The Pediatric Critical Care Program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois offers:

• Patient care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
• International outreach with programs in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt
• A research program with ongoing projects in pain control, asthma management, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), sepsis detection and family and medical leave issues for pediatric faculty

The pediatric critical care program at Rush provides services for children with a wide range of severe illness, including:

• Cardiac illness and cardiac surgery (including heart transplantation)
• Severe asthma and respiratory illness
• Sepsis
• Cancer
• Major surgery
• Trauma/burns (John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County)
• Severe neurologic disorders, including status epilepticus
• Metabolic disorders
• Liver failure (including transplantation)
• Disorders of respiratory control

Members of our nursing, medical and ancillary staff work together and take a family-centered approach to providing the best care available to children who require intensive care services.  Our clinical team consists of:

• Edmundo P. Cortez, MD
• Rani Ganesan, MD
• William R. Hayden, MD
• Phillip A. Jacobson, MD
• Brian F. Rudinsky, MD
• Paul N. Severin, MD

For more information about our clinical team please visit their bio page.