Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 2010 - 2011
  • Residency, Anesthesiology, Thomas Jefferson University 2007 - 2010
  • D.O., Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 2006
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments 2020
  • Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology 2020
  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology 2011 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments 2012 - 2020
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • JAN 8, 2014

    ABC “World News”

    Lifesaving service dog sniffs out girl's disease, even in operating room
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Adolescent
  • Anesthesia Recovery Period
  • Anesthesia, General
  • Child
  • Communication Barriers
  • Computer Systems
  • Delirium
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Infant
  • Patient Safety
  • Pediatric anesthesia
  • Pediatrics
  • Perioperative Period
  • Pilot Projects
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Quality Improvement
  • Questionnaires
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  Global Scholarship

  • Research

    • Guatemala (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Bispectral Index and End-Tidal Anesthetic Gas Concentration in Pediatric Patients undergoing Sevoflurane Anesthesia (BTIGER) Study awarded by Medtronic, Inc. 2021 - 2024
  • Merck Phase IV MK8616-089 Pediatric Sugammadex awarded by Merck 2018 - 2020
  • Peds Pacira Exparel 402-C-319 PLAY awarded by Pacira Pharmaceuticals 2019 - 2020
  • Merck MK8616-169 Sugammadex: Birth to < 2 years awarded by Merck Sharp & Dohme 2019 - 2020
  • Implementation of a Safety Program in Guatemala awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2020
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Colquhoun, Douglas A., Michelle T. Vaughn, Lori D. Bash, Allison Janda, Nirav Shah, Amir Ghaferi, Michael Sjoding, Graciela Mentz, Sachin Kheterpal, and Sachin Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG) Perioperative Clinical Research Committee. “Association between choice of reversal agent for neuromuscular block and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients at increased risk undergoing non-emergency surgery: STIL-STRONGER, a multicentre matched cohort study.” Br J Anaesth 130, no. 1 (January 2023): e148–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2022.04.023.
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    • King, Michael R., Steven J. Staffa, Paul A. Stricker, Carolina Pérez-Pradilla, Olivia Nelson, Hubert A. Benzon, Susan M. Goobie, and Susan M. Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. “Safety of antifibrinolytics in 6583 pediatric patients having craniosynostosis surgery: A decade of data reported from the multicenter Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group.” Paediatr Anaesth 32, no. 12 (December 2022): 1339–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14540.
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    • Sequera-Ramos, Luis, Elizabeth K. Laverriere, Annery G. Garcia-Marcinkiewicz, Bingqing Zhang, Pete G. Kovatsis, John E. Fiadjoe, and John E. PeDI Collaborative. “Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Tracheal Intubation in Children with Difficult Airways: A Cohort Study from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry.” Anesthesiology 137, no. 4 (October 2022): 418–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000004353.
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    • Suarez, Alexander D., Brad Taicher, Herbert Fuchs, Jeffery Marcus, Matthew Vestal, Mayumi Homi, Alexander Allori, and Eric M. Thompson. “Predictors of Blood Transfusion for Endoscopic Assisted Craniosynostosis Surgery.” J Craniofac Surg 33, no. 5 (July 2022): 1327–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000008441.
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    • Reale, Sharon C., Melissa E. Bauer, Thomas T. Klumpner, Michael F. Aziz, Kara G. Fields, Rachel Hurwitz, Manal Saad, Sachin Kheterpal, Brian T. Bateman, and Brian T. Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Collaborators. “Frequency and Risk Factors for Difficult Intubation in Women Undergoing General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Analysis.” Anesthesiology 136, no. 5 (May 1, 2022): 697–708. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004173.
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    • Peterson, M. B., H. G. Gurnaney, N. Disma, C. Matava, N. Jagannathan, M. L. Stein, H. Liu, et al. “Complications associated with paediatric airway management during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international, multicentre, observational study.” Anaesthesia 77, no. 6 (March 23, 2022): 649–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15716.
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    • Soneru, Codruta N., Allison M. Fernandez, Victoria Bradford, Steven J. Staffa, Vidya T. Raman, Joseph Cravero, David Zurakowski, Petra M. Meier, and Petra M. Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative. “A survey of the global impact of COVID-19 on the practice of pediatric anesthesia: A study from the pediatric anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative Group.” Paediatr Anaesth 31, no. 6 (June 2021): 720–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14174.
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    • Acker, Leah, Kristen Bova Campbell, Colleen Naglee, Brad Taicher, and Yuriy S. Bronshteyn. “Perioperative Management of Flecainide: A Problem-Based Learning Discussion.” A a Pract 15, no. 4 (April 1, 2021): e01443. https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001443.
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    • Derderian, Courtney K., Christopher A. Derderian, Allison Fernandez, Chris D. Glover, Susan Goobie, Jennifer K. Hansen, Michael King, et al. “The Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group (PCCG) Consensus Conference Methodology.” Paediatr Anaesth 31, no. 2 (February 2021): 145–49. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14066.
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    • Jalali, Ali, Hannah Lonsdale, Lillian V. Zamora, Luis Ahumada, Anh Thy H. Nguyen, Mohamed Rehman, James Fackler, Paul A. Stricker, Allison M. Fernandez, and Allison M. Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. “Machine Learning Applied to Registry Data: Development of a Patient-Specific Prediction Model for Blood Transfusion Requirements During Craniofacial Surgery Using the Pediatric Craniofacial Perioperative Registry Dataset.” Anesth Analg 132, no. 1 (January 2021): 160–71. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004988.
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    • Melton, M Stephen, Yi-Ju Li, Richard Pollard, Zhengxi Chen, John Hunting, Thomas Hopkins, William Buhrman, et al. “Unplanned hospital admission after ambulatory surgery: a retrospective, single cohort study.” Can J Anaesth 68, no. 1 (January 2021): 30–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-020-01822-1.
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    • Peyton, James, Raymond Park, Steven J. Staffa, Stefano Sabato, Thomas W. Templeton, Mary Lyn Stein, Annery G. Garcia-Marcinkiewicz, et al. “A comparison of videolaryngoscopy using standard blades or non-standard blades in children in the Paediatric Difficult Intubation Registry.” Br J Anaesth 126, no. 1 (January 2021): 331–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.010.
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    • Garcia-Marcinkiewicz, Annery G., Pete G. Kovatsis, Agnes I. Hunyady, Patrick N. Olomu, Bingqing Zhang, Madhankumar Sathyamoorthy, Adolfo Gonzalez, et al. “First-attempt success rate of video laryngoscopy in small infants (VISI): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.” Lancet 396, no. 10266 (December 12, 2020): 1905–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32532-0.
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    • Benton, Samuel Edison, Rémi M. Hueckel, Brad Taicher, and Virginia C. Muckler. “Usability Assessment of an Electronic Handoff Tool to Facilitate and Improve Postoperative Communication Between Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit Staff.” Comput Inform Nurs 38, no. 10 (October 2020): 500–507. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000563.
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    • Matava, Clyde T., Pete G. Kovatsis, Jennifer K. Lee, Pilar Castro, Simon Denning, Julie Yu, Raymond Park, et al. “Pediatric Airway Management in COVID-19 Patients: Consensus Guidelines From the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia's Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative and the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society.” Anesth Analg 131, no. 1 (July 2020): 61–73. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004872.
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    • Hammer, Gregory B., Lynne G. Maxwell, Brad M. Taicher, Mihaela Visoiu, David S. Cooper, Peter Szmuk, Leng Hong Pheng, Nathalie H. Gosselin, Jia Lu, and Krishna Devarakonda. “Randomized Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis and Safety of Intravenous Acetaminophen for Acute Postoperative Pain in Neonates and Infants.” J Clin Pharmacol 60, no. 1 (January 2020): 16–27. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcph.1508.
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    • Fernandez, Allison M., Srijaya K. Reddy, Heather Gordish-Dressman, Bridget L. Muldowney, José Luis Martinez, Franklin Chiao, Paul A. Stricker, and Paul A. Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. “Perioperative Outcomes and Surgical Case Volume in Pediatric Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction: A Multicenter Observational Study From the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group.” Anesth Analg 129, no. 4 (October 2019): 1069–78. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000003515.
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    • Goobie, S. M., D. Zurakowski, K. V. Isaac, B. M. Taicher, P. G. Fernandez, C. K. Derderian, M. Hetmaniuk, P. A. Stricker, and P. A. Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. “Corrigendum to 'Predictors of perioperative complications in paediatric cranial vault reconstruction surgery: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group' [Br J Anaesth 2019; 122: 215-223].” Br J Anaesth 122, no. 5 (May 2019): 703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2019.02.001.
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    • Fernandez, Patrick G., Brad M. Taicher, Susan M. Goobie, Meera Gangadharan, H Mayumi Homi, Jane A. Kugler, Rochelle Skitt, et al. “Predictors of transfusion outcomes in pediatric complex cranial vault reconstruction: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group.” Can J Anaesth 66, no. 5 (May 2019): 512–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-019-01307-w.
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    • Canning, Douglas A. “Re: The Association between Caudal Anesthesia and Increased Risk of Postoperative Surgical Complications in Boys Undergoing Hypospadias Repair.” J Urol 201, no. 4 (April 2019): 655. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JU.0000553256.73454.51.
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    • Goobie, S. M., D. Zurakowski, K. V. Isaac, B. M. Taicher, P. G. Fernandez, C. K. Derderian, M. Hetmaniuk, P. A. Stricker, and P. A. Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. “Predictors of perioperative complications in paediatric cranial vault reconstruction surgery: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group.” Br J Anaesth 122, no. 2 (February 2019): 215–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2018.10.061.
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    • Lou-Meda, Randall, Sindy Méndez, Erwin Calgua, Mónica Orozco, Bria J. Hall, Natalie Fahsen, Brad M. Taicher, et al. “Developing a national patient safety plan in Guatemala.” Rev Panam Salud Publica 43 (2019): e64. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2019.64.
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    • Glover, Chris D., Allison M. Fernandez, Henry Huang, Christopher Derderian, Wendy Binstock, Russell Reid, Nicholas M. Dalesio, John Zhong, Paul A. Stricker, and Paul A. Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. “Perioperative outcomes and management in midface advancement surgery: a multicenter observational descriptive study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group.” Paediatr Anaesth 28, no. 8 (August 2018): 710–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.13418.
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    • Taicher, Brad M., Shannon Tew, Ligia Figueroa, Fausto Hernandez, Sherry S. Ross, and Henry E. Rice. “Implementation of a colour-coded universal protocol safety initiative in Guatemala.” Bmj Qual Saf 27, no. 8 (August 2018): 593–99. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007217.
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    • Einhorn, Lisa M., Brad M. Taicher, Nathaniel H. Greene, Leon J. Reinstein, Edmund H. Jooste, Michael J. Campbell, and Kelly A. Machovec. “Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy vs surgical gastrostomy in infants with congenital heart disease.” Paediatr Anaesth 28, no. 7 (July 2018): 612–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.13416.
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    • Maher, Keila M., Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw, Jingzhu Zhou, Mary Cooter, Allison K. Ross, Robert K. Lark, and Brad M. Taicher. “Analysis of the impact of race on blood transfusion in pediatric scoliosis surgery.” Paediatr Anaesth 28, no. 4 (April 2018): 352–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.13352.
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    • Taicher, Brad M., Jonathan C. Routh, John B. Eck, Sherry S. Ross, John S. Wiener, and Allison K. Ross. “Reply to comments on 'The association between caudal anesthesia and increased risk of postoperative surgical complications in boys undergoing hypospadias repair'.” Paediatr Anaesth 28, no. 3 (March 2018): 303–4. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.13317.
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    • Rice, Henry E., Randall Lou-Meda, Anthony T. Saxton, Bria E. Johnston, Carla C. Ramirez, Sindy Mendez, Eli N. Rice, et al. “Building a safety culture in global health: lessons from Guatemala.” Bmj Glob Health 3, no. 2 (2018): e000630. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000630.
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    • Machovec, Kelly A., Nathaniel H. Greene, Eileen M. Raynor, and Brad M. Taicher. “Bilateral Upper Lobe Bronchi Originating from the Trachea.” Anesthesiology 127, no. 6 (December 2017): 1015. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000001805.
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    • Finkel, Richard S., Eugenio Mercuri, Basil T. Darras, Anne M. Connolly, Nancy L. Kuntz, Janbernd Kirschner, Claudia A. Chiriboga, et al. “Nusinersen versus Sham Control in Infantile-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy.” N Engl J Med 377, no. 18 (November 2, 2017): 1723–32. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1702752.
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    • Park, R., J. M. Peyton, J. E. Fiadjoe, A. I. Hunyady, T. Kimball, D. Zurakowski, P. G. Kovatsis, P. G. PeDI Collaborative Investigators, and P. G. PeDI collaborative investigators. “The efficacy of GlideScope® videolaryngoscopy compared with direct laryngoscopy in children who are difficult to intubate: an analysis from the paediatric difficult intubation registry.” Br J Anaesth 119, no. 5 (November 1, 2017): 984–92. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aex344.
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    • Burjek, Nicholas E., Akira Nishisaki, John E. Fiadjoe, H Daniel Adams, Kenneth N. Peeples, Vidya T. Raman, Patrick N. Olomu, et al. “Videolaryngoscopy versus Fiber-optic Intubation through a Supraglottic Airway in Children with a Difficult Airway: An Analysis from the Multicenter Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry.” Anesthesiology 127, no. 3 (September 2017): 432–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000001758.
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    • Taicher, Brad M., Jonathan C. Routh, John B. Eck, Sherry S. Ross, John S. Wiener, and Allison K. Ross. “The association between caudal anesthesia and increased risk of postoperative surgical complications in boys undergoing hypospadias repair.” Paediatr Anaesth 27, no. 7 (July 2017): 688–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.13119.
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    • Machovec, Kelly A., Brad Taicher, Robert D. B. Jaquiss, and Kevin D. Hill. “Images in Anesthesiology: Anomalous Single Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery.” Anesthesiology 126, no. 6 (June 2017): 1169. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000001532.
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    • Smith, S Kendall, Guy de Lisle Dear, Sara H. Cooper, and Brad M. Taicher. “Electronic reminders for intraoperative antibiotic re-dosing.” Can J Anaesth 64, no. 4 (April 2017): 443–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-017-0825-0.
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    • Goobie, Susan M., Franklyn P. Cladis, Chris D. Glover, Henry Huang, Srijaya K. Reddy, Allison M. Fernandez, David Zurakowski, Paul A. Stricker, Heike Gries, and Heike the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. “Safety of antifibrinolytics in cranial vault reconstructive surgery: a report from the pediatric craniofacial collaborative group.” Paediatr Anaesth 27, no. 3 (March 2017): 271–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.13076.
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    • Eapen, Rose J., Brad M. Taicher, Eric Benner, and Kelly Machovec. “Images in Anesthesiology: Laryngeal Cleft.” Anesthesiology 126, no. 2 (February 2017): 325. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000001337.
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    • Stricker, Paul A., Susan M. Goobie, Franklyn P. Cladis, Charles M. Haberkern, Petra M. Meier, Srijaya K. Reddy, Thanh T. Nguyen, et al. “Perioperative Outcomes and Management in Pediatric Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction: A Multicenter Study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group.” Anesthesiology 126, no. 2 (February 2017): 276–87. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000001481.
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    • Eapen, Rose J., Brad M. Taicher, Eric Benner, and Kelly Machovec. “Laryngeal Cleft.” Anesthesiology, August 30, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000001337.
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    • Balbi, Kate E., Brad M. Taicher, and Ronald S. Litman. “Pontocerebellar hypoplasia, malignant hyperthermia, and inappropriate use of secondary references.” Paediatr Anaesth 26, no. 8 (August 2016): 857–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.12946.
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    • Funk, Emily, Brad Taicher, Julie Thompson, Kelly Iannello, Brett Morgan, and Sharon Hawks. “Structured Handover in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit.” J Perianesth Nurs 31, no. 1 (February 2016): 63–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2014.07.015.
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    • Tew, Shannon, and Brad M. Taicher. “A Dog Is a Doctor's Best Friend: The Use of a Service Dog as a Perioperative Assistant.” Case Rep Pediatr 2016 (2016): 9013520. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9013520.
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    • Tew, Shannon, and Brad M. Taicher. “Avoiding Cardiovascular Collapse: Pediatric Cutaneous Mastocytosis and Anesthetic Challenges.” A a Case Rep 5, no. 10 (November 15, 2015): 179–81. https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000000227.
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    • Breuer, Ryan K., Brad Taicher, David A. Turner, Ira M. Cheifetz, and Kyle J. Rehder. “Standardizing postoperative PICU handovers improves handover metrics and patient outcomes.” Pediatr Crit Care Med 16, no. 3 (March 2015): 256–63. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000000343.
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    • Stamper, Matthew J., Sharon J. Hawks, Brad M. Taicher, Juliet Bonta, and Debra H. Brandon. “Identifying pediatric emergence delirium by using the PAED Scale: a quality improvement project.” Aorn J 99, no. 4 (April 2014): 480–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2013.08.019.
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    • Nguyen, Karissa, Syamal D. Bhattacharya, Megan J. Maloney, Ligia Figueroa, Brad M. Taicher, Sherry Ross, and Henry E. Rice. “Self-reported barriers to pediatric surgical care in Guatemala.” Am Surg 79, no. 9 (September 2013): 885–88.
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    • Taicher, Brad M., Rammy I. Alam, Joshua Berman, and Richard H. Epstein. “Design, implementation, and evaluation of a computerized system to communicate with patients with limited native language proficiency in the perioperative period.” Anesth Analg 112, no. 1 (January 2011): 106–12. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182009cd1.
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  • Book Sections

    • Taicher, Brad M., and Allison Kinder Ross. “Challenges During Surgery for Myelomeningocele and Encephalocele.” In Essentials of Neurosurgical Anesthesia &amp; Critical Care, 377–82. Springer International Publishing, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17410-1_58.
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