Michael F. O’Connor, M.D.
Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Sections:
Critical Care Medicine
Liver transplant anesthesia
Vascular Anesthesia
Critical Care Medicine
Liver transplant anesthesia
Vascular Anesthesia
Secondary Titles:
Section Head, Critical Care Medicine
Director, Critical Care Fellowship
Course Director, Vignettes in Physiology
Section Head, Critical Care Medicine
Director, Critical Care Fellowship
Course Director, Vignettes in Physiology
Training:
B.A. - 1983
University of Chicago - chemistry
M.D. - 1987
Pritzker School Of Medicine, University of Chicago
Internship - 1988
University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics - internal medicine
Residency - 1991
University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics - anesthesia
Fellowship - 1992
University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics - critical care
B.A. - 1983
University of Chicago - chemistry
M.D. - 1987
Pritzker School Of Medicine, University of Chicago
Internship - 1988
University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics - internal medicine
Residency - 1991
University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics - anesthesia
Fellowship - 1992
University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics - critical care
Academic Interests:
Critical care; management of sedation and neuromuscular blockade; awareness under anesthesia; shock; circulatory physiology; airway management; acute respiratory distress syndrome; blood transfusion and blood substitutes; patient safety, human factors, and medical accidents; peripheral opiate antagonists, new anesthetic agents, social construction of medicine
Critical care; management of sedation and neuromuscular blockade; awareness under anesthesia; shock; circulatory physiology; airway management; acute respiratory distress syndrome; blood transfusion and blood substitutes; patient safety, human factors, and medical accidents; peripheral opiate antagonists, new anesthetic agents, social construction of medicine
Clinical Interests:
Critical care; burns; blood transfusion; liver transplantation
Critical care; burns; blood transfusion; liver transplantation
Representative Publications:
Jacobsohn E, Chorn R, O’Connor M: The role of the vasculature in regulating venous return and cardiac output: historical and graphical approach. Can J Anaesth 44:849-867, 1997
Yuan CS, Foss JF, O’Connor M, Osinski J, Karrison T, Moss J, Roizen MF: Methylnaltrexone for reversal of constipation due to chronic methadone use. A randomized controlled trial. JAMA 283:367-372, 2000
Kress JP, Pohlman AS, O’Connor MF, Hall JB: Daily interruption of sedative infusions in critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. N Engl J Med 342:1471-1477, 2000
O’Connor MF, Daves SM, Tung A, Cook RI, Thisted R, Apfelbaum J: BIS monitoring to prevent awareness during general anesthesia. Anesthesiology 94:520-522, 2001
Weber SG, Bottei E, Cook R, O’Connor M: SARS, emerging infections, and bioterrorism preparedness. Lancet Infect Dis 4:483-484, 2004
Cook RI, O’Connor MF: Thinking about accidents and systems. Medication Safety: A Guide to Health Care Facilities. Manasse HR, Thompson KK, eds. Bethesda, Maryland: American Society of Health System Pharmacists, pp. 73-87, 2005
O’Connor MF, Ovassapian A: Airway management. Principles of Critical Care, 3rd ed. Hall JB, Schmidt GA, Wood LD, eds. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 465-479, 2005
Strek ME, O’Connor MF, Hall JB: Critical illness in pregnancy. Principles of Critical Care, 3rd ed. Hall JB, Schmidt GA, Wood LD, eds. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 1593-1614, 2005
Jacobsohn E, Chorn R, O’Connor M: The role of the vasculature in regulating venous return and cardiac output: historical and graphical approach. Can J Anaesth 44:849-867, 1997
Yuan CS, Foss JF, O’Connor M, Osinski J, Karrison T, Moss J, Roizen MF: Methylnaltrexone for reversal of constipation due to chronic methadone use. A randomized controlled trial. JAMA 283:367-372, 2000
Kress JP, Pohlman AS, O’Connor MF, Hall JB: Daily interruption of sedative infusions in critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. N Engl J Med 342:1471-1477, 2000
O’Connor MF, Daves SM, Tung A, Cook RI, Thisted R, Apfelbaum J: BIS monitoring to prevent awareness during general anesthesia. Anesthesiology 94:520-522, 2001
Weber SG, Bottei E, Cook R, O’Connor M: SARS, emerging infections, and bioterrorism preparedness. Lancet Infect Dis 4:483-484, 2004
Cook RI, O’Connor MF: Thinking about accidents and systems. Medication Safety: A Guide to Health Care Facilities. Manasse HR, Thompson KK, eds. Bethesda, Maryland: American Society of Health System Pharmacists, pp. 73-87, 2005
O’Connor MF, Ovassapian A: Airway management. Principles of Critical Care, 3rd ed. Hall JB, Schmidt GA, Wood LD, eds. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 465-479, 2005
Strek ME, O’Connor MF, Hall JB: Critical illness in pregnancy. Principles of Critical Care, 3rd ed. Hall JB, Schmidt GA, Wood LD, eds. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 1593-1614, 2005
