Cardiothoracic Surgery

Vaughn A. Starnes, M.D.
Hastings Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Presentations:

  • Current Indications and Outcomes for Heart Transplantation, Lung Transplantation
  • Current Indications for the Fontan Procedure
  • Current Management of Aortic Valve Disease in Children
  • Current Management of Patients with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
  • Current Management of the Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Transplantation vs. Palliation
  • Current Management of Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • General Approaches to Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
  • Heart/Lung Transplantation in Children
  • Living Related Lobar Lung Transplantation in Children
  • Management of Children with Single Ventricle Syndrome
  • Ross Procedure in Children: Current Indications and Outcomes


Margaret Schwarz, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Surgery
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Presentations:

  • ARDS
  • Current Management of the Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Transplantation vs. Palliation
  • Current Management of Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Fetal Neovascularization
  • Management of Children with Single Ventricle Syndrome
  • Modulators of Lung Neovascularization
  • Sepsis
  • Ventilatory Management of the Post-Operative Cardiac Patient


Keith Kocis, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Surgery
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Associate Director, Critical Care Medicine
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Presentations:

  • Advances in Inotropic Support
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Current Management of the Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Transplantation vs. Palliation
  • Current Management of Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Death and Dying in the CTICU
  • ECMO and Other Ventricular Assist Devices in Pediatric Cardiac Patients
  • General Approaches to Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
  • High Frequency Jet Ventilation for Pediatric Cardiac Patients
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Issues in Medical Transport
  • Iatrogenic Complications of Pediatric Intravascular Lines: How to Avoid These Problems and Potential Disasters
  • Iatrogenic Vascular Injury in Children
  • ICU Management of the Infant Before and After First Stage Palliation for Univentricular Heart
  • Invasive Line Complications
  • Management of Children with Single Ventricle Syndrome
  • Pharmacologic and Mechanical Support of Children After Cardiac Surgery
  • Pharmacologic Support for the Neonate with Cardiac Failure
  • Scoliosis Surgery: Perioperative Issues