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To request review copies [email protected] Back to contents 72 Medicine The Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Handbook Viviane G. Nasr & James A. DiNardo ISBN: 978-1-119-09553-8 | Feb 2017 | 250PP Written by an expert author team at the renowned Boston Children’s Hospital The Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Handbook provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the anesthetic management of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease. The book is divided into two parts: the first section provides an introduction to the basic assessment of patients with congenital heart disease, including cardiovascular physiology, pathophysiology and the underlying concepts in congenital heart disease, pre-operative evaluation and intraoperative management. The second part of the book addresses disorders and diseases, covering the anatomical and physiological features, surgical therapies, anesthetic approach and post-CPB management. About the Authors Viviane G. Nasr, MD, graduated from Medical School at the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon in 2003, and pursued a residency in anesthesiology at AUB and Tufts Medical Center, Boston. She completed a pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC) in Washington DC and a pediatric cardiac anesthesia fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is American Board certified in Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesiology and an active member of the Conginetal Cardiac Anesthesia Society. James A. DiNardo, MD, graduated from Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School (with honors). He completed his anesthesia residency and fellowship in Cardiac Anesthesia at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He joined the faculty at Boston Children’s Hospital in 1999 where he currently serves as the Chief of the Division of Cardiac Anesthesia. He spends approximately one third of this clinical time as an Attending in the Cardiac ICU. Dr DiNardo is certified in perioperative TEE and is the former Chairman of the PTEeXAM Committee. He is also a Senior Oral Board Examiner for the ABA, a member of the ABA Pediatric Examination Writing Committee, and Chair of the Pediatric MOCA Examination Committee. He is Past-President of both the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society and the Association of Cardiac Anesthesiologists. He is currently the Anesthesia and Analgesia Executive Editor for Pediatric Anesthesia. He is the author of a major textbook on cardiac anesthesia and of more than 160 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.


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