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David Kantor | Education

Undergraduate School

PhD, Neuroscience

Johns Hopkins University

2005, Baltimore, MD

Medical School

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

2005, Baltimore, MD

Internship

Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2006, Boston, MA

Residency

Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2008, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Critical Care

Boston Children's Hospital

2012, Boston, MA

David Kantor | Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Critical Care Medicine)

David Kantor | Professional History

Dr. Kantor serves as an expert for the Department of Anesthesia for Boston Children's Hospital Precision Medicine Service. For more information about the Precision Medicine Service please visit bostonchildrens.org/precisionmed.

David Kantor | Publications

  1. Making Waves With Point-of-Care Ultrasound; Investment Begets Impact at the ICU Bedside? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 Nov 01; 25(11):1065-1068. View Making Waves With Point-of-Care Ultrasound; Investment Begets Impact at the ICU Bedside? Abstract

  2. Management Changes After Echocardiography Are Associated With Improved Outcomes in Critically Ill Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2024 Aug 01; 25(8):689-698. View Management Changes After Echocardiography Are Associated With Improved Outcomes in Critically Ill Children. Abstract

  3. Histamine-releasing factor in severe asthma and rhinovirus-associated asthma exacerbation. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 09; 152(3):633-640.e4. View Histamine-releasing factor in severe asthma and rhinovirus-associated asthma exacerbation. Abstract

  4. Ultrasound Assessment of Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness in Critically Ill Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021 10 01; 22(10):889-897. View Ultrasound Assessment of Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness in Critically Ill Children. Abstract

  5. A Call to Action for the Pediatric Critical Care Community. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021 07 01; 22(7):e410-e414. View A Call to Action for the Pediatric Critical Care Community. Abstract

  6. In Response. Anesth Analg. 2020 08; 131(2):e82-e83. View In Response. Abstract

  7. Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in the Pediatric Perioperative Setting. Anesth Analg. 2019 10; 129(4):925-932. View Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in the Pediatric Perioperative Setting. Abstract

  8. The authors reply. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 06; 20(6):592-593. View The authors reply. Abstract

  9. Diagnostic Bedside Ultrasound Program Development in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Results of a National Survey. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 11; 19(11):e561-e568. View Diagnostic Bedside Ultrasound Program Development in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Results of a National Survey. Abstract

  10. Fluid Balance Is Associated with Clinical Outcomes and Extravascular Lung Water in Children with Acute Asthma Exacerbation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 05 01; 197(9):1128-1135. View Fluid Balance Is Associated with Clinical Outcomes and Extravascular Lung Water in Children with Acute Asthma Exacerbation. Abstract

  11. Transcutaneous CO-oximetry differentiates asthma exacerbation and convalescence in children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 08; 142(2):676-678.e5. View Transcutaneous CO-oximetry differentiates asthma exacerbation and convalescence in children. Abstract

  12. Gene-Environment Interactions Associated with the Severity of Acute Asthma Exacerbation in Children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 03 01; 197(5):545-547. View Gene-Environment Interactions Associated with the Severity of Acute Asthma Exacerbation in Children. Abstract

  13. Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks. Nat Genet. 2018 01; 50(1):42-53. View Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks. Abstract

  14. Ultrasound Measurement of Muscle Thickness: A Novel Biomarker for the PICU? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 08; 18(8):817-819. View Ultrasound Measurement of Muscle Thickness: A Novel Biomarker for the PICU? Abstract

  15. Reply. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 05; 139(5):1717-1718. View Reply. Abstract

  16. Omalizumab Is Associated with Reduced Acute Severity of Rhinovirus-triggered Asthma Exacerbation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 12 15; 194(12):1552-1555. View Omalizumab Is Associated with Reduced Acute Severity of Rhinovirus-triggered Asthma Exacerbation. Abstract

  17. Ultrasound Guidance and Other Determinants of Successful Peripheral Artery Catheterization in Critically Ill Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 12; 17(12):1124-1130. View Ultrasound Guidance and Other Determinants of Successful Peripheral Artery Catheterization in Critically Ill Children. Abstract

  18. 395: BENEFITS AND BARRIERS TO BEDSIDE ULTRASOUND: A SURVEY OF THE SCCM PEDIATRIC ULTRASOUND COURSE. Crit Care Med. 2016 Dec; 44(12 Suppl 1):175. View 395: BENEFITS AND BARRIERS TO BEDSIDE ULTRASOUND: A SURVEY OF THE SCCM PEDIATRIC ULTRASOUND COURSE. Abstract

  19. Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia Is a Unique Entity within the Esophageal Atresia Defect Spectrum. Neonatology. 2017; 111(2):140-144. View Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia Is a Unique Entity within the Esophageal Atresia Defect Spectrum. Abstract

  20. Rhinovirus and serum IgE are associated with acute asthma exacerbation severity in children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 11; 138(5):1467-1471.e9. View Rhinovirus and serum IgE are associated with acute asthma exacerbation severity in children. Abstract

  21. Looking for Tips on Central Venous Catheter Insertion? Try Ultrasound. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov; 16(9):891-3. View Looking for Tips on Central Venous Catheter Insertion? Try Ultrasound. Abstract

  22. Establishing intensivist-driven ultrasound at the PICU bedside--it's about time*. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014 Sep; 15(7):649-52. View Establishing intensivist-driven ultrasound at the PICU bedside--it's about time*. Abstract

  23. Intravenous ß agonists and severe pediatric asthma exacerbation: time for a closer look at terbutaline? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2014 Mar; 112(3):187. View Intravenous ß agonists and severe pediatric asthma exacerbation: time for a closer look at terbutaline? Abstract

  24. Pulmonary hypertension associated with scurvy and vitamin deficiencies in an autistic child. Pediatrics. 2013 Dec; 132(6):e1699-703. View Pulmonary hypertension associated with scurvy and vitamin deficiencies in an autistic child. Abstract

  25. Replication and fine mapping of asthma-associated loci in individuals of African ancestry. Hum Genet. 2013 Sep; 132(9):1039-47. View Replication and fine mapping of asthma-associated loci in individuals of African ancestry. Abstract

  26. Methods for Improving Image Quality and Reducing Data Load of NIR Hyperspectral Images. Sensors (Basel). 2008 May 19; 8(5):3287-3298. View Methods for Improving Image Quality and Reducing Data Load of NIR Hyperspectral Images. Abstract

  27. The Nogo-66 receptor homolog NgR2 is a sialic acid-dependent receptor selective for myelin-associated glycoprotein. J Neurosci. 2005 Jan 26; 25(4):808-22. View The Nogo-66 receptor homolog NgR2 is a sialic acid-dependent receptor selective for myelin-associated glycoprotein. Abstract

  28. Functional Regulation of the Axon Guidance Cue Semaphorin 5A by Sulfated Proteoglycans. 2005.

  29. Semaphorin 5A is a bifunctional axon guidance cue regulated by heparan and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. Neuron. 2004 Dec 16; 44(6):961-75. View Semaphorin 5A is a bifunctional axon guidance cue regulated by heparan and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. Abstract

  30. Curbing the excesses of youth: molecular insights into axonal pruning. Neuron. 2003 Jun 19; 38(6):849-52. View Curbing the excesses of youth: molecular insights into axonal pruning. Abstract

  31. Sema5A affects axon outgrowth from the habenular nucleus. Keystone symposia, Axonal connections: molecular cues for development and regeneration. 2003.

  32. Recombinant adenovirus-mediated expression in nervous system of genes coding for ion channels and other molecules involved in synaptic function. Methods Enzymol. 1998; 293:483-503. View Recombinant adenovirus-mediated expression in nervous system of genes coding for ion channels and other molecules involved in synaptic function. Abstract

  33. Visualization of the distribution of autophosphorylated calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II after tetanic stimulation in the CA1 area of the hippocampus. J Neurosci. 1997 Jul 15; 17(14):5416-27. View Visualization of the distribution of autophosphorylated calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II after tetanic stimulation in the CA1 area of the hippocampus. Abstract

  34. The effect of endothelial nitric oxide synthase subcellular localization on nitric oxide release and long-term potentiation. Society for Neuroscience abstracts. 1997; 23:47.18.

  35. 3D time-lapse imaging of hippocampal dendritic spine plasticity using 2-photon microscopy. Society for Neuroscience abstracts. 1997; 23:136.5.

  36. A role for endothelial NO synthase in LTP revealed by adenovirus-mediated inhibition and rescue. Science. 1996 Dec 06; 274(5293):1744-8. View A role for endothelial NO synthase in LTP revealed by adenovirus-mediated inhibition and rescue. Abstract

  37. Expression of a mutant endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) blocks long-term potentiation (LTP). Society for Neuroscience abstracts. 1996; 22:598.16.

  38. A potential role for protein myristoylation and an endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in long-term potentiation (LTP). Society for Neuroscience abstracts 21, 711.14. 1995; 21:711.14.

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