Robert Wegner, M.D., FASA
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Resident Rotation Site Director, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2010 | McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX, USA, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2006 | Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA, BS, Forensic Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2014-2015 | Clinical Fellowship, Critical Care Fellowship, PGY-5, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX |
| 2011-2014 | Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology Residency, PGY-2 to PGY-4, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX |
| 2010-2011 | Clinical Internship, Preliminary Surgery Internship, PGY-1, St. John Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI |
Board Certifications
| 2020 | National Board of Echocardiography (Testamur) |
| 2015 | American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine |
| 2015 | American Board of Anesthesiology; Anesthesiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, 2015 - 2019
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Editor, Medical Power Plan (EMR Physician Order Sets), Memorial Hermann Hospital System, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2019
Medical Director, Master of Science in Anesthesia (AA) Program, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Director of Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant Practice, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, UT Health McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Advisory Board Member, Case Western Reserve University Master of Science in Anesthesia Program, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Assistant Clinical Director (Board Runner), UT Health McGovern Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2019
Institutional Committee Activities
Chair, Capital Equipment/VAT Committee, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Member, Faculty Senate Education Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Faculty Senator, Faculty Senate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Member, COVID Treatment Algorithm Work Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2022
Member, Anesthesia Education Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Health McGovern Medical School, 2019 - 2019
Member, Medical Information Committee, Memorial Hermann Hospital System, 2018 - 2019
Member, Perioperative Services Subcommittee of the MHMD Clinical, Memorial Hermann Hospital System, 2018 - 2019
Member, Faculty Senate, UT Health McGovern Medical School, 2018 - 2019
Member, Finance Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Health McGovern Medical School, 2017 - 2019
Member, QUEST (QUality and Efficiency STeering) Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Health McGovern Medical School, 2017 - 2019
Member, Faculty Recruitment Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Health McGovern Medical School, 2017 - 2019
Member, Hospital Code Blue Committee, Memorial Hermann Hospital TMC, 2016 - 2019
Honors & Awards
| 2017 | Evan Pivalizza Outstanding Clinical Faculty Teaching Award, UT Health McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
| 2017 | Neurosurgery Anesthesiologist Faculty of the Year Teaching Excellence Award, UT Health McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
| 2015 | Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, UT Health McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- John TM, Malek AE, Mulanovich VE, Adachi JA, Raad II, Hamilton AR, Shpall EJ, Rezvani K, Aitken SL, Jain N, Klein K, Martinez F, Jacob CN, Cherian SV, Manzano JM, Muthu M, Wegner, R. Migratory Pulmonary Infiltrates in a Patient With COVID-19 Infection and the Role of Corticosteroids. Mayo Clin Proc 95(9):2038-2040, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32861345.
- Markham T, Wegner R, Hernandez N, Lee JW, Choi W, Eltzschig HK, Zaki J. Assessment of a multimodal analgesia protocol to allow the implementation of enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery. J Clin Anesth 54:76-80, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30412813.
- Williams GW, Jones WS, Chaudhry R, Cai C, Pednekar GS, Long AC, Chouhan S, Artime C, Wegner R, Grewal NK, Patterson VM, Contreras DA, Ferrario L. Intraoperative Anesthesiology Management and Patient Outcomes for Surgical Revascularization for Moyamoya Disease: A Review and Clinical Experience. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 80(3):143-148, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30818408.
- Williams G, Grewal N, Wegner R, Contreras D, Patterson V. Regulations Regarding OR Head Attire Appear Discordant with Literature. Clin Infect Dis 67(9):1470-1471, 2018. PMID: 29846558.
- Chaudhry R., Kukreja N., Tse A., Pednekar G., Mouchli A., Young L., Didyuk O., Wegner R, Grewal N., Williams G.W.. Trends and Outcomes of Early Versus Late Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury:. Nationwide Population-based Study,, 2018. PMID: 28459729.
- Chaudhry R, Kukreja N, Tse A, Pednekar G, Mouchli A, Young L, Didyuk O, Wegner R, Grewal N, Williams GW. Gastrointestinal Complications After Cardiac Surgery:. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 30(3):251-257, 2018. PMID: 28459729.
- Chaudhry R, Wegner R, Zaki JF, Pednekar G, Tse A, Kukreja N, Grewal N, Williams GW. Incidence and Outcomes of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 31(5):1751-1757, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28864160.
- Chaudhry R, Zaki J, Wegner R, Pednekar G, Tse A, Sheinbaum R, Williams GW. Gastrointestinal Complications After Cardiac Surgery: A Nationwide Population-Based Analysis of Morbidity and Mortality Predictors. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 31(4):1268-1274, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28800983.
- Wegner R, Akwar D, Guzman-Reyes S, Pednekar G, Chaudhry R, Grewal N, Kukreja N, Mancillas OL, Williams GW, Nwokolo O. Evaluating the Adjuvant Effect of Dexamethasone to Ropivacaine in Transversus-Abdominis Plane Block for Inguinal Hernia Repair and Spermatocelectomy: Randomized-Controlled Trial;. Pain Physician 20(5):413-418, 2017. PMID: 28727704.
- Chaudhry R, Batra S, Mancillas OL, Wegner R, Grewal N, Williams GW. In-Hospital Mortality with Use of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: Results of a Nationwide Population-Based Study. Neurocrit Care 26(2):232-238, 2017. PMID: 27905046.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Wegner R.. Anesthesia Toolbox, 2016.
Abstracts
- Reddy DR, Muthu M, Cuenca JA, Wegner RC, Crommett J, Gutierrez C, Haque S, Botdorf J, Rathi R, Manjappachar N, Sajith B, Nates JL. End of Life Care and Clinical Characteristics of Non-Survivor Cancer Patients with COVID-19. Critical Care Medicine 50(1):259, 2022.
- Reddy DR, Botdorf J, Crommett J, Cuenca JA, Malik I, Wegner RC, Grami P, Nates JL. Performance of an Automated Deterioration Index as an Early Warning System for ICU Outreach. Critical Care Medicine 50(1):607, 2022.
- Cuenca JA, Wegner RC, Botdorf J, Iliescu CA, Nates JL, Reddy DR. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors-induced Overlap Syndrome: A Case Series. Critical Care Medicine 50(1):326, 2022.
- Souman B, Qaddumi WN, Cuenca JA, Wegner R, Botdorf J, Nates JL, Reddy DR. Hypophysitis and Pneumonitis Secondary to Checkpoint Inhibitor Combination Therapy: A Case Report. Critical Care Medicine 50(1):307, 2022.
- Williams G, Aijazi M, Hernandez N, Zhang X, Xiao AK, Contreras DA, Grewal NK, Patterson VM, Wegner R.. Empty Gut: Evaluation and Measurement of Preoperative Total Emptying with Gastric Ultrasound Technique. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 114(5):1086-92, 2018.
- Chaudhry R, Kukreja N, Jones WS, Pednekar G, Wegner R, Grewal NK, Williams G,. Do Pre-existing Autoimmune Diseases Predispose Patients to an Increased Risk of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia?. American Society of Anesthesiologists 108(9):2937-41, 2017.
- Reddy DR, Wegner RC, et al. Hypophysitis and Pneumonitis Secondary to Checkpoint Inhibitor Combination Therapy: A Case Report. 51st Critical Care Congress.
Letters to the Editor
- Chaudhry R, Zaki J, Wegner R, Pednekar G, Tse A, Sheinbaum R, Williams GW. Response to Xue et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 32: e85-e86, 2018.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified October 17, 2023