Mentoring
Our goal at Texas Children’s is to provide the support you need to help grow your career. Whether your interests lie in education, research, quality improvement, global health, or involvement in national organizations, we have faculty who will help you identify opportunities within these areas and actively guide your growth.
Examples of Recent Fellow Achievements
Oral poster presentations at the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (CCAS)
- Device embolization during attempted transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect
- Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in an adolescent with a ventricular assist device
- Transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure in premature infants < 2kg
- Common iliac arterial rupture requiring emergent surgery in a child undergoing transcatheter stenting for native coarctation
Book chapters
- Mechanical Support of the Circulation, Anesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease, 4th edition
- Respiratory Disorders, Smith’s Anesthesia for Infants and Children, 10th edition
- Anesthesia for Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book Series, STS Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Publications
- Brain drain in pediatric anesthesiology: The geographic and demographic distribution of national origin among pediatric anesthesiologists in the United States, Pediatric Anesthesia
- Clinical and echocardiographic findings of intraoperative IVC obstruction following orthotopic heart transplantation, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Techniques
Medical education - Mentoring medical students interested in anesthesia
- Ultrasound-guided vascular access training for pediatric anesthesia fellows and ICU nurses
- Local presentations and PBLDs on: “Caudal anesthesia and congenital heart surgery: to do or not to do,” “Pulmonary Hypertension,” “Antifibrinolytic therapy in pediatric cardiac surgery,” and “Neuromonitoring for bypass cases”
Involvement in national organizations
- Membership in the CCAS Trainee Special Interest Group
- Fellow Liaison for the Communications Committee of the CCAS
- Moderator for the CCAS Trainee Educational Series
Quality improvement
- Identifying cardiac patients with difficult or challenging airways to allow prompt recognition and preparation in the post-operative period in the cardiac ICU
- Repurposing NIRS probes used intraoperatively for post-operative use to reduce waste
- Developing a protocol for the management of post-bypass bleeding using point-of-care ROTEM analysis
International experience
- Medical missions to Bolivia and Jamaica where our fellows provided anesthesia for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery and catheter-based interventions
Research Infrastructure
The Anesthesiology Research Core (ARC) at Texas Children’s Hospital provides leadership and resources for those seeking to conduct research within pediatric anesthesia.
Fellows can meet with ARC leadership to discuss a research idea at its infancy and for support and guidance in developing this idea into a robust study.
The ARC provides administrative, regulatory, grant, and statistical services and also has several full-time research nurses and research coordinators available for specific study assignments.
Recent Cardiac Research Projects
- STRESS Trial “STeroids to Reduce Systemic Inflammation after Infant Heart Surgery,” assessing the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety, and efficacy of methylprednisolone in infants undergoing heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: Drs. Vener and Resheidat
- CHIPS, The CHIlled Platelet Study, assessing the impact of temperature of transfused platelets (cold vs room temperature) on hemostatic efficacy: Dr. Resheidat
- Risk stratification in children with congenital heart disease undergoing non-cardiac surgery: Drs. Mossad and Baijal
- A Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility and Safety of Targeting Mean Arterial Pressure to Reduce Intra-operative Hypotension and Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Neonates Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery: Dr. Easley
