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

    • 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
    • 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-.  Full Text
    • Park, R, Peyton, JM, Fiadjoe, JE, Hunyady, AI, Kimball, T, Zurakowski, D, Kovatsis, PG, Bosenberg, A, Hopkins, P, Glover, C, Olutoye, O, Szmuk, P, Olomu, P, Jagannathan, N, Burjek, N, Watkins, S, Reynolds, P, Haydar, B, Matuszczak, M, Jain, R, Khalil, S, Polaner, D, Zieg, J, Szolnoki, J, Sathyamoorthy, M, Taicher, B, Bhattacharya, S, Raman, V, Bhalla, T, Stricker, P, Lockman, J, Galvez, J, Rehman, M, Nishisaki, A, Von Ungern-Sternberg, B, Sommerfield, D, Soneru, C, Chiao, F, and Richtsfeld, M et al. "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 1, 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
    • 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 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
    • Glover, CD, Fernandez, AM, Huang, H, Derderian, C, Binstock, W, Reid, R, Dalesio, NM, Zhong, J, and Stricker, PA. "Perioperative outcomes and management in midface advancement surgery: a multicenter observational descriptive study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group(Published online)." Pediatric Anesthesia .  Full Text

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