Dr. Heidi Dalton is a pediatric intensivist with over 25 years of experience with extracorporeal life support in children and adults.

She has developed training and educational programs related to ECLS for groups such as the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Thoracic Society, and others.

She provides expert guidance and program reviews and is a frequently invited speaker for clinicians and groups worldwide.

She is a Master of Critical Care Medicine, a Fellow of ELSO, and has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles on ECLS, anticoagulation, and critical care.

Her goal is to improve the care and outcome of patients receiving ECLS and to continue to research ways to limit or eliminate the need for anticoagulation to reduce bleeding and thrombotic events during ECLS.