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The “Mother of pediatric cardiac anesthesia”: An interview with Dr Dolly D. Hansen, a pioneering woman in medicine
Author(s) -
Odegard Kirsten C.,
Rockoff Mark A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/pan.13949
Subject(s) - innovator , anesthesiology , medicine , medical school , perioperative medicine , perioperative , heart disease , family medicine , anesthesia , medical education , intellectual property , computer science , operating system
Dr Dolly D. Hansen (1935‐), Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, devoted her life to improving the perioperative care of children with congenital heart disease. She applied her knowledge of cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology and the effects on anesthetic agents in children with and without heart disease into clinical practice and thereby greatly influenced the practice of pediatric anesthesia, cardiology, surgery, and critical care medicine. As an exceptional master clinician, leader, program builder, innovator, teacher, and academic role model, she shaped the careers of hundreds of fellows and young attendings, many of whom became leaders in the field.