Dr. Gravels’ research interests include point-of-care ultrasound and skin and soft tissue infections.
Research Background
Dr. Gravel received her MD from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her residency in Pediatrics in the Boston Combined Residency Program at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. Her fellowship training is in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound (Boston Children’s Hospital). She joined the faculty of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2015.
Education
Medical School
University of Pennsylvania
2008
Philadelphia
PA
Internship
Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2009
Boston
MA
Residency
Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2011
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
2014
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Emergency Ultrasound
Boston Children's Hospital
2015
Boston
MA
Publications
Artificial intelligence meets point-of-care ultrasound: implications for pediatric emergency and critical care. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2026 Feb 16. View Abstract
Trends and Associations of Chest Radiography Utilization in Children With Asthma Exacerbations. Pediatrics. 2026 Feb 01; 157(2). View Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasound for hip effusion in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Apr; 102:148-154. View Abstract
Discrepancies Between Estimated and Expressed Abscess Volume in Pediatric Incision and Drainage. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Dec 22. View Abstract
Radiographic Uncertainty and Antibiotic Prescribing in Pediatric Pneumonia. Pediatrics. 2025 Nov 01; 156(5). View Abstract
Learning Curve for Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Pediatric Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Dec 01; 41(12):e205-e209. View Abstract
Lung Ultrasound Findings in Children With Asthma Exacerbations. J Ultrasound Med. 2025 Mar; 44(3):535-544. View Abstract
Test Characteristics of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Children With Preexisting Cardiac Conditions. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Apr 01; 40(4):307-310. View Abstract
Development of a Consensus-Based Definition of Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 03 01; 5(3):e222922. View Abstract
Use of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Jan 01; 38(1):e300-e305. View Abstract
Significance of Sonographic Subcentimeter, Subpleural Consolidations in Pediatric Patients Evaluated for Pneumonia. J Pediatr. 2022 04; 243:193-199.e2. View Abstract
Does Point-of-Care Gastric Ultrasound Correlate With Reported Fasting Time? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 01; 37(12):e1265-e1269. View Abstract
Yield of Plain Radiography in Addition to Ultrasound Among Children with Hip Pain. J Emerg Med. 2021 10; 61(4):376-380. View Abstract
Interrater reliability of pediatric point-of-care lung ultrasound findings. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 01; 38(1):1-6. View Abstract
Interventions to Increase Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Jul; 34(7):518-523. View Abstract
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Differentiation of Lung Consolidation and Normal Thymus in Pediatric Patients: An Educational Case Series. J Emerg Med. 2018 08; 55(2):235-239. View Abstract
Teaching Incision and Drainage: Perceived Educational Value of Abscess Models. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Mar; 34(3):174-178. View Abstract
Peritoneal fluid localization on FAST examination in the pediatric trauma patient. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct; 35(10):1497-1499. View Abstract
Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Soft Tissue Infection. J Pediatr. 2016 Feb; 169:122-7.e1. View Abstract
Evaluating the child with acute hip pain ("irritable hip") in a Lyme endemic region. J Pediatr. 2015 Feb; 166(2):407-11.e1. View Abstract
Skeletal surveys in infants with isolated skull fractures. Pediatrics. 2009 Feb; 123(2):e247-52. View Abstract
