Nickolas Elias Dawlabani, MD, CPE, FAAP

Areas of expertise and specialization

Faculty Titles & Positions

• Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine -

Awards

• Best Teaching Resident Award - Drexel Medical Students, 2006   
• Best Teaching Senior Resident Award 2008 - Saint Peters University, 2008   

Fellowships

• Michigan State University

Professional Society Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Resident Member 2005-2008; American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow, 2008-present; Academic Pediatric Association 2011-present; American Pediatric Program Directors; 2010-present; Pennsylvania Medical Society 2010-2012; American Medical Association, 2014-present; American College of Physician Executives, 2014-present; American College of Healthcare Executives

Articles and Publications

• (1) Nathan J. Robison, Nickolas Dawlabani, Carlos R. Lastra and Girish Dhall.Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis in a Child with Active Ulcerative Colitis and Factor V Leiden. Journal Pediatrics Blood Cancer. Manuscript: PBC-08-0464 ----------------------------------- (2) David Cooperberg, Nickolas Dawlabani, Mackenzie Frost, Cheryl Gebeline-Myers. The Patient Safety Conference: An Interactive and Innovative Educational Conference, a Catalyst for Culture Change, and a source for Quality Improvement Initiatives. American Journal of Medical Quality. Volume 27 Supplement 2, May/June 2012 ----------------------------------------------(3) Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, West DC, Rosenbluth G, Allen AD, Noble EL, Tse LL, Dalal AK, Keohane CA, Lipsitz SR, Rothschild JM, Wien MF, Yoon CS, Zigmont KR, O??Toole JK, Wilson KM, Bismilla Z, Coffey M, Mahant S, Blankenburg RL, Destino LA, Everhart JL, Patel SJ, Bale JF, Spackman JB, Stevenson AT, Calaman S, Cole FS, Hepps JH, Lopreiato JO, Yu CE, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP, and the I-PASS Study Group. The I-PASS Handoff Study: Effects of Implementing a Multi-site Handoff Bundle on Rates of Medical Errors, Preventable Adverse Events, and Miscommunications. NEJM. 2014; 371: 1803-1812. PMID: 25372088. Dawlabani N, Member, I-PASS Study Group.

What do you attribute your success to?

• Hard Work and Perseverance

Areas of research

• Bundling Effective Resident Handoff Practices to Improve Patient Safety 2010-2013DHSS R 18 AE00029 (Landrigan)Co-Investigator. ($2,815,306)In this project (known also as the I-PASS Study), the PediatricResearch in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network, with the supportof the Initiative for Innovation in Pediatric Education, tested the effects on patient safety, care processes, and workflow of implementing a Resident Handoff Bundle (consisting of teamworktraining, verbal handoff strategies, and a written/computerized handoff tool) in nine major medical centers. The manner in which adoption across sites is affected by patient and hospital-level variables will be assessed.Member, I-PASS Study Group

Hobbies / Sports

• Soccer and Traveling

Areas of research

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