JeffreyRAvnerMD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine • Brooklyn, NY

Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Children's Hospital of Brooklyn; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Office
Maimonides Children's Hospital of Brooklyn
1802 Tenth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
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Education & Training

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 1988 - 1990
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1988
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1990 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2004
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Steve Miller Award for Excellence in Education & Mentorship American Academy of Pediatrics, 2020
Harry H Gordon Award for Outstanding Clinical Teaching Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2012
Samuel M. Rosen Award for Outstanding Clinical Teacher Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2006
William Obrinsky Award for Excellence in Student Teaching Department of Pediatrics - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1995
Louis M. Fraad Award for Excellence in Teaching Pediatric Housestaff Dept of Pediatrics - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1992
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Social Determinants of Health and Pediatric Mental Health Before and During COVID-19 in New York City Primary Care Pediatrics.
Yonit Lax, Kate Cuno, Kim Keller, Jonathan Kogan, Michael Silver, Jeffrey R Avner> ;Population Health Management. 2022 Apr 1
2 citations
Landlord Behavior After Receiving Pediatrician-Generated Letters to Address Poor Housing Conditions.
Yonit Lax, Gabriel Cohen, Amy Mandavia, Steven Morrin, Jeffrey R. Avner> ;JAMA Network Open. 2021 Oct 1
Bilateral Pneumothoraces in a 3-Month-Old Infant During an Apnea Test in the Diagnosis of Brain Death
Ariel Daube, Mohamed Gaffoor, Zhanna Georgievskaya, Jeffrey R. Avner> ;Neurology. Clinical Practice. 2021 Oct 1
100 citations
Delayed Seasonal RSV Surge Observed During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Rabia Agha, Jeffrey R. Avner> ;Pediatrics. 2021 Sep 1
93 citations
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Clinical Syndromes and Predictors of Disease Severity in Hospitalized Children and Youth.
Danielle M. Fernandes, Carlos R. Oliveira, Sandra Guerguis, Ruth Eisenberg, Jaeun Choi, Mimi Y. Kim, Ashraf Abdelhemid, Rabia Agha, Saranga Agarwal, Judy L. Aschner, J...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Mar 1
4 citations
Initial Observations of COVID-19 in US Children.
Rabia Agha, Tsoline Kojaoghlanian, Jeffrey R. Avner> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2020 Jul 1
Apnea, Cyanosis, and Septic Shock in a Term Neonate.
Gloria Lee, Nicole Swaney, Jeffrey R. Avner, Rabia Agha> ;Global Pediatric Health. 2019 Jan 1
Validation of Risk Stratification Criteria to Identify Febrile Neonates at Low Risk of Serious Bacterial Infection.
Joni E. Rabiner, Maya Capua, Dina Golfeiz, Jamie Shoag, Jeffrey R. Avner> ;Global Pediatric Health. 2019 Apr 30
12 citations
Reduction of Radiography with Point-of-Care Elbow Ultrasonography for Elbow Trauma in Children
Julia Tokarski, Jeffrey R. Avner, Joni E. Rabiner> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2018 Jul 1
14 citations
Rising Clinical Burden of Psychiatric Visits on the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Ariella Nadler, Deena Avner, Hnin Khine, Jeffrey R. Avner, Daniel M. Fein> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2018 Mar 28
23 citations
Intranasal fentanyl for initial treatment of vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease.
Daniel M. Fein, Jeffrey R. Avner, Kathryn Scharbach, Deepa Manwani, Hnin Khine> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2017 Jun 1
3 citations
Management of Fever in Young Infants: Evidence Versus Common Practice
M. Douglas Baker, Jeffrey R. Avner> ;Pediatrics. 2016 Dec 1
12 citations
Accuracy of Point-of-care Lung Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Acute Chest Syndrome in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Fever
Dina D. Daswani, Vaishali P. Shah, Jeffrey R. Avner, Deepa Manwani, Jessica Kurian, Joni E. Rabiner> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2016 Aug 1
4 citations
Appendicitis and Analgesia in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Are We Adequately Controlling Pain?
Kristen M. Delaney, Alexis Pankow, Jeffrey R. Avner, Joni E. Rabiner> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2016 Sep 1
6 citations
Ultrasound findings of the elbow posterior fat pad in children with radial head subluxation
Joni E. Rabiner, Hnin Khine, Jeffrey R. Avner, James W. Tsung> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2015 May 1
14 citations
Management of Fever in postpneumococcal vaccine era: comparison of management practices by pediatric emergency medicine and general emergency medicine physicians.
Hnin Khine, David L. Goldman, Jeffrey R. Avner> ;Emergency Medicine International. 2014 Jun 1
15 citations
Comparison of GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy to Direct Laryngoscopy for Intubation of a Pediatric Simulator by Novice Physicians
Joni E. Rabiner, Marc Auerbach, Jeffrey R. Avner, Dina D. Daswani, Hnin Khine> ;Emergency Medicine International. 2013 Oct 31
65 citations
Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Skull Fractures in Children
Joni E. Rabiner, Lana M. Friedman, Hnin Khine, Jeffrey R. Avner, James W. Tsung> ;Pediatrics. 2013 Jun 1
43 citations
Does Bedside Sonographic Measurement of the Inferior Vena Cava Diameter Correlate With Central Venous Pressure in the Assessment of Intravascular Volume in Children
Lorraine Ng, Hnin Khine, Benjamin H. Taragin, Jeffrey R. Avner, Michael Ushay, Denise Nunez> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2013 Mar 1
58 citations
Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Elbow Fractures in Children
Joni E. Rabiner, Hnin Khine, Jeffrey R. Avner, Lana M. Friedman, James W. Tsung> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2013 Jan 1
3 citations
Adolescents' use of the emergency department: does source of primary care make a difference?
Elizabeth Alderman, Jeffrey R. Avner, Andrew D. Racine> ;Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2012 Jan 1
4 citations
The heart of the matter: an atypical presentation of Takayasu arteritis in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Daniel M. Fein, Ginger Janow, Jeffrey R. Avner, Michele J. Fagan> ;Pediatric Emergency Care. 2011 Sep 1
10 citations
Evaluation of the 3M Rapid Detection Test for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Children during the Early Stages of the 2009 RSV Season
Iona Munjal, Philip Gialanella, Cheryl Goss, John C. McKitrick, Jeffrey R. Avner, Qiulu Pan, Nathan Litman, Michael H. Levi> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2011 Mar 1
7 citations
Perception and Attitude of Providers Toward Pain and Anxiety Associated With Pediatric Vaccine Injection
KeriAnne B Brady, Jeffrey R. Avner, Hnin Khine> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2011 Feb 1
18 citations
Structural Impediments to Condom Access in a High HIV/STI-Risk Area
Christine Rizkalla, Laurie J. Bauman, Jeffrey R. Avner> ;Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2010 Aug 31
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Press Mentions

Doctors Take on the Myths About Measles, VaccinationsApril 11th, 2019
Brooklyn Hospital Center Program Pediatric ResidencyJanuary 29th, 2021
Doctors See a Delayed Seasonal Surge of RSV in ChildrenJune 11th, 2021

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Fellow
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - AOA
Member
Academic Pediatric Society
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, New York