Sarnaik, Ajit
M.D.
Director
Associate Professor
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Publications & Presentations
Yu Shan Tseng, Ronald Thomas, Ajit Sarnaik (2024). Customized Mobile App for Residents Rotating Through Pediatric Critical Care Unit Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development.
Katherine Regling, Swati Seghal, Wendy Hollon, Patricia Rayner, Lori Stricker, Ajit Sarnaik, Peter Sassalos, Mamdouh Al-Ahmadi, Madhvi Rajpurkar, Meera B Chitlur (2024). Balancing anticoagulation and hemostasis in an infant with severe hemophilia A during cardiac transplantation: Review of the literature and development of a surgical protocol Pediatric Blood & Cancer.
Ji-Yeon Kim, Ajit Sarnaik, Ahmad Farooqi, Katherine Cashen (2022). Contemporary feeding practices in postoperative patients with Congenital Heart Disease Cardiology in the Young.
Patrick M. Kochanek, P David Adelson, Bedda L Rosario, James Hutchison, Nikki Miller Ferguson, Peter Ferrazzano, Nicole O'Brien , John Beca , Ajit Sarnaik, Kerri LaRovere, Tellen D Bennett, Akash Deep , Deepak Gupta, F Anthony Willyerd , Shiyao Gao, Stephen R Wisniewski, Michael J Bell, ADAPT Investigators (2022). Comparison of Intracranial Pressure Measurements Before and After Hypertonic Saline or Mannitol Treatment in Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury JAMA Network Open.
Ajit Sarnaik, Nikki Miller Ferguson, A M Iqbal O'Meara, Shruti Agrawal, Akash Deep, Sandra Buttram, Michael J Bell, Stephen R Wisniewski, James F Luther, Adam L Hartman, Monica S Vavilala, Investigators of the ADAPT Trial (2018). Age and Mortality in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Results from an International Study Neurocritical Care.
Emily Mathias, Vin Tangpricha, Ajit Sarnaik, Ahmad Farooqi, Usha Sethuraman (2017). Association of vitamin D with cathelicidin and vitamin D binding protein in pediatric sepsis Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology.
Nikki Miller Ferguson, Ajit Sarnaik, Darryl Miles, Nadeem Shafi, Mark J Peters, Edward Truemper, Monica S Vavilala, Michael J Bell, Stephen R Wisniewski, James F Luther, Adam L Hartman, Patrick M Kochanek (2017). Abusive Head Trauma and Mortality-An Analysis From an International Comparative Effectiveness Study of Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Critical Care Medicine.
Ajit A Sarnaik, Hitesh S Sandhu, Ashok P Sarnaik, Kevin M Valentine (2016). High Frequency Jet Ventilation in Respiratory Failure Secondary to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: A Case Series Frontiers in Pediatrics.
Bradley Tilford, MD, Ajit Sarnaik, MD, Jeff Clark, MD, Katherine Cashen, DO (2016). Pediatric Complete Heart Block MedEdPortal.
Ajit A. Sarnaik (2015). The Use of Independent Lung Ventilation for Unilateral Pulmonary Hemorrhage International Journal of Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine.
Jack Green, MD, Henry L Walters, MD, Ralph E Delius, MD, Ajit Sarnaik, MD, Christopher W Mastropietro, MD (2014). Prevalence and Risk Factors for Upper Airway Obstruction after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery The Journal of Pediatrics.
J'mir L Cousar, Yvette P Conley, F Anthony Willyerd, Ajit A Sarnaik, Ava M Puccio, Philip E Empey, Patrick M Kochanek, Michael J Bell, David O Okonkwo, Robert S B Clark (2013). Influence of ATP-binding cassette polymorphisms on neurological outcome after traumatic brain injury Neurocritical Care.
Ajit A Sarnaik, Jeff A Clark, Kathleen L Meert, Ashok P Sarnaik (2013). Views of pediatric intensive care physicians on the ethics of organ donation after cardiac death Critical Care Medicine.
Angela F Mata, Ajit A Sarnaik (2013). Bronchoscopy with N-acetylcysteine lavage in severe respiratory failure from pertussis infection Pediatrics.
Ajit A Sarnaik, Yvette P Conley, David O Okonkwo, Taura L Barr, Ericka L Fink, Csaba Szabo, Patrick M. Kochanek, Robert S.B. Clark (2010). Influence of PARP-1 Polymorphisms in Patients after Traumatic Brain Injury Journal of Neurotrauma.
Ericka L. Fink, Yichen Lai, Xiaopeng Zhang, Keri Janesko-Feldman, P. David Adelson, Csaba Szabó, Rachel P. Berger, Ajit A. Sarnaik, Patrick M. Kochanek, Robert S. B. Clark (2008). Quantification of Poly(ADP-ribose)-Modified Proteins in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Infants and Children after Traumatic Brain Injury Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism.
Ashok P Sarnaik, Kshama Daphtary, Ajit A Sarnaik (2005). Ethical issues in pediatric intensive care in developing countries: combining western technology and eastern wisdom Indian Journal of Pediatrics.
J Sprung, J F O'Hara Jr, I S Gill, B Abdelmalak, A Sarnaik, E L Bravo (2000). Anesthetic aspects of laparoscopic and open adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma Urology.
Katherine Regling, Swati Seghal, Wendy Hollon, Patricia Rayner, Lori Stricker, Ajit Sarnaik, Peter Sassalos, Mamdouh Al-Ahmadi, Madhvi Rajpurkar, Meera B Chitlur (2024). Balancing anticoagulation and hemostasis in an infant with severe hemophilia A during cardiac transplantation: Review of the literature and development of a surgical protocol Pediatric Blood & Cancer.
Ji-Yeon Kim, Ajit Sarnaik, Ahmad Farooqi, Katherine Cashen (2022). Contemporary feeding practices in postoperative patients with Congenital Heart Disease Cardiology in the Young.
Patrick M. Kochanek, P David Adelson, Bedda L Rosario, James Hutchison, Nikki Miller Ferguson, Peter Ferrazzano, Nicole O'Brien , John Beca , Ajit Sarnaik, Kerri LaRovere, Tellen D Bennett, Akash Deep , Deepak Gupta, F Anthony Willyerd , Shiyao Gao, Stephen R Wisniewski, Michael J Bell, ADAPT Investigators (2022). Comparison of Intracranial Pressure Measurements Before and After Hypertonic Saline or Mannitol Treatment in Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury JAMA Network Open.
Ajit Sarnaik, Nikki Miller Ferguson, A M Iqbal O'Meara, Shruti Agrawal, Akash Deep, Sandra Buttram, Michael J Bell, Stephen R Wisniewski, James F Luther, Adam L Hartman, Monica S Vavilala, Investigators of the ADAPT Trial (2018). Age and Mortality in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Results from an International Study Neurocritical Care.
Emily Mathias, Vin Tangpricha, Ajit Sarnaik, Ahmad Farooqi, Usha Sethuraman (2017). Association of vitamin D with cathelicidin and vitamin D binding protein in pediatric sepsis Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology.
Nikki Miller Ferguson, Ajit Sarnaik, Darryl Miles, Nadeem Shafi, Mark J Peters, Edward Truemper, Monica S Vavilala, Michael J Bell, Stephen R Wisniewski, James F Luther, Adam L Hartman, Patrick M Kochanek (2017). Abusive Head Trauma and Mortality-An Analysis From an International Comparative Effectiveness Study of Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Critical Care Medicine.
Ajit A Sarnaik, Hitesh S Sandhu, Ashok P Sarnaik, Kevin M Valentine (2016). High Frequency Jet Ventilation in Respiratory Failure Secondary to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: A Case Series Frontiers in Pediatrics.
Bradley Tilford, MD, Ajit Sarnaik, MD, Jeff Clark, MD, Katherine Cashen, DO (2016). Pediatric Complete Heart Block MedEdPortal.
Ajit A. Sarnaik (2015). The Use of Independent Lung Ventilation for Unilateral Pulmonary Hemorrhage International Journal of Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine.
Jack Green, MD, Henry L Walters, MD, Ralph E Delius, MD, Ajit Sarnaik, MD, Christopher W Mastropietro, MD (2014). Prevalence and Risk Factors for Upper Airway Obstruction after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery The Journal of Pediatrics.
J'mir L Cousar, Yvette P Conley, F Anthony Willyerd, Ajit A Sarnaik, Ava M Puccio, Philip E Empey, Patrick M Kochanek, Michael J Bell, David O Okonkwo, Robert S B Clark (2013). Influence of ATP-binding cassette polymorphisms on neurological outcome after traumatic brain injury Neurocritical Care.
Ajit A Sarnaik, Jeff A Clark, Kathleen L Meert, Ashok P Sarnaik (2013). Views of pediatric intensive care physicians on the ethics of organ donation after cardiac death Critical Care Medicine.
Angela F Mata, Ajit A Sarnaik (2013). Bronchoscopy with N-acetylcysteine lavage in severe respiratory failure from pertussis infection Pediatrics.
Ajit A Sarnaik, Yvette P Conley, David O Okonkwo, Taura L Barr, Ericka L Fink, Csaba Szabo, Patrick M. Kochanek, Robert S.B. Clark (2010). Influence of PARP-1 Polymorphisms in Patients after Traumatic Brain Injury Journal of Neurotrauma.
Ericka L. Fink, Yichen Lai, Xiaopeng Zhang, Keri Janesko-Feldman, P. David Adelson, Csaba Szabó, Rachel P. Berger, Ajit A. Sarnaik, Patrick M. Kochanek, Robert S. B. Clark (2008). Quantification of Poly(ADP-ribose)-Modified Proteins in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Infants and Children after Traumatic Brain Injury Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism.
Ashok P Sarnaik, Kshama Daphtary, Ajit A Sarnaik (2005). Ethical issues in pediatric intensive care in developing countries: combining western technology and eastern wisdom Indian Journal of Pediatrics.
J Sprung, J F O'Hara Jr, I S Gill, B Abdelmalak, A Sarnaik, E L Bravo (2000). Anesthetic aspects of laparoscopic and open adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma Urology.
Credentials, Certifications & Awards
Top Docs - "based on a peer-review survey of approximately 23,000
physicians in metropolitan Detroit. Thousands of votes were cast honoring excellence in 93 different specialties."
Research Citation Finalist
Top Docs
College Teaching Award
Gold Snapshot Award - this award "recognizes excellence in critical care research and is based on abstract scores" which I achieved as a senior mentor in a project in pediatric traumatic brain injury
Educational Scholarship Award
Star Research Achievement Award
Top Student Abstract Finalist
Research Citation Finalist
Top Docs
College Teaching Award
Gold Snapshot Award - this award "recognizes excellence in critical care research and is based on abstract scores" which I achieved as a senior mentor in a project in pediatric traumatic brain injury
Educational Scholarship Award
Star Research Achievement Award
Top Student Abstract Finalist
Education
Residency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (OH)
Fellowship, Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh Of Upmc, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA)
Fellowship, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA)
M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan (MI)
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA)
M.Ed., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (OH)
Fellowship, Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh Of Upmc, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA)
Fellowship, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA)
M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan (MI)
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA)
M.Ed., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (OH)