Kenneth P. Platt, MD

Department of Emergency Medicine

• Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Baystate Medical Center
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
v 413.794.4159
f  413.794.8070

email Kenneth.PlattMD@bhs.org

Residency

• Pediatrics
  University of Virginia Health Sciences Center

Medical School

• Duke University School of Medicine

Board Certification

• American Board of Pediatrics

• American Board of  Pediatrics, Subboard of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Selected Publications

• PV Scribano, JF Wiley, K Platt. Use of an Observation Unit by a Pediatric Emergency Department for Common Pediatric Illnesses. Pediatric Emergency Care 2001; 17:321-323.




• P.V. Scribano, J.F.Wiley II, K.Platt, J. Friday. Utilization of a Pediatric 23 Hour/Extended Treatment Unit. Workshop at Ambulatory Pediatric Association Annual Meeting, 1997.




• K. Platt, L. Butler, D. Bonhaus, and J.O. McNamara. Evidence Implicating Alpha-2 Adrenergic Receptors in the Anticonvulsant Action of Intranigral Muscimol. J Pharm Exp Ther 1987; 241:751-754.




• W.G. Teague, K. Platt, K. Lester, J. Shrieve, and M. Czervinski. Mechanism of Effective Pressure-Supported Mechanical Ventilation in Infants. Pediatric Research 1989; 25:372A.