Mission Statement
The mission of the Pediatric Perfusion Committee of AmSECT is to improve the care of children undergoing the application of extracorporeal circulation and associated techniques.

Chairman
Brian Mejak
mejakb@ohsu.edu

Committee Members

• Ron Angona
• Christopher Brabant
• Talya Frey
• Richard M. Ginther, Jr.
• Ron Gorney
• Clinton Jones
• Mary McCall
• Brian Mejak
• Gerard Myers
• Jorge Ojito
• Neale Zingle

Advisory Board to the Pediatric Committee

• Edward Darling
• Gary Grist
• Eric Jenkins
• Scott Lawson
• Vince Olshove

E-mail: peds@amsect.org

Committee Goals

• Body of Knowledge: To define expand, and document a body of knowledge for pediatric perfusion.

• To develop guidelines of practice and qualifications for performing pediatric perfusion.

• To encourage and promote the sharing and dissemination of knowledge and information regarding pediatric perfusion.

• To define, develop, and make available appropriate pediatric education experiences for perfusion students, practicing perfusionists and other medical professionals.

• To represent the interests of pediatric perfusion to other organizations affecting the field.

• To encourage original research into problem areas not well defined.