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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.

Health and health care in South Africa.
Authors: Authors: Firth PG.
N Engl J Med
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An electronic checklist improves transfer and retention of critical information at intraoperative handoff of care.
Authors: Authors: Agarwala AV, Firth PG, Albrecht MA, Warren L, Musch G.
Anesth Analg
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The development of a specialty: an interview with Dr. Mark C. Rogers, a pioneering pediatric intensivist.
Authors: Authors: Mai CL, Firth PG, Ahmed Z, Rodriguez S, Yaster M.
Paediatr Anaesth
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The use of Google Glass for airway assessment and management.
Authors: Authors: Spencer RJ, Chang PH, Guimaraes AR, Firth PG.
Paediatr Anaesth
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The development of pediatric fluid resuscitation: an interview with Dr. Frederic A. 'Fritz' Berry.
Authors: Authors: Berry F.
Paediatr Anaesth
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Surgical procedures and outcomes among children with sickle cell disease.
Authors: Authors: Hyder O, Yaster M, Bateman BT, Firth PG.
Anesth Analg
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The development of pediatric critical care medicine at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: an interview with Dr. John J. 'Jack' Downes.
Authors: Authors: Mai CL, Schreiner MS, Firth PG, Yaster M.
Paediatr Anaesth
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History of pediatric anesthesia timeline.
Authors: Authors: Mai CL, Firth PG, Yaster M.
Paediatr Anaesth
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The development of continuous positive airway pressure: an interview with Dr. George Gregory.
Authors: Authors: Mai CL, Yaster M, Firth P.
Paediatr Anaesth
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Intensive care in low-income countries--a critical need.
Authors: Authors: Firth P, Ttendo S.
N Engl J Med
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