Nina A GuzzettaBiography: Dr. Guzzetta is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She has been a practicing pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist since 1994. In adition to a busy clinical practice, she has performed extensive research focused on hemostasis in children, understanding the developmental changes in the hemostatic system of children and how these changes impact the clinical treatment of bleeding during major surgery. As a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist, Dr. Guzzetta is particularly skilled in the hemostatic response to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in neonates, infants and young children. Her research involves primarily translational or clinical investigations that focus on 1) understanding the maturational differences between the pediatric and adult hemostatic systems, 2) anticoagulation management of pediatric cardiac surgical patients undergoing CPB, 3) identification of factors associated with an increased risk of bleeding in children undergoing major surgery and 4) efforts to reduce bleeding and transfusion requirements including the use of novel pro-coagulant therapies. She has published numerous research articles, review articles and written book chapters on these important topics. Her expertise in the hemostatic system of children, her work with children presenting for major surgical procedures and her knowledge of pediatric blood conservation will help ensure the ultimate success of the proposed book. Read More Read Less