Hart Donahue, M.D.
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2016 | University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, US, MD |
| 2008 | University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, US, BBA in Finance |
| 2008 | University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, US, BS in Physics |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2021 | Clinical Fellowship, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2017-2020 | Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 2016-2017 | Clinical Internship, General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | American Board of Anesthesiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Clinical Specialist, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - 2021
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Resident Rotation Site Director, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Faculty Senate, 2023 - 2026
Member, Infection Control Committee, 2022 - Present
Member, Faculty Recruitment Advisory Committee, 2021 - Present
Program Representative, GME House Staff Senate, 2020 - 2021
Honors & Awards
| 2006 | Dr. Arnold Romberg Physics Scholarship, The University of Texas at Austin - Department of Physics |
| 2006 | Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honors Society, The University of Texas at Austin - Department of Physics |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Khouqeer A, Chen PC, Donahue H, Espinoza A, Ghanta R, Mattox K, Wall M. Delayed Migration of an Intrathoracic Foreign Body with Endobronchial Erosion. ACS Case Reviews in Surgery 2(4):34-38, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Ramakrishnan R, Liu H, Donahue H, Malovannaya A, Qin J, Rice AP. Identification of novel CDK9 and Cyclin T1-associated protein complexes (CCAPs) whose siRNA depletion enhances HIV-1 Tat function. Retrovirology 9:90, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23110726.
- Ramakrishnan R, Chiang K, Liu H, Budhiraja S, Donahue H, Rice AP. Making a Short Story Long: Regulation of P-TEFb and HIV-1 Transcriptional Elongation in CD4+ T Lymphocytes and Macrophages. Biology (Basel) 1(1):94-115, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 24832049.
- Ramakrishnan R, Donahue H, Garcia D, Tan J, Shimizu N, Rice AP, Ling PD. Epstein-Barr virus BART9 miRNA modulates LMP1 levels and affects growth rate of nasal NK T cell lymphomas. PLoS One 6(11):e27271, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22102884.
- Donahue H. Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block for Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Cancer: A Case Report. A&A Practice.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Donahue H. Anesthesia Technology Fast Track Program. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024.
- Donahue H, Speer BB, Popat K. Acute Pain Medicine Resident Orientation Manual. MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020.
Abstracts
- Igwe P, Kurian J, Lumsden S, Kwater A, Hancher-Hodges S, Van Meter A, Zavala A, Ghebremichael S, Donahue H, Williams U, Popat K. Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Total Mastectomy. American Society of Regional Anesthesia Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Panchapakesan K, Donahue H, Zavala A, Kwater AP. Cosyntropin as Prophylaxis for Post-Dural Puncture Headache In Surgical Patients. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Dang A, Strang A, Williams C, Donahue H, Kwater AP, Idowu T. Epiglottitis Presentation in an Adult Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report. Society for Airway Management Scientific Meeting and Workshop, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Strang A, Zavala A, Donahue H, Lord R, Wegner B. Feeling your way into the trachea when nothing else is working: Digital intubation for emergency intubation outside the operating room. Society for Airway Management Scientific Meeting and Workshop, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Vu C, Sharma I, Zavala A, Idowu T, Kwater AP, Donahue H, Oliver JA, Bankston CB, Panchapakesan K, Singh-Heir J. Quality Improvement Project for Patients with Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy for Emergency Airway Events. Society for Airway Management Scientific Meeting and Workshop, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Vu C, Sharma I, Zavala A, Idowu T, Kwater AP, Donahue H, Oliver JA, Bankston CB, Panchapakesan K, Singh-Heir J. Quality Improvement Project for Patients with Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy for Emergency Airway Events. MD Anderson Cancer Center Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Chronic Pain Education and Research Day, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Sharm I, Farson L, Williams C, Williams UU, Kwater AP, Donahue H, Zavala A, Hancher-Hodges S, Casarez V, Ramirez M. Nasal flexible intubation with POM mask. MD Anderson Cancer Center Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Chronic Pain Education and Research Day, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Idowu T, Huynh K, Sansguiri A, Hancher-Hodges S, McHugh T, Adenekan M, Kwater AP, Donahue H, Popat K, Idowu O, Benton M, Speer B, Perry J, Zavala A. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices in the Perioperative Period. MD Anderson Cancer Center Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Chronic Pain Education and Research Day, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Panchapakesan K, Donahue H, Zavala A, Kwater AP. Cosyntropin as Prophylaxis for Post-Dural Puncture Headache in Surgical Patients. MD Anderson Cancer Center Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Chronic Pain Education and Research Day, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Igwe P, Hancher-Hodges S, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Zavala A, Ghebremichael S, Donahue H, Kwater AP, Popat K. ESP Block for Postoperative Analgesia after Total Mastectomy. MD Anderson Cancer Center Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Chronic Pain Education and Research Day, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Strang A, Zavala A, Donahue H, Lord R, Wegner B. Feeling your way into the trachea when nothing else is working: Digital intubation for emergency intubation outside the operating room. MD Anderson Cancer Center Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Chronic Pain Education and Research Day, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Sullivan E, Donahue H, Tan J, Zavala A, Idowu O. Successful airway management of unexpected tracheal mass during stenting for superior vena cava syndrome - A Case Report. Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Sullivan E, Donahue H, Tan J, Zavala A, Idowu O. Successful airway management of unexpected tracheal mass during stenting for superior vena cava syndrome - A Case Report. International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Brown J, Ramirez M, Mena G, Lasala J, Hancher-Hodges S, Zavala A, Donahue H, Popat K, Roland C. Bilateral Erector Spinae Catheters for Oncologic Abdominal Sarcoma Surgery. World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Donahue H, Tran K, Lai E, Hancher-Hodges S. Continuous Suprascapular Block to Treat Malignant Shoulder pain that is Exacerbated by Radiation Therapy (#1425). Continuous Suprascapular Block to Treat Malignant Shoulder pain that is Exacerbated by Radiation Therapy (#1425), American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 19th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting 2020, Virtual Meeting, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Donahue H. Anesthetic management of patients with mitochondrial disease. Baylor College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology CA-II Poster Symposium, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Donahue H, Fuller A, Best G, Janardhanan D, Palacios Q, Rajagopalan S. PONV compliance and outcomes. Baylor College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Ramakrishnan R, Liu H, Donahue H, Rice AP. Role of Cdk9 associated proteins in influencing HIV-1 Tat function. Baylor College of Medicine Molecular Virology and Microbiology Research Retreat, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
Book Chapters
- Kwater A, Donahue H, Brown J, Mena G. Perioperative Analgesic Management. In: Principles of Gynecologic Oncology Surgery. 2nd. Elsevier, 2024.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2022. Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access and TAP/QL Nerve Blocks Workshop. Invited. Ultrasound-guided Vascular Access and TAP/QL Nerve Blocks Workshop. Houston, TX, US.
- 2022. Effect of regional anesthesia only versus general anesthesia on cancer recurrence rate. Invited. Effect of regional anesthesia only versus general anesthesia on cancer recurrence rate. Houston, TX, US.
- 2021. Neuroscience Anesthesiology Update. Invited. Neuroscience Anesthesiology Update. Houston, TX, US.
- 2021. Intraoperative Ventilation and Postoperative Pulmonary Outcomes. Invited. Intraoperative Ventilation and Postoperative Pulmonary Outcomes. Houston, TX, US.
- 2020. Acute Pain. Invited. Acute Pain. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Intraoperative Ventilation and Postoperative Pulmonary Outcomes. Invited. Intraoperative Ventilation and Postoperative Pulmonary Outcomes. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Morbidity and Mortality Case Conference. Conference. Morbidity and Mortality Case Conference. Houston, TX, US.
- 2019. Anesthetic Management of Patients with Mitochondrial Disease. Invited. Anesthetic Management of Patients with Mitochondrial Disease. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Arterial Blood Gases. Invited. Arterial Blood Gases. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. PONV Compliance and Outcomes. Invited. PONV Compliance and Outcomes. Houston, TX, US.
- 2015. Goodbye Lecture, Hello Engaged Classroom Learning. Invited. Goodbye Lecture, Hello Engaged Classroom Learning. San Antonio, TX, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2024. Point of Care Ultrasound and Hemodynamic Monitoring Workshop. Invited. Texas Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2024. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2023. Point of Care Ultrasound and Hemodynamic Monitoring Workshop. Invited. Texas Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2023. Round Rock, Texas, US.
- 2022. Point of Care Ultrasound and Hemodynamic Monitoring Workshop. Invited. Texas Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2023. Round Rock, Texas, US.
- 2022. Advanced Regional Anesthesia. Conference. Texas Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2022 - Anesthesia Technologist Breakout Conference. Round Rock, Texas, US.
National Presentations
- 2020. Continuous Suprascapular Block to Treat Malignant Shoulder Pain that is Exacerbated by Radiation Therapy. Conference. Annual Pain Medicine Meeting 2020. Virtual, US.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 03, 2025