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Last published 2026
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Richard T. Blaszak

Researcher

Also affiliated: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (1998); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2001–2021); Children's Mercy Hospital (2019); Hospital Research Foundation (1998–1999); Pediatrics and Genetics (2003); Children's Hospital Association (2016)

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with UAMS through 2024; recent publications list Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Faculty Researcher

15 h-index 33 pubs 792 cited

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Female
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Adolescent
  • Infant
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Prospective Studies
  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Time Factors
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Hypothermia, Induced
  • Infant, Newborn

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Richard T. Blaszak's research focuses on critical care in pediatric populations, with a particular emphasis on kidney function and cardiovascular health. His work investigates biomarkers for acute kidney injury in neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia, as detailed in publications from 2021 and 2023. Blaszak also studies the cardiac manifestations and treatment patterns for children diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome, including the utilization of specific therapies like Eculizumab. His research extends to evaluating non-invasive methods, such as lung ultrasound, for assessing volume overload in pediatric patients undergoing dialysis. Additionally, he has explored strategies for improving pediatric hypertension screening and developed literature reviews on preparing children with advanced chronic kidney disease for kidney replacement therapy, emphasizing multidisciplinary patient and caregiver education. Blaszak's scholarly output includes 33 publications, with an h-index of 15 and 787 citations. He has collaborated on multiple publications with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Brendan Crawford, Clare C. Brown, Parthak Prodhan, and Saritha Ranabothu.

Metrics

  • h-index: 15
  • Publications: 33
  • Citations: 792

Selected Publications

  • Improving Pediatric Hypertension Screening in an Academic Primary Care Setting (2024)
    Pediatric Quality and Safety 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae associated hemolytic uremic syndrome in children (2023)
    Frontiers in Pediatrics 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Preparing for kidney replacement therapy in pediatric advanced CKD: a review of literature and defining a multi-disciplinary clinical approach to patient-caregiver education (2023)
    Pediatric Nephrology DOI OpenAlex
  • Renal oximetry for early acute kidney injury detection in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy receiving therapeutic hypothermia (2023)
    Pediatric Nephrology 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of lung ultrasound to detect volume overload in children undergoing dialysis (2022)
    Pediatric Nephrology 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Utilization Pattern for Eculizumab Among Children With Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (2021)
    Frontiers in Pediatrics 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Urine Biomarkers for the Assessment of Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Receiving Therapeutic Hypothermia (2021)
    The Journal of Pediatrics 35 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cardiac Manifestation among Children with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (2021)
    The Journal of Pediatrics 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Targeting Mitochondria during Cold Storage to Maintain Proteasome Function and Improve Renal Outcome after Transplantation (2020)
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cystatin C and neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin as markers of renal function in pediatric heart transplant recipients (2011)
    Pediatric Transplantation 32 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Bone mineral status in pediatric heart transplant recipients: A retrospective observational study of an “at risk” cohort (2009)
    Pediatric Transplantation 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Incorporating the ACGME Educational Competencies Into Morbidity and Mortality Review Conferences (2009)
    Teaching and Learning in Medicine 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Factors related to long-term renal transplant function in children (2008)
    Pediatric Nephrology 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Defining Family-Centered Rounds (2007)
    Teaching and Learning in Medicine 164 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A patient with hyperuricemia and renal failure:answer (2007)
    Pediatric Nephrology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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28 Collaborators 12 Institutions 2 Countries

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