Biography
- Attending Physician, Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Adrian Zurca, MD, specializes in pediatric critical care and serves as an attending physician in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. Dr. Zurca has distinguished himself as a leader in pediatric critical care medical education, participating in a number of multi-center efforts to evaluate and improve training for residents and fellows in the pediatric intensive care unit. He is also interested in the use of medical simulation as both an educational and quality tool, and has led multiple efforts to study the use of simulation in the pediatric inpatient setting. Finally, Dr. Zurca has worked on various diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, including work specifically focused on language equity and improving the communication experiences of families with children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit.
Education and Background
- MEd, The George Washington University 2018
- Fellowship in pediatric critical care, Children’s National Medical Center 2015
- Internship/residency in pediatrics, Yale New Haven Hospital 2012
- MD, New York University School of Medicine 2009
- BS, biological sciences, Cornell University 2005
Research Highlights
MULTI-CENTER EVALUATION OF THE PICU PASSPORT
This research project aims to study the impact of the PICU Passport—a handheld educational curriculum—on the educational experiences of residents rotating in the PICU.
AN ANTIRACISM APPROACH TO CONDUCTING, REPORTING, AND EVALUATING PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH
This special article in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine serves as the modus operandi for the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine journal. Further work being conducted by Dr. Zurca is designed to improve the way researchers consider and use race and ethnicity as research variables, and designing ways of teaching future generations of health scientists to be more discerning when conducting and consuming research that includes social influencers of health.
