Physicians

Departments / Divisions

• Anesthesiology / Anesthesiology-Pediatric Division
• Pediatrics / Pediatrics-Chairman Office

Address
DUMC 3094
Durham, NC 27710

Office Telephone
919-681-4877

Fax Telephone
919-684-9894

Training

• MBBS, United Medical and Dental Schools (Guy's Hospital), University of London (United Kingdom), 1986-1991

Residency

• Anesthesiology, South Thames (United Kingdom), 1993-2000

Fellowship

• Pediatric Anesthesiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children (United Kingdom), 1998-1999

Other Training

• Fellow, Royal College of Anaesthetists, 1996

Clinical Interests
Pediatric and pediatric cardiac anesthesia; management of children with congenital heart disease and difficult airways

Research Interests
Pediatric cardiac anesthesia.
Assessment and management of the difficult pediatric airway.
Utility of three dimensional computerized tomography for perioperative airway management and airway simulator.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Ames, WA; Macleod, DB; Ross, AK; Marcus, J; Mukundan, S. The novel use of computer-generated virtual imaging to assess the difficult pediatric airway. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2007;104:1154-1156. (2007) Abstract

Ames, WA; Fischer, SF; Schulman, S; Dear, GDEL. Long-term use of the laryngeal mask airway in a neonate. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2006;103:792. (2006) Abstract

Duggan, M; Ames, W; Papsin, B; Berdock, S. Facial nerve palsy: a complication following anaesthesia in a child with Treacher Collins syndrome. Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2004;14:604-606. (2004) Abstract