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
• 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

  • Merck Phase IV MK8616-089 Pediatric Sugammadex awarded by Merck 2018 - 2021
  • 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

    • Goobie, SM, Zurakowski, D, Isaac, KV, Taicher, BM, Fernandez, PG, Derderian, CK, Hetmaniuk, M, Stricker, PA, and Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group, . "Predictors of perioperative complications in paediatric cranial vault reconstruction surgery: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group." British Journal of Anaesthesia 122, no. 2 (February 2019): 215-223.  Full Text
    • Fernandez, AM, Reddy, SK, Gordish-Dressman, H, Muldowney, BL, Martinez, JL, Chiao, F, Stricker, PA, Abruzzese, C, Apuya, J, Beethe, A, Benzon, H, Binstock, W, Brzenski, A, Budac, S, Busso, V, Chhabada, S, Cladis, F, Claypool, D, Collins, M, Dabek, R, Dalesio, N, Falcon, R, Fernandez, P, Fiadjoe, J, Gangadharan, M, Gentry, K, Glover, C, Goobie, SM, Gosman, A, Grap, S, Gries, H, Griffin, A, Haberkern, C, Hajduk, J, Hall, R, Hansen, J, Hetmaniuk, M, Hsieh, V, Huang, H, Ingelmo, P, Ivanova, I, Jain, R, Kars, M, Kowalczyk-Derderian, C, Kugler, J, Labovsky, K, Lakheeram, I, Lee, A, Martinez, JL, Masel, B, Medellin, E, Meier, P, Mitzel Levy, H, Muhly, WT, Nelson, J, Nicholson, J, Nguyen, K-P, Nguyen, T, Olutuye, O, Owens-Stubblefield, M, Ramesh Parekh, U, Petersen, T, Pohl, V, Post, J, Poteet-Schwartz, K, Prozesky, J, Reid, R, Ricketts, K, Rubens, D, Ryan, L, Skitt, R, Soneru, C, Spitznagel, R, Singh, D, Singhal, NR, Sorial, E, Staudt, S, Stubbeman, B, Sung, W, Syed, T, Szmuk, P, Taicher, BM, Thompson, D, Tretault, L, Ungar-Kastner, G, Watts, R, Wieser, J, Wong, K, Zamora, AL, and 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." Anesthesia and Analgesia (September 12, 2018).  Full Text
    • Glover, CD, Fernandez, AM, Huang, H, Derderian, C, Binstock, W, Reid, R, Dalesio, NM, Zhong, J, Stricker, PA, Abruzzese, C, Apuya, J, Beethe, A, Benzon, H, Brzenski, A, Budac, S, Busso, V, Chiao, F, Cladis, F, Claypool, D, Collins, M, Falcon, R, Fernandez, P, Fiadjoe, J, Gangadharan, M, Gentry, K, Goobie, S, Gosman, A, Grap, S, Gries, H, Griffin, A, Haberkern, C, Hajduk, J, Hall, R, Hansen, J, Hetmaniuk, M, Hsieh, V, Ingelmo, P, Ivanova, I, Jain, R, Kars, M, Kowalczyk-Derderian, C, Kugler, J, Labovsky, K, Lakheeram, I, Lee, A, Martinez, JL, Masel, B, Medellin, E, Meier, P, Levy, HM, Muhly, WT, Muldowney, B, Nelson, J, Nicholson, J, Nguyen, KP, Nguyen, T, Olutuye, OA, Owens-Stubblefield, M, Parekh, UR, Petersen, T, Pohl, V, Poteet-Schwartz, K, Prozesky, J, Reddy, S, Ricketts, K, Rubens, D, Laura Ryan, MD, Skitt, R, Soneru, C, Spitznagel, R, Singh, D, Singhal, NR, Sorial, E, Staudt, S, Stubbeman, B, Sung, W, Syed, T, Szmuk, P, Taicher, BM, Thompson, D, Lisa Tretault, RN, Ungar-Kastner, G, Watts, R, Wieser, J, Wong, K, and Zamora, L. "Perioperative outcomes and management in midface advancement surgery: a multicenter observational descriptive study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group." Paediatric Anaesthesia 28, no. 8 (August 1, 2018): 710-718.  Full Text
    • Taicher, BM, Tew, S, Figueroa, L, Hernandez, F, Ross, SS, and Rice, HE. "Implementation of a colour-coded universal protocol safety initiative in Guatemala." Bmj Quality & Safety 27, no. 8 (August 2018): 593-599.  Full Text
    • Einhorn, LM, Taicher, BM, Greene, NH, Reinstein, LJ, Jooste, EH, Campbell, MJ, and Machovec, KA. "Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy vs surgical gastrostomy in infants with congenital heart disease." Paediatric Anaesthesia 28, no. 7 (July 2018): 612-617.  Full Text
    • Maher, KM, Owusu-Akyaw, K, Zhou, J, Cooter, M, Ross, AK, Lark, RK, and Taicher, BM. "Analysis of the impact of race on blood transfusion in pediatric scoliosis surgery." Paediatric Anaesthesia 28, no. 4 (April 2018): 352-360.  Full Text
    • Taicher, BM, Routh, JC, Eck, JB, Ross, SS, Wiener, JS, and Ross, AK. "Reply to comments on 'The association between caudal anesthesia and increased risk of postoperative surgical complications in boys undergoing hypospadias repair'." Paediatric Anaesthesia 28, no. 3 (March 2018): 303-304. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Machovec, KA, Greene, NH, Raynor, EM, and Taicher, BM. "Bilateral Upper Lobe Bronchi Originating from the Trachea." Anesthesiology 127, no. 6 (December 2017): 1015-null.  Full Text
    • Park, R, Peyton, JM, Fiadjoe, JE, Hunyady, AI, Kimball, T, Zurakowski, D, Kovatsis, PG, PeDI Collaborative Investigators, , and 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." British Journal of Anaesthesia 119, no. 5 (November 2017): 984-992.  Full Text
    • Burjek, NE, Nishisaki, A, Fiadjoe, JE, Adams, HD, Peeples, KN, Raman, VT, Olomu, PN, Kovatsis, PG, Jagannathan, N, Hunyady, A, Bosenberg, A, Tham, S, Low, D, Hopkins, P, Glover, C, Olutoye, O, Szmuk, P, McCloskey, J, Dalesio, N, Koka, R, Greenberg, R, Watkins, S, Patel, V, Reynolds, P, Matuszczak, M, Jain, R, Khalil, S, Polaner, D, Zieg, J, Szolnoki, J, Sathyamoorthy, K, Taicher, B, Riveros Perez, NR, Bhattacharya, S, Bhalla, T, Stricker, P, Lockman, J, Galvez, J, and Rehman, M 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): 432-440.  Full Text
    • Taicher, BM, Routh, JC, Eck, JB, Ross, SS, Wiener, JS, and Ross, AK. "The association between caudal anesthesia and increased risk of postoperative surgical complications in boys undergoing hypospadias repair." Paediatric anaesthesia 27, no. 7 (July 2017): 688-694.  Full Text
    • Smith, SK, de Lisle Dear, G, Cooper, SH, and Taicher, BM. "Electronic reminders for intraoperative antibiotic re-dosing." Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie 64, no. 4 (April 2017): 443-444. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Goobie, SM, Cladis, FP, Glover, CD, Huang, H, Reddy, SK, Fernandez, AM, Zurakowski, D, Stricker, PA, Gries, H, and the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group, . "Safety of antifibrinolytics in cranial vault reconstructive surgery: a report from the pediatric craniofacial collaborative group." Paediatric anaesthesia 27, no. 3 (March 2017): 271-281.  Full Text
    • Machovec, KA, Taicher, B, Jaquiss, RDB, and Hill, KD. "Anomalous Single Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery." Anesthesiology (February 10, 2017).  Full Text
    • Eapen, RJ, Taicher, BM, Benner, E, and Machovec, K. "Images in Anesthesiology: Laryngeal Cleft." Anesthesiology 126, no. 2 (February 2017): 325-.  Full Text
    • Stricker, PA, Goobie, SM, Cladis, FP, Haberkern, CM, Meier, PM, Reddy, SK, Nguyen, TT, Cai, L, Polansky, M, Szmuk, P, Fiadjoe, J, Soneru, C, Falcon, R, Petersen, T, Kowalczyk-Derderian, C, Dalesio, N, Budac, S, Groenewald, N, Rubens, D, Thompson, D, Watts, R, Gentry, K, Ivanova, I, Hetmaniuk, M, Hsieh, V, Collins, M, Wong, K, Binstock, W, Reid, R, Poteet-Schwartz, K, Gries, H, Hall, R, Koh, J, Bannister, C, Sung, W, Jain, R, Fernandez, A, Tuite, GF, Ruas, E, Drozhinin, O, Tetreault, L, Muldowney, B, Ricketts, K, Fernandez, P, Sohn, L, Hajduk, J, Taicher, B, Burkhart, J, Wright, A, Kugler, J, Barajas-DeLoa, L, Gangadharan, M, Busso, V, Stallworth, K, Staudt, S, Labovsky, KL, Glover, CD, Huang, H, Karlberg-Hippard, H, Capehart, S, Streckfus, C, Nguyen, K-PT, Manyang, P, Martinez, JL, Hansen, JK, Levy, HM, Brzenski, A, Chiao, F, Ingelmo, P, Mujallid, R, Olutoye, OA, Syed, T, Benzon, H, Bosenberg, A, and Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group, . "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): 276-287.  Full Text
    • Eapen, RJ, Taicher, BM, Benner, E, and Machovec, K. "Laryngeal Cleft." Anesthesiology (August 30, 2016).
    • Balbi, KE, Taicher, BM, and Litman, RS. "Pontocerebellar hypoplasia, malignant hyperthermia, and inappropriate use of secondary references." Paediatric anaesthesia 26, no. 8 (August 2016): 857-858. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Funk, E, Taicher, B, Thompson, J, Iannello, K, Morgan, B, and Hawks, S. "Structured Handover in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit." Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses 31, no. 1 (February 2016): 63-72.  Full Text
    • Tew, S, and Taicher, BM. "A Dog Is a Doctor's Best Friend: The Use of a Service Dog as a Perioperative Assistant." Case reports in pediatrics 2016 (January 2016): 9013520-.  Full Text
    • Tew, S, and Taicher, BM. "Avoiding Cardiovascular Collapse: Pediatric Cutaneous Mastocytosis and Anesthetic Challenges." A & a Case Reports 5, no. 10 (November 2015): 179-181.  Full Text
    • Breuer, RK, Taicher, B, Turner, DA, Cheifetz, IM, and Rehder, KJ. "Standardizing postoperative PICU handovers improves handover metrics and patient outcomes." Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies 16, no. 3 (March 2015): 256-263.  Full Text
    • "Standardizing Postoperative PICU Handovers Improves Handover Metrics and Patient Outcomes." Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 16, no. 3 (January 1, 2015): 256-263.  Full Text
    • Stamper, MJ, Hawks, SJ, Taicher, BM, Bonta, J, and Brandon, DH. "Identifying pediatric emergence delirium by using the PAED Scale: a quality improvement project." AORN journal 99, no. 4 (April 2014): 480-494.  Full Text
    • Nguyen, K, Bhattacharya, SD, Maloney, MJ, Figueroa, L, Taicher, BM, Ross, S, and Rice, HE. "Self-reported barriers to pediatric surgical care in Guatemala." The American Surgeon 79, no. 9 (September 2013): 885-888.
    • Taicher, BM, Alam, RI, Berman, J, and Epstein, RH. "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): 106-112.  Full Text  Link to Item

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