Division
Emergency Medicine

Research center/program
Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacogenetics and Teratology

Research interests
Medications in children, pain management/palliative care, clinical effectiveness/outcomes, trauma/injury/violence

Study interests
Pain management, pharmacogenetics.

Education
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1997; residency, Pediatrics, Rush Children's Hospital, Chicago, 2001; chief Pediatric resident, Rush Children's Hospital, Chicago, 2002; Master of Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2005; fellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2005.

Certifications
Diplomate American Board of Pediatrics, 2001; Advanced Trauma Life Support, 2006; Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2006; Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor, 2006.

Honors
Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award, 2004, 2005; Best Fellow Emergency Medicine Research Award, 12th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Forum, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2004. Best Emergency Medicine Research Award: 14th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Forum, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006.

Representative publications

• Drendel AL, Lyon R, Bergholte J and Kim M. Outpatient Pediatric Pain Management Practices for Fractures. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2006; 22(2):94-99.
• Drendel AL, Brousseau DC, Gorelick MH. Pain Assessment for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2006; 117(5):1511-1518.
• Walsh-Kelly M, Drendel AL, Gales MS and Kelly KJ. Childhood Asthma in the Emergency Department: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports. 2006, 6(6):462-467.
• Brousseau DC, McCarver DG, Drendel AL, Divakaran K, Panepinto JA. The Effect of CYP2D6 Polymorphisms on the Response to Pain Treatment for Pediatric Sickle Cell Pain Crisis. Journal of Pediatrics. 2007; 150(6):623-626.
• Drendel AL. Pharmacogenomics of Analgesic Agents. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Emergency Medicine. 2007; 8(4):262-267.
• Walsh-Kelly CM, Kelly KJ, Drendel AL, Grabowski L and Kuhn EM. Emergency Department Revisits for Pediatric Acute Asthma Exacerbations: Association of Factors Identified in an Emergency Department Asthma Tracking System. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2008; 24(8):505-510.

Grants

• NIH Loan Repayment Program, National Institutes of Health.
• Pharmacokinetic Disposition of Ibuprofen in Children, Children's Research Institute.
• Ibuprofen vs. Acetaminophen with Codein in Acute Pediatric Arm Fractures, Children's Hospital Foundation.

Contact
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
PO Box 1997
Suite C550
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997
Phone: (414) 266-6672
Fax: (414) 266-2635
E-mail: adrendel@mcw.edu