Critical Care Faculty
Eighteen board-certified pediatric intensivists and three surgical intensivists comprise the primary teaching staff for the fellowship program. Five of these faculty members are cardiac intensivists who attend in both CVICU and PICU.
Fellowship Directors
Olivia Katherine Irby, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
PCCM Fellowship Program Director
PICU Clinical Research Director
PCCM Fellowship Program Director
PICU Clinical Research Director
Email: okvaden@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Matthew P. Malone, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
ECMO Medical Director
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
ECMO Medical Director
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
Email: mpmalone@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Courtney M. Cox, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric Sedation
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
Medical Director, Pediatric Sedation
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
Email: ccox2@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Professors
Ronald C. Sanders, M.D.
Chief of Critical Care Medicine
Morris and Hettie Oakley Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Respiratory Care Services
Professor of Pediatrics
Morris and Hettie Oakley Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Respiratory Care Services
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: rcsanders@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Steve M. Schexnayder, M.D.
Executive Vice Chair of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: schexnaydersm@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
M. Michele Moss, M.D.
Pete Mourani, M.D.
President, Arkansas Children's Research Institute
Ross and Mary Whipple Family Distinguished Research Scientist Endowed Chair in honor of Dr. Richard F. Jacobs
Professor of Pediatrics
Ross and Mary Whipple Family Distinguished Research Scientist Endowed Chair in honor of Dr. Richard F. Jacobs
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: mouranip@archildrens.org
Website: Clinical Bio
Parthak Prodhan, M.D., MBA
Michael H. Stroud, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Angel One Transport
Medical Director, Angel One Transport
Email: stroudmichaelh@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Brian M. Varisco, M.D.
Vice Chair of Research
Director of Laboratory Research
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Director of Laboratory Research
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Email: BVarisco@uams.edu
Website: Clinical bio
Associate Professors
Erin E. Bennett, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Email: ebennett2@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Rupal Bhakta-Grammer, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Cardiac Intensivist
Cardiac Intensivist
Email: bhaktarupalt@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Olivia Katherine Irby, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
PCCM Fellowship Program Director
PICU Clinical Research Director
PCCM Fellowship Program Director
PICU Clinical Research Director
Email: okvaden@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Matthew P. Malone, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
ECMO Medical Director
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
ECMO Medical Director
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
Email: mpmalone@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Sanjiv Pasala, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Intermediate Care Unit
Medical Director, Intermediate Care Unit
Email: spasala@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Sabina M. Siddiqui, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Surgical Intensivist
Surgical Intensivist
Email: smsiddiqui@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Assistant Professors
Salim Aljabari, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Email: saljabari@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Courtney M. Cox, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric Sedation
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
Medical Director, Pediatric Sedation
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
Email: ccox2@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
S. Nathan Epps, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Email: snepps@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Kristen Long, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Email: kelong@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Robert Vandewalle, M.D., MBA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, General Surgery and Critical Care
Email: rvandewalle@uams.edu
Website: Clinical bio
James Garrett Williams, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Email: JWilliams4@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Deidre Wyrick, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Surgical Intensivist
Medical Director, Trauma - Arkansas Children's
Surgical Intensivist
Medical Director, Trauma - Arkansas Children's
Email: dlwyrick2@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Kathleen Zani, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Email: kzani@uams.edu
Website: Clinical bio
Other Faculty
The ACH/UAMS pediatric faculty includes over 200 faculty members representing virtually every pediatric subspecialty, including Cardiology, Pulmonology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Neonatology, Infectious Disease, Endocrinology, Hematology-Oncology, Pharmacology, Rheumatology, and Emergency Medicine physicians. Surgical specialists include cardiovascular surgeons, pediatric surgeons, pediatric neurosurgeons, pediatric urologists and pediatric otolaryngologists. Critical support physicians for the intensivists include pediatric radiologists, pediatric anesthesiologists, and pediatric pathologists.