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Virginia Gauger, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Phone: 734-763-2435
Fax: 734-763-6651
Email: vthompso@umich.edu |
Dr. Gauger is a clinical assistant professor of anesthesiology, specializing in pediatric anesthesia. Clinically, she supervises anesthesia fellows, residents, medical students, and CRNAs in the Mott operating rooms. She also provides anesthesia to patients on off-site locations such as MRI, radiation, CT scan, nuclear medicine, and angiography. Teaching activities include monthly lectures on various pediatric anesthesia topics such as liver/renal transplantation, spinal fusions, and neonatal emergencies.
As director of pediatric orthopedic anesthesia, Dr. Gauger acts as a liaison between the orthopedic surgeons and the anesthesiologists. She is responsible for devising and implementing anesthetic protocols for new orthopedic procedures. Currently, she is working on the development and implementation of a multi-disciplinary, comprehensive, pre-operative clinic. It is hoped that this clinic will increase the efficiency of the operating rooms while improving patient and family preparedness for surgery.
Recent Publications:
Gauger VT, Voepel-Lewis TD, Burke CN, Kostrzewa AJ, Caird MS, Wagner DS, Farley FA. Epidural analgesia compared with intravenous analgesia after pediatric posterior spinal fusion. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Sep; 29(6):588-93. [PubMed]
Wagner DS, Gauger V, Chiravuri D, Faust K. Ondansetron oral disintegrating tablets for the prevention of postoperative vomiting in children undergoing strabismus surgery. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2007; 3(4):691-4. [PubMed]
Gauger VT, Voepel-Lewis T, Rubin P, Kostrzewa A, Tait AR. A survey of obstetric complications and pregnancy outcomes in paediatric and nonpaediatric anaesthesiologists. Paediatr Anaesth. 2003; 13(6):490-5. [PubMed]
LaGorio J, Thompson (Gauger) VA, Sternberg D, Dorje P. Akathisia and anesthesia: refusal of surgery after the administration of metoclopramide. Anesth Analg. 1998; (87):224-7. [PubMed]
Webster J, Thompson (Gauger) VA, Zivot J. Excessive endotracheal tube cuff pressures are common but are not clinically important. Anesthesiology 1997; 87:3A, A984.
Thompson (Gauger) VA, Wahr, JA. Anesthetic considerations in patients presenting with mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome. Anesth Analg. 1997; 85(6):1404-6. [PubMed]
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