Sherri Kubis, MSN, CCRN, RN
About Sherri Kubis, MSN, CCRN, RN
Titles
Senior Director of Cardiac Nursing and Special Delivery Unit
Certifications
Critical Care Registered Nurse - Knowledge Professional (CCRN-K)
Awards and Honors
2014, Nursing Leadership Award Nominee, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2013, Dean's List, Chamberlain College of Nursing
2009, RN Direct Patient Care Award Nominee, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2003, Direct Patient Caregiver Award, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2003, Albert Tini Scholarship for Nursing Student Excellence, Delaware Technical & Community College
Leadership and Memberships
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Consortium of Congenital Cardiac Care-Measurement of Nursing Practice (C4MNP)
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society
- 2025-2026, Board of Director
Research Interests
Nurse staffing and training impacts on patient outcomes
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BSN - Chamberlain College of Nursing, Arlington, VA
Graduate Degree
MSN in Leadership in Healthcare, Minor in Business Administration; Minor in Organizational Dynamic - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Additional Training
Post-Baccalaureate Certification in Healthcare Informatics - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2023
Dziorny, A., Jones, C., Salant, J., Kubis, S., Zand, M., Wolfe, H., Srinivasan, V. (2023, May). Clinical and analytical accuracy of simultaneously acquired hemoglobin measurements: A multi-institution cohort study to minimize redundant laboratory usage. Publication. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, electronically published ahead of print. DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003287
2022
Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators PALISI) Network, Bhalla, A.K., Klein, M.J., et al. (2022, Jan). Mechanical power in pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome: a PARDIE study. Publication. Critical Care, 26(1). DOI: 10.1186/s13054-021-038553-6
2021
Ehinger, J., Sjӧvall, F., Leffler, M., McCormack, S., Kubis, S., Åkesson, A. & Kilbaugh, T. (2021, Dec). Predictors of outcome in children with disorders of mitochondrial metabolism in the pediatric intensive care unit. Publication. Pediatric Research, 90(6): 1221-1227. DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01410-z
Disciullo, B., Calfin, D., Hickerson, K., Kubis, S., Patton, A., Simpson, C. & Figueroa-Altman, A. (2021, Jan). Strategies for success in regulatory readiness. Publication. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 51(1): 6-8. DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000958
2020
Downes, K., Fitzgerald, J., Schriver, E., Boge, C., Russo, M., Weiss, S., Balamuth, F., Kubis, S., Tolomeo, P., Bilker, W., Han, J., Lautenbach, E., Coffin, S. & Geber, J. (2020, Feb). Implementation of a pragmatic biomarker-driven algorithm to guide antibiotic use in the pediatric intensive care unit: The optimizing antibiotic strategies in sepsis (OASIS) study. Publication. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 9(1): 36-43. DOI:
10.1093/jpids/piy113
Becker, A., Teixeira, S., Fitzgerald, J., Lunig, N., Schramm, S., Murphy, M., Traynor, D., Kubis, S., Weiss, S., Topjian, A., Vossough, A., & Kirschen, M. (2020, Jan). Prevalence of brain MRI abnormalities in pediatric sepsis patients. Publication. Critical Care Medicine, 48(1): 324. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000626492.98703.5c
2019
Horak, R., Griffin, J., Brown, A., Nett, S., Christie, L., Forbes, M., Kubis, S., Li, S., Singleton, M., Verger, J., Markovitz, B., Burns, J., Chung, S., Randolph, A. & PALISI Network. (2019, Aug). Publication. Growth and changing characteristics of pediatric intensive care 2001-2016. Publication. Critical Care Medicine, 47(80): 1135-1142. DOI 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003863
Winter, M., Kubis, S., & Bonafide, C. (2019, Mar). Beyond reporting early waning score sensitivity: The temporal relationship and clinical relevance of “true positive” alerts that precede critical deterioration. Publication. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 14(3): 138-143. DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3066
Khemani, R., Smith, L., Lopez-Fernandez, et al. (2019, Feb). Paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome incidence and epidemiology (PARDIE): an international, observational study. Publication. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 7(2):115-128. DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30344-8
Madrigal, V., Walter, J., Sachs, E., Himebauch, A., Kubis, S., & Feudtner, C. (2019, Jan). Pediatric continuity care intensivist: A randomized control trial. Publication. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 76: 72-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.11.011
2018
Ross RK, Keele L, Kubis S, Lautz AJ, Dziorny AC, Denson AR, O'Connor KA, Chilutti MR, Weiss SL, Gerber JS1. Effect of the Procalcitonin Assay on Antibiotic Use in Critically Ill Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 May 15;7(2):e43-e46.
2017
Nichols B1, Kubis S, Hewlett J, Yehya N, Srinivasan V. Hydrocortisone Therapy in Catecholamine-Resistant Pediatric Septic Shock: A Pragmatic Analysis of Clinician Practice and Association With Outcomes. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 Sep;18(9):e406-e414.
Downes KJ, Weiss SL, Gerber JS, Klieger SB, Fitzgerald JC, Balamuth F, Kubis SE, et al; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program. A Pragmatic Biomarker-Driven Algorithm to Guide Antibiotic Use in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: The Optimizing Antibiotic Strategies in Sepsis (OASIS) Study. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Jun 1;6(2):134-141. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piw023.
Srinivasan V, Seiple S, Nagle M, Falk S, Kubis S, Lee HM, Sisko M, Mascarenhas M, Irving SY. Improving the Performance of Anthropometry Measurements in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2017 May 10;2(3):e022.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2025
Connor, J., Thornton, J., Dwyer, P., Gauvreau, K., Kubis, S., Fortkiewicz, J., Kocol, A., Brown, D., Martin, A., Wirth, A., Dixon, A., Johnson, M., Pesche, A., Rzucidlo, R., Kight, C., DiPasquale, Z., Casto, E., She, H., & Hickey, P. (2025, Oct). Validation of the AACN HWEAT-Team Across Pediatric Intensive Care Units. Poster Presentation. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual International Meeting 2025. Austin, TX.
2024
Connor, J., Kubis, S., Fisk, A. (2024, May). Pediatric critical care nurses: recruitment, turnover, retention experiences from C4MNP. Presentation. American Association Critical Care Nurses NTI. Denver, CO.
Kubis, S. (2024, Feb). Meeting the nursing workforce challenges of the current era. Presentation. Cardiology 2024. Phoenix, AZ