Ryan Hurtado, MD PhD FAAP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Critical Care)
Associate Medical Director Transport Team
Department of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Pronouns: he/him/his
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Selected Publications
Hurtado, R., Sanchez-Pinto, L.N. Metabolomic and cytokine profiles of high-risk sepsis phenotypes in children. Sci Rep 15, 25639 (2025).
Fazal A, Harker EJ, Neelam V, CDC Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy Collaborators, et al. Pediatric Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy and Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy — United States, 2024–25 Influenza Season. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2025;74:556–564. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7436a1
Silverman A, Walsh R, Santoro JD, Thomas K, Ballinger E, Fisher KS, Thomas AX, Appavu B, Kruer MC, Neilson D, Knoll J, Sharp AN, Edelman HE, Otallah S, Morgan A, Grzezulkowska A, Nguyen J, Rao LM, Hecht SM, Catalano L, Daigle H, Kronfol C, Wharton J, Adams D, Kalawi AZ, Kung M, Arellano JL, Smith L, Segal D, Feja K, Broomall E, Jayakar A, Arnold SR, Retallack H, Press CA, Gombolay G, McLaughlin MH, Kannan V, Thakkar K, Rezwan T, Hulfish E, Eid D, Meylor J, Peng D, Hurtado R, Nickerson T, Mandell I, Carbonell AU, Kerner-Rossi M, Jayaraman D, Davis M, Olivero R, Shah N, Osborne CM, Zhang B, Cortina C, Randolph AG, Rao S, LaRocca T, Van Haren KP, Wilson-Murphy M. Influenza-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in US Children. JAMA. 2025 Aug 26;334(8):692-701. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.11534. PMID: 40736730; PMCID: PMC12311823.
Hurtado R.; Steele M.; Rychlik K.; Bonebrake A.; Bovee M.C.; O’Donnell A.; Perryman J.; Kociolek L.K. “Impact of an automated multiple emitter whole-room ultraviolet-C disinfection system on hospital acquired infections: A quasi experimental study” American Journal of Infection Control, 2021 (1-4)
Education
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science - Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, June 2003
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, June 2003
GRADUATE EDUCATION
Doctorate of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, June 2018
Doctorate of Philosophy – Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, June 2013
Graduate Teaching Certificate Program, Northwestern University, 2010
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Residency (Pediatrics), McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Lurie Children’s Hospital. July 2018 – June 2021
Fellowship (Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Lurie Children’s Hospital. July 2021 – June 2024. Program Director: Dr. Adrian Zurca, Division Head: Dr. Rajit Basu
Licensures and Certifications
Licensed Physician and Surgeon, State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
General Pediatrics. The American Board of Pediatrics. Certificate Number 132894. Date of Issue: October 14, 2021 – present
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The American Board of Pediatrics. . Certificate Number 3821
Date of Issue: December 12, 2024 – present.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Basic Life Support
Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS)
Professional Memberships
Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Sept 2024 - present
Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), 2021 - present
Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018 – present
Society for Developmental Biology 2007-2013
Selected Presentations
Hurtado R. Massive Transfusion in the Setting of Pediatric Trauma. 4th Annual CHOI/UICOMP Pediatric Critical Care Symposium. Peoria, IL. Nov 4 2025.
Hurtado R and Sanchez-Pinto LN. Metabolomic Profile of High-Risk Phenotype of Sepsis-Associated MODS: Persistent Hypoxemia and Shock. Critical Care Congress. Phoenix, AZ. Jan 22 2024.
Research Currently in Progress
Site principal investigator. Endothelial Function Underlying Bronchiolitis study.
Site principal investigator. Sepsis And Infection-Related Organ Dysfunction in Children study.