Michael Campbell Spaeder, MD

Dr. Spaeder was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in nearby McLean. He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Trinity College and his master’s in statistics from the George Washington University, where he also received his medical degree. He completed his pediatrics residency at Hasbro Children's Hospital/Brown University and his pediatric critical care fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. Spaeder came to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at UVA in 2015. He is the program director for the fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine. His research, based in the Center for Advanced Medical Analytics at UVA, focuses on the use of physiologic monitoring data to identify patients at risk for clinical deterioration. 

He lives in Charlottesville with his wife and three boys.

Dr. Spaeder is the Fellowship Director for the Pediatric Critical Care Division. The mission of the fellowship program in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at UVA Health Children's is to enhance the health and well-being of critically ill and injured infants and children and their families for the entirety of the Commonwealth of Virginia and surrounding areas through collaborative medical care, education, breakthrough research that improves lives, leadership, and community service.

Gender

Male

Languages

English

Age Groups Seen

Infants (0-2)
Children (2-12)
Adolescents (12-21)

Primary Education

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Residency

Rhode Island Hospital

Fellowships

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Critical Care Medicine), American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

• 2015-2020 Best Doctors in America® List 
• Presidential Citation - Society of Critical Care Medicine - 2021, 2024-2025