James P. Spaeth, MD
Title
Director, Cardiac Anethesia; Staff Anesthesiologist
Appointment
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Pediatrics
Email
james.spaeth@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4408
Fax
513-636-7337
Credentials
MD: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 1993.
Internship: Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, 1994.
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 1997.
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1998.
Certification: Anesthesiology, 1998.
Awards and Honors
- Best Doctors in America, 2008 and 2005
- 1989 Honors in Chemistry, Haverford College Haverford, PA
- 1992 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- 1993 Douglas W. Eastwood Award (recognition for research), University of Virginia, Department of Anesthesia, Charlottesville, VA
- 1996-97 Chief Resident, University of California, San Diego Medical Center
Publications, Most Recent
Aronson, L.A.; Spaeth, J.P.: Frontiers in Pediatric Anesthesia: Cardiac Anesthesia.Int Anesthesiol Clin, Winter 2006; 44(1):33-49.
Dent, C.; Spaeth, J.P.; Jones, B.; Schwartz, S.; Glauser, T.; Hallinan, B.; Pearl, J.; Khoury, P.; Kurth, C.: Brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities after the Norwood procedure using regional cerebral perfusion.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, December 2005; 130: 1523-30.
Loepke, A.W.; Spaeth, J.P.: Glucose and Heart Surgery: Neonates Are Not Just Small Adults.Anesthesiology, June 2004; 100(6):1345-52.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Cardiac anesthesia; neurologic injury in children with congenital heart disease; improving perioperative safety
Presentations, Most Recent
Invited Speaker
Perioperative Management of the Neonate with an Omphalocele and Tetralogy of Fallot - A Problem-Based Learning Discussion. Presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2004 Annual Meeting; October 2004; Las Vegas, Nevada.
Perioperative Management of an 18-Year-Old with Perforated Appendicitis and a Fontan Circulation - A Problem-Based Learning Discussion. Presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2005 Annual Meeting; October 2005; Atlanta, Georgia.
MRI Findings in Norwood Patients. Presented at the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Symposium; December 7-11, 2005; Miami, Florida.
Scientific Presentations
Dent, C.L.; Spaeth, J.P.; Schwartz, S.M.; Jones, B.V.; VanVliet, T.; Bogenschutz, L.; Hallinan, B.; Glauser, T.A.; Kurth, C.D.: Characterization of MRI abnormalities before and after Norwood palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Presented at the American Heart Association, 2004 Scientific Sessions; November 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dent, C.L.; Schwartz, S.M.; Spaeth, J.P.;
Bogenschutz, L.; VanVliet, T.; Nelson, D.P.; Pearl, J.M.; Kurth, C.D.: Impaired cerebral oxygenation is common in the perioperative Norwood period. Presented at the American Heart Association, 2004 Scientific Sessions; November 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana.
Spaeth, J.P.; Dent, C.L.: Anesthetic
management of MRI scanning in neonates with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Poster presentation: Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists, 2005 Winter Conference; February 2005; Miami Beach, Florida.
Spaeth, J.P.; Dent, C.L.; Jones, B.V.; Kurth, C.D.: MRI findings in neonates with HLHS undergoing the Norwood procedure using regional cerebral perfusion. Poster presentation: Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists, 2005 Winter Conference; February 2005; Miami Beach, Florida.
Sukkawala, J.; Spaeth, J.P.; Robinson, M.:
Anaphylactic reaction with re-exposure to Aprotinin in a pediatric cardiac patient. Poster presentation: Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists, 2005 Winter
Conference; February 2005; Miami Beach, Florida.
Spaeth, J.P.; Dent, C.L.; Jones, B.V.; Kurth, C.D.: Preoperative Cerebral Oximetry, Cerebral Activity and MRI Findings in Neonates with HLHS before Surgical Palliation. Poster presentation: American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2005 Annual Meeting; October 2005; Atlanta, Georgia.
Spaeth, J.P.; Dent, C.L.; Jones, B.V.; Kurth, C.D.: Postoperative Cerebral Oximetry and MRI Findings in Neonates with HLHS Following Stage I Palliation. Poster presentation: American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2005 Annual Meeting; October 2005; Atlanta, Georgia.
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