Eugenie S. Heitmiller, MD

Associate Professor
Departments of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Bloomberg Children's Center, Suite 6327
1800 Orleans Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-614-1162
Fax: 410-614-8606
E-mail: eheitmi1@jhmi.edu
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Dr. Eugenie Heitmiller’s academic interest is in healthcare quality improvement and safety research, particularly as it relates to pediatric patients undergoing anesthesia. She is currently investigating the use of a continuous, noninvasive hemoglobin monitor; transfusion practices of pediatric anesthesiologists and potential sources of transfusion errors; and infection control practices in the operating room, including hand hygiene and antibiotic prophylaxis. She is also participating in a project to examine biomarkers for neurologic injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Professional Activities

American Society of Anesthesiologists
International Anesthesia Research Society
Maryland/DC Society of Anesthesiologists
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
American Academy of Pediatrics
Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society
Society for Cardiovascular Anesthesia

Selected Publications

1. Makary MA, Holzmueller CG, Thompson DA, Rowen L, Heitmiller ES, Maley WR, Black JH, Stegner K, Freischlag JA, Ulatowski JA, Pronovost PJ. Operating room briefings: working on the same page. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 32(6):351–5,2006.
2. Aboumatar HJ, Blackledge CG Jr, Dickson C, Heitmiller E, Freischlag J, Pronovost PJ. A descriptive study of morbidity and mortality conferences and their conformity to medical incident analysis models: results of the morbidity and mortality conference improvement study, phase 1. Am J Med Qual 2007 22(4):232–8, 2007.
3. Heitmiller E, Martinez E, Pronovost P. Identifying and learning from mistakes. Anesthesiology 106(4):654–6, 2007.
4. Michaels RK, Makary MA, Dahab Y, Frassica FJ, Heitmiller E, Rowen LC, Crotreau R, Brem H, Pronovost PJ. Achieving the National Quality Forum’s “Never Events”: prevention of wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong patient operations. Ann Surg 245(4):526–32, 2007.
5. Schwartz JM, Vricella LA, Jeffries MA, Heitmiller ES. Cerebral oximetry guides treatment during Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 22(1):95–7, 2008.
6. Heitmiller ES, Hill RB, Marshall CE, Parsons BJ, Berkow LC, Barrasso CA, Zink EK, Ness PM. Blood wastage reduction using Lean Sigma methodology. Transfusion 50:1887–96, 2010.

Laboratory Members/Key Associates

Chinwe Ajuba-Iwuji, MD
Allison Fernandez, MD
Robert Greenberg, MD
Elizabeth Martinez, MD
Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD
Jamie Schwartz, MD
Deborah Schwengel, MD
Hal Shaffner, MD
Myron Yaster, MD

Honors

ASA Media Award, 1996 for “Sunday Rounds – Anesthesiology”, National Public Radio
Baltimore Magazine “Best Doctors” in Pediatric Anesthesia, 2007