Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Summary of Research
Dr. Noviski's research has focused in three main tracks related to his clinical practice in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Pulmonology: 1. In the area of airway hypereactivity he has studied the pathophysiology of exercise-, hyperventilation- and ozone induced asthma. More recently, working in Dr Jeff Drazen's laboratory he investigated the role of mast cells, in a mouse model, in ozone-induced airway hypereactivity. 2. In the context of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Noviski's research has focused in children with severe lung injury. He studied the predictive factors associated with a more severe picture of infants with RSV bronchiolitis. He has also been involved in studies related to the use of new modalities in artificial ventilation of children with acute lung injury. 3. In the area of innovative technology and its application in pediatric pulmonology and pediatric critical care medicine, Dr. Noviski has investigated the use of lung sounds in the diagnosis of airway hyperreactivity in infants, toddlers and preschoolers which are not usually able to perform the standard pulmonary function tests. In addition, he has studied the use of computer-based technology to electronically monitor high fidelity audio outputs of lung sounds in critically ill children. He and Dr. Melendez have studied the usefulness of a infrared device at the spectrum of the deoxygenated hemoglobin to visualize blood vessels. Dr. Noviski was one of the first starters of using telemedicine in the field of acute care pediatrics and together with Dr. Melendez they have also been involved in a telemedicine initiative between MGHfC and the Hospital Buen Samaritano in rural Puerto Rico.
Contact Information
Phone: 617-724-4380
Fax: 617-724-4391
E-mail: nnoviski@partners.org
