Clinical Expertise

• 49-bed newborn intensive care unit (NICU) at The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• 25-bed NICU at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
• Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
• High-frequency oscillatory ventilation
• Nitric oxide
• Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program

Centers of Excellence

• Low birth weight and other problems of prematurity
• Small Infant Program at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital  

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 

The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program at Johns Hopkins Children's Center provides critical support for infants and children with a life-threatening illness or injury. ECMO is a life-saving heart and lung bypass system that takes over the functions of these organs, allowing physicians time to diagnose and treat critically ill or injured children and enabling their organs to heal.

The multidisciplinary ECMO team consists of highly trained respiratory therapists, perfusionists and intensivists. These specialists, along with other caregivers, treat patients receiving ECMO in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at the Hopkins Children’s Center.

ECMO Contact Information

Gary Oldenburg, R.R.T., coordinator: 410-614-4591 
PICU: 410-955-5260
Fax: 410-614-7441