Esteban Lugo, M.D.

Dr. Sochet is an expert clinician and translational scientist within the field of pediatric critical care medicine and an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University located at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. He joined the Johns Hopkins All Children's staff in 2016.Dr. Sochet earned his medical degree at Florida State University College of Medicine and his pediatric residency at University of South Florida College of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Children's National Health System (Washington, DC) where he received distinction as an educator with a Certificate of Excellence in Graduate Medical Education at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.Dr. Sochet holds a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research from the George Washington University. His research interests include the identification of modifiable risk factors and prevention of pediatric hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (HA-VTE) and the mechanistic and clinical efficacy of adjunctive therapies for the management of pediatric critical asthma. He has led and participates in multicenter clinical trials (e.g., the COVAC-TP Trial and CRETE studies) to optimally prevent HA-VTE among critically ill children, led (leads) clinical trials to assess immunomodulation in critical asthma (e.g., the iSTAT PICU Trial), and has a long track record of career-development support of post-doctoral trainees. He is passionate regarding discovery, innovation, and the education of future clinicians so to better heal and understand critically ill patients under his and his field's care.

Dr. Zamora specializes in pediatric anesthesiology with a focus on simulation-based training at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital staff in 2014.Dr. Zamora earned her medical degree from University of Mississippi Medical Center, where she also trained in anesthesiology. She completed a pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Medical College of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital. Dr. Zamora is fluent in Spanish.

Dr. Varughese is the director of perioperative quality and safety in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Department of Anesthesia. She joined the medical staff in 2019. She also is a professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.She previously served as division chief of the Department of Anesthesiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.Dr. Varughese earned her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Andhra Medical College at Andhra University in India, and her medical degree in anesthesiology from the University of Madras, India. She completed residencies in anesthesia at the Christian Medical College Vellore hospital in India, East Birmingham and Solihull Hospitals and Birmingham Children’s Hospital in the United Kingdom, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.She also completed an anesthesia research fellowship, and a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She earned her master’s in public health (M.P.H.) at the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University.Her research interests include quality, safety and outcomes in pediatric anesthesiology and health care.