• Responsibilities include adult and pediatric perfusion, transplantation (heart, lung, and liver), circulatory support (VAD, ECMO, and peri-operative IABP), along with autotransfusion services.
• The team provides support for pediatric and adult cardiac procedures, including CABG, Valve (both conventional and minimally invasive approaches), aortic procedures, TAVR, OHT, lung transplant, and XVIVO. 
• The team has extensive involvement with ECMO management and VAD prep/monitoring. 
• Perfusion support is also provided to non-cardiac surgical specialties, including liver transplant, autotransfusion, and HIPEC. 
• The perfusionist will also share teaching responsibilities for all perfusion school affiliate students, as well as clinical instruction and assessment responsibilities for the operation of extracorporeal circulation to perfusion students, medical staff, and ancillary medical staff.
• Involvement in research opportunities and in-service education available.  

This Perfusionist role is an integral part of the cardiac surgical team, using independent judgment and providing the expertise regarding extracorporeal technologies and pharmacologies needed in the delivery of patient care.