ICU Survivors Commonly Experience Job Loss After Critical Illness, Study ConfirmsNovember 12th, 2019
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