Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • M.B.B.S., King's College 1991
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology 2006 - 2013
  • Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments 2007 - 2013
  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology 2004 - 2006
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Book Sections

    • Ames, W, Hill, K, and Jooste, EH. "Anesthesia in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and MRI." In Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care, 721-741. January 1, 2014.  Full Text

  • Journal Articles

    • Tew, S, Fontes, ML, Greene, NH, Kertai, MD, Ofori-Amanfo, G, Jaquiss, RDB, Lodge, AJ, Ames, WA, Homi, HM, Machovec, KA, and Jooste, EH. "Natural history of nonimmune-mediated thrombocytopenia and acute kidney injury in pediatric open-heart surgery." Paediatric anaesthesia 27, no. 3 (March 2017): 305-313.  Full Text
    • Jooste, EH, Machovec, KA, Einhorn, LM, Ames, WA, Homi, HM, Jaquiss, RDB, Lodge, AJ, Levy, JH, and Welsby, IJ. "3-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrates in Infants With Refractory Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery." Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 30, no. 6 (December 2016): 1627-1631.  Full Text
    • Amhaz, HH, Buretta, K, Jooste, EH, Machovec, K, Marcus, JR, and Ames, WA. "Upper Extremity Peripheral Intravenous Line Infiltration With Concomitant Loss of Pulses Treated With Lipoaspiration: A Case Report." A & A case reports 7, no. 9 (November 2016): 185-187.  Full Text
    • Machovec, KA, Smigla, G, Ames, WA, Schwimer, C, Homi, HM, Dhakal, IB, Jaquiss, RDB, Lodge, AJ, and Jooste, EH. "Reduction in blood transfusion in a cohort of infants having cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass after instituting a goal-directed transfusion policy." Perfusion 31, no. 7 (October 2016): 598-603.  Full Text
    • Machovec, KA, Jaquiss, RDB, Kaemmer, DD, Ames, WA, Homi, HM, Walczak, RJ, Lodge, AJ, and Jooste, EH. "Cardiopulmonary Bypass Strategy for a Cyanotic Child With Hemoglobin SC Disease." The Annals of thoracic surgery 101, no. 6 (June 2016): 2373-2375.  Full Text
    • Machovec, KA, Jooste, EH, Walczak, RJ, Homi, HM, Jaquiss, RDB, Lodge, AJ, and Ames, WA. "A change in anticoagulation monitoring improves safety, reduces transfusion, and reduces costs in infants on cardiopulmonary bypass." Paediatric anaesthesia 25, no. 6 (June 2015): 580-586.  Full Text
    • Nimjee, SM, Smith, TP, Kanter, RJ, Ames, W, Machovec, KA, Grant, GA, and Zomorodi, AR. "Rapid ventricular pacing for a basilar artery pseudoaneurysm in a pediatric patient: case report." Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics 15, no. 6 (June 2015): 625-629.  Full Text
    • Ikeda, K, MacLeod, DB, Grocott, HP, Moretti, EW, Ames, W, and Vacchiano, C. "The accuracy of a near-infrared spectroscopy cerebral oximetry device and its potential value for estimating jugular venous oxygen saturation." Anesthesia and analgesia 119, no. 6 (December 2014): 1381-1392.  Full Text
    • Machovec, KA, Jooste, EH, and Ames, WA. "Ventricular pacing for induced hypotension in a toddler." A & A case reports 3, no. 3 (August 2014): 38-39.  Full Text
    • Jooste, EH, Haft, WA, Ames, WA, Sherman, FS, and Vallejo, MC. "Anesthetic care of parturients with single ventricle physiology." J Clin Anesth 25, no. 5 (August 2013): 417-423. (Review)  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, Roza, KJDL, and Hanson, NA. "Perioperative management of a pediatric patient with short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency." Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 24, no. 4 (2012): 349--.  Full Text
    • Ing, RJ, Ames, WA, and Chambers, NA. "Paediatric cardiomyopathy and anaesthesia." British Journal of Anaesthesia 108, no. 1 (2012): 4-12.  Full Text
    • Kreeger, RN, Ramamoorthy, C, Nicolson, SC, Ames, WA, Hirsch, R, Peng, LF, Glatz, AC, Hill, KD, Hoffman, J, Tomasson, J, and Kurth, CD. "Evaluation of pediatric near-infrared cerebral oximeter for cardiac disease." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 94, no. 5 (2012): 1527-1533.  Full Text
    • Ames, W, and Ross, AK. "Postanesthesia Care Unit Management." (December 9, 2011): 361-380. (Chapter)  Full Text
    • Ing, R, and Ames, W. "Children with sick hearts: towards anesthesia safety." Paediatr Anaesth 18, no. 3 (March 2008): 195-197.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ten Clay, SC, and Ames, WA. "Complete disruption of right main bronchus: a case report and literature review." Eur J Anaesthesiol 25, no. 1 (January 2008): 72-73. (Letter)  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, Macleod, DB, Ross, AK, Marcus, J, and Mukundan, S. "The novel use of computer-generated virtual imaging to assess the difficult pediatric airway." Anesth Analg 104, no. 5 (May 2007): 1154-1156.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Rohan, D, Barlow, R, Karsli, C, and Ames, W. "Paediatric renal transplantation: a single centre study." Eur J Anaesthesiol 24, no. 1 (January 2007): 93-95. (Letter)  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, Fischer, SF, Schulman, S, and Dear, GDL. "Long-term use of the laryngeal mask airway in a neonate." Anesth Analg 103, no. 3 (September 2006): 792-. (Letter)  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, Shichor, TM, Speakman, M, Zuker, RM, and McCaul, C. "Anesthetic management of children with Moebius sequence." Can J Anaesth 52, no. 8 (October 2005): 837-844.  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, Hayes, JA, Pétroz, GC, and Roy, WL. "Loss of resistance to normal saline is preferred to identify the epidural space: a survey of Canadian pediatric anesthesiologists." Can J Anaesth 52, no. 6 (June 2005): 607-612.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, Hayes, JA, and Crawford, MW. "The role of corticosteroids in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a review for the anesthetist." Paediatr Anaesth 15, no. 1 (January 2005): 3-8. (Review)  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Duggan, M, Ames, W, Papsin, B, and Berdock, S. "Facial nerve palsy: a complication following anaesthesia in a child with Treacher Collins syndrome." Paediatr Anaesth 14, no. 7 (July 2004): 604-606.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hayes, JA, and Ames, WA. "Acute heart failure during spinal surgery in a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy." Br J Anaesth 92, no. 1 (January 2004): 149-. (Letter)  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, and Levine, MF. "Response to review by Herod et al." Paediatr Anaesth 13, no. 4 (May 2003): 370-371. (Letter)  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, Levine, MF, Herod, J, Denyer, J, and Howard, R. "Response to review by Herod et al. [6] (multiple letters)." Paediatric Anaesthesia 13, no. 4 (2003): 370-371.  Full Text
    • Ames, WA, Ward, VM, Tranter, RM, and Street, M. "Adult epiglottitis: an under-recognized, life-threatening condition." Br J Anaesth 85, no. 5 (November 2000): 795-797.  Link to Item
    • Ames, W. "How to skin a bearded cat." Anaesthesia 55, no. 6 (June 2000): 619-. (Letter)  Link to Item
    • Stacey, SG, Ames, W, and Petros, A. "Sedation and restraint practices in UK paediatric intensive cares: a telephone survey." Paediatr Anaesth 10, no. 6 (2000): 702-.  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, Songhurst, L, and Gullan, RW. "Local anaesthesia for laminectomy surgery." Br J Neurosurg 13, no. 6 (December 1999): 598-600.  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, McDonnell, N, and Potter, D. "The effect of ionised magnesium on coagulation using thromboelastography." Anaesthesia 54, no. 10 (October 1999): 999-1001.  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, Mayou, BJ, and Williams, KN. "Anaesthetic management of epidermolysis bullosa." Br J Anaesth 82, no. 5 (May 1999): 746-751. (Review)  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA. "Management of the major burn." Update in Anaesthesia , no. 10 (1999): 53-56.
    • Ames, W, and Venn, P. "Complication of the transtracheal catheter." Br J Anaesth 81, no. 5 (November 1998): 825-. (Letter)  Link to Item
    • Vincent, C, and Ames, WA. "The bearded airway." Anaesthesia 53, no. 10 (October 1998): 1034-1035. (Letter)  Link to Item
    • Ames, WA, and McNiellis, N. "Stylohyoid ligament calcification as a cause of difficult intubation?." Anaesthesia 53, no. 4 (April 1998): 415-416. (Letter)  Link to Item
    • McDonnell, N, Ames, WA, and Potter, D. "Bradycardia in children less than two years of age during liver transplantation." Transpl Int 11, no. 3 (1998): 237-238. (Letter)  Link to Item
    • Casillas, E, and Ames, W. "Hepatotoxic effects of CCl4 on English sole (Parophrys vetulus): possible indicators of liver dysfunction." Comp Biochem Physiol C 84, no. 2 (1986): 397-400.  Link to Item

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