Critical Care Services
| Phone: (650) 723-5495 Fax: (650) 725-8351 |
Consultations: (800) 995-LPCH (5724), 24 hours/day Transports Dispatch: (650) 723-7342 |
The Critical Care Services team diagnoses and manages children with life-threatening, critical illnesses. We work with specialists in all medical and surgical specialties to care for children:
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With life-threatening conditions
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Who are post-transplant
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Who require unusual forms of mechanical ventilation (e.g., high frequency ventilation, ECMO)
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Who require unusual forms of therapy only available at very specialized (tertiary) care facilities
Faculty
- Cristina Alvira, MD
- James P. Andrus, MD
- David Cornfield, MD - Medical Director
- Lorry R. Frankel, MD
- Deborah Franzon, MD
- Gregory B. Hammer, MD
- Saraswati Kache, MD
- Felice Su, MD