Meredith G. van der Velden

Meredith G. van der Velden is an Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. She holds leadership roles as Program Director for the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship and Director of Graduate Medical Education for the Division of Critical Care Medicine. Her roles include Associate Medical Director of the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Medical Director of the International Medical Service.

• Education:
• MD: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
• Pediatrics Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
• Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital

Her research focuses on optimizing critical care training programs, physician staffing models to reduce burnout, and improving end-of-life care outcomes in pediatric populations. She has contributed to landmark studies on intensivist scheduling and pediatric critical care education frameworks.

Dr. van der Velden is dually certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in General Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine. She actively participates in institutional leadership roles focusing on graduate medical education and clinical service optimization.