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Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

Middlebury College

1994, Middlebury, VT

Medical School

Boston University School of Medicine

2001, Boston, MA

Internship

Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2001, Boston, MA

Residency

Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2002, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Cardiovascular Critical Care

Boston Children's Hospital

2007, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

  1. Investigation of a Novel Noninvasive Risk Analytics Algorithm With Laboratory Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Measurements in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients. Crit Care Explor. 2025 Jan; 7(1):e1204. View Investigation of a Novel Noninvasive Risk Analytics Algorithm With Laboratory Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Measurements in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients. Abstract

  2. The Pediatric Heart Center Melting Pot: Sharing Recipes for Success: Proceedings from the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Nov; 15(6):823-832. View The Pediatric Heart Center Melting Pot: Sharing Recipes for Success: Proceedings from the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Abstract

  3. Contemporary Outcomes of Children With Acute Fulminant Myocarditis Supported With Peripheral Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. ASAIO J. 2024 04 01; 70(4):321-327. View Contemporary Outcomes of Children With Acute Fulminant Myocarditis Supported With Peripheral Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Abstract

  4. Higher Survival With the Use of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Compared With Conventional Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children Following Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Analysis of the Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Registry. Crit Care Med. 2024 04 01; 52(4):563-573. View Higher Survival With the Use of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Compared With Conventional Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children Following Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Analysis of the Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Registry. Abstract

  5. Complex decision making in an intensive care environment: Perceived practice versus observed reality. J Eval Clin Pract. 2024 03; 30(2):337-345. View Complex decision making in an intensive care environment: Perceived practice versus observed reality. Abstract

  6. Contemporary Care and Outcomes of Critically-ill Children With Clinically Diagnosed Myocarditis. J Card Fail. 2024 Feb; 30(2):350-358. View Contemporary Care and Outcomes of Critically-ill Children With Clinically Diagnosed Myocarditis. Abstract

  7. Communication challenges: perioperative risks and care directives. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2023 07 01; 38(4):375-379. View Communication challenges: perioperative risks and care directives. Abstract

  8. Long-Term Quality of Life in Congenital Heart Disease Surgical Survivors: Multicenter Retrospective Study of Surgical and ICU Explanatory Factors. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 05 01; 24(5):391-398. View Long-Term Quality of Life in Congenital Heart Disease Surgical Survivors: Multicenter Retrospective Study of Surgical and ICU Explanatory Factors. Abstract

  9. Factors associated with morbidity, mortality, and hemodynamic failure after biventricular conversion in borderline hypoplastic left hearts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 09; 166(3):933-942.e3. View Factors associated with morbidity, mortality, and hemodynamic failure after biventricular conversion in borderline hypoplastic left hearts. Abstract

  10. Calcium Administration During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children With Heart Disease Is Associated With Worse Survival-A Report From the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation (GWTG-R) Registry. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 11 01; 23(11):860-871. View Calcium Administration During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children With Heart Disease Is Associated With Worse Survival-A Report From the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation (GWTG-R) Registry. Abstract

  11. Cardiovascular intensive care unit variables inform need for feeding tube utilization in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 03; 165(3):1248-1256. View Cardiovascular intensive care unit variables inform need for feeding tube utilization in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Abstract

  12. Standardized Training for Physicians Practicing Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 01 01; 23(1):60-64. View Standardized Training for Physicians Practicing Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. Abstract

  13. "New Trach Mom Here…": A qualitative study of internet-based resources by caregivers of children with tracheostomy. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 07; 56(7):2274-2283. View "New Trach Mom Here…": A qualitative study of internet-based resources by caregivers of children with tracheostomy. Abstract

  14. Online education in a hurry: Delivering pediatric graduate medical education during COVID-19. Prog Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Mar; 60:101320. View Online education in a hurry: Delivering pediatric graduate medical education during COVID-19. Abstract

  15. Surgical Strategy for Truncus Arteriosus Repair and ECMO: Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 04; 111(4):1412. View Surgical Strategy for Truncus Arteriosus Repair and ECMO: Reply. Abstract

  16. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Infants Undergoing Truncus Arteriosus Repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 01; 111(1):176-183. View Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Infants Undergoing Truncus Arteriosus Repair. Abstract

  17. The impact of pre-implant illness severity on the outcomes of pediatric patients undergoing durable ventricular assist device. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 07; 39(7):666-674. View The impact of pre-implant illness severity on the outcomes of pediatric patients undergoing durable ventricular assist device. Abstract

  18. Renal replacement therapy in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 11; 158(5):1446-1455. View Renal replacement therapy in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. Abstract

  19. Heterotaxy Syndrome: Proceedings From the 10th International PCICS Meeting. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2015 Oct; 6(4):616-29. View Heterotaxy Syndrome: Proceedings From the 10th International PCICS Meeting. Abstract

  20. Prediction by clinicians of quality of life for children and adolescents with cardiac disease. J Pediatr. 2015 Mar; 166(3):679-83.e2. View Prediction by clinicians of quality of life for children and adolescents with cardiac disease. Abstract

  21. The association of carotid artery cannulation and neurologic injury in pediatric patients supported with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation*. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014 May; 15(4):355-61. View The association of carotid artery cannulation and neurologic injury in pediatric patients supported with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation*. Abstract

  22. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients undergoing superior cavopulmonary anastomosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Oct; 148(4):1512-8. View Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients undergoing superior cavopulmonary anastomosis. Abstract

  23. In-hospital arrhythmia development and outcomes in pediatric patients with acute myocarditis. Am J Cardiol. 2014 Feb 01; 113(3):535-40. View In-hospital arrhythmia development and outcomes in pediatric patients with acute myocarditis. Abstract

  24. Pediatric ECMO outcomes: comparison of centrifugal versus roller blood pumps using propensity score matching. ASAIO J. 2013 Mar-Apr; 59(2):145-51. View Pediatric ECMO outcomes: comparison of centrifugal versus roller blood pumps using propensity score matching. Abstract

  25. Physical therapy and rehabilitation issues for patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2012; 5(1):47-52. View Physical therapy and rehabilitation issues for patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Abstract

  26. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support after the Fontan operation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Sep; 142(3):504-10. View Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support after the Fontan operation. Abstract

  27. Management and outcomes in pediatric patients presenting with acute fulminant myocarditis. J Pediatr. 2011 Apr; 158(4):638-643.e1. View Management and outcomes in pediatric patients presenting with acute fulminant myocarditis. Abstract

  28. Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Oct; 88(4):1306-11. View Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease. Abstract

  29. Catheters, wires, tubes and drains on postoperative radiographs of pediatric cardiac patients: the whys and wherefores. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Oct; 38(10):1041-53; quiz 1151. View Catheters, wires, tubes and drains on postoperative radiographs of pediatric cardiac patients: the whys and wherefores. Abstract

Physicians | Education

Medical School

The Royal London Hospital Medical College

London, England

Residency

Medicine

Royal College of Physicians

London, England

Fellowship

Pediatric Intensive Care

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

London, England

Fellowship

Pediatric Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurocritical Care

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

London, England

Fellowship

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, MD

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

University of Madras

1987, Coimbatore, India

Medical School

University of Madras, Coimbatore Medical College

1987, Coimbatore, India

Internship

Coimbatore Medical College

1988, Coimbatore, India

Residency

University Medical Center

1994, Stonybrook, NY

Fellowship

Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center

1998, Seattle, WA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2001, Boston, MA

Graduate School

MPH

Harvard School of Public Health

2005, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Medical School

University of Minnesota Medical School

2003, Twin Cities, MN

Residency

Pediatrics

University of Minnesota

2005, Twin Cities, MN

Residency

Neurology

Northwestern University, Lurie Children's Hospital

2008, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

Harvard University, Boston Children's Hospital

2009, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Graduate School

Keio University

1989, Tokyo, Japan

Medical School

Keio University School of Medicine

1993, Tokyo, Japan

Internship

Keio University

1995, Tokyo, Japan

Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital

1998, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2000, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

Brown University

2003, Providence, RI

Medical School

University of Massachusetts Medical School

2008, Worcester, MA

Internship

Pediatrics

Boston Children's Hospital/ Boston Medical Center

2009, Boston, MA

Residency

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2011, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Boston Children's Hospital

2015, Bosotn, MA

Physicians | Education

Medical School

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poznan, Poland

Internship

Pediatrics

BaBoston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

Boston, MA

Residency

Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

Boston, MA

Residency

Child Neurology

Boston Medical Center

Boston, MA

Fellowship

Post-doctoral Research Fellowship in Genetics and Genomics

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Undergraduate School

Harvard College

1980, Cambridge, MA

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

1985, Boston, MA

Internship

Boston Children's Hospital

1986, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Children's Hospital

1988, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Boston Children's Hospital

1991, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Graduate School

PhD, Immunology

SUNY at Buffalo

1967, Buffalo, NY

Medical School

SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine

1971, Buffalo, NY

Internship

Massachusetts General Hospital

1972, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Children's Hospital

1974, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

1075, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

Physicians | Education

Medical School

University of Iowa College of Medicine

2002, Iowa City, IA

Internship

Internal Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

2003, Pittsburgh, PA

Residency

Anesthesiology

University of Maryland

2006, Baltimore, MD

Fellowship

Pediatric Aneshtesia

Boston Children's Hospital

2007, Boston, MA

Physicians | Publications

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