DerekSWheelerMDMMM, MBA

Pediatrics • Chicago, IL

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Crown Family Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Office
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E Chicago Ave Box 1
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-227-4331
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Education & Training

Carnegie Mellon UniversityMMM, 2011 - 2013
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Residency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2000 - 2021
GA State Medical License 2003 - 2005
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine
Fellow (FCCP) American College of Chest Physicians

Clinical Trials

Patient Plasma Response and Outcome in Septic Shock With Thrombocytopenia Associated Multiple Organ Failure in Children Start of enrollment: 2005 May 01
Completed
Heliox-Powered Albuterol Therapy in the Treatment of Children Admitted With Acute Asthma Exacerbation Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Therapeutic Hypothermia to Improve Survival After Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric Patients-THAPCA-OH [Out of Hospital] Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
Therapeutic Hypothermia to Improve Survival After Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric Patients-THAPCA-IH [In Hospital] Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
CALIPSO: Calfactant for Acute Lung Injury in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A day in the life.
Wheeler, D. S.,Stalets, E. L.> ;Transl Pediatr. 2018 Nov 22
The authors reply.
Wheeler, D. S.,Weled, B. J.> ;Crit. Care Med.. 2015 Nov 18
1 citations
Do you know how much it costs?
Wheeler, D. S.> ;Intensive care medicine. 2015 Jun 24
94 citations
Incorporation of Biomarkers with the Renal Angina Index for Prediction of Severe AKI in Critically Ill Children
Rajit K. Basu, Yu Wang, Hector R. Wong, Lakhmir S. Chawla, Derek S. Wheeler, Stuart L. Goldstein> ;Clinical Journal of The American Society of Nephrology. 2014 Apr 7
Derivation and Validation of the Renal Angina Index to Improve the Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children
Hector R Wong, Stuart L Goldstein, Lakhmir S Chawla, Derek S Wheeler, Rajit K Basu> ;ScienceDirect.
Transitioning from a Computerized Provider Order Entry and Paper Documentation System to an Electronic Health Record: Expectations and Experiences of Hospital Staff
Derek S Wheeler, Eric S Kirkendall> ;International Journal of Medical Informatics.
The Evolving Model of Pediatric Critical Care Delivery in North America
Carley Riley, Derek S Wheeler> ;Elsevier.
Improving Situation Awareness to Reduce Unrecognized Clinical Deterioration and Serious Safety Events
Patrick W Brady, Patrick H Conway, Christine White, Derek S Wheeler, Stephen Muething> ;AAP News.
14 citations
Effects of Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury on Lung Water Balance: Nephrogenic Pulmonary Edema?
Rajit K. Basu, Derek S. Wheeler> ;Pulmonary Medicine. 2011 May 24
Direct interaction between NHERF1 and Frizzled regulates β-catenin signaling.
Wheeler, D. S., Barrick, S. R., Grubisha, M. J., Brufsky, A. M., Friedman, P. A., Romero, G.> ;Oncogene. 2011 Jan 6
Death to Sepsis: Targeting Apoptosis Pathways in Sepsis
Derek Wheeler, MD> ;BioMed Central.
Excess Circulating Angiopoietin-2 Levels in Sepsis: Harbinger of Death in the Intensive Care Unit?
Derek S Wheeler, John S Giuliano> ;BioMed Central.
Radiological case of the month. Transient acute renal failure of the newborn.
Wheeler DS> ;Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999-04-01
Radiological case of the month. Necrotizing enterocolitis in a term infant.
Wheeler, D. S.> ;Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Feb
A gel-concentration-independent retardation detected in two fragments of the rrnB P1 promoter of E. coli using transverse polyacrylamide pore gradient gel electrophore...
Wheeler D> ;Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.. 1993-05-28
Discordant monozygotic twins with markedly different grades of anterior lens capsule vascularity.
Wheeler D, Musgrove K, Oelberg DG> ;Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1993-04-01
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Press Mentions

Top Investment Plans for 2023 from 63 Health System Executives and LeadersDecember 30th, 2022
Lurie Children’s Hospital Named Best Children’s Hospital in Illinois, Though It Again Misses the Top 10 NationwideJune 14th, 2022
Lurie Children’s Hospital Misses U.S. News Top 10 List Again, Ranks 3rd in Midwest Among Children’s HospitalsJune 14th, 2021
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Grant Support

The Immunomodulatory Effects Of Extracellular HSP70National Institute Of General Medical Sciences2010
The Host Response To Calfactant For Direct Acute Lung Injury In Critically Ill CHEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2008–2009
The Immunomodulatory Effects Of Extracellular HSP70National Institute Of General Medical Sciences2006–2009