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Christoph Paul Vincent Hornik

Samuel L. Katz Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
DCRI PO Box 17969, Durham, NC 27715
Dept of Pediatrics, Durham, NC 27710

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Samuel L. Katz Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics · 2024 - Present Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics · 2023 - Present Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Quantitative Sciences · 2018 - Present Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments
Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics · 2022 - Present Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments
Membership in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2013 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent News Items


Published July 3, 2025
Better Health for Teens Starts with Going Places in the Neighborhood
Published March 19, 2024
Duke Awards 32 New Distinguished Professorships for 2024
Published October 7, 2022
New DCRI Center Targets Ending Opioid Addiction

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Recent Scholarly Works


Safety of Sildenafil in Premature Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (SILDI-SAFE): A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal article J Pediatr · August 2026 OBJECTIVE: To describe the safety of sildenafil based on hypotension in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalating trial of sildenafil. In ... Full text Link to item Cite

A scoping review of the evidence supporting antiarrhythmic use after paediatric cardiac surgery.

Journal article Cardiol Young · July 3, 2026 BACKGROUND: Arrhythmias after paediatric cardiac surgery occur frequently and contribute to postoperative morbidity and mortality. There is limited literature assessing the safety and efficacy of common antiarrhythmics administered in this population. METH ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessing the capability of large language models in answering pediatric critical care board-style questions.

Journal article Sci Rep · June 13, 2026 The potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) in medicine is often linked to massive, resource-intensive models. However, their practical application in specialized fields like pediatric critical care requires exploring the capability of more efficient, lo ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


INNOVATE (Integrated National Network for Obstetric and Pediatric AdVAncement in Therapeutic Education)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031

iPediHeart: Interdisciplinary Research Training Program for Pediatric Heart Disease

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2025 - 2030

2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences · 2025 - 2030

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Education


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2019 Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2012 M.P.H.
Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg (Germany) · 2005 M.D.