To medical students: Time takes many things away from you as it passes. Life is often a difficult lesson in letting go. But Time also gives you one gift; a precious, powerful gift. A gift that can alter your very reality. The gift of perspective. So here’s mine. 1/

30 infants die and we recall 4.7 mil Rock ‘n Play Sleepers. 2 toddlers die and we recall 3.2 mil Calico Critters toys. 2 infants die and we recall so much formula that the US goes into shortage. Last year, over 6,000 children were injured by gun violence. Nothing. Nada.

Read Elizabeth Killien and my paper about variation in tracheostomy placement based on trauma facility type—coming April in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

Pediatric trauma patients much more likely to undergo tracheostomy placement at an adult or combined adult/pediatric trauma center than at a pediatric trauma center Elizabeth Killien Kalee Grassia, MD Elissa Butler, MD, MPH Steve Mooney Monica Vavilala, MD @FprFred #JoTACS journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Fullte…

Pediatric trauma patients much more likely to undergo tracheostomy placement at an adult or combined adult/pediatric trauma center than at a pediatric trauma center Elizabeth Killien Kalee Grassia, MD Elissa Butler, MD, MPH Steve Mooney Monica Vavilala, MD @FprFred #JoTACS journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Fullte…

Just recounting the time that a resident said a patients labs “looked sus” on rounds in a presentation with the family there 🫠 I have never felt older

Thanks to everyone who came by to chat about my poster today Pediatric Academic Societies. Lots of super interesting conversations and feedback! CincyKidsPCCM

Kalee Grassia, MD from CincyKidsPCCM sharing her research at #PAS2023 on time to tracheotomy in pediatric trauma patients - a first step on her journey to teach up all how to better care for these patients

Cincinnati Children's ranks No. 1 kids hospital for 1st time by U.S. News & World Report cincinnati.com/story/news/202…

Proud to train and work at the #1 children’s hospital in the country 🙌🏻

Walking into the hospital and just had a moment of reflection like wow, a pandemic, that happened 👀

🎉🎉🎉 welcome to the team!

Great presentation by Kalee Grassia, MD at #SCCM2024 #PedsICU CincyKidsPCCM

Our stellar fellow Kalee Grassia, MD presenting on trials of extubation in prolonged mechanically ventilated trauma patients #SCCM2024 #PedsICU

As a newbie to #sccm2024 it’s been so fun to reconnect with the people who got me where I am. So awesome see the Seattle Children's’s residency and PICU hospitalist crew 🩷 Aleks Olszewski, MD, MA Jessi McDade, MD Kat Songer

Proud to work at the #1 Children’s hospital Cincinnati Children's! CincyKidsPCCM fellows were one of the most respresented specialities for #Boat2024. An honor to stand by my cofellows to present our work with Dr. Boat (Dean of UC College of Medicine when I was a student) in attendance.