Marek Brzezinski

Marek Brzezinski, MD, PhD

Professor, Clinical Anesthesia

Education

Fellowship, 2011 - Humanistic Teaching Program, University of California, San Francisco
Fellowship, 2010 - Teaching Scholar Program, University of California, San Francisco
Fellowship, 2004 - Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship, 2003 - Critical Care Medicine, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency, 2002 - Anesthesiology, University of Chicago
PhD, 1998 - School of Medicine, Westfälische Wilhelms-University
MD, 1995 - School of Medicine, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität

Publications

Outcomes of Lung Transplantation for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Glass Half Full or Still Half Empty?

Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J

Prone Positioning After Lung Transplantation Remains Prone to Debate.

Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J

Management of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation with extracorporeal life support: an evidence-based review.

Luu HY, Santos J, Isaza E, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J

Biofire pneumonia panel in lung donors: faster detection but limited pathogens.

Nguyen A, Chen J, Isaza E, Panchal N, Deiter F, Hoover J, Trinh B, Hays SR, Golden JA, Singer JP, Brzezinski M, Greenland JR, Kukreja J

Burnout in Academic Physicians.

Banerjee G, Mitchell JD, Brzezinski M, DePorre A, Ballard HA

Burnout in Medicine: Are We Asking the Right Questions?

DePorre A, Banerjee G, Mitchell JD, Brzezinski M, Ballard HA

Regadenoson Is All the RAGE: Targeting the Inflammatory Cascade in Primary Graft Dysfunction.

Bromberger B, Calabrese DR, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J

Perioperative Fluid Management.

Mladinov D, Isaza E, Gosling AF, Clark AL, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M

Lung preservation: from perfusion to temperature.

Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J

Intercostal Nerve Cryoanalgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.

Isaza E, Santos J, Haro GJ, Chen J, Weber DJ, Deuse T, Singer JP, Golden JA, Hays S, Trinh BN, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Preoperative Antithrombin Supplementation in Patients at Risk for Antithrombin Deficiency After Cardiac Surgery.

Moront MG, Woodward MK, Essandoh MK, Avery EG, Reece TB, Brzezinski M, Spiess B, Shore-Lesserson L, Chen J, Henriquez W, Barceló M, Despotis G, Karkouti K, Levy JH, Ranucci M, Mondou E, Clinical Thrombate Study Group

Anesthetic Management During Lung Transplantation - What's New in 2021?

Brzezinski M, Mladinov D, Neyrinck A

Early Postoperative Management of Lung Transplant Recipients.

Trinh BN, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J

Lung transplantation from swimming pool drowning victims: A case series.

Tsou S, Chen J, Brzezinski M, Hays S, Leard L, Singer JP, Trinh B, Kukreja J

Low Incidence of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Observed with Oliceridine Regardless of Age or Body Mass Index: Exploratory Analysis from a Phase 3 Open-Label Trial in Postsurgical Pain.

Brzezinski M, Hammer GB, Candiotti KA, Bergese SD, Pan PH, Bourne MH, Michalsky C, Wase L, Demitrack MA, Habib AS

An Analysis of Successful Features of Anesthesiology Journal Clubs.

Brzezinski M, Sawatzki R, Tran HN, Price K, Gregersen M, Wong C, Feng CM, Kimatian S, Mizuguchi KA, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD, Schlecht KD

Combined Intravenous Sildenafil and L-Arginine Administration in a Porcine Animal Model: Hemodynamic Safety Profile and Effects on Coronary Blood Flow.

Brzezinski M, Dincheva GR, Alloo K, Wong C, Feng CM, Tom WL, Salahieh A, Wallace AW

Lung transplant programs in developing countries: challenges, solutions, and outcomes.

Nguyen AT, Brzezinski M, Chen J, Nguyen NV, Dinh LV, Kukreja J

Redefining marginality: donor lung criteria.

Kukreja J, Chen J, Brzezinski M

Risk Factors and Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation.

Kukreja J, Tsou S, Chen J, Trinh BN, Feng C, Golden JA, Hays S, Deuse T, Singer JP, Brzezinski M

Improved survival after lung transplantation for adults requiring preoperative invasive mechanical ventilation: A national cohort study.

Hamilton BCS, Dincheva GR, Matthay MA, Hays S, Singer JP, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J

ATHENA: A Phase 3, Open-Label Study Of The Safety And Effectiveness Of Oliceridine (TRV130), A G-Protein Selective Agonist At The µ-Opioid Receptor, In Patients With Moderate To Severe Acute Pain Requiring Parenteral Opioid Therapy.

Bergese SD, Brzezinski M, Hammer GB, Beard TL, Pan PH, Mace SE, Berkowitz RD, Cochrane K, Wase L, Minkowitz HS, Habib AS

Editorial: 'May you live in interesting times': blessing or curse for an intensivist?

Brzezinski M

Time-efficient, goal-directed, and evidence-based teaching in the ICU.

Brzezinski M, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD

Best Practices for Postoperative Brain Health: Recommendations From the Fifth International Perioperative Neurotoxicity Working Group.

Berger M, Schenning KJ, Brown CH, Deiner SG, Whittington RA, Eckenhoff RG, Angst MS, Avramescu S, Bekker A, Brzezinski M, Crosby G, Culley DJ, Eckenhoff M, Eriksson LI, Evered L, Ibinson J, Kline RP, Kofke A, Ma D, Mathew JP, Maze M, Orser BA, Price CC, Scott DA, Silbert B, Su D, Terrando N, Wang DS, Wei H, Xie Z, Zuo Z, Perioperative Neurotoxicity Working Group

Intensive care practitioner: I forgot half the things I learned and the other half seems to be all wrong!

Brzezinski M

Elevated donor plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels and the risk of primary graft dysfunction.

Hamilton BCS, Dincheva GR, Zhuo H, Golden JA, Brzezinski M, Singer JP, Matthay MA, Kukreja J

Enhancing Feedback on Professionalism and Communication Skills in Anesthesia Residency Programs.

Mitchell JD, Ku C, Diachun CAB, DiLorenzo A, Lee DE, Karan S, Wong V, Schell RM, Brzezinski M, Jones SB

Discharge against Medical Advice in Surgical Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report Series Illustrating Unique Challenges.

Brzezinski M, Gregersen M, Schuch LG, Sawatzki R, Chen JW, Gauger G, Kukreja J, Cason B

Serotonin Syndrome Following an Uncomplicated Orthopedic Surgery in a Patient With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Schuch LG, Yip A, Nouri KF, Gregersen M, Cason B, Kukreja J, Wozniak C, Brzezinski M

Are we closing the gap in faculty development needs for feedback training?

Mitchell JD, Holak EJ, Tran HN, Muret-Wagstaff S, Jones SB, Brzezinski M

How Deep is Deep Enough?

Czernicki M, Gregersen M, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M. J Anesthe Clinic Res

Teaching in the ICU: A Comprehensive Review

Bhave M, Brzezinski M.

Does General Anesthesia Promote Alzheimer’s disease?

12. Hauck JN, Terrando N, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M

Volatile Anesthetics: Neuroprotective or Neurodamaging?

Czernicki M., Kukreja J.,Motraghi T., Johanson C.A.

Perioperative cognitive decline in the aging population.

Terrando N, Brzezinski M, Degos V, Eriksson LI, Kramer JH, Leung JM, Miller BL, Seeley WW, Vacas S, Weiner MW, Yaffe K, Young WL, Xie Z, Maze M

Posterior glenohumeral joint dislocation: a rare complication of central venous cannulation in a patient undergoing coronary artery surgery.

Wood WG, Guy TS, Arora K, Firoozabadi R, Kim H, Kukreja J, Pagel PS, Brzezinski M

Sudden onset of atrial flutter during continuous venovenous hemodialysis.

Brzezinski M, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD, Pagel PS, Tassone RF

Postoperative Transtentorial Herniation of Occult Meningioma after Uneventful Epidural Anesthesia

Brzezinski M, Paisansathan C, Bonasera L, Klock PA Jr

Radial artery cannulation: a comprehensive review of recent anatomic and physiologic investigations.

Brzezinski M, Luisetti T, London MJ

A simple method for obtaining a "ramped" laryngoscopy position after anesthetic induction.

Brzezinski M, Lee A, Holak EJ, Pagel PS

Robotic mammary artery harvest and anastomotic device allows minimally invasive mitral valve repair and coronary bypass.

Guy TS, Brzezinski M, Stechert MM, Tseng E

Transesophageal echocardiography of the quadricuspid aortic valve.

Brzezinski M, Mertz V, Clements FM, Glower DD, Puskas F, Grichnik KP, Swaminathan M

Acute and massive hemorrhage due to caval perforation by an inferior vena cava filter--absolute indication for surgery? Case report and review of literature.

Brzezinski M, Schmidt U, Fitzsimons MG

Incidental cor triatriatum sinister during coronary artery bypass surgery.

Melnick AH, Brzezinski M, Mark JB

Transesophageal echocardiography of pulmonary thrombus causing complete left pulmonary artery occlusion.

Brzezinski M, Corkey WB, Grichnik KP, Swaminathan M

Persistent left superior vena cava in a patient with a history of tetralogy of Fallot.

Brzezinski M, Keller R, Grichnik KP, Swaminathan M