Peta-Maree Alexander, MBBS
Senior Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Peta-Maree Alexander, MBBS
Senior Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
University of Queensland
1995
Brisbane
Australia
Medical School
University of Queensland
2000
Brisbane
Australia
Internship
St. George Hospital
2002
Sydney
Australia
Residency
The Canberra Hospital
2001
Canberra
Australia
Fellowship
Royal Children's Hospital
2003
Canberra
Australia
Professional History
I have benefited from clinical training in the United Kingdom, Australia and Boston in the USA in Pediatric Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine. During this time, I have completed 2 fellowships in Heart Failure, Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support. My clinical practice and research interests are focused around the care of these patients, who often require extended CICU admissions. Boston Children’s Hospital has been internationally renowned for clinical innovation and genuine advancement of the field of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery and I am delighted to be a part of this team.
Approach to Care
I have the most remarkable job in the world and I can honestly say that I know how privileged I am to be in this role. It is a privilege to care for patients before, sometimes during and certainly after their surgery. Families are often well prepared before their admission, with advances in prenatal diagnosis and imaging detail available to have a plan for surgical intervention and appropriate counseling – but someone’s baby (or child/adolescent/partner or parent) undergoing a cardiac intervention is always a big deal.
It is a privilege to work with the extraordinary multi-disciplinary team of specialized nurses, educators, cardiac surgeons, cardiologists and dedicated cardiac intensive care physicians. We share an expectation of excellence in family centered care and a dedication to advancing this rapid-paced field.
It is a privilege to see the tenacity of our patients and the way children of all ages recovery quickly from interventions. We meet the most remarkable families – advocates and participants in their child/family member’s care, and it is a privilege to share this sometimes difficult journey with them.
Many patients who come to Boston Children’s Hospital with congenital cardiac disease for operative intervention spend only a short period in CICU, and need only a glimpse of the care we offer. But for those patients and families who need more intensive care - longer, more complicated admissions for more complicated underlying disease, we have a unique multi-disciplinary team who is ready for the challenge and prepared to share the journey.
It is a privilege to work with the extraordinary multi-disciplinary team of specialized nurses, educators, cardiac surgeons, cardiologists and dedicated cardiac intensive care physicians. We share an expectation of excellence in family centered care and a dedication to advancing this rapid-paced field.
It is a privilege to see the tenacity of our patients and the way children of all ages recovery quickly from interventions. We meet the most remarkable families – advocates and participants in their child/family member’s care, and it is a privilege to share this sometimes difficult journey with them.
Many patients who come to Boston Children’s Hospital with congenital cardiac disease for operative intervention spend only a short period in CICU, and need only a glimpse of the care we offer. But for those patients and families who need more intensive care - longer, more complicated admissions for more complicated underlying disease, we have a unique multi-disciplinary team who is ready for the challenge and prepared to share the journey.
Publications
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pediatric Toxin Exposures: Review of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. View Abstract
Anticoagulation practices associated with bleeding and thrombosis in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; a multi-center secondary analysis. View Abstract
Pregnant and Peripartum Women with COVID-19 Have High Survival with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Analysis. View Abstract
Risk Factors Associated With Bleeding in Children With Cardiac Disease Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Multi-Center Data Linkage Analysis. View Abstract
Percutaneous versus surgical cannulation for femoro-femoral VA-ECMO in patients with cardiogenic shock: Results from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. View Abstract
Pediatric Organ Dysfunction Information Update Mandate (PODIUM) Contemporary Organ Dysfunction Criteria: Executive Summary. View Abstract
Cardiovascular Dysfunction Criteria in Critically Ill Children: The PODIUM Consensus Conference. View Abstract
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Influenza A: Retrospective Review of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Comparing H1N1 With Other Subtypes. View Abstract
A Communication Guide for Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. View Abstract
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Rescue Therapies. View Abstract
Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Postcardiotomy Shock-Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. View Abstract
Ongoing Variability in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Anticoagulation Practices-Could Consensus Change the Next Survey Results? View Abstract
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO): Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiac Failure. View Abstract
Pediatric Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ELSO Guidelines. View Abstract
Life-Threatening Hemoptysis in a Pediatric Referral Center. View Abstract
On the Academic Value of 30 Years of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. View Abstract
Role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. View Abstract
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Distribution, Service Delivery, and Staffing in the United States in 2018. View Abstract
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: Analysis of the ELSO Registry. View Abstract
Pediatric oncology-The final frontier for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children? View Abstract
Childhood Viral Respiratory Infection and Congenital Heart Disease: Many Questions Remain Unanswered. View Abstract
Association Between Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension and Clinical Outcomes in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. View Abstract
Intubation precautions in a pediatric patient with severe COVID-19. View Abstract
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support After Heart Transplantation in Children-Outcomes of a Single Center Cohort. View Abstract
Pediatric donor management to optimize donor heart utilization. View Abstract
ISHLT consensus statement on donor organ acceptability and management in pediatric heart transplantation. View Abstract
Mortality and Factors Associated With Hemorrhage During Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. View Abstract
Outcomes of Infants Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Using Centrifugal Versus Roller Pumps: An Analysis From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. View Abstract
Another Outcome Lost to the Benefits of Levosimendan? View Abstract
Pediatric Hemoptysis without Bronchiectasis or Cardiac Disease: Etiology, Recurrence, and Mortality. View Abstract
Structured review of post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: part 1-Adult patients. View Abstract
Highlights from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry: 2006-2017. View Abstract
Structured review of post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Part 2-pediatric patients. View Abstract
Epidemiology of childhood death in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units. View Abstract
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry: update and perspectives. View Abstract
Accurate Prediction of Congenital Heart Surgical Length of Stay Incorporating a Procedure-Based Categorical Variable. View Abstract
Factors Associated With Mortality in Children Who Successfully Wean From Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. View Abstract
An Ethical Claim for Providing Medical Recommendations in Pediatric Intensive Care. View Abstract
RBC Exposure in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Epidemiology and Factors Associated With Large Blood Transfusion Volume. View Abstract
Long-Term Outcomes of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed During Childhood: Results From a National Population-Based Study. View Abstract
Outcomes in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Quo Vadis? View Abstract
Does Birth at Early-Term Gestation Increase Mortality for Neonates on Extracorporeal Life Support After Cardiac Surgery? View Abstract
Pediatric Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry International Report 2016. View Abstract
Effect of anti-heart failure therapy on diastolic function in children with single-ventricle circulations. View Abstract
Association of hemodynamic profiles with wait-list mortality in children listed for heart transplantation with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. View Abstract
Long-term outcomes of dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosed during childhood: results from a national population-based study of childhood cardiomyopathy. View Abstract
Respiratory syncytial virus immunoprophylaxis in high-risk infants with heart disease. View Abstract
Anterior mediastinal lymphangioma in an infant: diagnosis and surgical management. View Abstract
Molecular basis for clinical heterogeneity in inherited cardiomyopathies due to myopalladin mutations. View Abstract
Outcomes of second-run extracorporeal life support in children: a single-institution experience. View Abstract
Rotating inotrope therapy in a pediatric population with decompensated heart failure. View Abstract
Obstetric and neonatal outcomes in severe fetal ventriculomegaly. View Abstract
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