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
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chief of pediatric critical careJennifer Plant, M.D., M.Ed.
View full bio for 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.
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MEDICAL DIRECTORStephanie Mateev, M.D.
View full bio for 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.
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NURSE MANAGERVirpal 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
Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Associate Clinical Professor Chief Wellness Officer
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Associate Clinical Professor
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Assistant Professor
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Professor
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Vice Chair for Pediatric Clinical Research Director, UC Davis Center for Health and Technology Professor, Department of Pediatrics
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Medical Director, PICU and PCICU Medical Director, Extra-Corporeal Life Support Program Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Director, Clinical Skills and Assessment Professor, Division of Clinical Pediatrics
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- Pediatric Critical Care
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
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Clinical Professor
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Health Sciences Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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- Pediatric Critical Care
Family-centered support and care
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.
View map and directionsFor physician referrals or appointments
To see one of our specialists, a referral is required from your child’s primary care physician.
