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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PICU)

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Akron Children's'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)

330-543-8639

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Critical Care Medicine
Akron Children's Pediatric Intensive Care
Main Hospital Building
214 West Bowery Street
Level 4
Akron, Ohio 44308
Fax: 330-543-8136 (Office)
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Our Doctors/Providers

Physicians/Providers:

Jennifer Biber, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Intensivist

Michael Bigham, MD

Chief Quality Officer; Pediatric Intensivist

Elyssa Faigen, MD

Pediatric Intensivist

Zachary Goldstein, MD

Pediatric Neurocritical Intensivist

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Claire Hanson, MD

Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist

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Daniel 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

Jonathan Pelletier, MD

Pediatric Intensivist

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John Pope, MD

Director, Medical Education; Director, Office of Pediatric Global Health; Pediatric Intensivist

Patricia Raimer, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric ECMO Program; Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care; Pediatric Intensivist

Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants:

Tammy Camelli, DNP, APRN-CNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

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Jean Christopher, MSN, APRN-CNS

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Kerri Clark, MSN, APRN-CNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Denise Davis, MSN, APRN-CNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Beth Forst, MSN, APRN-CNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

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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

Elise Miller, MSN, APRN-CNP

Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

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Clarissa Reed, MSN, APRN-CNP

Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

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Kalyn Seislove, APRN-CNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Danielle Standohar, MSN, APRN-CNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

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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

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



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