RobertKeithPretzlaffMD

Pediatrics • Henderson, NV

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UC, Davis School of Medicine

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Office
3001 Saint Rose Pkwy
Henderson, NV 89052
Phone+1 702-616-5805

Fax+1 702-798-0838
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Education & Training

Children's National Medical Center/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1994 - 1997
University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2021
NV State Medical License 2014 - 2019
OH State Medical License 1997 - 2004
DC State Medical License 1994 - 1998
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

FREE MARKETS AND HEALTH CARE.
Robert K. Pretzlaff> ;Physician Leadership Journal. 2014 Sep 1
67 citations
Bivalirudin in pediatric patients maintained on extracorporeal life support.
Erin Nagle, William E. Dager, Jeremiah J. Duby, A. Josh Roberts, Laura Kenny, Manasa Murthy, Robert K. Pretzlaff> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2013 May 1
8 citations
Improved Nurse Readiness Through Pediatric Mock Code Training
Denice von Arx, Robert K. Pretzlaff> ;Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 2010 Oct 1
180 citations
Multicenter cohort study of in-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest.
Kathleen L. Meert, Amy E. Donaldson, Vinay M. Nadkarni, Kelly S Tieves, Charles L. Schleien, Richard J. Brilli, Robert S. B. Clark, Donald H. Shaffner, Fiona H. Levy, ...> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2009 Sep 1
7 citations
Type B lactic acidosis and insulin-resistant hyperglycemia in an adolescent following cardiac surgery.
Kourosh Parsapour, Rama Pullela, Gary W. Raff, Robert K. Pretzlaff> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2008 Jan 1
25 citations
Caspases inhibition decreases neurological sequelae in meningitis
Jose Irazuzta, Robert K. Pretzlaff, Basilia Zingarelli> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2008 May 1
15 citations
Right-sided superior vena cava draining into the left atrium: a rare anomaly of systemic venous return.
Shadi Aminololama-Shakeri, Sandra L. Wootton-Gorges, Robert K. Pretzlaff, Melissa Reyes, Elizabeth H Moore> ;Pediatric Radiology. 2007 Jan 4
25 citations
Clinical Trials in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Unique Challenges and Potential Responses
JoAnne E Natale, Jill G. Joseph, Robert K Pretzlaff, Tomas J. Silber, Anne-Marie Guerguerian> ;Developmental Neuroscience. 2006 Aug 28
5 citations
Should age be a deciding factor in ethical decision-making?
Robert K. Pretzlaff> ;Health Care Analysis. 2005 Jun 1
66 citations
Nurse staffing and unplanned extubation in the pediatric intensive care unit.
James P. Marcin, Elizabeth Rutan, Paula M. Rapetti, Jane P. Brown, Roshanak Rahnamayi, Robert K. Pretzlaff> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2005 May 1
30 citations
Dexamethasone decreases neurological sequelae and caspase activity.
Jose E. Irazuzta, Robert K. Pretzlaff, Gabrielle deCourten-Myers, Frank P. Zemlan, Basilia Zingarelli> ;Intensive Care Medicine. 2005 Jan 1
At a loss for words.
Robert K. Pretzlaff> ;The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha-Honor Medical Society. Alpha Omega Alpha. 2004 Jan 1
25 citations
The association of race and ethnicity with rates of drug and alcohol testing among US trauma patients
Alexander A. Kon, Robert K. Pretzlaff, James P. Marcin> ;Health Policy. 2004 Aug 1
18 citations
Certainty and mortality prediction in critically ill children
James P. Marcin, Robert K. Pretzlaff, Murray M. Pollack, Kantilal M. Patel, Urs E. Ruttimann> ;Journal of Medical Ethics. 2004 Jun 1
17 citations
Caspofungin in a pediatric patient with persistent candidemia.
Karin K. Wertz, Robert K. Pretzlaff> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2004 Mar 1
16 citations
Evaluation of race and ethnicity on alcohol and drug testing of adolescents admitted with trauma
James P. Marcin, Robert K. Pretzlaff, Holly L. Whittaker, Alexander A. Kon> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2003 Nov 1
27 citations
Death of an adolescent athlete with sickle cell trait caused by exertional heat stroke.
Robert K. Pretzlaff> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2002 Jul 1
41 citations
Modulation of nuclear factor-κB activation and decreased markers of neurological injury associated with hypothermic therapy in experimental bacterial meningitis
Jose E. Irazuzta, Robert K. Pretzlaff, Basilia Zingarelli, Vivian Xue, Frank Zemlan> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2002 Nov 1
24 citations
Amrinone in pediatric refractory septic shock: An open-label pharmacodynamic study.
Jose E. Irazuzta, Robert K. Pretzlaff, Mark E. Rowin> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2001 Jan 1
46 citations
Hypothermia as an adjunctive treatment for severe bacterial meningitis.
Jose E. Irazuzta, Robert Pretzlaff, Mark E. Rowin, Kevin Milam, Frank P. Zemlan, Basilia Zingarelli> ;Brain Research. 2000 Oct 20
36 citations
Sialidase Treatment Exposes the βT1-Integrin Active Ligand Binding Site on HL60 Cells and Increases Binding to Fibronectin
Robert K. Pretzlaff, Vivian W. Xue, Mark E. Rowin> ;Cell Adhesion and Communication. 2000 Jan 1
21 citations
AMINOPHYLLINE IN THE TREATMENT OF FLUID OVERLOAD
Robert K. Pretzlaff, Ralph Vardis, Murray M. Pollack> ;Critical Care Medicine. 1999 Dec 1
Stimulation of GM3 ganglioside sialidase activity by an activator protein in patients with mucolipidosis IV and controls.
Yoav Ben-Yoseph, Deborah A. Mitchell, Rebecca M. Yager, Robert Pretzlaff> ;Enzyme. 1991 Jan 1
14 citations
Patterns of amino acid incorporation in long-lived genetic strains of Drosophila melanogaster.
Robert Pretzlaff, Robert Arking> ;Experimental Gerontology. 1989 Jan 1
61 citations
Metabolic rates in genetically based long lived strains of Drosophila.
Robert Arking, Steven Buck, Robert A. Wells, Robert Pretzlaff> ;Experimental Gerontology. 1988 Jan 1
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