Outstanding Teacher of the Year, University of Colorado Denver Anesthesiology Resident Graduating class
(2009)
Publications
Leonard LD, Shaw M, Moyer A, Tevis S, Schulick R, McIntyre R Jr, Ballou M, Reiter K, Lace C, Weitzel N, Wiler J, Meacham R, Cumbler E, Steward L. The surgical debrief: Just another checklist or an instrument to drive cultural change?. Am J Surg. 2022 Jan;223(1):120-125. PubMed PMID: 34407917
Simmons CG, Alvey NJ, Kaizer AM, Williamson K, Faruki AA, Kacmar RM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Weitzel NS. Correction to: Benchmarking of Anesthesia and Surgical Control Times by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Codes. J Med Syst. 2022 Aug 11;46(9):60. PubMed PMID: 35951122
Crouch CE, Abrams B, Kertai MD, Weitzel N. 2021--Forging Ahead Into the Endemic While Struggling Against the New Challenges Facing Health Care Providers. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jun;26(2):101-106. PubMed PMID: 35642322
Smoroda A, Douin D, Morabito J, Lyman M, Prin M, Ahlgren B, Young A, Christensen E, Abrams BA, Weitzel N, Clendenen N. Year in Review 2021: Noteworthy Literature in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jun;26(2):107-119. PubMed PMID: 35579926
Gilliland S, Alber S, Tregear H, Hennigan A, Weitzel N. Year in Review 2021: Noteworthy Literature in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jun;26(2):120-128. PubMed PMID: 35533191
Simmons CG, Alvey NJ, Kaizer AM, Williamson K, Faruki AA, Kacmar RM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Weitzel NS. Benchmarking of Anesthesia and Surgical Control Times by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Codes. J Med Syst. 2022 Mar 4;46(4):19. PubMed PMID: 35244783
Abrams B, Kowalsky M, Weitzel N, Kertai MD. Cardiac Anesthesiology - Paving the Way across Multiple Subspecialties. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Mar;26(1):5-7. PubMed PMID: 35152793
Leonard LD, Shaw M, Moyer A, Tevis S, Schulick R, McIntyre R Jr, Ballou M, Reiter K, Lace C, Weitzel N, Wiler J, Meacham R, Cumbler E, Steward L. The surgical debrief: Just another checklist or an instrument to drive cultural change?. Am J Surg. 2022 Jan;223(1):120-125. PubMed PMID: 34407917
Gilliland S, Tran T, Alber S, Krause M, Weitzel N. Year in Review 2020: Noteworthy Literature in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Jun;25(2):128-137. PubMed PMID: 33988043
Clendenen N, Ahlgren B, Robitaille MJ, Christensen E, Morabito J, Grae L, Lyman M, Weitzel N. Year in Review 2020: Noteworthy Literature in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Jun;25(2):94-106. PubMed PMID: 33938302
Subramaniam K, Sultan I, Weitzel N, Kertai MD. Is It Time for Paradigm Shift in Pain Management for Cardiac Surgery Patients?. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Dec;25(4):249-251. PubMed PMID: 34789035
Abrams B, Latham GJ, Kertai MD, Weitzel N. Continuing Research in the Face of Adversity. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Sep;25(3):161-163. PubMed PMID: 34380350
Pal N, Weitzel N, Kertai MD. The Year 2020 in Review: Coronavirus Disease 2019 Cloud and Its Impact Excelling the Clinical Practice. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Jun;25(2):85-93. PubMed PMID: 34000905
Pal N, Weitzel NS, Kertai MD. A Change of Tide or the Beginning of the End: COVID-19. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Mar;25(1):5-10. PubMed PMID: 33554769
Gilliland S, Latham GJ, Kertai MD, Weitzel N. The New Normal as Life Goes on Under COVID-19. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Dec;24(4):283-286. PubMed PMID: 33166231
Abrams B, Kertai MD, Weitzel N. Contribution of Cardiothoracic and Abdominal Transplant Anesthesiologists: Leading the Way for the Full Spectrum of Patients in Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Sep;24(3):199-201. PubMed PMID: 32721203
Clendenen N, Abrams B, Morabito J, Grae L, Mosca MS, Weitzel N. Noteworthy Literature in Cardiac Anesthesia for 2019. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Jun;24(2):138-148. PubMed PMID: 32349616
Siegrist KK, Latham GJ, Huang J, Subramaniam K, Zerillo JD, Sakai T, Weitzel N, Kertai MD. Anesthesia Professionals: Helping to Lead the COVID-19 Pandemic Response From Behind the Drape and Beyond. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Jun;24(2):121-126. PubMed PMID: 32342723
Subramaniam K, Huang J, Weitzel N, Kertai MD. Thoracic Transplant Anesthesiology: Keeping Up With Advances and Developments of Allied Specialties. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Mar;24(1):5-8. PubMed PMID: 31994441
Weitzel NS, Twite MD, Kertai MD. Knowledge of the Present Is the Roadmap for the Future. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jun;23(2):145-147. PubMed PMID: 31064315
Pal N, Weitzel N, Kertai MD. Repair, Replace, or Watchful Waiting: A Contemporary Management of Mitral Valve Disease and Its Related Conditions. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Mar;23(1):5-10. PubMed PMID: 30791858
Huang J, Kertai MD, Weitzel N. Managing Critical Events During Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Sep;23(3):265-267. PubMed PMID: 31402772
Twite MD, Kertai MD, Weitzel N. Thomas Bevill Peacock and the First Descriptions of Congenital Heart Disease. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Sep;22(3):241-244. PubMed PMID: 30063197
Ranucci M, Johnson I, Willcox T, Baker RA, Boer C, Baumann A, Justison GA, de Somer F, Exton P, Agarwal S, Parke R, Newland RF, Haumann RG, Buchwald D, Weitzel N, Venkateswaran R, Ambrogi F, Pistuddi V. Goal-directed perfusion to reduce acute kidney injury: A randomized trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Nov;156(5):1918-1927.e2. PubMed PMID: 29778331
Weitzel N, Kertai MD. Navigating the Perioperative Landscape of Patient-Oriented Outcome Studies of Cardiothoracic and Abdominal Transplant Surgical Patients in 2017. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Mar;22(1):5-8. PubMed PMID: 29400255
Rio JMD, Weitzel N, Kertai MD. Adding Value by Going Beyond. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Dec;22(4):341-344. PubMed PMID: 30764734
Beck DR, Foley L, Rowe JR, Moss AFD, Weitzel NS, Reece TB, Fullerton DA, Cleveland JC Jr, Bartels K. Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain In Left Ventricular Assist Device Surgery-A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Dec;31(6):2096-2102. PubMed PMID: 29103855
Jones TS, Sullivan A, Damle S, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD, Weitzel NS, Meguid RA. Assessment and Management of Postintubation Airway Injuries. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 May 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27166401
Weitzel NS. Perioperative Physicians and Evolving Models of Care. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Jun;20(2):117-8. PubMed PMID: 27146853
Weitzel NS. Realizing a Vision and Moving Forward. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Mar;20(1):5-6. PubMed PMID: 26872704
Weitzel NS. The year in review 2014. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Mar;19(1):5. PubMed PMID: 25667303
Blum FE, Weiss GM, Cleveland JC Jr, Weitzel NS. Postoperative Management for Patients With Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Dec;19(4):318-30. PubMed PMID: 26660056
Weitzel NS. The year in review 2014. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Mar;19(1):5. PubMed PMID: 25667303
Bartels K, Fiegel M, Stevens Q, Ahlgren B, Weitzel N. Approaches to perioperative care for esophagectomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Apr;29(2):472-80. PubMed PMID: 25649698
Blum FE, Weiss GM, Cleveland JC Jr, Weitzel NS. Postoperative Management for Patients With Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Dec;19(4):318-30. PubMed PMID: 26660056
Bartels K, Fiegel M, Stevens Q, Ahlgren B, Weitzel N. Approaches to Perioperative Care for Esophagectomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25649698
Weitzel NS. A focus on right-sided cardiac disease. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Dec;18(4):309. PubMed PMID: 25351728
Barbeito A, Lau WT, Weitzel N, Abernathy JH 3rd, Wahr J, Mark JB. FOCUS: the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists' initiative to improve quality and safety in the cardiovascular operating room. Anesth Analg. 2014 Oct;119(4):777-83. PubMed PMID: 25232690
Weitzel NS. From Marfan's Syndrome to Double Outlet Right Ventricle-And Everything in Between. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Aug 7;18(3):245-246. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25104837
Weitzel NS. Point of care testing and cardiac surgery 2014. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Apr;28(2):207-9. PubMed PMID: 24630469
Weitzel NS. The year in review: perioperative medicine 2013. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Mar;18(1):5. PubMed PMID: 24623803
Weitzel NS. SCVA December 2013: update in perioperative medicine. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Dec;17(4):237. PubMed PMID: 24225979
Stevens Q, Ahlgren B, Weitzel N, Reece TB, Puskas F. Intraoperative transeophageal echocardiography to diagnose an anomalous circumflex artery. J Card Surg. 2013 Jul;28(4):399-401. PubMed PMID: 23742146
Stafford M, Cappa A, Weyant M, Lara A, Ellis J Jr, Weitzel NS, Puskas F. Treatment of acute silicoproteinosis by whole-lung lavage. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Jun;17(2):152-9. PubMed PMID: 23632425
Weitzel NS. Looking forward to 2013 and beyond. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Mar;17(1):5-6. PubMed PMID: 23423665