Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PICU)
Akron Children's Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) provides care to infants, children and teens who need advanced treatments, special monitoring and around-the-clock observation by specially trained critical care doctors, advanced practice providers, specialized subspecialty consultants, nurses, and other medical team members.
Equipped with advanced technology, we provide the highest level of care for a range of complex, and sometimes rapidly changing, medical problems. This includes after-surgery care for pediatric surgical procedures, including congenital heart surgery.
Our PICU team also cares for the non-medical concerns of the family. We have child life specialists to help kids understand and manage being in the hospital. Our social workers help families cope with the complexities of having a critically ill child, including arranging temporary housing through the Ronald McDonald House, assisting with insurance issues, or helping when your child is ready to go home.
Our ultimate goal is to help improve survival, speed recovery, minimize disability and relieve pain and suffering in a caring and respectful manner.
Locations
Contact Critical Care Medicine (PICU)
Akron Children's Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care
Main Hospital Building
214 West Bowery Street
Level 4
Akron, Ohio 44308
Fax: 330-543-8136 (Office)
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Map & directions
Our Doctors/Providers
Director, Pediatric Critical Care; Pediatric Intensivist
Jennifer Biber, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Intensivist
Michael Bigham, MD
Chief Quality Officer; Pediatric Intensivist
Rashed Durgham, MD
Medical Director, Respiratory Care; Pediatric Intensivist
Michael Forbes, MD, FAAP, FCCM
Chief Academic Officer; William H. and Rebecca D. Considine Endowed Chair for Pediatric Research; Head, Rebecca D Considine Research Institute; Immediate Past President, Medical Staff; Pediatric Critical Care Specialist
Dan Lebovitz, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
Danielle Maholtz, DO
Pediatric Critical Care Specialist
Vivek Malhotra, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
Bryan McKee, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
Jeffrey Naples, DO
Medical Director, Pediatric Transport; Pediatric Intensivist
Ryan Nofziger, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
Christopher Page-Goertz, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
John Pope, MD
Director, Medical Education; Director, Office of Pediatric Global Health; Pediatric Intensivist
Patricia Raimer, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric ECMO Program; Pediatric Intensivist
Jean Christopher, MSN, APRN-CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Kerri Clark, MSN, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Denise Davis, MSN, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Ashley Gasser, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Danielle Hicar, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Natalie Lukasewski, MSN, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Jennifer Maley, MSN, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Amy McHenry, DNP, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Kelly Metzger, MSN, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Kalyn Seislove, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Danielle Standohar, MSN, APRN-CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
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HNPP
Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is a disorder that affects peripheral nerves, causing the nerves to be highly sensitive to pressure. Read more.Open Clinical Studies
Genes that influence the way your body responds to infection
The purpose of this research study is to study whether it is possible to measure changes in thousands of genes that influence the way your body responds to an infection (germ), and to study whether these changes can predict the severity and course your illness, in addition to generating a database of gene expression patterns.
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Currently recruiting
Recovery after ECMO in children with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
This is a study to learn more about how children recover after their lungs are so sick they need the support of a lung machine called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This information will be used to improve the healthcare for children receiving ECMO support.
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Currently recruiting
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Family Centered Rounds
Our medical team meets every day, usually in the morning, to discuss each patient's case in detail; these discussions are known as rounds. You may see a group of doctors, nurses, and others walking from patient to patient, planning the medical care for each patient.
We encourage you to participate in your child's daily rounds. If you're unable to participate, the attending critical care doctor will inform you of the daily goals for your child by phone or in person.
Some of the Conditions We Treat...
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Meningitis
