Research Faculty

David W. Casavant, MD

Department Anaesthesia
Hospital Title Clinical Director of Critical Care Medicine,
Boston Medical Center
Academic Title Instructor in Anaesthesia
Phone 617-355-7327
Fax 617-730-0453
Email David Casavant
Location 300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Bader 634

Research Overview

Dr. Casavant's research focuses on describing life-threatening Influenza infections in the ICU.

Research Goals

Present goals are to better describe the occurrence of severe influenza infection in Pediatric ICU's.

Translational Implications

Translational goal is to improve care of severely affected patients with influenza in the PICU.

Publications

  • Kantarci S, Casavant D, Prada C, Russell M, Byrne J, Haug LW, Jennings R, Manning S, Blaise F, Boyd TK, Fryns JP, Holmes LB, Donahoe PK, Lee C, Kimonis V, Pober BR. Findings from aCGH in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH): a possible locus for Fryns syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2006 Jan 1;140(1):17-23.
  • Meshulam T, Herscovitz H, Casavant D, Bernardo J, Roman R, Haugland RP, Strohmeier GS, Diamond RD, Simons ER. Flow cytometric kinetic measurements of neutrophil phospholipase A activation. J Biol Chem. 1992 Oct 25;267(30):21465-70.