Jennifer Kicker M.D.

Education

Graduate Medical Education:
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA: Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship (2010-2012)
National Capital Consortium, Washington, DC: General Pediatrics Residency (2005-2008)

Medical Education:
Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD: Doctor of Medicine (2001-2005)

Undergraduate Education:
U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY: Bachelor of Science, Biology (1997-2001)

Biography

Jennifer S. Kicker, MD, FAAP is a Colonel in the U.S. Army with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and a medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. She completed a categorical Pediatrics residency at the National Capital Consortium (Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC) and a Pediatric Critical Care fellowship at the University of Virginia Children's Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia. She currently serves as the Medical Director for the Pediatric Intensive Care and Pediatric Sedation Units at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and she formerly served in these roles at Madigan Army Medical Center (until 2019). She previously supported operational units of the 25th Infantry Division (Alaska) in Afghanistan.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Army Medical Department (AMEDD) "A" Proficiency Designator

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Associate Master Clinician

National Capital Region Product Line Chair (PLC) for Pediatric Critical Care

Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Madigan Army Medical Center (2018-2019)

Chief, Pediatric Sedation Services, Madigan Army Medical Center (2015-2018)

Staff, Pediatric Intensivist, Madigan Army Medical Center (2013-2015)

Battalion Surgeon (PROFIS), 4-25th IBCT, Paktika Province, Afghanistan (2009)

Representative Bibliography

Kicker JS, Hill HS, Matheson CK. Better Pairing Propofol Volume With Procedural Needs: A Propofol Waste Reduction Quality Improvement Project. Hosp Pediatr 2018: Oct; 8(10): 604-610. PMID: 30206112

Kicker JS, Willson DF, Kelly RL, Jane JA, Roberts SE, Conaway MR. Impact of supplemental vitamin K1 administration on postoperative blood component requirements after craniosynostosis repair: a prospective, placebo-controlled, randomized, blinded study. J Craniofac Surg 2014: 25(1): 154-159. PMID: 24406570

Kicker JS, Haizlip JA, Buck ML. Hepatotoxicity after continuous amiodarone infusion in a postoperative cardiac infant. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 2012: 17(2): 189-195. PMID: 23118673

Samtani N, Kicker JS, Geracht JC, Eberly MD. Fever and Shock in a 17-month-old Girl. Pediatr Rev 2022: 43(11): 655-658. PMID: 36316263

Willson DF, Kirby A, Kicker JS. Respiratory Secretion Analyses in the Evaluation of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Survey of Current Practice in Pediatric Critical Care. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2014: 15(8): 715-719. PMID: 25068248

Society for Pediatric Sedation (SPS) Annual Conference, September 2023. Chicago, IL. Leveraging Dosimetry to Reduce Occupational Exposure to Nitrous Oxide in a Pediatric Sedation Unit: A Quality Improvement Project. Jennifer S. Kicker, MD, Cynthia Timbie MS CIH, Susan L. Kline, PA-C.

Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI): September 2011. Montreal, QC. Oral Presentation: Use of a Non-Invasive Device to Assess Fluid Responsiveness in a Postoperative Cardiac Population: A Study Proposal.