Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine 2014 - 2015
  • Residency, Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine 2011 - 2014
  • Internship, Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine 2010 - 2011
  • M.D., Duke University School of Medicine 2010
  • M.S., Duke University 2008
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Suarez-Roca, Heberto, Rebecca Y. Klinger, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Ru-Rong Ji, Martin I. Sigurdsson, Nathan Waldron, Joseph P. Mathew, and William Maixner. “Contribution of Baroreceptor Function to Pain Perception and Perioperative Outcomes..” Anesthesiology 130, no. 4 (April 2019): 634–50. https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000002510.
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    • Waldron, Nathan H., Mary Cooter, Jonathan P. Piccini, Kevin J. Anstrom, Rebecca Y. Klinger, Miklos D. Kertai, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Mark Stafford-Smith, Mark F. Newman, and Joseph P. Mathew. “Predictive ability of perioperative atrial fibrillation risk indices in cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective cohort study..” Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D’Anesthesie 65, no. 7 (July 2018): 786–96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1119-x.
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    • Allen, T. K., B. M. Mishriky, R. Y. Klinger, and A. S. Habib. “The impact of neuraxial clonidine on postoperative analgesia and perioperative adverse effects in women having elective Caesarean section-a systematic review and meta-analysis..” British Journal of Anaesthesia 120, no. 2 (February 2018): 228–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.085.
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    • Klinger, Rebecca Y., and Ashraf S. Habib. “Acetaminophen and ondansetron: The central serotonergic connection..” Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 40 (August 2017): 101–2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.05.001.
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    • Waldron, Nathan H., Rebecca Y. Klinger, Matthew G. Hartwig, Laurie D. Snyder, James P. Daubert, and Joseph P. Mathew. “Adverse outcomes associated with postoperative atrial arrhythmias after lung transplantation: A meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature..” Clinical Transplantation 31, no. 4 (April 2017). https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.12926.
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    • Klinger, Rebecca Y., Mary Cooter, Miles Berger, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Mark Stafford-Smith, Thomas L. Ortel, Ian J. Welsby, et al. “Effect of intravenous lidocaine on the transcerebral inflammatory response during cardiac surgery: a randomized-controlled trial..” Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D’Anesthesie 63, no. 11 (November 2016): 1223–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-016-0704-0.
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    • Subramanian, Balachundhar, Charles Nyman, Maria Fritock, Rebecca Y. Klinger, Roman Sniecinski, Philip Roman, Julie Huffmyer, Michelle Parish, Gayane Yenokyan, and Charles W. Hogue. “A Multicenter Pilot Study Assessing Regional Cerebral Oxygen Desaturation Frequency During Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Responsiveness to an Intervention Algorithm..” Anesthesia and Analgesia 122, no. 6 (June 2016): 1786–93. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000001275.
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    • Klinger, Rebecca Y., Christopher A. Thunberg, William D. White, Manuel Fontes, Nathan H. Waldron, Jonathan P. Piccini, G Chad Hughes, et al. “Intraoperative Magnesium Administration Does Not Reduce Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery..” Anesthesia and Analgesia 121, no. 4 (October 2015): 861–67. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000000873.
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    • Klinger, Rebecca Y., Olga G. James, Terence Z. Wong, Mark F. Newman, P Murali Doraiswamy, and Joseph P. Mathew. “Cortical β-amyloid levels and neurocognitive performance after cardiac surgery..” Bmj Open 3, no. 9 (September 20, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003669.
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    • Klinger, Rebecca Y., William D. White, Betsy Hale, Ashraf S. Habib, and Elliott Bennett-Guerrero. “Hemodynamic impact of dexmedetomidine administration in 15,656 noncardiac surgical cases..” Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 24, no. 3 (May 2012): 212–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2011.07.016.
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    • Badie, Nima, James A. Scull, Rebecca Y. Klinger, Ava Krol, and Nenad Bursac. “Conduction block in micropatterned cardiomyocyte cultures replicating the structure of ventricular cross-sections..” Cardiovascular Research 93, no. 2 (February 2012): 263–71. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvr304.
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    • Pedrotty, Dawn M., Rebecca Y. Klinger, Robert D. Kirkton, and Nenad Bursac. “Cardiac fibroblast paracrine factors alter impulse conduction and ion channel expression of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes..” Cardiovascular Research 83, no. 4 (September 2009): 688–97. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvp164.
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    • Klinger, Rebecca, and Nenad Bursac. “In Vitro Cellular Implantation Assay To Quantitatively Compare The Ability Of Different Donor Cells To Electrically Conduct Within Cardiac Tissue.” Circulation 118, no. 18 (October 28, 2008): S395–S395.
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    • Pedrotty, Dawn M., Rebecca Y. Klinger, Nima Badie, Sara Hinds, Ara Kardashian, and Nenad Bursac. “Structural coupling of cardiomyocytes and noncardiomyocytes: quantitative comparisons using a novel micropatterned cell pair assay..” American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology 295, no. 1 (July 2008): H390–400. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.91531.2007.
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    • Klinger, Rebecca, and Nenad Bursac. “Cardiac cell therapy in vitro: reproducible assays for comparing the efficacy of different donor cells..” Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine : The Quarterly Magazine of the Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society 27, no. 1 (January 2008): 72–80. https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMB.2007.913849.
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    • Pedrotty, Dawn, Rebecca Klinger, and Nenad Bursac. “Paracrine factors from cardiac fibroblasts slow conduction velocity and prolong the action potential duration of cardiomyocytes.” Circulation 116, no. 16 (October 16, 2007): 87–87.
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    • Klinger, R. Y., and L. E. Niklason. “Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessels,” March 31, 2006, 293–322. https://doi.org/10.1002/0471741817.ch12.
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    • Klinger, Rebecca Y., Juliana L. Blum, Bevin Hearn, Benjamin Lebow, and Laura E. Niklason. “Relevance and safety of telomerase for human tissue engineering..” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103, no. 8 (February 13, 2006): 2500–2505. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0508184103.
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    • Poh, Melissa, Matthew Boyer, Amy Solan, Shannon L. M. Dahl, Dawn Pedrotty, Soma S. R. Banik, J Andrew McKee, Rebecca Y. Klinger, Christopher M. Counter, and Laura E. Niklason. “Blood vessels engineered from human cells..” Lancet 365, no. 9477 (June 18, 2005): 2122–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66735-9.
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    • Yalamuri, Suraj, Rebecca Y. Klinger, W Michael Bullock, Donald D. Glower, Brandi A. Bottiger, and Jeffrey C. Gadsden. “Pectoral Fascial (PECS) I and II Blocks as Rescue Analgesia in a Patient Undergoing Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery..” Reg Anesth Pain Med 42, no. 6 (n.d.): 764–66. https://doi.org/10.1097/AAP.0000000000000661.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Klinger, R. Y., M. M. Poh, and L. E. Niklason. “Telomerase gene therapy allows for tissue engineering of blood vessels using autologous cells from elderly patients.” In Circulation, 112:U195–U195. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2005.
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