Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Emergency Medicine

Dr. Breena R. Taira, MD

Breena R. Taira, MD is an expert in the field of Emergency Medicine. She attended Stony Brook University School of Medicine. Breena Taira is a published physician. She published 37 publications, including: 'Fibronectin Peptides that Bind PDGF-BB Enhance Survival of Cells and Tissue Under Stress.'

Publications

Fibronectin Peptides that Bind PDGF-BB Enhance Survival of Cells and Tissue Under Stress.
Immediate Burn Excision Fails to Reduce Injury Progression.
Reepithelialization of mid-dermal porcine burns after rapid enzymatic debridement with DebraseÂ®.
Primary closure of cutaneous abscesses: a systematic review.
Controlled mild hypothermia prolongs survival in a rat model of large scald burns.
Curcumin reduces injury progression in a rat comb burn model.
Predictors of sustaining burn injury: does the use of common prevention strategies matter?
Physical fitness cannot be used to predict the likelihood of acute coronary syndromes in ED patients with chest pain.
The effects of rapid enzymatic debridement of deep partial-thickness burns with Debrase on wound reepithelialization in swine.
Does pressure matter in creating burns in a porcine model?
Burns in the emergency department: a national perspective.
An in-vivo study of the wound-bursting strengths of octyl-cyanoacrylate, butyl-cyanoacrylate, and surgical tape in rats.
Risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with borderline quantitative D-dimer levels.
Heat or cold packs for neck and back strain: a randomized controlled trial of efficacy.
The association between hypothermia, prehospital cooling, and mortality in burn victims.
The provision of surgical care by international organizations in developing countries: a preliminary report.
Survey of emergency and surgical capacity in the conflict-affected regions of Sri Lanka.
Rapid and selective enzymatic debridement of porcine comb burns with bromelain-derived Debrase: acute-phase preservation of noninjured tissue and zone of stasis.
Validation of the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale in pediatric emergency department patients.
Rates of compliance with first aid recommendations in burn patients.
A comparison of the palatability of flavored oral contrasts.
Healing of mid-dermal burns in a diabetic porcine model.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric trauma patients.
The current management of skin tears.
Burden of surgical disease: does the literature reflect the scope of the international crisis?
Rosiglitazone, a PPAR-gamma ligand, reduces burn progression in rats.
Validation of a porcine comb burn model.
National epidemiology of cutaneous abscesses: 1996 to 2005.
The effects of brain natriuretic peptide on scar formation in incisional rat wounds.
Warm lidocaine/tetracaine patch versus placebo before pediatric intravenous cannulation: a randomized controlled trial.
Does reported funding differ by gender in the surgical literature?
Apoptosis and necrosis in the ischemic zone adjacent to third degree burns.
Biomarkers Revisited: Study Design, Validity and STARD. Will S100-B Impact Computed Tomography Use In Head Injury Patients?
Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide in the emergency department in patients with asthma.
Does "off-hours" admission affect burn patient outcome?
Antiretroviral-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis in a patient positive for human immunodeficiency virus.

Schools

State University of New York Health Science Center At Stony Brook

Doctors Specialties

Emergency Medicine

Accepted Insurances

Education

SUNY Stony Brook University Hospital & Medical Center
Stony Brook University School of Medicine

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