Medical Center Cardiac Surgery

Kelly S. Derr, BS, RRT, CCP, LP

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Professional Experience

St. Jospeh’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ 6/2021-present

Staff Perfusionist: Duties included Cardiopulmonary Bypass,

I.A.B.P., V.A.Ds., Point of Care Testing,

Thromboelastography

Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital, New York, NY 5/2011 – 6/2021

Chief Perfusionist: Duties include Cardiopulmonary Bypass, E.C.M.O.,

H.I.P.E.C., Scheduling, Staff evaluations, product evaluations

and procurement, P.O.C.T., Department policy and

procedure review/revisions, progressive disciplining

Blood Bank Committee and STS database.

St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ 8/2009 - 5/2011

Chief Perfusionist: Duties included Cardiopulmonary Bypass,

Scheduling, Staff evaluations, product evaluations

and procurement P.O.C.T., Visco-elastography,

Department policy and procedure review/revisions.

Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York, New York, NY 1/2002 - 8/2009

Senior Staff Perfusionist: Duties included neo-natal and pediatric

cardiopulmonary bypass, E.C.M.O.,

Clinical Instructor and policy review.

Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 1/2001 - 8/2009

Senior Staff Perfusionist: Duties included Cardiopulmonary Bypass,

E.C.M.O., V.A.Ds., Clinical Instructor and

policy review.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 6/1996 - 12/2000

Respiratory Education Coordinator: Responsible for education, QA and

Performance Improvement, and

E.C.M.O.

Clinical Acumen

Performed adult, pediatric, and neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass and E.C.M.O.

Experience with DHCA, retro-grade/ante-grade cerebral perfusion, and cerebral oximetry.

Experience with femoral and axillary cannulation strategies.

Experience with minimally invasive and robotic assisted cardiac surgery.

Vacuum assisted and Kinetic assisted venous drainage.

Responsible for various VAD set-ups including: Heartmate® I & II, Thoratec®, Centrimag®, Abiomed®, Tandem Heart®, and I.A.B.P.

Performed various other modalities including: LAFA bypass, cell salvage, H.I.P.E.C.,

nitric oxide administration, and point of care testing.

Participated in Heart Care International pediatric heart mission.

Publications and Presentations

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (2020), Rotational Thromboelastography in Young, Previously Healthy Patients with SARS-Cov2.

Educational Background

Certificate in Perfusion Science (awarded 12/2000)

Johns Hopkins School of Perfusion Science– Baltimore, Maryland

B.S. Biology with Respiratory Therapy Concentration (awarded 12/1995)

Millersville University of Pennsylvania – Millersville, Pennsylvania

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