FrancesBalamuthMD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine • Philadelphia, PA

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine

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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia - Emergency Med
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-1944

Fax+1 215-590-4454
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 2009 - 2012
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2008
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2021
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Clinical Trials

Improving Primary Care Follow-up for Patients With Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Bundled Care to Reduce Sepsis Mortality: The Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) Collaborative.
Raina Paul, Matthew Niedner, Ruth Riggs, Troy Richardson, Heidi Gruhler DeSouza, Jeffery J Auletta, Frances Balamuth, Deborah Campbell, Holly Depinet, Leslie Hueschen,...> ;Pediatrics. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Risk Stratifying Febrile Children in the Emergency Department: An Ongoing Challenge.
Fran Balamuth, Todd A Florin> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2022 Dec 1
4 citations
Racial Differences in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children.
Kathryn M Hunt, Kenneth A Michelson, Fran Balamuth, Amy D Thompson, Michael N Levas, Desiree N Neville, Anupam B Kharbanda, Laura Chapman, Lise E Nigrovic> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023 Mar 21
4 citations
Association Between the First-Hour Intravenous Fluid Volume and Mortality in Pediatric Septic Shock.
Matthew A Eisenberg, Ruth Riggs, Raina Paul, Fran Balamuth, Troy Richardson, Heidi G DeSouza, Mary Kate Abbadesa, Theodore K M DeMartini, Meg Frizzola, Roni Lane, Juli...> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Sep 1
Empiric antibiotics for children with suspected Lyme disease.
Aris C Garro, Amy D Thompson, Desiree N Neville, Fran Balamuth, Michael N Levas, Anupam B Kharbanda, Jonathan E Bennett, Duncan S Grant, Rachael K Aresco, Lise E Nigrovic> ;Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 2022 Sep 1
14 citations
Validation of the Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score and Evaluation of Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock Definitio...
Fran Balamuth, Halden F Scott, Scott L Weiss, Michael Webb, James M Chamberlain, Lalit Bajaj, Holly Depinet, Robert W Grundmeier, Diego Campos, Sara J Deakyne Davies, ...> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2022 Jul 1
9 citations
Pediatric Septic Shock Collaborative Improves Emergency Department Sepsis Care in Children.
Holly Depinet, Charles G Macias, Fran Balamuth, Joseph Luria, Elliot Melendez, Sage R Myers, Binita Patel, Troy Richardson, Isabella Zaniletti, Raina Paul, , Roni D Lane> ;Pediatrics. 2022 Mar 1
30 citations
Proteomic profiling of MIS-C patients indicates heterogeneity relating to interferon gamma dysregulation and vascular endothelial dysfunction.
Caroline Diorio, Rawan Shraim, Laura A Vella, Josephine R Giles, Amy E Baxter, Derek A Oldridge, Scott W Canna, Sarah E Henrickson, Kevin O McNerney, Frances Balamuth,...> ;Nature Communications. 2021 Dec 10
2 citations
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Among Employees of a United States Academic Children's Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Brian T. Fisher, Anna Sharova, Craig L K Boge, Sigrid Gouma, Audrey Kamrin, Jesse Blumenstock, Sydney G Shuster, Lauren Gianchetti, Danielle Collins, Elikplim H. Akaho...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Dec 2
3 citations
Seasonality of Acute Lyme Disease in Children
Kathryn M Sundheim, Michael N. Levas, Fran Balamuth, Amy D. Thompson, Desiree N Neville, Aris Garro, Anupam B. Kharbanda, Michael C. Monuteaux, Lise E. Nigrovic> ;Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2021 Nov 9
11 citations
PRagMatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced vs nOrmaL Saline FlUid in Sepsis: study protocol for the PRoMPT BOLUS randomized interventional trial.
Scott L. Weiss, Fran Balamuth, Elliot Long, Graham C. Thompson, Katie Hayes, Hannah Katcoff, Marlena Cook, Elena Tsemberis, Christopher Hickey, Amanda Williams, Sarah ...> ;Trials. 2021 Nov 6
2 citations
Augmented Reality in Pediatric Septic Shock Simulation: Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.
Regina L Toto, Ethan S Vorel, Khoon-Yen Tay, Grace Good, Jesse M Berdinka, Adam Peled, Marion Leary, Todd P. Chang, Anna K. Weiss, Fran Balamuth> ;JMIR Medical Education. 2021 Oct 6
1 citations
Two-Tier Lyme Disease Serology in Children with Previous Lyme Disease
Paul M. Lantos, Fran Balamuth, Desiree N Neville, Aris Garro, Michael N. Levas, Jonathan Bennett, Amy D. Thompson, Anupam B. Kharbanda, John A. Branda, Lise E. Nigrovic> ;Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2021 Oct 4
9 citations
Predictors of Invasive Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Young Infants
Andrea T. Cruz, Lise E. Nigrovic, Jianling Xie, Prashant Mahajan, Joanna Thomson, Pamela J. Okada, Neil G. Uspal, Rakesh D. Mistry, Aris Garro, David Schnadower, Dina ...> ;Pediatrics. 2021 Sep 1
15 citations
Pediatric sepsis screening in US hospitals.
Matthew D. Eisenberg, Fran Balamuth> ;Pediatric Research. 2021 Aug 20
2 citations
Eliminating Lumbar Puncture for Low-Risk Febrile Infants: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
Payal K. Gala, Richard J. Scarfone, Ashlee Murray, Fran Balamuth> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2021 Aug 1
1 citations
Electrocardiogram as a Lyme Disease Screening Test.
Desiree N Neville, Mark E. Alexander, Jonathan E. Bennett, Fran Balamuth, Aris Garro, Michael N. Levas, Amy D. Thompson, Anupam B. Kharbanda, David P. Lewander, Ariann...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Jul 12
10 citations
Implementation of a Follow-Up System for Pediatric Sepsis Survivors in a Large Academic Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Julie C. Fitzgerald, Nancy-Ann Kelly, Christopher Hickey, Fran Balamuth, Nina H. Thomas, Annique Hogan, Noelle J. Stack, Tara Trimarchi, Scott L. Weiss> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2021 Jun 4
12 citations
Height of fever and invasive bacterial infection.
Kenneth A. Michelson, Mark I. Neuman, Christopher M. Pruitt, Sanyukta Desai, Marie E. Wang, Adrienne G. DePorre, Rianna C. Leazer, Laura F. Sartori, Richard D. Marble,...> ;Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2021 Jun 1
6 citations
Validation of Septic Knee Monoarthritis Prediction Rule in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area.
Duncan S Grant, Desiree N Neville, Michael N. Levas, Fran Balamuth, Aris Garro, Jonathan E. Bennett, Amy D. Thompson, Anupam B. Kharbanda, Todd W. Lyons, Lise E. Nigro...> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2021 May 13
16 citations
Metric Development for the Multicenter Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) Collaborative.
Raina Paul, Matthew Niedner, Richard J. Brilli, Charles G. Macias, Ruth Riggs, Fran Balamuth, Holly Depinet, Gitte Y. Larsen, Charlie Huskins, Halden F. Scott, Gloria ...> ;Pediatrics. 2021 May 1
3 citations
Proteomic Profiling of MIS-C Patients Reveals Heterogeneity Relating to Interferon Gamma Dysregulation and Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction
Caroline Diorio, Rawan Shraim, Laura A. Vella, Josephine R. Giles, Amy E. Baxter, Derek A. Oldridge, Scott W. Canna, Sarah E. Henrickson, Kevin O McNerney, Fran Balamu...> ;Medrxiv. 2021 Apr 20
2 citations
Validation of the Rule of 7's for Identifying Children at Low-risk for Lyme Meningitis.
Aris Garro, Robert A. Avery, Keri A. Cohn, Desiree N Neville, Fran Balamuth, Michael N Levas, Jonathan E. Bennett, Anupam B. Kharbanda, Michael C. Monuteaux, Lise E. N...> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2021 Apr 1
Let Us Not Forget Early Mortality in Pediatric Sepsis.
Scott L. Weiss, Julie C. Fitzgerald, Fran Balamuth> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2021 Apr 1
4 citations
Decreased Intestinal Microbiome Diversity in Pediatric Sepsis: A Conceptual Framework for Intestinal Dysbiosis to Influence Immunometabolic Function.
Scott L. Weiss, Kyle Bittinger, Jung-Jin Lee, Elliot S. Friedman, Lisa M. Mattei, Kathryn Graham, Donglan Zhang, Jeny Bush, Fran Balamuth, Francis X. McGowan, Frederic...> ;Critical Care Explorations. 2021 Mar 1
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