G. Keith Meyer, MD

 

Medical Director of the Nicklaus Children's Hospital LifeFlight© Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Services
Medical Director of the Extra Corporeal Life Support (ECLS/ECMO) and Apheresis Services


Dr. Keith Meyer holds a medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine. He completed both his Pediatric Internship and Residency at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. He then went on to New York City and completed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital. He also completed an elective fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Sloan Memorial Cancer Center. He is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Neurocritical care.

Dr. Meyer is the Medical Director of Nicklaus Children’s LifeFlight© Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Services　and the Medical Director of the Extra Corporeal Life Support (ECLS/ECMO) and Apheresis Services　(ECLS/ECMO). He also provides medical leadership in Neurological Intensive Care. He participates in various administrative leadership roles at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital including the Medical Executive Committee (MEC.) At the national level, he was elected to the American Academy of Pediatrics Executive Committee on Transport Medicine in 2009 and chairman of that committee since 2014. Additionally, he has provided leadership for the American Academy of Pediatrics: National Course on Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Medicine. He is also the editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Pediatric Patients/Field Guide. In addition, he authored and edited two medical board preparation review books published by McGraw-Hill in both General Pediatrics (2004) and Internal Medicine (2008).

Dr. Meyer actively participates in clinical research and is the Nicklaus Children’s site principle investigator for several large prospective studies. His research and clinical interests and expertise include neonatal and pediatric specialty transport, neurological injuries, advanced airway protection and management, sepsis, systemic inflammatory response and shock. He has published extensively on some of these topics.

Dr. Meyer is a member of The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Air Medical Physician Association (AMPA), Neurocritical Care Society (NCS), ExtraCorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) and Florida Emergency Medical Directors Association.


Gladen, K.M., Tellez, D., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2023). Adverse Tracheal Intubation Events in Critically Ill Underweight and Obese Children: Retrospective Study of the National Emergency Airway for Children Registry (2013-2020). Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Ahead of print(), . View in Pubmed

Stroud, M.H., Miguel-Verges, F.F., ..., Meyer, K. (2021). The State of Neonatal and Pediatric Interfacility Transport During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Air medical journal, 40(5), 331-336. View in Pubmed

Totapally, B., Nadiger, M., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2021). Identification of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Classes and Development of Hyperinflammation Score in Pediatric COVID-19. Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, 12(2), 137-147. View in Pubmed

Stenson, E.K., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Anas, N., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., Bigham, M.T., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2018). Hyperchloremia Is Associated With Complicated Course and Mortality in Pediatric Patients With Septic Shock. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 19(2), 155-160. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Anas, N., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., Bigham, M.T., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2018). Endotype Transitions During the Acute Phase of Pediatric Septic Shock Reflect Changing Risk and Treatment Response. Critical Care Medicine, 46(3), e242-e249. View in Pubmed

Kojima, T., Harwayne-Gidansky, I., Shenoi, A.N., Owen, E.B., Napolitano, N., Rehder, K.J., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2018). Cricoid Pressure During Induction for Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Children: A Report From National Emergency Airway Registry for Children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 19(6), 528-537. View in Pubmed

Li, S., Hsieh, T.C., Rehder, K.J., Nett, S., Kamat, P., Napolitano N., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2018). Frequency of Desaturation and Association With Hemodynamic Adverse Events During Tracheal Intubations in PICUs. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 19(1), e41-e50. View in Pubmed

Kojima, T., Laverriere, E.K., Owen, E.B., Harwayne-Gidansky, I., Shenoi, A.N., Napolitano, N., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2018). Clinical Impact of External Laryngeal Manipulation During Laryngoscopy on Tracheal Intubation Success in Critically Ill Children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 19(2), 106-114. View in Pubmed

Gradidge E.A., Bakar, A., Tellez, D., Ruppe, M., Tallent, S., Bird, G., Lavin, N., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2018). Effect of Location on Tracheal Intubation Safety in Cardiac Disease-Are Cardiac ICUs Safer?. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 19(3), 218-227. View in Pubmed

Langhan, M.L., Emerson, B.L., Nett, S., Pinto, M., Harwayne-Gidansky, I., Rehder, K.J., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2018). End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Use for Tracheal Intubation: Analysis From the National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS) Registry. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 19(2), 98-105. View in Pubmed

Gradidge, E.A., Bakar, A., Tellez, D., Ruppe, M., Tallent, S., Bird, G., Lavin, N., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2018). Safety of tracheal intubation in the presence of cardiac disease in paediatric ICUs. Cardiology in the Young, 28(7), 928-937. View in Pubmed

Totapally, A., Leoncio, M., Beltramo, F., Meyer, K., Raszynski, A., Totapally, B.R. (2017). Epidemiology and outcomes of children with accidental hypothermia: A propensity-matched study. Journal of Trauma and acute Care Surgery, 82(2), 362-367. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Anas, N., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2017). Improved Risk Stratification in Pediatric Septic Shock Using Both Protein and mRNA Biomarkers. PERSEVERE-XP. American journal of respiratory and critical care , 196(4), 494-501. View in Pubmed

Parker, M.M., Nuthall, G., Brown, C. 3rd, Biagas, K., Napolitano, N., Polikoff, L.A., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2017). Relationship Between Adverse Tracheal Intubation Associated Events and PICU Outcomes. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 18(4), 310-318. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Atkinson, S.J., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Anas, N., Allen, G.L., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2016). Combining Prognostic and Predictive Enrichment Strategies to Identify Children With Septic Shock Responsive to Corticosteroids. Critical Care Medicine, 44(10), e1000-e1003. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Cvijanovich. N.Z., Anas, N., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J.,..., Meyer, K., et al (2016). Pediatric Sepsis Biomarker Risk Model-II: Redefining the Pediatric Sepsis Biomarker Risk Model With Septic Shock Phenotype. Critical Care Medicine, 44(11), 2010-2017. View in Pubmed

Shiima, Y., Berg, R.A., Bogner, H.R., Morales, K.H., Nadkarni, V.M., ... ,National Emergency Airway Registry for Children Investigators (2016). Cardiac Arrests Associated With Tracheal Intubations in PICUs: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Critical Care Medicine, 44(9), 1675-1682. View in Pubmed

Li, S., Rehder, K.J., Giuliano, J.S. Jr, Apkon, M., Kamat, P., et al (2016). Development of a Quality Improvement Bundle to Reduce Tracheal Intubation-Associated Events in Pediatric ICUs. American Journal of Medical Quality, 31(1), 47-55. View in Pubmed

Sanders, R.C. Jr, Nett, S.T., Davis, K.F., Parker, M.M., Bysani, G.K., Adu-Darko, M., et al (2016). Family Presence During Pediatric Tracheal Intubations. JAMA Pediatrics, 170(3), e154627. View in Pubmed

COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, et al (2016). Management of Pediatric Trauma. Pediatrics, 138(2), e20161569. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Anas, N., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J.,..., Meyer, K., et al (2015). Prospective Testing and Redesign of a Temporal Biomarker Based Risk Model for Patients With Septic Shock: Implications for Septic Shock Biology. EBioMedicine, 2(12), 2087-2093. View in Pubmed

Rehder, K.J., Giuliano, J.S. Jr, Napolitano, N., Turner, D.A., Nuthall, G., Nadkarni, V.M., et al (2015). Increased Occurrence of Tracheal Intubation-Associated Events During Nights and Weekends in the PICU. Critical Care Medicine, 43(12), 2668-2674. View in Pubmed

Grunwell, J.R., Weiss, S.L., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2015). Differential expression of the Nrf2-linked genes in pediatric septic shock. Critical Care, 19(), 327. View in Pubmed

Schwartz, H.P., Bigham, M.T., Schoettker, P.J., Meyer, K., Trautman, M.S., Insoft, R.M., et al (2015). Quality Metrics in Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Transport: A National Delphi Project. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 16(8), 711-717. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Anas, N., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2015). A Multibiomarker-Based Model for Estimating the Risk of Septic Acute Kidney Injury. Critical Care Medicine, 43(8), 1646-1653. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Anas, N., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2015). Developing a clinically feasible personalized medicine approach to pediatric septic shock. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care , 191(3), 309-315.

Weiss, S.L., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., Freishtat, R.J., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2014). Differential expression of the nuclear-encoded mitochondrial transcriptome in pediatric septic shock. Critical Care, 18(6), 623. View in Pubmed

Atkinson, S.J., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Thomas, N.J., Allen, G.L., Anas, N., ..., Meyer, K., et al (2014). Corticosteroids and pediatric septic shock outcomes: a risk stratified analysis. PLoS One, 9(11), e112702. View in Pubmed

Abulebda, K., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Thomas, N.J., Allen, G.L., Anas, N., Bigham, M.T., Hall, M., Freishtat, R.J., Sen, A., Meyer, K. (2014). Post-ICU admission fluid balance and pediatric septic shock outcomes: a risk-stratified analysis. Critical Care Medicine, 42(2), 397-403. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Weiss, S.L., Giuliano, J.S. Jr, Wainwright, M.S., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Thomas, N.J., Allen, G.L., Anas, N., Bigham, M.T., Hall, M., Freishtat, R.J., Sen, A., Meyer, K. (2014). Testing the prognostic accuracy of the updated pediatric sepsis biomarker risk model. PLoS One, 9(1), e86242. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Weiss, S.L., Giuliano, J.S. Jr, Wainwright, M.S., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Thomas, N.J., Allen, G.L., Anas, N., Bigham, M.T., Hall, M., Freishtat, R.J., Sen, A., Meyer, K. (2014). The temporal version of the pediatric sepsis biomarker risk model. PLoS One, 9(3), e92121. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., Freishtat, R.J., Anas, N., Meyer, K. (2014). Corticosteroids are associated with repression of adaptive immunity gene programs in pediatric septic shock. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care , 189(8), 940-946. View in Pubmed

Nett, S., Emeriaud, G., Jarvis, J.D., Montgomery, V., Nadkarni, V.M., Nishisaki, A., NEAR4KIDS Investigators and Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators Network (2014). Site-level variance for adverse tracheal intubation-associated events across 15 North American PICUs: a report from the national emergency airway registry for children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 15(4), 306-313. View in Pubmed

Sasaki, J., Khalil, P.A., Chegondi, M., Raszynski, A., Meyer, K.G., Totapally, B.R. (2014). Coral snake bites and envenomation in children: a case series. Pediatric Emergency Care, 30(4), 262-265. View in Pubmed

Stroud, M.H., Trautman, M.S., Meyer, K., et al (2013). Pediatric and Neonatal Interfacility Transport: Results from a National Consensus Conference. Pediatrics, 132(2), 1-8. View in Pubmed

Meyer, G. Keith (2012). Cerebrovascular disease and stroke . Elk Grove Village, IL. American Academy of Pediatrics. Guidelines for air and ground transport of neonatal and pediatric patients, field guide.

Meyer, G. Keith (2012). Submersion injuries. Elk Grove Village, IL. American Academy of Pediatrics. Guidelines for air and ground transport of neonatal and pediatric patients, field guide.

Meyer, G. Keith (2012). Acute management of hypoxic ischemic injury post arrest. Elk Grove Village, IL. American Academy of Pediatrics. Guidelines for air and ground transport of neonatal and pediatric patients, field guide.

Wong H.R., Salisbury S., Xiao Q., Cvijanovich N.Z., Hall M., Allen G.L., Meyer K. (2012). The Pediatric sepsis biomarker risk model. Critical Care, 16(5), R174. View in Pubmed

Basu, R.K., Standage, S.W., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., Freishtat, R.J., Anas, N., Meyer, K., Checchia, P.A., Lin, R., Shanley, T.P., Bigham, M.T., Wheeler, D.S., Devarajan, P., Goldstein, S.L., Wong, H.R. (2011). Identification of candidate serum biomarkers for severe septic shock-associated kidney injury via microarray. Critical Care, 15(6), R273. View in Pubmed

Norozian, F.M., Leoncio, M., Torbati, D., Meyer, K., Raszynski, A., Totapally, B.R. (2011). Therapeutic hypercapnia enhances the inflammatory response to endotoxin in the lung of spontaneously breathing rats. Critical Care Medicine, 39(6), 1400-1406. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., Freishtat, R.J., Anas, N., Meyer, K., Checchia, P.A., Lin, R., Shanley, T.P., Bigham, M.T., Wheeler, D.S., Doughty, L.A., Tegtmeyer, K., Poynter, S.E., Kaplan, J.M., Chima, R.S., Stalets, E., Basu, (2011). Validation of a gene expression –based subclassification strategy for pediatric septic shock. Critical Care Medicine, 39(11), 2511-2517. View in Pubmed

Wynn, J.L., Cvijanovich, N.Z., Allen, G.L., Thomas, N.J., Freishtat, R.J., Anas, N., Meyer, K., et al. (2011). The influence of developmental age on the early transcriptomic response of children with septic shock. Molecular Medicine, 17(11-12), 1146-1156. View in Pubmed

Santschi, M., Jouvet, P., Leclerc, F.,…Meyer, K., et al. (2010). Acute lung injury in children: therapeutic practice and feasibility of international clinical trials. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 11(6), 681-689. View in Pubmed

Wong, H. R., Cvijanovich, N., Lin, R., Allen, G. L., Douglas, N. J. T., Willson, F., Freishtat, R. J., Anas, N., Meyer, K., Checchia, P., Monaco, M., Odom, K., Shanley, T. P. (2009). Identification of pediatric septic shock subclasses based on genome-wide expression profiling. BMC Medicine, 7(), 34. View in Pubmed

Wong, H.R., Cvijanovich, N., Allen, G.L., Lin, R., Anas, N., Meyer, K., et al. (2009). Genomic expression profiling across the pediatric systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, and septic shock spectrum. Critical Care Medicine, 37(5), 1558-1566. View in Pubmed

Meyer, G.K., DeLaMora, P.A., Miksad, R. (2008). Last Minute Internal Medicine. New York, NY. McGraw-Hill. Last Minute Internal Medicine.

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Phone Number:
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Education

Fellowship - Cornell University Medical College
Residency - Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Medical School - Ross University School of Medicine

Board Certifications

United Council for Neurological Subspecialties - Certified
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) - Certified
American Board of Pediatrics (Ped Critical Care Med) - Certified