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Dheeraj Goswami, MD
- Director, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
- Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
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Jamie McElrath Schwartz, MD
- Co-Director, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center
- Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
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Jochen Steppan, MD
- Director of Perioperative Medicine, High Risk Cardiovascular Disease
- Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Relief and Comfort Wherever and Whenever Your Child Needs It
Keeping your child comfortable and pain-free with anesthesia is essential when a heart problem requires testing or therapy. Your care team may use anesthesia to prepare your child for surgery, a procedure or an imaging test when it is important for your child to stay still and relaxed.
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Meet Our Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Experts
World-Class Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
Our pediatric cardiac anesthesia team delivers care right alongside your family and child at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Our anesthesia team collaborates with you to develop personalized treatment plans for your child. In the operating room, the pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist’s primary focus is to keep your child safe and pain free, supporting them through their surgery.
In addition to continuous monitoring and emphasis on safety, we offer:
Extra training
Our doctors undergo additional training, longer than most practitioners who provide anesthesiology for children with heart problems.
Vast experience
The large number of children we treat, and the range of conditions we care for mean that even the most unusual anesthesia challenges are familiar to us.
Continuity of care
Working seamlessly with the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU), our team supports your child through each stage of his or her treatment, regardless of where it happens within the hospital.
Familiar faces
The same people who provide anesthesia in the operating room provide sedation during diagnostic procedures so your child sees the same faces throughout their care, including the PCICU during recovery.
