Nancy Tofil, M.D., MEdProfessor
Division Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UAB
Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, COA
Frederick W. Renneker, III, Endowed Chair in Pediatric Education
Associate Director of Pediatric Residency Program, UAB
Chair of Code Committee, COA
Medical Director, Simulation Center, COA, 2012
Certification(s): Pediatrics, 2002; Critical Care, 2005
Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2002
Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2005
Special Interests: Simulation and resident education
Physician Type: Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Mark Buckmaster, M.D.Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Certification(s): Pediatrics, 1989; Anesthesiology, 1992; Critical Care, 1994
Medical School: Louisiana State University, 1984
Internship: University of Texas Health Science at Houston, 1985
Residency: University of Texas Health Science at Houston, Anesthesia 1987
Louisiana State University Medical Center , Pediatrics 1989
Fellowship: University of Minnesota, 1992
Special Interests: Sedation outside of the operating room and Risk assessment management in pediatric sedation.
Physician Type: Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Leslie Hayes, M.D. , FAAPAssociate Professor, Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Health Services Administration
Medical Director of Patient Safety, Children’s of Alabama
Certification(s): Pediatrics, 2003; Critical Care, 2006
Medical School: Ohio State University, 1999
Internship: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2000
Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2003
Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pediatric Critical Care, 2006
Special Interests: Improving Health Care Delivery through Lean/Six Sigma Methodology, Patient Safety, and Quality Improvement.
Physician Type: Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Michele Kong, M.D. Associate Professor
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UAB
Certification(s): Pediatrics, 2006; Critical Care, 2009
Medical School: University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2001
Internship: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 2003
Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 2005
Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Critical Care Medicine, 2008
Special Interests: Delineating the role and impact of protease dysregulation in the pathogenesis of Acute Lung Injury and Respiratory Syncytial Virus-induced respiratory failure in children and Critical assessment of the acutely ill non-verbal child.
Physician Type: Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Priya Prabhakaran, M.D. Professor
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UAB
Division Fellowship Director
Certification(s) Pediatrics, 1999; Critical Care, 2002
Medical School Madaras Medical College-India, 1995
Internship SUNYHSC, Syracuse, Pediatrics, 1997
Residency University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pediatrics, 1999
Fellowship Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor college of Medicine, 2000
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2002
Special Interests Evaluation the role of Surfactant protein D in acute lung injury in children and studying newer and more advanced monitoring techniques in the setting of traumatic brain injury in children.
Physician Type Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Chrystal Rutledge, M.D.Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UAB
Associate Director, Pediatric Simulation Center at Children’s of Alabama
Certification(s): Pediatrics, 2011; Critical Care, 2014
Medical School: University of Alabama Medical School, 2008
Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals, 2001
Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pediatric Critical Care, 2014
Special Interests: The use of simulation to teach the entire spectrum of health care providers using simulation to improve preparedness of community health care workers for sick children.
Physician Type: Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Will Sasser, M.D. Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, UAB
Director of Fourth Year Medical Students, UAB Department of Pediatrics
Certification(s): Pediatrics, 2009; Critical Care, 2014
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina: Charleston 2006
Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2009
Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham , Pediatric Pulmonology, 2010
University of Alabama at Birmingham , Pediatric Critical Care, 2012
University of Alabama at Birmingham , Cardiac Critical Care, 2013
Special Interests: Medical education - focusing on enhancing the learning experience of medical students participating in 4th year acting internship rotations and methods to improve post-operative outcomes in neonates and infants with
congenital heart disease.
Physician Type: Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Margaret Winkler, M.D., MS, FAAP, FCCM
Professor, PediatricsAnn Dial McMillan Endowed Chair in Pediatric Critical Care
Medical Director, Critical Care Transport Team, COA
Past President of Children's Hospital Medical Staff
Certification(s): Pediatrics, 1994; Critical Care, 1998
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 1991
Internship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1992
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1994
Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1997
Special Interests: Lung inflammation, Education in Critical care medicine.
Physician Type: Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Section Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, UAB
Pediatric Residency Program
Certification(s) Pediatrics, 2011 ; Critical Care, 2014
Medical School Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, India, 2005
Residency University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, Pediatrics, 2010
Fellowship Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Critical Care Medicine, 2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, 2014
Special Interests Use of extracorporeal support in the pediatric medical and cardiac critical care unit.
Physician Type Pediatrics, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine
Leslie Rhodes, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Section Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, UAB
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Fellowship Director, UAB
Certification(s) Pediatrics, 2010; Critical Care, 2014
Medical School University of Mississippi, 2007
Residency University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pediatrics, 2010
Fellowship Vanderbilt University, Critical Care Medicine, 2011
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Critical Care Medicine, 2013
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, 2014
Special Interests Physiology of pediatric cardiac intensive care.
Physician Type Pediatrics, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine
Hayden Zaccagni, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Section Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, UAB
Director, CVICU Code Committee at COA
Certification(s) Pediatrics, 2009; Cardiolgy, 2014
Medical School University Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 2006
Residency Medical University of South Carolina, Pediatrics, 2009
Fellowship Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Cardiology, 2012
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, 2013
Special Interests
Physician Type Pediatrics, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine