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Pediatric Critical Care

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Pediatric Critical Care Faculty

Michael T. Meyer, MD

Chief, Professor

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Matthew D. Amidon, DO

Assistant Professor

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Rachel Ashworth, MD

Assistant Professor

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Melissa Atwood, DO, MA

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine)

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Binod Balakrishnan, MBBS

Associate Professor

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Richard J. Berens, MD

Professor

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Rebecca Ann Bertrandt, MD

Associate Professor

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Lauren Burgunder, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

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Daniel Chilcote, MD

Assistant Professor

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Jasmine C. Dowell, MD

Associate Professor

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Kayla Duvall, MD

Assistant Professor

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Rainer Gedeit, MD

Associate Chief Medical Officer, Professor

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Daniel Hassumani, MD

Assistant Professor

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George M. Hoffman, MD

Chief, Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology

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Steven R. Leuthner, MD

Professor

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Andrea Maxwell, MD

Assistant Professor

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Cory A. McFall, MD

Assistant Professor

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Theresa A. Mikhailov, MD, PhD, FAAP

Professor

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Robert Niebler, MD

Professor

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Diane Peng, MD

Assistant Professor

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Daiva E. Parakininkas, MD

Associate Professor

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Tara Petersen, MD, MSED

Associate Professor; Division Chief; Dept. of Pediatrics Vice Chair of Education; Medical Director, Pediatric Simulation Program

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Lauren Reiter, DO

Assistant Professor

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Erin Rholl, MD

Assistant Professor

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Kevin Richard Rarick , PhD

Assistant Professor

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Victoria Ronan, MBBS

Assistant Professor

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Charles Baron Rothschild, MD

Associate Professor

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Matthew C. Scanlon, MD, CPPS

Professor

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Jake P. Scott, MD

Associate Professor

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Hilary Schreiber, MD, MA

Assistant Professor

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Kellie C. Snooks, DO

Assistant Professor; Community Engagement Pillar Lead, Global Child Health Program

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Adam O. Szadkowski, MD

Assistant Professor

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Justinn Tanem, MD

Assistant Professor

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Nathan Thompson, MD, PharmD, MS

Associate Professor

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Raji Venkitachalam, MBBS

Assistant Professor

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Martin K. Wakeham, MD, FAAP

Professor

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Chelsea Willie, MD

Associate Professor

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Palliative Care Faculty & Providers

Rachel Ashworth, MD

Assistant Professor

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Melissa Atwood, DO, MA

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine)

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Steven R. Leuthner, MD

Professor

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Erin Rholl, MD

Assistant Professor

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Charles Baron Rothschild, MD

Associate Professor

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Laurie S. Good, RN, MSN, EdM, CPNP-AC

Advanced Practice Nurse (Palliative Care)

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Carrie Hecox, RN, BSN, CPNP-PC

Advanced Practice Nurse (Palliative Care)

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Nurse Practitioners

Christine A. Schindler, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC

Clinical Assistant Professor; Advanced Practice Provider

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Khira Ahmed-Yahia, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC, CCRN

Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

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Katie Barman, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC/PC

Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

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Rachel Davis, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC/PC

Pediatric Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider

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Karen Dorsch, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC

Advanced Practice Nurse (Critical Care)

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Hillary M. Giorgi, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC

Advanced Practice Nurse (Critical Care)

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Megan Hier, APNP

Pediatric Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider

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Jill C. Kuester, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC

Advanced Practice Nurse (Critical Care)

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Kathleen Maloney, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC

Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

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Alyssa Matuszak, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC

Advanced Practice Nurse (Critical Care)

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Katie McDermott, PhD, MSN, MEHP, RN, CPNP-AC

Program Director

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Jennifer Pfister, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC, C-NPT

Advanced Practice Nurse (Critical Care)

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Kari Rajzer-Wakeham, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN

Advanced Practice Nurse (Critical Care)

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Meghan D. Roller, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC

Advanced Practice Nurse (Critical Care)

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Laura M. Rose, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC

Advanced Practice Nurse

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Mary Seidl, APRN, CPNP-AC, MSN

Advanced Practice Nurse (Critical Care)

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Whitney Stibb, PA-C

Pediatric Critical Care Physician Assistant

Leslie Talbert, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC

Advanced Practice Nurse (Critical Care)

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