Michael Bell, M.D.

Professor & Division Chief

Endowed Title: Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Chair in Pediatric Research
School: Medical School
Department: Pediatrics

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Biography

Michael “Mike” Bell, M.D., is a Professor and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Bell joins UT Southwestern and Children’s Health from Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., where he served as the Division Chief of Critical Care Medicine, led the Department of Respiratory Care Services and the Department of Transport Medicine and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, and served as the Director of the Clinical Translational Science Institute. He holds a tenured Professorship of Pediatrics at The George Washington University.

With 30 years of experience in academic pediatrics, he is a distinguished physician leader, scientist, clinician, and educator, renowned both nationally and internationally for his contributions to pediatric critical care medicine.

Dr. Bell has published 250 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. His articles can be accessed via PubMed.gov.

Education

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1991)
Residency: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (1994), Pediatrics
Fellowship: UPMC Medical/Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (1997), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Publications

Association of Early Epinephrine with Hemodynamics and Outcome in Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter, Cluster-randomized Clinical Trial Intensive Care Unit Resuscitation (ICU-RESUS): Siems A, Naim MY, Berg RA, Reeder RW, Ahmed T, Bell MJ, Bishop R, Bochkoris M, Burns C, Carcillo JA, Carpenter TC, Diddle JW, Federman M, Fernandez R, Fink EL, Franzon D, Frazier AH, Friess SH, Graham K, Hall M, Harding ML, Hehir DA, Horvat CM, Huard LL, Kilbaugh TJ, Maa T, Manga A, McQuillen PS, Meert KL, Mourani PM, Nadkarni VM, Notterman D, Pollack MM, Qunibi DW, Sapru A, Schneiter C, Sharron MP, Srivastava N, Tabbutt S, Tilford B, Viteri S, Wessel D, Wolfe HA, Yates AR, Zuppa AF, Morgan RW, Sutton RM Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2025 Sep 22 1361-1371
Outcomes, Characteristics, and Physiology of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children With Sepsis: Morgan RW, Reeder RW, Carcillo JA, Carpenter TC, Fitzgerald JC, Graham K, Kilbaugh TJ, Meert KL, Nadkarni VM, Palmer CA, Sharron MP, Weiss SL, Wolfe HA, Ahmed T, Bell MJ, Bishop R, Burns C, Diddle JW, Fink EL, Franzon D, Frazier AH, Friess SH, Hehir DA, Horvat CM, Huard LL, Maa T, McQuillen PS, Mourani PM, Naim MY, Pollack MM, Sapru A, Srivastava N, Yates AR, Berg RA, Sutton RM, Bochkoris M, Michael Dean J, Federman M, Fernandez R, Hall M, Manga A, Notterman D, Schneiter C, Tilford B, Viteri S, Wessel D, Zuppa AF Critical care medicine 2025 Aug 53 e1529-e1541
Paediatric traumatic brain injury: bridging evidence and care: Mannix R, Agrawal S, Anderson V, Beauchamp MH, Ferguson AR, Braga LW, Chong SL, Figaji A, Giza C, Menon DK, Bell MJ The Lancet Neurology 2025 Jul 24 569-570
Net Fluid Balance Impacts Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Liberation: Thadani S, Jujjavarapu HV, Silos C, Gist KM, Srivaths P, Typpo K, Horvat C, Bell MJ, Fuhrman DY, Arikan AA Critical care medicine 2025 May 53 e1033-e1044
Social Environment and Neurobehavioral Outcomes 1 Year After Severe Pediatric TBI in the Intensive Care Unit: Author Collaboration TG, Miley AE, Patronick J, Zhang N, Bode RL, Fabio A, Treble-Barna A, Chima RS, Adlam AL, Bell MJ, Wisniewski SR, Beers SR, Wade SL, Kurowski BG, Adlam A, Agbeko R, Au A, Beers S, Butt W, Clark R, Deep A, Edwards R, Ferrazzano P, Figaji A, Kirkwood M, Kong M, LaRovere K, Macintosh I, Mahoney S, Martin LJ, McNally K, Miles D, Morris K, O'Brien N, Pilipenko V, Ramirez JB, Robertson C, Sarnaik A, Schober M, Soto JP, Telling A, Thangarajah H, Thomas NJ, Walson K, West AN, Willyerd A, Zimmerman J Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2025 May 40 147-156
Resuscitation arterial waveform quantification and outcomes in pediatric bidirectional Glenn and Fontan patients: Author Collaboration tE, Author Collaboration I, Yates AR, Hehir DA, Reeder RW, Berger JT, Fernandez R, Frazier AH, Graham K, McQuillen PS, Morgan RW, Nadkarni VM, Naim MY, Palmer CA, Wolfe HA, Berg RA, Sutton RM, Zuppa AF, Wessel D, Viteri S, Tilford B, Tabbutt S, Srivastava N, Sharron MP, Schneiter C, Sapru A, Pollack MM, Notterman D, Mourani PM, Meert KL, Manga A, Maa T, Huard LL, Horvat CM, Hall M, Friess SH, Franzon D, Fink EL, Federman M, Diddle JW, Dean JM, Carpenter TC, Carcillo JA, Burns C, Bochkoris M, Bishop R, Bell MJ, Ahmed T Pediatric Research 2025 May 97 1989-1996
Pediatric severe TBI in South America: Healthcare resource utilization before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Author Collaboration P, Graves JM, Lujan S, Velonjara JL, Petroni G, Guadagnoli N, Bell MJ, Vavilala MS, Ábalos S, Agüero L, Alassia M, Altamirano M, Aranda J, Aybar AN, Baitaij ME, Bollada S, Pratx RB, Castellani P, Chuchuy S, Cinquegrani K, Dávila C, Depetris A, Diettes A, Español F, Giordano D, Arriola NG, Lanatti S, Leguina MV, López N, López Cruz G, Lutkevicius C, Mannello J, Mansur A, Marinelli I, Medici P, Mock C, Nogueira M, Odone H, Oliveri S, Coronel JC, Penazzi M, Pereyra B, Piccirili A, Pino W, Podestá F, Pogonza E, Romero G, Sauer E, Segado A, Segar K, Sorbo M PLOS Global Public Health 2025 May 5
Correction to: Resuscitation arterial waveform quantification and outcomes in pediatric bidirectional Glenn and Fontan patients (Pediatric Research, (2025), 97, 6, (1989-1996), 10.1038/s41390-024-03564-y): Author Collaboration tE, Author Collaboration I, Yates AR, Hehir DA, Reeder RW, Berger JT, Fernandez R, Frazier AH, Graham K, McQuillen PS, Morgan RW, Nadkarni VM, Naim MY, Palmer CA, Wolfe HA, Berg RA, Sutton RM, Zuppa AF, Wessel D, Viteri S, Tilford B, Tabbutt S, Srivastava N, Sharron MP, Schneiter C, Sapru A, Pollack MM, Notterman D, Mourani PM, Meert KL, Manga A, Maa T, Huard LL, Horvat CM, Hall M, Friess SH, Franzon D, Fink EL, Federman M, Diddle JW, Dean JM, Carpenter TC, Carcillo JA, Burns C, Bochkoris M, Bishop R, Bell MJ, Ahmed T Pediatric Research 2025 Apr 97 1758
Early Continuous Electroencephalography, Clinical Parameters, and Short-Term Functional Outcomes in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort, 2010–2020: Pascall A, Zhang A, Dughly O, Bell MJ, Harrar D, Dean T Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2025 Mar 26 e334-e343
Early Prognostication in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in South America: Development of a Local Pediatric-Specific Model and Validation of Established Models: Author Collaboration tP, Greil ME, Abdelmaksoud O, Agoubi LL, Velonjara J, Wang J, Petroni G, Lujan S, Guadagnoli N, Bell MJ, Vavilala MS, Bonow RH Neurotrauma Reports 2025 Feb 6 171-182