Christopher W.  Baird , MD


  • Assistant in Cardiac Surgery
  • Director, Congenital Heart Valve Center
Office Phone: 617-355-5637
Appointment Line: 617-355-5637
Fax: 617-730-0214

Departments/Divisions

Specialties

aortic valve repair
heart transplantation
mitral valve repair
neonatal cardiac surgery
pulmonary valve repair
tricuspid valve repair

Services/Programs

Academic Appointments

Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Certifications

Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

College

B.S.-Biology, Appalachian State University  (1992)

Medical School

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC  (1998)

Residencies

General Surgery, Hospitals of the University Health Center of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA  (1998-2003)
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA  (7/03 6/05)

Fellowship

Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA  (7/05 7/06)

Professional Organizations

Christopher W. Baird
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Christopher W. Baird
American Association Thoracic Surgery
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Southern Thoracic Society

Awards

Christopher W. Baird
Administrative Chief Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery , 2004 2005
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh
Christopher W. Baird
Charles C. Moore Teaching Award in Surgery , May 2002
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh

Presentations

Christopher W. Baird
Aprotinin in Neonates Undergoing Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Impact on Hemostasis and Renal Function , Spring 2006
American Association of Thoracic Surgeons
Christopher W. Baird
Anticoagulation and pediatric extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation; Inadequacy of the activated clotting time , 2006
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Christopher W. Baird
Cerebral Lactate production during cardiopulmonary bypass for congenital heart disease , 2005
4th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Publications

Christopher W. Baird, Alfonza Casta, Ricardo Munez and Frank Pigula
Aprotinin in Neonates Undergoing Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Impact on Hemostasis and Renal Function , 2005
Christopher W. Baird, Sanjiv Ghandi, David Zurakowski, Ricardo Munez, Koral Fortich and Frank Pigula
Anticoagulation and pediatric extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation; Inadequacy of the activated lotting time. , 2005
  • Children's Hospital Boston
    Cardiac Surgery
    300 Longwood Avenue
    Boston, MA  02115
    Phone: 617-355-5637
    Fax: 617-730-0214