Dr. Henry W Ortega MD
Emergency Physician (Pediatric) | Pediatric Emergency Medicine
345 North Smith Avenue Childrens Hospitals Saint Paul MN, 55102Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Henry Ortega is a pediatric emergency medicine physician practicing in Saint Paul, MN. Dr. Ortega specializes in providing care for critically ill and injured children. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians possess a vast amount of knowledge in areas such as neonatology, critical care and forensic pediatrics. Children involved in automobile accidents, child abuse or near-drowning episodes are frequent cases treated by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
Education and Training
Oregon Health And Science University School of Medicine,Portland, Or, United States 1998
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Bicycle-related injuries to children and parental attitudes regarding bicycle safety.
- Sledding-related injuries among children requiring emergency treatment.
- CD8+ cell anti-HIV activity correlates with the clinical state of the infected individual.
- Nondepressed linear skull fractures in children younger than 2 years: is computed tomography always necessary?
- Incidental findings on computed tomography scans in children with mild head trauma.
- Ethnicity and reported pain scores among children with long-bone fractures requiring emergency care.
- Traumatic deaths in children: is there a difference between urban and rural populations?
- Race, ethnicity, and analgesia provision at discharge among children with long-bone fractures requiring emergency care.
- Patterns of injury and management of children with pelvic fractures at a non-trauma center.
- Throw rug-related injuries treated in US EDs: are children the same as adults?
- Hospital-acquired pneumonia among pediatric trauma patients treated at national trauma centers.
- Grill-Related Injuries in Children Treated in US Emergency Departments, 1990-2009.
- Injury Region and Risk of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Among Pediatric Trauma Patients.
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