Edward Tsai, MD
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2019 | University of Texas Southerwetern Meical School, Dallas, Texas, US, Doctor of Medicine -MD |
| 2019 | University of Texas Dallas, Richardson, Texas, US, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Concentration in healthcare Management |
| 2014 | Rice University, Houston, Texas, US, B.A in Biochemistry and Cell Biology |
| 2014 | Rice University, Houston, Texas, US, B.A in East Asian Studies |
Postgraduate Training
| 2023-null | Postgraduate Fellow, Johns Hopkins – Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship, Baltimore, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2019-2023 | Postgraduate Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine – Anesthesiology Residency, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2023. Intraoperative PVCs in an Otherwise Healthy Teenager Besides Active Marijuana Use. Poster. SPA-AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology. Austin, Texas, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2024. Improving Value of a Regional Team Service through Billing Optimization. Poster. American Academy of Pain Medicine. Scottsdale, Arizona, US.
- 2022. Pink Urine Propagated by Propofol Infusion. Poster. ASA Annual Meeting 2022. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2021. Large Volume Aspiration on Induction in an Appropriately NPO Polytrauma Patient in the Setting of Recent Intraabdominal Surgery. Poster. ASA Annual Meeting 2021. San Diego, California, US.
- 2021. Improving Perioperative Understanding and Compliance of Blood Bank Utilization at a Level 1 Trauma Center. Poster. ASA Annual Meeting 2021. San Diego, California, US.
- 2019. Improving Team-Based Communication and Care through Handoff Redesign: An Implementation Science Approach. Poster. UTSW Celebration of Excellence. Dallas, Texas, US.
- Preoperative Optimization and Intraoperative Contingency Considerations for Thyroidectomy in Severe Graves’ Disease. Poster. ASA Annual Meeting 2021. San Diego, California, US.
National Presentations
- 2021. Anesthetic Considerations for Pericardial Window in Patient with Large Anterior Mediastinal Mass and Cardiac Tamponade. Poster. Presented as part of fellow and resident complex cases session at SCA 2021 Annual Meeting, US.
- 2021. Anesthetic Challenges in Acute Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to Prosthetic Mitral Valve Dehiscence from Infective Endocarditis. Poster. Presented as part of fellow and resident complex cases session at SCA 2021 Annual Meeting; virtual, US.
- 2020. Cardiac Arrest during Endobronchial Ultrasound due to Hypoxemia from a Blood Clot. Poster. ASA Annual Meeting 2020, US.
Selected Publications
Abstracts
- Tsai E. Continuous Superficial Parasternal Intercostal Plane Catheters for Poststernotomy Pain Control, 2024. PMID: 38727098.
- Tsai E. An Implementation Science Approach to Handoff Redesign in a Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, 2019. PMID: 31706873.
- Tsai E. The shift to climate change mitigation. Journal of Healthcare Risk Management:39: 36-41, 2019.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 02, 2025