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Emergency Medicine Research

Research Overview

Dr. Eisenberg’s research interests include care of children with concussion, video laryngoscopy and quality improvement. His recent efforts have been focused on improving outcomes of patients presenting to the emergency department with conditions such as sepsis, short bowel syndrome and pulmonary embolism.

 

Research Background

Matthew Eisenberg received his MD from Harvard Medical School. He did a residency and chief residency in Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, and a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Eisenberg joined the faculty of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Children’s Hospital in 2013.

 

Education

Medical School

Harvard Medical School
2006 Boston MA

Internship

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2007 Boston MA

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2009 Boston MA

Residency

Chief Resident Boston Children's Hospital
2010 Boston MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Boston Children's Hospital
2013 Boston MA

Publications

  1. Association between Child Opportunity Index and paediatric sepsis recognition and treatment in a large quality improvement collaborative: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2025 May 08. View Abstract
  2. Comparing Screening Tools for Predicting Phoenix Criteria Sepsis and Septic Shock Among Children. Pediatrics. 2025 May 01; 155(5). View Abstract
  3. Development of a Reference Standard to Assign Bacterial Versus Viral Infection Etiology Using an All-inclusive Methodology for Comparison of Novel Diagnostic Tool Performance. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Apr 30; 80(4):735-743. View Abstract
  4. Epinephrine vs Norepinephrine as Initial Treatment in Children With Septic Shock. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 01; 8(4):e254720. View Abstract
  5. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder After Entering Residential Treatment: Evidence From Louisiana Medicaid. J Addict Med. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 19(1):47-52. View Abstract
  6. Development of a New Screening Tool for Pediatric Septic Shock. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Dec; 84(6):642-650. View Abstract
  7. Pediatric Phoenix Sepsis Score Validation Challenges in Low-Resource Settings and in the Emergency Department. JAMA. 2024 06 25; 331(24):2134-2135. View Abstract
  8. Delays to Antibiotics in the Emergency Department and Risk of Mortality in Children With Sepsis. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 06 03; 7(6):e2413955. View Abstract
  9. Characteristics and Outcomes of Culture-Positive and Culture-Negative Pediatric Sepsis. J Pediatr. 2023 12; 263:113718. View Abstract
  10. A Temperature- and Age-Adjusted Shock Index for Emergency Department Identification of Pediatric Sepsis. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 10; 82(4):494-502. View Abstract
  11. Improving Discharge Safety in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2022 11 01; 150(5). View Abstract
  12. Pediatric Emergency Department Sepsis Screening Tool Accuracy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2022 07 01; 150(1). View Abstract
  13. Reducing Pediatric Emergency Department Prescription Errors. Pediatrics. 2022 06 01; 149(6). View Abstract
  14. Association Between the First-Hour Intravenous Fluid Volume and Mortality in Pediatric Septic Shock. Ann Emerg Med. 2022 09; 80(3):213-224. View Abstract
  15. Prediction of the Development of Severe Sepsis Among Children With Intestinal Failure and Fever Presenting to the Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 01; 37(12):e1366-e1372. View Abstract
  16. Pediatric sepsis survival in pediatric and general emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 01; 51:53-57. View Abstract
  17. Utility of specific laboratory biomarkers to predict severe sepsis in pediatric patients with SIRS. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 12; 50:778-783. View Abstract
  18. Pediatric sepsis screening in US hospitals. Pediatr Res. 2022 01; 91(2):351-358. View Abstract
  19. Prediction of patient disposition: comparison of computer and human approaches and a proposed synthesis. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 07 30; 28(8):1736-1745. View Abstract
  20. Use of the C-MAC Macintosh 0 Blade for Intubation of Infants in the Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Jul 01; 37(7):e404-e405. View Abstract
  21. Gastroenteritis Care in the US and Canada: Can Comparative Analysis Improve Resource Use? Pediatrics. 2021 06; 147(6). View Abstract
  22. Outcomes of Patients with Sepsis in a Pediatric Emergency Department after Automated Sepsis Screening. J Pediatr. 2021 08; 235:239-245.e4. View Abstract
  23. Exclusion of SARS-COV-2 From Two Maine Overnight Camps July-August 2020. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 10; 16(5):1792-1794. View Abstract
  24. Comparison of Manual and Automated Sepsis Screening Tools in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2021 02; 147(2). View Abstract
  25. Effect of a Sepsis Screening Algorithm on Care of Children with False-Positive Sepsis Alerts. J Pediatr. 2021 04; 231:193-199.e1. View Abstract
  26. Pediatric critical procedures in the emergency department. Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2020 Sep; 7(3):241-242. View Abstract
  27. Reduction in Resources and Cost for Gastroenteritis Through Implementation of Dehydration Pathway. Pediatrics. 2020 07; 146(1). View Abstract
  28. Performance of an Automated Screening Algorithm for Early Detection of Pediatric Severe Sepsis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 12; 20(12):e516-e523. View Abstract
  29. Predictors of Overdose Death Among High-Risk Emergency Department Patients With Substance-Related Encounters: A Data Linkage Cohort Study. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 01; 75(1):1-12. View Abstract
  30. Improving Efficiency and Communication around Sedated Fracture Reductions in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2019 Jan-Feb; 4(1):e135. View Abstract
  31. A method to identify pediatric high-risk diagnoses missed in the emergency department. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018 Jun 27; 5(2):63-69. View Abstract
  32. Acute concussion: making the diagnosis and state of the art management. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2018 06; 30(3):344-349. View Abstract
  33. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection among Children with Intestinal Failure Presenting to the Emergency Department with Fever. J Pediatr. 2018 05; 196:237-243.e1. View Abstract
  34. Reducing Time to Antibiotics in Children With Intestinal Failure, Central Venous Line, and Fever. Pediatrics. 2017 Nov; 140(5). View Abstract
  35. Comparison Between Direct and Video-assisted Laryngoscopy for Intubations in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 08; 23(8):870-7. View Abstract
  36. Health information exchange policies of 11 diverse health systems and the associated impact on volume of exchange. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2017 01; 24(1):113-122. View Abstract
  37. Duration and course of post-concussive symptoms. Pediatrics. 2014 Jun; 133(6):999-1006. View Abstract
  38. Serum biomarkers predict acute symptom burden in children after concussion: a preliminary study. J Neurotrauma. 2014 Jun 01; 31(11):1072-5. View Abstract
  39. Time interval between concussions and symptom duration. Pediatrics. 2013 Jul; 132(1):8-17. View Abstract
  40. Cardiac troponin T as a screening test for myocarditis in children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Nov; 28(11):1173-8. View Abstract

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