Overview
- Cardiac critical care quality improvement through Flight Plan review
- Neurodevelopmental outcomes in congenital heart disease
- Improving resiliency in cardiac critical care
- Cardiopulmonary bypass-induced hemolysis and inflammation
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Implementation of Bundled Interventions to Reduce Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project.
Journal Article AORN J · February 2025 Pediatric patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery are at increased risk for health care-associated infections, especially surgical site infections (SSIs). Delayed sternal closures are associated with prolonged lengths of stay and contribute to infection ... Full text Link to item CiteExtending the radius of family-centered care in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit through virtual rounding.
Journal Article J Am Assoc Nurse Pract · May 18, 2021 BACKGROUND: The arrival of COVID-19 brought urgent limitation of visitation in hospitals across the country. Family-centered care and its delivery rapidly changed and left the family behind-unable to actively participate in their loved one's care. LOCAL PR ... Full text Link to item CiteCritical care after surgery for congenital cardiac disease
Chapter · January 1, 2021 The neonatal myocardium is less compliant than that of the older child, less tolerant of increases in afterload, and less responsive to increases in preload. A predictable decrease in cardiac index typically occurs 6 to 12 hours after separation from cardi ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Pain Control with Regional Anesthesia following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Double-Blinded Pilot Study
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Society for Pediatric Anesthesia · 2023 - 2025Mechanisms of Intracellular Iron Accumulation in Cystic Fibrosis
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2011View All Grants
Education
UMass Memorial Medical Center ·
1995
M.D.