Destiny F. Chau

Professor, Fellowship Program Director

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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11 h-index 32 pubs 453 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Destiny F. Chau is a Professor and Fellowship Program Director at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her research interests include various aspects of anesthesiology, with a particular focus on pediatric cardiac surgery and congenital heart disease. Chau has published on topics such as anesthesia for congenital heart disease, cardiac function decline in pediatric cardiac transplant recipients, and pediatric blood management. Her work also includes case reports on complications related to medical devices and surgical procedures, such as aseptic cutaneous necrosis from central venous catheters and intercostal neuralgia after cardiac conduit placement.

Chau's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 11, with 33 total publications and 444 total citations. She frequently collaborates with researchers at her institution, including Michael L. Schmitz and Jorge Guerrero, with whom she shares multiple publications. Her recent work, published in 2024 and 2025, continues to address critical areas within anesthesiology and perioperative care, including acute normovolemic hemodilution and intraoperative cell salvage.

Metrics

  • h-index: 11
  • Publications: 32
  • Citations: 453

Selected Publications

  • Unexpected Cardiac Arrest During Generator Change Revealing Coronary Artery Strangulation: A Case Report (2025)
  • Severe Respiratory Distress From Subcutaneous Emphysema After Tracheocutaneous Fistula Repair: A Case Report (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Cardiac Function Decline After General Anesthesia and Cardiac Catheterization in Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Recipients (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A neonate with aseptic cutaneous necrosis related to the migration of the proximal central venous catheter infusion port (2023)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Infolding of central venous catheter in left internal jugular vein—Hypothesizing the mechanism and proposing a solution (2023)
  • Anesthesia for Right‐Sided Obstructive Lesions (2022)
  • Pediatric Blood Management (2021)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Chronic intercostal neuralgia after placement of right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit with prosthetic valve (2021)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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