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Matthew D. Amidon DO

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Critical Care


OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Fax: 414-955-0070
Email: mamidon@mcw.edu


EDUCATION:
08/2005 - 05/2009 BS with Honors, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
08/2010 - 05/2014 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL


POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
06/2014 - 06/2017 Resident, Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Advocate Children's Hospital, 4440 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
06/2017 - 06/2020 Fellow, Pediatric, Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Milwaukee, WI 53226
06/2020 - 06/2021 Advanced Fellowship, Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Milwaukee, WI 53226


FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
06/2015 - 06/2017 Adjunct Faculty Member, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515
07/2018 - Present Transport Provider, Pediatrics, Critical Care / Transport Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
07/2020 - 06/2021 Instructor, Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine/Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
07/2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine / Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Wauwatosa, WI 53226
07/2022 - Present Hospitalist Moonlighter, Pediatrics, Hospitalist Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Wauwatosa, WI 53226


ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
12/01/2023 - Present Associate Medical Director, Pediatrics, Critical Care - POCUS, Children's Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, MS 681, Milwaukee, WI 53226


EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
06/2021 - Present PFCCS Director, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin


HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/01/2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Children's Wisconsin


SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:


Board Certified	Issue Date	Expiration
Board Certification in Pediatrics	10/18/2017	2028
Board Certification in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	11/04/2020	2028


Certificates	Issued By	Issue Date	Expiration
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
Human Research, Good Clinical Practice	Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)	05/22/2022	None
Point of Care Ultrasound	Society of Critical Care Medicine	08/16/2023	None
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)	American Heart Association		09/21/2025
Basic Life Support (BLS)	American Heart Association		09/21/2025
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)	American Heart Association		10/09/2025


Licensure	Number	Issue Date	Expiration
Illinois Medical License	IL-125064656	06/26/2014	06/25/2017
Wisconsin Medical License	67233-21		10/31/2025
DEA Certification			06/30/2026


AWARDS AND HONORS:
2011 Honors (Biology), Roosevelt University
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 Outstanding Fellow Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin
2020 Dr. Elain Kohler Award for Humanity in Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2022 - 2023 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin


MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
07/2014 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (Member)
07/2017 - Present Pediatric Society of Critical Care Medicine (PSCCM) (Member)
07/2017 - Present Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) (Member)
07/2020 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics - Section On Medical Transport (AAP-SOMT) (Member)
07/2020 - Present Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS) (Member)
2023 - Present Air Medical Physician Association (AMPA) (Member)


LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/01/2023 - Present Reviewer and Liaison, Pediatric Resident Transport Rotation, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children’s Wisconsin
12/2023 - Present Lead, Pediatric ICU POCUS, Children's Wisconsin
02/2024 - Present Member, POCUS Steering Comittee, Children's Wisconsin


NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2022 - Present Site Lead, PEDICORE, Children's Wisconsin
2023 - Present Committee Member, AMPA Education and Practice Committee, Air Medical Physician Association

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:	05/2019 - Present

Title:	Comparison of Methods of Pulmonary Blood Flow Augmentation in Neonates: Shunt versus Stent (The COMPASS Trial)
Source:	Pediatric Heart Network
Role & Effort:	Site Recruitment
PI:	Susan Foerster, MD
Dates:	04/25/2022 - Present

Title:	ARDS in Children and ECMO initiation strategies impact on Neuro-Development (ASCEND)
Role & Effort:	Site Investigator
PI:	Ryan Barbaro, MD
Dates:	03/09/2023 - Present

Title:	ECMO Hemostatic Transfusions in Children (ECSTATIC)
Role & Effort:	Site Investigator
PI:	Oliver Karam, MD, PhD and Marianne Nellis, MD, MS

Title:	Perceptions of Palliative Care Involvement in the Care of Congenital Heart Disease Patients
Role & Effort:	Co-Investigator
PI:	Tracy Geoffrion, MD

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

Title:	Health Related Quality of Life in Children and Caregivers after Cardiac ICU Admission
Role & Effort:	Co-Investigator
PI:	Tracy Geoffrion, MD

Non-Peer Review
Title:	Airway Bundle - NEAR4KIDS - Quality Improvement Study
Role & Effort:	CICU Representative
PI:	Jasmine Dowell, MD
Dates:	07/2018 - Present

Title:	Sedation Practices in the Cardiac ICU - Nursing Education
Role & Effort:	Principal Investigator
PI:	Matthew Amidon, DO
Dates:	07/01/2021 - Present
Direct Funds:	$10,000 (Project Bubaloo Research Grant 2024)

Title:	Sedation Practices in the Cardiac ICU - Quality Improvement Study
Role & Effort:	Principal Investigator
PI:	Matthew Amidon, DO
Dates:	07/2021 - Present

Title:	Continuous EEG Monitoring in Neonates Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Role & Effort:	Principal Investigator
PI:	Matthew Amidon, DO
Dates:	01/01/2023 - 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
Melissa Chiu MD, Chelsea Willie MD, Benjamin Goot MD, Matthew Amidon DO, Compliment Mediated Myocarditis in a Pediatric Patient with COVID-19, The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual International Meeting, Miami, FL, 12/17/2022

National
Amidon M, Gentile E, Angst D, Lefaiver C, Notario PM, Webster K, Home-Based Telemedicine for Children with Medical Complexity, American Telehealth Association 2017 Annual Conference and Trade Show, . Orlando, Fl, 04/24/2017
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, The E-Cigarette Epidemic, Society for Pediatric Urgent Care, Pediatric Urgent Care Weekly Webinar, 11/21/2019
Amidon M, RV Failure After Orthotopic Heart Transplant, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society CICU APP Didactic/Simulation Course, Children's Wisconsin, 10/14/2022

Regional
Matthew D. Amidon DO, Ke Yan PhD, Jian Zhang PhD Robert A. Niebler, MD, 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
Matthew Amidon, DO; Michael Meyer, MD; Liyun Zhang, MS; Pippa Simpson, PhD; Jennifer Pfister, APN; Prakadeshwari Rajapreyar, MD, Decision Making Concordance After Pediatric Transport/Medical Control Curriculum, Critical Care Regional Meeting, Virtual, 05/2021

Local
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
Code Case Presentation, PICU Code Review, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 10/25/2017
Lactate Level Versus Lactate Clearance for Predicting Mortality in Patients with Septic Shock Defined by Sepsis-3, Journal Club Presentation, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 04/16/2018
Morbidity and Mortality, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 04/18/2018
Morbidity and Mortality, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 05/30/2018
Morbidity and Mortality, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 11/22/2018
A Sacred Pause in the ICU: Evaluation of a Ritual and Intervention to Lower Distress and Burnout, Journal Club Presentation, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 03/25/2019
Inflammatory Markers, Controversy Debate, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 11/11/2019
Steroids in Pediatric Sepsis, Controversy Debate, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 02/24/2020
Legal Aspects of Medical Transport and Medical Control, Critical Care RESCQ Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 05/06/2020
Mechanical Thrombectomy in a Pediatric Stroke Patient, Neurocritical Care Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 05/28/2020
Legal Aspects of Medical Transport and Medical Control, Critical Care RESCQ Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 12/16/2020
ECMO: Basics & Clinical Scenarios, Evidence Based Medicine - Neonatology Group, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 05/20/2021
Cardiopulmonary Interactions, Critical Care RESCQ Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 11/17/2021
Legal Aspects of Medical Transport and Medical Control, Critical Care RESCQ Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 05/25/2022
Central Venous Catheters: Lecture and Simulation, Evidence Based Medicine - Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children’s Wisconsin, 11/06/2022
ECMO: Basics & Clinical Scenarios, Evidence Based Medicine - Neonatology Group, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children’s Wisconsin, 11/17/2022
Arterial Lines and PIV access, Hospital Medicine Procedure Day, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children’s Wisconsin, 03/15/2023
ECMO: Basics & Clinical Scenarios, Evidence Based Medicine: Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 07/06/2023
Transport Basics, Evidence Based Medicine: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 07/19/2023
ECMO: Basics & Clinical Scenarios, Evidence Based Medicine: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 09/06/2023
West Zones, Core Lecture: Pediatric Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 10/18/2023
Transport Basics, Core Conference: Pedicatric Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, 11/29/2023


COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Hospital
07/2017 - 2022 Member, Program Evaluation Committee: Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Program, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin
01/2018 - Present Member, Mortality Review Committee, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin
06/2018 - Present Member, Transport/Medical Control Curriculum Development Committee, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin
07/2021 - Present Institution Founding Member, NEAR4KIDS, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin
07/2021 - Present Member, Cardiac Transplant Committee, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin
07/2021 - Present Member, VAD Programmatic Committee, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin
07/2021 - Present Member, ECMO Workgroup, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin
07/01/2023 - Present Member, Morbidity and Mortality, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin
07/01/2023 - Present Member, PICU Nursing Competency, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin
02/2024 - Present Committee Member, Pediatric POCUS Steering Committee, Pediatrics, Children's Wisconsin


MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
02/16/2022 IPE Session Facilitator
03/02/2022 IPE Session Facilitator
10/12/2022 IPE Session Facilitator
01/31/2023 Foundational Capstone: Physical Exam
02/22/2023 Bench to Bedside: Cranial Nerves
02/28/2023 Capstone: Graded Physical Exams
02/28/2023 Foundational Capstone: Physical Exam Graded
03/01/2023 Bench to Bedside: Cranial Nerves
03/08/2023 Capstone: Skills & Reasoning
04/05/2023 Bench to Bedside: Pediatric Exam
04/18/2023 Capstone: Graded H&Ps and Oral Presentations
04/18/2023 Foundational Capstone: Oral Case Presentations
07/01/2023 - Present M3 Pediatric Rotation H&P Reviewer
07/18/2023 Early Clinical Learning: History Taking
08/01/2023 Early Clinical Learning: History Taking
08/28/2023 Early Clinical Learning: Physical Exam
09/25/2023 Early Clinical Learning: Review Exam
09/26/2023 Early Clinical Learning: Review Exam
09/27/2023 Bench to Bedside: CV Exam
10/09/2023 Early Clinical Learning: Musculoskeletal Exam
10/10/2023 Early Clinical Learning: Musculoskeletal Exam
10/23/2023 Early Clinical Learning: Normal Physical Exam
10/24/2023 Early Clinical Learning: Normal Physical Exam
12/21/2023 Early Clinical Learning: OSCE


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
11/06/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Central Access Skills
11/12/2019 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, JFC - Work Life Balance
12/01/2020 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, CICU Bedside Rounds
03/11/2021 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, JFC - Strategies for Success
03/30/2021 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Bedside Rounds - Transport Medicine
06/01/2021 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, CICU Bedside Rounds
06/2021 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, New ICU Fellow Bootcamp
02/03/2022 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, CICU Bedside Rounds
03/17/2022 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, JFC - Strategies for Success
11/03/2022 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, CICU Bedside Rounds
03/01/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, JFC - F2 Mock Interviews
06/20/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, PICU Simulation
07/03/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Cardiology Fellowship: Introduction to the CICU
07/06/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Critical Care Fellowship: Introduction to the CICU
10/18/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin, Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Central Lines

Community/Lay Public
11/07/2019 Mequon Steffen Middle School - PTO, The E-Cigarette Epidemic

Nursing Student Education
01/26/2023 Children's Wisconsin, Transport ECMO
04/26/2023 Children's Wisconsin, Nursing Education: PICU Simulation
05/03/2023 Children's Wisconsin, Nursing Education: PICU Simulation
11/14/2023 Children's Wisconsin, APP Education: Simulation Session
11/30/2023 Children's Wisconsin, QCPR Simulation


PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Fellow
2019 - Present Decision Making Concordance After Pediatric Transport/Medical Control Curriculum


Clinical Programs
Sedation Practices in the CICU
Continuous EEG monitoring in Neonates Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass


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. 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
3. 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
4. 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 Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2019. 10(5):565–571. doi:10.1177/2150135119859879.

Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other
1. Amidon M, Pfister J, Rajapreyar P, Meyer M. Pediatric Transport Medical Control Curriculum - A Pilot Curriculum. Transport Dispatch, Issue 3, May/June 2022

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