The Department of Anesthesiology

Brigitte M. Messenger, MD

Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director
Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Clinical Focus

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Education

Medical School
West Virginia University School of Medicine. Morgantown, WV, 2007

Residency
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Knoxville, TN, 2011
July 2010--June 2011 Chief Resident

Fellowship
Vanderbilt University, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Nashville, TN
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellow

Certifications

American Board of Anesthesiology
National Board of Echocardiography -- Special Competence in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

Honors and Awards

Faculty Teaching Award, 2014, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Graduate School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists

American Society of Anesthesiologists

Current Presentations

Weil M, Messenger B. Pericardial cystic mass causing tamponade physiology. Presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY Annual Meeting; 2018 Oct 13-17; San Francisco, CA.

Sandlin DT, Messenger BM. Non-atherosclerotic spontaneous coronary artery dissection (NA-SCAD) in a postpartum patient. Presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY Annual Meeting; 2017 Oct 21-25; Boston, MA.

Cooper ZR, Messenger B. Anticoagulation for mitral valve repair within two days of intracranial hemorrhage. Presented at Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists; 2017 Feb 3-5; Nashville, TN.

McFarland P, Messenger B. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in the obstetric patient. Presented at Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists; 2017 Feb 3-5; Nashville, TN.

Cooper ZR, Messenger B. Anticoagulation for mitral valve repair within two days of intracranial hemorrhage. Presented at American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting; 2016 Oct 21-26; Chicago, IL.

McFarland PM, Messenger B. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) in the obstetric patient. Presented at American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting; 2016 Oct 21-27; Chicago, IL.