Jeffrey Cerny, MD
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2001 | University of Texas, Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, US, MD |
| 1996 | Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, US, Zoology, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2016-2017 | Leadership Training, Heart of Leadership Training Series, MDACC, Houston, Texas |
| 2013-2013 | Clinical Safety & Effectiveness Program/Session 18, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2002-2005 | Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, University of Texas, Houston, Texas |
| 2001-2002 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, University of Texas, Houston, Texas |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2007 | American Board of Anesthesiology |
| 2005 | Texas State Board of Medical Examiners |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2021
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - 2014
Instructor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2007
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Northwest MDACC Clinical Readiness Committee Co-chair, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
ASC Medical Director, Perioperative Services, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
ASC Medical Director ad interim, Perioperative Services, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - 2021
Malignant Hyperthermia Committee, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - Present
Woodlands HAL Anesthesiology Team Co-Leader, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, The Woodlands, TX, 2019 - 2021
Quality Control and Performance Improvement, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - Present
Section Chief for the Mays Clinic Anesthesia Section, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2022
Team Member of the Finance Task Force, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2018
RCC/HALs Development Meetings, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2019
Associate Anesthesiology Medical Director of the Mays Operating Rooms, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2021
Scheduling Task Force, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2015
Paravertebral Block Service Leadership Role, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Main Hospital, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2015
Thoracic Scheduler, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - 2014
Other Professional Positions
Messenger, Center for Professionalism, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present
Cancer Network Representative, MDACC, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2019
Research Assistant, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, 1996 - 1998
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Committee Member, Malignant Hyperthermia Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Committee Member, Perioperative Informatics Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Committee Co-chair, Woodlands HAL - Clinical Operations Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2022
Committee Member, Clinical Research Committee 2, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - 2019
Committee Member, CPR Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - Present
Committee Member, Difficult Airway Management Committee of the ICU, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2012 - 2013
Editorial Activities
Editor, Journal of Anesthesia and Advanced Research, 2017 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | Outstanding Clinical Service Award, UTMDACC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Services |
| 2004 | Outstanding Anesthesia Resident, University of Texas, Health Science Center |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2016. Peri-operative Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series. Conference. Peri-operative Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series. Houston, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2017. Case Series: Difficult Airway Management in the Ambulatory Setting. Conference. Case Series: Difficult Airway Management in the Ambulatory Setting. Newport Beach, CA, US.
- 2013. A Case of a Broken Heart. Conference. A Case of a Broken Heart. New York, NY, US.
- 2012. Exchanging a Single-Lumen ETT for a Double-Lumen ETT using Two Cook Catheters. Conference. Exchanging a Single-Lumen ETT for a Double-Lumen ETT using Two Cook Catheters. Washington, DC, US.
International Presentations
- 2018. Pain Management for Thoracic Surgery. Conference. Pain Management for Thoracic Surgery. Ho Chi Minh City, VN.
- 2015. Difficult Airway in the Patient Needing a Double-Lumen Tube. Conference. 19th Annual Hands-on Workshop for the Difficult Airway. Yaintai, CN.
- 2015. Difficult Airway in the Patient Needing a Double-Lumen ETT. Conference. 18th Annual Hands-On Workshop for the Difficult Airway. Taichung, TW.
- 2014. Difficult Airway in the Patient Needing a Double-lumen Tube. Conference. 17th Annual Hands-on Workshop for the Difficult Airway. Zhengzhou, CN.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- French K, Recinos I, Guzman A, Aloia T, Hernandez M, Kee S, Kowalski A, Goravanchi F, Cerny J, Cleckler-Hughes K, Rebello E. Continuous quality improvement measured with time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) in an outpatient cancer surgery center. BMC Health Services Research, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Tsai J, Cerny J, Kee S, Goravanchi F, Rebello E, Kowalski A, Ilieuscu C. Perioperative Takotsubo Syndrome: Are Breast Cancer Patients at a Higher Risk?. Breast Cancer Current Research 2(5), 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Long K, Ruiz J, Kee S, Kowalski A, Goravanchi F, Cerny J, French K, Hernandez M, Perrier N, Rebello E. Effect of adjunctive dexmedetomidine on postoperative intravenous opioid administration in patients undergoing thyroidectomy in an ambulatory setting. J Clin Anesth 35:361-364, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27871557.
- Morris LF, Romero Arenas MA, Cerny J, Berger JS, Borror CM, Ong M, Cayo AK, Graham PH, Grubbs EG, Lee JE, Perrier ND. Streamlining variability in hospital charges for standard thyroidectomy: Developing a strategy to decrease waste. Surgery 156(6):1441-9; discussion 1449, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25456929.
- Clubb FJ, Cerny JL, Deferrari DA, Butler-Aucoin MM, Willerson JT, Buja LM. Development of atherosclerotic plaque with endothelial disruption in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbit aortas. Cardiovasc Pathol 10(1):1-11, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11343989.
- Goravanchi F, Cerny J, Kowalski A, Kee S, Rebello E, French K, Frenzel J, Syed T, Burnett T, Hernandex M, Hagberg C. Randomised comparison of the clinical performance of Ambu Auragain and Teleflex LMA Protector. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia.
Other Articles
- Cerny J, Kee S, Goravanchi F, Rebello E, Kowalski AM Peri-operative Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series. Global Journal of Anesthesiology 2(3):22-24, 2015.
Abstracts
- Kwater P, Winter E, Bailard N, Cerny J. Timely Discovery of a "Coroner's Clot" after Extubation. Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Kwater P, Winter E, Bailard N, Cerny J. Timely discovery of a "Coroner's Clot" after Extubation. World Airway Management Meeting, Amsterdam, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Goravanchi F, Cerny J, Kowalski AM, Kee SS, Rebello E, French KE, Frenzel JC, Syed TA, Burnett T, Hernandez M, Hagberg C. Difficult Airway Management in the Ambulatory Setting. World Airway Management, Amsterdam, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Goravanchi F, Cerny J, Kowalski AM, Kee SS, Rebello E, French KE, Frenzel JC, Syed TA, Burnett T, Hernandez M, Hagberg C. Randomized comparison of the clinical performance of Ambu Auragain and Teleflex LMA Protector. World Airway Management Meeting, Amsterdam, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Nguyen L, Cleckler-Hughes K, Quizon A, Ok S, Sapire K, Goravanchi F, Rebello E, Kee S, Cerny J, French K, Kowalski A. Medication Safety in the Perioperative Period. Proceedings of the 4th World Congress on the Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare; Vienaa, Austria, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Hagan K, Williams U, Speer B, Owusu P, Thakar D, Moon-Calderon T, Bui T, Cerny J, Zheng G, Grasu R, Arunkumar R, Soliz J. Non-clinical time distribution within an academic anesthesiology department. Postgraduate Assembly, New York City, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Balanescu DV, Donisan T, Cerny J, Rebello E, Goravanchi F, Kee S, Kowalski A, Iliescu C, Tsai J. Periprocedural Takotsubo stress cardiomyopathy: "bad news" in cancer patients?. Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine 2018, London, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Tsai J, Cerny J, Kee S, Goravanchi F, Rebello E, Kowalski A, Iliescu C. Perioperative Takotsubo Syndrome: Are Breast Cancer Patients at a Higher Risk?. 6th World Congress on Breast Cancer & Therapy, San Francisco, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Goravanchi F, Cerny J, French K, Lim J, Hagberg C. Difficult Airway Management in the Ambulatory setting. Society of Airway Management, Newport, CA, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Savage E, Cerny J, Brown E, Kowalski A, Kee S, Goravanchi F, Rebello E. Positive Beta HCG in a Non-Pregnant Patient Undergoing surgery. The First Annual Proceedings of the 2017 Summer Training Abstract Presentations at MDACC, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Nguyen L, Ross M, Cerny J, Vu C, French K, Kwater P, Goravanchi F. Anesthetic Challenges in Patients with Progressive Supranuclear Palsey. International Anesthesia Research Society, Houston, TX, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Tjia I, Cerny J, Kee S, Kowalski A. The Scientific Advantage of Gratitude: Reward Comes in a Molecule. Burnout to Brilliance, Austin, TX, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Cerny J, Kee S, Goravanchi F, Kowalski A, Rebello E. Peri-operative Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series. The Fourth International Conference on Cancer and the Heart, Houston, TX, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Goravanchi F, Bellard B, Hajazimzanjani N, Rebello E, Kowalski A, Kee S, French K, Cerny J. Caudal Nerve Block on Pain Management of Penile Prosthesis Surgery. SIMPAR, San Francisco, CA, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Cerny J, Kee S, Goravanchi F, Rebello E, Kowalski AM. Peri-operative Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series. 11th International Congress on Coronary Artery Disease, Florence, Italy, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Rebello E, Kee S, Kowalski A, Goravanchi F, Cerny J, French K, Ruiz J. The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Intravenous Opiod and Antiemetic Administration in Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy. SIMPAR, Rome, Italy, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- French K, Rebello E, Kowalski A, Cerny J, Goravanchi F, Kee S. Paravertebral Block Versus IV Lidocaine in Unilateral Total Mastectomy: Comparison of Perioperative Opioid Requirements. SIMPAR Rome, Italy, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Cerny J, Berger J, Iliescu C, Kowalski A, Goravanchi F, Perrier N. A Case of a Broken Heart. 67th Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York, NY, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Perrier N, Morris L, Cerny J, Berger J, Wilson B, Bari M, Borror C. Streamlining Variability in Hospital Charges for Standard Thyroidectomy. UT Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Rebello E, Kee S, Kowalski A, French K, Cerny J, Mitchell-Mollard N, Jones C, Santos M, Goravanchi F. Fast Track Port-a-Cath Patients in the PACU. TDABC Project Presentations, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Cerny J, Jackson TA, Purugganan RV, Mehran RJ, Thakar D. Exchanging a Single-Lumen ETT for a Double-Lumen ETT using Two Cook Catheters. Equipment, Monitoring, and Engineering Technology, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Purugganan RV, Riedel B, Norman PH, Thakar D, Jackson TA, Heir J, Mena G, Mirza K, Kwater P, Cerny J, Ferson D. Video Laryngoscopy Improves Ease of Double Lumen Tube Placement. Society for Airway Management Scientific Meeting, Houston, TX, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
- Popat K, Boddu K, Cerny J, Guerra D, Brown DL. Wet tap, pain in the neck!!!. Medically Challenging Cases, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
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CV information above last modified July 22, 2026