Madiha Raees

Madiha Raees, MD is an attending physician and clinical instructor in the Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She is also an Associate Scholar with the Center for Global Health, conducting research in Malawi with a focus on pediatric neurocritical care in low-resource settings.

Her research interests include brain injury, cerebral malaria, implementation science, and pediatric critical care. She is currently investigating biomarkers of brain injury in children with cerebral malaria in Blantyre, Malawi, in collaboration with the Blantyre Malaria Project. Her work aims to identify blood-based biomarkers that can serve as surrogates for MRI and predict neurological outcomes.

The recent publications reflect a strong focus on clinical practice patterns in pediatric neurocritical care and trauma management across sub-Saharan Africa. Her work highlights variability in care and the need for context-adapted guidelines for traumatic brain injury in children within low- and middle-income countries.

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Advising and Grants: Dr. Raees mentors and leads global health research projects, particularly in Malawi. She is involved in training and capacity-building initiatives through the Center for Global Health. While specific grants are not mentioned, her research is supported through institutional and global health funding mechanisms.

Labs and Teams: She works closely with the Blantyre Malaria Project in Malawi and collaborates with multi-center teams across sub-Saharan Africa, including referral centers in Addis Ababa, Kigali, and Nairobi.