Pradip Chaudhari

Director of Research and Scholarship, Division of Emergency & Transport Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)CHLA Site Lead Co-Investigator for Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)Co-Director, Trauma and Injury Prevention Research Program (TrIPs), CHLA

• SC-CTSI: KL2 Mentored Career Development in Clinical and Translational Science (MCD-CTS) Award
• University of Southern California: Dean’s Supplements for Early-Career Research Sustainability Award
• National Institutes of Health: National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program Award
• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles: Monthly Faculty Teaching Award
• Society for Pediatric Research: Society for Pediatric Research
• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles: Faculty Teaching Honor Roll
• Boston Children’s Hospital: Faculty Teaching Honor Roll
• Annals of Emergency Medicine: Senior Reviewer
• Annals of Emergency Medicine: Top 50 Peer Reviewer
• Pediatric Academic Societies: 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting Travel Research Award
• Boston Children’s Hospital: Farley Fellowship Excellence Award
• Pediatric Academic Societies: 2016 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting Travel Research Award
• Children’s Hospital Los Angeles: Victor E. Stork Pediatric Resident Excellence Award
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine: Medical Student Excellence Award
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine: Walter J. Bo, Ph.D. Academic Scholarship

• Primary caregiver employment status is associated with traumatic brain injury in children in the USA. Inj Prev. 2026 Jan 20; 32(1):98-104.. View in PubMed
• Performance of the PECARN cervical spine injury prediction rule based on EMS clinician observations. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 01; 99(6):928-934.. View in PubMed
• Interrater reliability between surgeons and pediatric emergency providers in the cervical spine assessment of injured children. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 01; 99(6):876-883.. View in PubMed
• Non-invasive imaging-guided preclinical assessments reveal high performance photothermal effect of an Au-solid lipid nanomaterial. Nanoscale. 2025 Nov 27; 17(46):26658-26677.. 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
• Variations in Medical Clearance Testing for Mental Health Emergency Department Visits. Pediatrics. 2025 Oct 01; 156(4).. View in PubMed
• Phosphorylation Enhanced the anti-cancer Therapeutic Activity of Larix sibirica-derived Arabinogalactan in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cell Biochem Biophys. 2025 Sep 01.. View in PubMed
• Pediatric Intravenous Fluid Use in the Emergency Department During Hurricane Helene. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Aug 01; 179(8):919-922.. View in PubMed
• Performance of individual criteria of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intraabdominal injury prediction rule. Acad Emerg Med. 2025 06; 32(6):643-649.. View in PubMed
• Outpatient Follow-Up and Future Care-Seeking for Pediatric Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions. Acad Pediatr. 2025 May-Jun; 25(4):102631.. View in PubMed
• Incidental Findings on Computed Tomography in Children With Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 May; 85(5):405-410.. View in PubMed
• Home and injury location discordance patterns in paediatric trauma: trends by mechanism, age and childhood opportunity level. Inj Prev. 2025 Apr 04.. View in PubMed
• Urine Dipstick for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection in Febrile Infants Aged 2 to 6 Months. Pediatrics. 2025 Apr 01; 155(4).. View in PubMed
• Synthesis, Preclinical Toxicity, and Biodistribution of [18F]AVT-011 to Assess the P-Glycoprotein Function. Cancer Biother Radiopharm. 2025 Mar; 40(2):96-103.. View in PubMed
• Trends in Respiratory Viral Testing in Pediatric Emergency Departments Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Feb; 85(2):111-121.. View in PubMed
• Prehospital and Emergency Department Vital Sign Abnormalities Among Injured Children. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025; 29(8):1064-1071.. View in PubMed
• Establishing thresholds for shock index in children to identify major trauma. Injury. 2025 Jan; 56(1):111840.. View in PubMed
• Pediatric Trauma Mortality Differs by Neighborhood Opportunity Level. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jan; 60(1):161950.. View in PubMed
• Trends and hospital practice variation for analgesia for children with sickle cell disease with vaso-occlusive pain episodes: An 11-year analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Dec; 86:129-134.. View in PubMed
• Radiolabeling and preclinical evaluation of technetium-99m labeled colistin. Appl Radiat Isot. 2024 Dec; 214:111524.. View in PubMed
• Trends and variation in cervical spine imaging utilization across children’s hospitals for pediatric trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Sep 01; 97(3):400-406.. View in PubMed
• Implications of chronic moderate protein-deficiency malnutrition on doxorubicin pharmacokinetics and cardiotoxicity in early post-weaning stage. Life Sci. 2024 Aug 01; 350:122765.. View in PubMed
• Collecting Sociodemographic Data in Pediatric Emergency Research: A Working Group Consensus. Pediatrics. 2024 Aug 01; 154(2).. View in PubMed
• PECARN prediction rule for cervical spine imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt trauma: a multicentre prospective observational study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 07; 8(7):482-490.. View in PubMed
• Centiles for the shock index among injured children in the prehospital setting. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 06; 80:149-155.. View in PubMed
• Critical Emergency Department Interventions and Clinical Deterioration in Children With Nonsevere Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Jun 01; 40(6):e68-e75.. View in PubMed
• PECARN prediction rules for CT imaging of children presenting to the emergency department with blunt abdominal or minor head trauma: a multicentre prospective validation study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 05; 8(5):339-347.. View in PubMed
• Features Associated With Radiographic Pneumonia in Children with SARS-CoV-2. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Apr 24; 13(4):257-259.. View in PubMed
• Acute care utilization for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions among publicly insured children. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 04; 31(4):346-353.. View in PubMed
• Comparison of Vital Sign Cutoffs to Identify Children With Major Trauma. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 02 05; 7(2):e2356472.. View in PubMed
• Association Between Hospital Arrival Time and Avoidable Transfer in Pediatric Trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Feb; 59(2):310-315.. View in PubMed
• Seasonality and temporal variation of pediatric trauma in Southern California. Injury. 2024 Feb; 55(2):111266.. View in PubMed
• Childhood opportunity and appropriate use of child safety restraints in motor vehicle collisions. World J Pediatr Surg. 2024; 7(2):e000703.. View in PubMed
• Pediatric Firearm Injury Emergency Department Visits From 2017 to 2022: A Multicenter Study. Pediatrics. 2023 12 01; 152(6).. View in PubMed
• Multicenter evaluation of a method to identify delayed diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis and sepsis in administrative data. Diagnosis (Berl). 2023 11 01; 10(4):383-389.. View in PubMed
• Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Association Between Laboratory Tests and Severe Outcomes Among Hospitalized Children. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Oct; 10(10):ofad485.. View in PubMed
• Neighborhood deprivation and childhood opportunity indices are associated with violent injury among children in Los Angeles County. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 09 01; 95(3):397-402.. View in PubMed
• Firearm Injuries in Lower Opportunity Neighborhoods During the COVID Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2023 09 01; 152(3).. View in PubMed
• Liver transaminase concentrations in children with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Clin Biochem. 2023 Aug; 118:110588.. View in PubMed
• OUTCOMES OF MISSED DIAGNOSIS OF PEDIATRIC APPENDICITIS, NEW-ONSET DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, AND SEPSIS IN FIVE PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS. J Emerg Med. 2023 07; 65(1):e9-e18.. View in PubMed
• Ambulatory follow-up among publicly insured children discharged from the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 07; 30(7):721-730.. View in PubMed
• Consider R Codes for Undiagnosed Serious Pediatric Behavior Problems-Reply. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 06 01; 177(6):647.. View in PubMed
• Pivotal role of AKR1B1 in pathogenesis of colitis associated colorectal carcinogenesis. Int Immunopharmacol. 2023 Jun; 119:110145.. View in PubMed
• Design, characterization and evaluation of a new 99mTc-labeled folate derivative with affinity towards folate receptor. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2023 04 15; 86:129240.. View in PubMed
• Identification of delayed diagnosis of paediatric appendicitis in administrative data: a multicentre retrospective validation study. BMJ Open. 2023 02 28; 13(2):e064852.. View in PubMed
• Mental Health Revisits at US Pediatric Emergency Departments. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 02 01; 177(2):168-176.. View in PubMed
• ARID2 suppression promotes tumor progression and upregulates cytokeratin 8, 18 and β-4 integrin expression in TP53-mutated tobacco-related oral cancer and has prognostic implications. Cancer Gene Ther. 2022 12; 29(12):1908-1917.. View in PubMed
• Parental attitudes in the pediatric emergency department about the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine. 2022 11 28; 40(50):7328-7334.. View in PubMed
• Validation of Prediction Rules for Computed Tomography Use in Children With Blunt Abdominal or Blunt Head Trauma: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Observational Cohort Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Nov 24; 11(11):e43027.. View in PubMed
• Does attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder increase the risk of minor blunt head trauma in children? J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2022 11; 35(4):356-361.. View in PubMed
• Corticosteroids and Other Treatments Administered to Children Tested for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Emergency Departments. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Sep-Oct; 22(7):1200-1211.. View in PubMed
• Epidemiology and management of abdominal injuries in children. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 08; 29(8):944-953.. View in PubMed
• Post-COVID-19 Conditions Among Children 90 Days After SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 07 01; 5(7):e2223253.. View in PubMed
• Omphalitis and Concurrent Serious Bacterial Infection. Pediatrics. 2022 05 01; 149(5).. View in PubMed
• Loco-regional radiosensitizing nanoparticles-in-gel augments head and neck cancer chemoradiotherapy. J Control Release. 2022 03; 343:288-302.. View in PubMed
• Epidemiology of pediatric trauma during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb; 57(2):284-290.. View in PubMed
• Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2-Positive Youths Tested in Emergency Departments: The Global PERN-COVID-19 Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 01 04; 5(1):e2142322.. View in PubMed
• Prediction across healthcare settings: a case study in predicting emergency department disposition. NPJ Digit Med. 2021 Dec 15; 4(1):169.. View in PubMed
• Trends in ED Resource Use for Infants 0 to 60 Days Evaluated for Serious Bacterial Infection. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Dec 01.. View in PubMed
• Variation in radiation dosing among pediatric trauma patients undergoing head computed tomography scan. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 09 01; 91(3):566-570.. View in PubMed
• Clinical Features and Preventability of Delayed Diagnosis of Pediatric Appendicitis. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 08 02; 4(8):e2122248.. View in PubMed
• Association of Clinical Guidelines and Decision Support with Computed Tomography Use in Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. J Pediatr. 2021 Aug; 235:178-183.e1.. View in PubMed
• Neonatal Mastitis and Concurrent Serious Bacterial Infection. Pediatrics. 2021 07; 148(1).. View in PubMed
• Epidemiology of Critical Interventions in Children With Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Apr 01; 37(4):e196-e202.. View in PubMed
• Trends and variation in repeat neuroimaging for children with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2021 Apr; 2(2):e12400.. View in PubMed
• Use of Neuroimaging for Children With Seizure in General and Pediatric Emergency Departments. J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr; 60(4):478-484.. View in PubMed
• Prospective cohort study of children with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection presenting to paediatric emergency departments: a Paediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) Study Protocol. BMJ Open. 2021 01 15; 11(1):e042121.. View in PubMed
• Racial and Ethnic Differences in Emergency Department Diagnostic Imaging at US Children’s Hospitals, 2016-2019. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 01 04; 4(1):e2033710.. View in PubMed
• Does Panchatikta ghrita have anti-osteoporotic effect? Assessment in an experimental model in ovariectomized rats. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2021 Jan-Mar; 12(1):35-42.. View in PubMed
• Predicting severe pneumonia in the emergency department: a global study of the Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN)-study protocol. BMJ Open. 2020 12 02; 10(12):e041093.. View in PubMed
• Synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular docking analysis of phenstatin based indole linked chalcones as anticancer agents and tubulin polymerization inhibitors. Bioorg Chem. 2020 12; 105:104447.. View in PubMed
• Should the Absence of Urinary Nitrite Influence Empiric Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infection in Young Children? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Oct; 36(10):481-485.. View in PubMed
• Trends in Use of Advanced Imaging in Pediatric Emergency Departments, 2009-2018. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 09 01; 174(9):e202209.. View in PubMed
• Validation of High Precision Robot-Assisted Methods for Intracranial Applications: Preliminary Study. World Neurosurg. 2020 05; 137:71-77.. View in PubMed
• Age-Stratified Risk of Critical Illness in Young Children Presenting to the Emergency Department with Suspected Influenza. J Pediatr. 2019 12; 215:132-138.e2.. View in PubMed
• Enhanced skin permeation of Methotrexate from penetration enhancer containing vesicles: In vitro optimization and in vivo evaluation. Biomed Pharmacother. 2019 Jun; 114:108770.. View in PubMed
• Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Young Children: Balancing Admission With the Risk of Emergency Department Revisits. Acad Pediatr. 2019 03; 19(2):203-208.. View in PubMed
• Should the Diagnosis of UTI in Young Febrile Infants Require a Positive Urinalysis? J Hosp Med. 2019 02; 14(2):131-132.. View in PubMed
• Hexane Fraction of Turbo brunneus Inhibits Intermediates of RANK-RANKL Signaling Pathway and Prevent Ovariectomy Induced Bone Loss. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2019; 10:608.. View in PubMed
• Microscopic Bacteriuria Detected by Automated Urinalysis for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection. J Pediatr. 2018 11; 202:238-244.e1.. View in PubMed
• Emergency Department Revisits After an Initial Parenteral Antibiotic Dose for UTI. Pediatrics. 2018 09; 142(3).. View in PubMed
• Carnosic acid attenuates RANKL-induced oxidative stress and osteoclastogenesis via induction of Nrf2 and suppression of NF-κB and MAPK signalling. J Mol Med (Berl). 2017 10; 95(10):1065-1076.. View in PubMed
• The Importance of Urine Concentration on the Diagnostic Performance of the Urinalysis for Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Jul; 70(1):63-71.e8.. View in PubMed
• Managing acute complications of sickle cell disease in pediatric patients [digest]. Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2016 Nov 22; 13(11 Suppl Points & Pearls):S1-S2.. View in PubMed
• Urine Concentration and Pyuria for Identifying UTI in Infants. Pediatrics. 2016 11; 138(5).. View in PubMed
• Design of cholesterol arabinogalactan anchored liposomes for asialoglycoprotein receptor mediated targeting to hepatocellular carcinoma: In silico modeling, in vitro and in vivo evaluation. Int J Pharm. 2016 Jul 25; 509(1-2):149-158.. View in PubMed
• Preliminary evaluation of indigenous 90 Y-labelled microspheres for therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma. Indian J Med Res. 2016 May; 143(Supplement):S74-S81.. View in PubMed
• Studies on batch formulation of a kit for the preparation of the 99mTc-Ubiquicidin (29-41): An infection imaging agent. Appl Radiat Isot. 2016 Jan; 107:8-12.. View in PubMed
• Thymoquinone prevents RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis activation and osteolysis in an in vivo model of inflammation by suppressing NF-KB and MAPK Signalling. Pharmacol Res. 2015 Sep; 99:63-73.. View in PubMed

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