Critical Care Medicine Research

With several faculty funded by the National Institutes of Health, as well as several other faculty funded with foundation grant support, Critical Care Medicine’s research agenda includes

Development of a vaccine against bacteria that is a leading cause of death in children
Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of pulmonary hypertension
Identifying the genes that predispose healthy infants to develop respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis, and
Investigating novel measures of lung volume
Investigation of perfluorocarbon-mediated gas exchange in pediatric respiratory failure
Novel modes of ventilation in pediatric respiratory failure utilizing a large animal model
Bench work on metabolic and nutritional derangements in the critically pediatric patient
Efficacy of procedures used in neonatal and pediatric transport
Use of simulator technology to teach crisis management through observational studies in the field
Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy
Brain death and organ transplantation
The ethics of randomized clinical trials
Advancing innovations in postgraduate medical education
Applying innovative medical educational technologies globally