Monica Vavilala, MD, discusses her recent article published in the May issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, titled “Change in Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability During Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment.” Vavilala is an associate professor of anesthesiology, pain medicine and pediatrics at Harborview Medical Center, and is the associate director of the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in Seattle, Washington. She is also an adjunct associate professor of neurological surgery at the University of Washington.