CURRICULUM VITAE
Kristen Labovsky MD
Kristen Labovsky MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
8915 W Connell Court |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
08/2000 - 06/2004 Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL |
07/2004 - 06/2008 Doctorate of Medicine, Rush University, Chicago, IL |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
06/2008 - 07/2009 Transitional Year Internship, Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, IL |
07/2009 - 07/2012 Anesthesia Residency, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
08/2012 - 07/2013 Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
08/2013 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
04/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 Associate Program Director Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Wisconsin |
03/01/2020 - 08/01/2020 Director Advanced Elective in Pediatric Anesthesia and Pain medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
08/01/2020 - Present Residency Site Director, Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Avenue, PO Pox 1997 MS-735, Milwaukee, WI 53201 |
01/01/2021 - Present Program Director Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
08/01/2018 - Present Lead of Craniofacial Anesthesia Team, Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
08/01/2020 - Present Division Education Lecture Scheduler, Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
08/2012 - 07/2013 Clinical Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Miwaukee, WI |
08/2013 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
08/2013 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
Anesthesiology | 04/19/2013 | 12/31/2023 |
Pediatric Anesthesiology | 10/19/2013 | 12/31/2023 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
06/2005 - 08/2005 End of Life Care Fellowship, Horizon Hospice |
06/2011 Medical Student Teacher of the Year, University of Chicago |
05/2013 Dr. Elaine Kohler Global Health Elective Scholarship Recipient |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
2004 - Present Alpha Omega Alpha |
2005 - Present American Society of Anesthesiologists |
2006 - Present Society for Pediatric Anesthesia |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
12/2018 - 02/2019 Committee chair, Nominating committee for Chief of Surgery and Medical Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
10/01/2020 - 12/31/2020 Committee Chair, Nominating Committee for Chief of Surgery and Surgical Representation for Medical Executive Committee, Children's Wisconsin |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
06/2013 - 08/01/2022 Committee Member for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Kristen Labovsky MD, REACH Facilitator, Medical Student REACH course, Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/01/2019 - Present |
Kristen Labovsky MD, Pain and sedation in the NICU, NICU noon conference, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 04/03/2019 |
Kristen Labovsky MD, Second Victim Syndrome - New, Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Development, 01/21/2021 |
National |
Kristen Labovsky MD, Layal Abu Daher MD, E-cigarette and Vaping Associated Lung Injury: Anesthetic Implications, Visiting Professor, Virtual - University of Minnesota, 06/01/2021 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Regional |
Kristen Labovsky MD, Gita Rupani MD, Cannulation of Aberrant Radial Artery, Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 02/2010 |
Kristen Labovsky MD, Ori Gottlieb MD, Intraoperative Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma, Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 02/2010 |
Kristen Labovsky, MD, Jennifer Hofer, MD, Difficult Airway in Pediatric Trauma, Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference, Chicago, IL, 02/2012 |
National |
Kristen Labovsky, MD, Use of Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Awake Fiberoptic Intubation, SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2011, San Diego, CA, 02/2011 |
Kristen Labovsky, MD, Anesthetic Management of Complete Glottic Obstruction During Bronchoscopy, SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2012, Tampa, FL, 02/2012 |
Kristen Labovsky MD, Eric Walbergh MD, Anesthetic Considerations for Pediatric Patients undergoing Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Juvenile Myasthenia Graves, SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2013, Las Vegas, NV, 03/2013 |
Kristen Labovsky MD, Jake Scott MD, Management of a Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Left Lung Agenesis, Anesthesiology 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 10/2013 |
Kristen Labovsky MD, Susan Taylor MD, A Neonate with Multiple Congenital Airway and Neurologic Abnormalities causing Severe Respiratory Distress – Does this Strike a Notochord?, Anesthesiology 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 10/2013 |
Stacy Peterson MD, Kristen Labovsky MD, Susan Taylor MD, Twiddler's Syndrome: Pacemaker Failure during Anesthesia for Epicardial Lead Change, Anesthesiology 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 10/2013 |
Kristen Labovsky MD, Rose Campise MD, Improving Hand Washing Compliance in the Perioperative Setting, SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2014, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 03/2014 |
Kristen Labovsky, MD, Jaya Varadarajan, MD, It’s Just a Little Add-On! Airway Deviation from a Neck Mass in a Super Morbidly Obese Pediatric patient, SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2015, Phoenix, AZ, 03/15/2015 |
Avani Patel MD, Joshua White MD, Richard Berens MD, Kristen Labovsky MD, Intraoperative Management of Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Disease, ASA 2018, San Francisco, CA, 10/2018 |
Kristen Labovsky MD, Jaya Varadarajan MD, Problem Based Learning Discussion: Run Hide Fight - An Active Shooter in a Pediatric Hospital Setting, SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2020, Paradise Island, The Bahamas, 02/29/2020 |
Kayla Dmytruk MD, Kristen Labovsky MD, Anesthetic Considerations for a Type-D TEF, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Spring Meeting, Tampa, FL, 04/02/2022 - Present |
Rushi Patel, Kristen Labovsky, Roger Fons, Infant Internal Decapitation: A Rare Cause of an Unanticipated Difficult Airway, SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2023, Austin, TX, 04/01/2023 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/2017 - Present Member, Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee, Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
01/2017 - Present Member, Resdient Clinical Competency Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
08/01/2019 - Present Member, Program Evaluation Committee Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Wisconsin |
08/01/2019 - Present Member, Regional Rotation Program Committee, Pediatric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Wisconsin |
Hospital |
09/01/2014 - Present Member, Quality Improvement Comittee, Pediatric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
06/2017 - 12/31/2020 Member, Physician Wellness Committee, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
06/2017 - 06/2018 Member, Appy QI Project, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
04/2018 - Present Anesthesia Lead Member, Scheduling Multipanel OR Cases, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
12/2018 - 02/2019 Chair, Nominating Committee for Chief of Surgery and Medical Executive Committee, Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
10/01/2020 - 12/31/2020 Chair, Nomination Committee for Surgical Representation and Chief of Surgery for Medical Executive Committee, Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Wisconsin |
10/01/2020 - Present SOS Peer Supporter, SOS Peer Support Program, Pediatric Anesthesia, Anesthesiology, Children's Wisconsin |
10/01/2020 - Present Co Chair, Second Victim Syndrome Program Introduction, Pediatric Anesthesia, Anesthesiology, Children's Wisconsin |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Community/Lay Public |
05/2004 Northwestern University Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Certificate |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Fellow |
05/01/2020 - Present Creation of an Education Council at Children's for all areas of education to collaborate. |
03/01/2021 - Present Created content for candidate portal for virtual fellowship interviews |
Resident |
08/01/2020 - Present Improving Resident Hand off at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
08/01/2020 - Present Integration of Pediatric Lecture Curriculum with Anesthesia Toolbox Resources |
08/01/2020 - Present Integrated existing pediatric lectures given with toolbox content. |
08/01/2020 - Present Established standard pre and post rotation communication to residents |
09/01/2020 - Present Education app development - content created, app in development |
12/01/2020 - Present Created comprehensive orientation handbook for new residents |
Faculty |
08/01/2019 - Present Member of committee to develop regional program for Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship Regional rotation |
Research Programs |
06/2013 - Present Implementation and Maintenance of National Craniofacial registry database at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
Clinical Programs |
10/01/2019 - Present ERASE POP - Multidisciplinary group to develop postoperative pain algorithm for patients in the NICU. |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
06/2013 Medical Mission with LEAP to Belize |
ROBERT D. AND PATRICIA E. KERN INSTITUTE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION NETWORK ACTIVITIES: |
02/19/2020 - Present REACH Facilitator |
NATIONAL TRAINING: |
09/14/2021 - Present Training in Mental Health First Aid |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Labovsky K, Hoffman G, Scott J. Management of a Patient With Tetralogy of Fallot, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, and Complete Left Lung Agenesis. A A Case Rep. 2016 Jul 01;7(1):16-20. |
2. Stricker PA, Goobie SM, Cladis FP, Haberkern CM, Meier PM, Reddy SK, Nguyen TT, Cai L, Polansky M, Szmuk P, Fiadjoe J, Soneru C, Falcon R, Petersen T, Kowalczyk-Derderian C, Dalesio N, Budac S, Groenewald N, Rubens D, Thompson D, Watts R, Gentry K, Ivanova I, Hetmaniuk M, Hsieh V, Collins M, Wong K, Binstock W, Reid R, Poteet-Schwartz K, Gries H, Hall R, Koh J, Bannister C, Sung W, Jain R, Fernandez A, Tuite GF, Ruas E, Drozhinin O, Tetreault L, Muldowney B, Ricketts K, Fernandez P, Sohn L, Hajduk J, Taicher B, Burkhart J, Wright A, Kugler J, Barajas-DeLoa L, Gangadharan M, Busso V, Stallworth K, Staudt S, Labovsky KL, Glover CD, Huang H, Karlberg-Hippard H, Capehart S, Streckfus C, Nguyen KT, Manyang P, Martinez JL, Hansen JK, Levy HM, Brzenski A, Chiao F, Ingelmo P, Mujallid R, Olutoye OA, Syed T, Benzon H, Bosenberg A, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Perioperative Outcomes and Management in Pediatric Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction: A Multicenter Study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Anesthesiology. 2017 Feb;126(2):276-287. |
3. Goobie et al. Safety of antifibrinolytics in cranial vault reconstructive surgery: a report from the pediatric craniofacial collaborative group. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Mar;27(3):271-281. doi: 10.1111/pan.13076. Epub 2017 Feb 17 |
4. Thompson DR, Zurakowski D, Haberkern CM, Stricker PA, Meier PM, Bannister C, Benzon H, Binstock W, Bosenberg A, Brzenski A, Budac S, Busso V, Capehart S, Chiao F, Cladis F, Collins M, Cusick J, Dabek R, Dalesio N, Falcon R, Fernandez A, Fernandez P, Fiadjoe J, Gangadharan M, Gentry K, Glover C, Goobie S, Gries H, Griffin A, Groenewald CB, Hajduk J, Hall R, Hansen J, Hetmaniuk M, Hsieh V, Huang H, Ingelmo P, Ivanova I, Jain R, Koh J, Kowalczyk-Derderian C, Kugler J, Labovsky K, Martinez JL, Mujallid R, Muldowney B, Nguyen KP, Nguyen T, Olutuye O, Soneru C, Petersen T, Poteet-Schwartz K, Reddy S, Reid R, Ricketts K, Rubens D, Skitt R, Sohn L, Staudt S, Sung W, Syed T, Szmuk P, Taicher B, Tetreault L, Watts R, Wong K, Young V, Zamora L, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Endoscopic Versus Open Repair for Craniosynostosis in Infants Using Propensity Score Matching to Compare Outcomes: A Multicenter Study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Anesth Analg. 2018 Mar;126(3):968-975. |
5. Goobie SM, Cladis FP, Glover CD, Huang H, Reddy SK, Fernandez AM, Zurakowski D, Stricker PA, Gries H, the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Safety of antifibrinolytics in cranial vault reconstructive surgery: a report from the pediatric craniofacial collaborative group. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Mar;27(3):271-281. |
6. Glover CD, Fernandez AM, Huang H, Derderian C, Binstock W, Reid R, Dalesio NM, Zhong J, Stricker PA, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Perioperative outcomes and management in midface advancement surgery: a multicenter observational descriptive study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Aug;28(8):710-718. |
7. Fernandez AM, Reddy SK, Gordish-Dressman H, Muldowney BL, Martinez JL, Chiao F, Stricker PA, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Perioperative Outcomes and Surgical Case Volume in Pediatric Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction: A Multicenter Observational Study From the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Anesth Analg. 2019 Oct;129(4):1069-1078. |
8. Goobie SM, Zurakowski D, Isaac KV, Taicher BM, Fernandez PG, Derderian CK, Hetmaniuk M, Stricker PA, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Predictors of perioperative complications in paediatric cranial vault reconstruction surgery: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Br J Anaesth. 2019 Feb;122(2):215-223. |
9. Fernandez PG, Taicher BM, Goobie SM, Gangadharan M, Homi HM, Kugler JA, Skitt R, Cai L, Polansky M, Stricker PA, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Predictors of transfusion outcomes in pediatric complex cranial vault reconstruction: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Can J Anaesth. 2019 May;66(5):512-526. |
10. Helm C, Labovsky K, Thakrar PD, Diaz CD. E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury-Lessons Learned: A Case Series. A A Pract. 2020 Jun;14(8):e01242. PMCID: PMC7323836 |
11. Jalali A, Lonsdale H, Zamora LV, Ahumada L, Nguyen ATH, Rehman M, Fackler J, Stricker PA, Fernandez AM, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Machine Learning Applied to Registry Data: Development of a Patient-Specific Prediction Model for Blood Transfusion Requirements During Craniofacial Surgery Using the Pediatric Craniofacial Perioperative Registry Dataset. Anesth Analg. 2021 Jan;132(1):160-171. |
12. Lang SS, Meier PM, Paden WZ, Storm PB, Heuer GG, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Swanson JW, Meara JG, Proctor M, Okunowo O, Stricker PA, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Spring-mediated cranioplasty versus endoscopic strip craniectomy for sagittal craniosynostosis. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 Jul 23;28(4):416-424. |
13. Richardson A, Scott JP, White J, Labovsky K. Isolated Left Upper Extremity Desaturation and Pulmonary Hypertension: What is the Diagnosis? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Nov;36(11):4213-4216. |
14. King MR, Staffa SJ, Stricker PA, Pérez-Pradilla C, Nelson O, Benzon HA, Goobie SM, Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Safety of antifibrinolytics in 6583 pediatric patients having craniosynostosis surgery: A decade of data reported from the multicenter Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Dec;32(12):1339-1346. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Peterson, Stacy; Labovsky, Kristen; Weisman, Steven. Acute Pain Management in Children. Bonica's Management of Pain 5th ed. 2018 |
2. Labovsky, Kristen. Clinical Pediatric Anesthesiology. McGraw Hill; c2021. Chapter 15, Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Procedures |
