I am very interested in providing improved intensive care and optimizing neuroprotective strategies so that my patients have the best neurodevelopmental outcome possible.
About Joshua D. Koch, MD
Joshua D. Koch, MD, is a pediatric critical care specialist and Division Chief of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Phoenix Children's. Dr. Koch is skilled in managing pediatric medical conditions that require treatment in the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) or the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
After graduating with his bachelor's degree from Trinity University, Dr. Koch earned his medical degree at the University of Kansas. He completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he also completed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine, serving as chief resident and chief fellow in both training programs.
Dr. Koch is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. He is an active member of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, the Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium and the Virtual Pediatric Systems PICU Advisory Board. He serves on a number of other councils and committees dedicated to ensuring high-quality patient care and safety.
Dr. Koch's interest in clinical research focuses on optimizing neurological outcomes for critically ill infants and children, as well as preventing cardiac arrest and improving post-cardiac arrest management in the intensive care unit. He has published research in peer-reviewed journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, the World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Cardiology in the Young and Current Opinions in Cardiology. He also has presented at World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society meetings.
Dr. Koch invests time in training new physicians as an assistant professor at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minnesota, and an associate clinical professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and the Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska.
In his free time, Dr. Koch enjoys reading, hiking and playing video games with his children.
Medical School / Education
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Residency
(Pediatrics) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Fellowship
(Pediatric Critical Care Medicine) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics
Cardiac ICU
Top Doctor Recipient, PHOENIX magazine
Academic Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic Alix College of Medicine and Science
Associate Clinical Professor, Creighton University School of Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Professional Affiliations
Member, Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium
Member, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society
Member, Virtual Pediatric Systems PICU Advisory Board
Koch J. "Leaders Need to Look in the Mirror" Curr Opin Cardiol. 2024 Jul 1;39(4):338-339. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000001138. Epub 2024 Mar 11.PMID: 38482858
Kwiatkowski D, Alten J, Raymond T, Selewski D, Blinder J, Afonso N, Coghill M, Cooper D, Koch J, Krawczeski C, Mah K, Neumayr T, Rahman A, Reichle G, Tabutt S, Webb T, Borasino S. "Peritoneal Catheters in Neonates Undergoing Complex Cardiac Surgery: A Multi-centre Descriptive Study" Cardiol Young. 2024 Feb;34(2):272-281. doi: 10.1017/S104795112300135X. Epub 2023 Jun 20. PMID: 37337694
Koch J, Das SR. "Rapid Response Teams in Pediatric Patients: Well Intentioned, but Do They Really Help?" Circulation. 2018 Jan 2;137(1):47-48. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.031597. PMID: 29279338
Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Holubkov R, Slomine BS, Christensen JR, Nadkarni VM, Meert KL, Browning B, Pemberton VL, Page K, Gildea MR, Scholefield BR, Shankaran S, Hutchison JS, Berger JT, Ofori-Amanfo G, Newth CJ, Topjian A, Bennett KS, Koch JD, Pham N, Chanani NK, Pineda JA, Harrison R, Dalton HJ, Alten J, Schleien CL, Goodman DM, Zimmerman JJ, Bhalala US, Schwarz AJ, Porter MB, Shah S, Fink EL, McQuillen P, Wu T, Skellett S, Thomas NJ, Nowak JE, Baines PB, Pappachan J, Mathur M, Lloyd E, van der Jagt EW, Dobyns EL, Meyer MT, Sanders RC Jr, Clark AE, Dean J, THAPCA Trial Investigators. "Therapeutic Hypothermia after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children" N Engl J Med. 2017 Jan 26;376(4):318-329. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1610493. Epub 2017 Jan 24. PMID: 28118559
Gilliland J, Donnellan A, Justice L, Moake L, Mauney J, Steadman P, Draipuch D, Tucker D, Storey J, Roth SJ, Koch J, Checchia P, Cooper DS, Staveski SL. "Establishment of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Advanced Practice Provider Services" World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2016 Jan;7(1):72-80. doi: 10.1177/2150135115611356. PMID: 26714997
