Techecia Idowu, M.D.
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine University of Houston
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, CC & Pain Div, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Kinder Children's Cancer Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine University of Houston, Houston
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2009 | SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, US, MD |
| 2005 | Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, US, Biology, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2013-2014 | Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2010-2013 | Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York |
| 2009-2010 | Clinical Internship, Anesthesiology, St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2018 | Department of Consumer Protection |
| 2018 | Department of Public Health, Physician License |
| 2015 | American Board of Anesthesiology- Pediatric Anesthesiology |
| 2014 | American Board of Anesthesiology |
| 2013 | DEA Registration (UT HSC Houston) |
| 2012 | Texas Medical Board |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 2018 - 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2018
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Anesthesia Liaison, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Services, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 2022 - 2026
Pediatric Anesthesia Section Chief, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2021 - Present
Pediatric Anesthesia Quality Officer, Pediatric OR Quality and Safety Committee, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2025
Pediatric NORA Liaison, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
DEI Committee Member, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2021 - 2023
Physician Co-Lead, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Pediatric Emergence Delirium Initiative, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2022
Co-Lead, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale Pediatric fellowship Web Redesign Committee, New Haven, CT, 2018 - 2018
Other Professional Positions
Assistant Program Director, Airway Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2026 - Present
Pediatric NORA Liaison, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 2021 - Present
Associate Anesthesiologist, American Anesthesiologists of Texas, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2017
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
ComFRT Member, Voting Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Committee Member, MDACC Institutional Procedural Sedation Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2024
Honors & Awards
| 2020 - 2021 | Texas Medical Association Leadership College Scholar, Texas Medical Liability Trust |
| 2005 - 2009 | W. Burghardt Turner Fellowship recipient, State University of New York Stony Brook |
| 2003 - Present | Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society, Xavier University of Louisiana |
| 2001 - 2004 | Howard Hughes biomedical Honors Corp |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Regional Presentations
- 2022. Pediatric Anesthesia with a focus on Non- operating room and radiotherapy. Invited. Pediatric Anesthesia with a focus on Non-operating room and radiotherapy.
- 2021. HFNOT in difficult airway management: Does it improve the margin of safety?. Conference. HFNOT in difficult airway management: Does it improve the margin of safety?, TX, US.
- 2021. Virtual Career Day. Panelist. Virtual Career Day. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2020. HFNOT in difficult airway management: Does it improve the margin of safety?. Conference. HFNOT in difficult airway management: Does it improve the margin of safety?, TX, US.
- 2020. Inhalational Anesthetics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. Invited. Inhalational Anesthetics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2022. A Head turn and a plot twist...was that asystole?. Poster. ASA Annual meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2022. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices In The Perioperative Period. Poster. ASA Annual meeting. New Orlenas, Louisiana, US.
- 2022. Survey Of Anesthesia, Sedation, And Non-sedation Practices For Children Undergoing Repetitive Cranial Or Craniospinal Radiotherapy. Conference. ASA Annual meeting, US.
- 2022. Epiglottitis Presentation in an Adult Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Poster. Society of Airway Management. Tuscon, Arizona.
- 2021. A Comparison of The Quantra And Teg 5000 Devices in Patients Undergoing Oncologic Surgeries with Intraoperative Hemorrhage at a High-Volume Cancer Center. Conference. ASA Annual Meeting. San Diego, California.
- 2021. Large neurofibromas type 1 head and neck and chest mass discovered during MRI. Poster. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia.
- 2011. Management of a Giant Goiter in a Patient with Paranoid Schizophrenia. Poster. ASA Annual meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2011. Management Decisions in Carotid Injury and SAH during Pituitary Hypophysectomy. Poster. ASA Annual meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2004. Transcriptional short-range repression mediated by Knirps-Dctbp complex in Drosophila embryo. Poster. Leadership Alliance National Symposium. Chantilly, VA, US.
International Presentations
- 2026. Development of a Pediatric Specific Emergence Delirium Protocol in an Adult Cancer Facility. Poster. ESPA annual. Madrid, ES.
- 2024. Anesthesia for Large NF Type 1 Neck and Chest Mass discovered during MRI. Poster. ESPA 2024. Athens, GR.
- 2024. Anesthesia Pediatric Free Flap Practice at a tertiary oncology Center. Poster. ESPA. Athen, GR.
- 2023. Airway Challenges and Considerations for Patients Undergoing Proton Beam Therapy ( Virtual). Invited. 2nd International Symposium Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Mexico City, MX.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Mathew, M, Kaur, D, Smith, M, Idowu, T, Owusu-Agyemang, P, Tverdun, N, Thomas, A, Idowu, O. 1620. Critical care medicine 54(3S), 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- Owusu-Agyemang, P, Mani, JM, Idowu, T, Zavala, AM, Tsai, J, Kapoor, R, Idowu, O, Galdamez Melara, J, Muraleedharan, P, Francis, C, Feng, L, Cata, JP. Propofol Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Pediatric Proton Radiotherapy and Its Effect on Patient Outcomes. Cancers 17(12), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40563554.
Review Articles
- Idowu, T, Mani, JM, Oliver, J, Owusu-Agyemang, P. Anesthesia in the Pediatric Cancer Patient. International Anesthesiology Clinics 64(2):54-70, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41635261.
- Idowu T. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Care. Anesthesia and analgesia 141(2):276-285, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39178159.
Other Articles
- Mani JM, Bui K, Bradely S, Idowu T Optimizing Perioperative Nutrition and Gut Health in Surgical Oncology Patients, 2026.
Abstracts
- Idowu T. Multidisciplinary Perioperative Management for the Psychiatric Combative Pediatric patient. European Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Idowu T. Monitored Anesthesia Care for the percutaneous thrombectomy using FlowTriever aspiration system. American Society of Anesthesiology, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Idowu T. Anesthesia Management of patients with Deep Brain Stimulators undergoing radiation therapy. European Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Idowu T. Anesthesia Pediatric Free Flap practice at a Tertiary Oncology Center. European Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Idowu T. Successful Awake Craniotomy in a pediatric patient using scalp blocks for pain control at a tertiary care center. European Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Idowu T. Unplanned Admissions during Proton radiotherapy in pediatric Patients: Incidence and Risk Factors. European Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Idowu T. Anesthesia for Large NF Type 1 Neck and Chest Mass discovered during MRI, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Idowu T. Anesthetic Management of Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma. Considerations and Complications, European Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Idowu T, Sansguiri A, Perry J, Adenekan M, Kwater AP, Donahue H, Popat K, Zavala A. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices In The Perioperative Period. American Society of Anesthesiology, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Idowu T, Sansguiri A, Porche V, Vu C, Williams UU, Zavala A. Idowu T, Sansguiri A, Porche V, Vu C, Williams UU, Zavala A. A Head Turn and a Plot Twist...was that Asystole?. American Society of Anesthesiology, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Zavala A, Sansguiri A, Strang A, Ruiz J, Owusu-Agyemang P, Raty S, Sarkiss M, Idowu T, Hernandez M, Tsai J. Evaluation of Patient Safety Reporting For the Department of Anesthesiology During the Covid-19 Pandemic. American Society of Anesthesiology, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Porche V, Sansguiri A, Tomongha I, Zavala A, Huynh L, Tsai J, Owusu-Agyemang P, Idowu T. Management of a Peripheral Intravenous Catheter that was Misplaced in the Artery. American Society of Anesthesiology, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Vu C, Sharma I, Zavala A, Idowu T, Kwater AP, Donahue H, Oliver JA, Bankston CB, Panchapakesan K, Heir J. Quality Improvement Project for Patients with Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy for Emergency Airway Events. Society of Airway Management, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Roland G, Kapoor A, Zavala A, Muthukumar A, Kwater P, Owusu-Agyemang P, Hurst D, Idowu T, and Porche V. Multiple techniques to access the airway through a Procedural Oxygen Mask (POM). Society of Airway Management, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Jones WS, Sharma IN, Idowu T, Kwater A, Owusu-Agyemang P, Zavala A, Bankston CB, Sansguiri A, Lau B, Arunkumar R. Dedicated adjuncts are needed for pediatric flexible video endoscope intubations. Society of Airway Management, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Idowu T, Strang A, Williams C, Donahue H, Kwater AP, and Dang A. Epiglottitis Presentation in an Adult Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report. Society of Airway Management, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Bui TP, Kwater A, Zavala A, Idowu T, Sharma IN. Oral High Flow Oxygenation for Difficult Airway Fiberoptic Intubation: A Case Report, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Lemoine N, Sun T, Ifeanyi I, Idowu T, Cuenca J, Heir J, Zavala A, Mirza, ChenS, Idowu O. Intracardiac Migration Of IVC Stent. Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Nguyen A, Sun T, Mena G, Ifeanyi I, Idowu T, Heir J, Idowu O. Difficult intubation by an Obstructing Vallecular Cyst. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologist Meeting, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Tsai J, Wang J, Moon T, Vachhani S, Zavala A, Popovich S, Idowu T, Owusu-Agyemang P, Williams U, Kapoor R. Successful Anterior Mediastinal Mass Resection in a Spontaneously Breathing Pediatric Patient. World Congress of Anesthesiologists Prague, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Joseph R, Carlson R, Jackson A, Joseph S, Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, Williams UU, Kapoor R, Idowu T, Tsai J, Zavala A. Botox® Interference of Facial Nerve Monitoring During a Robotic Case, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Bundock E, Zavala A, Chen S, Van Meter A, Tsai J, Bryant S, Casarez V, and Idowu T. Successful management of respiratory event during ophthalmic intra-arterial chemotherapy. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Abstracts, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Arunkumar R, Foltermann S, Potylchansky Y, Zavala A, Idowu T, Owusu-Agyemang P, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Casarez V, Zhang W, Chapman C, and Kapoor R. Survey of Anesthesia and Sedation Practices for Children undergoing repetitive cranial or craniospinal radiotherapy. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Abstracts, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Idowu T, Bui T, Zavala A, Kapoor R, Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, and Williams UU. Large neurofibromas type 1 head and neck and chest mass required mod. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Abstracts, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Idowu T, Williams WH, Purugganan R, Wright C, Moon Calderon T, Vachhani S, Tsai J, Mirza K, Heir J. Comparison of The Quantra And Teg 5000 Devices in Patients Undergoing Oncologic Surgeries with Intraoperative Hemorrhage at a High-Volume Cancer Center, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Manjappachar N, Liu W, Idowu T, Idowu O. Danger Around the Corner: Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome. 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Sawires Y, Alnatour O, Hancher-Hodges S, Van Meter A, Idowu T, Kapoor R, Williams UU, Owusu-Agyemang P, Tsai J, Shlimak E, and Zavala A. Erector Spinae and Rectus Sheath Block for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with sickle cell disease. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Abstracts, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Delgado K, Zavala AM, Williams UU, Kapoor R, Idowu T, Bailard N, Kee S, Dangler L, Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A. Bilateral Quadratus Lumborum Catheters for an Exploratory Laparotomy. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Abstracts, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Idowu T, Zavala A, Kapoor R, Williams U, Van Meter A, Owusu-Agyemang P, Tsai J. Hypoxemia caused by Thermoplastic Mask during Pediatric Radiotherapy. 18th WFSA World Congress of Anesthesiologists Prague.
- Arunkumar R, Foltermann S, Potylchansky Y, Zavala A, Idowu T, Owusu-Agyemang P, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Casarez V, Zhang W, Chapman C, and Kapoor R. Postoperative airway management in a 2 year old with a compromised facial free flap. 18th WFSA World Congress of Anesthesiologists Prague.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified November 10, 2026