Taylor S. Wheaton

Taylor S. Wheaton, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). She is affiliated with the URMC Faculty Group (URMFG) and Accountable Health Partners (AHP), a regional healthcare network. Her clinical and academic work focuses on pediatric critical care, particularly the peri-operative management of congenital heart disease patients and neurodevelopmental outcomes in this population.

• Undergraduate: Wagner College
• Medical Degree: George Washington University School of Medicine (2013)
• Residency: Pediatrics, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (2014-2016)
• Fellowships: Pediatric Intensive Care (2017-2019) and Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care (2019-2020)

Dr. Wheaton is director of the GCH Pediatric Critical Care Simulation Program, emphasizing non-traditional simulation applications for medical education. Her research spans critical care pharmacology, congenital heart disease interventions, and ethical dilemmas in high-risk therapies like ECMO. Publications highlight innovations in hydration therapy, opioid toxicity, and cardiovascular surgical outcomes.

Her recent work includes analyzing dexmedetomidine's role in post-operative hypertension (2024), tracheostomy care challenges (2025), and congenital heart defect case series (2019). Awards include the VCU Summer Institute in Psychiatry fellowship (2010). No student advisement details are provided in the text.

• Pediatric Critical Care
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Medical Education
• Simulation Training
• Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
• Clinical Ethics

Dr. Wheaton’s leadership in simulation-based education and contributions to pediatric pharmacology and cardiovascular care underscore her multifaceted academic impact. Contact: (585) 275-8138