Category: PCCM

Congratulations to faculty and trainees selected for Academy of Educators awards to be presented at the 2026 Evening of Scholarship, recognizing outstanding contributions to teaching, mentorship, and medical education.

UNC Children’s celebrated the opening of its new 13-bed Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit on May 18. The dedicated unit brings together specialized teams, advanced technology, and expanded capacity to care for children with complex heart conditions. The milestone reflects continued investment in high-quality, family-centered pediatric care across North Carolina.

Paul Shea, MD was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics effective May 1, 2026. Dr. Shea has been a faculty member in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine since 2016. Congratulations!

Haley Jutras-Smith, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC joined the Pediatric Division of Critical Care Medicine in April 2026 as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner on the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care team. Haley brings extensive experience in neonatal and cardiac critical care, most recently serving in a Level IV NICU at Duke University Hospital...

Afsaneh Pirzadeh, MD, Associate Professor in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, has been awarded the Medical Staff Physician Excellence Committee (MSPEC) Award for Physician Excellence in Clinical Care

Melissa Smith, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective December 1, 2025. Dr. Smith has been a faculty member in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine since 2018. Congratulations!

Dr. Traci Walker, Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Critical Care Medicine, has been asked to join the newly convened ICU Centers of Excellence Oversight Workgroup, a project within the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).

Dr. Sweeney joined the Department of Pediatrics as faculty in the Division of Critical Care Medicine on October 31, 2025. Dr. Sweeney received her BA in Zoology in 2001 from Connecticut College. She earned her medical degree in 2010 from the University of Utah in Salt Lake. She completed her...

The Friends of Epidemiology honored Erin Parrish Reade, MD, MPH, FAAP, Pediatric Critical Care, with a 2025 Friend of Epidemiology Award for her exceptional leadership in infection prevention in the PICU. She has been a true champion of CLABSI reduction.

Dr. Foglia joined the Department of Pediatrics as faculty on August 1, 2025. Dr. Foglia received his BA in Molecular Biology in 2009 from Princeton University. He earned his medical degree and a PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology in 2018 at Duke University. He completed his pediatric residency at...