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Mary DeAlmeida MD

  • Department of Pediatrics
    Assistant Professor
  • (404) 785-5468
  • lihinie.dealmeida@emory.edu
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  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
    Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
    1405 Clifton Road
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Overview

Lihinie deAlmeida, MD is a Critical Care Medicine Physician at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. deAlmeida also serves on the steering committee of the Global Health Office of Pediatric at Emory (GHOPE) and is a member of the Emory Department of Pediatrics Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Pediatric Code Blue Committee, and Pediatric Trauma Committee.

Dr. deAlmeida has been actively involved in medical education, quality improvement and global health. She leads ICU Liberation efforts and is a champion for delirium prevention and early mobility in the PICU. She is passionate about global child health and improving the delivery of pediatric critical care in resource-limited settings. She currently leads a collaboration with Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania, is a member of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis InvestigatorsGlobal Health (PALISI-GH) network, and participates in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine education to resource-limited settings.

Focus of practice
Critical care medicine

Areas of interest
Global child health
ICU Liberation
Early Mobility

Research interests
Dr. deAlmeidas research interests include pain and sedation management for mechanically ventilated children, ICU delirium, and early mobility.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • BS from Emory University
  • MD from Medical College of Georgia

Research

Publications

  • Etiology of hospital mortality in children living in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Front Pediatr Volume: 12 Page(s): 1397232
    01/01/2024 Authors: Kortz TB; Mediratta RP; Smith AM; Nielsen KR; Agulnik A; Gordon Rivera S; Reeves H; O'Brien NF; Lee JH; Abbas Q
  • Prolonged pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission, challenges in diagnosis and treatment in a child with hyper IgM syndrome in a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a case report.
    Pan Afr Med J Volume: 49 Page(s): 33
    01/01/2024 Authors: Shoo A; Godfrey E; Mally D; Said Y; Dealmeida M; Muze K; Mkopi N
  • Early mobilization in a pediatric intensive care unit and WeeFIM scores at rehabilitation: A retrospective study.
    J Pediatr Rehabil Med Volume: 16 Page(s): 507 - 515
    01/01/2023 Authors: Biagioni J; Easley T; DeAlmeida ML; Vova J; Fujimoto AB; Graessle S; Nelson J
  • IDENTIFYING FOUNDATIONAL TOPICS FOR INCLUSION IN A PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE CURRICULUM FOR RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS VIA A DELPHI STUDY
    Volume: 23
    11/01/2022 Authors: Dealmeida ML; Viamonte H; Najjer N; Chico S; Mkopi N; Pham N; Shoo A; Murray B
  • 2022 Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Delirium in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients With Consideration of the ICU Environment and Early Mobility.
    Pediatr Crit Care Med Volume: 23 Page(s): e74 - e110
    02/01/2022 Authors: Smith HAB; Besunder JB; Betters KA; Johnson PN; Srinivasan V; Stormorken A; Farrington E; Golianu B; Godshall AJ; Acinelli L
  • The Burden of Critical Illness in Hospitalized Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    Front Pediatr Volume: 10 Page(s): 756643
    01/01/2022 Authors: Kortz TB; Nielsen KR; Mediratta RP; Reeves H; O'Brien NF; Lee JH; Attebery JE; Bhutta EG; Biewen C; Coronado Munoz A
  • CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT IMPROVES UNPLANNED EXTUBATION RISK CHARTING AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
    Volume: 50 Page(s): 653 - 653
    01/01/2022 Authors: Vats A; Orenstein E; Fritzen C; Walson K; Keskinocak P; Lunde R; Hopkins-Bailey C; Mosley C; Owen J; DeAlmeida L
  • "Difficult to Sedate": Successful Implementation of a Benzodiazepine-Sparing Analgosedation-Protocol in Mechanically Ventilated Children.
    Children (Basel) Volume: 8
    04/28/2021 Authors: Shildt N; Traube C; Dealmeida M; Dave I; Gillespie S; Moore W; Long LD; Kamat PP
  • IMPROVING MOBILIZATION OF MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
    Volume: 48
    01/01/2020 Authors: Shildt N; DeAlmeida M; Jain S; Hebbar K; Basu R
  • Management of Persistent Air Leak Using Negative Pressure Ventilation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - Case Report and Review of Literature
    Volume: 199
    01/01/2019 Authors: Patel M; Guglani L; DeAlmeida M; Simon D
  • EFFECT OF ANALGOSEDATION PROTOCOL AND SEDATIVE USE ON OUTCOMES IN A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
    Volume: 47
    01/01/2019 Authors: Duke M; McCracken C; Wetzel M; DeAlmeida M
  • AN EVOLUTION OF SEDATION PRACTICES IN A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
    Volume: 46 Page(s): 633 - 633
    01/01/2018 Authors: Duke M; Kamat P; Bryan L; DeAlmeida M
  • Development and implementation of an early mobility program for mechanically ventilated pediatric patients.
    J Crit Care Volume: 41 Page(s): 303 - 308
    10/01/2017 Authors: Betters KA; Hebbar KB; Farthing D; Griego B; Easley T; Turman H; Perrino L; Sparacino S; deAlmeida ML
  • Delirium in Critically Ill Children: An International Point Prevalence Study.
    Crit Care Med Volume: 45 Page(s): 584 - 590
    04/01/2017 Authors: Traube C; Silver G; Reeder RW; Doyle H; Hegel E; Wolfe HA; Schneller C; Chung MG; Dervan LA; DiGennaro JL
  • 1273: IMPLEMENTING AN EARLY MOBILITY PROGRAM IN A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.
    Crit Care Med Volume: 44 Page(s): 394
    12/01/2016 Authors: Betters K; Farthing D; Sparacino S; Perrino L; Easley T; Turman H; Griego B; DeAlmeida M
  • IMPLEMENTING AN EARLY MOBILITY PROGRAM IN A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
    Volume: 44
    12/01/2016 Authors: Betters K; Farthing D; Sparacino S; Perrino L; Easley T; Turman H; Griego B; DeAlmeida M
  • The evaluation of stress steroids in critically ill pediatric patients
    Volume: 41
    12/01/2013 Authors: DeAlmeida M; Howell J; Pon S; Yau M; Hsing D
  • Impact of pediatric critical illness and injury on families: a systematic literature review.
    Pediatrics Volume: 118 Suppl 3 Page(s): S203 - S218
    12/01/2006 Authors: Shudy M; de Almeida ML; Ly S; Landon C; Groft S; Jenkins TL; Nicholson CE
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