The Department of Pediatrics ranks as one of the nation's largest, most diverse, and most successful pediatric programs. We are proud of our department's long history of commitment to excellence in pediatric patient care, research, and education.
Division Overview
The Division of Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics is a multidisciplinary team of attending critical care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, postdoctoral fellows and research support personnel committed to the care of patients suffering from a life-threatening illness or injury.
The Pediatric Critical Care division participates in a variety of clinical research trials offering patients and their families the opportunity to access potentially life-saving therapies while adding to the body of pediatric medical knowledge.
Individual faculty members also participate in additional research endeavors associated with Baylor College of Medicine and its affiliated institutions.
Our faculty members engage in a wide range of academic activities and research including, basic science research, clinical research (transport, ECMO, Novalung, nutrition, etc.), translational research, medical informatics, quality improvement and medical education.
The medical education core group deserves specific mention; they are dedicated to medical education on a scholarly level with diverse interests, including metacognition and clinical reasoning, fellow career guidance and decision making, simulation and conceptual frameworks in medical education.
Fellowship Programs
The Section of Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine offers the following training programs.
Awards and Recognitions
Dr. Turaga receives early career award
Dr. Diwakar Turaga, assistant professor of pediatrics – critical care, received the 2025 Catalyst to Independence Award from Additional Ventures, which supports outstanding early career investigators undertaking impactful research in the single ventricle field as they transition to independent research faculty. Turaga received nearly $1 million for a five-year grant to investigate the molecular mechanisms of right ventricle failure in pediatric single ventricle patients.