Assistant Consultant – Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU)
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Provide specialized critical care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with complex congenital and acquired heart disease in a tertiary/quaternary pediatric cardiac intensive care environment.

Key responsibilities and clinical experience:

- Management of critically ill pediatric cardiac patients following complex congenital heart surgery and interventional cardiology procedures.
- Comprehensive management of postoperative cardiac patients, including low cardiac output syndrome, arrhythmias, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, respiratory failure, and other complex complications.
- Advanced pediatric critical care including mechanical ventilation, vasoactive and inotropic support, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, fluid and electrolyte management, and renal support.
- Active involvement in the care of patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), including clinical monitoring, troubleshooting, multidisciplinary decision-making, and assessment for weaning and decannulation.
- Participation in the management of patients with complex single-ventricle physiology and staged palliation, including Norwood, Glenn, and Fontan pathways.
- Close collaboration with pediatric cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, intensivists, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other multidisciplinary teams.
- Participation in emergency response, resuscitation, and management of acute deterioration in critically ill pediatric cardiac patients.
- Participation in PCICU on-call services and provision of continuous critical care.
- Teaching and clinical supervision of residents, fellows, medical students, and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Participation in clinical research, quality improvement projects, clinical audits, and development of evidence-based practices.
- Commitment to patient safety, family-centered care, effective multidisciplinary communication, and continuous improvement in pediatric cardiac critical care.

Areas of Clinical Interest:
Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care | Congenital Heart Disease | ECMO | Mechanical Circulatory Support | Postoperative Cardiac Care | Single-Ventricle Physiology | Pediatric Hemodynamics | Cardiac Intensive Care