In the Children’s Heart Center, a highly specialized team of anesthesiologists
and supporting staff provide the expertise necessary to complete complex, lengthy
open-heart surgeries. These physicians specialize entirely in congenital heart
defects. This expertise is critical to success because individual defects result
in unique responses to anesthesia.
"When we’re successful in our jobs, it means there’s one more
child who gets to have a childhood. One more family that gets to have a child.
One more adult who got to grow up. That’s why we can put in an 18-hour
day, be home for an hour and be happy when we get called back in to do a surgery
or a transplant."
Michael L. Schmitz, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesia
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Michael L. Schmitz - M.D. Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesia
Medical School:
University of California at San Francisco Medical Center 1986
Residency 1:
Pediatrics 1989
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Residency 2:
Anesthesia 1991
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Fellowship 1:
Pediatric Anesthesia/Cardiac Anesthesia/Crit. Care 1992
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
