Mark Cicero, MD
Associate Professor in Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)Cards
About
Titles
Associate Professor in Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Director, Pediatric Disaster Preparedness; Principal Investigator, Pediatric Research in Disaster Education (PRIDE)
Biography
Mark X. Cicero MD, FAAP is an associate professor in the section of pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) at the Yale School of Medicine. Prior to this appointment, he completed medical school at State University of New York at Buffalo, pediatrics residency and chief residency at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, and PEM fellowship at Yale. He has designed experiential and didactic curricula in pediatric disaster medicine, and has published original research about disaster medicine educational strategies. His research is sponsored by Emergency Medical Services for Children and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He has served nationally as a consultant for prehospital and hospital pediatric disaster preparedness. Firsthand disaster experience includes hurricane Isabel in Norfolk VA, as well as an epidemic. He serves as the chair of the pediatrics committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians, and on the National Biodefense Science Board.
Appointments
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimaryEmergency Medicine
Associate Professor on TermSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2008)
- Resident
- Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (2005)
- MD
- State University of New York at Buffalo (2001)
- BS
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Biology (1997)
Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Mark X. Cicero, MD, takes care of patients in the emergency department of Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, where he ensures that patients and families will receive a high level of care. “Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital is well integrated with a terrific team of nurses, residents, fellows and allied health professionals. Patients benefit from our team effort and are a part of that team,” he says.
An associate professor of pediatrics (emergency medicine) and of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Cicero focuses his research on how children are treated during disasters. “Small and large scale disasters over the last 20 years have included disease outbreaks, terrorist attacks and gun violence. This has shown me that we need to do a better job caring for kids in disasters,” he says. His contributions have included the publication of original research about disaster medicine educational strategies.
Clinical Specialties
Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2017
Yale Medicine News
News & Links
Media
News
- January 30, 2024Source: Toyota
Toyota’s Way Forward Fund Announces Grants to Advance Pediatric Research, Care
- February 28, 2022
Mark Cicero, MD, Selected as Inaugural Member of the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters
- November 12, 2020Source: SAGE Journals
Changes in pediatric emergency department visits for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
- September 10, 2020Source: Taylor Francis Online
Modified Delphi Method Derivation of the FAMILY (Family Assessment of Medical Interventions & Liaisons with the Young) EMS Instrument