Charles Dean Kurth, MD
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)
MD - University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Anesthesiology - Shand's Teaching Hospital, Gainesville, FL
Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
NIH Fellow, Physiology - Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Anesthesiology – American Board of AnesthesiologyPediatric Anesthesiology – American Board of AnesthesiologyPediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Quality Improvement Science Trainee, Intermediate Improvement Science Series (I2S2) - James Anderson Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Subspecialty Trainee, Intraoperative Neuromonitoring - Shand's Teaching Hospital, Gainesville, FL
Attending Anesthesiologist
Miller J, Xue B, Hossain M, Zhang MZ, Loepke A, Kurth D : Comparison of dexmedetomidine and chloral hydrate sedation for transthoracic echocardiography in infants and toddlers: A randomized clinical trial. Paediatric Anaesthesia 26(3): 266-272, 2016.
Buck D, Kurth CD, Varughese A: Perspectives on quality and safety in pediatric anesthesia. Anesthesiology Clinics 32(1): 281-294, 2014.
Wu J, Mahmoud M, Schmitt M, Hossain M, Kurth CD : Comparison of propofol and dexmedetomidine techniques in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging. Pediatric Anesthesia 24(8): 813-818, 2014.
Patino M, Schultz L, Hossain M, Moeller J, Mahmoud M, Gunter J, Kurth CD: Trending and accuracy of non-invasive hemoglobin monitoring in pediatric perioperative patients. Anesthesia Analgesia 119: 920-925, 2014.
Kurth CD, Tyler D, Heitmiller E, Tosone SR, Martin L, Desphande JK: National pediatric anesthesia safety quality improvement program in the United States. Anesthesia Analgesia 119: 112-121, 2014.
Patino M, Kurth CD, McAuliffe J. Monitoring the neonate: Basic science. In: Lerman J, editor. Neonatal Anesthesia. New York, NY: Springer Publishing; 2015. pp. 173-189.
Samuels PJ, Tomasson J, Kurth CD. Training and education in pediatric anesthesia. In: Bissonnette B, editor. Pediatric Anesthesia: Basic principles, State of the Art, Future. Shelton, CT: Peoples Medical Publishing House; 2012. pp. 2119-2131.
Spaeth JP, Kurth CD. The extremely premature infant (micropremie). In: Cote CJ, Lehrman The Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children Cote CJ, Lehrman J , Todres, editors. St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier; 2009. pp. 733-745.
Kurth CD. Preface: Frontiers in pediatric anesthesiology. In: Kurth CD, editor. International Anesthesiology Clinics. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2006. pp. 44(1): xvii, 2006.
Hosu L, Kurth CD: Postoperative apnea in the infant. In: Atlee JL, editor. Complications in Anesthesia 2nd Edition. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders; 2005. pp. 611-614.
Steven JM, Kurth CD. Heart and lung transplantation in children. In: Lake CL, editor. Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia. 2nd ed. Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange, Norwalk, CT; 199. pp. 385-414.
Kurth CD, Goodwin SR. Obstructive airway diseases in children. In: Koff, Eitzman, Neu, editors. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care. 2nd Ed. St. Louis, MO: CV Mosby; 1993. pp. 102-127.
Kurth CD, Goodwin SR. Obstructive airway diseases in children. In: Koff, Eitzman, Neu, editors. Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care. 2nd Ed. St. Louis, MO: CV Mosby Co.; 1988. pp. 93-113.
Patino M, Kalin M, Griffin A, Inhajuddin AM, Ding L, Williams T, Ishman S, Mahmoud M, Kurth CD, Szmuk P [poster presentation]. Postoperative respiratory monitoring in pediatric patients. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia; 2016; Colorado Springs, CO.
Olbrecht V, Jiang Y, Walter C, Ding L, Kurth CD. Low cerebral oxygenation and arterial pressure in young infants under general anesthesia [poster presentation]. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia; 2016; Colorado Springs CO.
Olbrecht V, Jiang Y, Kurth CD: Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to identify pain in children [poster presentation]. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia; 2015; San Diego, CA.
Kurth CD. Postoperative Apnea: What is the Story? [invited lecture]. Annual Meeting Chinese Society Pediatric Anesthesia; 2016 Jun; Kunming, China.
Kurth CD. Postoperative Apnea: What is the Story? [invited lecture]. Annual Meeting Chinese Society Pediatric Anesthesia, Fuwai Hospital Cardiovascular Institute; 2016 Jun; Beijing, China.
Kurth CD. Postoperative Apnea: What is the Story? [invited lecture]. Annual Meeting Chinese Society Pediatric Anesthesia, Beijing Children's Hospital; 2016 Jun; Beijing, China.
Kurth CD. Perspectives on Quality & Safety [invited lecture]. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Cardiology 2016; 2016 Feb; Orlando, FL.
Kurth CD. Five Steps to Improve Patient Safety [invited lecture]. Eighth Annual John J. Downes Lecture in Cardiac Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Cardiology 2016; 2016 Feb; Orlando, FL.
Kurth CD. Recent Innovations in Pediatric Anesthesiology [invited lecture]. The Second China International Forum of Pediatric Development; 2015 Oct; Beijing, China.
Kurth CD. Postoperative Apnea: What is the Story? [invited lecture]. Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University; 2015 Oct; Wenzhou, China.
Kurth CD. Postoperative Apnea: What is the Story? [invited lecture]. Guangzhou Women and Children's Hospital; 2015 Oct; Guangzhou, China.
Kurth CD. Quality Improvement in Pediatric Anesthesia [invited lecture]. Pediatric Anesthesia Group Evelina Children's Hospital; 2015 May; London, UK.
Kurth CD. Anesthesia for the Micropremie [invited lecture]. London Neonatal Group, Evelina Children's Hospital; 2015 May; London, UK.
Kurth CD. Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatric Anesthesia [invited lecture]. Association of Paediatric Anesthetists Great Britain & Ireland; 2015 May; Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Kurth CD. Clinical Research Organization: 6 Steps to Build It [invited lecture]. Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University; 2015 May; Hangzhou, China.
Kurth CD. Quality Improvement in Pediatric Anesthesia [invited lecture]. Association of Paediatric Anesthetists Great Britain & Ireland; 2015 May; Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Kurth CD. Five Steps to Improve Patient Safety [invited lecture]. Guangzhou Society of Anesthesia; 2015 May; Guangzhou, China.
Kurth CD. Complex Surgery in a Neonate with Congenital Heart Disease [invited lecture]. Asian Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists; 2015 May; Hangzhou, China.
Kurth CD. Postoperative Apnea: What is the Story? [invited lecture]. Vanderbilt University; 2015 Apr; Nashville, TN.
Kurth CD. How to Improve Quality in Anesthesia? [invited lecture]. Sixth Annual Domer Lecture, Pediatric Anesthesia, Vanderbilt University; 2015 Apr; Nashville, TN.
Kurth CD. Quality in Pediatric Anesthesia [invited lecture]. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Royal Children's Hospital; 2014 Aug; Melbourne, Australia.
Kurth CD. A Journey in Quality Improvement [invited lecture]. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital; 2014 Aug; Melbourne, Australia.
Kurth CD. Driving Quality Improvement for Pediatric Anesthesia [invited lecture]. Visiting Professor, Fellows Lecture, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Royal Children's Hospital; 2014 Aug; Melbourne, Australia.
Kurth CD. Anesthesia for Latest Innovations in Pediatric Surgery [invited lecture]. Annual Meeting of Zhejiang Society of Anesthesiology;2014 Jul; Wenzhou, China.
Kurth CD. New Devices for Pediatric Anesthesiology [invited lecture]. Annual Meeting of Zhejiang Society Anesthesiology; 2014 Jul; Wenzhou, China.
Kurth CD. How to Do Quality Improvement [invited lecture]. 50th Anniversary, Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Children's Hospital Philadelphia; 2014 May; Philadelphia, PA.
Kurth CD. How to Improve Quality in Anesthesiology [invited lecture]. Visiting Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein School of Medicine; 2014 Mar; Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY.
Kurth CD. Neonatal Safety [invited lecture]. Patient Safety Summit; 2014 Jan; Los Angeles, C
1982, Graduation Honors, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
1981, Alpha Omega Alpha
1978, Cum Laude, Colorado College
2015-present, Quality & Safety, Pediatric Anesthesia Journal
2012-2015, Quality Improvement, Pediatric Anesthesia Journal
2004-present, Pediatric Anesthesia
2000-present, Journal of Biomedical Optics
2000-present, Journal Clinical Monitoring
1992-present, Journal of Applied Physiology
1990-present, Anesthesia & Analgesia
1990-present, Anesthesiology
2016-present, Member, CHOPPA (Children's Hospital Practice Association) Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2016-present, Member, Clinical and Operational Excellence Steering Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2016-present, Member, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
1989-present, International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (Member)
1994-present, International Anesthesia Research Society (Member)
1998-present, Association of University Anesthesiologists (Member)
2012-present, Chinese American Medical Pediatric Society (CHAMPS) (Member)
2008-present Society of Pediatric Anesthesia
- 2008-2014, Pediatric Anesthesia Leadership Council, President
- 2014-present, Chairman
- 2010-2015, Pediatric Anesthesia Journal Board
- Patient Safety Organization: Wake Up Safe, President, 2010-2011, 2014-present
1991-present, American Medical Association (Member)
1988-present, American Physiological Society (Member)
1986-present, American Society of Anesthesiologists (Member)
1983-present, American Academy of Pediatrics (Member)