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  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Clifton W. Callaway is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and focuses primarily on medical research, with extensive work in emergency medicine. Their publication record includes 464 works concentrated in the field of medicine, with significant contributions to several subfields such as emergency medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, neurology, and critical care and intensive care medicine.

The scientist's research spans a range of topics, particularly emphasizing studies related to cardiac arrest and resuscitation, traumatic brain injury research, and emergency and acute care studies. Specific areas of focus include:

  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
  • Thermal Regulation in Medicine
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include Jonathan Elmer, Patrick J. Coppler, Christian Martin-Gill, Francis X. Guyette, and Salah S. Al-Zaiti.

Clifton W. Callaway has published extensively in several leading scientific journals. The most frequent venues for their work are:

  • Resuscitation (46 publications)
  • Circulation (45 publications)
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine (15 publications)
  • JAMA Network Open (8 publications)
  • Resuscitation Plus (6 publications)

Examples of recent papers include:

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association, 2020, Circulation
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2021 Update, 2021, Circulation
  • Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Adult Advanced Life Support: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations, 2020, Resuscitation
  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivorship: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2020, Circulation

In 2018, Clifton W. Callaway was recognized as a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

Best Publications

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Paul Muntner;Alvaro Alonso;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Salim S. Virani;Clifton W. Callaway;Alanna M. Chamberlain

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Emelia J. Benjamin;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2021 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Hugo J. Aparicio;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Part 9: Post-Cardiac Arrest Care: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

    Mary Ann Peberdy;Clifton W. Callaway;Robert W. Neumar;Romergryko G. Geocadin

  • Regional Variation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Incidence and Outcome

    Graham Nichol;Elizabeth Thomas;Clifton W. Callaway;Jerris Hedges

  • Part 8: Adult Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

    Robert W. Neumar;Charles W. Otto;Mark S. Link;Steven L. Kronick

  • Part 1: Executive Summary 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

    John M. Field;Mary Fran Hazinski;Michael R. Sayre;Leon Chameides

  • Part 4: Advanced life support: 2015 International consensus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care science with treatment recommendations

    Jerry P. Nolan;Mary Fran Hazinski;Richard Aickin;Farhan Bhanji

  • Part 8: Post-cardiac arrest care: 2015 American Heart Association guidelines update for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care

    Clifton W. Callaway;Michael W. Donnino;Ericka L. Fink;Romergryko G. Geocadin

  • Post-cardiac arrest syndrome: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and prognostication ☆ ☆☆ ★: A Scientific Statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative, and Critical Care; the Council on Clinical Cardiology; the Council on Stroke

    Jerry P. Nolan;Robert W. Neumar;Christophe Adrie;Mayuki Aibiki

  • Post–Cardiac Arrest Syndrome

    Robert W. Neumar;Jerry P. Nolan;Christophe Adrie;Mayuki Aibiki

  • Chest Compression Fraction Determines Survival in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Ventricular Fibrillation

    Jim Christenson;Douglas Andrusiek;Siobhan Everson-Stewart;Peter Kudenchuk

  • Part 1: Executive Summary: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.

    Robert W. Neumar;Michael Shuster;Clifton W. Callaway;Lana M. Gent

  • Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock.

    Jason L. Sperry;Francis X. Guyette;Joshua B. Brown;Mark H. Yazer

  • Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

    Josef Dankiewicz;Tobias Cronberg;Gisela Lilja;Janus C. Jakobsen

  • Part 8: Advanced Life Support: 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations

    Laurie J. Morrison;Charles D. Deakin;Peter T. Morley;Peter T. Morley;Clifton W. Callaway

  • What is the Role of Chest Compression Depth during Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation?

    Ian G. Stiell;Siobhan P. Brown;James Christenson;Sheldon Cheskes

  • Adult Advanced Life Support: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations

    Jerry P. Nolan;Ian Maconochie;Jasmeet Soar;Theresa M. Olasveengen

  • Chest compression rates and survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

    Ahamed H. Idris;Danielle Guffey;Paul E. Pepe;Siobhan P. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurie J. Morrison
Laurie J. Morrison University of Toronto
Tom P. Aufderheide
Tom P. Aufderheide Medical College of Wisconsin
Ahamed H. Idris
Ahamed H. Idris The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Graham Nichol
Graham Nichol University of Washington
Thomas D. Rea
Thomas D. Rea University of Washington
Ian G. Stiell
Ian G. Stiell University of Ottawa
Benjamin S. Abella
Benjamin S. Abella University of Pennsylvania
Jerry P. Nolan
Jerry P. Nolan University of Warwick
Patrick M. Kochanek
Patrick M. Kochanek University of Pittsburgh
Vinay M. Nadkarni
Vinay M. Nadkarni Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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