CURRICULUM VITAE
Elizabeth H. Ellinas MD
Elizabeth H. Ellinas MD
Associate Dean, Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Clinical
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Clinical
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Hub for Collaborative Medicine |
8701 Watertown Plank Road |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
Phone: 414-955-8767 |
Email: libby@mcw.edu |
EDUCATION: |
1983 - 1988 BS Agricultural Journalism & Molecular Biology w/Honors, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
1988 - 1992 MD, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
2013 - 2021 MS Educational Psychology with concentration in Educational Statistics and Measurement, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
1992 - 1993 Internship, Internal Medicine, Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, WA |
1993 - 1994 Residency Part 1, Anesthesiology, University of Washington Hospitals, Seattle, WA |
1994 - 1996 Residency Part 2, Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
2000 - 2001 Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2006 - 2007 Faculty Leadership Development Program, Executive Programs, University of WI -- Milwaukee and Medical college of WI, Milwaukee, WI |
2007 - 2010 Docere Fellow in Medical Education, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2014 - 06/2015 MCW Leadership Academy, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, Executive programs, MCW and University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, University of WI Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI |
07/01/2015 - 06/30/2016 Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women, International Center for Executive Leadership in Academics (ICELA at Drexel), Drexel University College of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129 |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
2001 - 2010 Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2010 - 2019 Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2019 - Present Professor, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2014 - 12/01/2015 Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, Medical College of Wisconsin |
12/01/2015 - 06/30/2018 Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Women's Leadership, Medical College of Wisconsin |
03/01/2017 - Present Faculty Pillar Faculty for Women's Leadership, Kern Institute, MCW |
07/01/2018 - Present Associate Dean for Women's Leadership, MCW |
07/01/2018 - Present Director, Center for the Advancement of Women in Science and Medicine (AWSM), Office of Research, MCW |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
2005 - 2014 Course Director OB Anesthesia for Anesthesiology Residents, Anesthesiology, OB Anesthesia, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2005 - 2017 Course Director OB Anesthesia for M4s, Anesthesiology, OB Anesthesia, Wheaton Franciscan Hospital -- St. Joseph, Milwaukee, WI |
2006 - 2017 OB Anesthesia Fellowship Director, OB Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2009 - 2013 Clinician Educator Pathway Council, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2013 - 2017 Coordinator National OB Fellows Webinar, Society Education in Anesthesia |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
1996 - 1999 Medical Director Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Carroll County Hospital, 309 11th St., Carrollton, KY 41008 |
1997 - 1999 President of Medical Staff, Carroll County Hospital, 309 11th St., Carrollton, KY 41008 |
07/2007 - 01/2017 Chief of Obstetric Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, OB Anesthesia, Wheaton Franciscan Hospitals -- St. Joseph, 5000 W. Chambers St, Milwaukee, WI 53210 |
07/2009 - 01/2017 Chief of Obstetric Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, OB Anesthesia, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
09/01/1996 - 08/1999 Staff Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology, Carroll County Hospital, 309 11th St., Carrollton, KY 41008 |
1998 - 1999 Staff Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology, OB Anesthesia, Norton Hospital, 200 E. Chestnut St., Louisville, KY 40202 |
01/01/2000 - 07/01/2020 Staff Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiologist, OB Anesthesia, Wheaton Franciscan Hospitals -- St. Joseph, 5000 W. Chambers St., Milwaukee, WI 53210 |
2000 - 2025 Staff Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2007 - 2020 Staff Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology, Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53295 |
01/01/2013 - 05/01/2018 Staff Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
Diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology | 04/1997 | None |
MOCA Recertified | 08/2005 | 2025 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Kentucky License | 1996 | 2000 | |
Wisconsin License | 1999 | None | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2006 Outstanding Teacher, OB Anesthesia |
2007 Teacher of the Year, Anesthesiology |
2009 - 2010 MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teachers, Medical College of WI |
2010 - 2011 MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teachers, Medical College of WI |
2011 Outstanding Faculty Service Award, MCW -- Faculty Career Development Council |
2013 Outstanding Faculty Service Award, MCW -- Women's Faculty Council |
2017 Top Reviewers Award, Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) |
2017 SOAP Media Award for Fellowship Webinars, SOAP (Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology) |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
1996 - Present American Society of Anesthesiologists (Member) |
2000 - Present Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists (Member) |
2000 - Present Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (Member) |
2000 - Present Society for Education in Anesthesia (Member) |
2000 - 2009 American Society for Regional Anesthesia (Member) |
2013 - 2017 Association of Anesthesiology Specialty Program Directors (Member) |
2013 - 2015 American Medical Association (Member) |
07/01/2014 - Present Group on Faculty Affairs GFA, AAMC (Member) |
07/01/2016 - Present Group on Women in Medicine GWIMS, AAMC (Member) |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
2008 - Present Anesthesia & Analgesia |
2009 - 2010 Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) of the Association of American Medical Colleges |
2013 - Present Journal of Graduate Medical Education |
2014 - Present MedEdPORTAL |
2014 - Present Journal Women's Health |
2016 - 2020 Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica |
2016 - Present Journal of Clinical Anesthesia |
2019 - Present British Journal Anesthesiology |
2019 - Present Academic Medicine |
2020 - Present JAMA |
2020 - Present Women's Health Reports |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2007 - 2010 Member, Committee on Resident Curriculum, Society for Education in Anesthesia |
2008 - 2010 Member, Committee on Website, Society for Education in Anesthesia |
2009 - 2010 Member, ACGME Committee, Society for Education in Anesthesia |
2010 - 2011 Chair-Elect, ACGME Committee, Society for Education in Anesthesia |
2011 - 2015 Member, Committee for the Development of Simulation Sessions for OB Anesthesia, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology |
2011 - 2012 Member, Abstract Review Subcommittee on Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, American Society of Anesthesiology |
2011 - 2012 Member, Committee for Research, Society for Education in Anesthesiology |
2013 - 2017 Council Member, AASPD Council, Association of Anesthesiology Specialty Program Directors |
2013 - 2014 Chair, Ad Hoc Committee for the creation of the SOAP OB Anesthesia Program Directors' Committee, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology |
2014 - 2017 Chair, OB Fellowship Committee, SOAP |
2014 Abstract Reviewer AAMC Annual Meeting |
2014 - 2018 Member, Faculty Forward Learning Community, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) |
2014 - Present Member, Group on Faculty Affairs, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) |
2015 - Present Member, Group on Women in Medicine and Science, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) |
2018 - Present Member at Large, Steering Committee Group on Women in Science and Medicine (GWIMS), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) |
2019 Co-Chair, National Meeting Co-Chair Spring Meeting 2019, Society for Education in Anesthesiology |
11/2022 - Present Chair Elect, Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS), AAMC |
RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Ellinas EH, Lecture: Labor Analgesia for the Obese Parturient, ISPCOP - International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient, San Francisco, CA, 10/2013 |
Ellinas EH, Farber MK, Kjaer K, Toledo P, Tsen LC, Professional Development and Education Workshop, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Colorado Springs, CO, 05/13/2015 |
Ellinas EH, OB Anesthesia: Questions on Myasthenia Gravis, Women in Anesthesiology, OpenAnesthesia/Anesthesia & Analgesia Ask the Expert, OpenAnesthesia Online, 03/2017 |
Ellinas EH, WGH: Women's Efforts at MCW During COVID, Women in Global Health Annual Meeting, MCW (Hosted Conference), 09/29/2020 |
Acosta D, Ellinas EH, Jones L, Castillo-Page L, Creating a Culture of Inclusion in academic Medicine, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Learn Serve Lead, Washington DC (Virtual), 10/13/2020 |
Ellinas EH, Episode 246 – What it Takes to Redefine the Culture of our Academic Medicine Institutions with Libby Ellinas, MD, MS, Johns Hopkins' Faculty Factory, https://facultyfactory.org/podcast/#episode246, 06/2023 |
National |
Ellinas EH, Lecture: Duty Hours Restrictions and Professionalism: Unintended Consequences?, Society for Education in Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2012 |
Ellinas EH, Lecture: Duty Hours Restrictions and Professionalism: Unexpected Consequences?, Grand Rounds, University of Miami, Miami FL, 08/2012 |
Ellinas EH, Interactive Webinar Lecture: Labor Analgesia for the Obese Parturient, National Grand Rounds, OB Anesthesia Fellows, Webinar, 10/09/2013 |
Ellinas EH, OB Anesthesia Breakout Session, Society of Academic Anesthesiology Associations, Philadelphia, 11/07/2013 |
Ellinas E, Lecture: Obesity and Labor Analgesia, Visiting Professor, University of Mississippi, Jackson, 10/22/2014 |
Ellinas EH, OB Anesthesia Breakout Session, Society of Academic Anesthesia Associations National Meeting, Chicago, IL, 11/07/2014 |
Ellinas, EH, Crunching Milestones for your CCC, Society of Academic Anesthesia Associations National Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 11/06/2015 |
Ellinas, EH, Obstetric Anesthesia Breakout Session, Society of Academic Anesthesia Associations National Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 11/06/2015 |
Ellinas EH, Fouad N, Byars A, AMA Giambalvo Grant Report: Differences in Retention, Promotion and Leadership Seeking, AMA National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 11/14/2015 |
Ellinas EH, OB Anesthesia Fellowship Update, SAAA Annual Meeting (Society Academic Anesthesia Associations), Chicago, IL, 11/2016 |
Ellinas EH, Uterine Rupture, Fellowship Webinars, Online Live, 01/2017 |
Ellinas, EH, Inclusive Leadership -- Hot Topics Discussion, Developing Medical Educators of the 21st Century, San Francisco, CA, 02/27/2018 |
Ellinas H, Ellinas EH, Leadership Program for Chief Residents -- Professionalism, SEA (Society for Education in Anesthesia) Spring Meeting, Louisville, KY, 04/21/2018 |
Ellinas EH, Allyship and AWSM at MCW, AAMC StandPoint Group, Webinar, hosts in DC, 03/01/2019 |
Ellinas EH, AWSM's No Skills Policy, GWIMS-GFA AAMC Joint Meeting, Chicago, IL, 07/12/2019 |
Ellinas EH, Panel of WIMS Leaders, National Leaders of Women in Medicine and Science, Phoenix, AZ, 11/2019 |
Ellinas EH, Tetzlaff J, Cullen JP, McDougle L, Culture Change Initiatives at Academic Medical Centers, GREATWIMS Conference, Washington DC (Virtual), 11/24/2020 |
Ellinas EH., Kern Institute: COVID-19 and It's Effect on Women, Kern Institute Grand Rounds, MCW, 01/21/2021 |
Ellinas EH, Women and COVID-19, UCLA Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, Los Angeles, CA (Virtual), 02/17/2021 |
Ellinas EH, Salary Equity at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Winter Session, Sacramento, CA, 01/11/2023 |
Ellinas EH, Bibb K, Mangurian C, Lopez AM, GWIMS Virtual Office Hours: Starting and Maintaining a WIMS Group, GWIMS Webinars, Virtual, 02/07/2023 |
Ellinas EH, Bibb K, Jacobs S, Nowling T, GWIMS Virtual Office Hours: Women's Leadership Programs, GWIMS Webinars, Virtual, 03/23/2023 |
Cornelius DC, Crusto C, Augustus-Wallace AC, Yin H, Ellinas EH, GWIMS Virtual Office Hours: Navigating a Path to Leadership for Faculty with PhDs, GWIMS Virtual Office Hours, Virtual, 11/30/2023 |
Arif-Tiwari H, Bakian B, Bibb K, Lopez A, Ellinas EH., GWIMS Virtual Office Hours: Taking Your WIMS Group to the Next Level -- Great Ideas, Innovations, and Advocacy., GWIMS Virtual Office Hours, Virtual, 01/23/2024 |
Ellis AR, Frazer T, Jacobs S, Patel M, Ellinas EH., GWIMS Virtual Office Hours: How Can Your WIMS Group Support Staff?, GWIMS Virtual Ofice Hours, Virtual, 03/05/2024 |
Gottlieb A, Ellinas EH, Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Academic Medicine, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), Philadelphia, PA, 04/15/2024 |
Regional |
Ellinas EH, Lecture: Obesity in OB Anesthesia, WI Society Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, 09/2003 |
Ellinas EH, Lecture. Obesity in OB Anesthesia & Bleeding Disorders in Pregnancy, Grand Rounds, UW Madison, 10/2004 |
Local |
Ellinas EH, Lecture. Risk or Rumor: Undesirable side effects of labor analgesia on mom and baby., Grand Rounds OBGYN, WFHC-St Joseph, 04/2007 |
Ellinas EH, Lecture/Workshop: Professionalism for Anesthesiology; Orthopedic Surgery, Neurology, Pediatric Pulmonology & Critical Care, PM&R, ER, Allergy & Immunology, OBGYN, Nephrology, Anesthesiology Pain Management, Grand Rounds Multiple Departments, Milwaukee, WI, 2007 |
Ellinas EH, Lecture: Feedback: The Pain, the Joy, the "Really, I have to do that?", OBGYN Grand Rounds, WFHC-St. Joseph, 09/2012 |
Ellinas EH, Gender Differences in Promotion, Retention & Leadership-Seeking, Tempo (Community Women's Leadership Organization), Madison, WI, 05/10/2015 |
Ellinas EH, Gender Discrimination Workshop "I am a Girl", Kaleidoscope Series, MCW, 03/21/2016 |
Team Leader, NCBI, Welcoming Diversity Workshop, MCW, 11/07/2016 |
Team Leader, NCBI, Welcoming Diversity Workshop, MCW, 01/10/2017 |
Faculty Leader, Poverty Simulation, Urban and Community Health Pathway, MCW, 03/09/2017 |
Team Leader, NCBI, Welcoming Diversity Workshop, MCW, 06/27/2017 |
Faculty Participant, DSHREP Interview Workshop, Help underrepresented-in-medicine college students prepare for medical school interviews, MCW, 06/27/2017 |
Ellinas, Leaning In or Out -- Women in Leadership, UWM WISE: Women in Science and Engineering, Milwaukee, WI, 11/02/2017 |
Ellinas EH, Gender Perceptions and Trainee Evaluations of Physician Faculty, Kern Institute Journal Club, MCW, 06/25/2018 |
Ellinas EH, Olsen G, In Shock Book Discussion: Gender Lens, Kern Common Read Event, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/10/2019 |
EH Ellinas, No Time to Lean In: Efforts to Reach Equity for Women in STEM, Women in Science Kickoff Lecture 2019, GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2019 |
Ellinas EH, Kaljo K, Cultural Humility Workshop: Mentoring Across the Divide for Anesthesiologists, Anesthesiology Faculty Development, MCW, 10/09/2019 |
Kaljo K, and Ellinas EH, Cultural Humility: A Journey to Address Difference, Professionalism Week, MCW, 10/11/2019 |
Kassulke C, Jotterand F, George S, Ellinas EH, Meeting Survivor: Equity in Action, Professionalism Week, MCW, 10/15/2019 |
Ellinas EH, Kaljo K, Meurer L, Siker M, Mentoring Across the Divide: Cultural and Gender Humility in the Mentoring Relationship, Professionalism Week, MCW, 10/17/2019 |
Ellinas EH, IWill MCW: Why, What, Now What?, Pediatric Surgery Grand Rounds, MCW, 02/20/2020 |
EH Ellinas, IWill, Women, and COVID-19, Institute for Health and Equity Grand Rounds, Virtual, 04/2020 |
EH Ellinas, Women in COVID-19, The Latest Word on Medicine, WISN Radio, 05/2020 |
Ellinas EH., COVID-19, Academic Progress, and Gender Equity, MCW Faculty Affairs Faculty Development Day, MCW (Virtual), 07/10/2020 |
Ellinas EH., Professionalism for Fellows, MCW Joint Anesthesiology Fellowship Series, MCW, 09/22/2020 |
Ellinas EH., Perceptions and Realities for Women in Academic Medicine During COVID, MCW Pathology Grand Rounds, MCW, 10/09/2020 |
Ellinas EH, MCW Workshop: Finding you Values and Why, Womeh's Leadership Pilot, MCW, 10/21/2020 |
Ellinas EH., Women in COVID and Academic Medicine, MCW Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds, MCW, 10/21/2020 |
Ellinas EH, Supporting Women to Leadership: Everyone's Role in Promoting Success, MCW Faculty Development Conference, MCW Virtual, 05/24/2023 |
Flanary V, Young S, Ellinas EH, Mansur S, Reducing Implicit Bias in Faculty Promotion: A Panel Discussion, MCW Faculty Development Conference, MCW Virtual, 05/24/2023 |
Ellinas EH, Caron R, Salary Equity at MCW, MCW Faculty Development Conference, MCW/Virtual, 05/03/2024 |
Ellinas EH, Caron R, Salary Equity at MCW, OFA Faculty Development Conference, MCW, Virtual, 04/23/2025 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Pollart S, Dandar V, Trief P, Magali F, Gordon L, Ellinas EH, Williams VN, Callahan E, Mylona E, Chaudron L, "IN-ROAD" Workshop: Perceptions of Inequity in Promotion/Advancement: Building a Cadre of Diverse Leaders for Tomorrow, AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion & Group on Faculty Affairs Professional Development Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 06/25/2015 |
Ellinas EH, Farber MK, Kjaer K, Toledo P, Tsen LC., Professional development and education workshop., Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Annual Meeting Spring 2015, Colorado Springs, CO., 2015 |
Ellinas EH, Frey B, Ellefson K, DuCharme-White S, Walker A, Runge C, Goals Matter: Outcomes of an Institutional Talent Development Initiative, 2016 GFA Professional Development Conference (AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs), Vancouver, Canada, 07/2016 |
Ellinas EH, AWSM's No Skills Policy, GFA-GWIMS Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 07/2019 |
Ellinas EH, Templeton K, Bonne S, Spector N, Panel: Majority Women in Medicine: The Future of Medicine as We Cross the 50% Threshold, AAMC Learn Serve Lead Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 11/2019 |
National |
Ellinas EH, Problem Based Learning Discussion: From Frying Pan to Fire: A Parturient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Prolapses her Umbilical Cord., American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 10/2005 |
Ellinas EH, Diaz C, Riess M, Strong T, DiCaula G, Staudt SR, Scientific Exhibit: Teaching Anesthesiologists to Teach: An Introductory Curriculum Designed To Enhance Effectiveness, ASA Annual Meeting, 10/2007 |
Ellinas EH, Ellinas H, Lauer KL, Staudt SR., Workshop: Madness to Methods: Expanding Educators' Repertoire of Teaching and Instructional Strategies., Society for Education in Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX, 06/2011 |
Ellinas EH, Adriano A, Ku C, Jones SB, Workshop: Managing Milestones for Your CCC – Turning Mountains of Data into Meaningful Assessment, Society for Education in Anesthesia, Seattle, WA, 04/25/2015 |
Ellinas EH, Ellinas H,, An Armed Trainee Commits Suicide in your Workplace: Active Shooter Protocols, Suicide, Wellness, and Caring for Each Other., SEA (Society for Education in Anesthesia) Spring Meeting, Louisville, KY, 04/20/2018 |
Kurt Pfeifer, Christopher Davis, Elizabeth Ellinas, Rainer Gedeit, Gisela Chelimsky, Kristine Saudek, Jose Franco, Tavinder Ark, Robert Treat, Karen Marcdante, Martin Muntz, Enhancing Student Character Development through a Longitudinal Coaching Program, Learning Communities Institute 17th Annual Conference, Virtual due to COVID-19, 10/24/2020 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
2003 - 2012 Member, Resident Education Committee, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2005 - 2006 Member, Committee for Academic Time, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2005 - 2013 Member, Medical Student Interviews and Match Committee, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2007 - 2014 Member, MCW Residents-As-Educators Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2007 - 2013 Chair, Clinical Competence Committee: Housestaff Evaluation and Performance Review Committee, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2007 - 2017 Member, Executive Committee, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2009 - 2013 Member, MCW Clinician Educator’s Committee for the new pathways, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2010 - 2011 WFC Representative, Faculty Career Development Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2010 - 2014 Member, Women’s Faculty Council, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2011 - 2012 WFC Representative, Diversity Advisory Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2011 - 2012 Chair, Residents as Educators Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2011 - 2013 Member, Scholarly Activities Committee for the Discovery Curriculum, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2012 - 2013 WFC Representative, Faculty Council, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2012 - 2023 Member, Women in Science, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2012 - 2013 Chair, Women's Faculty Council, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 - 2016 Member, Faculty Career Development Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 - 2014 Chair Emeritus, Women's Faculty Council, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2013 - 2014 Member, Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Quality Improvement Project Development Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2014 - 2019 Leadership Committee, MCW Coalition Builders, National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), Medical College of Wisconsin |
2014 - 2015 Faculty Affairs Representative, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2015 - Present Member, Professionalism Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2015 - 2016 Member, Search Committee for Microbiology Chair, Microbiology and Medical Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 - Present Ad Hoc Member, Council for Women's Advocacy (CWA), Medical College of Wisconsin |
2016 Member, Search Committee for Chair of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2017 - 2021 Chair, Commencement Committee |
Hospital |
2006 - 2017 Member, OB Practice, OBGYN, Wheaton Franciscan Hospitals and Clinics |
2007 - 2015 Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Wheaton Franciscan Hospital – St. Joseph |
2007 - 2017 Member, Quality Improvement, OBGYN, Wheaton Franciscan Hospitals and Clinics |
2009 - 2017 Member, Froedtert Birth Center Quality Committee, OBGYN, Froedtert Hospitals and Clinics |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
2007 - 2010 Lecture: Local Anesthetics and Regional Anesthesia |
2007 - 2012 Clinical Skills workshop participant RPM Anesthesiology |
2009 - 2013 Clinician Educator Pathway Lecturer |
03/2010 PowerPoint Lecture Review |
04/2010 Team-Based learning lecture and Winter Survival Exercise |
M4 OB Anesthesia Clerkship Director |
Graduate Student Education |
2008 - 2012 Developed and maintain the SRNA (Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist) OB Anesthesia rotation at WFHC – St. Joseph. |
Resident and Fellow Education |
2000 - 2020 Combined OB/Anesthesia Grand Rounds at WFHC – St Joseph |
2002 - 2021 Weekly Lecture Series for OB Anesthesiology |
2003 - 2011 OB Anesthesiology Online |
2005 - 2014 Course Director for OB Anesthesia for Anesthesiology Residents |
2006 - 2014 Coordinator for the OB Lecture Block |
2006 - 2018 Fellowship Director OB Anesthesia |
2007 - 2015 Residents as Teachers Program for Anesthesiology |
2007 - 2017 Course Director for OB Anesthesia for M4s |
2014 - Present Lecturer (Professionalism) for the Joint Anesthesiology Fellows' Lecture Series |
Continuing Medical Education |
2010 - 2017 MCW Anesthesiology Faculty Education Series. |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Clinical/Research Fellows |
2009 - 2013 Jessica Rock, MD, Clinical and research mentor for this OB Anesthesiology Fellow., Medical College of Wisconsin, Clinical mentoring and research project on point tenderness after regional anesthesia.
SOAP Abstract on Relational Coordination 2010;
Successful acquisition of Associate Division Chief in OB Anesthesiology |
2010 - 2015 Nirja Shah, MD, Clinical and research mentor for this OB Anesthesiology Fellow., Medical College of Wisconsin, Clinical mentoring and unpublished paper regarding OB Anesthesia for the Parturient with Congenital Heart Disease.
Became Faculty Member at MCW. |
2014 - 2015 Mendy McFarland-Kennedy, MD, Clinical and research mentor for this OB Anesthesiology Fellow., Medical College of Wisconsin, Extensive mentorship through a project with ultrasound and neuraxial block and several projects involving MRI and neuraxial catheters. Resulted in SOAP abstract 2015. |
2015 - 2017 Maria Muravyeva, MD, PhD, Clinical and research mentor for this OB Anesthesiology Fellow., Medical College of Wisconsin, SOAP Abstract 2016.
Became Faculty Member at MCW. |
2016 - 2017 Tamila Grant, MD, Clinical and research mentor for this OB Anesthesiology Fellow., Medical College of Wisconsin, Survey Study Abnormal Placentation resulting in publication. Grant T, Ellinas EH, Kula A, Muravyeva M. Risk stratification, resource availability, and surgical location choice for management of parturients with abnormal placentation: A survey of obstetric anesthesiologists. Int J Obstet Anes 2018;34:56-66. DOI:10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.01.008. PMID:29523485 |
Residents |
2003 - 2005 Amy Qualey, MD, Resident Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Typical guidance through residency. |
2005 - 2007 Scott Tschetter, MD, Resident Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Typical guidance through residency. |
2007 - 2010 Rachel Haake, MD, Resident Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Typical guidance through residency. |
2010 - 2013 Rashmi Prasad, MD, Resident Mentor, Medical College of WI, Typical guidance through residency. |
2010 - 2013 M. Tracy Zundel, MD, Resident Mentor, Medical College of WI, Typical guidance through residency. |
2011 - 2014 Germana Silva, Resident Mentor, Medical College of WI, Typical guidance through residency, assisted with acquisition of pediatric fellowship. |
Faculty |
2009 - 2024 Ayse Kula, MD, From Fellowship through Faculty Position, Medical College of Wisconsin, Successful Mentorship to Associate Professor Successful acquisition of OB Fellowship Director. Kula AO, Riess ML, Ellinas EH. Increasing body mass index predicts increasing difficulty, failure rate, and time to discovery of failure of epidural anesthesia in laboring patients. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2017;37:154–8. DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.11.010 PMID:28235511 |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Fellow |
2006 - 2017 Developed new multidisciplinary curriculum for the OB Anesthesia Fellowship |
2012 Sought, organized and successfully obtained ACGME certification for OB Anesthesia Fellowship Program at MCW |
2012 - 2017 Developed and run a monthly national OB Anesthesia Fellows Webinar with nationally-recognized experts in OB Anesthesia |
2013 - 2017 National OB Anesthesia Grand Rounds -- Created and maintained this web based monthly series of international experts in OB Anesthesia -- Won the SOAP Media Award for this series in 2017. |
Resident |
06/2005 - 2015 Curriculum Innovation in OB Anesthesiology |
2005 - 2010 Board Review, Yearly senior resident Board Review for OB Anesthesia |
2005 - 2015 Simulator in Anesthesiology, Developed Multiple OB Simulator Scenarios |
2005 - 2009 Curriculum Development for OB Anesthesiology, Created RRC site-visit documentation of core competency teaching in Patient Care (2005) and Professionalism (2009). |
2005 - 2009 Curriculum Development for OB Anesthesiology, Wrote Obstetric Anesthesia Rotation Description for RRC site visit |
2005 - 2015 Simulator in Anesthesiology, Multiple simulator sessions with residents (>20) as part of the core group of anesthesiology simulation attendings. |
Faculty |
11/2015 - 07/2017 Development and Planning of Women's Center at MCW |
01/2020 - Present Women's Leadership Pilot
Pilot program for 30 mid-level staff and faculty. Focus: leadership skills mitigating barriers for women in leadership. |
Research Programs |
10/2004 - 06/2009 SOAP SCORE: To better understand rates of OB Anesthesia complications |
06/2006 - 2015 Effects of Obesity on Regional Anesthesia Difficulty |
01/2007 - 2015 Residents as Educators: Ongoing study of the Residents as Educators workshop |
07/2009 - 2012 Back pain after neuraxial analgesia for labor |
2020 - 2022 COVID Gender Effects
Students: M1 Mentor Focus Groups
Faculty and Staff: Quantitative |
Clinical Programs |
2006 - 2017 Coordinated with Froedtert Anesthesiology & Children’s Hospital of WI National Outcomes Center to create a database for complications in OB at WFHC-St. Joseph & the Froedtert Birth Center |
Community Programs |
10/14/2019 - Present IWill MCW Gender Equity Campaign |
INVITED MEDIA APPEARANCES: |
National |
Ellinas EH, What it Takes to Redefine the Culture of our Academic Medicine Institutions, Faculty Factory Podcast with Kimberly Skarupski, PhD, MPH, 10/13/2023 |
Local |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Ellinas EH, Eastwood DC, Patel SN, Maitra-D'Cruze AM, Ebert TJ. The effect of obesity on neuraxial technique difficulty in pregnant patients: A prospective, observational study. Anesth Analg 2009;109:1225-31.
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181b5a1d2 |
2. Ellinas E. Fellowship multi-source feedback: a resource from obstetric anesthesiology. MedEdPORTAL. 2010;6:8171. DOI:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.8171 |
3. Ellinas EH. Labor analgesia for the obese parturient. Anesth Analg. 2012 Oct;115(4):899-903.
DOI: 10:1213/ANE.0b013e31826424102 |
4. Tews M, Quinn-Leering K, Fox C, Simonson J, Ellinas E, Lemen P. Residents as educators: Giving feedback. MedEdPORTAL. 2014;10:9658.
DOI:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9658 |
5. Ellinas EH, Kaljo K, Patitucci TN, Novalija J, Byars-Winston A, Fouad NA. No Room to "Lean In": A Qualitative Study on Gendered Barriers to Promotion and Leadership. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 Mar;28(3):393-402. |
6. Grant TR, Ellinas EH, Kula AO, Muravyeva MY. Risk-stratification, resource availability, and choice of surgical location for the management of parturients with abnormal placentation: a survey of United States-based obstetric anesthesiologists. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2018 May;34:56-66. |
7. Ellinas EH, Fouad N, Byars-Winston A. Women and the Decision to Leave, Linger, or Lean In: Predictors of Intent to Leave and Aspirations to Leadership and Advancement in Academic Medicine. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2018 Mar;27(3):324-332. |
8. Kula AO, Riess ML, Ellinas EH. Increasing body mass index predicts increasing difficulty, failure rate, and time to discovery of failure of epidural anesthesia in laboring patients. J Clin Anesth. 2017 Feb;37:154-158. PMCID: PMC6145168 |
9. Ellinas EH, Rebello E, Chandrabose RK, Shillcutt SK, Hernandez M, Silver JK. Distinguished Service Awards in Anesthesiology Specialty Societies: Analysis of Gender Differences. Anesth Analg. 2019 Oct;129(4):e130-e134. |
10. Maurana CA, Raymond JR Sr, Kerschner JE, Ellinas EH. The IWill MCW Campaign: Individual Actions to Advance Gender Equity. Acad Med. 2021 Jun 01;96(6):817-821. |
11. Ellinas EH, Best JA, Kowalski AM, Sharkey KM, Shillcutt SK, Al-Assi K, Silver JK. Representation of Women on Journal Editorial Boards Affiliated with the Association of American Medical College's Council of Faculty and Academic Societies. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Aug;30(8):1095-1106. |
12. Ellinas H, Ellinas E. Burnout and Protective Factors: Are They the Same Amid a Pandemic? J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Jun;12(3):291-294. PMCID: PMC7301947 |
13. Krier CR, Quinn K, Kaljo K, Farkas AH, Ellinas EH. The Effect of COVID-19 on the Medical School Experience, Specialty Selection, and Career Choice: A Qualitative Study. J Surg Educ. 2022;79(3):661-667. PMCID: PMC8606003 |
14. Ellinas EH, Ark TK, Kaljo K, Quinn KG, Krier CR, Farkas AH. Winners and Losers in Academic Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is the Gender Gap Widening for Faculty? J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Apr;31(4):487-494. |
15. Maurana CA, Raymond JR Sr, Kerschner JE, Ellinas EH. In Reply to Marshall. Acad Med. 2022 Jul 01;97(7):938. |
16. Travis EL, Ellinas EH, Maurana CA, Kerschner JE. Advancing Salary Equity in Schools of Medicine in the United States. Acad Med. 2023 Jan 01;98(1):12-16. |
17. Ellinas EH, Gilman LJ, Farkas AH. Lessons and Future Directions for a Gender Equity Pledge Campaign. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2023;4(1):251-261. PMCID: PMC10240325 |
18. Ellinas EH, Ark TK, Ferguson CC, Zhang B. The Almost Perfect Scale in medical students: factor analysis, measurement invariance, and profile analysis. Front Psychol. 2023;14:1188187. PMCID: PMC10381026 |
19. Chaudron LH, Dandar V, Lautenberger D, Bunton SA, Gordon LK, Ellinas EH. Satisfaction of Women Faculty in Academic Medicine. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Dec 8. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0152. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38061049. |
20. Silver JK, Ellinas EH, Augustus-Wallace AC. Sense of belonging is a critical component of workforce retention. BMJ. 2024 Feb 16;384:q392. |
21. Chaudron LH, Dandar V, Lautenberger D, Bunton SA, Gordon LK, Ellinas EH. Satisfaction of Women Faculty in Academic Medicine. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Feb;33(2):132-140. |
22. Silver JK, Fleming TK, Ellinas EH, Silver EM, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Bryan KM, Flores LE, Sarno DL. Individual, organizational, and policy strategies to enhance the retention and a sense of belonging for health care professionals in rehabilitation medicine. PM R. 2024 Jul;16(7):772-778. |
23. Al-Assi K, Silver EM, Chandrabose R, Ellinas EH, Ansari E, Sarno DL. Re: Friendship as Medicine. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024;37(4):804. |
24. Ellinas EH, Njoku IO, Chandrabose R. Postpandemic Burnout: Comment. Anesthesiology. 2024 Oct 01;141(4):800-801. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Ellinas EH. (Book Review) Obstetric Anesthesia, 1st ed. (Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Anaesthesia). Anesth Analg 2009;109:291.
DOI:10.1213/ane.0b013e3181ad1960 |
2. Ellinas EH. (Meeting Review) Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology 2009 Annual Meeting Summary. Washington, D.C. April 29 - May 3, 2009. Anesth Analg 2009;109:2036-7.
DOI: 10:1213/01.ane.0000364903.32119.09 |
3. Ellinas EH. (Book Review) Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook 5th ed. Anesth Analg 2011;112:996.
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181ff6fe3 |
Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other |
1. Invited Commentary: Ellinas H, Ellinas EH. Burnout and Protective Factors: Are They the Same Amid a Pandemic?. Journal of Graduate Medical Education: June 2020. 12:291-294. |
2. Ellinas EH, Njoku IO, Chandrabose R. Postpandemic Burnout: Comment. Anesthesiology. 2024 Oct 1;141(4):800-801. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005065. PMID: 39094026. |
3. Al-Assi K, Silver EM, Chandrabose R, Ellinas EH, Ansari E, Sarno DL. Re: Friendship as Medicine. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 Jul-Aug;37(4):804. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240076R0. PMID: 39455268. |
4. Silver JK, Ellinas EH, Augustus-Wallace AC. Sense of belonging is a critical component of workforce retention. BMJ. 2024 Feb 16;384:q392. doi: 10.1136/bmj.q392. PMID: 38365283. |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Ellinas EH. Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology 2009 Annual Meeting Summary. Washington, D.C. April 29 - May 3, 2009. Published in SOAP Newsletter: Summer 2009. Please see “Book Chapters & Reviews.” |
2. Kjaer K, Ellinas EH, Tsen LC. Society for OB Anesthesia and Perinatology Newsletter. Fellowship Training in Obstetric Anesthesiology – Match Results and Future Steps. Winter 2015. |
Abstracts |
1. Ellinas EH, Patel SN, Shankar H, Maitra-D'Cruze A. The effect of obesity on regional anesthesia difficulty in parturients: A prospective observational study. SOAP Abstract A-62. Anesthesiology 2007; 106, Supp. 1:39. |
2. Ellinas EH, Patel SN, Maitra-D'Cruze A. Teaching OB Anesthesiology Online. Society for Education in Anesthesiology meeting. June 2007. |
3. Ellinas EH. Survey of first Chief Residents' SEA Leadership Meeting. Society for Education in Anesthesiology meeting. June 2008. |
4. Ellinas EH & Eastwood D. Neuraxial anesthetic placement time as a marker for resident proficiency. SOAP Abstract A-46. Presented at Society for Anesthesia and Perinatology Spring Meeting, April 2009. |
5. Ellinas EH. The Fruit of our Faux Pas: Effect of an Epidural Vein Injection of Lidocaine on FHR & Contraction Pattern. SOAP Abstract 263. SOAP Annual Meeting. May 2010. |
6. Kula AO, Ellinas EH, Riess, ML. Effects of increasing body mass index on epidural placement difficulty and failure: a retrospective chart review of prospectively collected quality assurance data. SOAP Abstract 263. Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Spring Meeting, May 2010. |
7. Brown KR, Ellinas EH, Gray-Murray J, Biro C. Faculty focus groups: A method for improvement. Group on Women in Medicine and Science, American Association of Medical Colleges, San Francisco, CA November 2012. |
8. Ellinas, EH. Severe Uncorrected Kyphoscoliosis in a Pregnant Patient. Decision Making and Anesthetic Management of Cesarean Delivery. SOAP Abstract 848. Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Annual Meeting, Spring 2013 |
9. Jenner K, Ellinas E, Fox C, Mischka J, Maley D, LaBuda D, Sutherland E, Ebert T. Development of a Resident Evaluation System (RES) for Milestones: improving assessment, feedback and reporting. American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. October 2014. |
10. Henrichs BC, Rock JN, Lee MB, Lemen PM, Ellinas EH, and D’Urso SC. Enhancing the Circuitry: Using Facilitated Dialogue to Improve Communication on Labor and Delivery. Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Meeting. March 2015. |
11. McFarland-Kennedy M, Ellinas EH. Postpartum DIC with and epidural in situ and bleeding at the site. Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO. May 2015. |
12. Chaudron L, Ellinas EH, Gordon L, Dandar, V. What Women Want:Are Institutions Getting Better at Supporting Women Faculty? Learn, Serve, Lead. The AAMC Annual Meeting. November 2015. |
13. Kula A, Grant T, and Ellinas EH. Abnormally Adherent Placentation: A Five Year Retrospective Chart Review. SOAP Annual Meeting, Bellevue, WA, 2017. |
14. Ellinas EH, Fouad N, Byars-Winston A. Women’s leadership programming in academic medicine: What’s the benefit if women don’t want to lean in? Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting 2017, Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) Poster Session. Boston, MA. November 2017. |
15. Dandar V, Chaudron L, Ellinas EH, Launtenberger D, Gordon L, Bunton S.What women want: Are institutions getting better at supporting women faculty? Group on Faculty Affairs Professional Development Conference, St. Louis MO. July 2018.
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16. Can Women Truly Lean In or Catch Up? A Qualitative Study on Gendered Barriers to Promotion and Leadership in Academic Medicine.
EH Ellinas, K Kaljo, TN Patitucci, J Novlija, A Byars-Winston, N Fouad.
AAMC Learn Serve Lead; November 2018
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17. EH Ellinas. IWillMCW Gender Equity Initiative: Results of 1300 Initial Pledges. Accepted to July 2020 Group on Faculty Affairs meeting in Portland Oregon. Meeting cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not held virtually or rescheduled.
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Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products |
1. OB Anesthesiology Online: an online learning course for OB Anesthesiology.
Please See “Curriculum Innovations.”
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