Leigh Anne Bakel, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Professional Titles

• Medical Director of Clinical Effectiveness, Director of the Clinical Pathways Program

Recognition & Awards

• Golden Stethoscope Award, Foundations on Doctoring (2012)
• Outstanding Clinical Sciences Teacher of the Year, Kaiser Permanente (2010)
  

Research Interests

Teaching

Publications

• Bakel LA, Richardson T, De Souza HG, Kaiser SV, Mahant S, Treasure JD, Waynik IY, Winer JC, Bajaj L. Hospital's observed specific standard practice: A novel measure of variation in care for common inpatient pediatric conditions. J Hosp Med. 2022 Jun;17(6):417-426. PubMed PMID: 35535935
• Lockwood JM, Scott HF, Wathen B, Rolison E, Smith C, Bundy J, Swanson A, Nickels S, Bakel LA, Bajaj L. An Acute Care Sepsis Response System Targeting Improved Antibiotic Administration. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Sep;11(9):944-955. PubMed PMID: 34404744
• Manning WA, Bakel LA. Adaptation of Adult Pathways to Improve the Care of Adult Patients at Pediatric Hospitals. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Aug;11(8):e164-e166. PubMed PMID: 34326163
• Widmer K, Schmidt S, Bakel LA, Cookson M, Leonard J, Tyler A. Use of Procalcitonin in a Febrile Infant Clinical Pathway and Impact on Infants Aged 29 to 60 Days. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Mar;11(3):223-230. PubMed PMID: 33597148
• Rao S, Kwan BM, Curtis DJ, Swanson A, Bakel LA, Bajaj L, Boguniewicz J, Lockwood JM, Ogawa K, Pemberton K, Fuhlbrigge RC, Brumbaugh D, Givens P, Nozik ES, Sills MR. Implementation of a Rapid Evidence Assessment Infrastructure during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic to Develop Policies, Clinical Pathways, Stimulate Academic Research, and Create Educational Opportunities. J Pediatr. 2021 Mar;230:4-8.e2. PubMed PMID: 33091418
• Wang GS, Reese J, Bakel LA, Leonard J, Bos T, Bielsky A, Nickels S, Bajaj L. Prescribing Patterns of Oral Opioid Analgesic for Long Bone Fracture at Tertiary Care Children's Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1524-e1527. PubMed PMID: 32384393
• Wang GS, Reese J, Bakel LA, Leonard J, Bielsky A, Reid A, Bos T, Nickels S, Bajaj L. Prescribing Patterns of Oral Opioid Analgesic for Acute Pain at a Tertiary Care Children's Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e841-e845. PubMed PMID: 31688834
• Rao S, Kwan BM, Curtis DJ, Swanson A, Bakel LA, Bajaj L, Boguniewicz J, Lockwood JM, Ogawa K, Pemberton K, Fuhlbrigge RC, Brumbaugh D, Givens P, Nozik ES, Sills MR. Implementation of a Rapid Evidence Assessment Infrastructure during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic to Develop Policies, Clinical Pathways, Stimulate Academic Research, and Create Educational Opportunities. J Pediatr. 2020 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33091418
• O'Hara K, Tanverdi M, Reich J, Scudamore DD, Tyler A, Bakel LA. Qualitative Study to Understand Pediatric Hospitalists and Emergency Medicine Physicians' Perspectives of Clinical Pathways. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Mar-Apr;5(2):e270. PubMed PMID: 32426636
• Wang GS, Reese J, Bakel LA, Leonard J, Bos T, Bielsky A, Nickels S, Bajaj L. Prescribing Patterns of Oral Opioid Analgesic for Long Bone Fracture at Tertiary Care Children's Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 May 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32384393
• Wang GS, Reese J, Bakel LA, Leonard J, Bielsky A, Reid A, Bos T, Nickels S, Bajaj L. Prescribing Patterns of Oral Opioid Analgesic for Acute Pain at a Tertiary Care Children's Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31688834
• Pugh-Bernard A, Nickels S, Melendez J, Shawkat J, Rolison E, Swanson A, Bajaj L, Hyman D, Bakel LA. A Strategy for the Renovation of a Clinical Pathways Program. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2019 May-Jun;4(3):e178. PubMed PMID: 31579877
• Tyler A, Krack P, Bakel LA, O'Hara K, Scudamore D, Topoz I, Freeman J, Moss A, Allen R, Swanson A, Bajaj L. Interventions to Reduce Over-Utilized Tests and Treatments in Bronchiolitis. Pediatrics. 2018 Jun;141(6). PubMed PMID: 29752289
• Bakel LA, Hamid J, Ewusie J, Liu K, Mussa J, Straus S, Parkin P, Cohen E. International Variation in Asthma and Bronchiolitis Guidelines. Pediatrics. 2017 Nov;140(5). PubMed PMID: 29070533
• Kaiser SV, Huynh T, Bacharier LB, Rosenthal JL, Bakel LA, Parkin PC, Cabana MD. Preventing Exacerbations in Preschoolers With Recurrent Wheeze: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2016 Jun;137(6). PubMed PMID: 27230765
• Dean SM, Eickhoff JC, Bakel LA. The effectiveness of a bundled intervention to improve resident progress notes in an electronic health record. J Hosp Med. 2015 Feb;10(2):104-7. PubMed PMID: 25425386
• Kaiser SV, Bakel LA, Okumura MJ, Auerbach AD, Rosenthal J, Cabana MD. Risk Factors for Prolonged Length of Stay or Complications During Pediatric Respiratory Hospitalizations. Hosp Pediatr. 2015 Sep;5(9):461-73. PubMed PMID: 26330245
• Dean SM, Eickhoff JC, Bakel LA. The effectiveness of a bundled intervention to improve resident progress notes in an electronic health record. J Hosp Med. 2015 Feb;10(2):104-7. PubMed PMID: 25425386
• Bakel LA, Wilson K, Tyler A, Tham E, Reese J, Bothner J, Kaplan DW. A quality improvement study to improve inpatient problem list use. Hosp Pediatr. 2014 Jul;4(4):205-10. PubMed PMID: 24986988
• Tyler A, Boyer A, Martin S, Neiman J, Bakel LA, Brittan M. Development of a discharge readiness report within the electronic health record-A discharge planning tool. J Hosp Med. 2014 Aug;9(8):533-9. PubMed PMID: 24825848
• Seltz LB, Bakel LA, Tiehen J, Gao D, Cadnapaphornchai MA, Lum G, Ford D. Efficacy and safety of clopidogrel in children with diarrhea associated hemolytic uremic syndrome. Thromb Res. 2012 Sep;130(3):e26-30. PubMed PMID: 22683020

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Fellow
• Section of Hospital Medicine, Member
• Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Implementation Committee Co-Chair