PedsCrit

PedsCrit

Welcome to PedsCrit! We are a collaborative educational PICU podcast working with pediatric critical care educators around the world to create high-yield podcast episodes on core PICU topics. Find us at PedsCrit.com, or reach us via email at PedsCritPodcast@gmail.com. We hope you enjoy!No conflicts ...

Recent Episodes

Ventricular Assist Devices with Dr. Tanya Perry --- Part 2: Stroke Prevention and the ACTION Learning Network
June 14, 2026

Ventricular Assist Devices with Dr. Tanya Perry --- Part 2: Stroke Prevention and the ACTION Learning Network

Learn more about the ACTION learning network at this link. About our Guest: Tanya Perry, DO, is the director of the VAD Program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from Nova Southeastern University and completed her pediatric critical care fellowship training at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, followed by pediatric cardiology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where she subsequently practiced for 3 years as a cardiac intensivist. Dr. Perry’s cli...
Ventricular Assist Devices with Dr. Tanya Perry --- Part 1
June 7, 2026

Ventricular Assist Devices with Dr. Tanya Perry --- Part 1

About our Guest: Tanya Perry, DO, is the director of the VAD Program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from Nova Southeastern University and completed her pediatric critical care fellowship training at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, followed by pediatric cardiology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where she subsequently practiced for 3 years as a cardiac intensivist. Dr. Perry’s clinical and research efforts are focused on improving outcomes in chil
High-Grade AV Block with Robert Pass
May 14, 2026

High-Grade AV Block with Robert Pass

Robert Pass is Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. He is Co-Director of the Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Heart Center and Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology at the Mount Sinai Health System. In addition to his exceptional clinical work as an electrophysiologist, he is the host of the very successful medical education podcast Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today.
Controversial Medications in Cardiac Arrest with Drs. Catherine Ross and Ryan Morgan
April 26, 2026

Controversial Medications in Cardiac Arrest with Drs. Catherine Ross and Ryan Morgan

About our Guests: Catherine Ross, MD, is a pediatric critical care physician in the Division of Medical Critical Care at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. She serves on the joint American Heart Association (AHA) and American Academy of Pediatrics national writing group for Pediatric Advanced Life Support 2025 guidelines as well as the AHA Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science Subcommittee and Pediatric Emphasis Group. Her research interests lie i
Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity with Merritt Tuttle
April 12, 2026

Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity with Merritt Tuttle

Dr. Merritt Tuttle is both a Pediatric Intensivist and Medical Toxicologist at Brenner Children's Hospital in North Carolina associated with Atrium Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health. She completed her Pediatric Critical Care and Medical Toxicology training at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Learning Objective: By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to discuss an evidence based and expert guided approach to the evaluation and management of the critically ill child with calc...
Pulmonary Embolism with Ayesha Zia
March 22, 2026

Pulmonary Embolism with Ayesha Zia

Ayesha Zia, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a nationally recognized expert in pediatric thrombosis, with particular emphasis on the diagnosis, management, and long-term outcomes of pulmonary embolism in children and adolescents. She serves as Director of the Pediatric Hemostasis and Thrombosis Program at Children’s Health Dallas. She has led the development of a collaborative multidisciplinary approach to pediatric PE care, including pulmonary embolism resp