Dana Oakes, BA, RRT-NPS. Mr. Oakes is currently an Educational Consultant and was formerly Director of Respiratory Care, VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; Educational Coordinator/Instructor, Respiratory Care Department, Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.; and Director of Clinical Education, Respiratory Care Program, Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, MD. Mr. Oakes has been in the Respiratory field for over 30 years and has over 14 years of teaching experience including one-, two-, and four-year advanced Respiratory Care programs.
 

ASSISTANT EDITORS

Jay P. Goldsmith, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Tulane University
Chairman
Department of Pediatrics
Ochsner Clinic
Co-Director of Nurseries
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
New Orleans, Louisiana

Timothy R. Meyers, BS, RRT-NPS
Clinical Studies Coordinator
Dept. of Pediatric Pulmonology
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

Julianne S. Perretta, MEd., RRT-NPS
Coordinator, Staff and Programs Development
Respiratory Care Services
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland

Thomas G. Scheller, RRT
Clinical Manager
Respiratory Care Services
ECMO Specialist
Children’s Hospital Nat. Med. Ctr.
Washington, D.C.

Tatyana Cohen, PharmD, AC-E
Clinical Pharmacist
Children’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Allan I. Fields, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, and Critical Care Medicine
Director
Pediatric Critical Care Services
University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

John W. Salyer, MBA, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Director, Respiratory Care,
Children’s Hospital Regional
Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

Scot N. Jones, BA, RRT
Respiratory Therapist
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, Maine

Steven E. Sittig, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Assistant Professor in Anesthesia
Pediatric Transport Specialist
Mayo Children’s Hospital
Rochester, Minnesota

Jerry R. Edens, M.Ed., RRT
Clinical Program Director
Respiratory Care Division
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital