Education
- Fellowship - St. Louis Children's Hospital
- Residency - Barnes Hospital
- Residency - St. Louis Children's Hospital
- Medical School - Pontificial Univ.Javeriana,Colombia
Board Certifications
- Am Bd Anesthesiology - Certified
- Am Bd Pediatrics (Pediatrics) - Not Certified
Biography
Medical Director, Cardiac Anesthesia
Dr. Lagueruela is currently a dedicated Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist. He previously served as Medical Director of the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, formerly Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Operating room, a position he held for 11 years. Prior to arriving to Nicklaus Children's Hospital in 1993 he was a Clinical Associate Professor at Washington University Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology in St. Louis, Missouri. He also served as Director of Cardiac Anesthesia and the Interim Chief of the Department of Anesthesia at St. Louis Children’s Hospital of Washington University. He was instrumental in developing the Heart and Heart/Lung transplant program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital with renowned cardiac surgeons Dr. James Tweddell and Dr. Thomas Spray. He has extensive experience in heart and heart/lung transplantation at Washington University.
Dr. Lagueruela completed dual residency training programs in Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at St. Louis Children's Hospital and Barnes Hospital respectively. Moreover, Dr. Lagueruela successfully completed a Pediatric Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He is double boarded in Pediatrics and Anesthesia and has more than twenty-five years of experience in the perioperative care of critically ill infants and children.
Publications
Tirotta, C.F., Lagueruela, R.G., ..., Burke, R.P., et al (2022). A Randomized Pilot Trial Assessing the Role of Human Fibrinogen Concentrate in Decreasing Cryoprecipitate Use and Blood Loss in Infants Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Pediatric Cardiology, 43 (7), @1444-1454. View in Pubmed
Tirotta, C.F. Lagueruela, R.G., Salyakina, D., et al (2021). Liposomal Bupivacaine Infiltration After Median Sternotomy in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 35 (6), @1715-1721. View in Pubmed
Tirotta, C.F., Lagueruela, R.G. , et al (2020). Three-year Experience With Immediate Extubation in Pediatric Patients After Congenital Cardiac Surgery . Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 15 (1), @1. View in Pubmed
Tirotta, C.F., Lagueruela, R.G. , Salyakina, D., et al (2019). Interval Changes in ROTEM Values During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients. Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 14 (1), @139. View in Pubmed
Tirotta, C.F., Lagueruela, R.G., Madril, D., ..., Burke, R. (2019). Correlation Between ROTEM FIBTEM Maximum Clot Firmness and Fibrinogen Levels in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis , [Epub ahead of print] (), @. View in Pubmed
Tirotta, C.F., Lagueruela, R.G., Salyakina, D., ..., Burke, R. (2019). Interval changes in ROTEM values during cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric cardiac surgery patients. Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 14 (1), @139. View in Pubmed
Tirotta, C.F., Lagueruela, R.G., Madril, D., Velis, E., Ojito, J., Monroe, D., Aguero D., et al (2017). Non-invasive cardiac output monitor validation study in pediatric cardiac surgery patients. Journal of Clinical Anesthesiology, 38 (), @129-132. View in Pubmed
Tirotta, C.F., Nguyen, T., Fishberger, S., Velis, E., Olen, M., ..., Lagueruela, R.G. (2017). Dexmedetomidine use in patients undergoing electrophysiological study for supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. Paediatric Anesthesia, 27 (1), @45-51. View in Pubmed
Tirotta, C.F., Lagueruela, R.G., Madril, D.R., Ojito, J., Balli, C., Velis, E., et al (2015). Use of human fibrinogen concentrate in pediatric cardiac surgery patients. International Journal of Anesthetic and Anesthesiology, 2 (), @037.
