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Pediatric Surgery Critical Care Fellowships

Here are some of the programs in the United States that offer one-year Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME approved fellowships in Surgical Critical Care (SCC), with specific emphasis on Pediatric Surgical Critical Care. Upon successful completion of the SCC fellowship, trainees are eligible for the Surgical Critical Care Certifying Examination administered by the American Board of Surgery.

Who Can Apply?

Potential applicants may be eligible to participate in these fellowships after completing their third year of General Surgical residency. However, some fellowships are designed only for applicants who have completed General Surgery residency.

Fellowship Programs

Most programs offer one position annually.

Critical Care Syllabus & Study Guide

A great reference created by the APSA Surgical Critical Care Committee

Baylor College of Medicine Program

Texas Children’s Hospital
6701 Fannin
8th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
Director: Adam M. Vogel, MD
Director’s Email: adamv@bcm.edu
Ph: +1-(832) 822-3135
Fax: +1-(832) 825-3141
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2019: 1
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2020: 0
Program Website: http://www.bcm.edu

C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital/University of Michigan Program

C.S. Mott’s Children’s Hospital
1540 East Hospital Drive, SPC 4211
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Director: Arul S. Thirumoorthi, MD
Director’s Email: amoorthi@med.umich.edu
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2023: 0
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 3
Program Website: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/surgery/surgical-specialties/pediatric-surgery/training/pediatric-surgery-critical-care-fellowship

Children’s Hospital Program

Boston Children’s Hospital
300 Longwood Ave.
Fegan 3
Boston, MA 02115
Director: Jill Zalieckas, MD, MPH
Director’s Email:  Jill.Zalieckas@childrens.harvard.edu 
Ph: +1(617) 355-7800
Fax: +1(617) 730-0477
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 3
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2025: 3

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Director: Juan Gurria, MD
Director’s Email:  juan.gurria@cchmc.org
Additional Contact Person: Meghan Wiesner, Fellowship Coordinator
Additional Contact Email: meghan.wiesner@cchmc.org
Additional Contact Phone: 513-803-9226
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2023: 0 
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 0

Comer Children’s Hospital / University of Chicago

Comer Children’s Hospital / University of Chicago
5839 S. Maryland Ave.
Chicago, IL
Director: Kevin Johnson, MD
Director’s Email: johnsonk1@bsd.uchicago.edu
Ph: +1-(773) 702-6175
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2023: 1
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 1

Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Program

The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program
3901 Beaubien, 2nd Floor Carls – Pediatric Surgery Department
Detroit, MI 48201
Director: Lydia Donoghue, MD
Director’s Email: ldonoghu@med.wayne.edu
Ph: +1-(313) 831-3220
Fax: +1-(313) 966-7696
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2023: 0
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 1

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
501 6th Ave South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Director: Henry Chang, MD
Director’s Email: hchang56@jhmi.edu
Additional Contact Person: Dawn Jones
Additional Contact Email: dawn.jones@jhmi.edu
Additional Contact Phone: +1(727) 767-8813
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: The pediatric surgical critical care fellowship considers candidates on a rolling basis.  Please reach out to the program directly for available positions.
Program Website: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/all-childrens-hospital/academics/education/office-of-medical-education/fellowships/pediatric-surgical-critical-care-fellowship

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
501 6th Ave South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Director: Raquel Gonzalez, MD
Director’s Email: rgonza35@jhmi.edu
Ph: +1-(727) 767-3439
Additional Contact Person: Carrie Moreland
Additional Contact Email: cm@jhmi.edu
Additional Contact Phone: +1-(727) 767-3439
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 0
Program Website: https://www.hopkinsallchildrens.org/Academics/Education/Office-of-Medical-Education/Fellowship/Pediatric-Surgical-Critical-Care-Fellowship

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Children’s Memorial Hospital Program

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave., Pediatric Surgery #63
Chicago, IL 60611
Director: Anthony Chin, MD, MS
Director’s Email: achin@luriechildrens.org
Ph: +1-(312) 227-4210
Fax: +1-(312) 227-9678
Additional Contact Person: Vanessa Gomez, Program Coordinator
Additional Contact Phone: +1-(312) 227-8030
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 0
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2025: 2

Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Campus
999 North 92nd St., C320
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Director: Chris Laird, MD
Director’s Email: claird@mcw.edu
Ph: +1-(414) 266-6550
Additional Contact Person: Laurie Hein, Teresa Hauser
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 0
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2025: 1
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2026: 1

Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University Program

Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus)
700 Children’s Drive, FB6A.2
Columbus, OH 43205
Director: Brian D. Kenney, MD, MPH
Director’s Email: brian.kenney@nationwidechildrens.org
Ph: +1-(614) 722-3911
Fax: +1-(614) 722-3903
Additional Contact Person: Mindy Osborne, Program Coordinator
Additional Contact Email: Mindy.Osborne@nationwidechildrens.org
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2023: 1
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 1

Phoenix Children’s

Phoenix Children’s
1919 E. Thomas Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Director: J. Craig Egan, MD
Director’s Email: cegan@phoenixchildrens.com
Ph: +1 (602) 933-2121
Additional Contact Person: Vincent Curley
Additional Contact Email: vcurley@phoenixchildrens.com
Additional Contact Phone: +1 (602) 933-2121
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 1

University of Colorado School of Medicine/Children’s Hospital of Colorado

University of Colorado School of Medicine/Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Department of Pediatric Surgery, B-323
13123 East 16th Ave.
Aurora, CO 80045
Director: Annie Kulungowski, MD
Director’s Email: ann.kulungowski@childrenscolorado.org
Ph: +1-(720) 777-4531
Additional Contact Person: Jaymie Donner, Program Coordinator
Additional Contact Email: Jaymie.donner@cuanschutz.edu
Available Positions Beginning July/August 2025: The surgical critical care fellowship considers candidates on a rolling basis.  Please reach out with any questions.
Program Website: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/surgery/divisions-centers-affiliates/pediatric/education/surgical-critical-care-pediatrics-fellowship-program

University of Missouri at Kansas City Program

Children’s Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Director: David Juang, MD
Director’s Email: djuang@cmh.edu
Ph: +1-(816) 234-3575
Fax: +1-(816) 983-6885
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2022: 0
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2023: 0
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 1

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma Children’s Hospital
1200 Children’s Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Director:  Alessandra Landmann
Director’s Email: Alessandra-Landmann@ouhsc.edu
Ph: 405-271-5922
Fax:  405-271-3919
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024:  1
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2025:  1

University of Tennessee Program LeBonheur Children’s Hospital

Le Bonheur Outpatient Center – Main Campus
49 N. Dunlap St., 2nd Floor
Memphis, TN 38105
Director: Alexander Feliz, MD
Director’s Email: afeliz@uthsc.edu
Ph: +1-(901) 287-6031
Additional Contact Person: Shannae Staten, Program Coordinator
Additional Contact Email: sstaten@uthsc.edu
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2023: 1
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 1

UPMC Medical Education Program A

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Avenue
Faculty Pavilion, Suite 7135
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Director: Kelly M. Austin MD, MS
Director’s Email: kelly.austin@chp.edu
Ph: +1-(412) 692-8735
Fax: +1-(412) 692-8299
Additional Contact Person: Patricia Fustich
Additional Contact Email: patricia.fustich@chp.edu
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2024: 1
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2025: 1

Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Scholar

Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Scholar
100N. Mario Capecchi Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Director: Katie W. Russell, MD
Director’s Email: katie.russell@hsc.utah.edu
Director’s Phone: (801) 557-6295
Additional Contact: Kezlyn Larsen
Additional Contact Email: kezlyn.larsen@hsc.utah.edu
Additional Contact Phone: (801) 662-2989
Available Positions Beginning Academic Year 2026: 1
Program Website: https://www.westernpedsurg.com

The Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium (WPSRC) was established in 2017 by the Departments of Surgery from 10 children’s hospitals in the Western United States. The purpose of the Consortium is to work collaboratively to perform clinical research on diseases and conditions that are rare, which would not be possible to perform at a single institution. The goal of WPSRC is to improve the care of patients through the development of high-quality evidence-based research that ultimately leads to advancing best practice, improving quality, and decreasing cost burden. This is a 2-year research commitment to the WPSRC starting July 2026. The location is to be determined. We expect this person to fulfill a combination of clinical, research, and academic requirements during their tenure. The fellowship will include clinical call and a Master’s Degree. This person should have completed at least 2 years of general surgery training. Feel free to reach out if you have questions about this program.