Information

Related Research Units

Emergency Medicine Research

Research Overview

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

  1. Lung Ultrasound Findings in Children With Asthma Exacerbations. J Ultrasound Med. 2024 Nov 20. View Abstract
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Use of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Jan 01; 38(1):e300-e305. View Abstract
  5. Significance of Sonographic Subcentimeter, Subpleural Consolidations in Pediatric Patients Evaluated for Pneumonia. J Pediatr. 2022 04; 243:193-199.e2. View Abstract
  6. Does Point-of-Care Gastric Ultrasound Correlate With Reported Fasting Time? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 01; 37(12):e1265-e1269. View Abstract
  7. Yield of Plain Radiography in Addition to Ultrasound Among Children with Hip Pain. J Emerg Med. 2021 10; 61(4):376-380. View Abstract
  8. Interrater reliability of pediatric point-of-care lung ultrasound findings. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 01; 38(1):1-6. View Abstract
  9. Interventions to Increase Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Jul; 34(7):518-523. View Abstract
  10. 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
  11. Teaching Incision and Drainage: Perceived Educational Value of Abscess Models. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Mar; 34(3):174-178. View Abstract
  12. Peritoneal fluid localization on FAST examination in the pediatric trauma patient. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct; 35(10):1497-1499. View Abstract
  13. Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Soft Tissue Infection. J Pediatr. 2016 Feb; 169:122-7.e1. View Abstract
  14. 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
  15. Skeletal surveys in infants with isolated skull fractures. Pediatrics. 2009 Feb; 123(2):e247-52. View Abstract

Contact Cynthia Gravel

Print Profile