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Deborah Ruth Liu, MD

Associate Professor Of Clinical Pediatrics

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Overview

Dr. Liu has been the Fellowship Director for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program since 2006. She joined our hospital in 2003 after completing her pediatrics residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland.

Her research interests include analgesia, gastroenteritis, and ED utilization. She has recently authored a chapter on pediatric GU/GYN emergencies for the upcoming edition of Tintinalli’s Textbook of Emergency Medicine as well as several chapters in the 2009 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Question Review Book. She is also completing several chapters in the new 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult textbook.

Publications

  • Utility of a Multiplex Molecular Respiratory Pathogen Panel on Clinical Management of Children in the Pediatric Emergency Department. J Mol Diagn. 2026 Jul; 28(7):575-582.. View in PubMed
  • Pain Management in Children With Suspected Appendicitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2026 Apr 01; 42(4):272-278.. View in PubMed
  • Rapid Diagnostic Stewardship and Blood Culture Use in a Pediatric Medical Center. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 10 01; 8(10):e2535580.. View in PubMed
  • Clinically Significant Neuroimaging Findings Among Pediatric Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Symptoms of Psychosis: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 01; 33(1):e70155.. View in PubMed
  • Interrater Reliability of Pediatric Respiratory Auscultation Findings. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Aug 25.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical Characteristics and Resource Utilization in Children Presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department With Neck Swelling. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Oct 01; 41(10):790-795.. View in PubMed
  • Emergency department management of hematuria in children: an updated, evidence-based approach. Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2025 Jun; 22(6):1-16.. View in PubMed
  • Household Transmission Dynamics of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-Infected Children: A Multinational, Controlled Case-Ascertained Prospective Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 06 14; 78(6):1522-1530.. View in PubMed
  • Virtual Reality for Basic Life Support Training in High School Students: Thematic Analysis of Focus Group Interviews. JMIR XR Spat Comput. 2024; 1:e53212.. View in PubMed
  • Management of pediatric toxic ingestions in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2023 Dec; 20(12):1-24.. View in PubMed

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