Edward began his Registrar training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Southampton and subsequently Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals in London .
In 2005, Edward joined Dr. Ross Ungerleider's team (OHSU, Oregon , US) for 14 months and earned a Doctorate of Medicine based on his thesis titled "Improving neurological outcomes following neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass". His research in the laboratory generated 8 basic science manuscripts, 8 international presentations, 2 international invited lectures, and Young Investigator awards at the EACTS, SCTS, STSA and ESCVS.
In his capacity as the 3rd Kirklin Fellow, Edward has already produced a number of manuscripts and presentations. He plans to complete his training in Cardiothoracic Surgery to become an academic congenital heart surgeon.
Edward J. Hickey, MD, Christopher A. Caldarone, MD,* Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Gary K. Lofland, MD,Thomas Yeh, Jr, MD, Christian Pizarro, MD, Christo I. Tchervenkov, MD, Frank Pigula, MD, David M. Overman, MD,Marshall L. Jacobs, MD, Brian W. McCrindle, MD,* and the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society;Critical left ventricular outflow tract obstruction:The disproportionate impact of biventricular repair in borderline cases. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Accept)
Edward J Hickey,Christopher A Caldarone, Eugene H Blackstone, William G Williams, Tom Yeh Jr., Christian Pizarro, Gary Lofland, Christo I Tchervenkov, Frank Pigula8, Brian W McCrindle and the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society.; Biventricular repair of critical left ventricular outflow tract obstruction: the high mortality associated with early re-intervention. Click here.
Making sense of congenital heart disease with a research database: The Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society data centre. Edward J Hickey, Brian W McCrindle, Christopher A Caldarone, William G Williams, Eugene H Blackstone. Click here.
Jugular venous valved conduit (Contegra®) matches allograft performance in infant truncus arteriosus repair. Edward J Hickey, Brian W McCrindle, Eugene H Blackstone, Thomas Yeh, Jr., Frank Pigula, David Clarke, Christo I Tchervenkov, John Hawkins8 and the CHSS Pulmonary Conduit Working Group. Click here.
