Pediatrics Section

Fostered by the Society, the Section exists to further the education and promote the interest of Society members who have special interest and maintain activity in pediatric critical care. Special interest and activity in pediatric critical care is defined as devoting a significant effort toward the care of infants and children who have life threatening illness and injury. The Section will inform and advise the Society on matters related to pediatric critical care. 

The Section is a diverse group of professionals whose mission is to improve the care of critically ill infants, children and adolescents by providing multidisciplinary state of the art: research, education and clinical care.  

Pediatrics Section membership has an associated fee, which includes a subscription to Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM). Pediatrics Section dues varies by member type and country. Contact SCCM Customer Service for your price.

Leadership (2026 - 2028)

Chair: K. Sarah Hoehn, MD, MBE, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Chair-Elect : TBD 

Past-Chair:  Rajit (Raj) Basu, MD, MS, FCCM, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Members-At Large 

Emily M. McRae, ACNP, CPNP, DNP, FCCM, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Benson S. Hsu, MD, MBA, FCCM, Avera McKennan Hospital and Health Center, Sioux Falla, South Dakota, USA

Kerry Shields, MSN, MBE, CRNP, CPNP-AC, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Matthew D. Taylor, MD, FCCM, Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA

Melinda F. Hamilton MD, MS, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Fellow Representative

Yuksel Aydin, MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Saige Camara, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Board Liaison 

Ana Lia Graciano, MD, FCCM, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA