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
S. Nathan Epps, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
Email: snepps@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Kathleen Zani, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
Email: kzani@uams.edu
Website: Clinical bio
Professors
Steve M. Schexnayder, M.D.
Executive Vice Chair of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: schexnaydersm@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
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
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 of PICU Telemedicine
Medical Director, Intermediate Care Unit, Medical Director of PICU Telemedicine
Email: spasala@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Deidre Wyrick, M.D.
Associate 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
Assistant Professors
Meredith DeCoy, DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
Email: MDecoy@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
S. Nathan Epps, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
Email: snepps@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Nicholas Huff, M.D.
Kristen Long, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Medical Director, Sedation Service
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, Medical Director of Respiratory Care (Critical Care)
Email: JWilliams4@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Kathleen Zani, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
PCCM Fellowship Associate Program Director
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.