Edward Vincent Faustino, MD, MHS
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Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care)
Director of Trainee Research, Pediatrics; Chair, Pediatric Protocol Review Committee, Human Investigations Committee; Principal Investigator, Pathobiology, Epidemiology and Interventions against Thrombotic and Hemostatic Outcomes (PEITHO) Program, Pediatrics; Visiting Professor of Pediatrics (University of the Philippines College of Medicine)Appointments
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatric Critical Care Transport Program
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatrics
- Yale Medicine
- YCCEH
Education & Training
- MHS
- Yale School of Medicine, Patient-Oriented Research (2014)
- Residency
- Yale-New Haven Hospital (2008)
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2006)
- Residency
- Philippine General Hospital (2002)
- MD
- University of the Philippines, Medicine (1997)
Research
Overview
Dr. Faustino is a patient-oriented researcher who focuses on improving the outcomes of critically ill children. His research is focused on the prevention of venous thrombosis and its complications in children. He is the Principal Investigator of the Pathobiology, Epidemiology and Interventions against Thrombotic and Hemostatic Outcomes (PEITHO) Program. The goals of the PEITHO Program are (1) to conduct multi center observational studies that will inform the design and execution of interventional studies on venous thrombosis in children, (2) to conduct multi center randomized clinical trials on the prevention of venous thrombosis in children that will inform clinical practice, and (3) to leverage observational and interventional studies to understand the pathobiology of venous thrombosis in children.
Dr. Faustino is primarily investigating catheter-related thrombosis because the use of central venous catheters is the most common cause of venous thrombosis in children. He has conducted observational studies on the epidemiology of catheter-related thrombosis in critically ill children, completed surveys on thromboprophylaxis in pediatric intensive care units, identified potential biomarkers for catheter-related thrombosis and established collaborations with other researchers invested in the prevention of venous thrombosis. He recently completed a randomized clinical trial on early thromboprophylaxis against catheter-related thrombosis in critically ill children.
Dr. Faustino's ongoing studies include:
1. Age-dependent efficacy of enoxaparin against catheter-related thrombosis in critically ill children. The goal of these studies is to investigate the differential efficacy of enoxaparin between critically ill infants and older children against catheter-related thrombosis.
2. Role of platelets in catheter-related thrombosis in infants. The goal of these studies is to understand the role of platelets in the development of catheter-related thrombosis in infants.
3. Venous thrombosis in children at high risk of bleeding. The goal of these studies is to identify effective strategies against venous thrombosis in surgical or seriously injured children.
4. Venous thrombosis in critically ill adolescents. The goal of these studies is to identify the optimal strategy to prevent venous thrombosis in critically ill adolescents.
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Clinical Care
Overview
Edward “Vince” Faustino, MD, MHS, is a pediatric intensivist, which means he takes care of critically ill children, most of whom improve dramatically in a matter of days or weeks.
“I treat children from a few days old up until their 20s. They tend to be very sick. A lot of them come into the hospital, and we need to support their organ function through breathing tubes, the heart-lung machine and other specialized ways,” Dr. Faustino says. “We manage them until they recover from whatever is causing the acute illness. Soon, they are up and about. They visit us a month later, and they are running around—I hardly recognize them. Kids bounce back quickly, which is great.”
Growing up in the Philippines, where his mother was a pediatrician, Dr. Faustino says he always knew he, too, wanted to be a pediatrician, and that he was drawn to the hospital setting.
Pediatric intensive care made sense to him because he gets to care for the “whole child,” while constantly being challenged with new cases. “There’s always something new to learn, which is exciting,” he says.
Dr. Faustino’s research explores the prevention of venous thromboembolism, a common, potentially lethal disorder that can affect hospitalized patients and cause long-term complications. He is also an associate professor of pediatric critical care at Yale School of Medicine.
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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
PO Box 208064
New Haven, CT 06520-8064
United States
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