Eminent Speakers:
Charles Dean Kurth, MD
Dr. Dean Kurth is Anesthesiologist-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at CHOP. He holds the John J. Downes, M.D. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine.Affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
David Polaner, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Transplant Anesthesiology
Chairman, Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network (PRAN)
Chairman, American Society of Anesthesiologists Pediatric Abstract Review Committee
• Children's Hospital Colorado
• University of Colorado Hospital
Special interests: general and regional (nerve blocks, spinals, epidurals) anesthesia for infants and children, Director of Pediatric Transplant Anesthesia, anesthesia for complex pediatric conditions, anesthesia for pediatric spine surgery.
Anshuman Sharma, MD, MBA
Dr. Sharma completed his residency at Columbia University and a Pediatric Anesthesia fellowship at Washington University in St Louis. Dr. Sharma is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine; he has been a member of our division since January 1996. In addition, he serves as the Director of Quality Improvement for INQUIRI
Indu Kapoor, MD, FRCA, FANCZA
Bowen Hospital, Wellington, NZ