Markus Kowalsky, MD

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

Provider Credentials
Doctor of Medicine
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Medical School
  • MD, University of Minnesota Medical School
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Internship
  • Saint Joseph Hospital General Surgery Program, Denver Colorado
Residency
  • University of Colorado, Anesthesiology
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Languages
English
Department
Anesthesiology

Publications

  • O’Shea TF, Bashian EJ, Park SY, Carpenter R, Hoffman JRH, Cain MT, Kowalsky M, Abrams B, Clendenen N, Teman NR and Wilkey B (2026) ECMO-facilitated adult non-cardiac surgery: a structured narrative review. Front. Anesthesiol. 5:1944652. doi: 10.3389/fanes.2026.1944652
  • Kowalsky M, Montejano J, Pattee J, Rist S, Fernandez-Bustamante A, Gilliland S, Weitzel N. Rational Utilization of Sugammadex Through Quantitative Twitch Monitoring: A Process Improvement Project at a Large Academic Medical Center. Cureus. 2025 Jun;17(6):e85929. PubMed PMID: 40656383
  • Plaisted J, Christensen E, Kowalsky M, Rooke D, Clendenen N. Year in Review 2023: Noteworthy Literature in Cardiac Anesthesiology. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Jun;28(2):80-90. PubMed PMID: 38593818
  • Kummerow M, von Dossow V, Pasero D, Martinez Lopez de Arroyabe B, Abrams B, Kowalsky M, Wilkey BJ, Subramanian K, Martin AK, Marczin N, de Waal EEC. PERSUADE Survey-PERioperative AnestheSia and Intensive Care Management of Left VentricUlar Assist DevicE Implantation in Europe and the United States. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Jan;38(1):197-206. PubMed PMID: 37980193
  • Christensen E, Morabito J, Kowalsky M, Tsai JP, Rooke D, Clendenen N. Year in Review 2022: Noteworthy Literature in Cardiac Anesthesiology. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Jun;27(2):123-135. PubMed PMID: 37126462
  • 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
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Practice Locations

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
  • Anesthesiology, Board Certification