Benjamin Kozyak, MD
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About Benjamin Kozyak, MD
Titles
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2019, Outstanding Poster Award, American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy
2019, Paul Weinberg Faculty Teaching Award, Inaugural Recipient, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Cardiology Fellowship Program
2014, Kane/Owens Award for Compassionate Care – Boston Children’s Hospital Cardiology Fellowship
2011, Fred Lovejoy Resident Research Award – Boston Children’s Hospital Pediatrics Residency
2008, Morton McCutcheon Student Research Award – Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
2002, Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society – Amherst College
2001, New England Small College Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2016-present, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society
2014-present, Society of Critical Care Medicine
2012-present, American Heart Association
2011-present, American College of Cardiology
2008-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
Editorial and Academic Positions
Academic and Institutional Committees
2020-present, Program Evaluation Committee, Advanced Fellowship in Cardiac Critical Care Medicine
2019-present, Steering Committee, Cardiac Center Morbidity & Mortality Conference
2019-present, Vascular Access Lead, Cardiac Center Vascular Access Improvement Program
2018-present, Steering Committee, Center for Advanced Single Ventricle Care
2017-present, Team Lead, Management of the Post-op Fontan Pathway, Cardiac Center Clinical Quality Improvement
2017-present, Selection Committee, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Internship
Pediatrics - Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Residency
Pediatrics - Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Fellowship
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Cardiology - Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Publications
Publications
2019
Song Y, Morales L, Malik AS, Mead AF, Greer CD, Mitchell MA, Petrov MT, Su LT, Choi ME, Rosenblum ST, Lu X, VanBelzen DJ, Krishnankutty RK, Balzer FJ, Loro E, French R, Propert KJ, Zhou S, Kozyak BW, Nghiem PP, Khurana TS, Kornegay JN, Stedman HH: Non-immunogenic utrophin gene therapy for the treatment of muscular dystrophy animal models. Nature Medicine 25(10): 1505-1511, Oct 2019.
2005
Su LT, Gopal K, Wang Z, Yin X, Nelson A, Kozyak BW, Burkman JM, Mitchell MA, Low DW, Bridges CR, Stedman HH: Uniform scale-independent gene transfer to striated muscle after transvenular extravasation of vector. Circulation 112(12): 1780-1788, Sep 2005.
2004
Stedman HH, Kozyak BW, Nelson A, Thesier DM, Su LT, Low DW, Bridges CR, Shrager JB, Minugh-Purvis N, Mitchell MA: Myosin gene mutation correlates with anatomical changes in the human lineage. Nature 428(6981): 415-418, Mar 2004.
2003
Kim DK, Zhu J, Kozyak BW, Burkman JM, Rubinstein NA, Lankford EB, Stedman HH, Nguyen T, Levine S, Shrager JB: Myosin heavy chain and physiological adaptation of the rat diaphragm in elastase-induced emphysema. Respiratory Research 4(1): 1-10, Feb 2003.
2001
Shrager JB, Kozyak BW, Roberts JR, Bavaria JE, Friedberg JS, Kaiser LR, Rosengard BR: Successful experience with simultaneous lung volume reduction and cardiac procedures. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 122(1): 196-197, Jul 2001.