Email

binitap@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic)

6621 Fannin Street, Suite A210
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-5497

Education

Advanced Training from Baylor College Of Medicine

01/2003 - Houston, TX, United States

M.D. from University Of Texas Health Science Center

01/2000 - San Antonio, TX, United States

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Pediatrics

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Emergency Medicine

Internship at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Pediatrics

MD from The University of Texas Health Science Center

San Antonio, TX

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Websites

Selected Publications

• Li J, Patel B, Giardino AP, Battenfield KA, Macias CG. " Comparison of primary physician patterns of and attitudes on emergency department use. " Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Dec ; 28 (12) : 1353-60.
  Pubmed PMID: 23187997.
• Li J, Caviness AC, Patel B. " Effect of a triage team on length of stay in a pediatric emergency department. " Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Aug ; 27 (8) : 687-92.
  Pubmed PMID: 21811202.
• Gaines NN, Patel B, Williams EA, Cruz AT. " Etiologies of septic shock in a pediatric emergency department population. " Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J.. 2012 Nov ; 31 (11) : 1203-5.
  Pubmed PMID: 23073317.
• Mullan PC, Wuestner E, Kerr TD, Christopher DP, Patel B. " Implementation of an in situ qualitative debriefing tool for resuscitations. " Resuscitation. 2013 Jul ; 84 (7) : 946-51.
  Pubmed PMID: 23266394.
• Cruz AT, Perry AM, Williams EA, Graf JM, Wuestner ER, Patel B. " Implementation of goal-directed therapy for children with suspected sepsis in the emergency department. " Pediatrics. 2011 Mar ; 127 (3) : e758-66.
  Pubmed PMID: 21339277.
• Laos CM, Distefano MC, Cruz AT, Chantal Caviness A, Hsu DC, Patel B. " Mobile Pediatric Emergency Response Team: Patient Satisfaction During the Novel H1N1 Influenza Outbreak. " Acad Emerg Med. 2012 Mar ; 19 (3) : 274-9.
  Pubmed PMID: 22435859.
• Cruz AT, Patel B, DiStefano MC, Codispoti CR, Shook JE, Demmler-Harrison GJ, Sirbaugh PE. " Outside the box and into thick air: implementation of an exterior mobile pediatric emergency response team for North American H1N1 (swine) influenza virus in Houston, Texas. " Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Jan ; 55 (1) : 23-31.
  Pubmed PMID: 19837479.
• Cruz AT, Williams EA, Graf JM, Perry AM, Harbin DE, Wuestner ER, Patel B. " Test characteristics of an automated age- and temperature-adjusted tachycardia alert in pediatric septic shock. " Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Sep ; 28 (9) : 889-94.
  Pubmed PMID: 22929140.
• Patel B, Kennebeck SS, Caviness AC, Macias CG. " Use of a discharge facilitator improves recall of emergency department discharge instructions for acute gastroenteritis. " Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Sep ; 25 (9) : 558-64.
  Pubmed PMID: 19755887.
• Resuscitation Bundle in Pediatric Shock Decreases Acute Kidney Injury and Improves Outcomes " ;
  Pubmed PMID: 26411864.
• A novel briefing checklist at shift handoff in an emergency department improves situational awareness and safety event identification " ;
  Pubmed PMID: 25198767.
• Recombinant human hyaluronidase-enabled subcutaneous pediatric hydration " ;
  Pubmed PMID: 19805455.
• Reply to: Sandhu et al, "Postresuscitation debriefing in the pediatric emergency department: a national needs assessment" " ;
  Pubmed PMID: 25358273.

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