Mission

Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group Mission

The PNCRG is dedicated to advancing knowledge to optimize neurologic outcomes for critically ill children by performing clinical and preclinical studies, supporting education, developing and promoting best practices for pediatric neurocritical care and fostering advocacy. Click here to support PNCRG.

Executive Committee:

Chair: Sandra Buttram, MD. Phoenix Children’s Hospital / University of Arizona

Immediate Past Chair: Kristin Guilliams, MD. St. Louis Children’s Hospital / Washington University School of Medicine

Secretary/Treasurer: Marlina Lovett, MD. Nationwide Children’s Hospital / The Ohio State University School of Medicine

Leadership Council:

Scientific Committee Co-Chairs: Peter Ferrazzano, MD. American Family Children’s Hospital / University of Wisconsin; Matt Kirschen, MD/PhD. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania

Education Committee Chair: Mark Wainwright, MD/PhD. Seattle Children’s Hospital / University of Washington

Clinical Practice Committee Chair: Kerri LaRovere, MD. Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard University

Advocacy Committee Chair: Conall Francoeur, MD. Montreal Children’s Hospital / McGill University Health Center

Nursing Committee Chair: Kara Hildebrandt, Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Member-at-Large: Lindsey Rasmussen, MD. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital / Stanford University

Early Career Member-at-Large: Anna Janas, MD. Children’s Hospital Colorado / University of Colorado

Founding Members: Mike Bell, MD/ PhD; Jose Pineda, MD/MSc.; Mark Wainwright, MD/PhD

Subgroup Leadership:

IDEA Lab: Michelle Schober, MD. Primary Children’s Hospital / University of Utah

Translational Research: Courtney Robertson, MD. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Fellowship and Training: Sue Hong, MD. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Trainees: Ellery Cunan, MD. SickKids / University of Toronto

Educational Materials: Jennifer Erklauer, MD. Texas Children’s Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine; Jessica Carpenter, MD. University of Maryland School of Medicine

Mentoring: Jennifer MacDonald, MD/PhD. Nationwide Children’s Hospital / The Ohio State University School of Medicine

Disorders of Consciousness: Michelle Schober, MD. Primary Children’s Hospital / University of Utah

Neuromonitoring: Craig Press, MD. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania; Brad DeSouza, MD. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles / University of Southern California

Outcomes: Ericka Fink, MD. Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital / University of Pittsburgh

Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound: Nicole O’Brien, MD. Nationwide Children’s Hospital / The Ohio State University School of Medicine

Global PNCRG: Jennifer Munoz Pareja, MD. University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Councilors: David Adelson, MD and Patrick Kochanek, MD