Assistant Professor
Tara Der
Anesthesia
MSc, MD
Location
The Hospital for Sick Children
Address
555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G 1X8
Clinical Interests
blood conservation, neuroanesthesia, pediatric anesthesia
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Dr. Der is a staff anesthesiologist at SickKids and the director of Neurosurgical and Craniofacial Anesthesia with the University Health Network. Her clinical interests in neurosurgical anesthesia include awake craniotomies in children and Moyamoya disease in addition to craniosynostosis repairs and blood conservation in craniofacial anesthesia. Her research has recently been published in the Journal of Clinical Neurology and Paediatric Anaesthesia.
Recent Publications
- Balogun JA, Khan OH, Taylor M, Dirks P, Der T, Snead C, Weiss S, Ochi A, Drake J and Rutka JT. Pediatric awake craniotomy and intra-operative stimulation mapping. JClin Neuroscience. 2014; 21(11) 1891-1894.
- Karsli C, Der T. Tracheal intubation in older children with severe retro/micrognathia using the GlideScope Cobalt Infant Video Laryngoscope. Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2010 June;20(6):577-8.
- Theresa Cummings, Tara Der and Cengiz Karsli. A Case of Repeated Non-Anesthetic Malignant Hyperthermia Reactions in a Child. In preparation for submission.
Appointments
Staff Anesthesiologist, Director or Neurosurgical and Craniofacial Anesthesia, The Hospital for Sick Children
Associate Staff, University Health Network