User:GebienD

~~ A polymath ER physician who's discovered he's happiest with many irons in the fire ~~

• Published groundbreaking paper on a previously unrecognized cause of sudden, rapid and silent respiratory arrests in children, termed, novel "diaphragm cramp-contracture" (DCC). Links and images below.

• Interests in writing (creative, autobiographic, encyclopedic)
• Master's of Science degree in Pathology and Molecular Biology (1994-1996)
• Master's thesis in the study of oncogenes in human non-small cell lung cancer (McGill University, 1996)
• Public speaker with lived experience in opioid use disorder
• Advocate for destigmatizing substance use disorder and combating the opioid epidemic
• Advocate for wellness/resiliency

• Founder/Owner of Outdoor Floors Toronto (est. 2014), a balcony flooring company
• Founder of Printable TV Channel Guides (est. 2018), a dedicated website providing free PDF channel lineups for cable, satellite and streaming TV viewers in Canada and USA.

My sweet Juno when she was 5 weeks old (Aug. 2020)

Novel Diaphragm Cramp-Contracture (DCC)

Diaphragm cramp-contracture is a result of work overload of a fatigued diaphragm and is proposed to lead to sudden respiratory arrest based on a case patient. This is a legitimate SIDS mechanism and could be a major medical discovery.

2024 Publications by Gebien:

• Gebien DJ, Eisenhut M. Uncovering diaphragm cramp in SIDS and other sudden unexpected deaths. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(20):2324. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14202324
• Gebien DJ. Myositis “diaphragm cramp” as a potential cause of respiratory arrests in infants. Comment on Salfi NCM. et al. Fatal deterioration of a respiratory syncytial virus infection in an infant with abnormal muscularization of intra-acinar pulmonary arteries: autopsy and histological findings. Diagnostics 2024, 14, 601. Diagnostics. 2024; 14(10):1061. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14101061. PMID: 38786359.  https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/10/1061.
• Gebien DJ. Diaphragm histology in SIDS and other sudden unexplained deaths. Forensic Science International: Reports (2024), Volume 9, 2024, 100372, ISSN 2665-9107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2024.100372.
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