Denise C Joffe, MD

Denise C Joffe, MD

Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologists

On staff since August 2006

Academic Title: Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research

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  • Awards and Honors

    Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date
    "Best Teacher" of the Year Award Seattle Children's Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology 2008
    Faculty Scholar McGill University, Faculty of Medcine 1984 - 1985
    Scholarship, Preparing Anatomy Specimens McGill Unversity 1982
    Faculty Scholar McGill University, Faculty of Science 1981 - 1982
    McConnell Award McGill University, Faculty of Science 1981 - 1982

  • Publications

    Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

    • Joffe DC, Latham GJ, Ross FJ.
      Current perspectives on treatment of perioperative hemodynamic instability and hypotension
      Paediatr Anaesth , 2019 : 29457-66
    • Fox EB, Latham GJ, Ross FJ, Joffe D
      Perioperative and anesthetic management of coarctation of the aorta
      Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth , 2019 : 23(2)212-24
    • Richards M, Latham G, Ross F, Eisses M, Geiduschek J, Joffe D.
      To OTE or not to OTE: That is the question: Current international trends of on the table extubation after pediatric cardiac surgery
      J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth , 2018 : S1053-0770
    • Gleitch S, Ross F, Joffe D, Latham G
      Perioperative and Anesthetic Considerations in patients with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum
      Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth , 101-9
    • Ross FJ, Nasr V, Latham GJ, Joffe D
      Atrioventricular Canal
      Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 21(3)221-228
    • Parikh R, Eisses M, Latham GJ, Joffe DC, Ross FJ et al.
      Perioperative and anesthetic considerations in truncus arteriosus.
      Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth , 22(3)285-93
    • Joffe D, Shi M, Welker C
      Understanding cardiac shunts
      Pediatr Anaesth , 001-10
    • Ross F, Radman M, Latham G. Joffe D
      Preoperative malnutrition is associated with increased mortality and adverse outcomes after pediatric cardiac surgery
      Cardiol in Young , 27(9)1716-1725
    • Richards M, Latham G, Ross F, Eisses M, Geiduschek J, Joffe D
      To OTE or not to OTE: That is the question: Current international trends of on the table extubation after pediatric cardiac surgery
      J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, S1053-0770

    Book Chapters

    • Joffe D, Peterson C
      Adult Congenital Heart Disease in: Cardiac Anesthesia: A problem-based learning approach
      Series ed M Minhaj. Oxford University Press, NY, NY USA , 2019

    Published Books, Videos, Software, etc.

    • Denise C. Joffe, MD
      TEE video clips of congenital heart disease with explanations
      e-echocardiogrphy, eotd@e-echocardiography.com. https://e-echocardiography.com/page/page.php?UID=11223101

    Published Abstracts

    • Latham, G., Veneracion, M., Bosenberg, A., Joffe, D., Flack, S., Low, D.
      High frequency micro-ultrasound for vascular access in young children - a feasibility study by the High frequency UltraSound in Kids studY (HUSKY) group
      Las Vegas, NV: society for Pediatric Anesthesiology Winter Meeting 2013., 2013

    Other Publications

    • Hernandez R, Joffe D.
      TEE evaluation of mitral valve pathology in pediatric patients
      Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society, 2019
    • Joffe, D.
      Congenital heart disease in Intraoperative Echocardiography
      Oxorn D (Ed.), Practical Echocardiography Series, 2012 : 183-211
    • Eisses M, Verma S, Gurvitz M, Joffe DC
      Echo rounds: intramural left coronary artery.
      20584870 Anesthesia and analgesia, 2010 Aug. : 354-7
    • Joffe DC, Oxorn DC
      Transitional atrioventricular canal.
      19608802 Anesthesia and analgesia, 2009 Aug. : 358-60
    • Joffe DC, Richards M, Eisses M, Emerson B, Geiduschek J
      Elastin arteriopathy and William syndrome: do you feel lucky?
      19535725 Anesthesia and analgesia, 2009 July : 286-7; author reply 287
    • Joffe DC, Rivo J, Oxorn DC
      Coronary sinus atrial septal defect.
      18806021 Anesthesia and analgesia, 2008 Oct. : 1163-5
    • Delpizzo KR, Joffe DC, Finkel JC
      Tracheal bronchus in 10-month-old patient for thoracoscopic resection of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation.
      16918667 Paediatric anaesthesia, 2006 Sept. : 997-8
    • Hernandez R, Joffe D.
      TEE evaluation of the mitral valve
      Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society, 2019
    • Joffe, D., Stout, K.
      Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography
      Stout K, Lewin M (Ed.), Practical Echocardiography Book 4.
    • Joffe D, Krishnan SK, Eisses M, Krieger EV, Jones TK
      The use of transesophageal echocardiography in the management of baffle leaks in a patient with transposition of the great arteries
      A A Case Rep , 1-3

  • Presentations

    Presentation Title Event Location Date
    Associations Between anthropometric indices and outcomes of congenital heart operations in Infants and young children: An analysis of sata from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery database Society for Pediatric Anesthesiologist annual meeting, Houston, TX 2019
    Trans-Jugular Approach to Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve Replacement in Patient with Isolated Levocardia After Correction for Partial Atrioventricular Canal Defect Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists meeting 2019
    Understanding Catheterization Lab Data in Congenital Heart Disease University of Washington Medical Center, cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellow lecture series Seattle, WA 2019
    Point of care ultrasound POCUS Grand Rounds Seattle Children’s Hospital 2019
    Physiology and Congenital Heart Disease. Seattle Children’s Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Resident Lecture Series Seattle, WA 2019
    TEE for Congenital Heart Disease University of Washington Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology fellow lecture series Seattle, WA 2019
    Cardiac embryology for the echocardiographer University of Washington Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology fellow lecture series Seattle, WA 2019
    Repairing Defects: Procedural Image Guidance for Catheter-Based Interventions in Adult Congenital Disease American Society of Echocardiography meeting Portland OR 2019
    TEE for congenital heart disease-- exam review for peri-operative competency in TEE University of Washington Medical Center, cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellow lecture series Seattle, WA 2019
    Capstone Lectures -UW medical students- Central venous access in pediatrics University of Washington Medical School Seattle, WA 2019
    Topics in congenital heart disease (multiple lectures) Seattle Children’s Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, pediatric fellow lecture series: Seattle, WA 2019
    Cardiothoracic resident lecture series- Hemodynamics University of Washington Medical Center, (lecture presented as clinical schedule permits). Seattle, WA 2019
    Point of care ultrasound- cardiac imaging teacher Ron Lemire Northwest Symposium on contemporary pediatric critical care Seattle, WA 2019
    Adult Congenital Heart Disease University of Washington Medical Center, Resident lecture series Seattle, WA 2019
    Anesthetic and intraoperative management of Truncus Arteriosus Combined interdisciplinary cardiac surgery, cardiology, cardiac anesthesia and critical care teaching conference unknown Jan 1, 2009
    Anesthetic and intraoperative management of Tetralogy of Fallot Combined interdisciplinary cardiac surgery, cardiology, cardiac anesthesia and critical care teaching conference unknown Jan 1, 2009
    Anesthetic and intraoperative management of Transposition of the Great Arteries Combined interdisciplinary cardiac surgery, cardiology, cardiac anesthesia and critical care teaching conference unknown Jan 1, 2009
    Adult congenital heart disease Resident lecture series University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 2017-present
    Workshop director for intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology-Annual meeting Austin, Texas 2017
    Anesthesia for congenital heart disease Northwest Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians annual meeting 2018 Seattle, WA
    UW SIM session contributor Seattle, WA 2018
    Not for adults only! New percutaneous interventions (podium presentation) Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiology Society, annual meeting 2018 Phoenix, AZ
    Not for adults only! Percutaneous interventional procedures Seattle Children’s Hospital Catheterization laboratory nurses lecture series 2018 Seattle, WA
    Point of care ultrasound- cardiac imaging teacher Ron Lemire Northwest Symposium on contemporary pediatric critical care 2018 Seattle, WA
    Workshop director for intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography Society of Pediatric Anesthesiology- Annual meeting 2018 Phoenix, AZ

Overview

Board Certification(s)

Pediatric Anesthesiology
Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
Anesthesiology

Medical/Professional School

McGill University, Montreal, QC

Residency

Royal Victoria Hospital-Mcgill University, Montreal, Quebec
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Fellowship

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL

Clinical Interests

Pediatric cardiac anesthesiology, specifically congenital heart disease

Research: use of dexmetetomidine in patients with single ventricle physiology and patients post-heart transplant