Emily Fretz, MD

Professional Background

Dr. Fretz is an attending physician in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita. She is deeply committed to resident education in the PICU and currently leads both the resident PICU rotation and curriculum, as well as the morbidity and mortality conference series.

Dr. Fretz is in the process of publishing her fellowship research project, “Assessing the Landscape of Debriefing Practices: A National Needs Assessment of Pediatric ICU Fellows' Experiences and Educational Gaps.” Building on this work, she aims to develop a nationally applicable, user-friendly debriefing curriculum to support effective, real-time learning in critical care settings.

Her academic interests center on resident education, debriefing practices, and trainee well-being. Her overarching career goal is to serve as a clinician-educator, helping to shape sustainable, fulfilling careers for future physicians through thoughtful curriculum development and mentorship.

• MD, Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
• Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
• Residency, Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Medical License, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts

• Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member, 2022 - Present
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Member, 2018 - Present

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• Totapally Abhinav, Fretz Emily, Wolf Michael. 2024. A narrative review of neuromonitoring modalities in critically ill children. Minverva Pediatrics, 76 (4), 556-565
• Fretz Emily, Miller Aaron, King Marta Ania. 2020. Case 2: Fever and Myalgia in a 16-year-old Boy. Pediatrics in Review, 41 (3), 140-144