Current Environment: Production

Medical Services

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Certifications

  • American Board of Anesthesiology (General)
  • American Board of Anesthesiology (Pediatric Anesthesiology)

Professional History

After completing the pediatric cardiac anesthesia fellowship at BCH, Mckenna joined the staff at the Heart Center.

Publications

  1. Physiology of Cardiac Arrest with del Nido Cardioplegia. Transl Perioper Pain Med. 2025; 12(1):697-700. View Abstract

  2. Awake Supraglottic Airway Placement in Pediatric Patients for Airway Obstruction or Difficult Intubation: Insights From an International Airway Registry (PeDI). Anesth Analg. 2025 Feb 01; 140(2):310-316. View Abstract

  3. The Ketogenic Diet and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report and Narrative Review. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Oct; 38(10):2383-2387. View Abstract

  4. Fatal hemolytic disease of the newborn due to anti-B Isohemagglutinin: An unfamiliar presentation of a familiar disease. Transfusion. 2024 01; 64(1):185-188. View Abstract

  5. Perioperative management of pediatric patients undergoing juvenile angiofibroma resection. A case series and educational review highlighting patient blood management. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 07; 33(7):510-519. View Abstract

  6. Validity of claims-based algorithms to identify neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2021 12; 30(12):1635-1642. View Abstract

  7. The Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Evaluate Pulsus Paradoxus in Children With Asthma. J Ultrasound Med. 2020 Mar; 39(3):625-632. View Abstract

  8. In Response. Anesth Analg. 2019 08; 129(2):e63-e64. View Abstract

  9. Building a Bridge Between Pediatric Anesthesiologists and Pediatric Intensive Care. Anesth Analg. 2019 02; 128(2):328-334. View Abstract

  10. Integrating point-of-care ultrasound in the ED evaluation of patients presenting with chest pain and shortness of breath. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 02; 37(2):298-303. View Abstract

  11. The Association Between Atherosclerosis and Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review. PM R. 2017 Nov; 9(11):1144-1156. View Abstract

  12. Letter to the Editor regarding recent American Journal of Emergency Medicine article in press: "Point of care lung ultrasound of children with acute asthma exacerbations in the pediatric emergency department" by Dankoff et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 10; 35(10):1575-1576. View Abstract

  13. A Comparative Analysis of Genetic and Epigenetic Events of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Related to Tumorigenesis. Int J Mol Sci. 2016 May 18; 17(5). View Abstract

  14. EMT and tumor metastasis. Clin Transl Med. 2015; 4:6. View Abstract

  15. Public health in the Vilna Ghetto as a form of Jewish resistance. Am J Public Health. 2015 Feb; 105(2):293-301. View Abstract

  16. A preliminary comparison of primary care use by refugees before and after acupuncture. J Complement Integr Med. 2014 Dec; 11(4):289-95. View Abstract

  17. Drug resistance in cancer: an overview. Cancers (Basel). 2014 Sep 05; 6(3):1769-92. View Abstract

  18. Cancer development, progression, and therapy: an epigenetic overview. Int J Mol Sci. 2013 Oct 21; 14(10):21087-113. View Abstract

  19. Anti-breast cancer effects of histone deacetylase inhibitors and calpain inhibitor. Anticancer Res. 2012 Jul; 32(7):2523-9. View Abstract

  20. Complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of refugees and survivors of torture: a review and proposal for action. Torture. 2012; 22(1):38-57. View Abstract

I believe I have the most incredible career in the world, in which I can devote my every effort to keeping children safe and comfortable. Every day I aim to remember what a privilege and and honor it is to be trusted with this responsibility.

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