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Kurt J. Pfeifer MD

Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Medicine
Division: General Internal Medicine
Program: Perioperative Medicine

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Research Experience

  • Education, Medical
  • Education, Medical, Continuing
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate
  • Perioperative Care

    • Publications (35)

  • Severity of Prior Coronavirus Disease 2019 is Associated With Postoperative Outcomes After Major Inpatient Surgery. (Verhagen NB, SenthilKumar G, Jaraczewski T, Koerber NK, Merrill JR, Flitcroft MA, Szabo A, Banerjee A, Yang X, Taylor BW, Figueroa Castro CE, Yen TWF, Clarke CN, Lauer K, Pfeifer KJ, Gould JC, Kothari AN, N3C Consortium) Ann Surg 2023 Nov 01;278(5):e949-e956 PMID: 37476995 PMCID: PMC10659141 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85173563272 07/21/2023       4 Citations
  • Severity of Prior COVID-19 Infection is Associated with Postoperative Outcomes Following Major Inpatient Surgery. (Verhagen NB, SenthilKumar G, Jaraczewski T, Koerber NK, Merrill JR, Flitcroft MA, Szabo A, Banerjee A, Yang X, Taylor BW, Castro CEF, Yen TWF, Clarke CN, Lauer K, Pfeifer KJ, Gould JC, Kothari AN) medRxiv 2023 Apr 17 PMID: 37131614 PMCID: PMC10153306 05/03/2023    
  • Pulmonary assessment and optimization for older surgical patients. (Henricks EM, Pfeifer KJ) Int Anesthesiol Clin 2023 Apr 01;61(2):8-15 PMID: 36794803 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85149963165 02/17/2023    
  • Anesthesiologists and Hospitalists in Perioperative Care: Together We Are Stronger. (Pfeifer K, Ahn K, Kain ZN) Anesth Analg 2022 Mar 01;134(3):463-465 PMID: 35180162 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124918472 02/19/2022       3 Citations
  • Preoperative Management of Gastrointestinal and Pulmonary Medications: Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) Consensus Statement. (Pfeifer KJ, Selzer A, Whinney CM, Rogers B, Naik AS, Regan D, Mendez CE, Urman RD, Mauck K) Mayo Clin Proc 2021 Dec;96(12):3158-3177 PMID: 34736777 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118581412 11/06/2021       6 Citations
  • Preoperative Management of Endocrine, Hormonal, and Urologic Medications: Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) Consensus Statement. (Pfeifer KJ, Selzer A, Mendez CE, Whinney CM, Rogers B, Simha V, Regan D, Urman RD, Mauck K) Mayo Clin Proc 2021 Jun;96(6):1655-1669 PMID: 33714600 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106262421 03/15/2021       12 Citations
  • Striving for Evidence-Based, Patient-Centered Guidance: The Impetus Behind the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) Medication Management Consensus Statements. (O'Glasser AY, Pfeifer KJ, Edwards AF, Blitz JD, Urman RD) Mayo Clin Proc 2021 May;96(5):1117-1119 PMID: 33618849 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85101211112 02/24/2021       2 Citations
  • Internal Medicine Residents' Perceptions of Writing and Presenting Case Reports. (Tumilty H, Henning R, Obasi J, Pfeifer K, Bhandari S, Jha P) WMJ 2020 Dec;119(4):270-274 PMID: 33428838 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099896147 01/12/2021       4 Citations
  • Casting a Light on the Personal Effects of Mentorship. (Patel JJ, Pfeifer K, Fritz JD, Marcdante K, Spellecy R) Acad Med 2020 Apr;95(4):489-490 PMID: 32209846 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85082380473 03/27/2020       1 Citation
  • Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing to Demonstrate Value in Perioperative Care: Recommendations and Review from the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI). (Allin O, Urman RD, Edwards AF, Blitz JD, Pfeifer KJ, Feeley TW, Bader AM) J Med Syst 2019 Dec 11;44(1):25 PMID: 31828517 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076407965 12/13/2019       16 Citations
  • Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) Consensus Statement on Perioperative Smoking Cessation. (Wong J, An D, Urman RD, Warner DO, Tønnesen H, Raveendran R, Abdullah HR, Pfeifer K, Maa J, Finegan B, Li E, Webb A, Edwards AF, Preston P, Bentov N, Richman DC, Chung F) Anesth Analg 2020 Sep;131(3):955-968 PMID: 31764157 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090588879 11/26/2019       31 Citations
  • The Illusion of Selection Bias in Matters of Students. (Patel JJ, Fletcher K, Chou E, Gilligan M, Pfeifer K, Muntz M) WMJ 2019 Apr;118(1):4 PMID: 31083824 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85066061381 05/15/2019    
  • The illusion of selection bias in matters of students’ mental health (Patel JJ, Fletcher K, Chou E, Gilligan M, Pfeifer K, Muntz M) Wisconsin Medical Journal April 2019;118(1):4-5 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85067113195 04/01/2019    
  • Perioperative cardiovascular medicine: 5 questions for 2018. (Modha K, Johnson KM, Kuperman E, Grant PJ, Slawski B, Pfeifer K, Cohn SL) Cleve Clin J Med 2018 Nov;85(11):853-859 PMID: 30395522 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055900400 11/06/2018       1 Citation
  • Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement Reply to "American Society of Enhanced Recovery: Advancing Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine". (Edwards AF, Urman RD, Pfeifer K, Slawski B) Anesth Analg 2018 Dec;127(6):e104 PMID: 30234530 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85056659044 09/21/2018       1 Citation
  • Development of a nationwide consensus curriculum of perioperative medicine: A modified Delphi method (Fang M, O'Glasser A, Sahai S, Pfeifer K, Johnson KM, Kuperman E) Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management September 2018;12:31-34 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85054191203 09/01/2018       2 Citations
  • In reply: Perioperative interruption of dual antiplatelet therapy. (Munyon R, Cohn SL, Slawski B, Smetana GW, Pfeifer K) Cleve Clin J Med 2018 Apr;85(4):262 PMID: 29634473 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85044758518 04/11/2018    
  • Recommendations for Preoperative Management of Frailty from the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI). (Alvarez-Nebreda ML, Bentov N, Urman RD, Setia S, Huang JC, Pfeifer K, Bennett K, Ong TD, Richman D, Gollapudi D, Alec Rooke G, Javedan H) J Clin Anesth 2018 Jun;47:33-42 PMID: 29550619 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85043591780 03/20/2018       133 Citations
  • Recommendations for preoperative management of frailty from the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) (Alvarez-Nebreda ML, Bentov N, Urman RD, Setia S, Huang JCS, Pfeifer K, Bennett KA, Ong TD, Richman D, Gollapudi D, Rooke GA, Javedan H) Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management March 2018;10:1-9 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85038836753 03/01/2018       3 Citations
  • 2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered. (Munyon R, Cohn SL, Slawski B, Smetana GW, Pfeifer K) Cleve Clin J Med 2017 Nov;84(11):863-872 PMID: 29173248 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85033215923 11/28/2017       7 Citations
  • Alveolar Recruitment Strategies After Cardiac Surgery. (Patel JJ, Pfeifer K) JAMA 2017 Aug 15;318(7):667-668 PMID: 28810016 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85027846003 08/16/2017       1 Citation
  • Hospital Medicine and Perioperative Care: A Framework for High-Quality, High-Value Collaborative Care. (Thompson RE, Pfeifer K, Grant PJ, Taylor C, Slawski B, Whinney C, Wellikson L, Jaffer AK) J Hosp Med 2017 Apr;12(4):277-282 PMID: 28411294 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85037340167 04/16/2017       13 Citations
  • Pulmonary Risk Assessment and Optimization (Pfeifer KJ, Smetana GW) Hospital Medicine Clinics 1 April 2016;5(2):176-188 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84957678040 04/01/2016       4 Citations
  • Updates in perioperative medicine. (Dutta S, Cohn SL, Pfeifer KJ, Slawski BA, Smetana GW, Jaffer AK) J Hosp Med 2016 Mar;11(3):231-6 PMID: 26381728 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84959347042 09/19/2015       4 Citations
  • Perioperative pulmonary management of the elderly patient (Pfeifer KJ, Slawski BA, Smetana GW) Current Geriatrics Reports 1 June 2015;4(2):183-191 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84929152235 06/01/2015       1 Citation
  • Improving preoperative medication compliance with standardized instructions. (Pfeifer K, Slawski B, Manley AM, Nelson V, Haines M) Minerva Anestesiol 2016 Jan;82(1):44-9 PMID: 25907577 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84957991305 04/25/2015       10 Citations
  • An Unusual Case of Statin-Induced Myopathy: Anti-HMGCoA Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy. (Nichols L, Pfeifer K, Mammen AL, Shahnoor N, Konersman CG) J Gen Intern Med 2015 Dec;30(12):1879-83 PMID: 25855481 PMCID: PMC4636568 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84946499756 04/10/2015       12 Citations
  • Perioperative cardiovascular medicine: an update of the literature 2013-2014. (Slawski BA, Cohn SL, Pfeifer KJ, Dutta S, Jaffer AK, Smetana GW) Hosp Pract (1995) 2014 Oct;42(4):126-34 PMID: 25502136 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84922484010 12/17/2014    
  • Perioperative anticoagulation and renal disease: an update. (Dutta S, Jaffer AK, Slawski BA, Pfeifer KJ, Smetana GW, Cohn SL) Hosp Pract (1995) 2014 Dec;42(5):132-8 PMID: 25485925 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84925222998 12/09/2014    
  • Risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications: an update of the literature. (Smetana GW, Pfeifer KJ, Slawski BA, Jaffer AK, Dutta S, Cohn SL) Hosp Pract (1995) 2014 Dec;42(5):126-31 PMID: 25485924 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84925223779 12/09/2014       5 Citations
  • Developing, Implementing, and Operating a Medical Consultation Service (Lenchus JD, Pfeifer K) Perioperative Medicine: Medical Consultation and Co-Management 30 July 2012:75-84 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84886354934 07/30/2012    
  • Update in perioperative medicine. (Pfeifer K, Mauck KF, Cohn SL, Jaffer AK, Smetana GW) J Gen Intern Med 2010 Dec;25(12):1346-51 PMID: 20740322 PMCID: PMC2988140 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78649909562 08/27/2010    
  • Vertebral osteomyelitis in a healthy young adult. (Jain N, Patel D, Pfeifer KJ) WMJ 2007 May;106(3):152-4 PMID: 17642354 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34249996754 07/24/2007       2 Citations
  • Cardiac disorders (Sebastian JL, Pfeifer KJ) Practice of Geriatrics, Fourth Edition 1 January 2007:399-428 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164869462 01/01/2007       1 Citation
  • An Assessment of the Impact of Multimedia, Technology-Based Learning Tools on the Cardiac Auscultation Skills of Third-Year Medical Students. (Torre DM, Pfeifer KJ, Lamb GC, Walters MP, Sebastian JL, Simpson DE) Med Educ Online 2004 Dec;9(1):4364 PMID: 28253121 12/01/2004    
    • Last update: 04/30/2024