Critical Care Medicine
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine provides expert, multidisciplinary care for a broad spectrum of conditions impact infants, children and teenagers within the UNC Children’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU). Providers deploy a wide-variety of treatments and life support functions such as cardiac ECMO. In addition to superior patient care, the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship is one of the premier multidisciplinary training programs in the Southeast. Our faculty are leaders throughout Pediatrics and UNC Health, including the Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center, the Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement, TeamSTEPPS™, and Pediatric Schwartz Center Rounds.
PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE NEWS
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Shea Promoted to Professor of Pediatrics
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!
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Pirzadeh Receives Medical Staff Physician Clinical Excellence Award
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
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Smith Promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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!
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Walker Joins SCCM ICU Centers of Excellence Oversight Workgroup
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).