Nicole F. O'Brien, MD

Nicole F. O’Brien, MD, is a Critical Care physician at Nationwide Children’s. She is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine for The Ohio State University College of Medicine and an advanced trauma life support instructor. Dr. O’Brien earned her Bachelor of Science in biology at Ohio Northern University and attended medical school at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. She completed her residency and pediatric critical care fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. O’Brien is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and Christian Medical and Dental Association. Her research interests include traumatic brain injury and neurologic injury on extra-corporeal life support.

Gender:

• Female

Languages Spoken:

• English

Research Center:

• Center for Clinical and Translational Research

Medical School

• Medical College of Ohio at Toledo
  Date Completed: 06/07/2002

Residency

• University of California San Diego Medical Center
  Date Completed: 06/30/2006

Fellowship

• University of California San Diego Medical Center
  Date Completed: 06/30/2009

Department:

• Pediatrics

Section:

• Critical Care

Speciality:

• Internal Medicine
  
• Pediatric Critical Care
  
• Pediatrics
  

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 08/15/2009

• O'Brien,Nicole F; Mella, Cesar. 2012. Brain tissue oxygenation-guided management of diabetic ketoacidosis induced cerebral edema.  Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Vol. 13, no. 6. (November): E383-E388.
• O'Brien,Nicole Fortier; Reuter-Rice, Karin E; Khanna, Sandeep; Peterson,Bradley M; Quinto, Kenneth B. 2010. Vasospasm in children with traumatic brain injury.  INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE. Vol. 36, no. 4. (April): 680-687.
• O'Brien, N. 2010. Submersion Injury. In Pediatric Acute Care. Edited by K. Rice & B. Bolick. Sudbery, Massacusetts: Jones and Bartlett.
• O'Brien, N. 2010. Traumatic Brain Injury. In Pediatric Acute Care. Edited by K. Rice & B. Bolick. Sudbery, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett.
• O'Brien, N, DeMott, M, Suchard, J, Clark, R, Peterson, B. 2009. Recurrent coagulopathy with delayed significant bleeding after Crotaline envenomation.  Pediatric Emerg Care. Vol. 25, no. 7. (July): 457-459.
• O'Brien, N, Hall, M. Cerebral blood flow in children requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.  Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.