Pamela Joy Okada, MD $$

• Neurologic emergencies
• Pediatric seizures
• Pediatric trauma outcomes research
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Publications

• Application of the Bacterial Meningitis Score for Infants Aged 0 to 60 Days. Rees CA, Cruz AT, Freedman SB, Mahajan P, Uspal NG, Okada P, Aronson PL, Thompson AD, Ishimine PT, Schmidt SM, Kuppermann N, Nigrovic LE, J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2019 Dec 8 6 559-562
• Randomized Trial of Three Anticonvulsant Medications for Status Epilepticus. Kapur J, Elm J, Chamberlain JM, Barsan W, Cloyd J, Lowenstein D, Shinnar S, Conwit R, Meinzer C, Cock H, Fountain N, Connor JT, Silbergleit R, N. Engl. J. Med. 2019 11 381 22 2103-2113
• Management of Pain After Pediatric Trauma. Day LM, Huang R, Okada PJ Pediatr Emerg Care 2019 Jan
• Objective Evaluation of a Simulation Course for Residents in the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department: Breaking Bad News. Yuan YY, Scott S, Van Horn N, Oke O, Okada P, Cureus 2019 Jan 11 1 e3903
• Presenting Characteristics Associated With Outcome in Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Secondary Analysis From a Randomized, Controlled Trial of Therapeutic Hypothermia. Rosario BL, Horvat CM, Wisniewski SR, Bell MJ, Panigrahy A, Zuccoli G, Narayanan S, Balasubramani GK, Beers SR, Adelson PD Pediatr Crit Care Med 2018 10 19 10 957-964
• Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Infants Undergoing Meningitis Evaluation. Cruz AT, Freedman SB, Kulik DM, Okada PJ, Fleming AH, Mistry RD, Thomson JE, Schnadower D, Arms JL, Mahajan P, Garro AC, Pruitt CM, Balamuth F, Uspal NG, Aronson PL, Lyons TW, Thompson AD, Curtis SJ, Ishimine PT, Schmidt SM, Bradin SA, Grether-Jones KL, Miller AS, Louie J, Shah SS, Nigrovic LE Pediatrics 2018 Jan
• Impact of Enteroviral Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing on Length of Stay for Infants 60 Days Old or Younger. Aronson PL, Lyons TW, Cruz AT, Freedman SB, Okada PJ, Fleming AH, Arms JL, Thompson AD, Schmidt SM, Louie J, Alfonzo MJ, Monuteaux MC, Nigrovic LE J. Pediatr. 2017 Jul
• Therapeutic Hypothermia after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children. Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Holubkov R, Slomine BS, Christensen JR, Nadkarni VM, Meert KL, Browning B, Pemberton VL, Page K, Gildea MR, Scholefield BR, Shankaran S, Hutchison JS, Berger JT, Ofori-Amanfo G, Newth CJ, Topjian A, Bennett KS, Koch JD, Pham N, Chanani NK, Pineda JA, Harrison R, Dalton HJ, Alten J, Schleien CL, Goodman DM, Zimmerman JJ, Bhalala US, Schwarz AJ, Porter MB, Shah S, Fink EL, McQuillen P, Wu T, Skellett S, Thomas NJ, Nowak JE, Baines PB, Pappachan J, Mathur M, Lloyd E, van der Jagt EW, Dobyns EL, Meyer MT, Sanders RC, Clark AE, Dean JM N. Engl. J. Med. 2017 01 376 4 318-329
• Interpretation of Cerebrospinal Fluid White Blood Cell Counts in Young Infants With a Traumatic Lumbar Puncture. Lyons TW, Cruz AT, Freedman SB, Neuman MI, Balamuth F, Mistry RD, Mahajan P, Aronson PL, Thomson JE, Pruitt CM, Shah SS, Nigrovic LE Ann Emerg Med 2016 Dec
• Pediatric Fractures Secondary to Trampoline Injury: A Prospective Analysis of User Circumstances and Injury Severity with Respect to American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement. Ho C, Phelps J, Evans N, Okada P, Wilson P. J Pediatr Emerg Intensive Care Med 2016 3 1-10

Books

• Gastrointestinal Emergencies. In Current Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatric Emergency Medicine, C. Stone, R. Humphries, D. Drigala, M. Stephan, eds. Okada PJ, Minkes RK (2015). McGraw-Hill Education; 413-442.
• The Adolescent Pregnant Patient. In Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Just the Facts, 2nd edition, G. Strange, W. Ahrens, R. Schafermeyer, R. Wiebe, H. Prendergast, V. Dobiesz, eds. Okada PJ, Rodriguez AM, Sheffield JS (2012). McGraw-Hill
• Dysmenorrhea and Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding. In Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Just the Facts, 2nd edition, G. Strange, W. Ahrens, R. Schafermeyer, R. Wiebe, H. Prendergast, V. Dobiesz, eds. Okada PJ, Uribe M (2012). McGraw-Hill

• Ambulatory Pediatric Association (1997)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (1997)
• American College of Emergency Physicians (2003)
• Co-Director Pediatric Trauma Course, Istanbul Turkey (2012)
• Dallas County Medical Society (2003)
• Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas, Editorial Board (2010)
• PEMQBook Board Review Course 2019 Course Co-Director, Dallas, Texas (2018-2019)
• PEMTalks Course Director, Plano Children's Medical Center (2017)
• Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (1998-2006)
• Texas Pediatric Society, Section of Emergency Medicine and Child Abuse (2003)
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• UT Southwestern Leaders in Clinical Excellence, Patient and Family Recognition Award (2019)
• Alpha Omega Alpha (1989)
• Family Medicine Teaching Award