Meet the Faculty
Faculty for the 1st International Symposium on AKI in Children at the 7th International Conference on Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy include:
Amelia Allsteadt, BSN, RN, CNN
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, USA
David Askenazi, MD, MsPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Nephrology
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
and Children's Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Sean M Bagshaw, MD, Msc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and School of Public Health
University of Alberta
Alberta, Canada
Rajit Basu, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Patrick D Brophy, MD
Associate Professor and Director, Pediatric Nephrology,
Dialysis and Transplantation
University of Iowa Children's Hospital
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Timothy E. Bunchman, MD
Professor and Director Pediatric Nephrology
Children's Hospital of Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Lakhmir S. Chawla, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
George Washington University Medical Canter
Washington, D.C., USA
David S. Cooper, MD, MPH
Associate Director of Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Associate Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Director, Cardiac ECMO Program
The Heart Institute
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Helen Currier, BSN, RN, CNN, CENP
Director, Renal Services
Dialysis/Pheresis
Vascular Access/Wound, Ostomy, Continence
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, USA
Akash Deep, MD
Consultant Intensivist (Clinical Lead)
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
King's College Hospital
London, England, UK
Prasad Devarajan, MD
Louise M. Williams Endowed Chair
Professor of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology
Director of Nephrology and Hypertension
Director, Clinical Nephrology Laboratories,
CEO, Dialysis Unit
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Bradley P. Dixon, MD
Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Assistant Program Director, Nephrology
Fellowship Training Program
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
James D Fortenberry, MD, FCCM, FAAP
Pediatrician in Chief, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jason S. Frischer, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program
Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Stuart L. Goldstein, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology;
Medical Director Pheresis Service
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
The Heart Institute
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Micheal Heard, RN
Advanced Technologies Coordinator
Children's Healthcare Care of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Can Ince, PhD
Professor, Department of Intensive Care
Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
Department of Translational Physiology, Academic Medical Center
University of Amsterdam
The Netherlands
John Lynn Jefferies, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACC
Associate Professor pf Pediatrics and Adult Cardiovascular Diseases
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Genetics
Associate Director, Heart Institute Research Core
The Heart Institute
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
John A. Kellum MD, FCCM, FACP
Tenured Professor, Critical Care Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Bioengineering and
Clinical & Translational Science
Vice Chair for Research
Director, bioengineering and Organ support Program,
CRISMA Center
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Eric Kirkendall, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor, Division of General and Community Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Hospital Medicine Medical Director, Clinical Decision Support
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Uma Raman Kotagal, MBBS, MSc
Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Senior Vice President, Quality, Safety and Transformation
Executive Director, James M Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Catherine D. Krawczeski, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology
Heart Institute Director of Quality Improvement and Clinical Effectiveness
Attending Cardiac Intensivist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
The Heart Institute
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Mignon McCullough, MBBCH, DCH, DTM&H, FRCP, FCP
Associate Professor and Consultant Pediatric Intensivist,
Evelina Children's Hospital
London, England, UK
Bradley S. Marino, MD, MPP, MSCE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Director, The Heart Institute Research Core
Director, The Heart Institute Neurodevelopmental Clinic
Attending Cardiac Intensivist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Divisions of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
David Morales, MD
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Executive Co-Director
The Heart Institute
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Jolyn Morgan, RN
Center for Acute Care Nephrology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Theresa Mottes, RN, CDN
Pediatric CRRT/TPE Program Coordinator
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
University of Michigan Health Systems
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
David Nelson, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Medical director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
The Heart Institute
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Carla M Nester, MD, MSA
Assistant Professor and Director Pediatric Glomerular Disease Clinic
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Matthew Paden, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Critical Care
Emory University School of Medicine
Associate Director of Pediatric ECMO and Advanced Technologies
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Alisa Palazzolo, RN, BSN
Center for Acute Care Nephrology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Stefano Picca, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Nephrology
Ospedale Bambino Gesu Children's Research-Teaching Hospital
Rome, Italy
Jerry Schwartz, MHHA, BSN, RN
Program Manager, Center for Acute Care Nephrology and Pheresis Service
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Jordan M. Symons, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Attending Nephrologist, Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, USA
Derek S. Wheeler, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Clinical Director, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Co-director, The Center for Acute Care Nephrology
Associate Patient Safety Officer
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Hector Wong, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Division Chief, Critical Care Medicine
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Michael Zappitelli, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics
Pediatric Nephrologist and Director of the Extracorporeal Blood
Therapy & Peritoneal Dialysis Program, Montreal Children's Hospital
McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Canada
