Boys Town National Research Hospital’s Dr. Mohan Mysore Honored for Critical Care Work 

Boys Town National Research Hospital (www.boystownhospital.org) salutes Dr. Mohan Mysore, medical director and pediatric critical care physician, on receiving the 2020 Barry A. Shapiro Memorial Award for Excellence in Critical Care Management from the Society of Critical Care Medicine. The award, which was presented in February at the Society’s 49th Critical Care Congress in Orlando, honored Dr. Mysore for his significant contributions to the practice of pediatric critical care. This includes his work in creating the Pediatric Advanced Care Unit at Boys Town National Research Hospital. The unit serves children who have undergone neurosurgical procedures and require intensive monitoring, as well as those suffering from respiratory distress, viral infections, and other conditions requiring critical care services. The six-bed Pediatric Advanced Care Unit has cared for more than 150 critically ill children since opening in June 2019.

Boys Town National Research Hospital is an internationally recognized leader in clinical and research programs focusing on childhood deafness, developmental language disorder, and related communication disorders. Learn more online at www.boystownhospital.org.