Charles J. Mullett , MD, PhD

Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Pediatrics

Classification:

Faculty

• MD, WVU School of Medicine
• PhD, University of Utah
• BS, Duke University - BSE Degree

Baus A, Coben J, Zullig, K, Long D, Taylor HG, Pollard C, Mullett CJ, Jarrett T, Cochran J, Davidov D; An Electronic Health Record Data-Driven Model for Identifying Older Adults at Risk for Unintentional Falls. Perspectives in Health Information Management; Fall 2017.

Pyles LA, Lilly CL, Mullett CJ, Polak ES, Elliott EM, Neal WA; LDL cholesterol level in fifth-grade schoolchildren associates with stature. J Lipid Res. 2017 Nov;58(11):2197-2201.

Onder AM, Rosen D, Mullett CJ, Cottrell L, Kanosky S, Grossman OK, Iqbal HI, Seachrist E, Samsell L, Gustafson K, Rhodes L, Gustafson R.  Comparison of intra-operative aminophylline versus furosemide in treatment of oliguria during pediatric cardiac surgery. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 Aug;17(8):753-63.  Impact Factor 2.338 in 2016.

Baus A, Zulig K, Long D, Mullett C, Pollard C, Taylor HG.  Developing Methods in Repurposing Electronic Health Record Data for Identification of Older Adults At-Risk for Unintentional Falls. Perspectives in Health Information Management; Spring 2016; 1-32.

Westfall C, Mullett CJ, Nield LS.  Index of Suspicion: Case of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome. Pediatr Rev. 2015 Jul;36(7):313-5

Ware H, Mullett CJ, Jagannathan V, El-Rawas O. Machine-Learning-based Coreference Resolution of Concepts in Clinical Documents. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2012;19:5 883-887. Impact Factor 3.504 in 2016.

Sirikonda NS, Patten WD, Phillips JR, Mullett CJ.  Ketogenic Diet: Rapid Onset of Selenium Deficiency Induced Cardiac Decompensation. Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jun;33(5):834-8. Impact Factor 1.31 in 2016.

Slain D, Sarwari A, Petros K, McKnight R, Sager R, Mullett C, Wilson A, Thomas J, Moffett K, Palmer HC, and Dedhia H. Impact of a Multimodal Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Susceptibility and Antimicrobial Use in the Intensive Care Unit Setting. Crit Care Res Pract. 2011;2011:416426. Epub 2011 May 19.

Knight JC, Nazim M, Riggs D, Channel J, Mullett C, Vaughan R, Wilson A. Is the Broselow Tape a Reliable Indicator for use in all Pediatric Trauma Patients?  A Look at a Rural Trauma Center.  Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Jun;27(6):479-8. Impact Factor 1.046 in 2016.

Lutfi R, Mullett CJ, Nield LS. Acute subdural hematoma:  potential soccer injury in an otherwise healthy child. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Sep;25(9):582-3. Impact Factor 1.046 in 2016.

Ware H, Mullett CJ, Jagannathan V. Natural Language Processing (NLP) Framework to Assess Clinical Conditions, J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009 Jul-Aug;16(4):585-9.  Impact Factor 3.504 in 2016.

Jagannathan V, Mullett CJ, Arbogast JG, Halbritter KA, Yellapragada D, Regulapati S, Bandaru P, Assessment of commercial NLP engines for medication information extraction from dictated clinical notes, Int J Med Inform. 2009 Apr;78(4):284-91. Impact Factor 2.004 in 2016.

Wright M, Mullett CJ, Piedimonte G. Pharmacologic Management of Acute Bronchiolitis. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management 2008:4(5) 1–9.

Mullett CJ.  What is Medical Informatics?  One Discoverer’s Journey.  WV Med J.  2007 Mar/Apr; 103(2): 47-48.

Durall AL, Phillips JR, Weisse ME, Mullett CJ. Infantile Kawasaki Disease and Peripheral Gangrene. J Pediatr. 2006 Jul;149(1):131-3. Impact Factor 3.79 in 2016.

Landvoigt MT, Mullett CJ.  Octreotide Efficacy in the Treatment of Chylothoraces

Following Cardiac Surgery in Infants and Children.  Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006 May;7(3):245-8. Impact Factor 2.338 in 2016.

Mullett CJ, Thomas JG, Smith CL, Sarwari AR, Khakoo RA. Computerized Antimicrobial Decision Support:  An Offline Evaluation of a Database-Driven Empiric Antimicrobial Guidance Program in Hospitalized Patients with a Bloodstream Infection. Int J Med Inf 2004 Jun 15;73(5):455-60. Impact Factor 2.004 in 2016.

Mullett CJ, Thomas JG.  Database-Driven Computerized Antibiotic Decision Support: Novel use of Expert Antibiotic Susceptibility Rules Embedded in a Pathogen-Antibiotic Logic Matrix.  Proc AMIA Symp. 2003; 480-483.

Hummel M, Cunningham C, Mullett CJ, Kelley RI, Herman GE.  Left-sided CHILD syndrome caused by a nonsense mutation in the NSDHL gene.  Am J Med Genet. Oct 15;122A(3):246-51, 2003. Impact Factor 2.159 in 2016.

Mullett CJ, Evans RS, Christenson JC, Dean JM. Development and impact of a computerized pediatric antiinfective decision support program.  Pediatrics. 108(4): E75, 2001. Impact Factor 5.473 in 2016.

Mullett CJ: The Development and Impact of a Pediatric Antiinfective Decision Support Tool.  Department of Medical Informatics.  Salt Lake City, University of Utah, 2001:149. (PhD dissertation)

Mullett CJ, Polak MJ: Vasoreactivity of fluosol perfluorocarbon emulsion versus Earl’s Balanced Salt/Albumin perfusates in the isolated, perfused rat lung.  Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol  23:3,449-57, 1995. Impact Factor 1.314 in 2016.

Mullett CJ, Kong JQ, Romano JT, Polak MJ: Age related changes in pulmonary venous epinephrine concentration, and pulmonary vascular response after intratracheal epinephrine.  Pediatr Res.  31:5,458-61, 1992. Impact Factor 2.314 in 2016.

Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 2014.  WVU Dept of Pediatrics.

Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 2001. WVU Dept. of Pediatrics.

Best Poster, American Medical Informatics Association Annual Fall Symposium: The Impact of a Pediatric Antiifective Decision Support Tool, November 2000.

Bruce A. Houtchens, M.D. Award in Medical Informatics and Telemedicine;  University of Utah’s Medical Informatics student paper competition, May 2000.

Karzon Award: Love of Science and Research.  Vanderbilt University, Department of Pediatrics, June 1996.

Emergency Medicine Award: West Virginia University School of Medicine, May 1993.

Upjohn Award: Senior Leadership, West Virginia University School of Medicine, May 1993.

Medical Specialties

• Pediatric Critical Care
• Pediatrics

Board Certifications

• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics

Special Training

• Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care
  University of Utah, 1999
• Residency, Pediatrics
  Vanderbilt University, 1996