Daniel Hames, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of Critical Care
Contributed Service Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Creighton University School of Medicine
Co-Chair Heart Center Quality and Patient Safety, Children’s Nebraska

As a pediatric cardiac intensivist, I take care of children with congenital and acquired heart disease when they are at a vulnerable point in the intensive care unit. It is a privilege to be on the care team for these patients and partner with their families during their recovery. My primary research interest focuses on leveraging large, continuous data streams and risk analytics algorithms to improve the clinical care of patients at the bedside. I am interested in utilizing this work to create data-driven quality improvement processes that foster teamwork and enhance care delivery for critically ill children with heart disease. I work with a great team in the Heart Center that focuses on creating systems-level changes to improve outcomes for children receiving care in the Cardiac Care Unit.

Education

Medical School
Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE

Residency
Boston Combined Residency Program (Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center) Boston, MA

Fellowship
Boston Children’s Hospital (Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care) Boston, MA

Master of Public Health
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Patient Care

Children’s Nebraska

Research Interests

To leverage large, continuous data streams of patient physiologic variables and risk analytics algorithms to build decision support tools for clinical care
To use a data-driven approach and innovative strategies to develop quality improvement initiatives and optimize patient safety to improve outcomes for patients receiving care in the Cardiac Care Unit

Grants

Title:
Application of Predictive Analytics Algorithms to Reduce Mechanical Ventilation Duration after Cardiac Surgery

Funding agency: Brett Boyer Foundation Discovery Award

Start and end dates: 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2024

Board Certifications

Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Professional Organizations

American Academy of Pediatrics (2012-present)
Society for Critical Care Medicine (2014-present)
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (2016-present)
Quality and Safety Committee (2025-present)

Honors & Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha (2011)
Gold Humanism Honors Society (2011)
Innovations in Kidney Education Award, American Society of Nephrology (2016)
Farley Fund Award, Boston Children’s Hospital (2017)
NIH 5 T32 HL007572-35 Research Methods in Pediatric Heart Disease, Boston Children’s Hospital (2019-2021)
NIH Loan Repayment Program (2021-2022)
Star Research Achievement Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2023)
Silver Snapshot Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2025)

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