Sarah Alber, MD

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Provider Credentials
Doctor of Medicine
Faculty Photo
Department
Anesthesiology

Publications

  • Casey JD, Seitz KP, Driver BE, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Trent SA, Russell DW, Muhs AL, Prekker ME, Gaillard JP, Resnick-Ault D, Stewart LJ, Whitson MR, DeMasi SC, Robinson AE, Palakshappa JA, Aggarwal NR, Brainard JC, Douin DJ, Marvi TK, Scott BK, Alber SM, Lyle C, Gandotra S, Van Schaik GW, Lacy AJ, Sherlin KC, Erickson HL, Cain JM, Redman B, Beach LL, Gould B, McIntosh J, Lewis AA, Lloyd BD, Israel TL, Imhoff B, Wang L, Spicer AB, Churpek MM, Rice TW, Self WH, Han JH, Semler MW. Ketamine or Etomidate for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults. N Engl J Med. 2026 Apr 23;394(16):1608-1620. PubMed PMID: 41369227
  • Alber SM, Kim KK, Li X, Tanabe K, Gilliland S. Year in Review 2025: New and Noteworthy Literature in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Jun;30(2):90-102. PubMed PMID: 41904708
  • Gilliland S, Kim KK, Li X, Tanabe K, Hennigan A, Alber S. Year in Review 2024: Noteworthy Literature in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Jun;29(2):116-125. PubMed PMID: 40221879
  • Brainard J, Alber S, Smith AG, Roosevelt GE, Rustici M. Development of a Prioritized Anesthesiology Residency Critical Care Content Outline. J Educ Perioper Med. 2024 Jul-Sep;26(3):E728. PubMed PMID: 39354916
  • Alber S, Tanabe K, Hennigan A, Tregear H, Gilliland S. Year in Review 2023: Noteworthy Literature in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Jun;28(2):66-79. PubMed PMID: 38669120
  • Brainard J, Alber S, Smith AG, Roosevelt GE, Rustici M. Development of a Prioritized Anesthesiology Residency Critical Care Content Outline. J Educ Perioper Med. 2024 Jul-Sep;26(3):E728. PubMed PMID: 39354916
  • Alber S, Tanabe K, Hennigan A, Tregear H, Gilliland S. Year in Review 2023: Noteworthy Literature in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Jun;28(2):66-79. PubMed PMID: 38669120
  • Alber S, Tanabe K, Tregear H, Hennigan A, Gilliland S. Year in Review 2022: Noteworthy Literature in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Jun;27(2):87-96. PubMed PMID: 37171074
  • 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
  • Tran TT, Siscel J, McLaughlin K, Gilliland SD, Alber SM. Hypoxemia in a Patient Receiving Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Chest. 2022 Mar;161(3):e181-e183. PubMed PMID: 35256094
  • Alber S. Women in Critical Care Member Spotlight: May Hua, WICC Co-Chair. Interchange Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists Newsletter. 2022 Jun:11.
  • Alber S. Burnout: No Easy Answers in a Post-Pandemic World. Interchange Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists Newsletter. 2022 October:19.
  • 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
  • Helwani MA, Alber S, DeWet CJ, Zoller JK. Intraoperative Assessment of Hepatic Vein Tracings in Constrictive Pericarditis During Surgical Pericardiectomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Apr;34(4):1099-1102. PubMed PMID: 31919002
  • Alber SM, Gregory SH. Finally, a Spotlight on the Right Ventricle: Intraoperative Evaluation of the Right Ventricle Using Left Ventricular Strain Software. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jun;33(6):1516-1517. PubMed PMID: 30598379
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Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Critical Care Medicine, Board Certification