Medical Services
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) enjoys an international reputation for excellence in the care of children with respiratory failure, especially those who require artificial organ support.
The PICU provides 24-hour care by a board-certified intensivist, fellow and resident team in a multidisciplinary medical/surgical 16-bed unit. The intensive care of asthma, increased intracranial pressure, respiratory failure, sepsis, and multiple organ failure are subjects of ongoing research. The unit has attained a national reputation for excellence in the care of respiratory failure. Nationally recognized programs in artificial organ support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), hemodialysis and hemofiltration are unique to this critical care unit. Survival Flight provides rapid, safe transport services.
Special services and featured programs include:- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies (CRRT)
- ECMO Program
- Family-oriented psychosocial support
- Family visitation
- Inpatient consultation
- Level I Pediatric Trauma Support
- Non-invasive trend recording of physiologic data
- Ongoing Basic Science, Translational, Clinical, and Outcomes Research
- Organ Transplantation Support (heart, liver, kidneys, bone marrow)
- Palliative Care Consultation Service
- State-of-the-art invasive hemodynamic monitoring
- State-of-the-art quality and performance benchmarking
- Telephone consultation (always available)
The faculty include:
Gail Mary Annich, M.D., M.S.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Brian Benneyworth, M.D.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Timothy Thomas Cornell, M.D.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Joseph Richard Custer, M.D.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Yong Yun Han, M.D.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Vania Hinkovska-Galcheva, Ph.D., M.S.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Frank W Moler, M.D., M.S.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Matthew Frederick Niedner, M.D.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Folafoluwa O Odetola, M.D., M.P.H.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Thomas Patrick Shanley, M.D.,
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Contact Information: (734) 764-5302
Appointments are by: Physician or Self ReferralTo make an appointment call: (734) 764-5302
TTD (Michigan Relay System for Hearing Impaired): (800) 649-3777 Send referral information to our Administrative location:
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Room F6882
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5243
Phone: (734) 764-5302
Fax: (734) 647-5624 Clinic Location:
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Floor 6, Room F6882
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5734
Phone: (734) 764-5302
Fax: (734) 647-5624

