Marek Brzezinski, MD, PhD
Professor
Anesthesia
School of Medicine
marek.brzezinski@ucsf.edu 415-221-4810 ext. 4454
Awards
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- Elected member, Association of University Anesthesiologists, 2012
- First Place Award Winner, Excellence in educational research; International Anesthesia Research Society, Annual Meeting, San D, 2010
- Honorable Mention, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists' PGA Meeting, 2010
- Certificate of Merit for Distinctive Service, Commendation for exceptional service and website development; First member ever to receive this awar, 2009
- First Place Award Winner, Excellence in educational research; International Anesthesia Research Society, Annual Meeting, San D, 2009
- Teaching Scholar, Medical education achievement; University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, 2009
- Special Scientific Exhibit Award, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists' PGA/63 Meeting, NY, 2009
- Elected member, The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, University of California-San Francisco School of Me, 2007
- Excellence in Direct Teaching Award, The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, University of California-San Francisco School of Me, 2006
- 1st Place Award, Midwest Anesthesia Residents' Conference, Omaha, 2001
- 3rd Place Award, Midwest Anesthesia Residents' Conference, Chicago, 2000
- Magna Cum Laude, doctoral thesis, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany, 1998
Education & Training
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- Fellowship Humanistic Teaching Program University of California, San Francisco 2011
- Fellowship Teaching Scholar Program University of California, San Francisco 2010
- Fellowship Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Duke University Medical Center 2004
- Fellowship Critical Care Medicine Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital 2003
- Residency Anesthesiology University of Chicago 2002
- PhD School of Medicine Westfälische Wilhelms-University 1998
- MD School of Medicine Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität 1995
Publications (48)
Top publication keywords:
AnesthesiologyIntensive Care UnitsPerioperative CareSerotonin SyndromeSildenafil CitrateTissue DonorsAnestheticsExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationCritical CareVasodilator AgentsFluid TherapyArginineLung DiseasesWaiting ListsLung Transplantation
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Perioperative Fluid Management.
Clinics in geriatric medicine 2025 Mladinov D, Isaza E, Gosling AF, Clark AL, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M -
Outcomes of Lung Transplantation for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Glass Half Full or Still Half Empty?
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2023 Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J -
Prone Positioning After Lung Transplantation Remains Prone to Debate.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2023 Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J -
Management of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation with extracorporeal life support: an evidence-based review.
Journal of thoracic disease 2023 Luu HY, Santos J, Isaza E, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J -
Biofire pneumonia panel in lung donors: faster detection but limited pathogens.
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society 2023 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
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Burnout in Academic Physicians.
The Permanente journal 2023 Banerjee G, Mitchell JD, Brzezinski M, DePorre A, Ballard HA -
Burnout in Medicine: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
The Permanente journal 2023 DePorre A, Banerjee G, Mitchell JD, Brzezinski M, Ballard HA -
Regadenoson Is All the RAGE: Targeting the Inflammatory Cascade in Primary Graft Dysfunction.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 2023 Bromberger B, Calabrese DR, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J -
Perioperative Fluid Management.
Anesthesiology clinics 2023 Mladinov D, Isaza E, Gosling AF, Clark AL, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M -
Lung preservation: from perfusion to temperature.
Current opinion in organ transplantation 2023 Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J -
Intercostal Nerve Cryoanalgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.
Pain and therapy 2022 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.
Anesthesia and analgesia 2022 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 … -
Anesthetic Management During Lung Transplantation - What's New in 2021?
Thoracic surgery clinics 2022 Brzezinski M, Mladinov D, Neyrinck A -
Early Postoperative Management of Lung Transplant Recipients.
Thoracic surgery clinics 2022 Trinh BN, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J -
Lung transplantation from swimming pool drowning victims: A case series.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2021 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.
Pain and therapy 2021 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.
The journal of education in perioperative medicine : JEPM 2020 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.
Drugs in R&D 2020 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.
Current opinion in organ transplantation 2020 Nguyen AT, Brzezinski M, Chen J, Nguyen NV, Dinh LV, Kukreja J -
Redefining marginality: donor lung criteria.
Current opinion in organ transplantation 2020 Kukreja J, Chen J, Brzezinski M -
Risk Factors and Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation.
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2020 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.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2020 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.
Journal of pain research 2019 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?
Current opinion in anaesthesiology 2019 Brzezinski M -
Time-efficient, goal-directed, and evidence-based teaching in the ICU.
Current opinion in anaesthesiology 2019 Brzezinski M, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD -
Best Practices for Postoperative Brain Health: Recommendations From the Fifth International Perioperative Neurotoxicity Working Group.
Anesthesia and analgesia 2018 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, … -
Intensive care practitioner: I forgot half the things I learned and the other half seems to be all wrong!
Current opinion in anaesthesiology 2018 Brzezinski M -
Elevated donor plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels and the risk of primary graft dysfunction.
Clinical transplantation 2018 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.
Anesthesia and analgesia 2017 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.
Case reports in anesthesiology 2017 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.
Military medicine 2016 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?
Journal of clinical anesthesia 2013 Mitchell JD, Holak EJ, Tran HN, Muret-Wagstaff S, Jones SB, Brzezinski M -
How Deep is Deep Enough?
J Anesthe Clinic Res 2013 Czernicki M, Gregersen M, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M. J Anesthe Clinic Res -
Teaching in the ICU: A Comprehensive Review
ICU Director 2013 Bhave M, Brzezinski M. -
Does General Anesthesia Promote Alzheimer’s disease?
J Anesthe Clinic Res 2012 12. Hauck JN, Terrando N, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M -
Volatile Anesthetics: Neuroprotective or Neurodamaging?
J Anesthe Clinic Res 2012 Czernicki M., Kukreja J.,Motraghi T., Johanson C.A. -
Perioperative cognitive decline in the aging population.
Mayo Clinic proceedings 2011 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.
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2011 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.
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2011 Brzezinski M, Kukreja J, Mitchell JD, Pagel PS, Tassone RF -
Postoperative Transtentorial Herniation of Occult Meningioma after Uneventful Epidural Anesthesia
J Anesthe Clinic Res 2010 Brzezinski M, Paisansathan C, Bonasera L, Klock PA Jr -
Radial artery cannulation: a comprehensive review of recent anatomic and physiologic investigations.
Anesthesia and analgesia 2009 Brzezinski M, Luisetti T, London MJ -
A simple method for obtaining a "ramped" laryngoscopy position after anesthetic induction.
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2009 Brzezinski M, Lee A, Holak EJ, Pagel PS -
Robotic mammary artery harvest and anastomotic device allows minimally invasive mitral valve repair and coronary bypass.
Journal of cardiac surgery 2008 Guy TS, Brzezinski M, Stechert MM, Tseng E -
Transesophageal echocardiography of the quadricuspid aortic valve.
Anesthesia and analgesia 2006 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.
Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries 2006 Brzezinski M, Schmidt U, Fitzsimons MG -
Incidental cor triatriatum sinister during coronary artery bypass surgery.
Anesthesia and analgesia 2005 Melnick AH, Brzezinski M, Mark JB -
Transesophageal echocardiography of pulmonary thrombus causing complete left pulmonary artery occlusion.
Anesthesia and analgesia 2005 Brzezinski M, Corkey WB, Grichnik KP, Swaminathan M -
Persistent left superior vena cava in a patient with a history of tetralogy of Fallot.
Anesthesia and analgesia 2005 Brzezinski M, Keller R, Grichnik KP, Swaminathan M