The PICU Up! Research Team comprises an interprofessional group of researchers across all disciplines and levels of training. Stay tuned for a list of individual team members and projects coming soon!
Sapna R. Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Kudchadkar is the Director of the Johns Hopkins PICU Up! Program, which is one of the first interprofessional, structured and multifaceted early mobility programs for critically ill children. Her primary research focus is the integration of sleep promotion, sedation optimization and delirium prevention to promote early mobility and improve functional outcomes for survivors of pediatric critical illness.