Colleen M. Badke, MD

Pronouns: She, Her

“As a pediatric critical care specialist, I have a strong interest in improving hospital outcomes for critically ill children, as well as improving the way we deliver care and implement new research and guidelines. My hope is that we can harness continuous physiological data to derive prediction models that support clinical decision making at the bedside of our sickest patients.”

Research Interests

  • Pediatric Critical Illness
  • Multiple Organ Dysfunction
  • Data-driven Research
  • Predictive Modeling

Biography

  • Attending Physician, Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Instructor of Pediatrics (Critical Care), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Colleen Badke, MD, is interested in data-driven outcomes research, specifically defining physiology-based phenotypes of critical illness and short-term outcomes for critically ill children with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Dr. Badke hopes to better define the clinical phenotypes of children who experience multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, which she can then use to develop predictive models to identify children most at risk for clinical deterioration. If these at-risk children can be identified earlier and their clinical phenotype defined more specifically, doctors can use a more personalized approach to their care, intervening differently and improving their outcomes. 

Education and Background

  • Fellowship in Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago 2017-2020
  • Chief Residency in Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago 2016-2017
  • Residency in Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 2013-2016
  • MD, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine 2013

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