Paul Aronson, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)Cards
About
Titles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Deputy Director, Pediatric Residency Program; Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Elective, Pediatrics
Biography
Paul Aronson is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Emergency Medicine in the Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. His educational interests include teaching evidence-assisted medicine and engaging residents in scholarly activities, and he leads the Research Track for the residency program. His primary areas of research are the evaluation and management of the febrile young infant and shared decision-making with parents in the emergency department, and he is an investigator for several multicenter research networks. He enjoys any and all sports, focusing on Yale and Duke teams and the sports his son Eli and daughter Hayley play, particularly hockey and baseball. Mostly, he likes spending time with his wife and kids and exploring all that Connecticut has to offer.
Appointments
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimaryEmergency Medicine
Associate Professor on TermSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- MHS
- Yale School of Medicine (2019)
- Fellow
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2012)
- Chief Resident
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2009)
- Resident
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2008)
- MD
- New York University School of Medicine (2005)
- BA
- Duke University, Drama (2000)
Research
Publications
2024
Natural Language Processing to Identify Infants Aged 90 Days and Younger With Fevers Prior to Presentation.
Aronson P, Kuppermann N, Mahajan P, Nielsen B, Olsen C, Meeks H, Grundmeier R. Natural Language Processing to Identify Infants Aged 90 Days and Younger With Fevers Prior to Presentation. Hospital Pediatrics 2024 PMID: 39679596, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-008051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsEmergency departmentNatural language processing algorithmsElectronic health record dataPediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network RegistryFebrile infantsNatural language processingCross-sectional studyTrauma-related diagnosesPositive predictive valueHealth recordsHealth systemDocumented feverClinical notesPre-EDNetwork registryCohort identificationVisitsLanguage processingNLP algorithmsPredictive valueInfantsFeverResearch studiesDiagnostic Performance of AAP-Recommended Inflammatory Markers in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days or Younger.
Yankova L, McDaniel C, Kerns E, Shine A, Ruiz B, Caruso H, Aronson P. Diagnostic Performance of AAP-Recommended Inflammatory Markers in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days or Younger. Pediatrics 2024 PMID: 39636262, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-068856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProcalcitonin Use After Clinical Practice Guideline and QI Intervention for Febrile Infants.
Shine A, Bryan M, Brown M, Aronson P, McDaniel C. Procalcitonin Use After Clinical Practice Guideline and QI Intervention for Febrile Infants. Hospital Pediatrics 2024, 14: e455-e457. PMID: 39295527, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-007906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental Preferences and Shared Decision-Making for the Management of Febrile Young Infants.
Sylvestre P, Aronson P, Yannopoulos A, Poirier C, Gaucher N, Burstein B. Parental Preferences and Shared Decision-Making for the Management of Febrile Young Infants. Pediatrics 2024, 154 PMID: 39285842, PMCID: PMC11422194, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-066420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDecisional involvementFocus groupsMedical recommendationsFebrile young infantsSequential explanatory mixed-methods studyExplanatory mixed-methods studyAspects of careStressful aspectsInfant medical careQualitative focus groupsCross-sectional questionnaireMixed-methods studyParental preferencesLumbar punctureDecision-making experiencesTertiary pediatric hospitalTailored informationYoung infantsMedical careMedical teamSupportive relationshipsInfant careManagement of febrile young infantsPediatric hospitalFamily expectationsDisparities in Guideline Adherence for Febrile Infants in a National Quality Improvement Project.
McDaniel C, Truschel L, Kerns E, Polanco Y, Liang D, Gutman C, Cunningham S, Rooholamini S, Thull-Freedman J, Jennings B, Magee S, Aronson P. Disparities in Guideline Adherence for Febrile Infants in a National Quality Improvement Project. Pediatrics 2024, 154 PMID: 39155728, PMCID: PMC11350103, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-065922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality improvementDelivery of evidence-based careStandard careEmergency departmentNational quality improvement projectNon-Hispanic black infantsEvidence-based careQuality improvement projectDocumentation of follow-upAssociation of raceNon-Hispanic white infantsClinical practice guidelinesCross-sectional studyPediatrics clinical practice guidelineQI collaborativeEquitable deliveryGuideline implementationFollow-upEthnic disparitiesGuideline adherenceGuideline-concordantIntervention periodAmerican Academy of Pediatrics clinical practice guidelineImprovement projectPractice guidelinesDisposition and Follow-up for Low-Risk Febrile Infants: A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Study.
Kannikeswaran N, Spencer P, Tedford N, Truschel L, Chu J, Dingeldein L, Waseem M, Chow J, Lababidi A, Theiler C, Bhalodkar S, Yan X, Lou X, Fernandez R, Aronson P, Lion K, Gutman C. Disposition and Follow-up for Low-Risk Febrile Infants: A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Study. Hospital Pediatrics 2024, 14: e379-e384. PMID: 39113626, PMCID: PMC11358591, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-007850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile infantsFollow-upPrimary care providersElectronic health record documentationElectronic health recordsDischarged infantsEmergency departmentED dispositionLow riskAmerican Academy of Pediatrics guidelinesInvasive bacterial infectionsSecondary analysisCross-sectional studyMulticenter studyPost-discharge follow-upPediatric guidelinesWeekday visitsBacterial infectionsInfantsQuality of careAmerican AcademyMulticenterCare planningCare providersPatient-centeredManagement of race, ethnicity, and language data in the pediatric emergency department
Gutman C, Hartford E, Gifford S, Ford V, Bouvay K, Pickett M, Tran T, Slade N, Piroutek M, Chung S, Roach B, Hincapie M, Hoffmann J, Lin K, Kotler H, Pulcini C, Rose J, Bergmann K, Cheng T, St. Pierre Hetz R, Yan X, Lou X, Fernandez R, Aronson P, Lion K, Group T. Management of race, ethnicity, and language data in the pediatric emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 31: 1184-1187. PMID: 38808384, PMCID: PMC11577209, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving Guideline-Concordant Care for Febrile Infants Through a Quality Improvement Initiative.
McDaniel C, Kerns E, Jennings B, Magee S, Biondi E, Flores R, Aronson P. Improving Guideline-Concordant Care for Febrile Infants Through a Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatrics 2024, 153 PMID: 38682245, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-063339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesFebrile infantsAmerican Academy of Pediatrics clinical practice guidelineSecondary measuresAAP clinical practice guidelinesPediatrics clinical practice guidelineInvasive bacterial infectionsQI collaborativeIntervention bundleAdherence to specific recommendationsDischarge of infantsGuideline-concordant careInfants aged 8Clinical practice guideline recommendationsPrimary measureQuality improvementOral antibioticsEmergency department dischargePositive urinalysisAssociated with improvementsQualifying infantsQuality improvement initiativesAdministered antibioticsGuideline recommendationsCerebrospinal fluidChanging patterns of routine laboratory testing over time at children's hospitals
Tchou M, Hall M, Markham J, Stephens J, Steiner M, McCoy E, Aronson P, Shah S, Molloy M, Cotter J. Changing patterns of routine laboratory testing over time at children's hospitals. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024, 19: 671-679. PMID: 38643414, PMCID: PMC11296890, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTesting ratesChildren's hospitalED revisitsLength of stayRetrospective cohort study of children aged 0Study of children aged 0Annual testing ratesLaboratory testing ratesPediatric Health Information System databaseHealth Information System databaseChildren aged 0Case mix indexInformation System databaseResource utilization trendsRetrospective cohort studyAged 0Group hospitalsPatient daysReadmission ratesPatient outcomesSeparate hospitalsHospitalSystem databaseUtilization trendsMulti-centerPredictors of Invasive Bacterial Infection in Febrile Infants Aged 2 to 6 Months in the Emergency Department
Green R, Sartori L, Florin T, Aronson P, Lee B, Chamberlain J, Hunt K, Michelson K, Nigrovic L. Predictors of Invasive Bacterial Infection in Febrile Infants Aged 2 to 6 Months in the Emergency Department. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2024, 270: 114017. PMID: 38508484, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Paul L. Aronson, MD, MHS, is a pediatric emergency medicine physician who thrives on helping families during moments of acute stress.
“I enjoy the variety of conditions that I evaluate and treat in the pediatric emergency department and the diversity of the families I connect with,” says Dr. Aronson. “I always try to allay their fears and reduce the stress they are experiencing. I am often inspired by children’s and their parents’ resilience and strength despite significant adversity.”
Dr. Aronson treats children and adolescents who come to the pediatric emergency department with a wide variety of conditions, from infections to chronic diseases to trauma. “An important part of providing care is listening to and understanding the parents’ or guardian’s concerns and partnering with them in making decisions to evaluate and treat their child,” he says. “I believe that parents feel reassured that they are in the right place for care. And receiving the right care means we are partners with open communication.”
When Dr. Aronson is not working in the emergency department, he conducts research focused on how to best evaluate and manage young infants with fever, specifically those in the first two months of life.
“Approximately 10 percent of these infants will harbor a serious bacterial infection, and so they undergo a lot of testing and are often hospitalized until we know for sure whether an infection is present,” he says. “My research aims to help develop improved strategies to manage these infants, including how best to communicate and make decisions with parents.”
Dr. Aronson is an associate professor of pediatrics and of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
Clinical Specialties
Yale Medicine News
News
News
- June 10, 2024
2023-24 Department of Pediatrics Faculty Awards
- May 02, 2024
56 Yale Pediatricians Recognized by Connecticut Magazine's 2024 “Top Doctors” List
- April 01, 2024
Yale Research Team Awarded $4 Million Grant to Evaluate New Immunizations for Infant RSV
- February 28, 2024
Find Yale Pediatrics at the 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting