Kari Wellnitz, MD is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. She is a member of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Emergency Management Work Group and is Pediatric Medical Team leader for UIHC's Hospital Incident Command System. Dr. Wellnitz serves as the Pediatric Specialty Team Co-Lead for the Region VII Disaster Health Response Ecosystem (R7DHRE). Dr. Wellnitz is also a member of the Pediatric Pandemic Network Capacity and Capabilities Steering Committee and has served as a Subject Matter Expert for the PPN on issues related to pediatric critical care and patient surge.