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Divisional Focus
The Division of Critical Care Medicine is an independent academic and clinical division at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Its purpose is to provide outstanding critical care services for St. Jude patients and to develop national recognition for clinical excellence in the treatment of critically ill children with catastrophic diseases.
The St. Jude Intensive Care Unit is unique in the United States because it is fully dedicated to acute phase care of children with catastrophic diseases, primarily cancer and hematological disorders. Our research involves the analysis of the impact of this care on the survival of our patients and the study of methods used to predict such outcomes.
Our recent reviews of patient outcomes indicate that mortality is decreasing in the intensive care unit, particularly for children with respiratory failure and sepsis. In fact, a deeper understanding of the pathophysiologic processes involved in sepsis is an important focus of research in our division. Our hope is that this research will lead to future therapeutic strategies that increase the likelihood of survival. We attribute our success to the personal investment, the hard work, and the collaboration of our faculty and staff.
Contact Us
Division of Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3300
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Email: ray.morrison@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-3668
Fax: (901) 595-3132
Preferred contact method: email
Faculty
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Asya Agulnik, MD, MPH
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Global Critical Care Program, St. Jude Global
Director, Euro Regional Program, St. Jude Global
Asya Agulnik, MD, MPH
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Global Critical Care Program, St. Jude Global
Director, Euro Regional Program, St. Jude Global
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Global pediatric health
- Hospital quality of care
- Critical care in pediatric oncology
- Clinical prediction scores
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Asya Agulnik, MD, MPH
Global Pediatric Medicine
MS 721, Room S2012
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Anita V. Arias, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Research Interests
- Global pediatric medicine
- Quality indicators, quality improvement and capacity building
- Improving outcomes for critically ill children with cancer
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Anita V. Arias, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3311
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Lama Elbahlawan, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Research Interests
- Genetic polymorphism of cytokine and their impact on sepsis and acute lung injury
Clinical Interests
- Acute lung injury
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Lama Elbahlawan, MD
Critical Care
MS 734, Room S3040
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Saad Ghafoor, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Quality and Education
Saad Ghafoor, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Quality and Education
Research Interests
- Outcomes improvement for critically ill children
- Extracorporeal life support in pediatric oncology/BMT
- Endothelial injury post hematopoietic cell transplant
- ICU liberation
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Saad Ghafoor, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3309
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Melissa Hines, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Histiocytosis and Immune Dysregulation Team
Melissa Hines, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Histiocytosis and Immune Dysregulation Team
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
- Use of new therapies for HLH
- Immune system dysregulation in pediatric hematology/oncology patients during critical illness including hyperinflammation and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)
- Use of cytokine inhibition and biologic therapies in pediatric critical illness
- Immune-effector cell associated hemophagocytic syndrome (IEC-HS) and immune-effector cell associated cytokine release syndrome (CRS)
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Melissa Hines, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3305
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Caitlin Hurley, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Onco-critical care
- Critical care management of HSCT and immunotherapy patients
- Long term follow up and outcomes of critical care illnesses
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Caitlin Hurley, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3307
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Jennifer McArthur, DO
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Research Interests
- Improving outcomes in critically ill oncology and hematopoietic cell transplant patients
- Optimal nutrition in critical illness
- Optimizing the patient and family experience with prolonged critical illness
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Jennifer McArthur, DO
Pediatric Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3306
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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R. Ray Morrison, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chief, Critical Care Division
R. Ray Morrison, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chief, Critical Care Division
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Consequences of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion
- Adenosine and adenosine receptors
- Coronary regulation
- Myocardial protection
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R. Ray Morrison, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3308
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Staff Intensivists
Nurse Practitioners
- Ashley Anderson, FNP
Amanda Brown, FNP
- Amanda Carter, CPNP-AC
Marshay James, CPNP-AC
- Sarah Williams, FNP
Respiratory Therapists
Jason Rains, RRT, MAEd, NPS, Director, Respiratory Therapy
- Robin Ainsworth, RRT, NPS
- Angelia Andino, BS, RRT
- Becky Brady, RRT, NPS
- Lowell Bush, BA, RRT, NPS
- Jacqueline Butrum-Sullivan, RRT, AE-C
- June Davis, BA, RRT, NPS
- Andrea Elliot, RRT, NPS
- Kirk Glover, RRT
- Jennifer Goudy, RRT, NPS
- Julia Grandberry, RRT
- Carma Harper, RRT, NPS
- Marilyn Hodges, RRT, NPS
- Sandy House, BS, RRT, RPFT
- Sharlina Jones, RRT, NPS
- Joseph Martin, RRT
- Sarah Martin, RRT, NPS
- Adrian McKinney, RRT, NPS
- Karatha McWright, RRT
- Ruben Mobo, RRT
- Angela Parker, BS, RRT, CPFT
- Joe Pusateri, RRT
- LaTonya Scott, RRT
- Jonathan Walters, RRT, NPS
- Keith Wilder, BS, RRT, AE-C
Cardiac Sonographers
- Emily Ladd, RDCS
- Lindsey Little, RDCS
- David Martin, RDCS
- Beth Prieur, RDCS
- Amanda Reinhardt, RDCS
- Nathan Stecchi, RDCS