Heather Machen, MD

Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

US Acute Care Solutions

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One Hospital Plz
Stamford, CT 06902
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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.
  • Specialties

    Specialties

    Pediatric Emergency Medicine

    Special Interests

    Languages

    English
    French
    Spanish

  • Education & Training

    Medical School

    St. George's University

    Residency

    Inova Fairfax Hospital

    Fellowship

    Schneider Children's Hospital at North Shore

  • Board Certifications & Affiliations

    Board Certifications

    American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Emergency Medicine

    Affiliations

    African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM)
    American Academy of Emergency Medicine in India (AAEMI)
    American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
    American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

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.

If You Are in Need of Emergency Care, Call 911.

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