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Elizabeth Thompson

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
300 W. Morgan Street, Ste 800, Durham, NC 27701

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Pediatrics · 2024 - Present Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2024 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Population Pharmacokinetics to Support Intravenous and Enteral Methadone Dosing in Children.

Journal Article J Clin Pharmacol · January 2026 Methadone is used in hospitalized children to treat pain and iatrogenic opiate withdrawal. Optimal pediatric dosing for both enteral and intravenous methadone is unknown. We conducted two prospective, multi-center, open-label studies to characterize the ph ... Full text Link to item Cite

Population Pharmacokinetics of Caffeine in Infants with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Phase I, Dose-Escalating Trial.

Journal Article J Clin Pharmacol · July 2025 The mainstay of treatment for infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is cooling. Caffeine may be an important adjunct to cooling and provide neuroprotection via its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties. This study aimed to characteri ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Real-world Data Enables Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Drug Dosing in Critically Ill Children

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2025 - 2029

CPCCRN

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2021 - 2026

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Digoxin in Infants with Single Ventricle Heart Disease

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by DCRI-Duke-Site · 2024 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Georgetown University, School of Medicine · 2016 M.D.