Jason W. Custer, Md
Associate Professor
Pediatrics
University of Maryland Medical Center
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Jason W. Custer grew up in Catonsville, Maryland and works clinically in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. He is also the assistant residency program director for pediatrics and the Medical Director of the Pediatric ICU. After graduating from Duke University he returned home to Baltimore for medical school at the University of Maryland. He then completed residency and fellowship at Johns Hopkins and returned to the University of Maryland as a faculty member in 2010. His research interests include expert and team cognition as well as PICU outcomes. He has taken on a leadership role in patient safety and quality improvement in the department of pediatrics and the hospital. He currently lives in Ellicott City with his wife and 3 daughters.
Research Interest
Expert and team cognition in complex patients Medical communication and data utilization Medical education related to Practice-Based Learning, Quality improvement, and Systems-based practice
Publications
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Custer JW, Watson CM, Dwyer J, Kacska DW, Simon BA, Easley RB. Critical evaluation of emergency stockpile ventilators in an in vitro model of pediatric lung injury. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 Nov;12(6):e357-61. PMID: 21317679
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Custer JW, Andaleeb A, Kaczka DW, Mulreany DG, Simon BA, Easley RB. In Vitro performance characteristics of the Sensormedics 3100A and B high frequency oscillatory ventilators. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 Jul;12(4):e176-80. PMID: 21037502
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Easley RB, Mulreany DG, Lancaster CT, Custer JW, Fernandez-Bustamante A, Simon BA. The effect of pulmonary blood flow distribution on thermodilution extravascular lung water measurements in a model of acute lung injury. Anesthesiology 2009 Nov; 111 (5); 1065-74. 19809280
