Patients & Families
Contact
Patients & Families:
For further information or any questions you may have, please contact Pediatric Critical Care's Administrative Assistant, Ashley Felstow.
| Ashley Felstow Administrative Assistant Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 1500 E. Medical Center Drive F6790 Mott, Box 5243 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5243 Office: (734) 936-1494 afelstow@med.umich.edu | Mike Quasney, MD, PhD Division Director Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases University of Michigan Medical School Office: (734) 764-5302 mquasney@med.umich.edu |
Fellowship:
For further information or any questions you may have, please contact the Fellowship Program Director, Dr. Timothy Cornell, or the Fellowship Coordinator, Pam Borton.
Pam Borton
| Timothy Cornell, MD Fellowship Program Director Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Office: (734) 764-5302 ttcornel@med.umich.edu |
| Mary Dahmer, PhD Associate Fellowship Program Director for Research Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Office: (734) 764-5302 mkdahmer@med.umich.edu | Tsovinar Arutyunyan, MD Associate Fellowship Program Director for Education Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Office: (734) 764-5302 tarutyu@med.umich.edu |
Patient Care
The University of Michigan Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital houses 22 beds for children with medical or surgical illnesses requiring the highest level of intensive monitoring or therapy. The PICU provides 24-hour care by a multidisciplinary care team of nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists -- all led by board-certified pediatric intensivists, critical care fellows, pediatric residents, and nurse practitioners. Our PICU enjoys an international reputation for excellence in the care of children with respiratory failure, especially those who require artificial organ support. The intensive care of asthma, increased intracranial pressure, respiratory failure, sepsis, multiple organ failure, nosocomial infections, bereavement, and teamwork are subjects of ongoing research. Nationally recognized programs in artificial organ support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), hemodialysis and hemofiltration are unique to this critical care unit.
Research and Publications
The Faculty in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine are involved in cutting edge research particularly in the areas of the host immune response in critical illness, hypothermia, epigenetics, ECMO, innovative device technologies, optimization of prehospital transport and patient safety. The Division is one of 7 members of the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN) funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. They have also been actively involved in the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators Network (PALISI). Highlights of research in the Division include Dr. Frank Moler (PI: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (THAPCA). In addition, Dr. Tom Shanley is the Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research.
Tsovinar Arutyunyan, MD
Ryan Barbaro, MD, MSc
Timothy Cornell, MD, FAAP [Publications]
Joseph Custer, MD [Publications]
Mary Dahmer, PhD [Publications]
Rodney Daniels, MD, FAAP
Kevin Kuo, MD
Frank Moler, MD, MS [Publications]
Matthew Niedner, MD [Publications]
Folafoluwa Odetola, MD, MPH [Publications]
Waseem Ostwani, MD
Michael Quasney, MD, PhD [Publications]
Thomas Shanley, MD, FCCM [Publications]
Education
ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER
The University of Michigan is an academic medical center that trains the future leaders and clinicians in health sciences at many levels:
FELLOWSHIP
The University of Michigan Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship is an accredited three-year training program for pediatricians seeking subspecialty certification in critical care -- the management of children with life-or-limb threatening conditions. Our fellowship program is superb and nationally recognized.
RESIDENCY
The pediatric residency at University of Michigan trains young physicians freshly out of medical school in general pediatrics with exposures to virtually all pediatric subspecialties, including critical care. During the course of their 3-4 year training cycles, pediatric residents will spend several months in the Pediatric ICU, and some will go on to pursue a fellowship in this discipline. Pediatric residents at the Graduates of the program have been very successful in obtaining fellowships and clinical positions throughout the country. More information about the residency program can be obtained here.
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Consistently ranking among the top ten medical schools in the United States, the University of Michigan medical school is internationally renown. Medical students routinely rotate through the pediatric critical care unit, offering their unique insight as well as opportunities for residents and fellows to teach. More information about the medical school can be found here.
Outreach
The Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine participates in several international outreach activities. For example, Project Shunt has provided neurosurgical services since 1997 to children in Guatemala with neural tube defects. Guatemala has one of the highest incidences of spinal bifida because of dietary issues, genetic predisposition and poor prenatal care. Accomplished with donations and fund raising activities, it provides opportunities for faculty, fellows, and nurses to participate in annual medical missions providing much needed neurosurgical care to children who otherwise would not have access to such care. In addition to performing operations, the group provides teaching to other surgeons, nurses and parents. An important educational objective was to improve the quality of life for children with spinal bifida and train the health care professionals in state-of-the-art management techniques. The team includes Dr. Gail Annich and Dr. Karin Muraszko, MD, Chair and Professor of Neurosurgery.
Additionally, Dr. Rodney Daniels is collaborating with the World Pediatric Project and physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital to help develop critical care services in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere and has an infant mortality rate 3x that in the US. A grant was recently submitted to the Rotary International to help fund this project.
Columbia 2015
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