Ehrenfried Schindler MD

Prof. Ehrenfried Schindler was elected to become the first Professor for Paediatric Anaesthesia in Germany in October 2019 at the University in Bonn. Before that, he has the head of the department for Paediatric Anaesthesia and later Medical Director at the Children’s Hospital of Sankt Augustin in Germany. The German Paediatric Heart Centre was part of this Hospital. This heart centre was the leading institution within Germany for children with congenital heart defects. Prof. Schindler's main interest is care for critically ill children. His research focuses on anaesthesia for children with congenital heart defects and the perioperative setting. Additionally, he was one of the pioneers in introducing ERAS (enhanced recovery after surgery) strategies and ultra-fast track anaesthesia after operations with cardiopulmonary bypass. Additionally, he is a well-known lecturer on scientific meetings in Europe, a member of the editorial board of the Journal “Pediatric Critical care Medicine, PCCM” and an ad hoc reviewer for several international medical journals.