What We Do:
The Pediatric Critical Care Division and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit provides state-of-the-art care to children and young adults with life threatening acute illnesses and those recovering from major surgery. The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center PICU is a Level 1 pediatric trauma center and the only burn unit that cares for critically ill children in the state of Maryland. The multidisciplinary team of experts caring for children in the PICU focus on coordination and communication in order to keep patients safe and families updated throughout each child’s stay. Our Pediatric Critical Care physicians represent experts in the most advanced medical techniques and technologies to provide the highest quality care in a supportive and compassionate environment.Dr. Levin named a 2021 “Top Doctor”

Pediatric Critical Care Faculty
Jamie McElrath Schwartz, MD
Division Chief
Sean Barnes, MD, MBA
Melania Bembea, MD, PhD, MPH
Ivor Berkowitz, MBBCh
Meghan Bernier, MD
Dennis Delany, MD
Jennifer Diep, MD
James “Jim” Fackler, MD
Dheeraj Goswami, MD
Melissa Hirsch, MD, MPH
Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH
Elizabeth “Betsy” Hunt, MD, MPH, PhD
Sujatha Kannan, MBBS
Jessica LaRosa, MD
Amanda Levin, MD
Alison “Ali” Miles, DO
Corina Noje, MD
Caitlin O’Brien, MD, MPH
Courtney Robertson, MD
Lewis Hartley Romer, MD
Sue Hong Routson, MD
Susanna Scafidi, MD
Jennifer Schramm, MD
Donald “Hal” Shaffner, MD, PhD
Nicole Shilkofski, MD, MeD
David Stockwell, MD, MBA
Elizabeth “Liz” Tucker, MD
Nurse Practitioners in Pediatric Critical Care
Julianna Amorese, MSN
Katherine Bernoske, DNP, CPNP-AC
Elena Bertolino, MSN
Irene Blake, CRNP
Lauren Booth, MSN, CPNP-AC
Jaime Esbensen Doroba, CRNP
Allison Fernandes, MSN, CPNP-AC
Susan Floyd, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
Christina Graham, DNP, CPNP-AC, RN
Theresa Ruddy, MS
Jennifer Snider, MSN
Beth Wieczorek, MSN