C. Dean Kurth, MD
Founder of PALNET. Dean leads day-to-day operations, sponsor relations, and strategic direction. A long-standing leader in pediatric anesthesia and EEG-guided care.
Our committee brings together founding leadership, network teachers, and curriculum developers from pediatric anesthesia programs across North America — with a growing international teaching network.
Founder of PALNET. Dean leads day-to-day operations, sponsor relations, and strategic direction. A long-standing leader in pediatric anesthesia and EEG-guided care.
Network teacher specializing in in-OR EEG instruction and curriculum delivery during PALNET site visits across North America.
Network teacher and curriculum contributor focused on EEG interpretation in pediatric cardiac and complex-airway anesthesia.
Network teacher leading site-visit education and post-visit mentorship for member institutions in the central United States.

Site PI at The Hospital for Sick Children, Canadian lead for PALNET, and curriculum developer focused on EEG-guided TIVA and educational technology.

Network teacher contributing to site-visit education and curriculum delivery at PALNET member institutions across the Northeast.
Network teacher contributing to site-visit education and PALNET's growing pediatric EEG curriculum.
Network teacher contributing to site-visit education and PALNET's growing pediatric EEG curriculum.
Beyond the leadership committee, PALNET draws on a roster of approximately ten expert network teachers — pediatric anesthesiologists with deep EEG expertise who deliver site visits and workshops worldwide. International teaching partners contribute curriculum and host workshops in Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
If you are interested in joining our teaching faculty, please get in touch.