Erin Platter, M.D.
Associate Professor, Associate Physician, Department of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
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Locations and Contact
UC Davis Medical Center
UC Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Philosophy of Care
It is an honor to care and support children and their families during the time of their critical illness. I strive to prioritize family-centered, evidence-based practice, and compassionate care to support the whole patient. Having grown up in the Sacramento area, it is an absolute privilege to be able to return home and support the community with UC Davis's elite, multidisciplinary team.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Erin Platter is a board certified, Pediatric Critical Care Physician who specializes in cardiac critical care. She cares for critically ill pediatric patients with a variety of conditions including congenital heart disease, trauma and respiratory failure. She is interested in improving the care her team provides through simulation-based education and quality improvement, focusing on post-operative cardiac care.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Platter is interested in improving critical pediatric patient care through simulation-based education and quality improvement initiatives. She specializes in post-operative cardiac critical care and focuses on protocol development, quality improvement and multidisciplinary medical education.
Division
Pediatric Critical Care
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.A., Chemistry, Pomona College, Claremont CA 2010
Medical School
M.D., Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 2018
Residency
Pediatrics, UC Davis, Sacramento CA 2015-2018
Fellowship
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA 2018-2021
Fellowship
Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia Charlottesville VA 2021-2022
Spaeder M, Keller J, Sawda C, Surma V, Platter E, White D, Smith C, Harmon W. Implementation of a Regional Oxygen Saturation Thought Algorithm and Association with Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Following Cardiac Surgery. Pediatric Cardiology. 2022.
Platter E, Carver D, Spaeder M, Sharkey R. Assessment of Extubation Readiness Using Electrical Impedance Tomography in Pediatric Patients. Crit Care Med. 2021; 49 (1)Supp 504 E Platter, M Spaeder. Secondary HLH associated with parainfluenza and MRSA tracheitis. Crit Care Med 2020; 48 (1)Supp:652.
Platter E, Hamline MY, Tancredi DJ, Fernandez Y Garcia E, Rosenthal JL. Completeness of written discharge guidance for English- and Spanish-Speaking patient families. Hospital Pediatrics. 2019; 9(7): 516-522.
Platter E, Lawson M, Marsh C, Sazinsky M. Characterization of a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase-associated diiron arylamine N-oxygenase from Pseudomonas syringae pv. Phaseolicola. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 2011; 508: 39-45.