CURRICULUM VITAE
Brent Boettcher DO
Brent Boettcher DO
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
8850 William Coffey Drive |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
08/2001 - 05/2006 BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI |
08/2007 - 05/2011 DO, Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, TN |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2011 - 06/30/2015 Anesthesiology Residency, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2017 - 2018 Medical College of Wisconsin Leadership Academy |
02/01/2021 - Present Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiogists |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2022 Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
07/01/2022 - Present Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
02/01/2018 - Present Medical Director, Anesthesiology, Transplant Anesthesia, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53224 |
07/01/2023 - Present Program Director-Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
07/01/2016 - Present Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI 53295 |
07/01/2016 - Present Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
American Board of Anesthesiology | 03/24/2016 | 12/31/2026 |
Examination of special competence in advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (Advanced PTEeXAM) | 09/06/2016 | 06/30/2026 |
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology | 12/02/2023 | 12/31/2033 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
State of Wisconsin License to Practice Medicine and Surgery | 58704-21 | 10/25/2012 | 10/31/2027 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2012 John P. Kampine M.D., Ph.D. Award. Outstanding Anesthesiology Intern, Department of Anesthesiology |
2014 John P. Kampine M.D., Ph.D. Award. Outstanding Anesthesiology Resident CA-2, Department of Anesthesiology |
2015 Wilson Phillips Award, For recognition of teamwork, compassionate care and outstanding academic and clinical achievement-Department on Anesthesiology |
2018 - 2019 Outstanding medical student teachers, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 Supportive Faculty Award, Medical College of Wisconsin |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2009 - Present American Society of Anesthesiologists |
2011 - Present Sigma Sigma Phi-Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity |
2011 - Present Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists |
2015 - Present Society for Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists |
2016 - Present International Liver Transplantation Society |
2016 - Present Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia (SATA) |
2020 - Present International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Ad-Hoc Reviewer |
2016 Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Research |
2017 Journal of Clinical Anesthesia |
04/01/2021 - Present American Journal of Case Reports |
07/01/2021 - Present Journal of Surgical Research |
2021 - Present Journal of cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia |
03/2023 Cureus |
06/01/2025 - Present Anesthesiology |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
09/2016 - Present ASA Alternate Delegate, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists |
09/2017 - Present District Director Region 2, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2009 - 2010 Delegate, Medical Students House of Delegates, American Society of Anesthesiologists |
01/01/2017 - 2025 Question Author, ADVANCED Examination Committee, American Board of Anesthesiology |
2017 - 2021 Member, ASA Educational Track Subcommittee on Cardiac Anesthesia, American Society of Anesthesiologists |
2017 - Present Member, ASA Committee on Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesia, American Society of Anesthesiologists |
2021 - Present Member, ASA Committee on Transplant Anesthesia, American Society of Anesthesiology |
05/01/2022 - Present Member, Practice Management Working Group, Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia |
07/01/2023 - Present Member, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Program Directors Council, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists |
10/23/2024 - Present Chair, Committee on Transplant Anesthesia, American Society of Anesthesiologists |
12/01/2024 - Present Member, Committee on Transplant, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists |
12/16/2024 Standard Setting Workshop for the ABA Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology Exam, Adult Cardiothorac Anesthesiology Board, American Board of Anesthesiology |
01/01/2025 - Present Abstract reviewed, SCA Resident/Fellow Abstract reviewer, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists |
RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Brent T. Boettcher, DO, Rebecca Aron, M.D., Jessica L. Spellman, M.D., Katja R. Turner, M.D., Snap chat: When the right is no more....the tale of right heart failure, ASA annual meeting, Orlando, FL, 10/21/2019 |
Brent T. Boettcher, The Lung Transplant Recipient Presenting for Elective Surgery: Pearls and Pitfalls for Successful Management, ASA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 10/16/2023 |
Brent Boettcher, Yong Peng, Gebhard Wagener, Geraldine Diaz, The Transplant Recipient Presenting for Elective Surgery: Pearls and Pitfalls for Successful Management, ASA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA and Virtual, 10/19/2024 |
Kelsey Wigand, Brent T. Boettcher, Fifth Cardiac Surgery for Noncompliant Shone;s Complex Requiring Valve-In-Valve Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement, ASA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 10/20/2024 |
Brent T. Boettcher, Should We or Shouldn't We: The Ethical Dilemma of DCD NRP, ASA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 10/11/2025 |
Brent T. Boettcher, Kelsey Wigand, Hemorrhagic, Obstructive, or Cardiogenic? Three roads, one crash. Navigating the shock state in trauma, ASA Annual Meeting-Medically challenging cases, San Antonio, TX, 10/12/2025 |
Brent T. Boettcher, The transplant recipient presenting for elective surgery: Pearls and pitfalls for successful management, ASA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 10/13/2025 |
National |
Brent T. Boettcher, Anesthetic Management of the LVAD Patient for Non-Cardiac Surgery, 2022 AOCA Annual Convention & Conclave/VAPOR, Phoenix, AZ, 09/20/2022 |
Brent T. Boettcher, No Pulse, No Problem? Perioperative Management of LVAD Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery, Grand Rounds, University of West Virginia Department of Anesthesiology, 07/29/2026 |
Regional |
Brent T. Boettcher DO, Sylvia Dolinski MD, Significant post-operative hemorrhage following otherwise uneventful AVR., Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting-Best of MARC, Milwaukee, WI, 09/07/2013 |
Brent T. Boettcher, Vasoplegia in Liver Transplantation: When the usual treatments don’t work., Solid Organ Transplantation Research Symposium, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI, 10/05/2016 |
Tawil J; Boettcher BT, Surface Ultrasound/TTE and Vascular Access Workshop, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 09/09/2017 |
Brent T. Boettcher, Anesthesia for (mostly) Hepatic Transplantation, Froedtert Hospital Abdominal Transplant Program Retreat, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/19/2018 |
Brent T. Boettcher, ERAS, Fast Track, Extubation in the OR? Is there too fast in cardiac surgery?, University of Minnesota Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, 10/04/2021 |
Brent T. Boettcher, Vasoplegia and Hydroxocobalamin; from the OR to the lab and back, University of Minnesota Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, 10/05/2021 |
Boettcher, Brent T, Liver Transplantation Anesthesiology: Challenges in the High Acuity Patient, Solid Organ Transplantation Virtual Symposium, Virtual (COVID), 10/06/2021 |
Meeting Co-Chair, Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Lake Geneve, WI, 09/05/2025 - 09/07/2025 |
Local |
Brent T. Boettcher DO, Perioperative Management of Mediastinal Masses, Cardiovascular ICU CME Lecture Series, Froedtert Hospital, 05/02/2017 |
Kelsey Walters, Joseph C. Hockenberry, Brent T. Boettcher DO, Harvey J. Woehlck MD, David D. Gutterman MD, Julie K. Freed MD PhD, Unmasking the Magic of Hydroxocobalamin for Treatment of Vasoplegia: Effect of Vitamin B12 in Human Arterioles, Medical College of Wisconsin, 10/05/2017 |
Brent Boettcher, Dr. Karin Madsen, Dr. Michael Zimmerman, Dr. Ehab Saad , Sheila Blogg, MSN, Elizabeth McNally, MS, Lacy Ternes, PharmD , Deana Fischer, MSN, Linda Fridlington, MSN, Amy Miskelley, BSN, Pain Protocol for Living donor Nephrectomy Patients, Froedtert & MCP Problem Solving Poster Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 10/29/2018 |
Brent T. Boettcher, Anesthesia for Liver Transplantation, Division of Transplant Surgery CME series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/05/2019 |
Brent T. Boettcher, Anesthesiology for Liver Transplantation, MCW Division of Transplant Surgery Lecture Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/30/2020 |
Brent Boettcher DO, Christopher Plambeck MD, Intraoperative TEE for Atriclip placement, Cardiac Surgery System Performance and Operations Team (SPOT), Froedtert Hospital, 02/22/2021 |
Boettcher B, Ducion C, Durham L, et al, Collaborative Effort to Decrease Cardiac Surgery Blood Utilization, Heart and Vascular Town Hall, Froedtert Hospital, 06/17/2021 |
Brent T. Boettcher, Anesthesia for Liver Transplantation, Transplant Service Line Educational Lecture Series, FMLH, 12/11/2024 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Brent T Boettcher DO, Catherine Drexler MD, Anesthetic Management for Labor and Delivery of A Patient with Stiff Person Syndrome, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/2014 |
Brent T. Boettcher DO, Timothy Olund MD, Paul S. Pagel MD PhD, Delay of Coronary Artery Surgery Resulting From Eptifibatide-Induced Severe Thrombocytopenia, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 10/2015 |
Brent T. Boettcher DO, Derek J. De Vry MD, Paul S. Pagel MD PhD, Moderate aortic valvular insufficiency falsely elevates vortex formation time in patients with calcific degenerative aortic stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacement, Society for Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 04/04/2016 |
M. Muravyeva, A. Kula, B. Boettcher, E. Ellinas, C. Drexler, Acute Neurological Deterioration Following Neuraxial Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Developmental Venous Anomaly and Cavernous Malformation., 16th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, 08/30/2016 |
Khatib D, Steck DT, Choi C, Freed JK, Boettcher BT, Pagel PS, Advanced age attenuates left ventricular filling efficiency quantified using vortex formation time in patients undegoing coronary artery surgery, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists- Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 04/24/2017 |
Manupipatpong, Katherine; Boettcher, Brent, Airway management of a patient with a thyroid mass: The plot thickens, ASA annual meeting, Boston, MA, 10/22/2017 |
Makker, Hemanckur; Boettcher, Brent, Adventures in Avalon catheter placement, ASA annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 10/23/2017 |
Ethan Wasson MD and Brent T Boettcher DO, The Balance of Coagulopathy with Cirrhosis and Cardiopulmonary Bypass, ASA Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 10/19/2019 |
David A. Izquierdo MD, Brent T. Boettcher DO, Rescue Transesophageal Echocardiography and Emergent Placement of a Right Ventricular Assist Device Following Cardiac Arrest During Intraoperative Bronchoscopy, ASA annual meeting, Orlando, FL, 10/21/2019 |
Robert J Gregory, M.D.; Joseph Johnson, M.D., Timothy Lazicki, D.O., and Brent Boettcher, D.O., A novel use of angiovac suction for treatment of mesenteric and aortic thrombus, ASA Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fl, 10/21/2019 - 10/29/2019 |
Nick Foster D.O., Brent T. Boettcher D.O., Surgical Assistance with Ventilation in the Setting of Tracheo-pleural Fistula, ASA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 08/11/2021 |
Audrey Jensen MD, Brent T. Boettcher DO, If its just a CABG, What is that on the Aortic Valve?, ASA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/23/2022 |
Dylan Trinh, Abiye Agbeh, Nabil Attlassy, Brent T. Boettcher DO, Stable Ventricular Tachycardia Prior to Induction for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, ASA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 10/24/2022 |
Kelsey Wigand, Brent T. Boettcher DO, Third Time Reso Sternotomy for Infective Endocarditis Requiring Complex Hemi-Commando and Hemi Arch Reconstruction and Post Operative ECMO Support, ASA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 10/15/2023 |
Yekaterina Koral MD, Brent T. Boettcher DO, Type A Aortic Dissection with Incidental Posterior Mitral Valve Cleft, ASA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 10/15/2023 |
Boran Katunaric MD, Brent T. Boettcher DO, Twists and Clots: Navigating the Anticoagulation Tightrope in Mitral Valve Replacement with Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura, ASA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 10/16/2023 |
National |
Brian S. Gump DO, Brent T. Boettcher DO, David Joyce MD, Sarah White MD, Catheter directed thrombectomy of svc and tricuspid valve vegetations, Society for Interventional Radiology Angio Club, Virtual (COVID), 05/26/2021 |
Regional |
Brent T. Boettcher DO, Sylvia Dolinski MD, Significant post-operative hemorrhage following otherwise uneventful AVR., Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference, Kansas City, MO, 04/27/2013 |
Brent T. Boettcher, Cathyrn Drexler MD, Anesthetic Management for Labor and Delivery of A Patient with Stiff Person Syndrome, Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference, Chicago, IL, 04/05/2014 |
Katherine Manupipatpong, Brent Boettcher, Airway Management of a Patient with a Medistinal Mass, Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference, Chicago, IL, 2017 |
Ryan Traudt, Brent Boettcher, Airway Management in a Patient with a Near Complete Obstructive Tracheal Mass, Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 2018 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2016 - Present Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Quality Review, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2016 - Present Liver Transplant Mulidisciplinary Patient Selection Review Committee, Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin |
10/2016 - Present Adult Bariatric Cardiac Group, Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/01/2017 - 2018 Member, TAVR Patient Selection Committee, Froedtert/Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 - Present Clinical Practice Committee, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/01/2019 - 2023 Member, Academic Time Committee, Anesthesia, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2019 - Present Quality Council, Anesthesiology, Medical College of WIsconsin |
03/24/2021 - 2023 Member, Blood Documentation, Anesthesiolgy, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - Present Member, Executive Operations Committee, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - 2022 Member, Director of Solid Organ Transplant Search Committee, MCW/Froedtert Hospital/CHW |
Hospital |
01/01/2017 - 01/01/2018 Member, TAVR operations committee, Froedtert/Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2017 - 12/31/2018 Member, AMI/CABG bundled payment steering committee, Foredtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2017 - 12/31/2019 Member, Medical Emergency Response Committee, Froedtert/Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/01/2019 - Present Member, Second Victim Peer Support Team, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - Present Department of Anesthesiology General OR Task Force |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
08/18/2017 Molecule to Cells M1 Case Based Discussions-Sickle Cell |
08/28/2017 M3 orientation monitors session |
09/08/2017 Molecule to Cells M1 Case Based Discussions-Targeting Nucleotide Metabolism |
10/22/2021 Molecules to Cells MCADD deficiency CBD |
Graduate Student Education |
02/10/2017 Central Venous and Pulmonary Arterial Pressures and Monitoring Overview |
02/10/2017 Cardiac Hypertrophy Lecture |
02/10/2017 Valvular Heart Disease Lecture |
02/23/2017 Mediastinal Masses Lecture |
02/23/2017 Assessing the Patient with Pulmonary Disease Lecture |
08/19/2019 Mediastinal Masses |
08/19/2019 Assessing the Patient with Pulmonary Disease Lecture |
02/05/2020 Cardiac Hypertrophy Lecture |
02/05/2020 Central Venous and Pulmonary Arterial Pressures and Monitoring Overview |
02/05/2020 Valvular Heart Disease Lecture |
02/24/2020 Mediastinal Masses |
02/24/2020 Assessing the Patient with Pulmonary Disease Lecture |
02/09/2021 Cardiac Output/Invasive Monitoring Lecture |
02/09/2021 Valvular Heart Disease Lecture |
02/09/2021 Cardiac Hypertrophy Lecture |
03/08/2021 Pulmonary Disease Lecture |
03/08/2021 Medistinal Masses |
02/09/2022 Cardiac Hypertrophy and Valvular Heart Disease |
02/09/2022 Cardiac Output and advanced cardiovascular monitoring |
03/24/2022 Mediastinal Masses |
03/24/2022 Pulmonary Diseases |
07/28/2022 Anesthesia for thoracic organ transplant |
07/28/2022 Anesthesia for organ transplants |
07/29/2022 Anesthesia for abdominal organ transplant |
02/08/2023 Cardiac Hypertrophy and Valvular Heart Disease |
07/19/2023 Mediastinal Masses Lecture |
07/19/2023 Pleural and Lung Disease |
09/04/2023 Management of End Stage Liver Disease |
02/21/2024 Cardiac Hypertrophy and Valvular Heart Disease |
07/17/2024 Diseases of the Pleura and Lung |
07/17/2024 Mediastinal Masses |
09/18/2024 Transplant Anesthesia |
07/08/2025 Pleural and Lung Disease |
07/08/2025 Mediastinal Masses |
Resident and Fellow Education |
11/18/2015 Resident Lecture-Mediastinal Masses |
12/2015 Intern Winter Curriculum-Intro to Transthoracic Echocardiography |
09/15/2016 Resident Lecture-Mediastinal Masses |
09/23/2016 Fellow TEE Lecture: The Comprehensive Exam |
12/08/2016 Intern Winter Curriculum-Intro to Transthoracic Echocardiography |
03/10/2017 Resident Case Conference-It 's just an add on thyroidectomy. What Could Go Wrong? |
08/16/2019 Basics of Cardiac Anesthesia |
01/22/2020 Resident Lecture-Liver Failure |
03/04/2020 Cardiac PBLD-Cath Lab Emergency |
09/03/2020 Advocacy in Anesthesiology |
09/16/2020 Grand Rounds (Cardiac)-Is Now a Good Time to Preop? A Virtual Experience |
11/24/2020 Cardiopulmonary Bypass and ECMO |
12/22/2020 Perioperative Management of the patient with Cirrhosis |
03/18/2021 Advocacy |
07/29/2021 Advocacy in Anesthesiology Dinner and Discussion |
07/29/2021 Advocacy in Anesthesiology |
08/26/2021 Advocacy in Anesthesiology |
09/22/2021 Cardiopulmonary Bypass and ECMO; the basics |
09/22/2021 Anesthesiology for patients with liver disease |
10/14/2021 Advocacy in Anesthesiology |
04/27/2022 Monthly M&M |
08/08/2022 Intern class advocacy discussion |
09/26/2022 Intern class advocacy discussion |
10/19/2022 Basics of Cardiopulmonary Bypass |
10/19/2022 Anesthesia in End-Stage Liver Disease |
08/17/2023 Advocacy in Anesthesiology |
09/19/2023 Advocacy in Anesthesiology |
10/25/2023 Echo review-The comprehensive exam |
03/19/2024 Echo Review-Right heart |
07/23/2024 Adult cardiothoracic fellowship TEE lecture and review |
08/13/2024 Advocacy in Anesthesiology |
09/25/2024 Advocacy in Anesthesiology |
10/16/2024 ECHO review |
01/21/2025 Echo Review-Aortic pathology |
04/15/2025 Echo Review-Coronary distribution |
06/04/2025 Echo Review-Mitral Valve |
08/19/2025 Advocacy in Anesthesiology |
09/16/2025 Echo Review-Comprehensive exam |
09/18/2025 Advocacy in Anesthesiology |
11/18/2025 Echo review-Valves |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
High School Students |
07/02/2018 - 08/01/2018 Makayla Bynum, Apprenticeship in Medicine (AIM), Medical College of Wisconsin |
06/01/2019 - 07/31/2019 Liliana De Leon, MCW Apprenticeship in Medicine (AIM) Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Graduated Program |
Medical Students |
2017 - 2018 Brian D. Thorne, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Residents |
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2019 Wasakorn Kittipongdaja, MD, Residency Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2017 - 2018 Joshua Aerhart, Residency Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2019 - Present Alex Ritchay, Residency Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Fellow |
10/01/2023 - Present Adult Cardiothoracic Fellowship ECHO review |
2025 - Present New elective rotation for fellows, Anesthesia for Structural Heart Interventions |
2025 - Present New rotation option for Perfusion |
2025 Transitioned Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship to the SF match |
2026 - Present New Fellowship rotation at Children's Hospital for Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Wallston KA, Slagle JM, Speroff T, Nwosu S, Crimin K, Feurer ID, Boettcher B, Weinger MB. Operating room clinicians' ratings of workload: a vignette simulation study. J Patient Saf. 2014 Jun;10(2):95-100. |
2. Boettcher BT, Irish SM, Algahim M, Rokkas CK, Plambeck CJ, Novalija J, Pagel PS. Acute, Severe Chest Pain in the Presence of Known Coronary Artery Disease: New Myocardial Ischemia, Aortic Dissection, or Some Other Evolving Cardiovascular Catastrophe? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Jun;30(3):841-4. |
3. Boettcher BT, Muravyea M, Kuo C, Drexler C, Pagel PS. Anesthetic management of a parturient with Stiff person syndrome for urgent cesarean delivery. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2016 Aug;27:85-8. |
4. Pagel PS, Sethi P, Boettcher BT, Dolinski SY. A Pulmonary Venous Blood Flow Problem During Left Upper Lobectomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Aug;30(4):1156-8. |
5. Boettcher BT, Olund TJ, Pagel PS. Acute Severe Thrombocytopenia Occurring After Administration of Eptifibatide Postpones Emergent Coronary Artery Surgery. Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Aug;6(4):e37575. PMCID: PMC5099974 |
6. Boettcher BT, Makker H, Olund TJ, Pagel PS. Rare Cause of Chest Discomfort and Modest Exercise Intolerance in an Athlete. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Oct;30(5):1430-4. |
7. Pagel PS, Boettcher BT, De Vry DJ, Freed JK, Iqbal Z. Moderate Aortic Valvular Insufficiency Invalidates Vortex Formation Time as an Index of Left Ventricular Filling Efficiency in Patients With Severe Degenerative Calcific Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Oct;30(5):1260-5. |
8. Zundel MT, Boettcher BT, Feih JT, Gaglianello N, Pagel PS. Use of Oral Droxidopa to Improve Arterial Pressure and Reduce Vasoactive Drug Requirements During Persistent Vasoplegic Syndrome After Cardiac Transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Dec;30(6):1624-1626. |
9. Khatib D, Boettcher BT, Freed JK, Pagel PS. Acute, Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension During Off-Pump Coronary Artery Surgery: Is New Myocardial Ischemia, Cardiac Repositioning, or External Mitral Valve Compression the Culprit? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Dec;30(6):1744-1747. |
10. Woehlck HJ, Boettcher BT, Lauer KK, Cronin DC, Hong JC, Zimmerman MA, Kim J, Selim M. Hydroxocobalamin for Vasoplegic Syndrome in Liver Transplantation: Restoration of Blood Pressure Without Vasospasm. A A Case Rep. 2016 Dec 15;7(12):247-250. |
11. Steck DT, Tawil JN, Boettcher BT, Pagel PS. A Rare Cause of Exercise Intolerance and Progressive Dyspnea in an Elderly Woman. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Feb;31(1):391-394. |
12. Pagel PS, Sethi P, Freed JK, Boettcher BT, Hossein Almassi G. A Rare Complication of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation After Mitral Valve Replacement. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Apr;31(2):770-772. |
13. Burnes ML, Boettcher BT, Woehlck HJ, Zundel MT, Iqbal Z, Pagel PS. Hydroxocobalamin as a Rescue Treatment for Refractory Vasoplegic Syndrome After Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Jun;31(3):1012-1014. |
14. Gollapudy S, Cronin DC, Pagel PS, Boettcher BT. Serotonin Syndrome Resulting From Acute Decompensation of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Cirrhosis in a Patient Chronically Treated With Citalopram and Tramadol. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Aug;31(4):1385-1388. |
15. Boettcher BT, Woehlck HJ, Reck SE, Hong JC, Zimmerman MA, Kim J, Zundel MT, Freed JK, Pagel PS. Treatment of Vasoplegic Syndrome With Intravenous Hydroxocobalamin During Liver Transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Aug;31(4):1381-1384. |
16. Pagel PS, Davidovich RM, Steck DT, Freed JK, Boettcher BT. A Rare Complication of Metastatic Osteosarcoma. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Aug;31(4):1540-1541. |
17. Tanem JM, Plambeck CJ, Pagel PS, Boettcher BT. Profound Hypotension After Anesthetic Induction in an Elderly Man With a Large Ascending Aortic Aneurysm: The Usual Anesthetic-Induced Vasodilation or a More Uncommon Mechanism? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Oct;31(5):1916-1918. |
18. Boettcher BT, Mungara C, Manupipatpong KK, Freed JK, Kaiser M, Pagel PS. An Unexpected Finding During Repair of An Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Feb;32(1):600-602. |
19. Zundel MT, Feih JT, Rinka JRG, Boettcher BT, Freed JK, Kaiser M, Ghadiali HY, Tawil JN, Woehlck HJ, Pagel PS. Hydroxocobalamin With or Without Methylene Blue May Improve Fluid Balance in Critically Ill Patients With Vasoplegic Syndrome After Cardiac Surgery: A Report of Two Cases. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Feb;32(1):452-457. |
20. Freed JK, Dyer AJ, Olund TJ, Veldheer DJ, Boettcher BT, Pagel PS. An Unusual Finding in a Woman Undergoing Resection of a Large Anterior Mediastinal Mass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Apr;32(2):1090-1092. |
21. Pagel PS, Dye L 3rd, Boettcher BT, Freed JK. Advanced Age Attenuates Left Ventricular Filling Efficiency Quantified Using Vortex Formation Time: A Study of Octogenarians With Normal Left Ventricular Systolic Function Undergoing Coronary Artery Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Aug;32(4):1775-1779. |
22. Pagel PS, Dye L 3rd, Hill GED, Vega JL, Tawil JN, De Vry DJ, Chandrashekarappa K, Iqbal Z, Boettcher BT, Freed JK. Noninvasive Determination of Vortex Formation Time Using Transesophageal Echocardiography During Cardiac Surgery. J Vis Exp. 2018 Nov 28(141). |
23. Dye Iii L, Setaluri M, Chandrashekarappa KN, Joyce LD, Baruah D, Pagel PS, Boettcher BT. An Unexpected Finding During Aortic Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jan;33(1):251-253. |
24. Hill GED, Izquierdo DA, Boettcher BT, Pagel PS. Chronic Marijuana and Synthetic Cannabinoid-Induced Toxic Myocarditis and End-Stage Cardiomyopathy: Management With Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge-to-Transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Sep;33(9):2508-2512. |
25. Pagel PS, Lazicki TJ, Izquierdo DA, Boettcher BT, Tawil JN, Freed JK. Characteristics associated with Publication of Randomized Controlled Trials in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia: A 15-Year Analysis, 2004-2018. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Apr;34(4):857-864. |
26. Pagel PS, Tawil JN, Boettcher BT, Izquierdo DA, Lazicki TJ, Crystal GJ, Freed JK. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Comprehensive Review and Update of Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Perioperative Implications. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Jun;35(6):1839-1859. |
27. Dorantes RP, Boettcher BT, Woehlck HJ. Calcium Chloride Requirement and Postreperfusion Rebound During Massive Transfusion in Liver Transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Aug;36(8 Pt A):2400-2405. |
28. Kapeles SR, Hang D, Muslu CS, Pagel PS, Boettcher BT. Mitral Regurgitation in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Systolic Anterior Motion or a More Unusual Cause? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Aug;36(8 Pt B):3420-3422. |
29. Pugh DB, Saxena A, Barta LE, Pinkerton C, Bajic J, Boettcher BT, Woehlck HJ. A Case Report of Hypotension and Methemoglobinemia Associated With Gunshot Residue Poisoning: Nitrite-Induced Methemoglobinemia. A A Pract. 2022 Oct 01;16(10):e01631. |
30. Boettcher BT, Woehlck HJ, Makker H, Pagel PS, Freed JK. Hydroxocobalamin for treatment of catecholamine-resistant vasoplegia during liver transplantation: A single-center series of 20 cases. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Sep;98:107488. PMCID: PMC9399471 |
31. Kim J, Zimmerman MA, Shin WY, Boettcher BT, Lee JS, Park JI, Ali M, Yang M, Mishra J, Hagen CE, McGraw JE, Mathison A, Woehlck HJ, Lomberk G, Camara AKS, Urrutia RA, Stowe DF, Hong JC. Effects of Subnormothermic Regulated Hepatic Reperfusion on Mitochondrial and Transcriptomic Profiles in a Porcine Model. Ann Surg. 2023 Feb 01;277(2):e366-e375. PMCID: PMC8840998 |
32. Duvall LR, Korol Y, Wigand KE, Mace JE, Pagel PS, Boettcher BT. Mitral Regurgitation During Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: The Usual Suspects or Something Entirely Unsuspected? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Mar;38(3):849-851. |
33. Katunaric B, Boettcher B. Walking the Tightrope: Anticoagulation Management of Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Undergoing Mitral Valve Replacement With Cardiopulmonary Bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Nov;38(11):2731-2736. |
34. Katunaric B, Shepherd JR, Duvall L, Boettcher B. The Phantom Mass in the Transverse Sinus. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Jan;40(1):394-396. |
35. Korol YV, Boettcher BT, Cambray AJ, Pagel PS, Hang D. Where Is This New Murmur Coming From? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Aug;40(8):2617-2621. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Pagel PS, Tawil JN, Boettcher BT, Freed JK: Cardiovascular pharmacology, Clinical Anesthesia Fundamentals, 2nd edition. Edited by Barash PG, Cullen BF, Cahalan MK, Stock MC, Sharar SR, Ortega R, Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer Health, 2020. |
2. Pagel PS, Boettcher BT, Tawil JN, Freed JF: Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Anesthetic Drugs (chapter). In Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia: Perioperative and Critical Care Medicine, 8th Edition. Edited by Kaplan JA, Augoustides JGT, Gutsche J, Maus T, Pagel PS, Ramakrisha H. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2023. |
3. Pagel PS, Boettcher BT, Tawil JN, Freed JF: Cardiac Physiology (chapter). In Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia: Perioperative and Critical Care Medicine, 8th Edition. Edited by Kaplan JA, Augoustides JGT, Gutsche J, Maus T, Pagel PS, Ramakrisha H. Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2023. |
4. Pagel PS, Hang D, Boettcher BT, Freed JK: Autonomic and cardiovascular pharmacology, Clinical Anesthesia, 9th edition. Edited by Cullen BF, Stock MC, Ortega R, Sharer SR, Holt NF, Connor CW, Nathan N. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer, 2023
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5. Pagel PS, Hang D, Boettcher BT, Freed JK, Stowe DF: Cardiac anatomy and physiology, Clinical Anesthesia, 9th edition. Edited by Cullen BF, Stock MC, Ortega R, Sharer SR, Holt NF, Connor CW, Nathan N. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer, 2023 |
6. McDonald DR, Boettcher BT: Fluids, Electrolytes, & Transfusion Therapy (Chapter). Pocket Anesthesia 5th edition. Edited by Urman RD & Ehrenfeld JM. Netherlands, Wolters Kluwer, 2024 |
7. Pagel PS, Hang D, Boettcher BT, Freed JK: Autonomic and cardiovascular pharmacology, Clinical Anesthesia, 10th edition. Edited by Cullen BF, Stock MC, Ortega R, Sharer SR, Holt NF, Connor CW, Nathan N. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer, 2025 (In Press) |
8. Pagel PS, Hang D, Boettcher BT, Freed JK, Stowe DF: Cardiac anatomy and physiology, Clinical Anesthesia, 10th edition. Edited by Cullen BF, Stock MC, Ortega R, Sharer SR, Holt NF, Connor CW, Nathan N. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer, (In Press, 2025) |
9. Barta L, Boettcher BT: Fluids, Electrolytes, & Transfusion Therapy (Chapter). Pocket Anesthesia 6th edition. Edited by Urman RD & Ehrenfeld JM. Netherlands, Wolters Kluwer, (In Press 2026) |
Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other |
1. Woehlck HJ, Boettcher BT, Dorantes RP. Clinical Use of Lactate Measurements: Comment. Anesthesiology. 2021 Oct 01;135(4):765-766. |
2. Werthman AM, Hass JA, Woehlck HJ, Pagel PS, Boettcher BT. Use of a Commercially Available Warming Device to Achieve Normothermia During Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration in Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplant. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jan;36(1):346-347. |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Brent T. Boettcher, Archer Kilbourne Martin; Emerging Trends in Anesthesia for Lung Transplantation. ASA Monitor 2022; 86:16 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000833724.50481.67 |
2. Brent T. Boettcher, Jennie Ngai; Emerging Paradigms in Anesthesiology for Heart Transplantation: Current Trends and Future Directions. ASA Monitor 2023; 87:1–4 doi: https://doi.o. |
3. Christine Nguyen-Buckley, Brent T. Boettcher, Maged Argalious; One Patient, Many Organs: The Anesthetic Orchestration of Multivisceral Transplant. ASA Monitor 2026 (In Press)
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