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. Goswami Appointed PCCCM Chief
We are extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Dheeraj Goswami, MD as Division Chief for the Division of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine (PCCCM) in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (ACCM).
Dr. Goswami is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (JHUSOM). He received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and M.D. from Eastern Virginia Medical School, followed by a pediatric residency at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. He arrived at Johns Hopkins in 2009 for a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine, followed by a residency in anesthesiology. In 2014, Dr. Goswami moved to Houston to pursue fellowships in both pediatric anesthesiology and pediatric cardiac anesthesiology along with advanced training in pediatric cardiac critical care at the Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine. We were thrilled to recruit him back to JHUSOM and ACCM in 2016 to begin his faculty career as a pediatric cardiac intensivist and anesthesiologist.
Over the last nine years, Dr. Goswami has established himself as an exceptional and highly respected clinician, leader and program builder. In 2018 he was appointed as the Director of the Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Program and Associate Director of the ECMO Program, and he has served as the Director of the Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Program since 2019. Dr. Goswami has served on the Governing Board of the BTT HC since 2020. In addition to his outstanding skills as a clinician, educator and program builder, Dr. Goswami has published his original research work in high impact journals focused on blood management in pediatric cardiac surgery and holds leadership roles nationally including the CCAS Research Committee. He is the site principal investigator for the DoD funded CHIlled Platelet Study (CHIPS), a clinical trial evaluating chilled versus regularly stored platelets in patients undergoing pediatric cardiac surgery.
Dr. Goswami’s commitment and passion for system innovation are remarkable. He is a talented team builder who collaborates with interprofessional teams seamlessly to move clinical care forward with a focus on quality, safety, and efficiency. In his role as Division Chief of PCCCM, Dr. Goswami will partner closely with Dr. Gregory Yurasek, the incoming PCICU Medical Director, and interprofessional leaders across JHCC and BTT HC to continue to grow and innovate our programs to benefit children with cardiac disease.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Goswami for assuming this important role in ACCM, JHCC and the BTTHC.
Pediatric Critical Care (PICU) & Cardiac Critical Care (PCICU) Faculty
Melania Bembea, MD, PhD, MPH
Interim Division Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Dheeraj Goswami, MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine
Sean Barnes, MD, MBA
Ivor Berkowitz, MBBCh
Meghan Bernier, MD
Jennifer Diep, MD
James “Jim” Fackler, MD
Melissa Hirsch, MD, MPH
Katherine Hoops, MD, JD, 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
Jen Schuette, MD
Edward Seferian, MD, MS
Donald “Hal” Shaffner, MD, PhD
Nicole Shilkofski, MD, MeD
David Stockwell, MD, MBA
Victoria Surma, MD
Alexis Thompson, MD
Elizabeth “Liz” Tucker, MD
Gregory Yurasek, 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
Theresa Ruddy, MS
Jennifer Snider, MSN
Beth Wieczorek, MSN