Deborah Franzon, MD

Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
06/2002 - Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care, Rady Children's Hospital
06/1999 - Pediatric Residency, University of California
MD, 06/1996 - Medicine, University of California
BA, 05/1991 - Environmental Sciences, University of California
Honors and Awards
  • Patient Safety Award, UCSF Health, 2019
  • Fellow, College of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2018
  1. Siems A, Naim MY, Berg RA, Reeder RW, Ahmed T, Bell MJ, Bishop R, Bochkoris M, Burns C, Carcillo JA, Carpenter TC, Dean JM, Diddle JW, Federman M, Fernandez R, Fink EL, Franzon D, Frazier AH, Friess SH, Graham K, Hall M, Harding ML, Hehir DA, Horvat CM, Huard LL, Kilbaugh TJ, Maa T, Manga A, McQuillen PS, Meert KL, Mourani PM, Nadkarni VM, Notterman D, Pollack MM, Qunibi DW, Sapru A, Schneiter C, Sharron MP, Srivastava N, Tabbutt S, Tilford B, Viteri S, Wessel D, Wolfe HA, Yates AR, Zuppa AF, Morgan RW, Sutton RM. Association of Early Epinephrine with Hemodynamics and Outcome in Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Secondary Analysis of a Multi-center, Cluster-randomized Clinical Trial (ICU-RESUS). Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2025. PMID: 40466056


  2. Morgan RW, Reeder RW, Carcillo JA, Carpenter TC, Fitzgerald JC, Graham K, Kilbaugh TJ, Meert KL, Nadkarni VM, Palmer CA, Sharron MP, Weiss SL, Wolfe HA, Ahmed T, Bell MJ, Bishop R, Burns C, Diddle JW, Fink EL, Franzon D, Frazier AH, Friess SH, Hehir DA, Horvat CM, Huard LL, Maa T, McQuillen PS, Mourani PM, Naim MY, Pollack MM, Sapru A, Srivastava N, Yates AR, Berg RA, Sutton RM,
    for the ICU-Resuscitation Project (ICU-RESUS) Investigators and the. Outcomes, Characteristics, and Physiology of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children With Sepsis. Critical care medicine 2025. PMID: 40558671


  3. Kienzle MF, Morgan RW, Reeder RW, Ahmed T, Berg RA, Bishop R, Bochkoris M, Carcillo JA, Carpenter TC, Cooper KK, Diddle JW, Federman M, Fernandez R, Franzon D, Frazier AH, Friess SH, Frizzola M, Graham K, Hall M, Horvat C, Huard LL, Maa T, Manga A, McQuillen PS, Meert KL, Mourani PM, Nadkarni VM, Naim MY, Pollack MM, Sapru A, Schneiter C, Sharron MP, Tabbutt S, Viteri S, Wolfe HA, Sutton RM. Epinephrine Dosing Intervals Are Associated With Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: A Multicenter Study. Critical care medicine 2024. PMID: 38833560


  4. Frazier AH, Topjian AA, Reeder RW, Morgan RW, Fink EL, Franzon D, Graham K, Harding ML, Mourani PM, Nadkarni VM, Wolfe HA, Ahmed T, Bell MJ, Burns C, Carcillo JA, Carpenter TC, Diddle JW, Federman M, Friess SH, Hall M, Hehir DA, Horvat CM, Huard LL, Maa T, Meert KL, Naim MY, Notterman D, Pollack MM, Schneiter C, Sharron MP, Srivastava N, Viteri S, Wessel D, Yates AR, Sutton RM, Berg RA. Association of Pediatric Postcardiac Arrest Ventilation and Oxygenation with Survival Outcomes. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2024. PMID: 38507645


  5. ICU-RESUS and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health, and Human Development Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network Investigator Groups, Sutton RM, Wolfe HA, Reeder RW, Ahmed T, Bishop R, Bochkoris M, Burns C, Diddle JW, Federman M, Fernandez R, Franzon D, Frazier AH, Friess SH, Graham K, Hehir D, Horvat CM, Huard LL, Landis WP, Maa T, Manga A, Morgan RW, Nadkarni VM, Naim MY, Palmer CA, Schneiter C, Sharron MP, Siems A, Srivastava N, Tabbutt S, Tilford B, Viteri S, Berg RA, Bell MJ, Carcillo JA, Carpenter TC, Dean JM, Fink EL, Hall M, McQuillen PS, Meert KL, Mourani PM, Notterman D, Pollack MM, Sapru A, Wessel D, Yates AR, Zuppa AF. Effect of Physiologic Point-of-Care Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training on Survival With Favorable Neurologic Outcome in Cardiac Arrest in Pediatric ICUs: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 2022. PMID: 35258533


  6. Landis WP, Morgan RW, Reeder RW, Graham K, Siems A, Diddle JW, Pollack MM, Maa T, Fernandez RP, Yates AR, Tilford B, Ahmed T, Meert KL, Schneiter C, Bishop R, Mourani PM, Naim MY, Friess S, Burns C, Manga A, Franzon D, Tabbutt S, McQuillen PS, Horvat CM, Bochkoris M, Carcillo JA, Huard L, Federman M, Sapru A, Viteri S, Hehir DA, Notterman DA, Holubkov R, Dean JM, Nadkarni VM, Berg RA, Wolfe HA, Sutton RM, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Collaborative Pediat. Variability in chest compression rate calculations during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation 2020. PMID: 32088254


  7. Reeder RW, Girling A, Wolfe H, Holubkov R, Berg RA, Naim MY, Meert KL, Tilford B, Carcillo JA, Hamilton M, Bochkoris M, Hall M, Maa T, Yates AR, Sapru A, Kelly R, Federman M, Michael Dean J, McQuillen PS, Franzon D, Pollack MM, Siems A, Diddle J, Wessel DL, Mourani PM, Zebuhr C, Bishop R, Friess S, Burns C, Viteri S, Hehir DA, Whitney Coleman R, Jenkins TL, Notterman DA, Tamburro RF, Sutton RM, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Collaborative Pediat. Improving outcomes after pediatric cardiac arrest - the ICU-Resuscitation Project: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2018. PMID: 29615134


  8. Weiss SL, Fitzgerald JC, Maffei FA, Kane JM, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Hsing DD, Franzon D, Kee SY, Bush JL, Roy JA, Thomas NJ, Nadkarni VM, SPROUT Study Investigators and Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators Network. Discordant identification of pediatric severe sepsis by research and clinical definitions in the SPROUT international point prevalence study. 2015. PMID: 26373923


  9. Gupta P, Yan K, Chow V, Dao DT, Gossett JM, Leong K, Franzon D, Halamek LP, Reddy S, Berg RA, Roth SJ, Nadkarni VM. Variability of characteristics and outcomes following cardiopulmonary resuscitation events in diverse ICU settings in a single, tertiary care children's hospital*. 2014. PMID: 24413318


  10. Pageler NM, Longhurst CA, Wood M, Cornfield DN, Suermondt J, Sharek PJ, Franzon D. Use of electronic medical record-enhanced checklist and electronic dashboard to decrease CLABSIs. 2014. PMID: 24567021


  11. Knight LJ, Gabhart JM, Earnest KS, Leong KM, Anglemyer A, Franzon D. Improving code team performance and survival outcomes: implementation of pediatric resuscitation team training. 2014. PMID: 24158170


  12. Pageler NM, Franzon D, Longhurst CA, Wood M, Shin AY, Adams ES, Widen E, Cornfield DN. Embedding time-limited laboratory orders within computerized provider order entry reduces laboratory utilization. 2013. PMID: 23439456


  13. Adams ES, Longhurst CA, Pageler N, Widen E, Franzon D, Cornfield DN. Computerized physician order entry with decision support decreases blood transfusions in children. 2011. PMID: 21502229