Predicting pediatric cardiac arrest outcomes using early quantitative EEG
Benedetti GM, Pardo AC, Nelson Sanchez-Pinto L, Straley M, Wainwright MS, Kurz JE, Press CA
Resuscitation (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
Co-Director
Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Craig is a physician-scientist who bridges the gap between EEG signal processing and bedside decision-making for critically ill children. Trained in both molecular biology (PhD, Washington University) and pediatric neurology, he completed fellowships in neurocritical care at Lurie Children's Hospital and epilepsy at Children's Hospital Colorado before joining CHOP and Penn. As Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, he serves as Interim Section Head of Neurocritical Care and Medical Director of the Neuroscience Unit at CHOP. Craig co-founded PedQuEST to build the multicenter infrastructure he wished existed — a platform where sites can pool EEG data, validate qEEG biomarkers, and translate research into real-time clinical tools. When he's not reading EEGs or writing grants, you'll find him hiking with his family or plotting the next PedQuEST pilot study.
Benedetti GM, Pardo AC, Nelson Sanchez-Pinto L, Straley M, Wainwright MS, Kurz JE, Press CA
Resuscitation (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
Silva LEV, Chen CC, Press CA, Graham K, Shi L, Abend NS, Morgan RW, Topjian A, Tsui FR, Kirschen MP
Resuscitation (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
Silverman A, Walsh R, Santoro JD, Thomas K, Ballinger E, Fisher KS, Thomas AX, Appavu B, Kruer MC, Neilson D, Knoll J, Sharp AN, Edelman HE, Otallah S, Morgan A, Grzezulkowska A, Nguyen J, Rao LM, Hecht SM, Catalano L, Daigle H, Kronfol C, Wharton J, Adams D, Kalawi AZ, Kung M, Arellano JL, Smith L, Segal D, Feja K, Broomall E, Jayakar A, Arnold SR, Retallack H, Press CA, Gombolay G, McLaughlin MH, Kannan V, Thakkar K, Rezwan T, Hulfish E, Eid D, Meylor J, Peng D, Hurtado R, Nickerson T, Mandell I, Carbonell AU, Kerner-Rossi M, Jayaraman D, Davis M, Olivero R, Shah N, Osborne CM, Zhang B, Cortina C, Randolph AG, Rao S, LaRocca T, Van Haren KP, Wilson-Murphy M
Mazzio EL, Catenaccio E, Liu R, Vossough A, Abend NS, Alcamo AM, Huh JW, Chen SS, Berg RA, Topjian AA, Press CA, Kirschen MP
Res Sq (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
Caffarelli M, Li Y, Amorim E, Finlay K, Guterman EL, Benedetti G, Press CA, Harrar D, Thomas AX, Steurer M, Sacks LD, Fox CK
Pediatr Crit Care Med (2025) · PubMed
Kirschen MP, Ullman NL, Reeder RW, Ahmed T, Bell MJ, Berg RA, Burns C, Carcillo JA, Carpenter TC, Wesley Diddle J, Federman M, Fink EL, Frazier AH, Friess SH, Graham K, Horvat CM, Huard LL, Kilbaugh TJ, Maa T, Manga A, McQuillen PS, Meert KL, Morgan RW, Mourani PM, Nadkarni VM, Naim MY, Notterman D, Palmer CA, Pollack MM, Sapru A, Sharron MP, Srivastava N, Tilford B, Viteri S, Wolfe HA, Yates AR, Topjian A, Sutton RM, Press CA
Resuscitation (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
Barcia Aguilar C, Amengual-Gual M, Brenton JN, Chapman KE, Clark J, Gaillard WD, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Kahoud R, Lai YC, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Payne ET, Press CA, Reece L, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Sheehan T, Shellhaas RA, Tasker RC, Wainwright MS, Zhang B, Loddenkemper T
Seizure (2024) · DOI → · PubMed
Mazzio EL, Topjian AA, Reeder RW, Sutton RM, Morgan RW, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM, Wolfe HA, Graham K, Naim MY, Friess SH, Abend NS, Press CA
Resuscitation (2024) · DOI → · PubMed
Benedetti GM, Guerriero RM, Press CA
Neurocrit Care (2023) · DOI → · PubMed
Caffarelli M, Karukonda V, Aghaeeaval M, McQuillen PS, Numis AL, Mackay MT, Press CA, Wintermark M, Fox CK, Amorim E
Clin Neurophysiol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed
Ostendorf AP, Loddenkemper T, Morgan LA, Appavu B, Farias-Moeller R, Harrar D, Press C, Abend NS, Gaillard WD, Bai S, Eisner M, McHenry L, Kroshus E, Vannatta K, Goodkin HP
Contemp Clin Trials (2025) · PubMed
Ullman NL, Reeder RW, Topjian A, Morgan RW, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM, Palmer CA, Sutton RM, Press CA, Kirschen MP
Resuscitation (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
Kirschen MP, LaRovere K, Balakrishnan B, Erklauer J, Francoeur C, Ganesan SL, Jayakar A, Lovett M, Luchette M, Press CA, Wolf M, Ferrazzano P, Wainwright MS, Appavu B
Pediatr Neurol (2022) · PubMed
Press CA, Wainwright MS
Pediatr Neurol Briefs (2015) · DOI → · PubMed
Press CA, Morgan L, Mills M, Stack CV, Goldstein JL, Alonso EM, Wainwright MS
Pediatr Crit Care Med (2017) · DOI → · PubMed
Ducharme-Crevier L, Press CA, Kurz JE, Mills MG, Goldstein JL, Wainwright MS
Pediatr Crit Care Med (2017) · DOI → · PubMed
Keene JC, Morgan LA, Abend NS, Bates SV, Bauer Huang SL, Chang T, Chu CJ, Glass HC, Massey SL, Ostrander B, Pardo AC, Press CA, Soul JS, Shellhaas RA, Thomas C, Natarajan N
Pediatr Neurol (2021) · DOI → · PubMed
Hutchinson ML, Nash KB, Abend NS, Moharir M, Wells E, Messer RD, Palaganas J, Helbig I, Wietstock SO, Suslovic W, Gonzalez AK, Kaufman MC, Press CA, Piantino J
Neurohospitalist (2022) · DOI → · PubMed
Piantino JA, Ruzas CM, Press CA, Subramanian S, Balakrishnan B, Panigrahy A, Pettersson D, Maloney JA, Vossough A, Topjian A, Kirschen MP, Doughty L, Chung MG, Maloney D, Haller T, Fabio A, Fink EL
Pediatr Neurol (2022) · DOI → · PubMed
Fink EL, Kochanek PM, Panigrahy A, Beers SR, Berger RP, Bayir H, Pineda J, Newth C, Topjian AA, Press CA, Maddux AB, Willyerd F, Hunt EA, Siems A, Chung MG, Smith L, Wenger J, Doughty L, Diddle JW, Patregnani J, Piantino J, Walson KH, Balakrishnan B, Meyer MT, Friess S, Maloney D, Rubin P, Haller TL, Treble-Barna A, Wang C, Clark RRSB, Fabio A
JAMA Netw Open (2022) · DOI → · PubMed
Benedetti GM, Morgan LA, Sansevere AJ, Harrar DB, Guerriero RM, Wainwright MS, LaRovere KL, Kielian A, Ganesan SL, Press CA
Pediatr Neurol (2023) · PubMed
Press CA, Knupp KG, Chapman KE
Epilepsy Behav (2015) · PubMed
Press CA, Chapman KE
Neurology (2019) · PubMed
Silver MR, Caffeé L, Fried LE, Gonzalez AK, Huber R, Kaufman MC, Means M, Patel N, Ramos M, Witzman S, Beam K, Zook J, Abend NS, Press C, Molisani S
Neurol Clin Pract (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
Mazzio EL, Catenaccio E, Liu R, Vossough A, Abend NS, Alcamo A, Huh JW, Lang SS, Berg RA, Topjian AA, Press C, Kirschen MP
Neurocrit Care (2026) · DOI → · PubMed
Nash KB, Palaganas J, Abend NS, Hutchinson ML, Messer R, Moharir M, Piantino J, Press CA, Wells E
Neurology (2022) · DOI → · PubMed
Fung FW, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Gallentine W, Giza CC, Goldstein JL, Hahn CD, Loddenkemper T, Matsumoto JH, Press CA, Riviello JJ, Abend NS
J Clin Neurophysiol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed
Kellier D, Anto MM, Hall M, Marin J, Nash K, Wells EM, Abend NS, Hutchinson ML, Moharir M, Messer RD, Palaganas JL, Piantino J, Szperka C, Press C
Neurology (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
Press CA
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2025) · invited
Press CA
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2025) · invited
Brown-Mitchell G, Loddenkemper T, Morgan L, Appavu B, Farias-Moeller R, Harrar D, Press C, Abend N, Gaillard W, Bai S, Eisner M, McHenry L, Kroshus E, Vanmatta K, Goodkin H, Ostendorf A
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2025) · poster
Press CA, Benedetti GM, Harrar DB, Farias-Moeller R, Tomko S, Jayakar A, Appavu B, Morgan LA, Castillo-Pinto C, Thomas AX, Rau S, Fulton F, Parikh D, Abend NS, Hahn C, Riviello J, Ganesan R, De Freitas D, Dare Y, Wagenaar J
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2025) · poster
Nelliot A, Thomas AX, Farias-Moeller R, Tomko S, Jayakar A, Appavu B, Harrar DB, Morgan LA, Castillo-Pinto C, Rau S, Fulton M, Press CA, Benedetti GM
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2025) · poster
Press CA
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2025) · invited
Keene J, Abend NS, Benedetti G, Fulmer Z, Keene M, Montazeri S, Press CA, Stevenson NJ, Vanhatalo S
Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (2025) · poster
Lacoul A, Gabriel E, Giannotti A, Kumar N, Kaur J, Senthil K, Mazandi V, Press C, Kirschen M, Topjian A, Kim CT, Kilbaugh T, Chen SS, Huh J
Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting (2025) · poster
Fitts W, Press CA, Zaniletti I, Benedetti G, Nash K, Wells E, Messer R, Palaganas J, Moharir M, Piantino J, Kirschen M, Appavu B, Abend NS
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Meeting (2025) · poster
Fitts W, Press CA, Zaniletti I, Benedetti GM, Nash K, Wells E, Messer R, Palaganas J, Moharir M, Piantino J, Kirschen M, Appavu B, Abend NS
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Meeting (2025) · poster
Press CA
FamilieSCN2A Foundation (2025) · invited
Press CA, Sansevere A, Thomas AX, Riviello JJ
Pediatric Neurocritical Care Educational Series (2025) · invited
Press CA
5th Annual Mitochondrial Medicine Education Day (2024) · invited
Silva L, Chen C, Shi L, Press CA, Abend NS, Graham K, Morgan R, Topjian A, Tsui R, Kirschen M
Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting (2024) · poster
Press CA
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2024) · invited
Keene J, Abend NS, Benedetti G, Fulmer Z, Keene M, Montazeri S, Press CA, Stevenson NJ, Vanhatalo S
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2024) · poster
Bach AM, Walsh KE, Fung FW, Press CA, Kirschen MP, Topjian A, Abend NS
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2024) · poster
Gettings J, Eschbach K, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard W, Glauser T, Goldstein J, Goodkin H, Grinspan Z, Guerriero R, Kahoud R, Loddenkemper T, Novotny E, Morgan L, Ostendorf A, Piantino J, Press CA, Sands T, Tasker R, Kielian A, LaRovere K
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2024) · poster
McSherry M, Zhang B, Louderback L, Little A, Walsh KE, Graham K, Press CA, McGuire J, Ichord R, Douglas R, Morgan RW, Kirschen MP, Woods-Hill C, Topjian A
Resuscitation Science Symposium (2024) · poster
Press CA
Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting (2024) · invited
Press CA
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2024) · invited
Press CA
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2024) · invited
Kellier D, Boland M, Hughes N, Farrar J, Anto M, Press CA, Ostanpenko S, Szperka C
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2024) · poster
Kellier D, Boland M, Hughes N, Farrar J, Anto M, Press CA, Ostanpenko S, Szperka C
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2024) · poster
Keene JC, Abend NS, Benedetti GM, Fulmer Z, Keene M, Montazeri S, Press CA, Stevenson NJ, Vanhatalo S, Sandoval Karamian A
Newborn Brain Society (2024) · poster
Hussain S, Samelson-Jones B, Press CA, Vossough A, Linder G
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Conference (2024) · poster
Silver M, Means M, Abend N, Caffee L, Fried L, Witzman S, Gonzalez A, Kaufman M, Ramos M, Zook J, Press CA, Molisani S
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2023) · poster
Press CA, Kirschen M, Narula S, Appavu B, Guilliams K, Benedetti G
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2023) · invited
Kellier M, Anto M, Wells E, Hall M, Nash K, Palaganas J, Piantino J, Messer RM, Hutchinson M, Moharir M, Szperka C, Press CA
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2023) · poster
Fung FW, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Gallentine W, Giza CC, Goldstein JL, Hahn CD, Loddenkemper T, Matsumoto JH, Press CA, Riviello JJ Jr, Abend NS
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Meeting (2023) · poster
Press CA
Neurabilities (2023) · invited
Press CA
Cohen Children's Medical Center Neurology Grand Rounds (2023) · invited
Press CA, Nash K
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2023) · invited
Press CA
Pediatric Transplant Fellow Educational Series (2023) · invited
McDonnell PP, Ortiz Y, Kaufman MC, Molisani S, Fitzgerald M, Xian J, Ali R, Gonzalez AK, Press CA, Abend NS, Helbig I
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2022) · poster
Fink EL, Kochanek PM, Blumi S, Wisnowski J, Narayanan S, Subramanian S, Beers S, Berger R, Bayir H, Wang C, Pineda J, Topjian AA, Maddux A, Willyerd F, Hunt EA, Chung MG, Newth C, Smith L, Doughty L, Diddle JW, Piantino J, Walson KH, Balakrishnan B, Friess S, Siems A, Press CA, Patregani J, Meyer MT, Haller T, Treble-Barna A, Clark R, Fabio A, Panigrahy A, POCCA Investigators
AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium (2022) · poster
Fink EL, Kochanek PM, Panigrahy A, Beers S, Park A, Berger R, Bayir H, Wang C, Pineda J, Topjian AA, Maddix A, Willyerd F, Hunt EA, Chung MG, Newth C, Smith L, Doughty L, Diddle JW, Piantino J, Walson KH, Balakrishnan B, Friess S, Siems A, Press CA, Patregnani J, Meyer MT, Haller T, Treble-Barna A, Clark R, Fabio A, POCCA Investigators
AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium (2022) · poster
Mazzio EL, Press CA
Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting (2022) · poster
Rosenthal S, Mazzio E, Gilbert H, Marks J, Jewell J, Guistolisi S, Martin J, Silveira L, Messer R, Mistry R, Yonker M, Press CA
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2022) · poster
Benedetti GM, Straley M, Pardo AC, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Wainwright MS, Kurz JE, Press CA
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2022) · poster
Benedetti GM, Straley M, Pardo AC, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Wainwright MS, Kurz JE, Press CA
Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting (2022) · oral
Benedetti GM, Morgan LA, Sansevere AJ, Harrar DB, Guerriero RM, Wainwright MS, LaRovere KL, Kielian A, Lalgudi Ganesan S, Press CA
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2022) · poster
Ullman NL, Press CA, Palmer CA, Cooper KK, Berg RA, Friess SH, Graham K, Kilbaugh TJ, Morgan R, Mourani PM, Nadkarni VM, Naim MY, Qunibim DW, Reeder RW, Wolfe HA, Sutton RM, Kirschen MP
Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting (2021) · poster
Wellman H, Abend NS, Hutchinson M, Messer R, Moharir M, Nash N, Palaganas J, Piantino J, Shah SS, Hall M, Wells W, Press CA
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2021) · poster
Press CA, Nash K, Abend NS, Hutchinson M, Messer R, Moharir M, Palaganas J, Wells E, Piantino J
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2021) · poster
Palaganas J, Wells E, Abend NS, Hutchinson M, Messer R, Moharir M, Piantino J, Press CA, Nash K
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2021) · poster
Keene J, Morgan LA, Abend NS, Bates SV, Bauer Huang SL, Chang T, Glass HC, Massey SL, Ostrander B, Pardo AC, Press CA, Soul JS, Shellhaas RA, Thomas C, Natarajan N
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2021) · poster
Kirschen M, Francoeur C, Weiss M, Macdonald J, Press C, Greer D, Berg R, Morrison W, Topjian A
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2021) · poster
Hutchinson ML, Piantino J, Abend NS, Messer RD, Moharir M, Nash KB, Palaganas J, Wells E, Wietstock SO, Press CA
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2021) · poster
Dichiaro M, Press CA
Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group (2021) · invited
Francoeur C, Weiss M, MacDonald J, Press C, Berg R, Topjian A, Morrison W, Kirschen M
50th Critical Care Congress (2021) · poster
Ruzas CM, Benedetti GM, Kurz J, Press CA, Kim J, Daniels Z, Smith C, Wainwright MS
Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting (2021) · poster
Press CA, Demarest S
FamilieSCN2A Foundation (2021) · invited
Martin J, Horgan F, Press CA, Messer R, Barry M, Feldman A, Kaul P
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2020) · poster
Press CA, Moharir M, Udani V, Mackay M
16th International Child Neurology Congress and 49th Child Neurology Society Meeting (2020) · invited
Mazzio E, Rosenthal S, Eileen S, Jewell J, Martin J, Messer R, Press CA
16th International Child Neurology Congress and 49th Child Neurology Society Meeting (2020) · poster
Kilgallon K, Kim J, Press CA, Ruzas C
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Annual Conference (2020) · poster
Messacar K, Spence-Davizon E, Osborne C, Press CA, Schreiner T, Martin J, Messer R, Maloney J, Burakoff A, Barnes M, Routh J, Gerber S, Oberste MS, Nix WA, Abzug MJ, Tyler K, Herlihy R, Dominguez S
IDWeek (2019) · oral
Stence N, Neuberger I, Mirsky D, Maloney J, Fenton L, Barry M, Press CA
American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting (2019) · poster
Press CA
Christopher Ward Neuroscience Nursing Conference (2019) · invited
Press CA, Kurz J
Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting (2019) · invited
Press CA, Messer R
Neurohospitalist Society Meeting (2019) · invited
Press CA, Kirschen M, LaRovere K, Risen S, Guilliams K, Chung M, Griffith J, Erklauer J, Peariso K, Ducharme-Crevier L, Shah S, Hall M, Wainwright M
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2018) · poster
Press CA
Children's Hospital Colorado Annual EMS Conference (2018) · invited
Press CA
Dravet Syndrome Foundation (2018) · invited
Press CA
Western Pediatric Trauma Conference (2017) · invited
Press CA
Western Pediatric Trauma Conference (2017) · invited
Press CA
International Pediatric Stroke Study (2017) · invited
Press CA, Wainwright MS
Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group (2016) · invited
Lindsay AJ, Press CA, Fenton LZ, Stence TB, Mirsky DM
Society for Pediatric Radiology Annual Meeting (2015) · poster
Press CA, Lindsay A, Fenton LZ, Stence NV, Bernard TJ, Mirsky DM
AHA/ASA Stroke Conference (2015) · poster
Press CA, Knupp K, Chapman KE
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2014) · poster
Press CA, Chapman KE, Knupp K
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2013) · poster