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.

Executive Committee:

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

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

Immediate Past Chair: Peter Ferrazzano, MD. American Family Children’s Hospital / University of Wisconsin

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

Leadership Council:

Scientific Committee Co-Chairs: Jose Pineda, MD/MSc. UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital / University of California, Los Angeles; Michelle Schober, MD. Primary Children’s Hospital / University of Utah

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

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

Nursing Committee Chair: Tammara King, St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Member-at-Large: Sandra Buttram, MD. Phoenix Children’s Hospital / University of Arizona

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: Matt Kirschen, MD/PhD. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania; Brian Appavu, MD. Phoenix Children’s Hospital / University of Arizona

Outcomes: Cydni Williams, MD. Doernbecher Children’s Hospital / Oregon Health & Science University

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