Skip to main content
Yu Kawai, MD, Pediatrics, Rochester, MN

YuKawaiMD

Pediatrics • Rochester, MN

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Assistant Professor, QI Medical Director of PICU and Peds CVS ICU

Join to view full profile

Dr. Kawai is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

  • Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
  • Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
  • Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

See Dr. Kawai's full profile

Already have an account?

  • Office

    Mayo Clinic - Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital
    1216 Second Street SW
    Rochester, MN 55902
    Phone+1 507-255-1163
  • Is this information wrong?

Summary

  • I am a pediatric intensivist and the local site PI for a multi-institutional quality improvement initiative, the Pediatric ICU Liberation. Mayo Clinic is one of the 8 centers involved in this major national project to implement the ABCDEF Bundle to improve the care of critically ill children. I am also the physician liaison for the Pediatric Delirium Team and the Pediatric Mobility Team as part of the Liberation project. I developed a pediatric delirium management and prevention bundle called the Bundle to Eliminate Delirium (BED) to mitigate the iatrogenic and reversible drivers of delirium. The bundle especially focuses on improving the quality of sleep in the PICU as poor sleep quality is associated with delirium. I also represent our local ICUs in another multi-institutional quality improvement collaborative, the Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcome, to detect, manage, and prevent severe sepsis and septic shock.

Education & Training

  • University of Michigan Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical SchoolPatient Safety and Quality Leadership (PASQUAL) Scholars Program, Quality Improvement, 2015 - 2016
  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2013 - 2016
  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2009 - 2013
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2009
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganBS, Bio-psychology & Cognitive Science, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2016 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • American Heart AssociationBLS, ACLS, PALS
  • Mayo ClinicQuality Fellow: Bronze
  • Society of Critical Care MedicinePediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Teacher of the Year Pediatrics and Subspecialties Mayo Clinic, 2020
  • Pediatric Resident Favorite Faculty Award Mayo Clinic, 2018-2019
  • Above & Beyond Employee Recognition Program, Mayo Clinic, 2017, 2019
  • Join now to see all

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Checklist for Early Recognition and Treatment of Acute Illness in Pediatrics (CERTAINp) 
    Chapter: Delirium 
    Yu KawaiEdition 2nd,2017

Authored Content

  • Pediatric DeliriumJune 2016
  • Interpreting Lactic Acidosis in an Asthmatic on a Continuous Albuterol NebulizerJune 2015
  • Reviews: Dexamethasone pretreatment for 24 h versus 6 h for prevention of postextubation airway obstruction in children: a randomized double-blind trialDecember 2014

Press Mentions

  • Pediatric ICU Team Success: Implementing the ICU Liberation Campaign
    Pediatric ICU Team Success: Implementing the ICU Liberation CampaignMay 22nd, 2021
  • ICU Liberation Labs: Engaging the Team Ensures the ICU Liberation Bundle Improves Patient Outcomes
    ICU Liberation Labs: Engaging the Team Ensures the ICU Liberation Bundle Improves Patient OutcomesMay 22nd, 2021
  • Pediatric ICU Liberation: Collaborative Members Share Their Success
    Pediatric ICU Liberation: Collaborative Members Share Their SuccessMay 22nd, 2021

Grant Support

  • Improving Quality of Sleep in the PICU by Modifying Human Behavior to Minimize Nocturnal Noise PollutionMayo Clinic2019–Present
  • Patient Safety and Quality Leadership (PASQUAL) Scholars GrantUniversity of Michigan Health System2015–2016
  • Fostering Innovation GrantUniversity of Michigan Health System2014–2016
  • T35 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Short-term Research Training GrantNIH2006–2009

Committees

  • PICU Physician Liaison, Acetaminophen Toxicity Workgroup 2018 - Present
  • PICU Physician Liaison, Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy Committee 2018 - Present
  • PICU and Pediatric CICU Physician Liaison, EPIC Super User 2018 - Present
  • PICU and Pediatric CICU Physician Liaison, Critical Care Integrated Medical Practice QI Committee 2017 - Present
  • PICU Physician Liaison, Pediatric Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome Team 2017 - Present
  • Site Principal Investigator, Prevalence of Acute Rehab for Kids in the PICU 2017 - Present
  • Site Instructor, Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support - Society of Critical Care Medicine 2017 - Present
  • Site Principal Investigator, Pediatric ICU Liberation Collaborative 2016 - Present
  • PICU Physician Liaison, Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) 2016 - Present
  • PICU Physician Liaison, Pediatric ICU CLABSI Team 2016 - Present
  • PICU Physician Liaison, Pediatric Early Mobility Team 2016 - Present
  • PICU Physician Liaison, Pediatric Delirium Team 2016 - Present

Research History

  • Assistant ProfessorQuality improvement initiative to screen, diagnose, manage, and prevent pediatric delirium in the ICU2016 - Present
  • Pediatric Critical Care FellowQuality improvement initiative to screen, diagnose, manage, and prevent pediatric delirium in the ICU2013 - 2016
  • Internal Medicine and Pediatrics ResidentOutcome of children using extracorporeal life support, therapeutic plasma exchange, and continuous renal replacement therapy in sepsis induced multiorgan dysfunction syndrome2010 - 2013
  • Medical StudentDiagnostic and therapeutic approach to pulmonary vein occlusion after pulmonary vein isolation2007 - 2010
  • Medical StudentCognitive and behavioral performance in children who underwent cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease2005 - 2007

Professional Memberships

External Links

  • LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ykawai

Dr. Yu Kawai, Dr. Yu Kawai, MD, Dr. Y Kawai