HaldenScottMD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine • Aurora, CO

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado

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13123 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 720-777-1234

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Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 2007 - 2010
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2007
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 2011 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2012
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock.
Luregn J Schlapbach, R Scott Watson, Lauren R Sorce, Andrew C Argent, Kusum Menon, Mark W Hall, Samuel Akech, David J Albers, Elizabeth R Alpern, Fran Balamuth, Melani...> ;JAMA. 2024 Feb 27
4 citations
Development and Validation of the Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock.
Sanchez-Pinto, L., Bennett, T., DeWitt, P., Russell, S., Rebull, M., Martin, B., Akech, S., Albers, D., Alpern, E., Balamuth, F., Bembea, M., Chisti, M., Evans, I., Ho...> ;JAMA. 2024 Feb 27
Impact of Time-to-Antibiotic Delivery in Pediatric Patients With Cancer Presenting With Febrile Neutropenia.
De Castro, G., Shannon, M., Zhao, Z., Smith, C., Whitehurst, D., Elliott, C., Clark, C., Slatnick, L., Jackson, K., Scott, H., Friedman, D., Demedis, J., Esbenshade, A.> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2024 Feb 1
Pediatric Sepsis in General Emergency Departments: Association Between Pediatric Sepsis Case Volume, Care Quality, and Outcome.
Halden F Scott, Daniel M Lindberg, Savannah Brackman, Erin McGonagle, Jan E Leonard, Kathleen Adelgais, Lalit Bajaj, Mairead Dillon, Allison Kempe> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2024 Apr 1
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
The Challenge of Identifying Sepsis in Children.
Fran Balamuth, Halden F Scott> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2023 Oct 1
2 citations
"These Are Our Kids": Qualitative Interviews With Clinical Leaders in General Emergency Departments on Motivations, Processes, and Guidelines in Pediatric Sepsis Care.
Halden F Scott, Allison Kempe, Lalit Bajaj, Daniel M Lindberg, Ashley Dafoe, Brooke Dorsey Holliman> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Oct 1
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
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
5 citations
Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Absence of Serious Bacterial Infection at PICU Admission.
Blake Martin, Peter E DeWitt, Halden F Scott, Sarah Parker, Tellen D Bennett> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2022 Jun 1
2 citations
Serum lactate is associated with increased illness severity in immunocompromised pediatric hematology oncology patients presenting to the emergency department with fever.
Leonora Rose Slatnick, Kristen Miller, Halden F Scott, Michele Loi, Adam J Esbenshade, Anna Franklin, Alisa B Lee-Sherick> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2022 Jan 1
3 citations
Complement Activation Fragments Are Increased in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients with Severe AKI.
Erin K Stenson, Zhiying You, Ron Reeder, Jesse Norris, Halden F Scott, Bradley P Dixon, Joshua M Thurman, Ashley Frazer-Abel, Peter Mourani, Jessica Kendrick> ;Kidney360. 2021 Dec 30
39 citations
Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce.
Kusum Menon, Luregn J. Schlapbach, Samuel Akech, Andrew C. Argent, Paolo Biban, Enitan D. Carrol, Kathleen Chiotos, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Idris V R Evans, David Inw...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2021 Oct 6
Confidence-weighted Testing as an Impactful Education Intervention within a Pediatric Sepsis Quality Improvement Initiative.
Emma D Nathaniel, Halden F. Scott, Beth Wathen, Sarah K. Schmidt, Elise Rolison, Carter Smith, Matthew J Hays, Justin Lockwood> ;Pediatric Quality & Safety. 2021 Aug 26
2 citations
An Acute Care Sepsis Response System Targeting Improved Antibiotic Administration.
Justin M. Lockwood, Halden F. Scott, Beth Wathen, Elise Rolison, Carter Smith, Jane Bundy, Angela Swanson, Sarah Nickels, Leigh Anne Bakel, Lalit Bajaj> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2021 Sep 1
Automated emergency department sepsis screening appears superior to manual screening.
Halden F. Scott, Tellen D. Bennett> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Jul 1
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
36 citations
Development of a Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative to Improve Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes.
Gitte Y. Larsen, Richard J. Brilli, Charles G. Macias, Matthew Niedner, Jeffery J. Auletta, Fran Balamuth, Deborah E. Campbell, Holly Depinet, Meg Frizzola, Leslie A. ...> ;Pediatrics. 2021 Jan 1
5 citations
Development and Validation of a Model to Predict Pediatric Septic Shock Using Data Known 2 Hours After Hospital Arrival.
Halden F. Scott, Kathryn L. Colborn, Carter Sevick, Lalit Bajaj, Sara J. Deakyne Davies, Diane L. Fairclough, Niranjan Kissoon, Allison Kempe> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2021 Jan 1
4 citations
Pediatric Sepsis in Community Emergency Care Settings: Guideline Concordance and Outcomes.
Emily Greenwald, Elizabeth Olds, Jan Leonard, Sara J. Deakyne Davies, Julia Aogaichi Brant, Halden F. Scott> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2020 Oct 1
1 citations
The Need for Risk Stratification Tools in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Fran Balamuth, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Halden F. Scott> ;Pediatrics. 2020 Oct 1
26 citations
Evaluating Pediatric Sepsis Definitions Designed for Electronic Health Record Extraction and Multicenter Quality Improvement
Halden F. Scott, Richard J. Brilli, Raina Paul, Charles G. Macias, Matthew Niedner, Holly Depinet, Troy Richardson, Ruth Riggs, Heidi Gruhler, Gitte Y. Larsen, W. Char...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2020 Oct 1
The Legacy of Pediatric Sepsis State Legislation.
Halden F. Scott, Fran Balamuth, Elizabeth R. Alpern> ;Pediatrics. 2020 Jul 1
5 citations
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Is an Independent Predictor of Adverse Outcomes in Children in the Emergency Department with Suspected Sepsis.
Leonora R. Slatnick, Dianne Thornhill, Sara J. Deakyne Davies, James B. Ford, Halden F. Scott, Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson, Beth Boulden Warren> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020 Jun 14
321 citations
Surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children
Scott L. Weiss, Mark J. Peters, Waleed Alhazzani, Michael S. D. Agus, Heidi R. Flori, David Inwald, Simon Nadel, Luregn J. Schlapbach, Robert C. Tasker, Andrew C. Arge...> ;Intensive Care Medicine. 2020 Feb 1
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Press Mentions

ED Clinical Leaders Eager to Provide Early Treatment for Pediatric SepsisJuly 13th, 2022
Sepsis Study Generates New Knowledge on Early Treatment and Informs Lifesaving CareJuly 8th, 2022
More Than 300 Pediatricians Submit Personal Testimonies of Gun Violence to Congressional RecordJune 15th, 2022
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Grant Support

Enhancing Quality in Pediatric Sepsis with Shock Prediction and Early Electronic Decision Support (EQUIP with SPEED)AHRQ2018–2023
PED Screen: Pediatric Sepsis EHR Registry, Clinical Outcomes, and Prediction ModelNICHD2017–2022

Committees

Pediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines Panel Member, Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2017 - Present
Steering Committee, Improving Pedaitric Sepsis Outcomes - Children's Hospital Association 2015 - Present