Children's Hospital

Physicians and Staff

Pediatric Critical Care and PICU

The Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Division manages the University of Maryland's Children's Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), a 10-bed facility that provides state-of-the-art multidisciplinary critical care for young patients with life-threatening medical and surgical conditions. The division also maintains an 14-bed pediatric intermediate care unit to care for children with special needs or who require close monitoring.

Director, Children's Heart Program

Geoffrey Rosenthal, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric and Congenital Heart Program; Division Chief, Pediatric Critical Care and PICU
Special Interests: Pediatric Cardiology; Pediatric Intensive Care; Quality Improvement in Pediatric Cardiac Care; Children's Health Advocacy; Cardiovascular Research
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Texas Children's Hospital, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Texas Children's Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
Certification: Pediatrics; Pediatric Cardiology
410-328-6749/appointments
410-328-6666/academic office

Dayanand N. Bagdure, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Degree: Seth G.S. Medical College
Residency: Miami Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Children's Hospital Colorado
Certification: Pediatrics
410-328-6957/academic office

Nan A. Garber, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Medical Director, Maryland ExpressCare for Kids; Director, Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Program
Special Interests: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Medical Simulation, Transport Medicine
Medical Degree: Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine
Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo/Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Fellowship: University Health Care Center of Pittsburgh/Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Certification: Pediatrics; Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
410-328-6957/academic office

Amr A. Shahin, M.B.B.Ch.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Pediatric Resident Education
Medical Degree: Cairo University Hospital
Residency: Albany Medical Center, Cairo University Pediatrics Hospital
Fellowship: LeBonheur Children's Hospital
Certification: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
410-328-6957/academic office

L. Kyle Walker, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Medical Degree: University of Mississippi
Residency: Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Certification: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care
410-328-6957/academic office

Jason Custer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Special Interests: Medical Decision Making, Medical Education, Respiratory Failure, Quality Improvement
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Pediatric Critical Care
Certification: Pediatrics, FAAP (2006-2013)
410-328-6957/academic office

This page was last updated on: October 8, 2012.

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