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Eduardo (Dos Santos) Da Cruz, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, Boston, MA

EduardoM.(Dos Santos)Da CruzMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Boston, MA

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Critical Care, Peter Lang Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, President and Co-Chair of the Board, Surgeons of Hope Foundation

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  • Office

    300 Longwood Ave
    Boston, MA 02115
    Phone+1 617-355-6000
    Fax+1 617-730-7548

Summary

  • Eduardo da Cruz is the Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Critical Care, Peter Lang Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He is also an Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. He has had an international career, in Portugal, Costa Rica, France, UK, Switzerland and the USA He trained in Medicine and in Pediatrics at the Universidad de Costa Rica and the Hospital Nacional de Niños in San José, Costa Rica, and then pursued a fellowship in pediatric cardiology and intensive care in Paris, France (Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université René Descartes-Paris V). He worked in Europe until 2007, when he joined Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver, USA where he served as a Tenured Professor until 2022. He has extensive experience in the medical and perioperative management of neonates, children and young adults with complex congenital or acquired heart disease, including heart transplant, mechanical assistance and quality improvement, safety, clinical effectiveness, stewardship, and crew resource management. He is actively involved in clinical and translational research and teaching, have delivered >300 international lectures, and is a reviewer for 29 peer-reviewed journals, and the co-editor of 9 textbooks, and the Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care and Intensive Care of the ACHD patient (Springer-Verlag UK) . He has published 75 book chapters and more than100 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He is the founder of the Working Group on Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care of the AEPC, Chair and founder of the Section on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Intensive Care & Mechanical Circulatory Support of the ESPNIC, a former Board Member of the Congenital Domain of the EACTS, member SPR). He is also an Expert Reviewer for the European Commission and the President of Surgeons of Hope Foundation.

Education & Training

  • Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades; Universite Rene Descartes, Sorbonne
    Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades; Universite Rene Descartes, SorbonneSpecialist in Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology & Intensive Care, 1988 - 1992
  • Hospital Nacional de Ninos, Universidad de Costa Rica
    Hospital Nacional de Ninos, Universidad de Costa RicaSpecialist in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, 1986 - 1988
  • Universidad de Costa Rica Faculty of Medicine
    Universidad de Costa Rica Faculty of MedicineClass of 1985, Summa Cum Laude

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2007 - 2022
  • Association for the European Pediatric and Congenital CardiologyPediatric Cardiologist
  • European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive CarePediatric Intensivist

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 2019 Distinguished Service Award American College of Cardiology, 2019
  • Summa Cum Laude Universidad de Costa Rica, 1986

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Antiplatelet Effect of Ketorolac in Children After Congenital Cardiac Surgery.  
    Kim JS, Kaufman J, Patel SS, Manco-Johnson M, Di Paola J, da Cruz EM., World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg, 10/20/2018
  • Les indications opératoires du canal atrio-ventriculaire  
    da Cruz E, Cardiologie Practique 1992
  • Clinical guidelines for the management of patients with simple transposition of the great arteries. The Task Force on Transposition of the Great Arteries of the Europe...  
    75. Sarris GE, Balmer C , Bonou P, Comas JV, da Cruz EM (Cruz E), Di Chiara L, Di Donato RM, Fragata J, Jokinen TE, Kirvassilis G, Lytrivi I, Sharland G, Stein J, Vals..., Eur J Cardiothor Surg, 7/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Cuidado del paciente crítico cardiovascular pediátrico 
    Chapter: Atresia pulmonar con CIV 
    da Cruz EEditors: Eduardo da Cruz, Carlos Maroto, Ricardo Munoz, Guillermo Palacio.Distribuna Ltd, BogotaEdition 1st,
  • Cardiac Intensive care of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease 
    multipleEditors: Eduardo da Cruz, Duncan Macrae, Gary Webb.Springer-Verlag London Ltd, LondonEdition 1st,2018
  • Cardiologia Pediátrica 
    Chapter: Transposición de la Grandes Arterias 
    da Cruz E, Osorio S, Ivy DDEditors: Gabriel Díaz Góngora, Nestor Sandoval reyes, Juan Fernando Vélez Moreno, Gustavo Carrillo Ange.Distribuna Ltd, BogotaEdition 2nd,2017
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Committees

  • Expert Advisor, European Commission 2014 - Present
  • President and Chair of the Board, Surgeons of Hope Foundation 2007 - Present

Professional Memberships

  • Association for the European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology
    Member
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons; Associate Physician Member (STS)
    Member
  • American Heart Association (AHA)
    Member
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
    Member
  • Society for Pediatric Research (SPR)
    Member
  • European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
    Member
  • Sociedad Latina de Cardiologia y Cirugia Cardiovascular
    Member
  • World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS)
    Member
  • Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS)
    Member
  • World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS)
    Member
  • Société Suisse de Cardiologie Pédiatrique (SSCP)
    Member
  • European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC)
    Fellow
  • European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)
    Member
  • European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
    Member
  • American College of Cardiology - ACC
    Member

Other Languages

  • French, Portuguese, Spanish

External Links

  • ACC 2019 Awardeeshttps://www.acc.org/membership/member-benefits-and-resources/award-programs/acc-distinguished-awards-program

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