Robert M. Craft, M.D.
Professor
Vice-Chairman
Program Director
Section Chief, Neuroanesthesiology
Section Chief, Pre-Operative Evaluation
Chair, Education Committee
Chair, Research Committee and Resident Research Liaison
Residency
University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville 1990 - 1993
Fellowship
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Neuroanesthesiology, 1994
Certification
Diplomate American Board of Anesthesiology, 1994
Honors
Phi Beta Kappa, Chancellor's Citation for Extraordinary Academic Achievement
Awards
"Excellence in Teaching Award" - Presented by Anesthesiology Residents, 2007 and 2008
Professional Activities
Moderator of Research Discussions and Abstract Reviewer. 2007 International Anesthesia Research Society 81st
Annual Congress; Orlando, FL.
Moderator of Research Discussions and Abstract Reviewer. 2008 International Anesthesia Research Society
82nd Annual Congress; San Francisco, CA.
Moderator of Research Discussions and Abstract Reviewer. 2009 International Anesthesia Research Society 83nd Annual Congress; San Diego, CA.
Recent Peer Reviewed Publications/Journal Articles
Carroll RC, Craft RM, Chavez JJ, Snider CC, Kirby RK, Cohen E:Measurement of Functional Fibrinogen Levels in Whole
Blood Using the Thrombelastograph. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 20:186-190,2008.
Carroll RC, Craft RM, Whitaker GL, Snider CC, Kirby RK: Thromboelastography monitoring of resistance to enoxaparin
anticoagulation in thrombophilic pregnancy patients. Thrombosis Research 120:367-370,2007.
Carroll RC, Craft RM, Chavez JJ, Snider CC, Bresee SJ, Cohen E: A Thromboelastograph whole blood assay for clinical monitoring of NSAID-insenstivie transcellular platelet-activation by arachadonic acid. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 146:30-35, 2005.
Craft RM, Chavez JJ, Snider CC, Muenchen RA, Carroll RC: Comparison of a modified Thromboelastograph and PlateleteWorks whole blood assays to optical platelet aggregration for monitoring reversal of clopidogrel inhibition in elective surgery patients. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 145:309-315, 2005.
Cowan SM, Bartges JW, Gompf RE, Hayes JR, Moyers TD, Snider CC, Gerard DA, Craft RM, Muenchen RA, Carroll RC:
A giant platelet disorder in the Cavalier King Charles spaniel. Experimental Hematology 32:344-350, 2004.
Mobley JE, Bresee SJ, Wortham DC, Craft RM: Frequency of non-response antiplatelet activity of clopidogrel during pretreatment
for cardiac catherization. American Journal of Cardiology 93:456-458,2004.
Craft RM, Chavez JJ, Bresee SJ, Wortham DC: A Novel Modification of the Thromboelastgraph Assay, correlated with optical platelet aggregation. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 143:301-309, 2004.
Recent Presentations
Craft R. Absolute Clot Strength of Multi-Trauma Patients Increase During Transit to the Emergency Department. Poster
Presentation at Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting; Honolulu, Hawaii, 2008.
Craft, R. Post Interventional Cardiology Urinary Thromboxane Correlates with TEG Detected Aspirin Resistance. Poster
Presentation at American Society of Anesthesiolgists Annual Meeting;Orlando, FL, 2008.
Craft R. Aprotinin Use for Cardiopulmonary Surgery. Poster Presentation at American Society of Anesthesiologists; San
Francisco, CA 2007.
Craft R. The effect of a structured introductory reading program on Anesthesia Knowledge Test scores at the University of
Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine. Poster Presentation at Annual Meeting of the Society for Education in
Anesthesia; Nashville, TN, 2006
Craft R. Awareness Monitoring. Lecture Presented at the Annual 2006 Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting;
Nashville, TN.
Craft R. Integrating the ACGME Competencies. Poster Presentation at the Society for Education in Anesthesia Annual Meeting;Washington, DC, 2005.
Craft R. Monitoring of Low Molecular Weight Heparin Therapy Via Thromboelastograph. Poster Presentation at American
Society of Anesthesiologists;San Francisco, CA, 2004.
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
1924 Alcoa Highway, U-109
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: (865)-305-9220