Dr. Mia Spad is a pediatric critical care physician at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. She specializes in caring for critically ill infants, children, and adolescents with a wide range of complex medical and surgical conditions. She is committed to providing compassionate, family-centered care and believes that open communication and collaboration with patients' families are essential during every stage of a child's critical illness.

Dr. Spad earned her medical degree from New York Medical College before completing her pediatric residency at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at NYP-Weill Cornell. Throughout her training, she developed expertise in the management of critically ill children, advanced life support, bedside procedures, and multidisciplinary critical care.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Spad is actively involved in clinical research focused on improving outcomes for children after critical illness. Her work has explored the psychological effects of pediatric intensive care hospitalization, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress, as well as the role of social determinants of health in equitable participation in clinical research. She has presented her research at national scientific meetings, including the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics.