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Warwick Aubrey Ames

Professor of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Pediatrics
Box 3094 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
2905 Children's Health Center, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Pediatric cardiac anesthesia.
Assessment and management of the difficult pediatric airway.
Utility of three dimensional computerized tomography for perioperative airway management and airway simulator.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Anesthesiology · 2024 - Present Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology
Associate Professor in Pediatrics · 2020 - Present Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


National practice patterns for the use of regional anesthesia for pediatric cardiac surgery: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons congenital heart surgery database.

Journal Article J Clin Anesth · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Complications associated with suboptimal pain management after pediatric cardiac surgery have increased interest in regional anesthesia (RA). We sought to evaluate national trends and explore the association of RA with postoperative outcomes fo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Analgesic Effects of a Novel Combination of Regional Anesthesia After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Journal Article J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth · November 2022 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether the use of regional anesthesia in children undergoing congenital heart surgery was associated with differences in outcomes when compared to surgeon-delivered local anesthetic wound infiltratio ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Pain Control with Regional Anesthesia following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Double-Blinded Pilot Study

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Society for Pediatric Anesthesia · 2023 - 2025

#1-CS-2022-0010 ACTpro

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Abbott Point of Care · 2024 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


King's College London (United Kingdom) · 1991 M.B.B.S.