Christopher J.L. Newth

Christopher J.L. Newth, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, affiliated with Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the Newth Laboratory. His clinical and research focus spans pediatric critical care, mechanical ventilation, respiratory failure, and outcomes after cardiac arrest.

• Education
  • Medical School: Otago University, New Zealand
  • Internship: Waikato Hospital, New Zealand
  • Residency: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
  • Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco (Pediatric Pulmonology)

Research Interests center on pediatric pulmonary function testing, ventilator liberation strategies, ARDS phenotyping, and sepsis-induced organ failure. His work includes machine learning applications for critical care and international guideline development for pediatric critical illness.

Publications highlight trends in ventilatory management, dead space monitoring, biomarker analysis, and clinical decision support systems. Notable collaborations include the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN) and Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network.

Scientific Awards

• Robert M. McAllister Faculty Mentoring Award (2012)
• Outstanding Clinician Award (2009)
• California Gold Medal (2002)
• Honorary Associate Membership, Gesellschaft für Pädiatrische Pneumologie (1997)
• Frederick Tisdall Research Prize (1971)

Laboratory: The Newth Laboratory develops computerized decision support systems for ventilator management and investigates pulmonary function testing and critical care outcomes. NIH-funded studies include the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network and Therapeutic Hypothermia trials.