Karen Orman, MD

Dr Karen Orman is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics joining the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine in July 2000 Since 2001 she has been the Medical Director of the Just For Kids Combined PediatricNeonatal Transport team During the course of her directorship the team has grown from annual numbers of 500 transports to over 2000 neonates children and adolescents of the Kentuckiana area and beyond Local educational endeavors include pediatric critical care nursing orientation and hightech courses resident procedural skills teaching and AHA pediatric advanced life support She is also currently a site director for the University of Louisville Emergency Medical Services fellowship program Along with members of the Just For Kids Transport Team Dr Orman travels around the region with a portable simulation mannequin to educate physicians nurses EMS personnel and healthcare students in acute care pediatric scenarios She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Sections of Critical Care and Transport Medicine and the Society of Critical Care Medicine