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Pediatric Services

Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Our pediatric critical care team

Our pediatric critical care medicine physicians partner with medical and surgical specialists and specially trained nurses and respiratory therapists to make up the PICU/PCICU team. We care for patients with conditions including severe trauma, congenital heart disease, respiratory failure and severe infections.

Our clinical leaders
  • chief of pediatric critical care

    Jennifer Plant, M.D., M.Ed.

    Jennifer Plant is the chief of pediatric critical care and cares for critically ill pediatric patients with a variety of conditions including congenital heart disease and trauma. She graduated from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College and has a master’s degree in education from the University of Cincinnati.

    View full bio for Jennifer Plant, M.D., M.Ed.
  • MEDICAL DIRECTOR

    Stephanie Mateev, M.D.

    Stephanie Mateev, M.D., is the medical director of the Pediatric Intensive and Cardiac Care Unit. She is a pediatric critical care physician, dedicated to providing care to children with a multitude of illnesses such as sepsis, respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury, congenital heart disease, post-operative care.

    View full bio for Stephanie Mateev, M.D.
  • Portrait of Virpal Donley, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.N.
    NURSE MANAGER

    Virpal Donley, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.N.

    Virpal Donley, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., oversees the nursing staff for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit / Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Unit and the Children’s Hospital Transport Team. Her team of nurses provide the around-the-clock care for infants, children and adolescents who experience traumatic injuries or life-threatening infectious diseases, or have undergone surgery and are recovering on the unit.

Our specialists

Clinical Professor

Chief Wellness Officer

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Vice Chair for Pediatric Clinical Research

Director, UC Davis Center for Health and Technology

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Medical Director, PICU and PCICU

Medical Director, Extra-Corporeal Life Support Program

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment

Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-2011

Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Pediatrics

UC Davis Children's Hospital Director Quality & Safety

Associate Chief Medical Officer for Children's Health

Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5177

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Health Sciences Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Clinical Professor

Chief Wellness Officer

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Vice Chair for Pediatric Clinical Research

Director, UC Davis Center for Health and Technology

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Medical Director, PICU and PCICU

Medical Director, Extra-Corporeal Life Support Program

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment

Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-2011

Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Pediatrics

UC Davis Children's Hospital Director Quality & Safety

Associate Chief Medical Officer for Children's Health

Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care

Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5177

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284

Health Sciences Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Specialties
Pediatric Critical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
GETTING IN TOUCH WITH US

Contact us or make a referral

For referring physicians, please call our patient referrals and transfer phone number for assistance with pediatric services. 

We also provide pediatric telehealth consultations for physicians caring for children throughout Northern California through our pediatric Clinical Telehealth Program.

Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

4301 X Street
Sacramento, CA 95817

The Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit is located within UC Davis Children's Hospital.

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For physician referrals or appointments

800-823-4543

To see one of our specialists, a referral is required from your child’s primary care physician.

For the hospital 24-hour operator

916-734-2011

For physician telehealth consultations

877-430-5332