Megan Brockel, MD

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology-Pediatric Anesthesiology

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Medical School
  • MD, Creighton University School of Medicine (2005)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Creighton University (NE) (2001)
Residency
  • Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children's Hospital, Anesthesiology (2009)
Fellowships
  • Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children's Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology (2010)
Languages
English, Spanish
Department
Anesthesiology-Pediatric Anesthesiology

Publications

  • Anesthesiology. 2011 Dec;115(6):1308-15. Simulation-based assessment of pediatric anesthesia skills. Fehr JJ, Boulet JR, Waldrop WB, Snider R, Brockel M, Murray DJ.
  • Brockel M, Chatfield K, Mirsky D, Baker CD, Janosy N. Anesthetic Considerations for a Child With Rare B3GALT6 Mutations: A Case Report. A A Case Rep. 2017 Sep 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28968258
  • Fernandez PG, Brockel MA, Lipscomb LL, Ing RJ, Tailounie M. Utilization of a Text and Translation Application for Communication With a Foreign Deaf Family: A Call for Validation of This Technology-A Case Report. A A Case Rep. 2017 Jul 15;9(2):47-49. PubMed PMID: 28410257
  • Rove KO, Brockel MA, Saltzman AF, Dönmez MI, Brodie KE, Chalmers DJ, Caldwell BT, Vemulakonda VM, Wilcox DT. Prospective study of enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in children undergoing reconstructive operations. J Pediatr Urol. 2018 Jun;14(3):252.e1-252.e9. PubMed PMID: 29398586
  • Rove KO, Edney JC, Brockel MA. Enhanced recovery after surgery in children: Promising, evidence-based multidisciplinary care. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Jun;28(6):482-492. PubMed PMID: 29752858
  • Brockel MA, Polaner DM, Vemulakonda VM. Anesthesia in the Pediatric Patient. Urol Clin North Am. 2018 Nov;45(4):551-560. PubMed PMID: 30316310
  • Rove KO, Brockel MA, Brindle ME, Scott MJ, Herndon CDA, Ljungqvist O, Koyle MA. Embracing change-the time for pediatric enhanced recovery after surgery is now. J Pediatr Urol. 2019 Apr 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31109886
  • Brindle ME, McDiarmid C, Short K, Miller K, MacRobie A, Lam JYK, Brockel M, Raval MV, Howlett A, Lee KS, Offringa M, Wong K, de Beer D, Wester T, Skarsgard ED, Wales PW, Fecteau A, Haliburton B, Goobie SM, Nelson G. Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Neonatal Intestinal Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS(®)) Society Recommendations. World J Surg. 2020 Aug;44(8):2482-2492. PubMed PMID: 32385680
  • Brockel MA, Kenny MC, Sevick CJ, Vemulakonda VM. The role of preoperative instructions in parents' understanding of preoperative fasting for outpatient pediatric urology procedures. Pediatr Surg Int. 2020 Sep;36(9):1111-1116. PubMed PMID: 32524188
  • Brooks Peterson M, Strupp KM, Brockel MA, Wilder MS, Zieg J, Bruckner AL, Kaizer AM, Szolnoki JM. Anesthetic Management and Outcomes of Patients With Epidermolysis Bullosa: Experience at a Tertiary Referral Center. Anesth Analg. 2021 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34591805
  • Chan YY, Chu DI, Hirsch J, Kim S, Rosoklija I, Studer A, Brockel MA, Cheng EY, Raval MV, Burjek NE, Rove KO, Yerkes EB. Implementation and sustainability of an enhanced recovery pathway in pediatric bladder reconstruction: Flexibility, commitment, teamwork. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 Sep 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34521600
  • Zaretsky M, Brockel M, Derderian SC, Francom C, Wood C. A Graceful EXIT impeded by obstetrical complications. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Feb 5;14(2). PubMed PMID: 33547119
  • Moore RP, Burjek NE, Brockel MA, Strine AC, Acks A, Boxley PJ, Chidambaran V, Vricella GJ, Chu DI, Sankaran-Raval M, Zee RS, Cladis FP, Chaudhry R, O'Reilly-Shah VN, Ahn JJ, Rove KO. Evaluating the role for regional analgesia in children with spina bifida: a retrospective observational study comparing the efficacy of regional versus systemic analgesia protocols following major urological surgery. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Sep 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36167478
  • Raval MV, Brockel MA, Kolacek S, Simpson KE, Spoede E, Starr KNP, Wulf KL. Key Strategies for Optimizing Pediatric Perioperative Nutrition-Insight from a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel. Nutrients. 2023 Mar 3;15(5). PubMed PMID: 36904269
  • The role of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in promoting quality improvement and patient safety in pediatric urology. Ha D, Harris KT, Brockel MA, Rove KO. Front. Urol., 28 September 2023 Sec. Pediatric, Adolescent and Developmental Urology  Volume 3 - 2023
  • Pilkington M, Pentz B, Short K, Marchand T, Aziz S, Lam JY, Spencer A, Brockel MA, Else S, McLuckie D, Franklin A, de Beer D, Raval MV, Scott M, Brindle ME. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) consensus recommendations for opioid-minimising pharmacological neonatal pain management. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Oct 8;8(1). PubMed PMID: 39384309
  • Strine AC, Chu DI, Brockel MA, Wilcox DT, Vricella GJ, Coplen DE, Traxel EJ, Chaudhry R, VanderBrink BA, Yerkes EB, Chan YY, Burjek NE, Zee RS, Herndon CDA, Ahn JJ, Merguerian PA, Meenakshi-Sundaram B, Rensing AJ, Frimberger D, Rove KO. Feasibility of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) implementation in Pediatric Urology: Pilot-phase outcomes of a prospective, multi-center study. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 Apr;20(2):256.e1-256.e11. PubMed PMID: 38212167
  • Rove KO, Brockel MA. Approaches to starting and growing ERAS at a Children's Hospital. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Open. 2024(7):100140.

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Member
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatric Anesthesiology, Board Certification (2010)

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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