Amy Baxter

For the American actress and model, see Amy Lynn Baxter.

Amy Baxter (born April 24, 1967) is an American physician, inventor, and pain researcher.^[1][2] Baxter also serves as a board member at HomeoLux and Director of Emergency Research at the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associates (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Scottish Rite).^[3]

Early life and education

Baxter was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky and displayed an interest in medicine and science from an early age.^[4] At 21, Baxter transferred from Dartmouth University to Yale University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.^[4] She then attended Emory Medical School where she attained her medical degree. She completed a pediatrics residency and a child maltreatment fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.^[5] She also obtained a K30-NIH Clinical Research Certificate at UT Southwestern Medical Center.^[6]

Career

Baxter began practicing emergency pediatric medicine and is affiliated with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.^[7] Baxter was Director of Emergency Research for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associates and served as Clinical Associate Professor at the Medical College of Georgia.^[7]

Baxter acquired a research grant from the NIH to properly test her device and document the results.^[4]

Baxter also invented VibraCool, which is intended for musculoskeletal and arthritis pain relief.^[2] VibraCool uses the same concepts as Buzzy, but comes in a different shape and size.^[8]

Selected publications

• Baxter, Amy L.; Watcha, Mehernoor F.; Baxter, William Valentine; Leong, Traci; Wyatt, Matthew M. (June 1, 2011). "Development and Validation of a Pictorial Nausea Rating Scale for Children". Pediatrics. 127 (6): e1542-9. doi:10.1542/peds.2010-1410. PMID 21624874.
• Selent, Monica U.; Molinari, NoelleAngelique M.; Baxter, Amy; Nguyen, An V.; Siegelson, Henry; Brown, Clive M.; Plummer, Andrew; Higgins, Andrew; Podolsky, Susan; Spandorfer, Philip; Cohen, Nicole J.; Fishbein, Daniel B. (March 2013). "Mass Screening for Fever in Children: A Comparison of 3 Infrared Thermal Detection Systems". Pediatric Emergency Care. 29 (3): 305–313. doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182854465. ISSN 0749-5161. PMID 23426254.
• "Local Anesthetic and Stylet Styles: Factors Associated With Resident Lumbar Puncture Success". publications.aap.org. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
• Baxter, Amy L.; Cohen, Lindsey L.; McElvery, Heather L.; Lawson, Mona Louise; von Baeyer, Carl L. (December 2011). "An Integration of Vibration and Cold Relieves Venipuncture Pain in a Pediatric Emergency Department". Pediatric Emergency Care. 27 (12): 1151–1156. doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e318237ace4. ISSN 0749-5161. PMID 22134226.
• "Twice-daily nasal irrigation reduces COVID-related illness, death, study finds". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2024-06-12.