Jeremy David Kukafka, M.D.

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Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Anesthesiologist, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Director, Clerkship in Anesthesiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
3400 Spruce Street, 6 Dulles Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.S. (Physics)
University of Rochester, 1999.
M.D.
UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2003.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Anesthesiology, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Transesophageal Echocardiography

Description of Other Expertise

Medical Education, Clerkship Director in Anesthesiology

Selected Publications

Audrey E Spelde, Emily J MacKay, Jeremy D Kukafka, Jacob T Gutsche, Warren J Levy: Methylene Blue Not Associated With Decreased Vasopressor Requirement: A Case For Further Prospective Analysis. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Annual Meeting and Workshops April 2021 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Lingann RE, Patel SJ, Al Ghofaily L, Mackay EJ, Spelde AE, Zhou EY, Kukafka JD, Feinman JW, Augoustides JG, Weiss S: Pilot Study Suggests Smartphone Application Knowledge Improves Resident Transesophageal Echocardiography Knowledge: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 34(8): 2126-2132, Aug 2020.

Kukafka JD, Milas BL: Cardiac Anesthesiology. A Guide to Anesthesiology for Medical Students. American Society of Anesthesiologists, Page: 32, Dec 2018.

Spelde A, Steinberg T, Patel PA, Garcia H, Kukafka JD, MacKay E, Gutsche T, Raiten JM, Augoustides JGT: Role of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter in Integrated Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma With Significant Caval Extension of Tumor Thrombus. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 32(3): e63-e64, Jun 2018.

Spelde A, Steinberg T, Patel PA, Garcia H, Kukafka JD, MacKay E, Gutsche JT, Frogel J, Fabbro Ml, Raiten JM, Augoustides JGT: Successful Team-Based Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma With Caval Extension of Tumor Thrombus Above the Diaphragm. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 31(5): 1883-1893, Oct 2017.

Fernando R, Gutsche JT, Augoustides JGT, Kukafka JD, Spitz W, Frogel J, Fabbro M, Patel PA: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement After Intraoperative Discovery of Porcelain Aorta in a Patient With Aortic Stenosis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 31(2): 738-747, Apr 2017.

Vernick WJ, Szeto WY, Li RH, Atluri P, Augoustides JG, Kukafka JD, Patel PA, Gutsche JT: The utility of atrioventricular pacing via pulmonary artery catheter during transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 29(2): 417-420, Apr 2015.

Messé SR, Acker MA, Kasner SE, Fanning , Giovannetti T, Ratcliffe SJ, Bilello M, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE, Hargrove WC, Mohler ER, Floyd TF, Determining Neurologic Outcomes from Valve Operations (DeNOVO) Investigators: Stroke after aortic valve surgery: results from a prospective cohort. Circulation 129(22): 2253-61, Jun 2014 Notes: Dr. Kukafka served as a research collaborator (data and imaging acquisition).

Kukafka JD, Fleisher LA: Anesthesia. Surgery Review, 3rd Edition. Cooper M, Makary MA (eds.). Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Page: 491-504, Nov 2013.

Vernick WJ, Cheung AT, Kukafka JD, Savino JS: Cardiac anesthesia. Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 4th Edition. Cohn LH (eds.). McGraw-Hill Education / Medical; 4th Edition, Nov 2011 Notes: Chapter 10.

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