Eliotte L. Hirshberg

Eliotte L. Hirshberg, MD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Internal Medicine , Adjunct - Pediatrics

Divisions: Public Health , Critical Care

Dr. Hirshberg received her medical degree from The University of Utah School of Medicine, completed her combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric residency at Strong Memorial Hospital, at the University of Rochetser. Her combined adult and pediatric critical care Fellowship was completed through the University of Utah. She joined the faculty at the University of Utah after completion of her fellowship. She received additional training in Echocardiography from NAPE. Dr. Hirshberg is board-certified in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Adult Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Medical Echocardiography.

She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and is in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care and the Division of Pediatric Critical Care. As a dedicated practicioner in both adult and pediatric critical care her specific clinical interests involve investigating the disparities and links between adult and childhood physiology.Her academic interests include creating replicable clinical trials in the Pediatric ICU.

Education History

Undergraduate Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
 BS
Professional Medical University of Utah
 MD
Internship University of Rochester
 Intern
Residency University of Rochester
 Resident
Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
 Fellow
Graduate Training Univeristy of Utah School of Medicine
 MS

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Lanspa MJ, Krinsley JS, Hersh AM, Wilson EL, Holmen JR, Orme JF, Morris AH, Hirshberg E (2019). Percentage of Time in Range 70 to 139 mg/dL Is Associated With Reduced Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients Receiving IV Insulin Infusion. Chest, 156(5), 878-886.
  2. Faustino EVS, Hirshberg EL, Asaro LA, Biagas KV, Pinto N, Srinivasan V, Bagdure DN, Steil GM, Coughlin-Wells K, Wypij D, Nadkarni VM, Agus MSD, Mourani PM, Chima R, Thomas NJ, Li S, Pinto A, Newth C, Hassinger A, Bysani K, Rehder KJ, Kandil S, Wintergerst K, Schwarz A, Marsillio L, Cvijanovich N, Pham N, Quasney M, Flori H, Federman M, Nett S, Viteri S, Schneider J, Medar S, Sapru A, McQuillen P, Babbitt C, Lin JC, Jouvet P, Yanay O, Allen C, Heart And Lung Failure-Pediatric INsulin Titration (HALF-PINT) Study Investigators (2019). Short-Term Adverse Outcomes Associated With Hypoglycemia in Critically Ill Children. Critical care medicine, 47(5), 706-714.
  3. McPeake J, Hirshberg EL, Christie LM, Drumright K, Haines K, Hough CL, Meyer J, Wade D, Andrews A, Bakhru R, Bates S, Barwise JA, Bastarache J, Beesley SJ, Boehm LM, Brown S, Clay AS, Firshman P, Greenberg S, Harris W, Hill C, Hodgson C, Holdsworth C, Hope AA, Hopkins RO, Howell DCJ, Janssen A, Jackson JC, Johnson A, Kross EK, Lamas D, MacLeod-Smith B, Mandel R, Marshall J, Mikkelsen ME, Nackino M, Quasim T, Sevin CM, Slack A, Spurr R, Still M, Thompson C, Weinhouse G, Wilcox ME, Iwashyna T (2019). Models of Peer Support to Remediate Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: A Report Developed by the Society of Critical Care Medicine Thrive International Peer Support Collaborative. Critical care medicine, 47(1), e21-e27.
  4. Beesley SJ, Hopkins RO, Holt-Lunstad J, Wilson EL, Butler J, Kuttler KG, Orme J, Brown SM, Hirshberg E (2018). The authors reply. Critical care medicine, 46(6), e625.
  5. Hirshberg EL, Lanspa MJ, Peterson J, Carpenter L, Wilson EL, Brown SM, Dean NC, Orme J, Grissom C (2018). Randomized Feasibility Trial of a Low Tidal Volume-Airway Pressure Release Ventilation Protocol Compared With Traditional Airway Pressure Release Ventilation and Volume Control Ventilation Protocols. Critical care medicine, 46(12), 1943-1952.
  6. Munkwitz M, Hopkins RO, Miller Iii RR, Luckett PM, Hirshberg E (2010). A perspective on early mobilization for adult patients with respiratory failure: Lessons for the pediatric population. Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine, 3(3), 215-27.
  7. Hirshberg EL, Butler J, Francis M, Davis FA, Lee D, Tavake-Pasi F, Napia E, Villalta J, Mukundente V, Coulter H, Stark L, Beesley SJ, Orme JF, Brown SM, Hopkins R (2020). Persistence of patient and family experiences of critical illness. BMJ open, 10(4), e035213.
  8. Lanspa MJ, Olsen TD, Wilson EL, Leguyader ML, Hirshberg EL, Anderson JL, Brown SM, Grissom C (2019). A simplified definition of diastolic function in sepsis, compared against standard definitions. Journal of intensive care, 7, 14.
  9. Lanspa MJ, Burk RE, Wilson EL, Hirshberg EL, Grissom CK, Brown S (2018). Echocardiogram-guided resuscitation versus early goal-directed therapy in the treatment of septic shock: a randomized, controlled, feasibility trial. Journal of intensive care, 6, 50.
  10. Cirulis MM, Beesley SJ, Wilson EL, Stubben C, Olsen TD, Hirshberg EL, Smith LM, Lanspa MJ, Abraham TP, Grissom CK, Rondina MT, Brown S (2019). The peripheral blood transcriptome in septic cardiomyopathy: an observational, pilot study. Intensive care medicine experimental, 7(1), 57.
  11. Beesley SJ, Egan E, Lanspa MJ, Wilson EL, Hirshberg EL, Grissom CK, Burk R, Brown S (2020). Unanticipated critical findings on echocardiography in septic patients. The ultrasound journal, 12(1), 12.
  12. Knox DB, Hirshberg EL, Orme J, Peltan I, Lanspa M (2022). Effect of COVID 19 pneumonia on hyperglycemia: Is it different from non COVID pneumonia?. Diabetes & metabolic syndrome, 16(2), 102407.
  13. Harris BR, Beesley SJ, Hopkins RO, Hirshberg EL, Wilson E, Butler J, Oniki TA, Kuttler KG, Orme JF, Brown S (2021). Heart rate variability and subsequent psychological distress among family members of intensive care unit patients. The Journal of international medical research, 49(11), 3000605211057829.
  14. Hirshberg EL, Alexander JL, Asaro LA, Coughlin-Wells K, Steil GM, Spear D, Stone C, Nadkarni VM, Agus MSD, HALF-PINT Study Investigator (2021). Performance of an Electronic Decision Support System as a Therapeutic Intervention During a Multicenter PICU Clinical Trial: Heart and Lung Failure-Pediatric Insulin Titration Trial (HALF-PINT). Chest, 160(3), 919-928.
  15. Conlon TW, Kantor DB, Hirshberg EL, Fraga MV, Glau CL, Horowitz R, Burzynski JH, Godshall AJ, Nishisaki (2021). A Call to Action for the Pediatric Critical Care Community. Pediatric critical care medicine, 22(7), e410-e414.
  16. Lanspa MJ, Cirulis MM, Wiley BM, Olsen TD, Wilson EL, Beesley SJ, Brown SM, Hirshberg EL, Grissom C (2021). Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Early Sepsis and Septic Shock. Chest, 159(3), 1055-1063.
  17. Beesley SJ, Hirshberg EL, Wilson EL, Butler JM, Oniki TA, Kuttler KG, Orme JF, Hopkins RO, Brown S (2020). Depression and Change in Caregiver Burden Among Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Survivors. American journal of critical care, 29(5), 350-357.
  18. Remy KE, Verhoef PA, Malone JR, Ruppe MD, Kaselitz TB, Lodeserto F, Hirshberg EL, Slonim A, Dezfulian (2020). Caring for Critically Ill Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a PICU: Recommendations by Dual Trained Intensivists. Pediatric critical care medicine, 21(7), 607-619.
  19. Morris AH, Horvat C, Stagg B, Grainger DW, Lanspa M, Orme J, Clemmer TP, Weaver LK, Thomas FO, Grissom CK, Hirshberg E, East TD, Wallace CJ, Young MP, Sittig DF, Suchyta M, Pearl JE, Pesenti A, Bombino M, Beck E, Sward KA, Weir C, Phansalkar S, Bernard GR, Thompson BT, Brower R, Truwit J, Steingrub J, Hiten RD, Willson DF, Zimmerman JJ, Nadkarni V, Randolph AG, Curley MAQ, Newth CJL, Lacroix J, Agus MSD, Lee KH, deBoisblanc BP, Moore FA, Evans RS, Sorenson DK, Wong A, Boland MV, Dere WH, Crandall A, Facelli J, Huff SM, Haug PJ, Pielmeier U, Rees SE, Karbing DS, Andreassen S, Fan E, Goldring RM, Berger KI, Oppenheimer BW, Ely EW, Pickering BW, Schoenfeld DA, Tocino I, Gonnering RS, Pronovost PJ, Savitz LA, Dreyfuss D, Slutsky AS, Crapo JD, Pinsky MR, James B, Berwick D (2022). Computer clinical decision support that automates personalized clinical care: a challenging but needed healthcare delivery strategy. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 30(1), 178-194.
  20. Morris AH, Stagg B, Lanspa M, Orme J, Clemmer TP, Weaver LK, Thomas F, Grissom CK, Hirshberg E, East TD, Wallace CJ, Young MP, Sittig DF, Pesenti A, Bombino M, Beck E, Sward KA, Weir C, Phansalkar SS, Bernard GR, Taylor Thompson B, Brower R, Truwit JD, Steingrub J, Duncan Hite R, Willson DF, Zimmerman JJ, Nadkarni VM, Randolph A, Curley MAQ, Newth CJL, Lacroix J, Agus MSD, Lee KH, deBoisblanc BP, Scott Evans R, Sorenson DK, Wong A, Boland MV, Grainger DW, Dere WH, Crandall AS, Facelli JC, Huff SM, Haug PJ, Pielmeier U, Rees SE, Karbing DS, Andreassen S, Fan E, Goldring RM, Berger KI, Oppenheimer BW, Wesley Ely E, Gajic O, Pickering B, Schoenfeld DA, Tocino I, Gonnering RS, Pronovost PJ, Savitz LA, Dreyfuss D, Slutsky AS, Crapo JD, Angus D, Pinsky MR, James B, Berwick (2021). Enabling a learning healthcare system with automated computer protocols that produce replicable and personalized clinician actions. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 28(6), 1330-1344.
  21. Beesley SJ, Sorensen J, Walkey AJ, Tonna JE, Lanspa MJ, Hirshberg E, Grissom CK, Horne BD, Burk R, Abraham TP, Paine R, Brown S (2021). Long-Term Implications of Abnormal Left Ventricular Strain During Sepsis. Critical care medicine, 49(4), e444-e453.
  22. Furlong-Dillard J, Aljabari S, Hirshberg (2020). Diagnostic accuracy among trainees to safely confirm peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement using bedside ultrasound. British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 29(19), S20-S28.

Review

  1. Harting MT, Munson D, Linebarger J, Hirshberg E, Gow KW, Malek MM, Robbins AJ, Turnbull (2023). Ethical Considerations in Critically Ill Neonatal and Pediatric Patients. Journal of pediatric surgery,

Editorial

  1. Hirshberg EL, Majercik (2020). Targeting Driving Pressure for the Management of ARDS'Isn't It Just Very Low Tidal Volume Ventilation?. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 17(5), 557-558.

Letter

  1. Hirshberg EL, Lanspa MJ, Brown SM, Dean NC, Grissom C (2019). The authors reply. Critical care medicine, 47(8), e724-e726.
  2. Lanspa MJ, Cirulis MM, Wiley BM, Olsen TD, Wilson EL, Beesley SM, Brown SM, Hirshberg EL, Grissom C (2021). Response. Chest, 160(3), e319-e320.
  3. Lanspa MJ, Olsen TD, Wilson EL, Beesley SM, Brown SM, Hirshberg EL, Grissom CK, Cirulis MM, Wiley B (2021). Response. Chest, 159(4), 1685-1686.