Stephen M Gorga, MD, MSc, FAAP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Program Assistant
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Director of Fellowship Programs
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
1500 E. Medical Center Dr., UH South F6890
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
[email protected]

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Stephen M Gorga, MD, MSc, FAAP
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • About
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  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr. Gorga was born and raised in Michigan, earning his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and his medical degree from the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. He completed his general pediatrics training at the University of Michigan, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Gorga continued his training at the University of Michigan, completing his fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, where he continues to serve the University of Michigan and Mott Children's Hospital community.

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    Dr. Gorga is involved in evaluating the impact of acute kidney injury (AKI) and intravenous fluid management strategies on critically ill children. Specifically, Dr. Gorga is interested in understanding the controllable factors and clinician decision making processes during critical time periods in severe illnesses. He is a member of many multi-center observational studies and is a member of the Worldwide Exploration of Renal Replacement Outcomes Collaborative in Kidney Disease (WE-ROCK) steering committee, leading the ECMO subsection.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Epidemiology of acute kidney injury in children: a report from the 26th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) consensus conference.
      Sutherland SM, Alobaidi R, Gorga SM, Iyengar A, Morgan C, Heydari E, Arikan AAA, Basu RK, Goldstein SL, Zappitelli M, ADQI 26 Workgroup . Pediatr Nephrol, 2024 Mar; 39 (3): 919 - 928. DOI:10.1007/s00467-023-06164-w
      PMID: 37874357
    • Journal Article
      Time to Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Initiation and 90-Day Major Adverse Kidney Events in Children and Young Adults.
      Gist KM, Menon S, Anton-Martin P, Bigelow AM, Cortina G, Deep A, De la Mata-Navazo S, Gelbart B, Gorga S, Guzzo I, Mah KE, Ollberding NJ, Shin HS, Thadani S, Uber A, Zang H, Zappitelli M, Selewski DT, WE-ROCK Investigators . JAMA Netw Open, 2024 Jan 2; 7 (1): e2349871 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49871
      PMID: 38165673
    • Journal Article
      Worldwide Exploration of Renal Replacement Outcomes Collaborative in Kidney Disease (WE-ROCK).
      Menon S, Krallman KA, Arikan AA, Fuhrman DY, Gorga SM, Mottes T, Ollberding N, Ricci Z, Stanski NL, Selewski DT, Soranno DE, Zappitelli M, Zang H, Gist KM, WE-ROCK Investigators . Kidney Int Rep, 2023 Aug; 8 (8): 1542 - 1552. DOI:10.1016/j.ekir.2023.05.026
      PMID: 37547524
    • Journal Article
      Impact of the Magnitude and Timing of Fluid Overload on Outcomes in Critically Ill Children: A Report From the Multicenter International Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury, Renal Angina, and Epidemiology (AWARE) Study.
      Selewski DT, Gist KM, Basu RK, Goldstein SL, Zappitelli M, Soranno DE, Mammen C, Sutherland SM, Askenazi DJ, Ricci Z, Akcan-Arikan A, Gorga SM, Gillespie SE, Woroniecki R, Assessment of the Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury, Renal Angina and Epidemiology (AWARE) Investigators . Crit Care Med, 2023 May 1; 51 (5): 606 - 618. DOI:10.1097/CCM.0000000000005791
      PMID: 36821787
    • Journal Article
      Consensus-Based Recommendations on Priority Activities to Address Acute Kidney Injury in Children: A Modified Delphi Consensus Statement.
      Goldstein SL, Akcan-Arikan A, Alobaidi R, Askenazi DJ, Bagshaw SM, Barhight M, Barreto E, Bayrakci B, Bignall ONR, Bjornstad E, Brophy PD, Chanchlani R, Charlton JR, Conroy AL, Deep A, Devarajan P, Dolan K, Fuhrman DY, Gist KM, Gorga SM, Greenberg JH, Hasson D, Ulrich EH, Iyengar A, Jetton JG, Krawczeski C, Meigs L, Menon S, Morgan J, Morgan CJ, Mottes T, Neumayr TM, Ricci Z, Selewski D, Soranno DE, Starr M, Stanski NL, Sutherland SM, Symons J, Tavares MS, Vega MW, Zappitelli M, Ronco C, Mehta RL, Kellum J, Ostermann M, Basu RK, Pediatric ADQI Collaborative . JAMA Netw Open, 2022 Sep 1; 5 (9): e2229442 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.29442
      PMID: 36178697
    • Journal Article
      Fluid Balance Management Informs Renal Replacement Therapy Use During Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Survey Report From the Kidney Intervention During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Group.
      Gorga SM, Lima L, Askenazi DJ, Bridges BC, Cooper DS, Paden ML, Zappitelli M, Gist KM, Gien J, Jetton JG, Murphy HJ, Fleming GM, Selewski DT, Basu RK. ASAIO J, 2022 Mar 1; 68 (3): 407 - 412. DOI:10.1097/MAT.0000000000001471
      PMID: 34570725
    • Journal Article
      Renal Dysfunction Criteria in Critically Ill Children: The PODIUM Consensus Conference.
      Fitzgerald JC, Basu RK, Fuhrman DY, Gorga SM, Hassinger AB, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Selewski DT, Sutherland SM, Akcan-Arikan A, Pediatric Organ Dysfunction Information Update Mandate (PODIUM) Collaborative . Pediatrics, 2022 Jan 1; 149 (1 Suppl 1): S66 - S73. DOI:10.1542/peds.2021-052888J
      PMID: 34970682
    • Journal Article
      Renal angina index predicts fluid overload in critically ill children: an observational cohort study.
      Gorga SM, Carlton EF, Kohne JG, Barbaro RP, Basu RK. BMC Nephrol, 2021 Oct 11; 22 (1): 336 DOI:10.1186/s12882-021-02540-6
      PMID: 34635072