Selected Lectures – National/International

1. Echocardiography in PPHN: Usefulness in predicting response to tolazoline. Second World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology. New York, NY, June 1986.

2. Sedation, analgesia, and neuromuscular blockade in critically ill children. American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, November 1991.

3. Anesthetic considerations for cosmetic surgery. 1994 International Symposium on Plastic Surgery. Florence, Italy, May 1994.

4. Clinical forum on pediatric anesthesia. Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. New Orleans, LA, October 1996.

5. Topics in pediatric anesthesia. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians. San Diego, October 1997.

6. Total intravenous anesthesia in infants and children. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Scientific Meeting. New Orleans, LA, October 1999.

7. Thoracic anesthesia for pediatric patients. ASA Refresher Course. Phoenix, AZ, March 2000.

8. Total intravenous anesthesia for pediatric patients. ASA Refresher Course. Phoenix, AZ, March 2000.

9. Regional anesthesia for cardiac surgery in infants and children. Conference on Pediatric Anesthesia. Crianca 2000, Curitiba, Brazil, May 2000.

10. Thoracic anesthesia for pediatric patients. Conference on Pediatric Anesthesia. Crianca 2000. Curitiba, Brazil, May 2000.

11. Anesthesia for kidney transplantation in infants. Conference on Pediatric Anesthesia. Crianca 2000. Curitiba, Brazil, May 2000.

12. “Fast Tracking” in pediatric cardiac surgery. European Association for Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Aarhus, Denmark, June 2000.

13. Sedation and analgesia by non-anesthesiologists. 11th Annual Pediatric Anesthesia Conference. Fort Worth, TX,November 2000.

14. Effect of total intravenous anesthesia on children in the PACU. 11th Annual Pediatric Anesthesia Conference. Fort Worth, TX, November 2000.

15. Management of perioperative pain. 11th Annual Pediatric Anesthesia Conference. Fort Worth, TX, November 2000.

16. TIVA in children, Pediatric Anesthesia. Los Angeles, CA, February 2001.

17. Thoracic anesthesia in children. Pediatric Anesthesia. Los Angeles, CA, February 2001.

18. Regional anesthesia for cardiac surgery in children. Pediatric Anesthesia. Los Angeles, CA, February 2001.

19. TIVA in children. 36ª Jornada Sul-Brasileira de Anestesiologia. Londrina, Brazil, April 2001.

20. Non-cardiac surgery in the child with congenital heart disease. 36ª Jornada Sul-Brasileira de Anestesiologia. Londrina, Brazil, April 2001.

21. Fast-tracking for pediatric cardiac surgery. Hospital dos Servidores do Estado. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2001.

22. Perioperative management of children undergoing thoracic surgery. Copa D’Or Hospital. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2001.

23. Perioperative care for infants and children undergoing liver transplantation. Hospital de Clinicas, Curitiba, Brazil, April 2001.

24. Perioperative hypertension in infants and children. Grand Rounds, Dept. of Anesthesia, New York Medical College. Valhalla, NY, May 2001.

25. Single lung ventilation in infants and children. Society for Airway Management Annual Scientific Meeting. Newport Beach, CA, September 2001.

26. Regional anesthesia for open heart surgery in infants and children. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Scientific Meeting. New Orleans, LA, October 2001.

27. Intravenous anesthesia in children. Hospital for Sick Children Annual Conference. Toronto, Ontario, November 2001.

28. Anesthesia for pediatric liver transplantation. SAMPA 2002. Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 2002.

29. Single lung ventilation in infants and children. SAMPA 2002. Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 2002.

30. Thoracic anesthesia for infants and children. International Symposium on the Pediatric Airway. Pittsburgh, PA, April 2002.

31. Perioperative management for children with a mediastinal mass. International Symposium on the Pediatric Airway. Pittsburgh, PA, April 2002.

32. Single lung ventilation in infants and children. Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Anesthesia. Nagoya, Japan, September 2002.

33. The use of neuraxial blockade in infants and children undergoing open heart surgery. Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Anesthesia. Nagoya, Japan, September 2002.

34. Thoracic epidural anesthesia for cardiac surgery in infants and children. Annual Meeting of the Society for Regional Anesthesia. San Diego, CA, April 2003.

35. Dexmedetomidine – future uses in pediatrics. Japanese Society for Clinical Anesthesia. Shimonoseki City, Japan, October 2003.

36. Perioperative morbidity and mortality in infants and children. Japanese Society for Clinical Anesthesia. Shimonoseki City, Japan, October 2003.

37. Pediatric cardiac anesthesia. Joint Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia New Zealand and Australia (SPANZA) and the British Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (BSPA). Adelaide, Australia, October 2003.

38. Lung isolation in infants and children. Joint Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia New Zealand and Australia (SPANZA) and the British Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (BSPA). Adelaide, Australia, November 2003.

39. Regional anesthesia for open heart surgery in infants and children. Joint Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia New Zealand and Australia (SPANZA) and the British Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (BSPA). Adelaide, Australia, November 2003.

40. Techniques for lung isolation in infants and children. Spring Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. Phoenix, AZ, March 2004.

41. Topics in pediatric anesthesia. World Congress of Anesthesia. Bordeaux, France, April 2004.

42. Regional analgesia for pediatric cardiac surgery. Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Meeting. Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, May 2004.

43. The safety of thoracic epidural catheterization in anesthetized infants and children. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Las Vegas, NV, October 2004.

44. Coverage model for a pediatric liver transplant program. International Society of Liver Transplantation. Las Vegas, NV, October 2004.

45. Liver transplantation in children: the anesthesiologist’s view. Simpósio Integração: Anestesia e Cirurgia Pediátrica. Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2004.

46. Challenges in video-assisted surgery in small kids: the anesthesiologist’s view. Simpósio Integração: Anestesia e Cirurgia Pediátrica. Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2004.

47. New drugs and techniques for ambulatory anesthesia in small kids. Simpósio Integração: Anestesia e Cirurgia Pediátrica. Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2004.

48. Alpha-2-agonists in children. Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology. Curitiba, Brazil, November 2004.

49. The use of remifentanil in children. Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology. Curitiba, Brazil, November 2004.

50. Anesthesia for thoracic surgery in children. Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology. Curitiba, Brazil, November 2004.

51. New trends in liver transplantation in small kids: the anesthesiologist’s perspective. Instituto da Crianca, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2004.

52. Challenges in laparoscopy and thoracoscopy surgeries in small kids: the anesthesiologist’s perspective. Instituto da Crianca, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2004.

53. Alpha-2 agonists in pediatrics. 51st Brazilian Congress of Anesthesiology. November 2004.

54. Anesthesia for thoracic surgery—an update. 51st Brazilian Congress of Anesthesiology. November 2004.

55. Single lung ventilation in infants and children. Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2004.

56. Fast-tracking in pediatric cardiac surgery. The Fifth International Symposium on Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care. Miami, FL, December 2004.

57. Perioperative management of infants and children undergoing unifocalization. The Fifth International Symposium on Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care. Miami, FL, December 2004.

58. Techniques for lung isolation in infants and children. Spring Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. Miami, FL, February 2005.

59. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in pediatric anesthesia. Seventh International Symposium of Anesthesia. Hospital dos Servidores do Estados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2005.

60. Anesthesia for the patient with congenital heart disease undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Seventh International Symposium of Anesthesia. Hospital dos Servidores do Estado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2005.

61. Lung isolation techniques for pediatric thoracic surgery. Mini Workshop, 7th International Symposium of Anesthesia. Hospital dos Servidores do Estado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2005.

62. Alpha-2-agonists in pediatric anesthesia. 7th International Symposium of Anesthesia. Hospital dos Servidores do Estado,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2005.

63. Monitoring of ventilation in the pediatric patient. Pan African Anesthesia Congress. Hammamet, Tunisia, May 2005.

64. Management of low cardiac output in infants and children. Pan African Anesthesia Congress. Hammamet, Tunisia, May 2005.

65. Thoracic surgery in children: anesthetic considerations. Canadian Anesthesiologists Society 61st Annual Meeting, June2005.

66. The Role of alpha-2 agonists in pediatric anesthesia. The Pierre Limoges Pediatric Anesthesia Lecture, Canadian Anesthesiologists Society 61st Annual Meeting, June 2005.

67. Management of low cardiac output in infants and children. Pequeno Principe Children’s Hospital, Curitiba, Brazil, August 2005.

68. Sedation management for infants and children after cardiac surgery. Pequeno Principe Children’s Hospital, Curitiba, Brazil, August 2005.

69. Perioperative management of infants and children undergoing liver transplantation. Pequeno Principe Children’s Hospital, Curitiba, Brazil, August 2005.

70. Pharmacology for the pediatric anesthesiologist and intensivist. Pequeno Principe Children’s Hospital, Curitiba, Brazil, August 2005.
71. Postoperative sedation and analgesia in infants and children. Kobe University School of Medicine. Kobe, Japan, September 2005.