{"id":2157,"date":"2017-08-11T08:48:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T12:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pediatrics\/?page_id=2157"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:28:43","slug":"critical-care-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/welcome-to-the-picu-pediatric-critical-care-medicine\/critical-care-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Program Overview<\/h3>\n<p>The University of Virginia Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s three-year fellowship provides trainees with the clinical, educational, research, and quality improvement foundation they need to thrive in pediatric critical care. UVA Children\u2019s is the quaternary-care pediatric referral center for the Commonwealth of Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of our program include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>USNWR<\/em> Top 50 ranking for Cardiology &amp; Heart Surgery &#8211; 2016 &amp; 2017<\/li>\n<li>1,000 admissions per year<\/li>\n<li>300 cardiac surgical cases per year (10 heart transplants in 2016)<\/li>\n<li>15-bed mixed Medical\/Surgical\/Cardiac ICU (expansion to 17 in late 2017) plus 6-bed Intermediate Care Unit<\/li>\n<li>Level 1 Trauma Center<\/li>\n<li>Liver transplant program with Pittsburgh Children\u2019s Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Active CAR T-cell protocol<\/li>\n<li>Renal transplant program<\/li>\n<li>Busy ECMO and mechanical support (e.g., VAD) program<\/li>\n<li>Busy surgical programs in pediatric neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, and plastic surgery<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities for research within the School of Medicine, School of Engineering &amp; Applied Science and Children\u2019s Health Research Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-Small Portrait wp-image-2158\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2017\/08\/SpaederMichael-105x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2017\/08\/SpaederMichael-105x158.png 105w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2017\/08\/SpaederMichael-70x105.png 70w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2017\/08\/SpaederMichael-150x225.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/>For more information, contact:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uvahealth.com\/findadoctor\/profile\/michael-c-spaeder\"><strong>Mike Spaeder, MD, MS<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nFellowship Director<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ms7uw@virginia.edu\">ms7uw@virginia.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Overview The University of Virginia Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s three-year fellowship provides trainees with the clinical, educational, research, and quality improvement foundation they need to thrive in pediatric critical care. 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