Brett Burstein

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I love working with children and their families because old people are weird. Self included.

Hospital information

Academic appointments

Clinician-Scientist, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute

Other appointments

Project Lead, Febrile Young Infant Working Group

Awards and distinctions

May 2016 Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Professional Development Grant

June 2015 Canadian Paediatric Society, Award for Best Abstract

June 2014 Canadian Paediatric Society, Hospital Paediatrics Resident Grant

April 2014 Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) Canada, Susan King Award for Best Pediatric Abstract

Education

University

McGill University, Anatomy and Cell Biology

Medical Degree

McGill University, Combined MD-PhD Program (2010) Harvard University Masters of Public Health in Clinical Epidemiology (2018)

Residency

General Pediatrics, Montreal Children’s Hospital

Fellowship(s)

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Montreal Children’s Hospital

Fun fact about me

Competed on the first season of The Amazing Race Canada. Did not win.

Service des urgences

Research

Research interests

Management of febrile young infants and resource utilization in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

Burstein B, Plint AC, Papenburg J. Use of Radiography in Patients Diagnosed as Having Acute Bronchiolitis in US Emergency Departments, 2007-2015. JAMA. 2018;320(15):1598-1600. 2)

Burstein B, Upton J, Terra H, Neuman MI. Use of CT for Head Trauma: 2007-2015. Pediatrics. 2018;142(4)e20180814. 3)

Burstein B, Gravel J, Aronson P, Neuman MI. Emergency Department and Inpatient Clinical Decision Tools for the Management of Febrile Young Infants Among Tertiary Pediatric Centers Across Canada. Paediatric Child Health. 2018. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxy126.