Brian Flaherty,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Brian Flaherty, MD, earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Denver and received his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He completed a residency in pediatrics at Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. He then stayed at Stanford University and served as the Chief Resident for the Pediatric Residency Program and worked as both an inpatient pediatric hospitalist and outpatient general pediatrician. Following his chief residency, he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Utah.
Dr. Flaherty currently serves as an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Utah. He is board certified in Pediatrics and board eligible in Pediatric Critical Care. He cares for critically ill and injured children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Primary Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Flaherty’s main research interests is investigating variations in resource use in the care of critically injured children. This includes research into areas of potential over treatment and developing quality improvement systems.
Clinical Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
Pediatric Intensive Care UnitSpecialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Critical Care |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine) |
Brian Flaherty, MD, earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Denver and received his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He completed a residency in pediatrics at Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. He then stayed at Stanford University and served as the Chief Resident for the Pediatric Residency Program and worked as both an inpatient pediatric hospitalist and outpatient general pediatrician. Following his chief residency, he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Utah.
Dr. Flaherty currently serves as an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Utah. He is board certified in Pediatrics and board eligible in Pediatric Critical Care. He cares for critically ill and injured children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Primary Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Flaherty’s main research interests is investigating variations in resource use in the care of critically injured children. This includes research into areas of potential over treatment and developing quality improvement systems.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Critical Care |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine) |
Education History
| Fellowship | University of Utah Value Fellow Academic Fellow, 2018 |
| Fellowship | University of Utah School of Medicine Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow, 2017 |
| Chief Resident | Stanford University School of Medicine Pediatrics Chief Resident, 2014 |
| Residency | Stanford University School of Medicine Pediatrics Resident, 2013 |
| Professional Medical | Washington University School of Medicine Medicine M.D., 2010 |
| Undergraduate | University of Denver Biochemistry, Molecular Biology B.S., 2006 |
| Graduate Training | University of Utah M.S.C.I, |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Woods-Hill cZ, Colantouni EA, Koontz DW, Vostkertchuan A, Xie a, Miller MR, Fackler JC, Milstone AMT, and the BrightStar Consensus Authorship Group (2022). Association of Diagnostic Stewardship for Blood Cultures in Critically Ill Children With Culture Rates, Antibiotic Use, and Patient Outcomes: Results of the Bright STAR Collaborative. JAMA Pediatr.
- Woods-Hill Charlotte Z MD, Koontz Danielle W MA, Voskertchian Annie MPH, Xie Anping PhD, Shea Judy PhD, Miller Marlene R MD MSc, Fackler, James C MD, Milstone Aaron M MD MHS for the Bright Star Consensus Authorship Group (2021). Consensus Recommendations for Blood Culture Use in Critically Ill Children Using a Modified Delphi Approach. Pediatr Crit Care Med, 22(9), 774-784.
- Bassett H, Coller R, Beck J, Hummel K, Tiedt K, Flaherty B, Tchou M, Kapphahn K, Walker, L, Schroeder A (2021). Parent Preferences for Transparency of Their Child’s Hospitalization Costs. . JAMA Netw Open, 4(9).
- Bassett HK, Coller RJ, Beck J, Hummel K, Tiedt KA, Flaherty B, Tchou MJ, Kapphahn K, Walker L, Schroeder AR (2020). Financial Difficulties in Families of Hospitalized Children. J Hosp Med, 15(11), 652-658.
- Call L, Qiu Q, Morris J, Flaherty B, Vavilala MS, Mills B, Bratton S, Mossa-Basha M (2020). Characteristics of pediatric patients with traumatic epidural hematomas who can be safely observed: a clinical validation study. Br J Radiol, 93(1114), 20190968.
- Neumayer KE, Sweney J, Fenton SJ, Keenan HT, Flaherty BF (2020). Validation of the “CHIIDA” and Application for PICU Triage in Children with Complicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. J Peds Surgery. J Pediatr Surg, 55(7), 1255-1259.
- Flaherty BF, Jackson ML, Cox CS Jr, Clark A, Ewing-Cobbs L, Holubkov R, Moore KR, Patel RP, Keenan HT (2019). Ability of the PILOT score to predict 6-month functional outcome in pediatric patients with moderate-severe traumatic brain injury. J Pediatr Surg, 55(7), 1238-1244.
- Woods-Hill CZ, Koontz DW, King AF, Voskertchian A, Colantuoni EA, Miller MR, Fackler JC, Bonafide CP, Milstone AM, Xie A, and the BrightSTAR Consensus Authorship Group (2020). Practice, Perceptions, and Attitudes in the Evaluation of Critically Ill Children for Bacteremia: A National Survey. Pediatr Crit Care Med, 21(1), e23-e29.
- Flaherty BF, Moore HE, Riva-Cambrin J, Bratton SL (2018). Repeat Head CT for Expectant Management of Traumatic Epidural Hematoma. Pediatrics, 142(3).
- Flaherty BF, Moore HE, Riva-Cambrin J, Bratton SL (2016). Pediatric patients with traumatic epidural hematoma at low risk for deterioration and need for surgical treatment. J Pediatr Surg, 52(2), 334-339.
- Flaherty BF, Loya J, Alexander MD, Pandit R, Ha BY, Torres RA, Schroeder AR (2013). Utility of clinical and radiographic findings in the management of traumatic epidural hematoma. Pediatr Neurosurg, 49(4), 208-14.
- Tan MC, Goedegebuure PS, Belt BA, Flaherty B, Sankpal N, Gillanders WE, Eberlein TJ, Hsieh CS, Linehan DC (2009). Disruption of CCR5-dependent homing of regulatory T cells inhibits tumor growth in a murine model of pancreatic cancer. J Immunol, 182(3), 1746-55.
- Delgado-Corcoran C, Wawrzynski SE, Mansfield KJ, Flaherty BF, DeCourcey DD, Moore D, Cook LJ, Ullrich CK, Olson LM (Accepted 2/2022). An Automatic Pediatric Palliative Care Consultation for Children Supported on ECMO: A Survey of Perceived Benefits and Barriers. (Epub ahead of print) J Palliat Med.
Review
- Flaherty BF, Scottoline B, Tsai A, et al (2011). Visual Diagnosis: Prenatally Diagnosed Intra-abdominal Mass in a Newborn. [Review]. Neoreviews, 12(5), e296.
Commentary
- Flaherty BF, Schroeder AR (2019). Early, Unanticipated PICU Transfer: Is There a Need for Improvement? Hosp Pediatr, 9(5), 402-404.
- Flaherty, BF Poss WB (2016). Pediatric Critical Care Physicians at Particular Risk for Burnout. AAP News.
- Flaherty BF, Bratton S (2015). Commentary on: Protocolized Sedation for Ventilated Pediatric Patients. AAP Grand Rounds, 33(5), 54.
Case Report
- Flaherty BF, Stoecklein HH, Maslach-Hubbard A (2017). A Case of Pediatric Adrenal Crisis, Not Just a Condition of Infancy. 2(1).
- Grover CA, Flaherty B, Lung D, Pageler NM (2012). Significant toxicity in a young female after low-dose tricyclic antidepressant ingestion. Pediatr Emerg Care, 28(10), 1066-9.
Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast
- Flaherty BF, Call M (2018). Coping with Medical Error: The Second Victim [Web]. University of Utah Accelerate. Available: https://accelerate.uofuhealth.utah.edu/improvement/coping-with-medical-error-the-second-victim.