Medical College of Wisconsin Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Senior Instructorship

A Message from Our Director
As Director of the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Senior Fellowship, I am dedicated to the training of future providers in this complex and ever-changing specialty. I have designed our training program with the goal of providing a customized curriculum based on the background of the trainee while meeting and exceeding the proposed national guidelines for the fellowship. Our program offers a unique opportunity to develop leadership skills and continue providing general pediatric critical care (as an attending in the PICU) during the advanced fellowship year.
The senior fellows are also supported by the Herma Heart Institute, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, and Cardiac anesthesia teams. The trainees will encounter a wide variety of cases including advanced mechanical device support, complex heart transplants, and advanced interventional strategies for complex congenital heart diseases. Our goal is the ensure that each learning experience is challenging, educational, and rewarding. The faculty strives to provide support and professional guidance at every stage.
At this time, we plan to have one (1) available instructor position per year and are accepting both critical care and cardiology trained applicants. The critical care faculty and staff at MCW/CW thank you for your interest in our program and welcome you to reach out for more information.
Adam Szadkowski, MD
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Senior Instructorship
About Our Institutions
Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW)
The Medical College of Wisconsin brings together the most inquisitive minds in science, medicine, education and community engagement to solve the toughest challenges in health and society today. Academic medicine is at the core, where scientists, physicians and students work hand-in-hand with the community to ask the questions no one else is and fuel the continuous cycle of knowledge that’s shaping the future of medicine.
Children’s Wisconsin
Children’s Wisconsin is the region’s only independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We offer a wide range of care and support for children of all ages. Our services include medical care, dental care, child and family counseling, foster care, adoption, social services, child advocacy and injury prevention.
About Our Program
This training has been established as sufficient for a full staff faculty position at institutions seeking a pediatric cardiac critical care trained physician. Additional training as a dual board-certified cardiologist and intensivist is encouraged. As of 2025, formal training in a 4th year of cardiac critical care is a requirement for the majority of pediatric cardiac ICU staffed units. Recent trends in staffing show an increased need for cardiac trained intensivists given new expanded pediatric cardiac units and a higher than average retirement rate for senior level staff in these units.
Our Fellowship in Photos
Contact Us
Adam Szadkowski, MD
Program Director
aszadkowski@mcw.edu
(414) 266-3360
Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (Cardiac Critical Care)
9000 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226