Director, ECLS Research and Program Development
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Scottsdale, Arizona
Heidi J. Dalton, MD, MCCM, FELSO
Dr. Heidi Dalton is the research and program development director of the ECLS program for INOVA Health Systems in Virginia. She has been a SCCM member for many years, serving on the program committee, executive council and recently was the lead author of the 50th anniversary series focusing on cardiopulmonary resuscitation. She has over 30 years of experience in critical care with a focus on extracorporeal support in both children and adults. She has authored over 100 publications, and focuses on improving ECMO care and delivery by enhancing educational and research efforts around the world. She is a sought-after speaker and advisor and has helped initiate many programs, especially in the adult realm given the recent rise in ECMO in adult critical care. She provides consultant medical directorship for the Innovative ECMO Concepts group (which provides transport, education and staffing for ECMO patients) and is an advisor to other groups focusing on improving outcomes in extracorporeal life support. Her research interests focus on elimination of bleeding and thrombosis and refining anticoagulation therapies for ECMO patients and beyond. Dr. Dalton is a steering committee member of the COVID Critical Care Consortium/ECMOCard group and heads the anticoagulation/hemostasis subgroup as well. Dr. Dalton is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at George Washington University and Professor of Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Monday, April 18, 2022
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US CST
Monday, April 18, 2022
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US CST