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The Pediatric Intensive Care Units of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals have been at the forefront of multicenter clinical trials to improve outcomes in critically ill children for more than two decades.
 
 

About us 

Welcome to the PC3RG, the Pediatric Critical Care Clinical Research Group. We advance pediatric critical care research across the Bay Area through collaborative studies at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in Oakland and Mission Bay. By bridging clinical expertise and research innovation, we aim to improve outcomes for critically ill children.

Study Inquiry 

Our clinical research coordinators play a vital role in identifying and notifying potential eligible patients, ensuring compliance with study protocols, and addressing any questions related to study procedures. 

For inquiries regarding patient eligibility, study protocols, or procedural details, please contact:

Mission Bay

Jazmin Baez Maidana
[email protected]

Anya Gunewardena
[email protected]

Oakland

Mingying Yeoh
[email protected]

 

 

Latest News

Exciting New Study Launch

Our team has joined the multicenter BREATH study using cutting-edge metagenomic sequencing to improve diagnosis and treatment of lower respiratory tract infections in critically ill children. 

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PRECISE Study Resumes with Updated Enrollment

We’re excited to resume enrollment in the PRECISE study for pediatric sepsis-induced MODS, with updated protocols that transition former GRACE-2 eligible patients into a newly defined observational arm following recent trial findings.

Exciting New Study Launch

Our team at Mission Bay has joined the QUELIMMUNE study, evaluating an FDA-approved humanitarian device designed to improve outcomes in pediatric patients with sepsis-related acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

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Team Engagement

Farewell celebration for Natalie

Farewell celebration for Natalie – May 2025

Team outing at Angel Island – July 2024

Team outing at Angel Island – July 2024