Role Faculty Location VA Medical Center Category Clinical Education Fellowship, 2011 - Humanistic Teaching Program, University of California, San FranciscoFellowship, 2010 - Teaching Scholar Program, University of California, San FranciscoFellowship, 2004 - Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Duke University Medical CenterFellowship, 2003 - Critical Care Medicine, Harvard University, Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, 2002 - Anesthesiology, University of ChicagoPhD, 1998 - School of Medicine, Westfälische Wilhelms-UniversityMD, 1995 - School of Medicine, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Publications Two-Dimensional Polycyclodextrins for Strong Multivalent Host-Guest Interactions at Biointerfaces. Goudarzi Z, Mohammadi Z, Maleki R, Beyranvand S, Nie C, Gholami MF, Akkaya Ö, Kalantari M, Nemati M, Yousufvand F, Shahverdi F, Rashidipour M, Ahmadian Z, Donskyi I, Nickl P, Brzezinski M, Ludwig K, Rabe JP, Arenal R, Chong C, All AH, Adeli M . Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) . Apr 27, 2025 Perioperative Fluid Management. Mladinov D, Isaza E, Gosling AF, Clark AL, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M . Clinics in geriatric medicine . Feb 1, 2025 Hydroxocobalamin for the treatment of vasoplegia after lung transplantation: A case series. Nguyen A, Bouajram R, Brzezinski M, Hassanipour S, Gordon D, Trinh B, Deuse T, Venado A, Hays S, Singer J, Kukreja J . JHLT open . Nov 29, 2024 Outcomes of Lung Transplantation for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Glass Half Full or Still Half Empty? Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J . The Annals of thoracic surgery . Oct 8, 2023 Prone Positioning After Lung Transplantation Remains Prone to Debate. Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J . The Annals of thoracic surgery . Jul 20, 2023 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 . Journal of thoracic disease . Jul 18, 2023 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 . Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society . Jul 10, 2023 Burnout in Academic Physicians. Banerjee G, Mitchell JD, Brzezinski M, DePorre A, Ballard HA . The Permanente journal . Jun 13, 2023 Burnout in Medicine: Are We Asking the Right Questions? DePorre A, Banerjee G, Mitchell JD, Brzezinski M, Ballard HA . The Permanente journal . Jun 6, 2023 Regadenoson Is All the RAGE: Targeting the Inflammatory Cascade in Primary Graft Dysfunction. Bromberger B, Calabrese DR, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J . The Annals of thoracic surgery . Apr 15, 2023 Perioperative Fluid Management. Mladinov D, Isaza E, Gosling AF, Clark AL, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M . Anesthesiology clinics . Apr 14, 2023 Lung preservation: from perfusion to temperature. Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J . Current opinion in organ transplantation . Apr 12, 2023 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 . Pain and therapy . Oct 23, 2022 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 . Anesthesia and analgesia . Jul 25, 2022 Anesthetic Management During Lung Transplantation - What's New in 2021? Brzezinski M, Mladinov D, Neyrinck A . Thoracic surgery clinics . May 1, 2022 Early Postoperative Management of Lung Transplant Recipients. Trinh BN, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J . Thoracic surgery clinics . May 1, 2022 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 . American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons . Feb 25, 2021 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 . Pain and therapy . Jan 21, 2021 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 . The journal of education in perioperative medicine : JEPM . Oct 1, 2020 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 . Drugs in R&D . Sep 1, 2020 Lung transplant programs in developing countries: challenges, solutions, and outcomes. Nguyen AT, Brzezinski M, Chen J, Nguyen NV, Dinh LV, Kukreja J . Current opinion in organ transplantation . Jun 1, 2020 Redefining marginality: donor lung criteria. Kukreja J, Chen J, Brzezinski M . Current opinion in organ transplantation . Jun 1, 2020 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 . Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery . May 20, 2020 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 . The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery . Mar 4, 2020 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 . Journal of pain research . Nov 14, 2019 Editorial: 'May you live in interesting times': blessing or curse for an intensivist? Brzezinski M . Current opinion in anaesthesiology . Apr 1, 2019 Time-efficient, goal-directed, and evidence-based teaching in the ICU. Brzezinski M, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD . Current opinion in anaesthesiology . Apr 1, 2019 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 . Anesthesia and analgesia . Dec 1, 2018 Intensive care practitioner: I forgot half the things I learned and the other half seems to be all wrong! Brzezinski M . Current opinion in anaesthesiology . Apr 1, 2018 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 . Clinical transplantation . Feb 23, 2018 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 . Anesthesia and analgesia . Aug 1, 2017 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 . Case reports in anesthesiology . Jun 21, 2017 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 . Military medicine . Sep 1, 2016 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 . Journal of clinical anesthesia . Sep 2, 2013 How Deep is Deep Enough? Czernicki M, Gregersen M, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M. J Anesthe Clinic Res . J Anesthe Clinic Res . Jan 1, 2013 Teaching in the ICU: A Comprehensive Review Bhave M, Brzezinski M. . ICU Director . Jan 1, 2013 Does General Anesthesia Promote Alzheimer’s disease? 12. Hauck JN, Terrando N, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M . J Anesthe Clinic Res . Jan 1, 2012 Volatile Anesthetics: Neuroprotective or Neurodamaging? Czernicki M., Kukreja J.,Motraghi T., Johanson C.A. . J Anesthe Clinic Res . Jan 1, 2012 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 . Mayo Clinic proceedings . Sep 1, 2011 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 . Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia . Aug 20, 2011 Sudden onset of atrial flutter during continuous venovenous hemodialysis. Brzezinski M, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD, Pagel PS, Tassone RF . Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia . Jan 12, 2011 Postoperative Transtentorial Herniation of Occult Meningioma after Uneventful Epidural Anesthesia Brzezinski M, Paisansathan C, Bonasera L, Klock PA Jr . J Anesthe Clinic Res . Jan 1, 2010 Radial artery cannulation: a comprehensive review of recent anatomic and physiologic investigations. Brzezinski M, Luisetti T, London MJ . Anesthesia and analgesia . Dec 1, 2009 A simple method for obtaining a "ramped" laryngoscopy position after anesthetic induction. Brzezinski M, Lee A, Holak EJ, Pagel PS . Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia . Jul 29, 2009 Robotic mammary artery harvest and anastomotic device allows minimally invasive mitral valve repair and coronary bypass. Guy TS, Brzezinski M, Stechert MM, Tseng E . Journal of cardiac surgery . Sep 5, 2008 Transesophageal echocardiography of the quadricuspid aortic valve. Brzezinski M, Mertz V, Clements FM, Glower DD, Puskas F, Grichnik KP, Swaminathan M . Anesthesia and analgesia . Dec 1, 2006 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 . Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries . Jun 14, 2006 Incidental cor triatriatum sinister during coronary artery bypass surgery. Melnick AH, Brzezinski M, Mark JB . Anesthesia and analgesia . Sep 1, 2005 Transesophageal echocardiography of pulmonary thrombus causing complete left pulmonary artery occlusion. Brzezinski M, Corkey WB, Grichnik KP, Swaminathan M . Anesthesia and analgesia . Sep 1, 2005 Persistent left superior vena cava in a patient with a history of tetralogy of Fallot. Brzezinski M, Keller R, Grichnik KP, Swaminathan M . Anesthesia and analgesia . May 1, 2005
