Faculty

A. Ioana Cristea, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Email aicriste@iu.edu

Phone 317-948-7208

Address

705 Riley Hospital Drive
ROC 4270

Indianapolis, IN 46202

Bio

Dr. A. Ioana Cristea M.D., M.S. is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Cristea completed her pediatric residency at SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY and Pediatric Pulmonology fellowship as well as Children’s Health Services Research fellowship at Riley Children Hospital at Indiana University. Dr. Cristea holds membership in numerous national professional societies including the American Thoracic Society, CHEST, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her Research focuses on Pediatric Lung Disease.

Titles & Appointments

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Education

2012 FEL Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship, Indiana University School of Medicine

2012 FEL Children's Health Services Research Fellowship, Indiana University School of Medicine

2010 MS Indiana University

2008 RES Pediatric Residency, SUNY at Stony Brook

1999 MD Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Research

Dr. Cristea studies whether genetic variants contribute to the Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia phenotype, with particular interest on those with severe BPD, requiring home ventilation. Identifying genetic markers of severe BPD will provide an unparalleled opportunity to advance our understanding of the role of genetic factors in lung disease associated with premature birth, to allow more precise definition of the non-genetic factors involved, and to apply this insight rapidly to the prevention and early, targeted treatment of severe BPD.
Publications

Multifaceted quality improvement initiative to decrease pediatric asthma readmissions.
Krupp NL; Fiscus C; Webb R; Webber EC; Stanley T; Pettit R; Davis A; Hollingsworth J; Bagley D; McCaskey M; Stevens JC; Weist A; Cristea AI; Warhurst H; Bauer B; Saysana M; Montgomery GS; Howenstine MS; Davis SD; The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma 2017 Jan 24

Retrospective Analysis of Factors Leading to Pediatric Tracheostomy Decannulation Failure. A Single-Institution Experience.
Bandyopadhyay A; Cristea AI; Davis SD; Ackerman VL; Slaven JE; Jalou HE; Givan DC; Daftary A; Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2017 Jan

Nurse practitioner coverage is associated with a decrease in length of stay in a pediatric chronic ventilator dependent unit.
Rowan CM; Cristea AI; Hamilton JC; Taylor NM; Nitu ME; Ackerman VL; World journal of clinical pediatrics 2016 May 8

Tracheostomy Following Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease: A 14-year Institutional Experience.
Benneyworth BD; Shao JM; Cristea AI; Ackerman V; Rodefeld MD; Turrentine MW; Brown JW; World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery 2016 May

Use of polysomnography to assess safe decannulation in children.
Cristea AI; Jalou HE; Givan DC; Davis SD; Slaven JE; Ackerman VL; Pediatric pulmonology 2016 Feb 25

Ventilator weaning and tracheostomy decannulation in children: More than one way.
Cristea AI; Baker CD; Pediatric pulmonology 2016 Apr 8

Median Household Income: Association with Mortality in Children on Chronic Ventilation at Home Secondary to Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
Cristea AI; Ackerman VL; Davis SD; Carroll AE; Downs SM; Yu Z; Slaven JE; Swigonski NL; Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology 2015 Mar 1

Physiologic findings in children previously ventilator dependent at home due to bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Cristea AI; Ackerman VL; Swigonski NL; Yu Z; Slaven JE; Davis SD; Pediatric pulmonology 2014 Nov 19

Outcomes of children with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia who were ventilator dependent at home.
Cristea AI; Carroll AE; Davis SD; Swigonski NL; Ackerman VL; Pediatrics 2013 Aug 5
Professional Organizations

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Thoracic Society
Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Pulmonology
Clinical Interests

Dr. Cristea has a special interest in the care of children with complex respiratory problems, requiring chronic ventilator support via tracheostomy at home. Other clinical interests include: Tracheostomy Dependence, Respiratory Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Disorders, Neonatal Lung Diseases, Lung Development, Interstitial Lung Disease, Chronic Mechanical Ventilation, Asthma and Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity (Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia)

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