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Speaker

Laura Beth Bergeron Hemmer

Curriculum Vitae

NAME Laura Beth Bergeron Hemmer, M.D., FASA
EDUCATION
  • June 1997

      Kalamazoo College
    Kalamazoo, Michigan
     Bachelor of Arts

      Chemistry (with American Chemical Society Certification)

  • June 2004

       Rush Medical College
      Chicago, Illinois
      Doctor of Medicine

TRAINING
  • July 2004 - June 2005

      Rush University Medical Center
     Internal Medicine Internship

  • July 2005 - June 2008

      McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
     Anesthesiology Residency

  • July 2008 - June 2009

      McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

       Neurosurgical Anesthesiology Fellowship

LICENSURE /
CERTIFICATION
  • American Board of Anesthesiology, Diplomate
  • Physician License, State of Illinois Number 036120632, Active
ACADEMIC APPOINTEMENTS
  • August 2009-August 2011

      Instructor

      Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

         Anesthesiology

  • September 2011-August 2012

      Assistant Professor

      Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

         Anesthesiology

  • September 2012-August 2017

      Assistant Professor

      Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

      Anesthesiology & Neurological Surgery

  • September 2017-present

      Associate Professor

      Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

      Anesthesiology & Neurological Surgery

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
  • August 2009-present

      Attending Physician
    Northwestern Memorial Hospital

OTHER EMPLOYMENT
  • December 1997-August 2000

      Center for Physical and Chemical Sciences, Baxter Healthcare

  • and June 2001-August 2001

      Corporation, Round Lake, Illinois
    Research Associate II: Developed, implemented, and managed assay and computer software validation projects; performed project-specific method development and research; supervised a research assistant; ensured lab documentation and procedures adhered to government regulations.

HONORS AND AWARDS
  • 2007

      Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference, Critical Care-General Session II, First Place

  • 2008

      International Anesthesia Research Society 82nd Congress, Challenging Case Reports, Best of Section

  • 2008

      Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference, Cardiothoracic Session, First Place

  • 2008

      Dr. Susan Perlman Award Nominee, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

  • 2008

      Northwestern Memorial Hospital Goldberg Family Charitable Trust Travel Award

  • 2011

      International Anesthesia Research Society 2011 Annual Meeting, Challenging Case Reports, Best of Category

  • 2018

      Designated Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
  • January 2006-present

      Research Committee Member
    Department of Anesthesiology
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  • July 2011-present

      Resident Research Rotation Coordinator
    Department of Anesthesiology
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  • June 2012-present

      Education Committee Member
    Department of Anesthesiology
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  • June 2015-present

      Associate Director of Neurosurgical Anesthesia
    Department of Anesthesiology
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  • September 2017-present

      Physician Engagement Committee Member
    Department of Anesthesiology
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

COMMUNITY / PUBLIC SERVICE Not Applicable (Not professionally related.)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND EXTRAMURAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • 2000-2001

      Rush Students for International Health & Medicine Steering Committee Member, Rush Medical College

  • 2000-2004

      Rush Community Service Initiatives Program, Community Health Clinic Volunteer, Chicago, Illinois

  • 2001-2004

      American Medical Association Medical Student Section; Rush Chapter Treasurer, 2002

  • 2005-present

      Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists

  • 2005-present

      American Society of Anesthesiologists; Represented the ASA Resident Component as a teacher at the American Medical Association Medical Student Airway Workshop, June 2006

  • 2008-present

      Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care; Education Committee, Neuromonitoring Subcommittee Member (2013-present); Neurophysiological Monitoring Section Bibliography Contributor (2014-present) ; Article of Month Invited Commentator June 2018

  • 2009-2011

      American Medical Association

  • 2011-present

      The American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring; Elected to Board of Directors for term 2015-2019

  • 2014

      American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2014 Winter Symposium (held February 22-23, 2014 in Tampa, Florida), Planning Committee (Co-Chair)

  • 2015

      American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2015 Annual Meeting (held May 1-3, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois), Planning Committee (Co-Chair)

  • 2016-present

      International Consortium for Electroencephalography Training of Anesthesia Practitioners (ICE-TAP); Steering Committee Member

EDITORIAL AND MANUSCRIPT REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES
  • EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

      Not Applicable

  • REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES

      Ad hoc reviewer:
    Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (2011, 2016)
    Anesthesia & Analgesia (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017)
    Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology (2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017)
    Anesthesiology (2014)
    A&A Practice (2018)

GRANT REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Not Applicable
GRANT AWARDS Not Applicable
INVITED LECTURES
(Program faculty/workshop speaker responsibilities for society meetings appear below.)
  • December 6, 2011

      Visiting Professor, “Anesthesia for Acute Ischemic Stroke Endovascular Therapy”, Journal Club, Chairman Lecture Series Visiting Professor Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

  • December 7, 2011

      Visiting Professor, “Neurophysiologic Monitoring for Intracranial Aneurysm Clipping”, Chairman Lecture Series Visiting Professor Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

  • October 28, 2012

      Invited Lecturer, “Updates in Neurophysiological Monitoring for Aneurysm Surgery”, American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2012 Fall Symposium, Chicago, Illinois

  • October 14, 2013

      Speaker, 90 Minute Panel “Interactive Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring”, 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Francisco, California

  • October 27, 2013

      Invited Lecturer, “Neurosurgical Anesthesiology and Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring: Uniqueness, Controversies, and Case Presentations”, American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2013 Fall Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • October 27, 2013

      Invited Lecturer, “Case Presentations: Neuroanesthesia” and “Closing Panel” (both given jointly with Dr. A. Koht), American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2013 Fall Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • February 23, 2014

      Invited Lecturer, “Interactive Case Discussion” (given jointly with Dr. T. Sloan, University of Colorado, and Dr. C. Seubert, University of Florida), American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2013 Winter Symposium, Tampa, Florida

  • May 2, 2014

      Invited Lecturer, “Monitoring Aneurysms”, American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2014 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois

  • September 7, 2014

      Invited Lecturer, “Trends in Neuroanesthesia and Their Effect on IONM”, American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2014 Fall Symposium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • October 14, 2014

      Speaker, Clinical Forum, “You Want to Test What?: Anesthetic Challenges during Functional Neurosurgery”, 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • March 25, 2015

      Invited Lecturer, “Neurosurgical Anesthesiology and Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring: Uniqueness, Controversies, and Case Presentations”, American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, Webinar Series

  • May 2, 2015

      Invited Lecturer, “Neuromonitoring for Intracranial Neurovascular Surgeries”, American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2015 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois

  • September 17, 2015

      Invited Speaker, “The Actual and Future Significance of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (Neuroanesthesiologist’s Perspective)”, 17th Capital Congress of the German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin, Germany

  • October 27, 2015

      Speaker, Clinical Forum “The Pregnant Patient Requiring Urgent Craniotomy,” 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Diego, California

  • December 9, 2015

      Visiting Professor, “Neurophysiological Monitoring for Intracranial Neurovascular Surgery”, Anesthesia Grand Rounds, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

  • December 10, 2015

      Visiting Professor, “Neuroanesthesia for the Pregnant Patient”, Resident Lecture Series, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois

  • December 10, 2015

      Visiting Professor, “Neurophysiological Monitoring for Intracranial Neurovascular Surgery”, Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois

  • January 11, 2016

      Visiting Professor, “Neurophysiological Monitoring for Intracranial Neurovascular Surgery”, Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona

  • January 11, 2016

      Visiting Professor, “Neuroanesthesia for the Pregnant Patient”, Resident Lecture Series, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona

  • April 2, 2016

      Invited Speaker, Central Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I declined this invitation

  • May 14, 2016

      Invited Lecturer, “The Effects of Anesthetics on Neuromonitoring,” American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2016 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois

  • September 10, 2016

      Invited Lecturer, “Neuromuscular Blockade in Spine Surgery” and “Controversies and Techniques in Spine Monitoring: Panel Summary,” American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2016 Fall Symposium, Boston, Massachusetts

  • March 11, 2017

      Invited Speaker, “Anesthesia for Acute Ischemic Stroke,” Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists, 62nd Annual Scientific Session, Rochester, Michigan

  • March 11, 2017

      Invited Speaker, “Neuroanesthesia for Non-neuroanesthesiologists and Neuromonitoring for Everyone,” Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists, 62nd Annual Scientific Session, Rochester, Michigan

  • February 23, 2018

      Invited Speaker, “Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomies,” American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2018 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida

  • February 23, 2018

      Invited Speaker, “Anesthesia and Cranial Nerve Monitoring,” American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 2018 Annual Meeting, Orland, Florida

PUBLICATIONS
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SCHOLARLY WORK
  • Original Investigations
    1. Bebawy JF, Gupta DK, Bendok BR, Hemmer LB, Zeeni C, Avram MJ, Batjer HH, Koht A. Adenosine-Induced Flow Arrest to Facilitate Intracranial Aneurysm Clip Ligation: Dose-Response Data and Safety Profile. Anesth Analg. 2010;110:1406-11. PMID 20418302.
    2. Bebawy JF, Ramaiah VK, Zeeni C, Hemmer LB, Koht A, Gupta DK. The Effect of Furosemide on Intravascular Volume Status and Electrolytes in Patients Receiving Mannitol: An Intraoperative Safety Analysis. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2013;25:51-54. PMID 23237936.
    3. Bebawy JF, Zeeni, C, Sharma S, Kim ES, DeWood M, Hemmer LB, Ramaiah VK, Bendok BR, Koht A, Gupta DK. Adenosine-Induced Flow Arrest to Facilitate Intracranial Aneurysm Clip Ligation Does Not Worsen Neurologic Outcome. Anesth Analg. 2013;117:1205-10. PMID 24108260.
    4. Hemmer LB, Zeeni C, Bebawy JF, Bendok BR, Cotton MA, Shah NB, Gupta DK, Koht A. The Incidence of Unacceptable Movement with Motor Evoked Potentials during Craniotomy for Aneurysm Clipping. World Neurosurg. 2014;81(1):99-104. PMID 23043993.
    5. Carabini LM, Zeeni C, Moreland NC, Gould RW, Avram MJ, Hemmer LB, Bebawy JF, Sugrue PA, Koski TR, Koht A, Gupta DK. Development and Validation of a Generalizable Model for Predicting Major Transfusion During Spine Fusion Surgery. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2014;26:205-215. PMID 24714381.
    6. Carabini LM, Zeeni C, Moreland NC, Gould RW, Hemmer LB, Bebawy JF, Koski TR, McClendon, J Jr, Koht A, Gupta DK. Predicting Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Spine Fusion Patients--Is the Revised Cardiac Risk Index Sufficient? Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014;39(17):1441-8. PMID 24825150.
    7. Zeeni C, Carabini LM, Gould RW, Bebawy JF, Hemmer LB, Moreland NC, Koski TR, Koht A, Schafer MF, Ondra SL, Gupta DK. The Implementation and Efficacy of the Northwestern High Risk Spine Protocol. World Neurosurg. 2014;82(6):e815-23. PMID: 24947117.
    8. Bebawy JF, Houston CC, Kosky JL, Badri AM, Hemmer LB, Moreland NC, Carabini LM, Koht A, Gupta DK. Nicardipine is Superior to Esmolol for the Management of Post-Craniotomy Emergence Hypertension: A Randomized Open-Label Study. Anesth Anal. 2015 Jan;120(1):186-92. PMID 25296247.
    9. Carabini LM, Moreland NC, Vealey RJ, Bebawy JF, Koski TR, Koht A, Gupta DK, Avram MJ, Northwestern High Risk Spine Group (Zeeni C, Gould RW, Hemmer LB, Sugrue PA, McClendon J Jr.). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Low-Dose Tranexamic Acid versus Placebo to Reduce Red Blood Cell Transfusion During Complex Multilevel Spine Fusion Surgery. World Neurosurg 2018;110:e572-e579. PMID 29175569
    10. Gertsch, JH, Moreira JJ, Lee GR, Hastings JD, Ritzl EK, Eccher MA, Cohen BA, Shils JL, McCaffrey MT, Balzer GK, Boucharel W, Guo L, Hanson LL, Hemmer LB, MD; Jahangiri FR, Mendez Vigil JA, Vogel RW, Wierzbowski LR, Wilent WB, Zuccaro JS, Yingling CD, Balzer JR. Practice Guidelines for the Supervising Professional: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring. J Clin Monit Comput. 2018 In press.
  • Reviews, Case Reports, Letters, Editorials
    1. Zeeni C, Hemmer LB, Gupta DK, Koht A. Determining the Remifentanil Dose-response Relationship during Craniotomies: The Importance of Intensity of the Stimulus at the Time of Pharmacodynamic Evaluation. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. [Letter to Ed] 2009;21:179. PMID 19295401.
    2. Hemmer LB, Afifi S, Koht A. Trigeminocardiac Reflex in the Postanesthesia Care Unit. J Clin Anesth. 2010;22:205-208. PMID 20400008.
    3. Hemmer LB, Zeeni C, Gupta DK. Generalizations about general anesthesia--the unsubstantiated condemnation of general anesthesia for patients undergoing intra-arterial therapy for anterior circulation stroke. Stroke. [Letter to Ed] 2010;41:e573. PMID 20814004.
    4. Bebawy JF, Ramaiah VK, Hemmer LB, Gupta DK. Clinical Pharmacology of Insulin Confounds Stroke Trials. Ann Neurol. [Letter to Ed] 2012;71(1):148-149. PMID 21425188.
    5. Kesner KL, Ramaiah VK, Hemmer LB, Koht A. Anesthesia Implications of Waterpipe Use. J Clin Anesth. 2012;24(2):137-140. PMID 22414706
    6. Hemmer LB, Koht A. Book Review: Case Studies in Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care. Anesth Analg. [Book Review] 2012;114:483-484.
    7. Bendok BR, El Tecle N, El Ahmadieh TY, Bebawy JF, Gupta DK, Hemmer LB, Koht A. Comment on: Surgical treatment of 127 anterior choroidal artery aneurysms: a cohort study of resultant ischemic complications. Neurosurgery. [Comment] 2013;73(6):939-40. PMID: 23921702.
    8. Moreland NC, Hemmer LB, Koht A. West Nile Virus Infection and Postoperative Neurological Symptoms: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Clin Anesth. 2014;26(5):410-413. PMID 25129559.
    9. Tolly B, Kosky JL, Koht A, Hemmer LB. A case report of Onyx pulmonary arterial embolism contributing to hypoxemia during awake craniotomy for arteriovenous malformation resection. A A Case Rep. 2017 Feb 15;8(4):86-88. PMID 27811496.
  • Books and Book Chapters
    1. Hemmer LB, Zeeni C, Gupta DK. Intracranial AVM Surgery. In: Koht A, Sloan TB, Toleikis JR, eds. Monitoring the Nervous System for Anesthesiologists and Other Health Care Professionals, 393-406, Springer. 2012.
    2. Zeeni C, Hemmer LB, Gupta DK, Bendok BR, Koht A. Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery. In: Koht A, Sloan TB, Toleikis JR, eds. Monitoring the Nervous System for Anesthesiologists and Other Health Care Professionals, 373-392, Springer. 2012.
    3. Hemmer LB, Koht A. Spinal Shock, Anesthetic Management. In: Singh-Radcliff N, ed. The 5-Minute Anesthesia Consult, 820-21, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2013.
    4. Koht A, Hemmer LB, Toleikis JR, Sloan TB. Neurophysiologic Monitoring for Neurosurgery. In: Mashour GA and Engelhard K, eds. Oxford Textbook of Perioperative Neuroscience and Neuroanesthesia. Oxford University Press. In press 2015.
    5. Koht A, Sloan TB, Hemmer LB. Neuromonitoring in Surgery and Anesthesia. In: UpToDate, Crowley M, ed. UpToDate, Waltham, MA, 2015.
    6. Hemmer LB, Zeeni, C, Bendok BR, Koht A. Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring for Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery. In: Koht A, Sloan TB, Toleikis JR, eds. Monitoring the Nervous System for Anesthesiologists and Other Health Care Professionals, Second Edition. Springer. 2017.
    7. Hemmer LB, Zeeni C. Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation Surgery. In: Koht A, Sloan TB, Toleikis JR, eds. Monitoring the Nervous System for Anesthesiologists and Other Health Care Professionals, Second Edition. Springer. 2017.
    8. Uejima LC, Hemmer LB. Case Management: Cerebral Arterio-venous Malformation (AVM) Resection. In: Prabhakar H, Mahajan C, Kapoor I, eds. Manual of Neuroanesthesia: The Essentials. Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Press. 2017.
    9. Uejima LC, Hemmer LB. Case Management: Cervical Spine Surgery. In: Prabhakar H, Mahajan C, Kapoor I, eds. Manual of Neuroanesthesia: The Essentials. Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Press. 2017.
    10. Hammer M, Hemmer LB. Oxygenation. In: Prabhakar H, Mahajan C, Kapoor I, eds. Manual of Neuroanesthesia: The Essentials. Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Press. 2017.
    11. Vealey R, Hemmer LB. End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide. In: Prabhakar H, Mahajan C, Kapoor I, eds. Manual of Neuroanesthesia: The Essentials. Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Press. 2017.
    12. Hammer M, Hemmer LB. Anesthetic Management of Intracranial Aneurysms. Scientific American Anesthesiology. In Press 2018.
    13. Hemmer LB. Miscellaneous Issues: Multiple Drug Allergies. In: Sweitzer B, ed. Preoperative Assessment and Management, 3rd Edition. Wolters Kluwer. 2019.
  • Abstracts
    1. Hemmer LB, Afifi S. Trigeminocardiac Reflex Manifesting as a Complication in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit. Poster presentation at the International Anesthesia Research Society 82nd Congress, Abstract 1313, San Francisco, California, March 2008.
    2. Hemmer LB, Bebawy JF, Gupta DK, Fohrman EB, Bendok BR, Koht A. Adenosine Induced Cardiac Standstill to Facilitate Clip Ligation of Complex Intracranial Aneurysms. Oral presentation at the Asian-Oceanian International Congress on Skull Base Surgery 2008, Abstract O8-3, South Korea, November 2008.
    3. Hemmer LB, Afifi S, Koht A. Case Report: Trigeminocardiac Reflex in the Postanesthesia Care Unit. Oral presentation at the Asian-Oceanian International Congress on Skull Base Surgery 2008, Abstract O3-6, South Korea, November 2008.
    4. Koht A, Maduram DT, Gupta DK, Bebawy JF, Hemmer LB, Cotton M, Fohrman EB, Gil KS, Bendok B. Receiver Operator Curve Analysis of the Prognostic Value of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Compared With Motor Evoked Potentials in Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery. Asian-Oceanian International Congress on Skull Base Surgery 2008, Abstract O8-5, South Korea, November 2008.
    5. Zeeni C, Fohrman EB, Hemmer LB, Bebawy JF, Cotton MA, Gupta DK, Koht A. Loss of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials during Minimally Invasive Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion – Not Simply a Technical Error. American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring 20th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, April 2009.
    6. Hemmer LB, Zeeni C, Bebawy JF, Cotton MA, Gupta DK, Koht A. Monitoring of Motor Evoked Potentials during Craniotomy for Intracranial Aneurysms. American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring 20th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, April 2009.
    7. Hemmer LB, Zeeni C, Bebawy JF, Gupta DK, Koht A. Movement with Motor Evoked Potentials during Craniotomy for Intracranial Aneurysms. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol [Abstract] 2009;21:381.
    8. Bebawy JF, Gupta DK, Bendok BR, Hemmer LB, Zeeni C, Batjer H, Koht A. Adenosine Induced Flow Arrest as an Alternative Technique to Temporary Occlusion to Facilitate Intracranial Aneurysm Clip Ligation--High-Resolution Dose Finding Data. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol [Abstract] 2009;21:387.
    9. Bebawy JF, Zeeni C, Hemmer LB, Gupta DK, Koht A. Dose-Response Relationship of Adenosine Induced Flow Arrest for Intracranial Aneurysm Clipping. 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract 662, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2009.
    10. Hemmer LB, Zeeni C, Bebawy JF, Gupta DK, Koht A. Movement with Motor Evoked Potentials during Craniotomy for Intracranial Aneurysms. Poster presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract 1117, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2009.
    11. Ramaiah VK, Bebawy JF, Hemmer LB. Ambient Air Entrainment during Low Flow Anesthesia with the Drager Apollo Anesthesia Machine. Poster presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract 563, San Diego, California, October 2010.
    12. Kesner KL, Ramaiah VK, Hemmer LB, Koht A. Anesthetic Implications of Waterpipe Use. Poster presentation at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society, Abstract 1064152, Vancouver, Canada, May 2011.
    13. Hemmer LB, Ramaiah VK, Bebawy JF, Koht A, Gupta DK. Effect of Adenosine on Transcranial Motor Evoked Potentials during Intracranial Aneurysm Clipping. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol [Abstract] 2011;23:398.
    14. Bebawy JF, Ramaiah VK, Hemmer LB, Gupta DK. The Effect of Furosemide on Fluid Balance and Electrolytes in Patients Receiving Mannitol. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol [Abstract] 2011;23:406.
    15. Hemmer LB, Ramaiah VK, Bebawy JF, Koht A, Gupta DK. Effect of Adenosine on Transcranial Motor Evoked Potentials during Intracranial Aneurysm Clipping. Poster presentation at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract A1254, Chicago, Illinois, October 2011.
    16. Bebawy JF, Ramaiah VK, Hemmer LB, Gupta DK. The Effect of Furosemide on Fluid Balance and Electrolytes in Patients Receiving Mannitol. Poster presentation at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract A267, Chicago, Illinois, October 2011.
    17. Bebawy J, Sharma S, Kim E, Hemmer L, Koht A, Gupta D. Incidence of Neurological Deficits after Adenosine-induced Flow Arrest for Intracranial Aneurysm Clip Ligation: A Case-control Cohort Study. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol [Abstract] 2012;24:442.
    18. Sharma S, Kim E, Hemmer L, Bebawy J, Koht A, Gupta D. Performance Characteristics of Motor-evoked Potentials during Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery with Adenosine-induced Flow Arrest. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol [Abstract] 2012;24:481-82.
    19. Carabini L, Moreland N, Zeeni C, Gould R, Hemmer L, Bebawy J, Koski T, Koht A, Gupta D. Models for Predicting Postoperative Cardiac Morbidity in Spine Fusion Surgery: The Accuracy of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index Versus Common Preoperative Variables. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol [Abstract] 2012;24:498.
    20. Moreland N, Carabini L, Zeeni C, Gould R, Hemmer L, Bebawy J, Koski T, Koht A, Gupta D. The Influence of Major Transfusion on Morbidity and Mortality in Spine Fusion Surgery. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol [Abstract] 2012;24:498-99.
    21. Zeeni C, Carabini L, Moreland N, Gould R, Bebawy J, Hemmer L, Koski T, Koht A, Gupta D. The Predictive Accuracy of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index in Major Spine Fusion Surgery. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol [Abstract] 2012;24:499.
    22. Bebawy JF, Sharma S, Kim E, Hemmer LB, Koht A, Gupta DK. Incidence of Neurologic Deficits after Adenosine Induced Flow Arrest for Intracranial Aneurysm Clip Ligation: A Case-Control Cohort Study. Poster discussion at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract A266, Washington, DC, October 2012.
    23. Sharma S, Kim E, Hemmer LB, Bebawy JF, Koht A, Gupta DK. Performance Characteristics of Motor Evoked Potentials during Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery with Adenosine Induced Flow Arrest. Poster presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract A1185, Washington, DC, October 2012.
    24. Carabini LM, Moreland NC, Zeeni C, Gould RW, Hemmer LB, Bebawy JF, Koski TR, Koht A, Gupta DK. Models for Predicting Postoperative Cardiac Morbidity in Spine Fusion Surgery: The Accuracy of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index vs. Common Preoperative Variables. Poster presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract A1189, Washington, DC, October 2012.
    25. Zeeni C, Carabini LM, Moreland NC, Gould RW, Bebawy JF, Hemmer LB, Koski TR, Koht A, Gupta DK. The Predictive Accuracy of the Revised Cardiac Risk Index in Major Spine Fusion Surgery. Poster presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract A1193, Washington, DC, October 2012.
    26. Moreland NC, Carabini LM, Zeeni C, Gould RW, Hemmer LB, Bebawy JF, Koski TR, Koht A, Gupta DK. The Influence of Major Transfusion on Morbidity and Mortality in Spine Fusion Surgery. Poster presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract A1194, Washington, DC, October 2012.
    27. McNicholas EJ, Hemmer LB. Superior Laryngeal Nerve Blocks to Facilitate Awake Intubation in a Patient with Recurrent Spontaneous Laryngospasm. Poster presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Abstract MC700, Washington, DC, October 2012.
    28. Moreland NC, Hemmer LB, Koht A. Perioperative Implications of West Nile Virus for Elective Surgery. Poster presentation at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society, Abstract CC-140, San Diego, CA, May 2013.
    29. Willie, C, Moreland N, McNicholas E, Hemmer LB, Bebawy JF, Gupta DK. Does Remifentanil Improve Hemodynamic Stability during Placement of a Mayfield Head Fixation Device Compared to Propofol Alone? A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Double-Blinded Comparative Effectiveness Study. Poster presentation at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society, Abstract S-190, San Diego, CA, May 2013.
    30. Moreland NC, Willie C, Hemmer LB, Gupta DK. Does the Frequency of Blood Pressure Measurement Affect the Ability to Detect a Difference in the Hemodynamic Response to Skull Pin Fixation? Poster presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Abstract-81, San Francisco, CA, October 2013.
    31. Badri A, Bebawy J, Kosky J, Hemmer L, Moreland N, Carabini L, Koht A, Gupta D. Nicardipine is Superior to Esmolol for the Management of Emergence Hypertension after Craniotomy. Poster presentation at the 42nd Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Abstract-73, New Orleans, LA, October 2014.
    32. Kosky J, Houston C, Bebawy J, Hemmer L, Moreland N, Gupta D, Carabini L, Koht A. Modified Auriculotemporal Nerve Block Minimized the Incidence of Transient Facial Nerve Palsy in Awake Craniotomy Patients. Poster presentation at the 42nd Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Abstract-76, New Orleans, LA, October 2014.
    33. Hammer M, Kosky J, Hemmer L, Bebawy J, Tate M, Gupta D, Koht A. The Effect of Remifentanil Infusion on Successful Cortical Mapping during Awake Craniotomies. Poster presentation at the 43rd Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Abstract 101, San Diego, CA, October 2015.
    34. Tolly B, Kosky JL, Koht A, Hemmer LB. A case report of Onyx pulmonary arterial embolism contributing to hypoxemia during awake craniotomy for arteriovenous malformation resection. Poster presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Chicago, IL, October 2016.
MEDIA COVERAGE AND APPEARANCES Not Applicable
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
  • TEACHING
    • July 2008-present

        Participate in creating and presenting problem-based learning and didactic sessions for the Department of Anesthesiology’s Neurosurgical Anesthesia Weekly Rounds to teach Neurosurgical Anesthesiology residents and fellows; responsible for creating overall schedule for content and assignment of lectures (September 2015-present)

    • May 2009

        “Neuroanesthesiology Update—Part I: Hyperosmolar Therapy for Intraoperative Brain Relaxation.” Northwestern University Department of Anesthesiology, Grand Rounds, Chicago, Illinois

    • October 2009

        Program Faculty, Neuromonitoring Workshop--Motor Evoked Potentials, Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care 37th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

    • October 2010

        Program Faculty, Neurophysiologic Monitoring Workshop--Basic Motor Evoked Potentials, Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, 38th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California

    • June 2011

        “Generalizations about General Anesthesia—The Unsubstantiated?? Condemnation of General Anesthesia for Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke.” Northwestern University Department of Anesthesiology, Grand Rounds, Chicago, Illinois

    • October 2011

        Program Faculty, Neurophysiologic Monitoring Workshop-Neuromonitoring for Cerebral Aneurysms (Basic and Advanced Sessions), Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, 39th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois

    • December 2011

        “Neurophysiological Monitoring for Intracranial Aneurysm Clipping.” Northwestern University Department of Anesthesiology, Grand Rounds, Chicago, Illinois

    • September 2012

        Program Faculty, Data Analysis and Optimization SSEP/EMG/TCeMEP: An Interactive Workshop, American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, Intraoperative Spinal Monitoring: Surgical Neuromonitorist Focus Course, Newport Beach, California

    • October 2012

        Program Faculty, Neurophysiologic Monitoring Workshop—Brain Tumors and Vascular Lesions, Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, 40th Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia

    • October 2012

        Speaker, Clinical Neurophysiological Evoked Potentials: Monitoring during Intracranial Surgery Workshop, 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Washington, District of Columbia

    • May 2013

        Program Faculty, Case Analysis Interactive Session, 2013 American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts

    • October 2013

        Program Faculty, Workshop on Intraoperative Monitoring with Evoked Potentials, 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Francisco, California

    • October 2013

        Session Moderator, Medically Challenging Case Reports, 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Francisco, California

    • October 2014

        Program Faculty, Neuromonitoring Workshop, Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, 42nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

    • October 2014

        Poster Session Moderator, Clinical Neuroscience-3, Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, 42nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

    • November 2015

        “Neuroanesthesia for the Pregnant Patient.” Northwestern University Department of Anesthesiology, Grand Rounds, Chicago, Illinois

    • August 2016

        Facilitator, Workshop: Neuromonitoring 1, “Simulation of Evoked Potential Changes” and Workshop: Neuromonitoring 2, “Demonstration of Cerebral Oximetry”, 16th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, Hong Kong. I declined this invitation.

    • September 2016

        Lecture Faculty, “Effects of Anesthesia on IONM”, Web-Based Lecture, Clinical Neurophysiology Degree Program, The University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School, Australia

    • May 2017

        Session Moderator, Track I Saturday Afternoon, American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring, 40th Anniversary and Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio

    • October 2017

        Program Faculty, “Cranial Nerve Monitoring”, Neuromonitoring Clinical Science Symposium, Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, 45th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts

  • TRAINEES
    • August 2009-present

        Clinical teaching, as an Attending Anesthesiologist, of Anesthesiology Residents, Neurosurgical Anesthesiology Fellows, and rotating medical students. Ranked by residents in top 25% of department educators for financial year 2010; top fifteen department educators for financial years 2011, 2012, and 2013; top 20% of department educators for financial year 2014; no ranking performed by department for financial year 2015-17; top 50% for financial 2018.

    • August 2009-present

        Faculty Mentor for resident(s) in anesthesiology (intermittently and as assigned by department)

    • November 2010 - May 2011

        Mentored junior resident (KK) in writing a case report, which has been accepted for publication. This case report was also presented by the resident at the MARC and IARS 2011 Annual Meetings; awarded 2nd place in section at MARC and “Best of Category” at IARS.

    • September 2012 - February 2014

        Mentored fellow (NM) in writing a case report, which has been accepted for publication.

    • September 2015 - January 2016

        Mentored fellow (MH) in writing a book chapter, which has been accepted for publication

    • September 2015 - January 2016

        Mentored fellow (RV) in writing a book chapter, which has been accepted for publication.

    • September 2015 - January 2016

        Mentored fellow (JU) in writing two book chapters, which have been accepted for publication.

    • December 2015 - present

        Mentored junior resident (BT) in writing a case report, which has been accepted for publication. This case report was presented by the resident at the MARC 2016 Annual Meeting; awarded 1st place in section at MARC.

    • July 2017 - December2017

         Mentored junior faculty (MH) in writing a book chapter, which has recently been submitted for publication.

    • April 2018

        Mentored fellow (IS) in case presented for MARC 2018 Annual Meeting, awarded 2nd place in section at MARC.

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