
Matthew F Niedner MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School
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1500 E Medical Center DrAnn Arbor, MI 48109
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Summary
- Dr. Matthew Niedner is a pediatric critical care physician and national leader in healthcare quality improvement, based in Ann Arbor, MI. He serves as Co-Chair of the Children's Hospital Association's Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) Collaborative. He completed Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship training at Naval Medical Center San Diego, an Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency at the University of California, San Diego, and earned his MD at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. His widely cited work spans pediatric sepsis, nosocomial infection prevention, patient safety, human factors, and implementation science, with 30+ peer-reviewed publications and honors including the 2017 Sepsis Hero Award and the 2025 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Award.
Education & Training
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2002 - 2005
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1998 - 2002
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1998
San Diego State UniversityB.A., English & Biology, minor in Classics, Summa Cum Laude, 1990 - 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2000 - Present
MI State Medical License 2005 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
NE State Medical License 2019 - 2022
DC State Medical License 2019 - 2020
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Faculty Award for Clinical Investigation/Health Services Research 24th Annual Pediatric Research Symposium, University of Michigan, 2013
- Award for Publication Excellence Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) and the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), 2013
- "Top 10 Doctor" Vitals.com, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsAssociation between Child Opportunity Index and paediatric sepsis recognition and treatment in a large quality improvement collaborative: a retrospective cohort study.Lori Rutman, Troy Richardson, Jeffery Auletta, Fran Balamuth, Amber Chambers
BMJ Quality & Safety. 2026-01-19 - 17 citationsPatterns of Delirium in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Associations With Noise Pollution.Jeffrey R Weatherhead, Matthew Niedner, Mary K Dahmer, Nasuh Malas, Toni Owens
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2022-07-01 - 23 citationsMetric Development for the Multicenter Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) Collaborative.Raina Paul, Matthew Niedner, Richard J. Brilli, Charles G. Macias, Ruth Riggs
Pediatrics. 2021-05-01
Journal Articles
- Multicenter Analysis of the Factors Associated With Unplanned Extubation in the PICUFitzgerald RK1, Davis AT, Hanson SJ; National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institution PICU Focus Group Investigators, Pediatr Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
- A multicentered prospective analysis of diagnosis, risk factors, and outcomes associated with pediatric ventilator-associated pneumoniaGupta S, Boville BM, Blanton R, Lukasiewicz G, Wincek J, Bai C, Forbes ML, Pediatr Crit Care Med, 1/1/2015
- Balancing the Tension between Hyperoxia Prevention and Alarm Fatigue in the Neonatal Intensive Care UnitKetko AK, Martin CM, Nemshak MA, Niedner MF, Vartanian RJ, Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- "A Child's Last Hours: Training Children's Hospital Staff in End-of-Life Care"Pituch K, Niedner MF, et al, 7th International Cardiff Conference on Paediatric Palliative Care, Cardiff University, Wales, UK, 1/9/2015
- "Staff Resilience in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit"Lee KJ, Forbes ML, Lukasiewicz GJ, Williams T, Sheets A, Niedner MF on behalf of the Children's Hospitals Association PICU Focus Group, Children's Hospital Association Organizational Transformation Conference, Atlanta, GA, 1/8/2014
- "Reduction in Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infections in a Pediatric Dialysis Unit"Luckritz KE, Shanley M, Niedner MF, 24th Annual Pediatric Research Symposium, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/22/2013
Lectures
- A Child's Last Hours: Advanced End-of-Life Care Skills Training for Children's Hospital Staff"San Diego, CA - 1/26/2015
- "One Dot, Two Dot, Red Dot, Blue Dot. - Measurement Matters"1/25/2015
- "Quality Improvement Fundamentals: How to Do QI."San Diego, CA - 1/24/2015
Other
- Child's Last Hours - Multidisciplinary Training in End-of-Life Care for Professionals Working in Children's Hospitals: Newborn with Lethal Congenital Anomalies.Keefer P, Pituch K, Murphy T, Azim J, Trudeau C, Niedner M, Saul D, Marks A, Lehmann K, Hollenkamp E, Giacomazza M, MedEdPORTAL Publications
1/1/2015 - "Microfinancing quality improvement"Niedner MF, Children's Hospital Today, publication of Children's Hospital Association, Fall, pg. 8
1/1/2013 - "Algorithms for End-of-Life Care in Anticipated Pediatric Deaths."Pituch K, Keefer P, Azim J, Murphy T, Niedner MF, et al, University of Michigan
http://open.umich.edu/education/med/resources/palliative-care/2010
1/1/2010
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