Email

nicholas.ettinger@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics-Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

TCH - Legacy Tower (Office)

6651 Main Street
Houston77030
Phone: (832) 826-6230

TCH - Legacy Tower (Hospital)

6651 Main Street
Houston77030
Phone: (832) 826-6230

Education

Fellowship at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Nashville, Tennessee United States

Pediatric Critical Care

Residency at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Nashville, Tennessee United States

Pediatrics

MD-PhD from University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Iowa City, Iowa United States

Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Certifications

Board Certification in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

American Board of Pediatrics

Fellow

American Board of Pediatrics

Board Certification in Pediatrics

Certified Professional in Patient Safety

American Society of Professionals in Patient Safety

Physician License

Texas Medical Board

Physician License

Tennessee Medical Board

Honors & Awards

BCM Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care

Honors outstanding contributions by Baylor faculty members to the College’s clinical mission

Baylor College of Medicine (04/2021)

Professional Interests

• Pediatric Critical Care
• International Health
• Patient Safety/Quality Improvement/Simulation

Websites

Videos

Selected Publications

• Ettinger NA, Coleman RD, Loftis LL "Pediatric Intensivists Reply to "Can a Parent Refuse the Brain Death Examination?"." Pediatrics. 2020 September ; 146 (3): e2020008144B. Pubmed PMID: 32868468
• Thottam PJ, Gilliland T, Ettinger N, Baijal R, Mehta D "Outcomes Using a Postoperative Protocol in Pediatric Single-Stage Laryngotracheal Reconstruction." Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2019 February 15; : Pubmed PMID: 30767561
• "Transmission of West Nile Virus Through a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant." J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 May ; 7 (2): e52-e54. Pubmed PMID: 29309636
• "Pediatric posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome presenting with isolated cerebellar edema and obstructive hydrocephalus." J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 October ; 14 (4): 344-347. Pubmed PMID: 25062302

Memberships

Section on Critical Care, American Academy of Pediatrics

Executive Committee Member (10/2017 - 10/2023)

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Member (07/2012)

American Academy of Pediatrics

Member (07/2009)

American Society for Professionals in Patient Safety

Member (04/2014)

Funding

Joseph L. Nates Grant Award Program

$4,000.00 (08/01/2020 Grant funding from Society of Critical Care Medicine - Texas Chapter

Teaching Pediatric Critical Care Skills in a Resource Limited Setting