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Paul Gerard Firth, MB, CHB

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia

Dr Paul Firth is a Board Certified Pediatric Anesthesiologist. He received his medical degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He completed his residency in Anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at Tufts-NEMC. After working as a Specialist Registrar at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK, he joined the Anesthesia Staff at the MGH.

Dr Firth is head of the Division of Community and Global Health in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine. He serves on the Executive Committee of the MGH Center for Global Health.  His clinical, education and research work is focused on collaborations in Mbarara, Uganda.

The Quality and Utility of Surgical and Anesthetic Data at a Ugandan Regional Referral Hospital.
Authors: Authors: Tumusiime G, Was A, Preston MA, Riesel JN, Ttendo SS, Firth PG.
World J Surg
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Retrospective Descriptive Study of an Intensive Care Unit at a Ugandan Regional Referral Hospital.
Authors: Authors: Ttendo SS, Was A, Preston MA, Munyarugero E, Kerry VB, Firth PG.
World J Surg
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Of Penguins, Pinnipeds, and Poisons: Anesthesia on Elephant Island.
Authors: Authors: Firth PG.
Anesthesiology
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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia for Pediatric Burn Reconstructive Surgery: A Prospective Study.
Authors: Authors: Shank ES, Martyn JA, Donelan MB, Perrone A, Firth PG, Driscoll DN.
J Burn Care Res
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Malignant hyperthermia in the early days of pediatric anesthesia: an interview with anesthesiology pioneer, Dr. John F. Ryan.
Authors: Authors: King MR, Firth PG, Yaster M, Ahmed Z, Mai CL.
Paediatr Anaesth
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Synchronous distance anesthesia education by Internet videoconference between Uganda and the United States.
Authors: Authors: Kiwanuka JK, Ttendo SS, Eromo E, Joseph SE, Duan ME, Haastrup AA, Baker K, Firth PG.
J Clin Anesth
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Age-dependency of sevoflurane-induced electroencephalogram dynamics in children.
Authors: Authors: Akeju O, Pavone KJ, Thum JA, Firth PG, Westover MB, Puglia M, Shank ES, Brown EN, Purdon PL.
Br J Anaesth
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Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane versus sham blocks after caesarean section in an Ugandan village hospital: a prospective, randomised, double-blinded, single-centre study.
Authors: Authors: Kagwa S, Hoeft MA, Firth PG, Ttendo S, Modest VE.
Lancet
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Continuous noninvasive cardiac output in children: is this the next generation of operating room monitors? Initial experience in 402 pediatric patients.
Authors: Authors: Coté CJ, Sui J, Anderson TA, Bhattacharya ST, Shank ES, Tuason PM, August DA, Zibaitis A, Firth PG, Fuzaylov G, Leeman MR, Mai CL, Roberts JD.
Paediatr Anaesth
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Health and health care in South Africa.
Authors: Authors: Firth PG.
N Engl J Med
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