Undergraduate School

B.S., University of Nevada, Reno NV 2002

Medical School

M.D., University of Nevada, Reno NV 2006

Residency

Anesthesiology, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore MD 2010-2015

Residency

Pediatrics, UC San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital of Oakland, Oakland CA 2006-2009

Fellowship

Pediatric Anesthesiology, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore MD 2015-2016

Fellowship

Pediatric Critical Care, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore MD 2010-2012

Mark Rossberg, MD Outstanding Pediatric Anesthesia Fellow Teaching Award, 2016

Zenobia Case, MD Outstanding Citizen Award, 2015

Anesthesiology CA-2 Resident of the Year, 2014

Resident Scholar, Foundation of Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER), 2014

Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Nevada - Reno, 2005

Wadia RS, Bernier ML, Diaz-Rodriguez NM, Goswami DK, Nyhan SM, Steppan J. Update on Perioperative Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Management. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Mar;36(3):667-676. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2021.02.055. Epub 2021 Feb 28. PMID:33781669.

Dalesio NM, Wadia R, Harvey H, Ly O, Greenberg SA, Greenberg RS. Age-Related Changes in Upper Airway Anatomy Via Ultrasonography in Pediatric Patients. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e934-e939. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000001821. PMID:33164481.

Berger JA, Huh DD, Lee T, Wadia RS, Bembea MM, Goswami DK. Perioperative management and considerations in pediatric patients with connective tissue disorders undergoing cardiac surgery. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Jul;31(7):820-826. doi:10.1111/pan.14196. Epub 2021 May 13. PMID:33884693.

Gardner Yelton SE, Leonard JB, de la Uz CM, Wadia RS, Barnes SS. Flecainide Toxicity Secondary to Accidental Overdose: A Pediatric Case Report of Two Brothers. Case Rep Crit Care. 2021 May 13;2021:6633859. doi:10.1155/2021/6633859. PMID:34094603.

Wadia RS, Schuette JJ, Shaffner DH. New Trainee Intubations: The Good, the Bad, and the Not So Ugly. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 Dec;21(12):1083-1084. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000002535. PMID:33278213.

Goswami D, DiGiusto M, Wadia R, Barnes S, Schwartz J, Steppan D, Nelson-McMillan K, Ringel R, Steppan J. The Use of Bivalirudin in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and in the Interventional Cardiology Suite. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Aug;34(8):2215-2223. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2020.01.020. Epub 2020 Jan 21. PMID:32127273.

Medikonda R, Ong CS, Wadia R, Goswami D, Schwartz J, Wolff L, Hibino N, Vricella L, Nyhan D, Barodka V, Steppan J. Trends and Updates on Cardiopulmonary Bypass Setup in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Oct;33(10):2804-2813. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2019.01.025. Epub 2019 Jan 9. PMID:30738750.

Nelson McMillan K, Hibino N, Brown EE, Wadia R, Hunt EA, Marshall C, Alvarez-Machado M, Alejo D, Coulson JD, Ravekes W, Vricella LA. HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device Implantation for Pediatric Heart Failure-A Single Center Approach. Artif Organs. 2019 Jan;43(1):21-29. doi:10.1111/aor.13344. Epub 2018 Dec 18. PMID:30084490.

Medikonda R, Ong CS, Wadia R, Goswami D, Schwartz J, Wolff L, Hibino N, Vricella L, Barodka V, Steppan J. A Review of Goal-Directed Cardiopulmonary Bypass Management in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2018 Sep;9(5):565-572. doi:10.1177/2150135118775964. PMID:30157729.

Nelson-McMillan K, Ravekes WJ, Thompson WR, Brown KM, Wolff L, Wadia RS, McNamara LM, Shaffner DH, Berkowitz ID, Jacobs ML, Vricella LA. Membrane Oxygenator Use With Biventricular Assist Device: Facilitation of Support and Lung Recovery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2018 Jan;9(1):105-109. doi:10.1177/2150135116668832. Epub 2016 Dec 6. PMID:27923944.