Andrea Heifner

Pediatrics

Credentials: · · · ·

History

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2019–2022
Pediatrics
2016–2019
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
2012–2016

Research

Parental Authority and the Weight of Assent: Navigating Moral Dilemmas in Adolescent End of Life Care
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry · 2025 · First of 4 authors · Corresponding · 1 citations
Tiered Approach to Clonidine Dosing to Prevent Dexmedetomidine Withdrawal in Children: A Prospective Pre and Post Interventional Cohort Study
The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics · 2026 · First of 6 authors
Describing Deaths over a Decade: The Final Week of Life Among Hospitalized Children with Cancer
Children · 2026

Clinical trials

Protocolized Initiation of Clonidine to Prevent Dexmedetomidine Withdrawal
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 4
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
2022–2024