211. Bilateral Pulmonary Artery Banding Palliation (Hybrid Procedure) Versus Other Management Strategies for a Multi-Institutional Cohort of Infants with Critical Left Heart Obstruction

Dr. Pedro J. del Nido, is Chief of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital, and the William E. Ladd Professor of Child Surgery at Harvard Medical School. His clinical focus is on surgical techniques for achieving bi-ventricular circulation in children with complex heart disease, and repair of congenital heart valve defects. He is Past-President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, a leading international organization of academic Cardiothoracic Surgeons. He has received continuous NIH funding for his laboratory research work for over 20 years. His current research work aims to design and develop novel medical devices and procedures that address the specific needs of pediatric patients. He has over 500 peer reviewed publications, and 29 issued and pending patents, including for “del Nido Cardioplegia”.

Madison B. Argo is the current Kirklin/Ashburn Fellow at the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society Center for Research and Quality. She is a general surgery resident at the University of Wisconsin and is interested in specializing in congenital heart surgery.