About Dr. Darren Klugman, MD
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Dr. Klugman is an internationally renowned pediatric cardiac intensive care physician. After completing his undergraduate training at Emory University and a master’s degress at Drexel, Dr. Klugman attended medical school at George Washington University where he received his medical degree and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
Dr. Klugman completed pediatric residency followed by pediatric critical care and pediatric cardiology at Children’s National Hospital. During his career, Dr. Klugman has also established himself as a leader in patient safety and quality. He has held multiple programmatic and hospital clinical leadership positions as well as leadership roles in quality and safety.
Dr. Klugmans’ work in patient safety and quality has resulted in multi-institutional work that has reduced harm related to unplanned extubations and cardiac arrest. He is sought around the world to speak on both leadership, patient care, and quality and safety.
Conferences
8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery 2023
WCPCCS
Evaluation and Management of Non Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
Annual International Meeting 2022
PCICS
25th Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium
The Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center
13th Annual International Meeting
PCICS
Care delivery innovations for children with congenital heart disease
13th Annual International Meeting
PCICS
Care delivery innovations for children with congenital heart disease
Sharing Thoughts
Thoughts About Upcoming Innovations – Post-Op Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
Thoughts about the new benchmarks for neurodevelopmental outcomes from new innovations and procedures.
Can AI Help Us Engage with Patients and Family
Sharing my thoughts on the importance of the emerging AI tech to help us better communicate with patients and their family.
Main Conversation Points for Congenital Heart Care in 2025
The focus in 2025 for congenital heart care will be on two main points, faculty and management of needs & regionalized care.