Teresa Moon
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate 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
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2005 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2001 | University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, BA, Economics |
| 2001 | University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, BA, Integrative Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2009-2010 | Clinical Fellowship, Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine at Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX |
| 2005-2009 | Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
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, 2010 - 2017
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Vachhani S, Rodriguez-Restrepo A, Tsai JY, Moon T, Lasala JD. Metastatic Testicular Cancer to Left Atrium via the Left Inferior Pulmonary Vein: A Case Report. Journal of Medical Ultrasound 25(1):52-54, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Lasala J, Patino MA, Mena G, Vachhani S, Moon T, Bui T, Tsai J. Hemorragia perioperatoria grave asociada a punción. Medwave 16(6):36494, 2016.
- Moon T, Tsai JY, Vachhani S, Banchs J, Lasala JD, Rozner MA. Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Identifies Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor Thrombus Dislodged from Superior Vena Cava into Right Ventricle. Open Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports 2(6), 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Tsai JY; Zavala A; Vachhani S; Moon T; Williams U; Owusu-Agyemang P. Tracheo-Innominate Artery Fistula after Tracheostomy requiring Median Sternotomy. Open Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports 2(3), 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Moon T, Vachhani S, Tsai JY, Feng L, Vaporciyan A, Cata JP. The use of intraoperative dexmedetomidine is not associated with a reduction in acute kidney injury after lung cancer surgery. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 30(1):51-55, 2016. e-Pub 2015.
- Vachhani S, Tsai JY, Moon T, Lasala J, Dang A, Zavala A, Williams U, Mena G, Potylchansky E. Multidisciplinary Management of Rare Metastatic Thyroid Cancer with Superior Vena Cava Involvement. Open Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Reports 1(8):1047, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Vachhani S, Tsai JY, Moon T. Tracheal resection with regional anesthesia. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 26(8):697-698, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Younker D, Reeves-Viets JL, Gopinath SP, Tsai PI, Moon TL, Cuzick LM. Cardiac Arrest upon Induction of General Anesthesia: Transesophageal Echocardiography-assisted Diagnosis of Impending Paradoxical Embolus. Anesthesiology 111(3):679-80, 2009. PMID: 19672171.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified November 09, 2023