J. Deane Waldman, MD MBA
Education:
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Wallasey Grammar School (England)
Yale College, BA (Honors) 1966
Chicago Med School, MD 1971
Anderson Graduate Schools of Mgt,
MBA 1999 (Honors)
Training:
 Mayo Clinic
 Northwestern University
 Harvard University
Honors:
 Minnesota Heart Fellowship, 1970
 Chicago Pediatric Society Research
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Award, 1975
Finalist, AAP Young Investigator
Award Competition, 1978 & 1980
Best Paper, Academy of Mgt, 2004
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Research Activities
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Total grant support (1978-2009): >$3.2 million
Reviewer or Editorial Board: 13 academic journals
Invited national or international Lectures: 72
Early scholarship (1975-2000, ≈100 papers): diagnosis and treatment of sick children with
heart disease.
More recent focus (2000-present): ≈20 academic papers, >50 lay press articles, and two
books on diagnosis and treatment of one sick system: healthcare.
Selected Citations (all first author) – Medical:
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Shortened platelet survival in cyanotic heart disease. J of Pediatrics 1975: 87: 77-79.
TGA with IVS and PDA. American Journal of Cardiology 1975: 39: 232-238.
Sepsis and congenital asplenia. Journal of Pediatrics 1977: 90: 555-559.
Coarctation of the aorta: noninvasive physiologic assessment in infants and children
before and after surgery. Journal of Thor & Cardiovas Surgery 1980: 80: 187-198.
5. A Practical Guide to Pediatric Cardiology, University of New Mexico, 187 pages.
Electronic format since 2007. Latest revision: 2010.
6. Coarctation of the aorta in the first year of life--patterns of postoperative effect. Journal of
Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 1983: 86: 9-17.
7. Surgical closure of the tricuspid valve… Pediatric Cardiology 1984: 5: 221-224.
8. Experience with the Damus procedure. Circulation 1988: 78 (Suppl III): 111-32-39.
9. Tricuspid Valve Closure in Pulmonary Atresia and Important RV-to-Coronary Artery
Connections. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1995: 59: 933-941
10. Antegrade left heart catheterization. Cathet & Cardiovasc Diagn 1977: 3:321-326.
11. Zero reference during cardiac cath. Cathet & Cardiovasc Diagn 1978: 4: 225-228.
12. Radiation exposure to the child during cardiac catheterization. Circ 1981: 64: 158-163.
13. Balloon dilatation of stenotic porcine bioprostheses used as pulmonary valves.
Circulation 1987: 76: 109-114.
14. Therapeutic cardiac catheterization in children. West J of Medicine 1990: 153: 288-295.
15. Aim with Echo in Pulmonary Atresia. Pediatric Cardiology 22(2): 91-92.
16. Pulmonary venous wedge pressure in PAH. Cathet &Cardiovasc Diagn 1977: 3: 231-239.
17. Congenital heart disease and pulmonary artery hypertension. I. Pulmonary vasoreactivity
to 15% oxygen before and after surgery. J Amer Coll Cardiol 1983: 2: 1158-1164.
18. Vascular compression of the upper airway. West J of Med 1980: 130: 109-118.
19. Cardiovascular collapse in a teenage girl. Journal of Pediatrics 1981: 98: 163-168.
20. The obstructive sub-aortic conus. Circulation 1984: 70: 339-344.
21. The conus with no great artery. Amer J of Cardiovasc Pathol 1988: 1:361-367.
22. Discontinuous pulmonary arteries. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1996: 62: 161-168
23. Placenta-dependent systemic oxygenation. Prenat & Neonat Med 1997: 2: 152-155.
Selected Citations (all first author) – Strategy:
1. Physicians must abandon the illusion of autonomy.... Pediat Cardiol 1998: 19: 9-17.
2. A Calculus of Unnecessary Echocardiograms-- Application of management principles to
healthcare. Pediat Cardiol 2002: 23(2): 186-191.
3. Learning Curves in Healthcare. Health Care Management Review 2003: 28(1): 43-56.
4. Malpractice claims analysis yields principles. Pediat Cardiol 2003: 24(2): 109-117.
5. Corporate Culture in healthcare. Hospital Topics 2003: 81(1): 5-14
6. Twins in Trouble: The need for system-wide reform of both Healthcare and Education.
Total Quality Mgt & Business Excellence 2003: 14(8): 895-901.
7. The Shocking Cost of Turnover in Healthcare. Health Care Management Review 2004:
29(1): 2-7 and “by popular demand” July/Sept 2010: 35(3): 206-211.
8. Measuring retention rather than turnover—A Different and Complementary HR Calculus.
Human Resource Planning 2004: 27(3): 6-9.
9. Changing the approach to workforce movements: Application of net retention rate in
healthcare. Journal of Applied Business and Economics. 2004: 24(2): 38-60.
10. Twins in Trouble (II): Systems Thinking in Healthcare and Education. Total Quality
Management & Business Excellence 2006: 17(1): 117-130.
11. Hospital CEOs and Physicians – Reaching Common Ground. Journal of Healthcare
Management. 2006: 51(3): 171-187.
12. Change the Metrics: If you get what you measure, then measure what you want –
retention. Journal of Medical Practice Management July/August 2006, pp. 1-7.
13. Thinking Systems Need Systems Thinking. Syst Res & Behav Sci 2007: 24: 1-15.
14. Learning-The Means to Improve Med Outcomes. Hlth Serv Mgt Res 2007; 20: 227-237.
15. The Triple Standard in Healthcare. Calif J Politics & Policy 2009: 1(1): 1-13.
16. Uproot U.S. Healthcare, April 2010, ADM Books: Albuquerque, NM.
17. Cambio Radical al Sistema de Salud de los Estados Unidos. January 2011, ADM
Books: Albuquerque, NM.