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CURRICULUM VITAE

Matthew D. Amidon BS, DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatrics Critical Care

OFFICE ADDRESS:
9000 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: +1 (414) 2663360
Fax: 414-955-0070
Email: mamidon@mcw.edu

EDUCATION:
2005 - 2009 BS with Honors, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
2010 - 2014 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
2014 - 2017 Resident, Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Advocate Children's Hospital, 4440 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
2017 - 2020 Fellow, Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Milwaukee, WI 53226
2020 - 2021 Advanced Fellowship, Pediatrics, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Milwaukee, WI 53226

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
2015 - 2017 Adjunct Faculty Member, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515
2020 - 2021 Instructor, Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine/Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine / Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Wauwatosa, WI 53226

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2023 - Present Associate Medical Director, Pediatrics, Critical Care - Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2021 - Present Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS) Course Director, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
2025 - Present Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Education Co-Director, Pediatrics, Critical Care / POCUS, Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
2017
2028
American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
2020
2028
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
Basic Life Support (BLS)
American Heart Association
2014
2027
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
American Heart Association
2014
2027
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
2014
2018
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
2017
2020
Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS)
Society of Critical Care Medicine
2017
None
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
American Heart Association
2021
2027
Human Research, Good Clinical Practice
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
2022
2028
Critical Care Ultrasound: Pediatric and Neonatal Course
Society of Critical Care Medicine
2023
None
DEA Certification
United States Department of Justice
2023
2026
VitalTalk Virtual Mastering Tough Conversations
The Washington State Medical Association
2024
None
Point of Care Ultrasound for the Pediatric Clinician
Texas Children's Hospital
2025
None
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Illinois Medical License
IL-125064656
2014
2017
Wisconsin Medical License - Physician DO
67233-21
2017
2027
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2011 Honors (Biology), Roosevelt University
2015 Magnet Clinical Division Award, American Nurses Credentialing Center / Advocate Christ Medical Center / Advocate Children's Hospital
2017 Best Overall Project Led By a Trainee, Advocate Children's Hospital: Pediatric Research and QI Symposium
2019 Dr. Elain Kohler Award for Humanity in Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2019 John A. Waldenhausen, MD Young Investigator Award, International Society for Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support
2020 Dr. Elain Kohler Award for Humanity in Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2020 Outstanding Fellow Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin
2022 - 2023 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin
2023 - 2024 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin
2024 Lucky To Have You Award, Children's Wisconsin - Cardiac ICU Nurses
2024 - 2025 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin
2024 Health Literacy Hero Award, Children's Wisconsin
2025 Lucky To Have You Award, Children's Wisconsin - Cardiac ICU Nurses

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2014 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (Member)
2017 - Present Pediatric Society of Critical Care Medicine (PSCCM) (Member)
2017 - Present Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) (Member)
2019 - Present National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS) (Member / Site Co-Lead)
2020 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics - Section On Medical Transport (AAP-SOMT) (Member)
2020 - Present Pediatric Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation Subgroup (PediECMO) (Member / Site Lead)
2020 - Present Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS) (Member)
2023 - Present Air Medical Physician Association (AMPA) (Member / Curriculum Development)
2023 - Present Pediatric Research Collaborative on Critical Ultrasound Subgroup (PerCCUS) (Member)
2024 - Present Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) (Member)

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Decision Making Concordance After Pediatric Transport/Medical Control Curriculum
Role & Effort:
Primary Investigator
PI:
Matthew Amidon, DO
Dates:
2019 - Present
  
Title:
ARDS in Children and ECMO Initiation Strategies Impact on Neuro-Development (ASCEND)
Role & Effort:
Site Investigator
PI:
Ryan Barbaro, MD
Dates:
2023 - Present
  
Title:
ECMO Hemostatic Transfusions in Children (ECSTATIC)
Role & Effort:
Site Investigator
PI:
Oliver Karam, MD, PhD and Marianne Nellis, MD, MS
Dates:
2023 - Present
  
Title:
Perceptions of Palliative Care Involvement in the Care of Congenital Heart Disease Patients
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Matthew Amidon, DO
Dates:
2024 - Present
  
Title:
Optimizing Pain Treatment in Children on Mechanical Ventilation (OPTICOM)
Role & Effort:
Site Investigator
PI:
Gerald M. Loughlin, MD
Dates:
2024 - Present
  
Title:
Health Related Quality of Life in Children and Caregivers after Cardiac ICU Admission
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Matthew Amidon, DO
Dates:
2024 - Present
  
Title:
Utilizing Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Simulation to Improve VAD Awareness and Competency
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Matthew Amidon, DO
Dates:
2024 - Present
Direct Funds:
$6,000 (2024 Pediatric Critical Care Steigleder Grant for Community and Global Health)
  
Title:
Utilizing Epic Cosmos is Feasible for Large Sample Size Anticoagulation Research in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Robert Niebler, MD
Dates:
2025 - Present
  
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Airway Bundle - NEAR4KIDS - Quality Improvement Study
Role & Effort:
CICU Representative
PI:
Jasmine Dowell, MD
Dates:
2018 - Present
  
Title:
Sedation Practices in the Cardiac ICU - Quality Improvement Study
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Matthew Amidon, DO
Dates:
2021 - Present
  
Title:
Sedation Practices in the Cardiac ICU - Nursing Education
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Matthew Amidon, DO
Dates:
2021 - Present
Direct Funds:
$10,000 (2024 Project Bubaloo Research Grant)
  
Title:
Continuous EEG Monitoring in Neonates Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Matthew Amidon, DO
Dates:
2023 - Present
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Home-Based Telemedicine for Children with Medical Complexity: A single-center feasibility study employed a nonblinded randomized clinical trial
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Patricia Notario, MD
Dates:
2013 - 2019
  
Title:
Noninvasive Neurally Adjusted Ventilator Assist vs. High Flow Nasal Cannula After Pediatric Heart Surgery - A retrospective chart review
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Nirbhay Parashar, MD
Dates:
2015 - 2019
  
Title:
4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Use in Pediatric Patients with Ventricular Assist Device Presenting for Cardiac Transplant a - retrospective chart review
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Robert Niebler, MD
Dates:
2017 - 2021
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Amidon M, Yan K, Zhang J, Niebler R, 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Use in Pediatric Patients with Ventricular Assist Device Presenting for Cardiac Transplant, The 15th International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems & Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion, New York, NY, 05/09/2019
Amidon M, RV Failure After Orthotopic Heart Transplant, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society CICU APP Didactic/Simulation Course, Children's Wisconsin, 10/14/2022
Chiu M, Willie C, Goot B, Amidon M, Compliment Mediated Myocarditis in a Pediatric Patient with COVID-19, The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual International Meeting, Miami, FL, 12/17/2022
Parran K, Amidon M, Iodine toxicity from topical absorption in chronic sternal wound management, The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual International Meeting, San Diego, CA, 11/15/2024
Stegmeier N, Burford A, Wakeham M, Amidon M, Quality Assessment of Opioid Administration after Implementation of Multi-Phase Sedation Algorithm in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual International Meeting, San Diego, CA, 11/15/2024
Marcus B, Wagner S, Amidon M, Thompson N, Niebler R, Utilizing Epic Cosmos is feasible for large sample size anticoagulation research in pediatric extracorporeal membranous oxygenation, The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual International Meeting, San Diego, CA, 11/15/2024
Hier M, Amidon M, Sedation Practices in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit - Nursing Assessment Survey, The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual International Meeting, San Diego, CA, 11/15/2024
 
National
Amidon M, Gentile E, Angst D, Lefaiver C, Notario PM, Webster K, Home-Based Telemedicine for Children with Medical Complexity, American Telehealth Association Annual Conference and Trade Show, Orlando, Fl, 04/24/2017
Amidon M, The E-Cigarette Epidemic, Society for Pediatric Urgent Care, Pediatric Urgent Care Weekly Webinar, 11/21/2019
Amidon M, Transportation of Infants with Congenital Heart Disease, American Medical Transport Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 11/05/2024
Amidon M, Medical Control Curriculum for Trainees, American Medical Transport Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 11/05/2024
Amidon M, Transportation of Infants with Congenital Heart Disease, Air Medical Physician Symposium, Tampa, FL, 01/28/2026
 
Regional
Amidon M, Gentile E, Angst D, Lefaiver C, Notario PM, Webster K, Home-Based Telemedicine for Children with Medical Complexity, Pediatric Research and Quality Symposium, Advocate Children's Hospital. Oak Lawn, Il, 05/17/2017
Amidon M, Yan K, Zhang J, Niebler R, 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Use in Pediatric Patients with Ventricular Assist Device Presenting for Cardiac Transplant, PICU Regional Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 05/2019
Amidon M, Mikhailov T, The E-Cigarette Epidemic, Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rounds, Sinai Health Systems, University of Chicago Medicine, 11/20/2019
Amidon M, Meyer M, Zhang L, Simpson P, Pfister J, Rajapreyar P, Decision Making Concordance After Pediatric Transport/Medical Control Curriculum, Critical Care Regional Meeting, Virtual, 05/2021
Stegmeier N, Burford A, Wakeham M, Amidon M, Quality Assessment of Opioid Administration after Implementation of Multi-Phase Sedation Algorithm in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit , Midwest Pediatric Cardiology Society Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 09/12/2024
Amidon M, Pediatric Myocarditis - Logan's Protocol, Emergency Medicine Resident Education Conference, Froedtert Menomonee Falls, 08/28/2025
Amidon M, Sawdy R, cEEG Practices Change in the CICU, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia and Critical Care Joint Education Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 02/12/2026
 
Local
Amidon M, Code Case Presentation, Pediatric Critical Care Code Review, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 10/25/2017
Amidon M, Lactate Level Versus Lactate Clearance for Predicting Mortality in Patients with Septic Shock Defined by Sepsis-3, Pediatric Critical Care Journal Club, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 04/16/2018
Amidon M, Morbidity and Mortality, Pediatric Critical Care Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 04/18/2018
Amidon M, Morbidity and Mortality, Pediatric Critical Care Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 05/30/2018
Amidon M, Morbidity and Mortality, Pediatric Critical Care Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 11/22/2018
Amidon M, A Sacred Pause in the ICU: Evaluation of a Ritual and Intervention to Lower Distress and Burnout, Pediatric Critical Care Journal Club, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 03/25/2019
Amidon M, Powell M, Inflammatory Markers, Pediatric Critical Care Controversy Debate, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 11/11/2019
Amidon M, Venkitachalam R, Steroids in Pediatric Sepsis, Pediatric Critical Care Controversy Debate, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 02/24/2020
Amidon M, Mechanical Thrombectomy in a Pediatric Stroke Patient, Pediatric Neurocritical Care Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 05/28/2020
Amidon M, Meyer M, Pfister J, Legal Aspects of Medical Transport and Medical Control, Pediatric Critical Care RESCQD Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 2020 - Present
Amidon M, ECMO: Basics & Clinical Scenarios, Evidence Based Medicine - Neonatology Group, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 05/20/2021
Amidon M, Cardiopulmonary Interactions, Pediatric Critical Care RESCQD Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 11/17/2021
Amidon M, Meyer M, Pfister J, Transport Team Modalities, Pediatric Critical Care RESCQD Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 2021 - Present
Amidon M, Meyer M, Pfister J, Transport Physiology, Pediatric Critical Care RESCQD Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 2021 - Present
Amidon M, Hyperbaric Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care RESQD Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 11/16/2022
Amidon M, ECMO: Basics & Clinical Scenarios, Evidence Based Medicine - Neonatology Group, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children’s Wisconsin, 11/17/2022
Amidon M, Central Venous Catheters: Lecture and Simulation, Evidence Based Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children’s Wisconsin, 2022 - Present
Amidon M, Transport Basics, Evidence Based Medicine: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 2022 - Present
Amidon M, West Zones, Pediatric Critical Care RESCQ Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 10/18/2023
Amidon M, Invasive and Non-Invasive Cardiac Monitoring, NICU Education Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 02/22/2024
Amidon M, Hier M, Sedation Practices in the Cardiac ICU, Nursing Education Session, Children's Wisconsin, 06/04/2024
Amidon M, Introduction to Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Pediatric Critical Care RESCQ Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 2024 - Present
Amidon M, PARDS and Pulmonary Hypertension, Pediatric Critical Care RESCQ Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 02/17/2026
Amidon M, Developmental Physiology of the CV System, Pediatric Critical Care RESCQ Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 02/25/2026
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
2017 - 2022 Member, Fellowship Program Evaluation, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
2022 - Present Interviewer, Fellowship Selection, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
2022 - Present Interviewer, Fellowship Selection, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
2024 - Present Interviewer, Sub-Fellowship Selection, Neuro Critical Care, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
2024 - Present Interviewer, Residency Selection, Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Hospital
2018 - Present Member, Pediatric Critical Care Mortality Review, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
2018 - Present Member, Transport/Medical Control Curriculum, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
2021 - Present Institution Founding Member, NEAR4KIDS, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
2021 - Present Member, Pediatric Thoracic Transplant, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
2021 - Present Member, ECMO Workgroup, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
2021 - Present Member, Pediatric VAD Program, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
2023 - Present Lead, PICU POCUS, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
2023 - Present Member, PICU Nursing Competency, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
2024 - Present Co-Lead, Pediatric POCUS Education, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
2024 - Present Review Faculty, Pediatric ECMO Case Review, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
2024 - Present Committee Member, Pediatric POCUS Steering Committee, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
2022 - Present IPE Session Facilitator
2023 - Present Bench to Bedside
2023 - Present Foundational Capstone
2023 - Present Early Clinical Learning
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Resident and Fellow Education
07/13/2018 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Resident SIM/MOC Code Pediatric SVT
08/14/2018 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series Sedation and Analgesia
08/31/2018 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
10/30/2018 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series Ventilator Management
11/19/2018 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series Shock
01/11/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series Head Injury
02/07/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series Toxicology
02/22/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series Respiratory Failure / ARDS
03/07/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series Acute Heart Failure
04/25/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Resident Lecture Series Hepatic Failure
11/12/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Joint Fellowship Curriculum (JFC) - Work Life Balance
2019 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow Education: Central Access Skills
2020 - 2023 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, CICU Bedside Rounds
03/11/2021 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Joint Fellowship Curriculum (JFC) - Strategies for Success
2021 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Critical Care Fellow Bedside Rounds - Transport Medicine
2021 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Bootcamp: Introduction to the CICU
03/17/2022 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Joint Fellowship Curriculum (JFC) - Strategies for Success
2022 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow Education: Transport Basics
2022 - Present Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Bootcamp: ECMO/VAD Introduction
03/01/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Joint Fellowship Curriculum (JFC) - F2 Mock Interviews
2023 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Intern Procedure Workshop: Vascular Access
2023 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Intern Orientation: "You're Never Alone"
02/05/2024 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisoncsin, Joint Fellowship Curriculum (JFC) - Mock Interviews
03/14/2025 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Critical Care Fellow Simulation: Myocarditis
2025 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Critical Care Fellow Bootcamp: Introduction to POCUS
2025 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Pediatric Intern Communication Workshop
 
Continuing Medical Education
01/26/2023 Children's Wisconsin, Transport Education Day: ECMO
11/14/2023 Children's Wisconsin, APP Education: Simulation Session
04/10/2024 Children's Wisconsin, Transport Education Day: ECMO
05/16/2024 Children's Wisconsin, Transport Education Day: POCUS Basics
07/21/2025 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, AAP Education: Respiratory Loops
08/11/2025 Children's Wisconsin, Transport Education: POCUS Basics
10/07/2025 Children's Wisconsin, Transport Education Day: ECMO
 
Community/Lay Public
11/07/2019 Mequon Steffen Middle School - PTO, The E-Cigarette Epidemic
 
Nursing Student Education
04/26/2023 Children's Wisconsin, Nursing Education: PICU Simulation
05/03/2023 Children's Wisconsin, Nursing Education: PICU Simulation
11/30/2023 Children's Wisconsin, Nursing Simulation Session: QCPR
06/04/2024 Children's Wisconsin, Nursing Education: Sedation Practices
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Clinical/Research Fellows
2021 - Present Nicole Stegmeier, MD, Fellow QI, Medical College of Wisconsin, Sedation Practices in the Cardiac ICU
2023 - 2025 Brian Marcus, MD, Fellow Research Project, Medical College of Wisconsin, Utilizing VAD Simulation to Improve VAD Awareness and Competency
2024 - Present Hanna Distel, MD, Fellow Research Project, Medical College of Wisconsin, Transport Pediatric Early Warning Signs in CW Transport
2025 - Present Lucia Barcco, DO, Fellow QI Project, Medical College of Wisconsin, Evaluation of Infection During ECMO Support
 

OTHER MENTORING ACTIVITIES:
2022 - Present Medical Student H&P Evaluation Mentor
2023 - Present Medical Student Clinical Shadowing Mentor
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Fellow
2019 - Present Pediatric Transport/Medical Control Curriculum
2023 - Present Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Curriculum
2023 - Present Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Education
 
 
Clinical Programs
2022 - Present Sedation Algorithm for CICU
2023 - Present Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the ICU
2024 - Present ECMO Curriculum Development
2024 - Present cEEG Monitoring After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Pathway
2025 - Present ECMO Infection Monitoring
2025 - Present ECMO Decannulation Vessel Managment
2025 - Present VV ECMO Management Guideline
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
08/10/2024 HHI Annual Zoo Picnic - CPR Training
2025 - Present Medical Supervision / Support - Hamilton School District Football
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Notario PM, Gentile E, Amidon M, Angst D, Lefaiver C, Webster K. Home-Based Telemedicine for Children with Medical Complexity. Telemed J E Health. 2019 Nov;25(11):1123-1132. PMCID: PMC6842894
2. Parashar N, Amidon M, Milad A, Devine A, Yi L, Penk J. Noninvasive Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist Versus High Flow Cannula Support After Congenital Heart Surgery. World J Pediatric Congenital Heart Surg. 2019. 10(5):565–571. doi:10.1177/2150135119859879.
3. Marcdante K, Knox K, Amidon M. Preparing for the Transition to Your Next Career Role. J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Feb;12(1):109-110. PMCID: PMC7012517
4. Segar DE, Amidon M, Scott J, Frommelt PC. Native Aortic Root Thrombus in 3-Year-Old Fontan Patient with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Presentation and Echocardiographic Findings of This Life-Threatening Complication. CASE (Phila). 2021 Oct;5(5):276-279. PMCID: PMC8530801
5. Said A, Mehegan M, Joong A, Morrison A, Sutcliffe D, Philip J, Shezad M, Harris R, Amidon M, Knoll C, Wisotzkey B, Absi M, Wilde M, Butto A, Dykes J, Watanabe K, Zinn M, May L, VanderPluym C, Braunlin E, CCastleberry, Deshpande S, Lorts A, Wright LK, O’Conno M, Mokshagundam D, Rabinowitz EJ. Oxygenator use in Ventricular Assist Devices from the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION) Registry medRxiv 2025.06.10.25329341; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.10.25329341
6. Chudgar H, Akande M, Jenks C, Liao X, Scholz N, Loftis L, Malone M, Said A, Furlong-Dillard J, Bembea M, Burk S, Rasmussen L, Boville B, Norton B, Viamonte H, Steiner M, Kaipa S, Amidon M, Allen C. 1051: NEUROLOGIC AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES OF PEDIATRIC EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT: A 10-YEAR STUDY Critical Care Medicine. March 2026;54(3S).
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Special Considerations in Pediatric and Neonatal Procedural Applications: Ultrasound in Pediatric Vascular Access Procedures
 
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Amidon M, Pfister J, Rajapreyar P, Meyer M. Pediatric Transport Medical Control Curriculum - A Pilot Curriculum. Transport Dispatch, Issue 3, May/June 2022