Central Line episode 121: New Findings re Postpartum Hemorrhage and Pediatric Airway Management

Alyssa Brzenski, MD

Alyssa Brzenski, MD, is a clinical professor of anesthesiology at the University of California San Diego. Dr. Brzenski is currently the chief of pediatric anesthesiology as well as the vice chair of clinical affairs at UCSD.

Dr. Brzenski received her undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley before graduating with her medical degree from Loma Linda University. She then completed residency at the University of California, San Diego as well as her pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Colorado Children’s Hospital before returning back to UC San Diego. Dr. Brzenski is passionate about medical education as well as perioperative outcomes for pediatric patients, participating as a member and contributor to a couple of multicenter pediatric collaboratives, namely the now closed Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative and the Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Perioperative Collaborative.

Adam Striker, MD, FASA

Adam Striker, MD, FASA, is currently Chair of the ASA Committee on Communications, and is the series editor for ASA’s Central Line podcast series. He is an Associate Professor and serves as staff anesthesiologist in the Division of Cardiac Anesthesia at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia at Kentucky Children’s Hospital as part of the Joint Congenital Heart Care Program. He received his undergraduate degree in engineering from Purdue University and his medical degree from Indiana University. He completed his pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Northwestern University.