Frank A. Maffei MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Chief, Pediatric Critical Care and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
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100 N Academy AveDanville, PA 17822
Phone+1 570-271-6562
Fax+1 570-271-6578
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Summary
- Dr. Frank Maffei is a pediatric critical care medicine physician in Danville, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.
He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed a residency and chief residency at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He completed a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at the Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh and then a second fellowship and pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Rochester Golisano Children’s Hospital. He has been in practice 25 years.
He is currently the Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and the Chair of Geisinger Pediatrics and the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital.
He is experienced in life-threatening asthma, ARDS, neurocritical care, sepsis and the care of children with complex multi-system disease.
Education & Training
University of Rochester Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 1996 - 1998- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1996
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1998 - 2007
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors Best Doctors, 2008-2020
- Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
- Lowell A. Glasgow Dean's Teaching Award University of Rochester School of Medicine, 2004
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsIce Water Drowning Survival After 147-Minute Submersion and 7 °C Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.Carlo R Bartoli, Ronald Wong, Vanessa M Mazandi, Alexander S Fairman, Frank A Maffei
JACC. Case Reports. 2025-08-27 - Late-onset vitamin K deficiency presenting as haemorrhagic shock and severe multi-system organ failure.Justin M Azar, Richard Lambert, Frank Anthony Maffei, Tessy A Thomas
BMJ Case Reports. 2024-08-08 - Should the Pediatric Advanced Life Support DOPE Mnemonic Be Revised?Frank A Maffei, Richard L Lambert, Justin M Azar
Pediatric Emergency Care. 2023-06-01
Press Mentions
Geisinger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Enter AffiliationFebruary 2nd, 2021- Geisinger and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Announce Affiliation AgreementFebruary 2nd, 2021
Approach to the Critically Ill Child: ShockOctober 15th, 2018
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