Alan Bielsky, MD

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology-Pediatric Anesthesiology

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Medical School
  • MD, Emory University School of Medicine (2004)
Residency
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program, Anesthesiology (2008)
Languages
English
Department
Anesthesiology-Pediatric Anesthesiology

Publications

  • Anesthesiology: April 2011 - Volume 114 - Issue 4 - pp 1006-1007 doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31820ca93b Reviews of Educational Material Manual of Pediatric Anesthesia, Sixth Edition, with an Index of Pediatric Syndromes Bielsky, Alan R. M.D
  • Bielsky A. Regional Anesthesia: Caudal, in START Prep Online Board Review Program. Stanford AIM Lab, Stanford, CA, 2014
  • Bielsky A, Polaner DM. Pediatric anesthesia and analgesia. In Operative Pediatric Surgery, 2nd edition, Ziegler MM, Azizkhan RA, Von Allmen D, Weber TR, EDs, McGraw-Hill, New York. 2014 pp 150-171.
  • Ross EL, Reiter PD, Murphy ME, Bielsky AR. Evaluation of prolonged epidural chloroprocaine for postoperative analgesia in infants. J Clin Anesth. 2015 Sep;27(6):463-9. PubMed PMID: 26219196
  • Chalmers DJ, Bielsky A, Wild TT, Siparsky GL, Wilcox DT. Continuous local anesthetic infusion for children with spina bifida undergoing major reconstruction of the lower urinary tract. J Pediatr Urol. 2015 Apr;11(2):72.e1-5. PubMed PMID: 25819374
  • Ross EL, Reiter PD, Murphy ME, Bielsky AR. Evaluation of prolonged epidural chloroprocaine for postoperative analgesia in infants. J Clin Anesth. 2015 Sep;27(6):463-9. PubMed PMID: 26219196
  • Chalmers DJ, Bielsky A, Wild TT, Siparsky GL, Wilcox DT. Continuous local anesthetic infusion for children with spina bifida undergoing major reconstruction of the lower urinary tract. J Pediatr Urol. 2015 Apr;11(2):72.e1-5. PubMed PMID: 25819374
  • Wild TT, Chalmers DJ, Bielsky A, Wilcox DT. How do I do it: Continuous local anesthetic infusion for children with spinal dysraphism undergoing major reconstruction of the lower urinary tract. J Pediatr Urol. 2014 Apr;10(2):394-5. PubMed PMID: 24613391
  • Finkel RS, Mercuri E, Darras BT, Connolly AM, Kuntz NL, Kirschner J, Chiriboga CA, Saito K, Servais L, Tizzano E, Topaloglu H, Tulinius M, Montes J, Glanzman AM, Bishop K, Zhong ZJ, Gheuens S, Bennett CF, Schneider E, Farwell W, De Vivo DC; ENDEAR Study Group. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 2;377(18):1723-1732. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1702752.
  • Muhly WT, Beltran RJ, Bielsky A, Bryskin RB, Chinn C, Choudhry DK, Cucchiaro G, Fernandez A, Glover CD, Haile DT, Kost-Byerly S, Schnepper GD, Zurakowski D, Agarwal R, Bhalla T, Eisdorfer S, Huang H, Maxwell LG, Thomas JJ, Tjia I, Wilder RT, Cravero JP. Perioperative Management and In-Hospital Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A Multicenter Registry Report From the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network. Anesth Analg. 2018 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30346358
  • Bielsky AR, Fuhr PG, Parsons JA, Yaster M. A retrospective cohort study of children with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 receiving anesthesia for intrathecal administration of nusinersen. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Oct 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30284761
  • Mercuri E, Darras BT, Chiriboga CA, Day JW, Campbell C, Connolly AM, Iannaccone ST, Kirschner J, Kuntz NL, Saito K, Shieh PB, Tulinius M, Mazzone ES, Montes J, Bishop KM, Yang Q, Foster R, Gheuens S, Bennett CF, Farwell W, Schneider E, De Vivo DC, Finkel RS. Nusinersen versus Sham Control in Later-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy. N Engl J Med. 2018 Feb 15;378(7):625-635. PubMed PMID: 29443664
  • Bleeding and Blocks: New medicines, still more questions. Alan Bielsky MD, Melissa Masaracchia MD, Beth Boulden Warren, MD, MS Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine Newsletter. Fall 2018.
  • Wang GS, Reese J, Bakel LA, Leonard J, Bos T, Bielsky A, Nickels S, Bajaj L. Prescribing Patterns of Oral Opioid Analgesic for Long Bone Fracture at Tertiary Care Children's Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 May 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32384393
  • Wang GS, Reese J, Bakel LA, Leonard J, Bielsky A, Reid A, Bos T, Nickels S, Bajaj L. Prescribing Patterns of Oral Opioid Analgesic for Acute Pain at a Tertiary Care Children's Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31688834
  • Muhly WT, Beltran RJ, Bielsky A, Bryskin RB, Chinn C, Choudhry DK, Cucchiaro G, Fernandez A, Glover CD, Haile DT, Kost-Byerly S, Schnepper GD, Zurakowski D, Agarwal R, Bhalla T, Eisdorfer S, Huang H, Maxwell LG, Thomas JJ, Tjia I, Wilder RT, Cravero JP. Perioperative Management and In-Hospital Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A Multicenter Registry Report From the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network. Anesth Analg. 2019 Feb;128(2):315-327. PubMed PMID: 30346358
  • Shahi N, Meier M, Phillips R, Shirek G, Goldsmith A, Recicar J, Zuk J, Bielsky A, Yaster M, Moulton S. Pain Management for Pediatric Burns in the Outpatient Setting: A Changing Paradigm?. J Burn Care Res. 2020 Jul 3;41(4):814-819. PubMed PMID: 32303748
  • Rove KO, Halstead NV, Wiesen BM, Bielsky AR, Campbell JB. Randomized controlled trial of NSAID prior to cystoscopic ureteral stent removal in a pediatric population. J Pediatr Urol. 2022 Aug 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35987678
  • Bielsky AR, Foley CB. Nutritional Wellness for the Busy Health Care Provider: Small Everyday Wins. Anesthesiol Clin. 2022 Jun;40(2):349-357. PubMed PMID: 35659406
  • Wang GS, Reese J, Bakel LA, Leonard J, Bielsky A, Reid A, Bos T, Nickels S, Bajaj L. Prescribing Patterns of Oral Opioid Analgesic for Acute Pain at a Tertiary Care Children's Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e841-e845. PubMed PMID: 31688834
  • Wang GS, Reese J, Bakel LA, Leonard J, Bos T, Bielsky A, Nickels S, Bajaj L. Prescribing Patterns of Oral Opioid Analgesic for Long Bone Fracture at Tertiary Care Children's Hospital Emergency Departments and Urgent Cares. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1524-e1527. PubMed PMID: 32384393
  • Gilbertson LE, Muhly WT, Montana MC, Chidambaran V, DiCindio S, Sadacharam K, Wilder RT, Whyte SD, Hifko A, Sponseller PD, Frankville DD. A survey of practice in the anesthetic management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis spine fusion by the North American Pediatric Spine Anesthesiologists Collaborative. Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 Jul;34(7):645-653. PubMed PMID: 38578166

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
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatric Anesthesiology, Board Certification (2014)
  • Anesthesiology, Board Certification (2009, 2020)
Clinical Interests
I am interested in regional anesthesia, solid organ transplantation and ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blockade.


School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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