Thomas J. Ebert, MD, PhD

Adjunct Professor

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Education

Dr. Ebert received his MS, PhD and MD from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He received his MS and PhD investigating the effect of age on the autonomic nervous system and specifically, the human baroreflex. In addition to post-doctoral training at MCW, Dr. Ebert completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Department of Cardiology, the Medical College of Virginia, and further training in sympathetic microneurography at the Department of Neurophysiology at the Sahlgrenska Institute in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Biography

Dr. Ebert's research has involved extensive investigations into the effects of anesthesia on the cardiovascular and autonomic nervous systems. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Veterans Administration, the American Heart Association, other granting organizations as well as pharmaceutical and medical instrument companies over the past twenty-five years.

                
                    Research Experience
                
                    Administration, Inhalation
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Aged
Aging
Airway Resistance
Anesthesia Recovery Period
Anesthesia, Inhalation
Anesthesiology
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Angiotensin II
Atrial Natriuretic Factor

                    Clinical Expertise
                
                    Anesthesia, Inhalation
Bariatric Surgery
Economics, Medical
Economics, Pharmaceutical
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery
Gastric Bypass
Health Care Sector
Obesity
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Obesity, Morbid
perioperative surgical home
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

                    Methodologies and Techniques
                
                    Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena

                    Leadership Positions
                
                    Chief of Anesthesiology, Zablocki VA Medical Center
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs

Characterizing the Heart Rate Effects From Administration of Sugammadex to Reverse Neuromuscular Blockade: An Observational Study in Patients.

(Ebert TJ, Cumming CE, Roberts CJ, Anglin MF, Gandhi S, Anderson CJ, Stekiel TA, Gliniecki R, Dugan SM, Abdelrahim MT, Klinewski VB, Sherman K.) Anesth Analg. 2022 Oct 01;135(4):807-814 PMID: 35759402 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138446732 06/28/2022
Clinical Features of COVID-19 Infection in Patients Treated at a Large Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

(Ebert TJ, Dugan S, Barta L, Gordon B, Nguyen-Ho C, Pagel PS.) WMJ. 2020 Dec;119(4):248-252 PMID: 33428834 01/12/2021
Predisposing and Precipitating Factors Associated With Postoperative Delirium in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center: A Pilot Retrospective Analysis.

(Russell MD, Pinkerton C, Sherman KA, Ebert TJ, Pagel PS.) J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Aug;34(8):2103-2110 PMID: 32127274 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85080133176 03/05/2020
Titration of sevoflurane anesthesia to optimize the time to regain airway reflexes in patients undergoing elective surgery: A randomized clinical trial comparing desflurane and sevoflurane anesthesia.

(Arain SR, Yu S, Dugan S, Pagel PS, Ebert TJ.) Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2020 Jul;64(6):729-734 PMID: 32057088 02/15/2020
Anesthesia Preoperative Clinic Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Nasal Fiberoptic Videoendoscopy: A Pilot Study Comparison with Polysomnography.

(Jain S, Kallio PJ, Less K, Novalija J, Pagel PS, Ebert TJ.) Anesth Pain Med. 2018 Feb;8(1):e63546 PMID: 29868460 PMCID: PMC5970289 06/06/2018
Moderate, Short-Term, Local Hyperglycemia Attenuates Forearm Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation After Transient Ischemia-Reperfusion in Human Volunteers.

(Ebert TJ, Novalija J, Barney JA, Uhrich TD, Arain SR, Freed JK, Pagel PS.) J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Oct;31(5):1649-1655 PMID: 28284926 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85015618612 03/13/2017
Ventilation monitoring during moderate sedation in GI patients.

(Ebert TJ, Middleton AH, Makhija N.) J Clin Monit Comput. 2017 Feb;31(1):53-57 PMID: 26628270 12/03/2015
Short-Term Angiotensin Subtype 1 Receptor Blockade Does Not Alter the Circulatory Responses to Sympathetic Nervous System Modulation in Healthy Volunteers Before and During Sevoflurane Anesthesia: Results of a Pilot Study.

(Arain SR, Freed JK, Novalija J, Pagel PS, Ebert TJ.) J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Dec;30(6):1479-1484 PMID: 27751762 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84991281580 10/19/2016
The effectiveness of oxygen delivery and reliability of carbon dioxide waveforms: a crossover comparison of 4 nasal cannulae.

(Ebert TJ, Novalija J, Uhrich TD, Barney JA.) Anesth Analg. 2015 Feb;120(2):342-8 PMID: 25390281 11/13/2014
Hemodynamic responses to angiotensin-(1-7) in women in their third trimester of pregnancy.

(Yamaleyeva LM, Merrill DC, Ebert TJ, Smith TL, Mertz HL, Brosnihan KB.) Hypertens Pregnancy. 2014 Nov;33(4):375-88 PMID: 24842292 PMCID: PMC10519176 05/21/2014
Competency-based education in anesthesiology: history and challenges.

(Ebert TJ, Fox CA.) Anesthesiology. 2014 Jan;120(1):24-31 PMID: 24158052 10/26/2013
The effect of obesity on neuraxial technique difficulty in pregnant patients: a prospective, observational study.

(Ellinas EH, Eastwood DC, Patel SN, Maitra-D'Cruze AM, Ebert TJ.) Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct;109(4):1225-31 PMID: 19762752 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-70349569213 09/19/2009

Thomas J. Ebert, MD, PhD

Adjunct Professor

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Education

Biography

Research Experience

Clinical Expertise

Methodologies and Techniques

Leadership Positions

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