Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
@sapnakmd.bsky.social
#Anesthesiologist in Chief @HopkinsKids. Professor & Vice Chair for #PedsICU & #PedsAnes @HopkinsMedicine. @PICU_Up Director. Researcher. Mom. 🎺
Pinned
I have to say something. Preaching to the choir on this platform- but SPEAK UP- not just here, but on the platforms where everyone doesn’t agree with us. #PutKids1st #PedsICU #PedsAnes
#JOY to celebrate the Festival of Lights 🪔 with my @HopkinsKids #PedsICU #PedsCICU #PedsAnes & #PedsPain family. Not a bad way to celebrate the big 48 either! Thanks to all who sent birthday wishes from near and far! ❤️Too many photos for one post, reel coming soon! #HappyDiwali
October 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thank you to our 4th Annual Yaster-Nichols Endowed Lectureship Professor- Dr. Tell Bennett!
Inspiring work and words for all of us and vibrant conversation throughout Day 1 of his visit with legends of the field. #PedsICU #sepsis #PhoenixCriteria #Informatics
Inspiring work and words for all of us and vibrant conversation throughout Day 1 of his visit with legends of the field. #PedsICU #sepsis #PhoenixCriteria #Informatics
October 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Thank you to our 4th Annual Yaster-Nichols Endowed Lectureship Professor- Dr. Tell Bennett!
Inspiring work and words for all of us and vibrant conversation throughout Day 1 of his visit with legends of the field. #PedsICU #sepsis #PhoenixCriteria #Informatics
Inspiring work and words for all of us and vibrant conversation throughout Day 1 of his visit with legends of the field. #PedsICU #sepsis #PhoenixCriteria #Informatics
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
My accessory for the conference 💥
September 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My accessory for the conference 💥
There’s only one shirt perfect for travel to #AAP2025 in Denver. Thousands of #Pediatricians @AAP from all over 🇺🇸 coming together to advocate for children’s health at a critical inflection point for their future. Proud to represent Hopkins Childrens. Let’s do this. #PedsICU #PutKids1st
September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There’s only one shirt perfect for travel to #AAP2025 in Denver. Thousands of #Pediatricians @AAP from all over 🇺🇸 coming together to advocate for children’s health at a critical inflection point for their future. Proud to represent Hopkins Childrens. Let’s do this. #PedsICU #PutKids1st
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
Great to hear Dr Flanagan promoting the importance of PICU Up as a part of presentation on TBI rehabilitation.
September 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Great to hear Dr Flanagan promoting the importance of PICU Up as a part of presentation on TBI rehabilitation.
I can’t thank the #PCCS2025 organizers and #Belfast enough for an incredible conference- what a joy to spend time with all of the amazing #PedsICU friends and learn from all of you thanks to @pccsociety.bsky.social Till next time in London! ☺️
September 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I can’t thank the #PCCS2025 organizers and #Belfast enough for an incredible conference- what a joy to spend time with all of the amazing #PedsICU friends and learn from all of you thanks to @pccsociety.bsky.social Till next time in London! ☺️
Ready for an amazing experience at #PCCS2025! A beautiful day in #Belfast for meeting kickoff and networking with #PedsICU friends in 🇬🇧, 🇮🇪 and across the 🌎 @pccsociety.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Ready for an amazing experience at #PCCS2025! A beautiful day in #Belfast for meeting kickoff and networking with #PedsICU friends in 🇬🇧, 🇮🇪 and across the 🌎 @pccsociety.bsky.social
Delighted to share the next phase of #IllnessDoesntMeanStillness:
PACU Up!
Read about the feasibility of early mobilization after #pediatric outpatient #surgery in @iarsjournals.bsky.social
bit.ly/pacuupfeasib...
#PedsAnes #anesthesia #PedsICU
PACU Up!
Read about the feasibility of early mobilization after #pediatric outpatient #surgery in @iarsjournals.bsky.social
bit.ly/pacuupfeasib...
#PedsAnes #anesthesia #PedsICU
May 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Delighted to share the next phase of #IllnessDoesntMeanStillness:
PACU Up!
Read about the feasibility of early mobilization after #pediatric outpatient #surgery in @iarsjournals.bsky.social
bit.ly/pacuupfeasib...
#PedsAnes #anesthesia #PedsICU
PACU Up!
Read about the feasibility of early mobilization after #pediatric outpatient #surgery in @iarsjournals.bsky.social
bit.ly/pacuupfeasib...
#PedsAnes #anesthesia #PedsICU
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
I have to say something. Preaching to the choir on this platform- but SPEAK UP- not just here, but on the platforms where everyone doesn’t agree with us. #PutKids1st #PedsICU #PedsAnes
May 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The @HopkinsMedicine #PedsAnes family at #PedsAnes25. The best part of every @PediAnesthesia meeting. 💙💛💙
@HopkinsKids @AllChildrens
@HopkinsKids @AllChildrens
March 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The @HopkinsMedicine #PedsAnes family at #PedsAnes25. The best part of every @PediAnesthesia meeting. 💙💛💙
@HopkinsKids @AllChildrens
@HopkinsKids @AllChildrens
How to summarize one of the most inspiring hours of your entire life?
Dr. Fauci’s response to my question about battling the 5th horsemen of misinformation - we CANNOT be silent. Bad information will always be loud & in your face.We overcome with numbers, persistence, & evidence. LET’S DO THIS. 💪🏽
Dr. Fauci’s response to my question about battling the 5th horsemen of misinformation - we CANNOT be silent. Bad information will always be loud & in your face.We overcome with numbers, persistence, & evidence. LET’S DO THIS. 💪🏽
March 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
How to summarize one of the most inspiring hours of your entire life?
Dr. Fauci’s response to my question about battling the 5th horsemen of misinformation - we CANNOT be silent. Bad information will always be loud & in your face.We overcome with numbers, persistence, & evidence. LET’S DO THIS. 💪🏽
Dr. Fauci’s response to my question about battling the 5th horsemen of misinformation - we CANNOT be silent. Bad information will always be loud & in your face.We overcome with numbers, persistence, & evidence. LET’S DO THIS. 💪🏽
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
*deep breath*
Not a scientist. Not a physician. Zero medical training or experience.
Please pause and read this gift article 🎁 so you know his true priorities and plan.
Then please be sure every eligible member of your family is up-to-date on measles vaccination this week. #VaccinesSaveLives
Not a scientist. Not a physician. Zero medical training or experience.
Please pause and read this gift article 🎁 so you know his true priorities and plan.
Then please be sure every eligible member of your family is up-to-date on measles vaccination this week. #VaccinesSaveLives
Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories (Gift Article)
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
*deep breath*
Not a scientist. Not a physician. Zero medical training or experience.
Please pause and read this gift article 🎁 so you know his true priorities and plan.
Then please be sure every eligible member of your family is up-to-date on measles vaccination this week. #VaccinesSaveLives
Not a scientist. Not a physician. Zero medical training or experience.
Please pause and read this gift article 🎁 so you know his true priorities and plan.
Then please be sure every eligible member of your family is up-to-date on measles vaccination this week. #VaccinesSaveLives
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
Proud to have worked with Dr. Anjali Garg @luriecritcare.bsky.social on this editorial about #PTSD after critical illness
#PedsICU
@sapnakmd.bsky.social @pccmdoc.bsky.social @chriscarrollmd.bsky.social @lifeandpicu.bsky.social
journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...
#PedsICU
@sapnakmd.bsky.social @pccmdoc.bsky.social @chriscarrollmd.bsky.social @lifeandpicu.bsky.social
journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...
Adding Insult to Injury: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder... : Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
An abstract is unavailable.
journals.lww.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Proud to have worked with Dr. Anjali Garg @luriecritcare.bsky.social on this editorial about #PTSD after critical illness
#PedsICU
@sapnakmd.bsky.social @pccmdoc.bsky.social @chriscarrollmd.bsky.social @lifeandpicu.bsky.social
journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...
#PedsICU
@sapnakmd.bsky.social @pccmdoc.bsky.social @chriscarrollmd.bsky.social @lifeandpicu.bsky.social
journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
Kids are 22% of the US population but 100% of the future.
- AAP President Sue Kressly
#speakupforkids #AAPAdvocacy #AAPAdCon
- AAP President Sue Kressly
#speakupforkids #AAPAdvocacy #AAPAdCon
March 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Kids are 22% of the US population but 100% of the future.
- AAP President Sue Kressly
#speakupforkids #AAPAdvocacy #AAPAdCon
- AAP President Sue Kressly
#speakupforkids #AAPAdvocacy #AAPAdCon
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
A good man has left this world. May he be remembered, because his life was a blessing.
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A good man has left this world. May he be remembered, because his life was a blessing.
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
It was a big deal for RFK Jr to say people should get the MMR vaccine. It goes against what he’s said for years. Obviously, it would have been better if he hadn’t lied about how to prevent measles (it’s the vaccine, not sanitation or diet). But this seems like a positive development overall
March 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It was a big deal for RFK Jr to say people should get the MMR vaccine. It goes against what he’s said for years. Obviously, it would have been better if he hadn’t lied about how to prevent measles (it’s the vaccine, not sanitation or diet). But this seems like a positive development overall
I have to say something. Preaching to the choir on this platform- but SPEAK UP- not just here, but on the platforms where everyone doesn’t agree with us. #PutKids1st #PedsICU #PedsAnes
March 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I have to say something. Preaching to the choir on this platform- but SPEAK UP- not just here, but on the platforms where everyone doesn’t agree with us. #PutKids1st #PedsICU #PedsAnes
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
Every year I have to answer parents of kids on life-support questions about whether a influenza vaccine would have prevented their child’s life-threatening illness. (yes)
This action by the FDA puts all Americans at risk. Children will die.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
This action by the FDA puts all Americans at risk. Children will die.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Every year I have to answer parents of kids on life-support questions about whether a influenza vaccine would have prevented their child’s life-threatening illness. (yes)
This action by the FDA puts all Americans at risk. Children will die.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
This action by the FDA puts all Americans at risk. Children will die.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
Of the 4000 researchers at NIH, only 20% are tenured. They’re going to fire all the rest as their contracts come up for renewal, absolutely decimating research at the NIH. This is catastrophic, not just for Americans, but for the whole world.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Of the 4000 researchers at NIH, only 20% are tenured. They’re going to fire all the rest as their contracts come up for renewal, absolutely decimating research at the NIH. This is catastrophic, not just for Americans, but for the whole world.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
Gotta say this is true (x10) Privileged to work with colleagues, fellows, residents in our "silo" of #PedsAnes at @hopkinschildrens.bsky.social led by @sapnakmd.bsky.social
It definitely makes a difference!
It definitely makes a difference!
February 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Gotta say this is true (x10) Privileged to work with colleagues, fellows, residents in our "silo" of #PedsAnes at @hopkinschildrens.bsky.social led by @sapnakmd.bsky.social
It definitely makes a difference!
It definitely makes a difference!
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
Nice summary by Becker's of the House budget resolution.
Medicaid isn’t just numbers—it’s care for children w/ disabilities & rural families. Slashing billions will be catastrophic for child health. At most children's hospitals, ~50% of children receiving care are covered by Medicaid.
Medicaid isn’t just numbers—it’s care for children w/ disabilities & rural families. Slashing billions will be catastrophic for child health. At most children's hospitals, ~50% of children receiving care are covered by Medicaid.
House GOP passes budget plan that puts Medicaid on the chopping block
House vote on budget resolution could lead to sweeping Medicaid cuts, hospital leaders urge lawmakers to reconsider. 72 million Americans at risk.
www.beckershospitalreview.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nice summary by Becker's of the House budget resolution.
Medicaid isn’t just numbers—it’s care for children w/ disabilities & rural families. Slashing billions will be catastrophic for child health. At most children's hospitals, ~50% of children receiving care are covered by Medicaid.
Medicaid isn’t just numbers—it’s care for children w/ disabilities & rural families. Slashing billions will be catastrophic for child health. At most children's hospitals, ~50% of children receiving care are covered by Medicaid.
We stand on the shoulders of giants before us. I am indebted to Drs. Vidyasagar & Nagamani Dharmapuri, the @sccm-pediatrics.bsky.social section & the vibrant #PedsICU community for this amazing honor. #SCCM2025
Congratulations 👏👏 to my dear friend @sapnakmd.bsky.social
on the #Sccm2025 Award for Excellence in Pediatric Critical Care
Well deserved 🌟🌟
#PedsICU
on the #Sccm2025 Award for Excellence in Pediatric Critical Care
Well deserved 🌟🌟
#PedsICU
February 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We stand on the shoulders of giants before us. I am indebted to Drs. Vidyasagar & Nagamani Dharmapuri, the @sccm-pediatrics.bsky.social section & the vibrant #PedsICU community for this amazing honor. #SCCM2025
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
My wish list for “must meet” people was almost fully checked off ✅ at #sccm2025
@sapnakmd.bsky.social
@yoncabulutmd.bsky.social
@deannamarie208.bsky.social
And Danielle Maue
Not pictured
@mommimayamd.bsky.social
Caroline Ozment
Dream #wim team of people
@sapnakmd.bsky.social
@yoncabulutmd.bsky.social
@deannamarie208.bsky.social
And Danielle Maue
Not pictured
@mommimayamd.bsky.social
Caroline Ozment
Dream #wim team of people
February 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My wish list for “must meet” people was almost fully checked off ✅ at #sccm2025
@sapnakmd.bsky.social
@yoncabulutmd.bsky.social
@deannamarie208.bsky.social
And Danielle Maue
Not pictured
@mommimayamd.bsky.social
Caroline Ozment
Dream #wim team of people
@sapnakmd.bsky.social
@yoncabulutmd.bsky.social
@deannamarie208.bsky.social
And Danielle Maue
Not pictured
@mommimayamd.bsky.social
Caroline Ozment
Dream #wim team of people
Reposted by Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD, FCCM
February 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM