Heather Machen, MD
Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
US Acute Care Solutions
Main: (203) 276-7777
Fax: (203) 276-7097
About Me
Originally from Greenwich, Dr. Machen returned there with her two children to join Stamford Health as the new Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
She spent the last nine years as a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Texas Children’s.
Dr. Machen has a special interest in global health and travels internationally providing clinical care and lecturing on pediatric emergency medicine.
Languages
English
Fluent French
Medical Spanish
Specialties
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Credentials
Education & Training
Medical School
St. George's University
Residency
Inova Fairfax Children's Hospital
Fellowship
Schneider Children's Hospital
Achievements
Published Work
*Outcomes of Patients with Respiratory Distress Treated with
Bubble CPAP on a Pediatric Ward in Malawi. ” Machen, H. E.,
Mwanza, Z. V., Brown, J. K., Kawaza, K. M., Newberry, L., Richards-
Kortum, R. R., Oden, Z. M., Molyneux, E. M.; J. Trop. Pediatr. 2015
Sep 13.
*A high-value, low-cost bubble continuous positive airway
pressure system for low-resource settings: technical assessment
and initial case reports.” Brown, J., Machen, H., Kawaza, K.,
Mwanza, Z., Iniguez, S., Lang, H., Gest, A., Kennedy, N., Miros, R.,
Richards-Kortum, R., Molyneux, E., Oden, M.; PLoS ONE. 2013.
*What’s new in global pediatric emergency medicine?” Machen, H.E.; Curr Opin Pediatr. 2010 Jun.
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- American College of Emergency
Physicians (ACEP) - African Federation of Emergency
Medicine (AFEM) - American Academy of Emergency
Medicine in India (AAEMI)
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