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CURRICULUM VITAE

Barbara A. Slawski MD
Chief, Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Medicine General Internal
Professor
Departments of Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery

OFFICE ADDRESS:
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Email: bslawski@mcw.edu

EDUCATION:
01/1986 - 12/1990 BS, Biology, University of Wisconsin
01/1991 - 08/1993 MS, Biology, University of Wisconsin
09/1993 - 06/1997 MD, Medical College of Wisconsin

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
1997 - 2000 Resident, Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
2007 - 2008 Faculty Development Leadership Training Program, University of Wisconsin Sheldon B Lubar School of Business
2010 Mid-Career Faculty Professional Development Program, Harvard Medical School/American Association of Medical Colleges
2012 Institute for Health Care Improvement Basic Curriculum
2013 Lean Healthcare Certification, University of Michigan College of Engineering
2015 Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers, Harvard School of Public Health

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/2000 - 06/2001 Associate Chief of Service (Chief Resident)
07/2001 - 05/2004 Primary Care Initiative, Assistant Clinical Professor
05/2004 - 2010 Division of General Internal Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine
04/2008 - 2010 Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Secondary Appointment)
07/2010 - 2015 Associate Professor of Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery
07/2015 - Present Professor of Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
03/2007 - 2018 Director, Inpatient Medical Consult Service, Medicine, MCW
02/2008 - 03/2020 Chief, Section of Perioperative Medicine, Medicine, MCW
07/2015 - 10/2015 Associate Chief, Faculty Development, Medicine, MCW
10/2015 - 12/2016 Interim Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Medicine, MCW
03/2020 - 03/2025 Chief, Hospital Medicine, Medicine, MCW
07/2024 - Present Interim Chief, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, MCW

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
05/2013 Interim Director, Internal Medicine Resident Procedures Rotation

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
05/2004 - 10/2015 Medical Director, Preoperative Clinic, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
07/2022 - 06/2023 Chief of Staff-Elect, Froedtert Hospital
07/2023 - Present Chief of Staff, Froedtert Hospital

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
2000 - 2001 Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5001 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226
2000 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, WI 53223

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Internal Medicine
08/2001
12/2031
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
State of Wisconsin Medical License
08/1998
10/2025
Drug Enforcement Agency
02/2000
02/2025
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1994 St. Francis Hospital Regem's Foundation Scholarship •Awarded to an outstanding sophomore medical student
1999 Excellence in Medicine Award • 1-2 residents selected annually as “Resident of the Year”, Department of Medicine
2009 Medical College of Wisconsin Outstanding Medical Student Teacher •Awarded to faculty members for excellence in medical education
2011 Department of Medicine Award for Clinical Excellence • Awarded to three senior Department of Medicine Faculty Members with outstanding clinical performance
2012 Medical College of Wisconsin Outstanding Medical Student Teacher
2012 Medical College Physicians Excellence in Professionalism Award •Awarded to faculty members for excellence in medical education
2013 - 2020 Best Doctors in America
2015 - 2018 M Magazine, Metro Milwaukee's Best Doctors
2015 American College of Physicians Helen Dickie Woman Physician of the Year • Recognizes a distinguished career in leadership, exceptional patient care, medical education and/or research
2017 Society of Hospital Medicine National Award of Clinical Excellence
2018 Magnanimous Mentor of MCW • Recognition of commitment to mentoring and fostering collaboration to build and maintain a culture of trust
2021 Engstrom Award for Clinical Contribution, Medical College of Wisconsin
2022 MCW Ann Nattinger Triple Threat Award
2025 Perioperative Physician of the Year, Society of Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2004 - 2016 American College of Physicians (Member)
2006 - 2020 Society of General Internal Medicine (Member)
2009 - Present Society of Hospital Medicine (Member, Senior Fellow)
2010 - Present Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (Member)
2012 - 2016 American College of Physicians (Invited Fellow)
2015 Society of Hospital Medicine (Distinguished Fellow)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorial Board
2014 Chair, Workshop Review Committee Society of General Internal Medicine Midwest Conference
Journal Review
2014 - Present Peer Reviewer Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
2017 - 2020 Peer Reviewer American Journal of Cardiology
2018 - Present Peer Reviewer Journal of Hospital Medicine
2018 - Present Peer Reviewer Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management
2019 Peer Reviewer Springer

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2010 - 2013 Froedtert Hospital Physician Liaison, Community Memorial Hospital Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Hospital Improvement Team

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2008 - 2011 Physician Liaison, Anticoagulation JCAHO National Patient Safety Goal Subcommittee
2010 - 2011 Physician Liaison, UHC 2010 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Total Knee Arthroplasty Benchmarking Project
2011 Physician Liaison, American Society of Hematologic Pharmacists VTE Prophylaxis Project
2014 - Present • Co-director, 2014-2017, 2021 meetings • Director, 2018-2020 meetings, Perioperative Medicine Summit Annual Meeting, • Multidisciplinary professional meeting dedicated to clinical education in patient safety and outcomes in perioperative care
2015 - Present • Co-director 2015 • Director 2016 • Annual Meeting Committee Member 2015-current, Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting
2015 Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement Education and Literature Review Committee
2015 American Board of Internal Medicine Board Exam Blueprint Process and Subscale Exam Development
2015 • Requested by SHM, developed guidelines for the involvement of hospitalists in perioperative care, Society of Hospital Medicine Perioperative Medicine Work Group
2016 - Present Society of Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement Board of Governors
2016 • One of twenty five physicians nationwide laying the groundwork for development of medical episodes of care payment model, Society of Hospital Medicine/ American College of Surgeons CMS Alternative Payment Model Review Committee
2017 - 2020 Society of Hospital Medicine Perioperative Interest Group Executive Council
2018 - 2020 Society of Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement Nominating Committee
2021 - Present Society of Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement Fellowship Committee and Mentor
2021 Perioperative Care Congress Abstract Review Committee
2022 - 2023 Society of Hospital Medicine Practice Management Committee

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
BRIDGE: Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients who Require Temporary Interruption of Warfarin Therapy for an Elective Invasive Procedure or Surgery
Source:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH
Role & Effort:
 Site Co-Investigator
PI:
Kurt Pfeifer, MD
Dates:
2012 - 2015
Direct Funds:
$4,000
  
Title:
Advancing Healthier Wisconsin-Research and Education Program (grant for development of an educational conference)
Role & Effort:
PI
Dates:
12/2019 - 06/2020
Direct Funds:
$5,000
  
Title:
Perioperative Medical Education Grants
Role & Effort:
PI
PI:
Barbara Slawski
Dates:
03/2021 - 02/2022
Direct Funds:
$5,000
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Slawski, B, Co-Management of the Hip Fracture Patient. Perioperative Medicine Summit, Miami, FL, 03/2011
Slawski, B, Co-Management of the Hip Fracture Surgery Patient: From Preoperative Care to Postoperative Co-Management., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Miami, FL, 03/2013
Slawski, B, Co-Management of the Hip Fracture Surgery Patient: From Preoperative Care to Postoperative Co-Management., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Denver, CO, 04/2013
Slawski, B, Co-Management of the Orthopedic Surgery Patient: Improving Care and Outcomes., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 02/2014
Slawski, B, Cohn S, Sweitzer B, Bader A, Kalamas A., Moderator and Panelist. Panel Discussion: Various Models of Delivering Preoperative Care: What Makes the Most Sense in an Era of Value-Based Care?, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 02/2014
Slawski B. (Moderator), Lubarsky D, Rothenberg D., Debates in Perioperative Medicine: Surgical Site Infections and High Perioperative O2, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 02/2014
Slawski B. (Moderator), Cohn S, Devereaux PJ., Debates in Perioperative Medicine: Routine Postoperative Troponin Testing., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 02/2014
Slawski B. (Moderator), Cohn S, Rothenberg D., Debates in Perioperative Medicine: Preoperative Echocardiograms: Do They Make a Difference in Outcomes?, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 02/2015
Slawski B, Sahai S, Vetter T, Edwards A, Kalamas A. (Moderator and Panelist), Panel Discussion: Designing Care in the Preoperative Clinic., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 02/2015
Slawski, B, Orthopaedic Trauma in the Medically Complex Patient., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 02/2015
Slawski B. (Moderator), Michota F, Neilson JC., Debates in Perioperative Medicine: Preoperative Urinalysis Prior to Total Joint Replacement: Is it Indicated?, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 02/2015
Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Smetana G, Jaffer A., Update in Perioperative Medicine 2015., Society of General Internal Medicine 38th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 04/2015
Slawski B (moderator), Cohn S, Baldwin D., Debate in Perioperative Medicine: Are Glycohemoglobin Levels Indicated Prior to Surgery?, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 03/2016
Slawski B (moderator), Thompson R, Edwards A, Engelsbe M., Panel Discussion: Building the Perioperative Surgical Home., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 03/2016
Cohn S, Slawski B, Pfeifer K, Sahai S, Jaffer A, Richman D., Meet the Professors: Networking Breakfast., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 03/2016
Grant P, Pfeifer K, Cohn S, Slawski B, Rothenberg D., Expert Panel: Challenging Perioperative Cases., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Phoenix, AZ, 03/2016
Slawski B, Preoperative Optimization in Oncological Patients., 37th Myron B Lauer International Postgraduate Course in Management of the Oncologic Surgical Patient, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, 02/2017 - Present
Slawski B (moderator), Fleischer L, Devereaux PJ., Debate: Aspirin in the Surgical Patient with CAD: Interrupt or Continue?, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2017
Grant P (moderator), Jaffer A, Cohn S, Slawski B, Rothenberg D., Expert Panel: Challenging Perioperative Cases., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2017
Cohn S, Slawski B, Pfeifer K., Perioperative Medicine Update., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2017
Edwards A, Sahai S, Slawski B., Developing and Implementing a Perioperative Program., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2017
Cohn S, Slawski B, Pfeifer K, Sahai S, Jaffer A, Richman D., Meet the Professors: Networking Breakfast., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2017
Slawski B., Perioperative Thrombotic Risk Assessment and Management., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2018
Slawski B, Building Staffing Models for Your Perioperative Program., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2018
Cohn S, Slawski B, Pfeifer K, Sahai S, Urman R, Chung F., Meet the Professors: Networking Breakfast., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2018
Grant P (moderator), Slawski B, Jaffer A, Cohn S, Edwards, A., Expert Panel: Challenging Perioperative Cases., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2018
Cohn S, Pfeifer K, Slawski B., What’s New In Perioperative Medicine? The Update., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2018
Slawski B., Making a Business Case for the Preoperative Clinic., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 03/2018
Cohn S, Slawski B, Pfeifer K, Grant P, Urman R, Chung F., Meet the Professors: Networking Breakfast., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 02/2019
Slawski B (moderator), Cohn S, Grant P, Richman D, Blitz J., Challenging Cases., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 02/2019
Cohn S, Slawski B, Grant P., The Update: What’s New in Perioperative Medicine This Year?, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 02/2019
Slawski B., Perioperative Thrombotic Risk Assessment and Management., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 02/2019
Slawski B, Srinathan S, Winkellar G., Campfire Session: Who Can and Should Manage Perioperative Pain, Perioperative Care Congress, Toronto, Canada, 11/2019
Slawski B, Blitz J, Grant P., Perioperative Medicine Update., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 03/2020
Slawski B., The Experts Play Jeopardy!, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 03/2020
Slawski B., Perioperative VTE and Anticoagulation Management., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 03/2020 - 02/2020
Slawski B, Staffing Models in Preoperative Clinics., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 03/2020
Slawski B, Perioperative Medicine Update 2020., Global Summit of Internal Medicine and the XLIII National Congress of the College of Internal Medicine of Mexico. (virtual), Mexico (virtual), 12/2020
Slawski B, Blitz J, Grant P., Perioperative Medicine Update., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL (virtual), 03/2021
Slawski, B, Perioperative Anticoagulation, Perioperative Medicine Summit, San Diego, CA, 03/2022
Slawski, B, Preoperative Diagnostic Testing: Updates and Debates, Perioperative Medicine Summit, San Diego, CA, 03/2022
Slawski, B, Preoperative Cardiovascular Evaluation, Perioperative Medicine Summit, San Diego, CA, 03/2022
Slawski, B, Anticoagulation Management and Bleeding Disorders, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 03/2023
Sahai S, Slawski B, Kerridge R, Sweitzer B., Go or No Go, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 03/2023
Slawski, B, Anticoagulation Management and Bleeding Disorders, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 03/2024
Slawski B, Hepner D., Management and Bleeding Disorders, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 03/2024
Slawski, B, Anticoagulation Management and Bleeding Disorders, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Denver, CO, 03/2025
Kaatz, S, Slawski, B., Perioperative Anticoagulation Breakout Session, Perioperative Medicine Summit, Denver, CO, 03/2025
 
National
Slawski B., Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation and Risk Reduction Strategies for Noncardiac Surgery., Pri-Med Access with the American College of Physicians., Detroit, MI, 11/2010
Slawski B., Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation and Risk Reduction Strategies for Noncardiac Surgery., Pri-Med Access with the American College of Physicians., Philadelphia, PA, 12/2010
Slawski B., Best Evidence in Perioperative Co-Management., Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, NY, 04/2011
Slawski B., Co-Management of the Hip Fracture Patient., Marquette Medical Alumni Association Clinical Conference, Tucson, AZ, 02/2013
Slawski B., Anticoagulation Update., Marquette Medical Alumni Association Clinical Conference, Tucson, AZ, 02/2013
Slawski B., Perioperative Medicine: Medical Consultation and Co-Management, the Hip Fracture Patient., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 05/2013
Parvataneni H, Levis S, Slawski B., CoCare of the Hip Fracture Patient., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting *Chosen for “Highlights on Demand” as one of the “Best of HM13” presentations, National Harbor, MD, 05/2013
Slawski B., Perioperative Medicine Pre-Course: Clinical Facts and Deep Cuts with Case-Based Applications. Postoperative Delirium., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 03/2014
Slawski B., Perioperative Medicine Pre-Course: Clinical Facts and Deep Cuts with Case-Based Applications. Preoperative Lab Testing, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 03/2014
Slawski B., Perioperative Pre-course: For Your Eyes Only: What Happens in the OR that the Hospitalist Needs to Know?, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 03/2015
Slawski B., Perioperative Medicine Pre-Course: Basics to Innovations. Sugar High: When is the HgbA1C Too High for Surgery?, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 03/2015
Slawski B., Perioperative Medicine Pre-Course: Basics to Innovations. Preoperative Laboratory Testing., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 03/2015
Slawski B., Dr No Tests: When to Order Preoperative Tests., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 03/2016
Slawski B., Perioperative Medicine Pre-Course: Basics to Innovations. Finishing Touches: Developing and Managing Perioperative Programs., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 03/2016
Pfeifer K, Cohn S, Manjarrez E, Slawski B, Whinney C, Kaatz S., Perioperative Pitfalls: Overcoming Common Challenges in Managing Medical Problems in Surgical Patients., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 03/2016
2016 Slawski B., License to Consult: Creating and Expanding Perioperative Programs., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 03/2016
Slawski B., Secrets from the OR; What Happens in the OR that Hospitalists Need to Know?, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 03/2016
Slawski B., Defining the Role of Hospitalists in Perioperative Medicine., Keynote Address: Hospital Medicine Summit, Long Island, NY, 11/2016
Slawski B., Perioperative Medicine Update., Hospital Medicine Grand Rounds, Long Island, NY, 11/2016
Slawski B., The Perioperative Crystal Ball., Hospital Medicine Summit Workshop, Long Island, NY, 11/2016
Slawski B, Fundamentals of Preoperative Testing., American College of Perioperative Medicine Interdisciplinary Summit on Orthopedic Value Based Care, Newport Beach, CA, 01/2017
Slawski B., Acute Post-Operative Delirium and Neurologic Deterioration., American College of Perioperative Medicine Interdisciplinary Summit on Orthopedic Value Based Care, Newport Beach, CA, 01/2017
Slawski B., Anticoagulation Management., Perioperative Medicine: Essential Elements and Latest Advances, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, 05/2017
Slawski B., Anemia & Coagulopathies. Perioperative Medicine: Essential Elements and Latest Advances, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 05/2017
Slawski B., VTE Prophylaxis. Perioperative Medicine: Essential Elements and Latest Advances, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 05/2017
Slawski B and Cohn S., Perioperative Medicine Update., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 05/2017
Slawski B and Cooper C., Hospital Medicine Update., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting ***Key clinical plenary session of the annual SHM meeting, Orlando, FL, 04/2018
Pfeifer K, Taylor C, Wainaina N, Manjarrez E, Slawski B., Deep Dive: Case-Based Advanced Perioperative Reasoning Workshop, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 04/2018
Slawski B, Wainaina N, Munyon R, Shen E., Successful Co-Management Programs., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 04/2018
Slawski B., The Perioperative Crystal Ball., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 04/2018
Slawski B., Building and Refining Your Perioperative Care Program, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 04/2018
Slawski B., Perioperative Medicine Update., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 03/2019
Up, Up, and Away. Perioperative Glycemic Control., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Invited and prepared. cancelled due to COVID, 05/2020
Slawski B., Building Perioperative Programs, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Invited and prepared, cancelled due to COVID, 05/2020
Slawski B., Perioperative Anemia and Anticoagulation, Invited and prepared. Cancelled due to COVID, 05/2020
Slawski B, Secrets of the OR, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Invited and prepared, cancelled due to COVID, 05/2020
Slawski B., Perioperative Medicine Update., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Invited and prepared, cancelled due to COVID, 05/2020
Slawski B., Up, Up, and Away. Perioperative Glycemic Control., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting (Virtual), 05/2021
Slawski B., Secrets of the OR, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting (Virtual), 05/2021
Slawski B., Perioperative Anemia and Anticoagulation, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting (Virtual), 05/2021
Slawski B, Auron M., Perioperative Medicine Update., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting (Virtual), 05/2021
Slawski B, Perioperative Medicine Update: Using Evidence to Drive Practice, Department of Hospital Medicine Grand Rounds, Cleveland Clinic, 08/2021
Slawski B, Perioperative Management of Anticoagulation, 5th Annual National Hospitalist Conference, CEC, Asheville, NC, 09/2021
Slawski B., Preoperative Diagnostic Testing, 5th Annual National Hospitalist Conference, CEC., Asheville, NC, 09/2021
Slawski B, Perioperative Medicine Update, 31st Annual Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine Conference, Olympic Valley, CA, 11/2021
Slawski B, Preoperative Evaluation I+II, Annual National Primary Care Conference, CEC, Maui, HI, 03/2022
Slawski, B, Perioperative Anemia and Coagulopathies, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Nashville, TN, 04/2022
Slawski B, Perioperative Anticoagulation, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Nashville, TN, 04/2022
Slawski B, Preoperative Diagnostic Testing, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Nashville, TN, 04/2022
Cooper C, Slawski B (facilitator), Stump the Professor, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Nashville, TN, 04/2022
Slawski B (moderator), Grant P, Kohli S, Shiffermiller J, Perioperative Organs Ignored--Invited for presentation, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Nashville, TN, 04/2022
Slawski, B, Preoperative Evaluation I+II, 13th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Summer Conference, Palm Coast, FL, 07/2022
Slawski B, Rohatgi N, Perioperative Medicine Update, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Austin, TX, 03/2023
Slawski B, Shen E., Perioperative Pathogens, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 03/2024
Slawski B, Ray H., What’s Up in Periop? Perioperative Medicine Update, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 03/2024
Slawski, B, Preoperative Cardiovascular Evaluation, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 12/2024
 
Regional
Slawski B, Update: Contraceptives., Medical College of Wisconsin 16th Annual Primary Care Update., Egg Harbor, WI, 10/2003
Slawski B., Prevention of Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism., Medical College of Wisconsin 17th Annual Primary Care Update., Egg Harbor, WI, 10/2004
Slawski B., The Surgical Care Improvement Project., Medical College of Wisconsin 20th Annual Primary Care Update., Egg Harbor, WI, 10/2007
Slawski B, Perioperative VTE Prophylaxis Update., Wisconsin State American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting., Wisconsin Dells, WI, 10/2009
Slawski B., Update: Perioperative Care of the Orthopaedic Surgery Patient., Medical College of Wisconsin 22nd Annual Primary Care Update, Egg Harbor, WI, 10/2010
Slawski B., Perioperative Care of the Hip Fracture Patient., Clemet J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Medical Conference Series, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2011
Slawski B., Update: Perioperative Anticoagulation, Medical College of Wisconsin 25th Annual Primary Care Update, Egg Harbor, WI, 10/2012
Slawski B, Update: Perioperative Anticoagulation., Clemet J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Medical Conference Series, Milwaukee, WI, 02/2013
Slawski B., Co Management of the Hip Fracture Patient., Marquette Medical School Alumni Association Senior Physicians Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2013
Slawski B., Perioperative Medicine Update 2014., Medical College of Wisconsin 27th Annual Primary Care Update, Egg Harbor, WI, 10/2014
Slawski B., The Perioperative Crystal Ball: Predicting Outcomes Before They Happen, Medical College of Wisconsin Annual Primary Care Update, Egg Harbor, WI, 10/2018
Slawski, B, Perioperative Update (Conference Plenary Session), Midwest Society of Hospital Medicine, Chicago, IL, 10/2022
Slawski, B, Perioperative Update, American College of Physicians, WI Chapter, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 09/2023
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Jaffer A, Smetana G, Cohn S, Slawski B., Update in Perioperative Medicine 2008., Society of General Internal Medicine 31st Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 05/2008
Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Takahashi D, et al., Perioperative Cardiovascular Care: Applying the Latest Evidence., Clinical Medicine Workshop: Society of General Internal Medicine 35th Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 05/2012
Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Takahashi D, et al., Practical Perioperative Medicine., Precourse: Society of General Internal Medicine 35th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 04/2013
Cohn S, Jaffer A, Slawski B, Smetana G., Update in Perioperative Medicine 2014., Society of General Internal Medicine 37th Annual Meeting., San Diego, CA, 04/2014
Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Whinney C, Cohn S, Manjarrez E, Wainaina N., Escape the Algorithm: Applying the New ACC/AHA Perioperative Cardiovascular Guidelines to Real World Care., Society of General Internal Medicine 38th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 04/2015
Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Smetana G, Jaffer A., Update in Perioperative Medicine 2015., Society of General Internal Medicine 38th Annual Meeting., Toronto, Canada, 04/2015
Slawski B, Smetana G, Grant P., Update: Perioperative Medicine., Society of General Internal Medicine 39th Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL, 05/2016
Chung F, Bader A, Sweitzer B, Slawski B., Mentorship Within Perioperative Medicine: Perspectives & Advice from Leaders in the Field., Perioperative Medicine Summit, Orlando, FL, 03/2024
 
National
Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Takahashi D, et al., Practical Perioperative Medicine., Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 05/2013
Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Cohn S, Manjarrez E, et al., Perioperative Pitfalls. Overcoming Challenges in Managing Medical Problems in Surgical Patients., Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 03/2014
Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Cohn SL, Whinney C, Manjarrez E, Kaatz S., Perioperative Pitfalls: Overcoming Common Challenges in Medical Management of Surgical Patients., Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 03/2015
Thompson R, Grant P, Jaffer A, Slawski B, Taylor C, Pfeifer K, Whinney C., Perioperative Workshop: Developing Collaborative Perioperative Care Programs., Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 05/2017
Kalra S, Boyte D, Ray H, Slawski B., Developing and Managing a Perioperative Program, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, 03/2023
Slawski, B., Table facilitator, Perioperative Conundrums, Society of Hospital Medicine National Meeting, 03/2023
 
Regional
Pfeifer, K, Slawski, B., Perioperative Medical Management: Lunch with the Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin 21st Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, 10/2009
Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Takahashi D., Practical Perioperative Medicine Workshop., Midwest Society of General Internal Medicine Meeting, Chicago, IL, 09/2011
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
1988 - 2000 • Resident member of a policy group for Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Residency Programs (MCWAH), Housestaff Health and Welfare Committee
1999 - 2001 • Member, policy group regarding Internal Medicine residency educational programs, Resident Curriculum Committee
2000 - 2001 • Evaluated performance of Internal Medicine residents, Department of Medicine Resident Evaluation Committee
2004 - 2016 • Interviewed and evaluated Internal Medicine residency candidates, Department of Medicine Intern Selection Committee
2008 - 2012 • Reviewed and interviewed candidates for admission to medical school 4 hours weekly, 8 months annually, Extended Member, Admissions Committee
2010 - 2015 • Reviewed and directed Department of Medicine clinical affairs, Department of Medicine Clinical Operations Leadership Committee
2010 - 2011 • Reviewed progress of faculty candidates seeking promotion, Department of Medicine Faculty Development Committee
2011 - 2012 Director of Anesthesia Operations, Search Committee
2012 - 2013 Member of a program to improve institution-wide palliative care, Palliative Care Advisory Committee
2012 - 2014 • Optimized clinical performance by creating highly efficient culture and building service excellence into practice operations, Medical College Physicians Board Patient Services & Practice Operations Committee
2012 eveloped guidelines for workflow and practice in the Froedtert Hospital operating rooms, Medical College Physicians Board Operations Subcommittee; Operating Room Practice Standards
2013 - 2015 • Reviewed and acted on hospital wide clinical safety issues, Joint Quality Office Patient Safety Steering Committee
2013 - 2016 Chair, Medical College Physicians Excellence in Professionalism Award Committee
2013 - 2016 • Departmental platform to establish effective ongoing quality improvement programs, Department of Medicine Quality Committee
2013 - 2014 • Standardized guidelines for inpatient consultation across specialties 2013-2016 Department of Medicine Quality Committee, Medical College Physicians Operations Subcommittee, Inpatient Guidelines for Consultation
2014 - 2019 rack financial performance and develop initiatives to meet budgetary goals, Medical College Physicians Board Finance Committee
2015 - 2016 Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, MCW Search Committee
2016 Department of Medicine Pulmonary Recruitment Committee
2017 Search Committee, Division Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
2018 - 2019 Search Committee, Chair of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Search Committee
2019 Chief, Search Committee, Section of Primary Care
 
Hospital
1998 - 1999 • Resident member of primary care clinic management group, Froedtert Hospital East Clinic Committee
2004 - 2012 • Multidisciplinary group to improve clinical outcomes in patients receiving joint replacements, Adult Joint Reconstruction Team
2005 - 2009 • Co-chair, hospital wide standardization of perioperative beta blocker use to improve outcomes and meet national guidelines, Perioperative Beta Blocker Committee
2006 - 2009 • Co-chair, initiative to standardize preoperative MRSA testing, Studer Group Quality Improvement Initiative
2006 - 2008 • Standardization of hospital-wide care for patients with diabetes, Inpatient Diabetes Management Committee
2007 - 2008 o-chair, clinical program to develop and deliver standardized care to patients with chronic spinal cord injury, Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Inpatient Management Group
2007 - 2015 • Member, standardized hospital-wide surgical practices to meet national guidelines, Surgical Care Improvement Project Steering Committee
2008 • Participant, workout group to redesign trauma care, Trauma Acute Care Design Team
2008 - 2014 • Assisted with implementation of the electronic medical record in ambulatory, perioperative, and inpatient arenas, EPIC Subject Matter Expert
2008 • Participant, redesign of clinical care in the Department of Medicine, Inpatient Medicine Planning Committee
2009 - 2020 • Senior leadership team, develop policy for hospital procedural areas, Surgical Services Committee
2010 - 2020 • Leadership team manages clinical operations in procedural areas, Operating Room Management Group
2010 - 2012 • Assessed opportunities for improvement in procedural areas and implemented projects to effect change, Operating Room Business Process Management Committee
2011 - 2020 •Co-founder and co-chair of a team to standardize safety and utilization of blood products •Est. annual > $600,000 enterprise savings and reduction in 2 unit PRBC transfusions by over 50%, Blood Management Steering Group
2011 - 2015 • 2011-2012 Co-Chair, assessed pharmaceutical coagulation products and advised regarding hospital formulary policies, Pharmacy, Nutrition and Therapeutics Coagulation Committee
2011 - 2014 • Guided perioperative clinical operations, Orthopaedic Surgery Service Line
2012 - Present • Hospital Administration and Medical Staff leadership forum • Review proposals affecting clinical operations, Froedtert Hospital Advisory Committee
2012 - 2016 • Senior leadership team assesses quality of clinical services delivered, Inpatient Leadership Council
2012 • Selected candidates for a senior operating room leadership position, Search Committee, Director of Surgery
2013 - 2017 Center of Orthopaedic Excellence Pre-Admit Optimization Group, • Multidisciplinary group standardizing preoperative orthopaedic care across the Froedtert Health system, • First 18 months- $2.5million saved, 72% reduction in VTE, 80% fewer readmissions, 881 inpatient days saved
2013 - 2017 • Design of new facilities integrating procedural areas, Integrated Surgical Interventional Platform Steering Committee
2016 - 2017 • Developed a patient-centered, safe, efficient approach to care, Hip Fracture Optimization Steering Committee
2016 - 2017 • Executive sponsor • Strategic plan design to improve efficiency, care, and satisfaction, General Internal Medicine Primary Care Clinic Optimization Project
2017 - 2020 • Executive sponsor of a chartered project to improve triage and patient flow/efficiency, Preoperative Clinic Patient Flow Process Improvement Project
2018 - 2020 • Executive committee overseeing quality and safety across procedural services, Procedural Quality Oversight Committee
2019 VP Operations, Search Committee
2019 • Defining scope, operations, and resources for a satellite surgical hospital, Bluemound Hospital Physician Advisory Team
2020 - Present Froedtert Hospital Operations Committee
2022 - Present Chair, Medical Executive Committee, Froedtert Hospital
2022 - Present Member, Board of Directors, Froedtert Hospital
2023 - Present Member, Quality Peer Review Committee, Froedtert Hospital
2023 - Present Member, President's Council, Froedtert Hospital
2024 - Present Inpatient Transformation Committee
2025 - Present South Region Operations Council
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
2000 - 2001 Introduction to the Clinical Exam - Mentored sophomore students performing their first H+Ps
2001 - Present Internal Medicine Ambulatory Clerkship - Preceptor for students learning ambulatory Internal Medicine
2006 - 2009 Clinical Exam and Reasoning Course - Preceptor for students developing clinical assessment skills through case discussions
2007 - Present Perioperative Medicine Elective - Preceptor for senior medical students rotating through clinical venues in the Perioperative Medicine Section
2012 - 2015 Bench to Bedside - Basic science and clinical medicine integration medical students
2013 Non-medical Specialties - Orthopaedic Surgery Conference- Perioperative Medicine Jeopardy
 
Resident and Fellow Education
2000 - 2016 Founder, Department of Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference
2000 - 2001 Coordinator, Clinicopathological Conference (CPC)
2000 - 2014 Froedtert General Internal Medicine Inpatient Service
2001 - Present Ambulatory Immersion Rotation
2004 - Present Internal Medicine Perioperative and Consultative Medicine Elective
2007 Non-Medical Specialties - Vascular Surgery Conference - The Surgical Care Improvement Project
2008 Non-medical Specialties - Orthopaedic Surgery Conference- Perioperative Medical Management
2008 - 2020 Internal Medicine Resident Core Conference Series
2010 Non-medical Specialties - Vascular Surgery Conference - Reducing Perioperative Cardiovascular Risk
2010 - Present Founder and Preceptor, Perioperative Medicine Case Conference
2011 Non-medical Specialties - Residents as Teachers Program, Department of Pediatrics
2012 Non-medical Specialties - Orthopaedic Surgery Conference- Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy
2013 Non-medical Specialties - Orthopaedic Surgery Conference - Perioperative Medicine Jeopardy
2016 Non-medical Specialties - Orthopaedic Surgery Conference - Venous Thromboembolic Disease and Fat Embolism
2017 Non-medical Specialties - Orthopaedic Surgery Conference - Venous Thromboembolic Disease in the Orthopedic Patient
2019 Non-medical Specialties - Orthopaedic Surgery Conference - Venous Thromboembolic Disease and Fat Embolism
 
Continuing Medical Education
2000 Department of Medicine Grand Rounds- Pheochromocytoma
2003 Department of Medicine Grand Rounds- Perioperative Beta Blockade
2004 Faculty Development Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in the Surgical Patient
2006 Faculty Development Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - Perioperative Beta Blockade
2007 Department of Urology Grand Rounds- Reducing Perioperative Cardiovascular Risk
2008 Faculty Development Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - Perioperative Pondering
2010 Faculty Development Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - Medical Care of the Orthopaedic Surgery Patient
2011 Faculty Development Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - Co-Management of the Hip Fracture Patient
2011 Department of Medicine Grand Rounds- Collaborative Care of the Surgical Patient
2011 Faculty Development Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - Practical Perioperative Medicine
2012 Department of Neurosurgery Grand Rounds- Perioperative Medicine Programs
2012 Faculty Development Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - Case Studies in Perioperative Medicine
2013 Department of Medicine APP Conference – Perioperative Jeopardy
2013 Faculty Development Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - Update: Perioperative Anticoagulation
2015 Faculty Development Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - Orthopaedic Surgery in the Medically Complex Patient
2016 Faculty Development Lecture Series, Department of Medicine - The Perioperative Crystal Ball
2018 Cardiology Grand Rounds-Between the Guidelines: Preoperative Cardiovascular Evaluation
2019 Department of Medicine Grand Rounds- Between the Guidelines - Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation
2019 MCW Perioperative Medicine Collaborative Conference - Management of Perioperative Anticoagulation
2022 Hospital Medicine Journal Club, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine - Preoperative Cardiovascular Ischemic Risk Evaluation
2022 Hospital Medicine Journal Club, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine - Perioperative Anticoagulation
 
Community/Lay Public
1995 Mentor, Apprenticeship in Medicine
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Community/Lay Public
1989 - 1993 University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Instructor, Anatomy and Physiology
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
2004, Student Advisor, Senior Medical Students, Medical College of Wisconsin
2010 Kaipo Lindsey, Student Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Graduate Students
MS Students Advised
2008 Sudhindra Pudur, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Clinical/Research Fellows
2016 - 2018 Hiro Kato, MD, Hospital Medicine Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin
2017 - 2022, Hospital Medicine Fellowship Mentorship Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Faculty
2008 - 2015 Dai Takahashi, DO, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2012 - 2020 Navdeep Gupta, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2013 - 2020 Kanav Sharma, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2015 - 2021 Njeri Wainaina, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2017 - 2020, Perioperative Medicine Mentorship Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
2020 - Present Kavita Naik, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2020 - Present Pinky Jha, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2020 - Present Sara Dunbar, DO, Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2024 - 2025 Lisa Wehr Maves, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2025 - Present Mandeep Babbra, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
 

OTHER MENTORING ACTIVITIES:
2024 - Present Mentor to Claire Bentley, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology - University of West Virginia
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2011 - 2019 Park Central Detention Basin Prairie Restoration Project
2014 - Present Southeast Fox River Partnership
2017 Milwaukee Medical Mission
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Slawski B, Buntin JD. Preoptic area lesions disrupt prolactin-induced parental feeding behavior in ring doves. Hormones and Behavior 1995;29(2):248-66.
2. Slawski B. Letting People Go. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2001;4(1):57-8.
3. Jaffer A, Smetana G, Cohn S, Slawski B. Perioperative Medicine Update. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2009;24(7):863-871.
4. Slawski B, Cohn S, Pfeifer K, Jaffer A, Dutta S, Smetana G. Perioperative Cardiovascular Medicine - An Update of the Literature 2013-2014. Hospital Practice 2014;42(4): doi:10.3810/hp.2014.10.1149
5. Smetana G, Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Jaffer A, Dutta S, Cohn S. Risk Factors for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: An Update of the Literature. Hospital Practice 2014;42(5): doi:10.3810/hp.2014.12.1165
6. Dutta S, Jaffer A, Slawski B, Pfeifer K, Smetana G, Cohn S. Perioperative Anticoagulation and Renal Disease: An Update. Hospital Practice 2014;42(5): doi:10.3810/hp.2014.12.1166
7. Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Smetana G. Perioperative Pulmonary Management of the Elderly Patient. Current Geriatrics Reports 2014, Volume 4, Issue 1; doi:10.1007/s13670-014-0116-3.
8. Pfeifer KJ, Slawski B, Manley AM, Nelson V, Haines MJ. Improving Preoperative Medication Compliance with Standardized Instructions. Minerva Anestesiologica 2016 Jan;82(1):44-9. PMID:25997577
9. Dutta S, Cohn SL, MD, Pfeifer KJ, Slawski B, Smetana GW, Jaffer AK. Updates in Perioperative Medicine. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2016 Mar;11(3):231-6 PMID:26381728
10. Edwards A, Slawski B. Preoperative Evaluation: Preoperative Clinics. Anesthesiology Clinics 2016; 34(1)1-15. PMID 26927735
11. Mendez CE, Der Mesropian P, Matthew R, Slawski B. Hyperglycemia and Acute Kidney Injury During the Perioperative Period. Current Diabetes Reports. 2016 Jan;16:10. PMID 26792142
12. Cohn S, Dutta S, Slawski B, Grant P, Smetana GW. Update in Perioperative Cardiac Medicine. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2016 Oct;83(10):723-730. PMID:27726825
13. Thompson R, Grant P, Taylor C, Slawski B, Pfeifer K, Whinney C, Wellikson L, Jaffer A. Hospital Medicine and Perioperative Care: A Framework for High Quality, High Value Collaborative Care. Journal of Hospital Medicine. April 2017;12(4)277-282. PMID:28411294
14. Munyon R, Cohn SL, Slawski B, Smetana GW, Pfeifer KJ. Updates in Perioperative Medicine. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Nov 2017; 84(11)863-72. PMID:29173248.
15. Mendez C, Wainaina N, Walker R, Montagne W, Livingston A, Slawski B, Egede, Leonard. Preoperative Diabetes Optimization Program. Clinical Diabetes. Clinical Diabetes 2018 Jan;36(1):68-71. PMID:29382981
16. Bedi M, King D, Mendez C, Slawski B, Charlson J, Hackbarth D, Neilson, J. Post-operative Day 1 Fasting Glucose May Predict for Wound Complications in Sarcomas Treated with Preoperative Radiation. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2018 Mar;476(3)587-88.
17. Sharma K, Slawski B. Renal Disease and the Surgical Patient – Minimizing the Impact. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2018 Jul;85(7):559-567. PMID: 30004381
18. Modha K, Johnson K, Kuperman E, Grant P, Slawski B, Pfeifer K, Cohn S. Perioperative Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 Questions for 2018. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2018 November;85(11):853-859. PMID: 30395522
19. Edwards AF, Urman RD, Pfeifer K, Slawski B. Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement Reply to "American Society of Enhanced Recovery: Advancing Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine". Anesth Analg. 2018 Dec;127(6):e104. PMID: 30234530
20. Cooper C, Donovan A, Sharpe B, Slawski B, Burger A. Update in Hospital Medicine: Practical Lessons from Current Literature. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2019 Apr 8;14:E1-E5. PMID: 30986368
21. Cohn S, Grant P, Slawski B. 2019 Update in Perioperative Cardiovascular Medicine. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Oct;86(10):677-683. PMID: 31597077
22. Segon Y, Summey R, Slawski B, Kaatz S. Surgical Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis: Clinical Practice Update. Hospital Practice. 2020 Dec;48(5):248-257. PMID: 32589468
23. Grant P, Blitz J, Slawski B. 2020 Update in Perioperative Medicine. Patient Care and Operating Room Management. Published online December 2020.
24. Bhandari S, Jha P, Cooper C, Slawski B. Gender-Based Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Among Academic Hospitalists. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2021 Feb;16(2):84-89. PMID: 33496657 Article was cited in a JHM editorial, JHM chat, Today’s Hospitalist online, Forbes magazine.
25. Segon Y, Dunbar S, Slawski B. Perioperative anemia: clinical practice update. Hospital Practice, 2021 Mar 1;1-8. PMID: 33583302
26. Jha P, Bhandari S, Slawski B. Strategies to Promote Scholarship among Academic Hospitalists. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2024 Jul 30;85(7):1-3.
27. Khambaty M, Connors J, Grawe E, Hepner D, Kumar M, Slawski B. Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement Clinical Guidance for Perioperative Management of Patients with Bleeding Disorders. Accepted to the Br J Anesthesia Feb 2025.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Slawski B, Pfeifer K. Postoperative Complications: Arrhythmias. Perioperative Medicine. Cohn S (ed.). Springer 1st edition, 2011.
2. Pfeifer K, Slawski B. Anemia and Bleeding. Perioperative Medicine. Cohn S (ed.). Springer 1st edition, 2011.
3. Slawski B. Postoperative Care and Co-Management of the Surgical Patient: Major Orthopaedic Surgery. Perioperative Medicine: Medical Consultation and Co-Management. Jaffer A, Grant P (ed). Wiley-Blackwell 1st Edition, August 2012.
4. Slawski B. Anemia and Transfusion Medicine. Decision Making in Perioperative Patient Care: Clinical Pearls. Cohn S (ed). McGraw Hill 1st Edition. March 2021.
5. Slawski B, Vasudev B. Chronic Renal Disease. Decision Making in Perioperative Patient Care: Clinical Pearls. Cohn S (ed). McGraw Hill 1st Edition. March 2021.
6. Slawski B, Vasudev B. Acute Kidney Injury. Decision Making in Perioperative Patient Care: Clinical Pearls. Cohn S (ed). McGraw Hill 1st Edition. March 2021.
7. Smetana G, Slawski B. Principles of Medical Consultation. Goldman-Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 27th Edition. 2023.
8. Rednger J, Johnson K, Slawski B. Perioperative Liver and Kidney Disease. Medical Clinics of North America. Med Clin North Am. 2024;108(6):1119-1134.
9. Slawski B. Renal Disease. Decision Making in Perioperative Patient Care: Clinical Pearls. Cohn S (ed). McGraw Hill 2nd Edition. April 2025.
10. Slawski B. Acute Kidney Injury. Decision Making in Perioperative Patient Care: Clinical Pearls. Cohn S (ed). McGraw Hill 2nd Edition. April 2025.
11. Auron M, Slawski B. Perioperative Anemia and Transfusion Medicine. Decision Making in Perioperative Patient Care: Clinical Pearls. Cohn S (ed). McGraw Hill 2nd Edition. March 2025.
 
Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other
1. Munyon R, Cohn SL, Slawski B, Smetana GW, Pfeifer K. In reply: Perioperative interruption of dual antiplatelet therapy. Cleve Clin J Med. 2018 Apr;85(4):262. PMID:29634473
2. Anyanwu P, Jain S, Raju S, Bhandari S, Carreras J, Jha P, Slawski B. Optimizing Inpatient Patient Experience. Wisconsin Medical Journal 2024;123(1):3.
3. Anyanwu P; Bhandari S, Jha P, Naik K, Slawski B. Improving Geographical Cohorting of Patients Admitted Under The Hospitalist Service. Wisconsin Medical Journal 2024 Jul;123(3):155.
 
Abstracts
1. Slawski B, Pfeifer K. Decreasing Operating Room Delays with Comprehensive Preoperative Care. Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, May 2012.
2. Gupta N, Murugiah K, Gupta A, Rajput K, Cinquegrani M, Slawski B. Incidence, Management Patterns, and Outcomes in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Following Elective Noncardiac Surgery. American College of Cardiology 62nd Annual Scientific Session, March 2013.
3. Gupta N, Aggarwal S, Murugiah K, Slawski B, Cinquegrani M. CHADS2 Score Predicts Perioperative Stroke Risk in Patients without Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Volume 61, Issue 10, Supplement, 12 March 2013, E341.
4. Slawski B, Takahashi D, Pfeifer K, Schmeling G. Medical Co-Management Decreases Transfusion Rates in Hip Fracture Patients. Perioperative Medicine Summit 8th Annual Meeting, Miami, FL. March 2013.
5. Slawski B, Shyti S, Pfeifer K, Takahashi D. Medical Co-Management in Low Risk Arthroplasty Patients. Perioperative Medicine Summit 9th Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, February 2013.
6. Bedi M, King M, Mendez C, Slawski B, Charlson J, Hackbarth D, Neilson JC. Post-operative Day 1 Fasting Blood Glucose May Predict for Wound Complications in Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcomas Treated with Pre-operative Radiotherapy. Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Meeting, Detroit, MI October 2016. *** manuscript won 2nd place
7. Slawski B. Preoperative Optimization in Oncological Patients. 37th Myron B Lauer International Postgraduate Course in Management of the Oncologic Surgical Patient. Basel, Switzerland February 2017.
8. Mendez CE, Wainaina N, Pfeifer KJ, Slawski B. Optimizing Glycemic Control Before Surgery. 12th Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. March 2017.
9. Kato H, Pfeifer KJ, Segon A, Wagner NG, Delerme AA, Puetz JR, Slawski BA. Impact of an Institutional Preoperative Transthoracic Echocardiography Guideline of Day of Surgery Cancellations: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. March 2018.
10. Kato H, Pfeifer KJ, Segon A, Wagner NG, Delerme AA, Puetz JR, Slawski BA. Institutional Preoperative Transthoracic Echocardiography Guideline as an Effective Strategy to Reduce Day of Surgery Cancellations: Results from Subgroup Analysis of a Large Retrospective Cohort Study at a Single University Hospital in the United States. Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. March 2018.
11. Kato H, Pfeifer KJ, Segon A, Wagner NG, Delerme AA, Puetz JR, Slawski BA. Is Body Mass Index a Predictor of Case Cancellations of the Day of Surgery? An Insight from a Retrospective Cohort Study at a Single University Hospital in the United States. Perioperative Medicine Summit, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. March 2018.
12. Bhandari S, Jha P, Cooper C, Slawski B. Impact of Gender on Academic Hospitalist Experience. Medical College of Wisconsin 2020 Department of Medicine Research Retreat. Milwaukee, WI. Selected for oral presentation. June 2020.
13. Bhandari S, Jha P, Cooper C, Slawski B. Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination Among Academic Hospitalists: A Nationwide Survey. Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. April 2020.
14. Sharma K, Pfeifer K, Raju S, Zhuping G, Slawski B. Postoperative Cardiovascular Testing Protocol. Perioperative Medicine Summit. March 2021.
15. Sharma K, Pfeifer K, Raju S, Zhuping G, Slawski B. An Innovative Preoperative Cardiovascular Testing Protocol. Perioperative Medicine Summit. March 2021.
16. Dunbar S, Surani A, Wojtkowski A, Sharma K, Carreras J, Pfeifer K, Slawski B. A Curriculum to Improve Hospitalist Familiarity with Key Perioperative Topics. Society of Hospital Medicine Converge. Nashville, Tennessee. April 2022.
17. Pfeifer K, Demchuk C, Rossi S, Mendez C, Ngan W, Lauer, K, Henricks E, Slawski B. Perioperative Outcomes Associated with a Multidisciplinary Preoperative Clinic. Society of Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement 19th Annual Meeting. March 2024.
18. Singh A, Pfeifer K, Mullikin S, Thorgerson A, Slawski B. Proactive Protocol to Identify Patients with Postoperative Myocardial Injury. Society of Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement 19th Annual Meeting. March 2024.
19. Singh A, Slawski B, Lauer K, Boxhorn C, Rossi S, Thorgerson A, Pfeifer K. Protocol to Identify Patients at Risk for Perioperative Myocardial Injury. Society of Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement 19th Annual Meeting. March 2024.
20. Naik K, Slawski B. Protocol to Improve Hospitalist Geographic Localization. Society of Hospital Medicine Converge April 2024.
21. Sharda M, Kaur B, Bhandari S, Slawski B, Jha P. Hospitalist Experience and Patient Outcomes: A Retrospective Study of Performance Metrics at an Academic Medical Center. Presented at SHM and SGIM 2025 meetings.
22. Snippen J, Thorgerson A, Dawson A, Slawski B. Day of Surgery Potassium Testing in End Stage Renal Disease. Presented at SHM and SPAQI 2025 meetings.
23. Veerapaneni N, Sharma A, Quinn B, Raju S, Payakuyral B, Slawski B, Iregbu S, Jha P, Bhandari S. Determinants of Perceived Social Isolation Among Individuals with Inpatient Stays: Insights from a National Database. Presented at SHM 2025.
24. Payakuyral B, Pudasainee P, Slawski B, Jha P, Bhandari S. Burden of Observation Stays and Emergency Department Visits on 30-Day Hospital Revisit Rates: A 9-Year Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Center. Presented at SHM 2025.
25. Abdelrahim MT, Sheriff SA, Raju S, Bhandari S, Slawski B, Jha P. Evaluating the Impact of Structured Onboarding Programs in Hospital Medicine. Presented at AAIM 2025, ACP WI 2025.
 
Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. Slawski B. Perioperative Bridging of Anticoagulant Therapy. Consultative & Perioperative Medicine Essentials for Hospitalists. http://www.shmconsults.com/ce-data.aspx?case_id=402. Published online December 2013.
2. Slawski B. Perioperative Bridging of Anticoagulant Therapy. Consultative & Perioperative Medicine Essentials for Hospitalists. http://www.shmconsults.com/ce-data.aspx?case_id=402. August 2015.
3. Shiffermiller J, Slawski B. Perioperative Bridging of Anticoagulant Therapy. Consultative & Perioperative Medicine Essentials for Hospitalists. http://www.shmconsults.com/ce-data.aspx?case_id=402. Published online May 2019.
4. Ackerman L, Frank A, Fang M, Slawski B. Perioperative Bridging of Anticoagulant Therapy. Consultative & Perioperative Medicine Essentials for Hospitalists. Management of Anticoagulant Therapy | SHM Learning Portal Published online November 2023.