Andrew Lautz, MD
- ECMO Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Associate Director, Critical Care Fellowship Program – Clinical Competency
- Attending Physician, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- andrew.lautz@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
Septic shock results from a dysregulated response to infection and often leads to life-threatening organ dysfunction. Since septic shock has a rate of mortality in children, in part linked to cardiac dysfunction, it is essential to research myocardial dysfunction in sepsis to develop targeted treatment and improve outcomes.
Sepsis-associated myocardial dysfunction is common in children with septic shock. However, the genetic and physiological features that influence children to develop sepsis-associated myocardial dysfunction are not well defined and current therapy for myocardial dysfunction only consists of supportive care.
Our research program is based on the bedside-to-bench method to solve clinically driven problems. In our laboratory, my team and I apply translational research methods to study the essential systems by which serum factors and cellular responses drive myocardial dysfunction in sepsis using both in vitro and in vivo modeling. Ultimately, we hope to bring results back to the bedside and reduce mortality in pediatric septic shock. Clinically, I specialize in pediatric critical care medicine. I feel fortunate to care for children when they are at their sickest and help lead families and patients through critical illness. My daily clinical experiences in the intensive care unit strongly motivate my research, which aims to improve the survival of children with septic shock.
I received the Child Health Research Career Development Award (CHRCDA) program K12 from 2017 to 2019 for my research in modeling the developmental effects of myocardial dysfunction in sepsis. My research has been published in multiple journals, including Critical Care Medicine, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Explorations, Academic Emergency Medicine, Hospital Pediatrics and Pediatrics.
MD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 2010.
Residency: Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2013.
Chief Residency: Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-2014.
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2017.
Certification: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2013; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics, 2018.
Interests
Pediatric critical care; septic shock; cardiac arrest
Services and Specialties
Interests
Myocardial dysfunction in pediatric critical illness
Research Areas
Publications
Evaluating Frequency and Yield of Echocardiography in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The Journal of Pediatrics: X. 2025; 16:200143.
1374: DOCUMENTATION OF ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE DURING CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER INSERTION. Critical Care Medicine. 2025; 53.
Identification and transcriptomic assessment of latent profile pediatric septic shock phenotypes. Critical Care (UK). 2024; 28:246.
Abstract Sa402: CPR Coaches Improve Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guideline Adherence in Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation. 2024; 150:asa402.
Diagnostic Validation of the Updated Pediatric Sepsis Biomarker Risk II for Acute Kidney Injury Prediction Model in Pediatric Septic Shock. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2024; 25:1005-1016.
Experience informed procedural skills training. The Clinical Teacher. 2024; 21:e13719.
893: INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL-DERIVED MONOCYTE RESPONSE TO RISK-STRATIFIED PEDIATRIC SEPTIC SERUM. Critical Care Medicine. 2024; 52:s419.
Machine learning-driven identification of the gene-expression signature associated with a persistent multiple organ dysfunction trajectory in critical illness. EBioMedicine. 2024; 99:104938.
External validation of the modified sepsis renal angina index for prediction of severe acute kidney injury in children with septic shock. Critical Care (UK). 2023; 27:463.
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