Dr Derby is a Senior Cardiothoracic Surgical Associate and Surgical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Intensive Care at Nemours Cardiac Center, Nemours Children’s Hospital Delaware.  Dr. Derby received his undergraduate education at Princeton University and subsequently his medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School.  He trained in General Surgery at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, followed by a residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Southern California Medical Center and a Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles under the tutelage of Dr. Vaughn Starnes.  Dr. Derby is certified by the American Board of Surgery as well as the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and is credentialed as a donor thoracic procurement surgeon by UNOS.  Dr. Derby’s clinical interests relate to early repair of congenital heart disease as well as mechanical circulatory support and adult congenital heart surgery.  Current research investigations include clinical outcomes research on pediatric extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, clinical outcomes research for congenital heart surgery in very low birth weight patients, development of a program for enhanced recovery following pediatric cardiac surgery, and development of perioperative clinical care pathways for pediatric cardiac surgery patients.