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Dr. Douglas Baker studies the febrile infant and methods for management of fever in the pediatric patient. As Section Chief, he is vitally interested in healthcare systems and the delivery of emergent health care to the pediatric population.

Dr. Linda Arnold studies international child health and medicine, and researches resident education.

Dr. Carl Baum investigates toxins and their effect on pediatric patients, with a particular interest in environmental toxicology. He analyzes urine for the presence of tobacco-specific carcinogens in children exposed to tobacco smoke. He is part of the national terrorism hospital preparedness program/regional surge capacity of victims of terrorism for the Yale-New Haven Health System.

Dr. Kirsten Bechtel specializes in forensic medicine, with expertise in child abuse.

Dr. Linda Brown researches the role of acute phase reactants in clinical practice.

Dr. Lei Chen evaluates the use of bedside ultrasound technology in the diagnosis of urgent pediatric conditions and disorders.

Dr. Allen Hsiao is interested in role of medical informatics in the pediatric emergency room. He also researches the levels of carboxyhemoglobin in (carbon monoxide in the blood of) young infants. Dr. Hsiao evaluates the utility of point-of-care bedside blood testing in the pediatric emergency room.

Dr. Karen Santucci studies forensic medicine, particularly as it applies to the pediatric urgent patient. She is also the Fellowship Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

Dr. David Spiro evaluates the efficacy of the "wait and see" approach to the use of antibiotics for acute Otitis Media (ear infection). He is the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) medical director.