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Kevin O'Brien, MD, Pediatrics, Long Beach, CA, Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach

KevinCharlesO'BrienMD

Pediatrics Long Beach, CA

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Director of Sedation Services

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Summary

  • I am a board certified Pediatric Critical Care physician who has been in practice for 13 years. I have also been a Medical Director of a new PICU and currently provide Director leadership of a Pediatric Sedation Service.
    My current practice is in an urban PICU associated with large healthcare organization with medical and surgical patients. My training did involve Cardiac Intensive care in a busy Congenital Cardiac Surgery program.

Education & Training

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Children's Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2004 - 2007
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Children's Hospital Los AngelesResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004
  • Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
    Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 2001
  • DePaul University
    DePaul UniversityBS, Biology, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Carmel Scholar Award California Thoracic Society, Annual Clinical Conference & Members’ Meeting, 2007

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Dexmedetomidine is effective for sedation for outpatient electroencephalography  
    Babbitt CJ, Lubens P, Wong E, O’Brien K, Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal, 1/1/2015
  • Indications and Effects of Plasma Transfusions in Critically Ill Children  
    Oliver Karam, Pierre Demaret, Alison Shefler, Stéphane Leteurtre, Philip C. Spinella, Simon J. Stanworth, and Marisa Tucci, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2015
  • Severe Iron Toxicity: Early Aggressive Therapy Prevents Liver Transplantation  
    O’Brien KC, Festekjian A, Godshall AJ, Rangan C, Newth CJL, Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2005

Abstracts/Posters

  • Alteplase Use for Pulmonary Artery Thrombus in a Child on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
    O’Brien KC, California Thoracic Society 2007 Annual Clinical Conference and Members’ Meeting, Carmel, California, 1/1/2007
  • Epinephrine Delivery Using a Humidified High Flow Oxygen Delivery System
    O’Brien KC, American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, San Francisco, California, 1/1/2007
  • Early Outcomes in Neonates with Heterotaxy Syndrome and Anomalous Pulmonary Veins
    Khwaja S, O’Brien KC, Moromisato DY, Wells WJ, Starnes VA, American Academy of Pediatrics Abstracts, 1/1/2005
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Lectures

  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Pediatric Endocrinologic Emergency 
    Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. Pomona Valley, California - 1/1/2010
  • Basics of CXR Interpretation 
    Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Los Angeles, California - 1/1/2008
  • Post-Op Cardiac ICU Care 
    Miller Children’s Hospital. Long Beach, California - 1/1/2008
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Other

  • Unusual Case of Upper GI Obstruction 
    Question of the Month, vPICU Education Website
    www.vpicu.org
    1/1/2006
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
    Question of the Month, vPICU Education Website
    www.vpicu.org
    1/1/2005

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations