Mohammad Hossein Tcharmtchi, MD, FAAP, FCCM

Dr. M. Hossein Tcharmtchi is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and serves as the Associate Chief for Academic Affairs and Education. With over two decades of dedicated service at Texas Children’s Hospital, he has been a central figure in the advancement of pediatric critical care through his leadership, educational innovation and scholarly contributions. Since joining the faculty in 1997, he has ascended through the academic ranks to full professorship and has played an instrumental role in shaping clinical education and faculty development within the institution.

An accomplished educator and mentor, Dr. Tcharmtchi directed the Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Program for over a decade and created the innovative simulation-based “Boot Camp” curriculum now adopted nationally. As Program Director, he has graduated more than 70 fellows, many of whom now hold leadership positions across the country and internationally. His dedication to education has been recognized through multiple prestigious honors, including the Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence Awards and election to Baylor’s Academy of Distinguished Educators.

Dr. Tcharmtchi has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications and delivered numerous national presentations, with scholarly interests spanning educational innovation, point-of-care ultrasound and family-centered care in the ICU. His contributions to fellowship education have been recognized by national organizations, including the American Thoracic Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine where he was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) in recognition of his sustained contributions to the field. For the past four years, he has served on the ACCM Credentials Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. In 2025, he was elected Vice Chair/Chair-Elect of the committee, where he leads the review of candidate applications and recommends qualified candidates for induction to the Board of Regents.

Dr. Tcharmtchi is board-certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and remains actively involved in clinical care, curriculum development, national research collaboratives and the mentoring of the next generation of pediatric intensivists.

Personal Statement

My career has been shaped by a steadfast commitment to advancing pediatric critical care through compassionate clinical service, dedicated mentorship and impactful academic work. Since completing my fellowship, I have remained at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, where I have had the privilege of growing within an exceptional community of colleagues, learners, and collaborators.

Over the years, I have taken on diverse leadership roles, including over a decade as Program Director of our Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Program and now as Associate Chief for Academic Affairs and Education. These roles have allowed me to develop and implement programs that strengthen our academic mission – such as the nationally adopted fellowship boot camp curriculum and the Family Care Journal initiative – and to graduate over 70 fellows, many of whom now hold leadership positions across the country and internationally.

Education and faculty development remain core passions of mine. I have been honored with multiple teaching and mentorship awards and strive to foster a collaborative, inclusive, and forward-thinking environment. My scholarly work reflects these values, with projects focused on simulation-based learning, point-of-care ultrasound and family-centered ICU care.

Beyond our institution, I remain actively engaged in national efforts to advance pediatric critical care and medical education. I was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) in recognition of sustained contributions to the field. For the past four years, I have served on the ACCM Credentials Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and was recently elected Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. In this role, I help lead the review and recommendation process for new FCCM inductees to the Board of Regents.

At this stage in my career, I am deeply committed to sustaining and evolving the academic culture within our division, supporting the growth of junior faculty and contributing meaningfully to national conversations that shape the future of pediatric critical care. I am grateful for the opportunities I have had and remain energized by the work ahead.

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Clinical Interests

Point-of-care ultrasound, family-centered care in the ICU.

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Education

School	Education	Degree	Year
Baylor College of Medicine	Fellowship	Pediatric Critical Care	1997
State University of New York at Brooklyn College of Medicine	Residency	Pediatrics	1994
University of Vienna Medical School	Medical School	Doctor of Medicine	1988

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Organizations

Organization Name	Role
American Academy of Pediatrics	Fellow
Society of Critical Care Medicine	Fellow

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Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics

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Honors and awards

2025

The Family-Centered Care Innovation Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2018

Faculty Excellence Award in Educational Leadership, Norton Rose Fulbright

2017

Educational Scholarship Award, Texas Children's Hospital 

2017

Best of Houstonia, Houstonia Top Doctors, Houstonia Magazine

2010

Educational Scholarship Award, Texas Children's Hospital 

2010

Faculty Excellence Award in Educational Leadership, Norton Rose Fulbright

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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Research interests

Educational innovation, family-centered care in the ICU, faculty development, nutrition, transport, CVL placement assessment, mechanical ventilation.

Nguyen TC, Marini JC, Guillory B, Valladolid-Brown C, Martinez-Vargas M, Subramanyam D, Cohen D, Cirlos SC, Lam F, Stoll B, Didelija IC, Vonderohe C, Orellana R, Saini A, Pradhan S, Bashir D, Desai MS, Flores S, Virk M, Tcharmtchi H, Navaei A, Kaplan S, Lamberth L, Hulten KG, Scull BP, Allen CE, Akcan-Arikan A, Vijayan KV, Cruz MA. Pediatric Swine Model of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy, Disseminated Microvascular Thrombosis, and Organ Injuries. Critical Care Explorations, 2023 May 26;5(6):e0916. doi:10.1097/CCE.0000000000000916. eCollection 2023 Jun. PMID: 37255626

 

Maxson IN, Su E, Brown KA, Tcharmtchi MH, Ginsburg S, Bhargava V, Wenger J, Centers GI, Alade KH, Leung SK, GowdaSH, Flores S, Riley A, Thammasitboon S; Pediatric Research Collaborative on Critical Ultrasound (PeRCCUS), a subgroup of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network. A Program of Assessment Model for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training for Pediatric Critical Care Providers: A Comprehensive Approach to Enhance Competency-Based Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2023 Jun 1. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003288. PMID: 37260313

 

Good RJ, Boyer DL, Bjorklund AR, Corden MH, Harris MI, Tcharmtchi MH, Kink RJ, Koncicki ML, Molas-Torreblanca K, Miquel-Verges F, Mink RB, Rozenfeld RA, Sasser WC, Saunders S, Silberman AP, Srinivasan S, Tseng AS, Turner DA, Zurca AD, Czaja AS. Development of an Approach to Assessing Pediatric Fellows' Transport Medical Control Skills. Hospital Pediatrics, 2023 Jul 1;13(7):e199-e206. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2022-007102. PMID: 37376965

 

Tcharmtchi MH, Kumar S, Rama J, Rissmiller B, Castro D, Thammasitboon S. Job characteristics that enrich clinician-educators' career: a theory-informed exploratory survey. Medical Education Online, 2023 Dec;28(1):2158528. doi:10.1080/10872981.2022.2158528.  PMID: 36547403

 

Tcharmtchi J, Coss-Bu JA, Tcharmtchi MH. Enhancing family experience in the paediatric intensivecare unit through the adoption of the family care journal: A single-center study. Nursing in Critical Care, 2024 Jan 8. doi: 10.1111/nicc.13029. Online ahead of print. PMID: 3819182

 

Ross AB, Puri K, Johnson TL, Correa LD, John TD, Friend B, Navai SA, Ahmed N, Hegde MG, Omer B, Heczey A, Salem BM, Tcharmtchi H, Rouce RH, Steffin DH, Krance RA, Rainusso NC, Bhar S.  Cardiovascular Complications of Immune Effector Cell Therapies in Pediatric Hematological and Solid Tumors. Pediatric Blood Cancer. 2025 Apr;72(4):e31557. doi:10.1002/pbc.31557. Epub 2025 Jan 20. PMID: 39833487

 

Desai Y, Marroquín A, Hong-Zhu P, Knebusch N, Vazquez S, Mansour M, Fogarty TP, Tcharmtchi MH, Stein F, Coss-Bu JA. Nutritional Status, Social Determinants of Health and Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Children. Children (Basel), 2025 Mar 20;12(3):390. doi:10.3390/children12030390. PMID: 40150673