Kenneth Kyle Maslonka, MD

Dr. Maslonka graduated from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska with degrees in chemistry and biology. He earned his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He completed his pediatric training at the University of Minnesota, both in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Following fellowship, he worked in the PICU at Children's Hospital of Austin (Texas), where he served as medical director of Respiratory Care.

Dr. Maslonka has served at Children's Minnesota as medical director of Respiratory Care from 2002 until 2006, and currently is medical director of the PICU at Children's Minnesota - Minneapolis. Special interests include the care of the chronically, critically ill patient, RSV disease in the PICU and a variety of patient safety issues associated with pediatric critical care. In addition, he has been very active in sponsoring an expanding interest in teaching Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, as Children's has served as primary clinical experience form many regional programs. His passion remains at the patient's bedside, caring for the critically ill child and their families. He also recognizes the importance of linking Children's to our regional partners in Ped Critical Care medicine and participates in outreach activities in other regional PICUs.