Pediatric Surgeon, PI Midwest Pediatric Device Consortium
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Dr. Criss is a pediatric surgeon at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH), program director of surgical critical care, and co-director of the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In addition, Dr. Criss is the founder and director of the Innovation Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, an internal mechanism with a full-time biomedical engineering team focused on driving innovative projects forward, identifying new ideas, and device development. He is the principal investigator and COO of the ~6.95 million dollar FDA funded Midwest Pediatric Device Consortium (MPDC) a multi-institutional consortium focused on pediatric device development for inventors across the country. He serves on the Technology Innovation Prioritization Committee, the Steering Committee of the Product & Equipment Value Analysis (PEVA) team, Clinical Pathways Program, and Center for Surgical Outcomes Research.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
The Pediatric Device Consortium | A Platform for Public-Private Cooperation
Sunday, March 8, 2026
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM EST
Panel Discussion | How can we Work Together to Promote Global Pediatric Device Access?
Sunday, March 8, 2026
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM EST