Techecia Idowu, M.D.
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
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
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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
| 2020-2021 | Graduate Education, TMALC Scholar, Texas Medical Association Leadership College. Texas Medical Association, Austin, Texas |
| 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
| 2015 | American Board of Anesthesiology- Pediatric Anesthesiology |
| 2014 | American Board of Anesthesiology |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2018 - 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2018
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Physician Co-Lead, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Pediatric NORA Liaison, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Physician Co-Lead, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Pediatric Emergence Delirium Initiative, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Co-Lead, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Pediatric Quality, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Co-Lead, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale Pediatric fellowship Web Redesign Committee, New Haven, CT, 2018 - 2018
Anesthesia Liaison, Department of Anesthesiology, Pediatric OR Quality and Safety Committee, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2018
Other Professional Positions
Associate Anesthesiologist, American Anesthesiologists of Texas, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2017
Honors & Awards
| 2020 - 2021 | Texas Medical Association Leadership College Scholar |
| 2005 - 2009 | W. Burghardt Turner Fellowship recipient |
| 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. Conference. Pediatric Anesthesia with a focus on Non- operating room and radiotherapy, TX, US.
- 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. Conference. Virtual Career Day, TX, 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. Conference. 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?. Conference. A Head turn and a plot twist...was that asystole?, US.
- 2022. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices In The Perioperative Period. Conference. American Society of Anesthesiology, US.
- 2022. Survey Of Anesthesia, Sedation, And Non-sedation Practices For Children Undergoing Repetitive Cranial Or Craniospinal Radiotherapy. Conference. American Society of Anesthesiology, US.
- 2022. Epiglottitis Presentation in an Adult Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Conference. Society of Airway Management, US.
- 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, US.
- 2021. Large neurofibromas type 1 head and neck and chest mass required mod. Conference. Large neurofibromas type 1 head and neck and chest mass required mod, US.
- 2014. Transcriptional short-range repression mediated by Knirps-Dctbp complex in Drosophila embryo. Conference. Leadership Alliance National symposium. Chantilly, VA, US.
- 2011. Management of a Giant Goiter in a Patient with Paranoid Schizophrenia. Conference. Management of a Giant Goiter in a Patient with Paranoid Schizophrenia. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2011. Management Decisions in Carotid Injury and SAH during Pituitary Hypophysectomy. Conference. Management Decisions in Carotid Injury and SAH during Pituitary Hypophysectomy. Chicago, IL, US.
International Presentations
- 2024. ESPA 2024. Athens, GR.
Selected Publications
Review Articles
- Idowu T. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Care, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39178159.
Abstracts
- 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. Monitored Anesthesia Care for the percutaneous thrombectomy using FlowTriever aspiration system. American Society of Anesthesiology, 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. Unplanned Admissions during Proton radiotherapy in pediatric Patients: Incidence and Risk Factors. 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. Anesthetic Management of Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma. Considerations and Complications, European Society of Pediatric Anesthesia, 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. Multidisciplinary Perioperative Management for the Psychiatric Combative Pediatric patient. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 16, 2025