Alexander Reskallah, M.D.
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor (Joint appointment), Department of Critical Care Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2013 | McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, US, MD |
| 2009 | Rice University, Houston, Texas, US, Chemistry, BA |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2018 | Clinical Fellowship, Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina |
| 2013-2017 | Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | National Board of Echocardiography, Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography |
| 2018 | American Board of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine |
| 2018 | American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2021
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Assistant Clinical Director, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Resident Rotation Site Director, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present
Medical Co-Director, Department of Transplant Surgical Intensive Care, Memorial Hermann Hospital - TMC, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2021
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, 2023 - Present
Voting Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, 2022 - Present
Chair, Clinical Care Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee, 2020 - 2021
Member, Residency Mentorship Group, 2020 - 2021
Member, Faculty Recruitment and Onboarding Committee, 2020 - 2021
Member, Residency Recruitment Committee, 2019 - 2021
Member, Scheduling Committee, 2019 - 2021
Honors & Awards
| 2020 | Best Attending in Transplant Anesthesia |
| 2019 | Evan G. Pivalizza M.B., Ch.B. Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award |
| 2019 - 2020 | Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award |
| 2015 | Foundation for Anesthesia Education & Research Resident Scholar |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Wilder IW, Reskallah A, Pivalizza CM, Bynon JS, Pivalizza EG. Refractory thrombocytopenia during liver transplantation requiring splenectomy. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 36(1):96-98, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36578624.
- Mubashir T, Arif AA, Ernest P, Maroufy V, Chaudhry R, Balogh J, Suen C, Reskallah A, Williams GW. In Response. Anesth Analg 133(4):e50-e51, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34524995.
- Williams GW, Berg NK, Reskallah A, Yuan X, Eltzschig HK. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Anesthesiology 134(2):270-282, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33016981.
- Mubashir T, Arif AA, Ernest P, Maroufy V, Chaudhry R, Balogh J, Suen C, Reskallah A, Williams GW. Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Patients With Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Anesth Analg 132(2):384 - 394, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33009136.
Abstracts
- Shrestha LA, Lumsden S, Shrestha L, Zavala A, Reskallah A, Morcous SJ, Kurian J, Kwater AP. Parasternal Intercostal Plane Blocks as Rescue for Extubation Following Chemotherapy-Induced Anaphylaxis and Cardiac Arrest. American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Annual Meeting 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Wrobleski I, Pivalizza EG, Reskallah A, Bynon J. Severe Thrombocytopenia During A Liver Transplant With No Measurable Clot Strength on Thromboelastography. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Kwater A, Hernandez N, De Haan JB, Reskallah A, Shoham D. Thoracic Erector Spinae Plane Block For Liver Transplant In Setting Of Acute Coagulopathy. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting 2020, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Bahme B, Hall DR, Sridhar S, De Haan JB, Rossmann S, Guzman-Reyes S, Reskallah A, Bynon JS, Zhang X, Pivalizza E. No Early Effect of Old Blood in Liver Transplant. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting 2019, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Reskallah A, Quinones Q, Jiang Y, Crowley AL, Peethumnongsin E, Bronshteyn Y. Pilot prospective randomized trial comparing methods of teaching point-of-care ultrasound image interpretation skills to medical trainees. Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2018, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Reskallah A, Quinones Q, Jiang Y, Crowley AL, Peethumnongsin E, Bronshteyn Y. Pilot prospective randomized trial comparing methods of teaching point-of-care ultrasound image interpretation skills to medical trainees. Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting.
- Bahme B, Hall DR, Sridhar S, De Haan JB, Rossmann S, Guzman-Reyes S, Reskallah A, Bynon JS, Zhang X, Pivalizza E. No Early Effect of Old Blood in Liver Transplant. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting.
- Kwater A, Hernandez N, De Haan JB, Reskallah A, Shoham D. Thoracic Erector Spinae Plane Block For Liver Transplant In Setting Of Acute Coagulopathy. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting.
- Wrobleski I, Pivalizza EG, Reskallah A, Bynon J. Severe Thrombocytopenia During A Liver Transplant With No Measurable Clot Strength on Thromboelastography. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting 2021.
- Shrestha LA, Lumsden S, Shrestha L, Zavala A, Reskallah A, Morcous SJ, Kurian J, Kwater AP. Parasternal Intercostal Plane Blocks as Rescue for Extubation Following Chemotherapy-Induced Anaphylaxis and Cardiac Arrest. American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Annual Meeting.
- Gressen J, Reskallah A, Donahue H, Wright E Bradley S, Lai E, Kwater AP. Ultrasound-Assisted Spinal Anesthesia in Setting of Post-COVID Pulmonary Sequelae. American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Annual Meeting.
- Garcia, V.A., Reskallah, A., Mani, J.M., Mensah, C.K.B., Shrestha, L.A., Kurian, J., Kwater, A.P.. Fascia Iliaca Catheter for Analgesia and Preoperative Optimization of Pathologic Femur Fracture. . American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Annual Meeting.
Book Chapters
- Reskallah A, Artime C. Does the Airway Examination Predict Difficult Airway Management?. In: Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology. 4th Edition. Elsevier, 126-137, 2022.
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2022. I wish I weren’t assigned to this case. Conference. I wish I weren’t assigned to this case. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2018. Pilot prospective randomized trial comparing methods of teaching point-of-care ultrasound image interpretation skills to medical trainees. Conference. Pilot prospective randomized trial comparing methods of teaching point-of-care ultrasound image interpretation skills to medical trainees. Chicago, IL, US.
International Presentations
- 2024. Perioperative Management of the Cancer Patient. Invited. Global Congress on Oncological Critical Care. Panama City, PA.
- 2024. Echocardiographic Assessment of Hemodynamics at Bedside. Invited. Global Congress on Oncological Critical Care. Panama City, PA.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified May 15, 2025