Michael S Avidan, MBBCh
Current Position
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery
Specialty Areas
Anesthesiology
Mailing Address
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Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
660 South Euclid Avenue
Campus Box 8054
St. Louis,
MO
63110
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Areas of Clinical Interest
Anesthesiology
Board Certification
Anesthesiology
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Certified
Medical Education
MBBCh: University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1991
DA: Diploma in Anesthesia, South African College of Medicine, South Africa, 1994
Residency: Anesthesiology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, 1996
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2009, 2010 (Best Doctors, Inc)
Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University, 2002, 2004
Select Publications
Avidan M, Ali S, Tymkew H, Jacobsohn E, De Wet C, Hill L, Pasque M. Mild Hypercapnia after Uncomplicated Heart Surgery is not Associated with Hemodynamic Compromise. J Cardiothoracic and Vasc Anesthesia. J Cardiothoracic and Vasc Anesthesia 2007; 21(3): 371-374
Jacobsohn E, Fessler D, Rosemeier F, Tymkew H, Avidan M. Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Accidentally Entrapped Pulmonary Artery Catheters During Cardiac Surgery: A Case Series. J Cardiothoracic and Vasc Anesthesia 2006; 20(3): 371-375
Niedhart DJ, Kaiser HA, Jacobsohn E, Hantler CB, Evers AS, Avidan MS: Intra-Patient Reproducibility of the BISxp monitor. Anesthesiology 2006; 104: 242-248
Avidan MS, Despotis GJ. Is the Activated Clotting Time Dangerous? Anesthesiology 2005; 103: 904
Despotis G, Avidan M, Lublin DM. Off-label Use of Recombinant Factor VIIA Concentrates After Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2005; 80(1): 3-5