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CURRICULUM VITAE
WILLIAM ORIN WITT, M.D.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Office Address: A.B. Chandler Medical Center – N261
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40536-0084
Office Telephone: (859) 323-5956 ext. 110
SPECIALTY BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Anesthesiology: 10461 - 1982
Critical Care Medicine: 202 - 1986
Pain Management: 436 - 1993 - 2003
Medical Licenses:
Kentucky 19042 - 1977
Colorado 22058 - 1978
Florida ME81321 - 2000
Alabama 23946 - 2001
EDUCATION
1965-1969 B.A. University of Minnesota
Microbiology Minneapolis,
Minnesota
1972-1973 University of Colorado
Pathology Boulder,
Colorado Biochemistry
1973 University of Colorado
Pathology Health Sciences
Center Ph.D. program
Denver, Colorado
1973-1976 M.D. University of Minnesota
(accelerated) Minneapolis, Minnesota
1976-1977 University of Kentucky Surgery
Lexington, Kentucky Intern
1977-1978 University of Kentucky Anesthesiology
Lexington, Kentucky Resident
EDUCATION...continued
1978-1979 University of Colorado Anesthesiology
Health Sciences Center Resident
Denver, Colorado
1983-1984 University of Kentucky
College of Law
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1979-80 Instructor FT Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology,
University of Colorado
Health Sciences
Center Denver,
Colorado
1980 Instructor FT Pain Clinic
University of Colorado
1980-85 Assistant FT Department of Anesthesiology,
Professor University of Kentucky
College of
Medicine
Lexington,
Kentucky
1980-84 Assistant PT Department of Emergency
Medicine, Professor University of
Kentucky
1985-88 Associate FT Department of
Anesthesiology, Professor
University of Kentucky
1986-1987 Acting Chairman Department of Anesthesiology
University of Kentucky
1989- Professor FT Department of Anesthesiology,
University of Kentucky
1987-1999 Chairman Department of Anesthesiology
University of Kentucky
1997- Professor JNT Department of Surgery,
Division of Neurosurgery
University of Kentucky
1999- Chairman Emeritus Department of Anesthesiology,
University of Kentucky
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS
1977-78 Attending Emergency Medical Services,
Physician Pattie A. Clay Infirmary
Richmond,
Kentucky
1977-78 Attending Emergency Medical Services
Physician St. Claire Hospital
Morehead, Kentucky
1977-78 Attending Emergency Medical Services,
Physician Whitesburg Community Hospital
Whitesburg, Kentucky
1977-80 Attending Emergency Medical Services,
Physician King's Daughters' Hospital
Ashland, Kentucky
1977-80 Attending Emergency Medical Services,
Physician Pineville Community Hospital
Pineville, Kentucky
1979-80 Attending Anesthesiology
Physician University of
Colorado
Medical
Center
Denver, Colorado
1979-80
Attending Veterans’
Administration Hospital
Physician
Denver,
Colorado
1980- Attending Anesthesiology,
Physician Albert B. Chandler Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky
1980-
Attending Veterans’
Administration Hospital
Physician
Lexington, Kentucky
1988- Attending Shriners’ Children’s Hospital
Physician Lexington, Kentucky
2000- Attending Samaritan Hospital
Physician Lexington, Kentucky
TEACHING ACTIVITY
1979-1986 ACLS Instructor University of Colorado
University of Kentucky
1980-1984 MD-819 University of Kentucky
(clinical observation)
1981-1992 ATLS Instructor University of
Kentucky
1980- ANS-850 University of Kentucky
1980- ANS-851 University of Kentucky
1986- PHA-821 University of Kentucky
(Pharmacology)
1993-2000 MD-810 University of Kentucky
(Physician/Society I)
1993-2000 MD-820 University of Kentucky
(Physician/Society II)
1995- MD-842/PHA-842 University of Kentucky
(Anesth./Clin. Pharm.)
1995-1997 MD-811 University of Kentucky
(Intro. Med. Communication)
1995-1997 MD-821 University of Kentucky
(Physical Diagnosis)
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE
1980-1982 Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
University of Kentucky
1980-1983 Curriculum Committee, Conjoint 812
"Introduction to the Profession"
Department of Family Practice,
University of Kentucky
1980-1983 Chairman, Anesthesia Equipment Committee
University of Kentucky
1982-1998 Respiratory Care Committee
University of Kentucky
1982-1998 Medical Director, Department of Respiratory
Therapy University of Kentucky
1983-1984 Acting Director, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit
University of Kentucky
1983-1995 Director, Hyperbaric Medicine
University of Kentucky
1986-1990 Continuing Medical Education Committee
University of Kentucky
1987-1988 Chairman, Continuing Medical Education Committee,
LCME Self-Study,
University of Kentucky
1987- Director, Pain Management Center,
University of Kentucky
1988-1999 Kentucky Clinic Board of Directors,
University of Kentucky
1988-1999 Kentucky Medical Service Foundation,
Board of Directors
Lexington, Kentucky
1988-1999 Finance Committee
Kentucky Medical Service Foundation
Lexington, Kentucky
1988-1999 Chairman, Kentucky Medical Service Foundation
Subcommittee on Medicare Compliance
Lexington, Kentucky
1989-1998 Ambulatory Medical Services Board (AMS)
University of Kentucky
1989-1990 Surgical Suites Planning Committee
University of Kentucky
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE...continued
1990-1999 Vice-President, Kentucky Medical Services Foundation
Lexington, Kentucky
1990-1999 Chairman, Finance Committee
Kentucky Medical Services Foundation
1991-1999 Chairman, Documentation and Audit Committee
Kentucky Medical Services Foundation
1991-1994 Accounts Receivable Committee
Kentucky Medical Services Foundation
1990-1992 Committee on Medical Liaison & Continuing Education,
University of Kentucky
1990-1991 Outpatient Surgery Task Force,
University of Kentucky
1991-1992 Co-Chair Robert Wood Johnson Task Force on
Anesthesiology and Clinical
Pharmacology
University of Kentucky
1991-1998 Referring Physician Network Advisory Committee,
University of Kentucky
1991-1992 Chair, Search Committee, Chairman, Department of
Pediatrics
University of Kentucky
1991 CT Surgery Internal Residency Review Committee
University of Kentucky
1991-1997 Total Quality Management Steering Committee
University of Kentucky
1994-1996 Managed Care Committee
University of Kentucky
1994-1997 Extra Mile Award Committee
University of Kentucky
1994-1999 Chairman, Accounts Receivable Committee
Kentucky Medical Services Foundation
1995-1996 Utilization Management Subcommittee of the Managed
Care Committee
Kentucky Medical Services Foundation
1995-1996 Chairman, Incentives Subcommittee of the Managed
Care Committee
University of Kentucky
1996
Search Committee, Chairman, Department of Surgery
University of Kentucky
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE...continued
1996-1999 Chairman, Billing Guidelines and Compliance Committee
Kentucky Medical
Services Foundation
1996-1999
Faculty Senate
University of Kentucky
1996-1998 Chairman, Marketing Advisory Committee
University of Kentucky Healthcare Enterprise Boar
1997-1998 Quality Improvement Committee
University of Kentucky Healthcare Enterprise Board
HONORS
National Honor Society - 1965
Bemidji High School – Valedictorian - 1965
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society – elected junior year - 1976
Outstanding Oral Advocate - University of Kentucky College of Law - 1984
"Best Doctors in America" – Midwest Edition, 1995-
"Best Doctors in America" – National Edition, 1998-
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE
INTERNATIONAL
International Anesthesia Research Society
International Association for the Study of Pain
Continuing Education Society (International Review of
Anesthesiology - A Monthly Review) – 1991
Medical Education Delegation to the Soviet Union,
Hungary,
&
Czechoslovakia under the sponsorship of the
People-To-People Citizen Ambassador Program – 1992
Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine
Consulting Physician – Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan al Nayahan
President, UAE
NATIONAL
National Ski Patrol System 1965-1972
-
Senior Rank
-
Avalanche Certification
-
American Red Cross - First Aid Instructor - 1968-1973
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE...continued
American Red Cross - CPR Instructor - 1968–1971
Committee on Surgical and Obstetrical Anesthesia – ASA - 1982-1983
Committee on Critical Care Medicine - ASA - 1984-1986
American Academy of Pain Medicine
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Pain Society
American College of Physician Executives
Grant Reviewer – Medical Education Technologies, Inc. 1997-
Association of Anesthesiology Program Directors – Council – 1997-2000
Associate Examiner, American Board of Anesthesiologists - 1993-1995
1996-1999
2000-2003
Charter Member – Southeastern Academic Pain Consortium
STATE
Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists
Kentucky Medical Association
Consultant, Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure – 1986-
Alternate Delegate – KMA - 1993-1996
Clinical Practice Standards Committee - State of
Kentucky
- 1994-1995
President, Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists - 1995-1997
Member, Governor's Advisory Committee on Practice Standards – 1995-
Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee 1995-2001
Delegate - KMA - 1997-
Committee on Managed Care - KMA – 1999-2000
LOCAL
Friendship First Aid
ambulance attendant - 1968-1971
Colorado Doctors' Ski Patrol - 1978-1980
Produced hyperbaric in-service videotape for
Lexington Fire Department – 1982
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE...continued
"Toys for Tots": Annual Benefit - 1984-95
American Kidney Foundation Annual Benefit - 1984-94
Kentucky Colonel Commission
-second annual "Stampede for
Kentucky's
Kids" – 1985
Charter Donor, Markey Cancer Center – 1985
People Against Child Exploitation Annual Benefit – 1986
Internship and Shadowing Program - 1988-
University of Kentucky Fellows Program – 1989
Ronald McDonald House Benefit - 1993
Silver Sponsor, Center on Aging - 1994
Charter Donor, Commonwealth Library - 1994
Lexington Rotary Club – 1995-
Donovan Scholar Series - UK Lexington Campus - 1995
Commonwealth Library Campaign – Lead Gift Committee – 1995
Chairman – Boy Scout Committee – Pack 30 - 1996-2000
First United Methodist Church – Lexington – Vision Committee – 1999-2000
MEDIA INTERVIEWS
1984
KET Lexington, Kentucky
"Carbon Monoxide Season"
1985
WKYT Lexington, Kentucky
"Carbon Monoxide Poisoning"
1989
WKYT Lexington, Kentucky
"Pain Management Epidural Post-op"
WVKY Lexington, Kentucky
"Carbon Monoxide Poisoning"
1990
Communi-K Lexington,
Kentucky
"Pain Management"
WLEX Lexington, Kentucky
"Patient Administration of Own Pain Medicine"
WLKY Louisville, Kentucky
"Pain Management"
WLEX Lexington, Kentucky
"Pediatric Pain - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy"
1991
WKYT Lexington, Kentucky
"HBO for Retinal Artery Embolism"
WVLK Lexington,Kentucky
A-OK Primeline
"Pain Management of the Elderly"
Lexington Herald Leader
Lexington, Kentucky
"UK Pain Management"
Communi-K Lexington, Kentucky
"UK's Pain Management Center Offers
Unique Team Approach"
1992
Lexington Herald Leader
Lexington, Kentucky
"Acute Pain Management"
Healthy Decisions Lexington, Kentucky
"Markey Cancer Center Sensitive to Pain"
MEDIA INTERVIEWS...continued
1996
WKYT Lexington, Kentucky
"Medical Marijuana"
1997
WKYT Lexington, Kentucky
"Spinal Cord Stimulation"
WTVY Dothan, Alabama
"Pain Management"
WZEP Defuniak Springs, Florida
"Pain Management"
1998
WKYT Lexington, Kentucky
"Spinal Cord Stimulation"
2000
WKYT Lexington, Kentucky
"Opioids in Non-malignant Pain"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL
1982
International Venezuelan Symposium of Anesthesiology and Basic Sciences
Caracas, Venezuela
"Hemodynamic Consequences of Mechanical Ventilation in
Hypovolemic Shock"
1983
XXI Mexican Congress of Anesthesiology
Mexico City,
Mexico
"Vasoactive Drugs in Anesthesia"
"Non-Cardiac Surgery in the Cardiac Patient"
"An Update on Cardiac Resuscitation"
1988
Anesthesia, A Decade of Progress
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Freeport, Bahamas
"Advances in Cardiac Anesthesia"
"Advances in Trauma Care"
1989
Anesthesia Management of Common and Uncommon Problems
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars - Ocho Rios, Jamaica
"Pre-Operative Stabilization of the Trauma Victim"
"Consideration in Trauma to the Airway"
"Management of Thoracic Trauma"
"Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
What is it and How Do I Manage it?"
"Anesthetic Management of the Burn Patient"
"Management of the Exsanguinating Patient"
1990
Anesthesia for the Critically Ill
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
"Managing Airway Trauma"
"Thoracic Trauma Management"
"Pathophysiology and Treatment of ARDS"
"Swan-Ganz Catheters; What They Do and Don't Tell Us"
1996
V
International Symposium
Jalapa, Vera Crux,
Mexico
"Neuroablation
in Pain Management"
"Management of Neuropathic Pain"
"Chronic Regional
Pain Syndrome"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL...continued
1999
28th Congreso
Argentino de Anestesiologia - Buenos Aires,
Argentina
"New Invasive Techniques in Pain"
"Drugs for the Treatment of Pain in the Year 2000"
2000
29th Congreso
Argentino de Anestesiologia - Buenos Aires,
Argentina
"Radiofrequency,
Myeloscopy and Intrathecal Infusion for the Treatment of Chronic Pain"
2001
Pain Management – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education
"Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"
"Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"
"Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"
"Implantation Techniques"
"Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"
"Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"
"Neuropathic Pain"
"Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"
Pain Management – Eastern Caribbean Cruise
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education
"Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"
"Management of Discogentic Pain"
"Management of the Pain of Degenerative Joint Disease"
"Pharmacology of Pain"
"Implantation Techniques"
"Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"
"Medical and Injective management of Pain"
"Behavioral Management of Pain"
"Soft Tissue Pain"
"Neuropathic Pain"
"Neuroablative Management of Pain"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL
1982
Anesthesia Problems and Complications
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Orlando, Florida
"Coronary Insufficiency"
Anesthesia Problems and Complications
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Orlando, Florida
"Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation"
"Complications of Vasodilation Therapy"
"Complications of Vasoconstrictor Therapy"
"Acid-Base Balance Derangements"
Family Medicine Review Course
University of
Kentucky
College of Medicine - Lexington, Kentucky
"The Emergency Management of the Airway"
"Tracheal Intubation"
1983
Eleventh Annual Refresher Course for Nurse Anesthetists
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Orlando, Florida
"Inhalation Versus Intravenous Anesthesia
for the Cardiac Patient"
"Physiologic Changes in Cardiac Disease"
"Postanesthesia Cardiac Care Considerations"
"Intraoperative Management of Cardiac Dysrhythmias"
"Cardiac Drugs and Anesthesia"
Mini-Course Series in Cardiology
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
"Dysrhythmias, Their Diagnosis and Significance"
"Outpatient Cardiac Drugs; Their Relationship to Anaesthetic
Management"
"Autonomic Drugs"
"Preoperative Examination and Evaluation"
"Intraoperative Monitoring, How Much and When"
"Cardiac Resuscitation"
Mini-Course Series in Cardiology
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Anaheim, California
"Dysrhythmias, Their Diagnosis and Significance"
"Outpatient Cardiac Drugs, Their Relationship to Anaesthetic
Management"
"Autonomic Drugs"
"Preoperative Evaluation"
"Intraoperative Monitoring, How Much and When"
"Cardiac Resuscitation"
13th Family Medicine Review Course
University of
Kentucky
College of Medicine - Lexington, Kentucky
"Emergency Airway Management"
"Regional Analgesia for the Family Practitioner"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued
1984
14th Family Medicine Review Course
University of
Kentucky
College of Medicine - Lexington, Kentucky
"The Use of Nitrous Oxide in the Emergency Department"
"CPR: Principles of Life Support"
The Meeting Planners’ Group
Chicago, Illinois
"The Future of Butorphanol in Modern Anesthetic Practice"
Anesthesia and the Cardiac Patient
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Lake Tahoe, Nevada
"Recognition of Acid-Base Disorders"
"Treatment of Acid-Base Disorders"
"Dysrhythmias, Their Diagnosis and Significance"
"Outpatient Cardiac Drugs; How They Relate to
Anesthetic Management"
"Autonomic Drugs"
"Preoperative Examination and Evaluation of the Cardiac Patient"
"Intraoperative Monitoring; How Much and When"
"Cardiac Resuscitation"
Anesthesia and the Cardiac Patient
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Honolulu, Hawaii
"Recognition of Acid-Base Disorders"
"Treatment of Acid-Base Disorders"
"Dysrhythmias, Their Diagnosis and Significance"
"Outpatient Cardiac Drugs, Their Relationship to Anesthetic
Management"
"Autonomic Drugs"
"Preoperative Examination and Evaluation of the Cardiac Patient"
"Intraoperative Monitoring, How Much and When"
"Cardiac Resuscitation"
Anesthesia and the Pulmonary Patient
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Orlando, Florida
"Review of Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology"
"Factors Controlling Respiration"
"Arterial Blood Gas Analysis"
"Pulmonary Monitoring Parameters"
"Anesthesia for Esophageal and Mediastinal Surgery"
1985
Anesthesia and the Cardiac Patient
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Amelia Island, Florida
"Review of Cardiac Physiology"
"Physical Evaluation of Cardiac Patient"
"Cardiac Resuscitation-Current Practice"
"Cardiac Resuscitation-New Technology"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued
Anesthesia and the Pulmonary Patient
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Incline Village, Nevada
"Review of Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology"
"Cardio-Pulmonary Evaluation for Anesthesia"
"Factors Controlling Respiration"
"Arterial Blood Gas Analysis"
"Monitoring Parameters"
Anesthesia and the Cardiac Patient
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Maui, Hawaii
"Cardiac Physiology"
"Cardiac and Post-Arrest Cerebral Resuscitation"
Anesthesia for Trauma
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Kiawah Island, South Carolina
"Principles of Management & Stabilization in the Trauma Patient"
"Management of Thoracic Trauma"
"Anesthetic Management of the Burned Patient"
"Considerations in Trauma to the Airway"
1986
Anesthesia and The Medical Patient
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Kauai, Hawaii
"Anesthesia for the Patient With Liver Disease"
"Anesthesia for The Patient With Pulmonary Disease"
"Anesthesia for the Patient With Endocrine Disease"
"Anesthesia for The Patient With Cardiac Disease"
"Acid-Base Imbalance and Blood Gas Interpretation"
Anesthesia and the Trauma Patient
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Maui, Hawaii
"Basic Principles of Trauma Management"
"Thoracic Trauma"
"Airway Trauma"
"Burn Management"
"Hypovolemic Shock Resuscitation"
Anesthesia for the Trauma Victim
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars - Las Vegas, Nevada
"Principles of Trauma Management and Stabilization"
"Considerations in Trauma to the Airway"
"Management of Thoracic Trauma"
"Anesthetic Management of the Burn Patient"
"The Exsanguinating Patient"
"Legal Considerations of Emergency Medical Treatment"
1987
Anesthesia and the Pulmonary Patient
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Orlando, Florida
"Arterial Blood Gas Analysis"
"Management of Thoracic Trauma"
"Management of Airway Trauma"
"Pulmonary Gas Diffusion Problems"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued
Anesthesia and Cardiovascular Disease
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Kiawah Island, South Carolina
"Cardiac Physiology Review"
"Intraoperative Monitoring"
"Cardiac and Thoracic Trauma
1988
Anesthesia and Pulmonary Disease
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Des Moines, Iowa
"A Simple Method ABG Analysis"
"Management of Airway & Thoracic Trauma"
"Diffusion Problem"
Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Maui, Hawaii
"Inhalation Versus Intravenous Anesthesia
for the Cardiac Patient"
"Physiologic Changes in Cardiac Disease"
"Postanesthesia Cardiac Care Considerations"
"Intraoperative Management of Cardiac Dysrhythmias"
"Cardiac Drugs and Anesthesia"
Anesthesia Spectrum - Trauma, Pharmacology, Legal Issues
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars - Park City, Utah
"Initial Trauma Management & Stabilization"
"Airway Trauma, Fractures, & Intubation Approaches"
"Legal Considerations of Emergency Medical Treatment"
"The Exsanguinating Patient"
"Thoracic Trauma"
Anesthesia Spectrum - Trauma, Thoracic, Legal Issues
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars - Hawaiian Cruise
"Principles of Trauma Management"
"Consideration in Trauma to the Airway"
"Legal Aspects of Emergency Medical Practice"
"Management of Thoracic Trauma"
"Management of the Burn Patient"
"Evaluation/Anesthetic Consideration of the
Exsanguinating Patient"
Family Medicine Review Course
University
of Kentucky
"Pain Management for the Family Doctor"
1989
Family Medicine Review Course
University
of Kentucky
"Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued
1990
Clinical Problems in Anesthesia Practice
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education
and the University of Kentucky - Maui, Hawaii
"Managing Difficult Airways"
"Anesthetic Management of the Trauma Victim"
"Anesthetic Management of Thermal Burn Patients"
"Interpreting Arterial Blood Gases"
"Anesthesia Considerations with COPD or Asthma"
Everyday Cardiac Concerns
Assessment, Monitoring, Medications, Management
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars - Park City, Utah
"Cardiac Physiology"
"Pre-operative Cardiac Evaluation: What Do You Need To Know?"
"Cardiac Considerations for the Peripheral Vascular
Reconstruction Patient"
"Hemodynamic Monitoring: When an Arterial Line?
Why a CVP? Who Needs a Swan-Ganz?"
1991
Managing Clinical Problems in Anesthesia
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education
and the University of Kentucky - Kona, Hawaii
"Managing Anesthesia for Diabetic Patients"
"Anesthetic Considerations in Thyroid Disease"
"The Patient with Adrenal and Parathyroid Problems"
"Anesthetic Management in Obesity"
"Intentional Hemodilution to Reduce Blood Utilization"
Anesthesia, Trauma, and Critical Care
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Caribbean Cruise
"General Considerations When Dealing with the Critically
Ill Patient"
"Preoperative Physical Assessment"
"Principles of Acid/Base Balance"
"An Easy Method for Interpreting ABG's"
"Management of Airway Trauma and Difficult Airways"
"Approaches to the Anesthetic Management of Chest Trauma"
"The EKG as an Aid in Cardiac Trauma"
"Managing Intra-operative Cardiac Emergencies"
"The Swan-Ganz Catheter"
"Applying Other Monitoring Tools"
First Annual Symposium on Pain Management
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education
and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida
"Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy"
"Postoperative Pain Management"
"Postherpetic Neuralgia"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued
1992
Family Medicine Review Course
University
of Kentucky
"Pain Management for the Family Doctor"
Second Annual Symposium on Pain Management
Institute For Postgraduate Education
and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida
"Developing An Epidural-Based Acute Pain Service"
"Political Considerations In Setting Up An Acute Pain Service"
"Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy"
"Myofascial Syndrome"
"Post Herpetic Neuralgia"
1993
1993 Benjamin Howard Robbins Memorial Lecture
Vanderbilt
University Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology
"Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Physiology and Clinical Applications"
Third Annual Seminar on Pain Management
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education
and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida
"Management of Herpes Zoster Pain"
"Prolotherapy/Sclerotherapy"
"Will Acute Pain Management Survive Managed Care?"
1994
The Second Annual U.K. Head and Neck Cancer Symposium
Commonwealth Dental Continuing Education Network
American Cancer Society
Lucille
Parker
Markey Cancer Center
"Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"
"Management of Osteoradionecrosis"
Caribbean Cruise Pain Conference
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education
"Myofascial Pain"
"Postherpetic Neuralgia"
"Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy"
"Setting Up An Acute Pain Management Service"
"Developing An Epidural-Based Acute Pain Service"
"New Developments in Cardiovascular Monitoring"
"The Difficult Airway"
"Preoperative Hemodilution"
"Postoperative Mechanical Ventilation"
"ARDS"
"Acid-Base Balance"
Fourth Annual University of Kentucky Anesthesia Reunion
Scientific Meeting
Lexington, Kentucky
"Capitation"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued
Fourth Annual Seminar on Pain Management
Institute For Postgraduate Education
and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida
"Managing Pain In Opiate Abusers"
"Pain Management And Managed Care"
"Neuroablative Techniques In Modern Pain Management"
1995
Anesthesia Update Conference
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education
"Post-Anesthesia Cardiac Care Considerations"
"Interpreting Arterial Blood Gases"
"Post-Op Mechanical Ventilation"
"Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome"
"Intentional Hemodilution to Reduce Blood Utilization"
Fifth Annual Seminar on Pain Management
Institute For Postgraduate Education - Key West, Florida
"Managing Pain In Opiate Abusers"
"Pain Management and Managed Care"
"Neuroablative Techniques in Modern Pain Management"
Institute For Postgraduate Education
Anesthesia in the 90's - Alaskan Cruise
"Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation"
"Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome"
"Monitoring Developments"
"Airway Trauma"
"Myofascial Syndrome"
"Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"
"Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy"
"Acute Pain Management"
"Preoperative Hemodilution"
Fifth Annual Seminar on Pain Management
Institute For Postgraduate Education
and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida
"Neuropathic Pain"
"Pain Management under Managed Care"
"Neuroablative Methods in Pain Management"
"Opioids – Should They Be Used in Non-Malignant Pain?"
1996
Anesthesia In The Mid-90’s
Institute For Postgraduate Education - Incline Village, Nevada
"Strategies to Minimize Transfusion"
"Acid-Base Balance"
"Anesthetic Management of the Morbidly Obese"
"New Drugs in Anesthesia"
"The Future of Anesthesia under Managed Care"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued
Sixth Annual Seminar on Pain Management
Institute For Postgraduate Education
and the University of Kentucky - Key West, Florida
"Neuropathic Pain"
"Pain Management under Managed Care"
"Neuroablative Methods in Pain Management"
"Opioids – Should They Be Used in Non-Malignant Pain?"
1997
Society of Academic Anesthesiology Chairs /
Association of Anesthesiology Program Directors – annual meeting
"Anesthesiology’s Role in a Generalist Curriculum"
1998
Creighton University, "Current Issues In Clinical Anesthesiology", Nassau,
Bahamas
"An Overview of Chronic Pain Management"
"Herpes Zoster and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"
"Management of Mechanical Low Back Pain"
"Neuroablation Techniques"
1999
Key West Pain Conference
Creighton University
"Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"
"Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"
"Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"
"Implantation Techniques"
"Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"
"Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"
"Neuropathic Pain"
"Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"
30th
Annual Family Medicine Review Course
University
of Kentucky
"Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"
"Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"
"Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"
"Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"
"Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"
"Neuropathic Pain"
"Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"
Las Vegas Pain Conference
Creighton University
"Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"
"Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"
"Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"
"Implantation Techniques"
"Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"
"Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"
"Neuropathic Pain"
"Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, NATIONAL...continued
San Antonio Pain Conference
Creighton University,
"Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"
"Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"
"Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"
"Implantation Techniques"
"Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"
"Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"
"Neuropathic Pain"
"Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"
2000
National Medical Association – annual meeting –
Washington,
D.C.
"Spinal Cord Stimulation, Intrathecal Infusion and Myeloscopy"
2001
Lake Tahoe Pain Management Conference
Institute for Postgraduate Education
"Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the Spine"
"Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"
"Chronic Opiate Maintenance of Benign Pain"
"Implantation Techniques"
"Invasive Management of Low Back Pain"
"Mechanical Neck and Back Pain"
"Neuropathic Pain"
"Post-Herpetic Neuralgia"
Pain Management
Institute for Postgraduate Education – Kiawah Island
"Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"
"Management of Discogenic Pain"
"Management of the Pain of Degenerative Joint Disease"
"Implantation Techniques"
"Medical and Injective management of Pain"
"Soft Tissue Pain"
"Neuropathic Pain"
32nd
Annual Family Medicine Review
University
of Kentucky
"Interventional Management of Pain"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, STATE AND REGIONAL
1982
regional anesthesiologists' group
Clarksville,
Indiana
"Butorphanol as an Anesthetic Agent"
regional anesthesiologists' group
Evansville, Indiana
"Practical Application of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist
Opiates"
regional anesthesiologists' group
Cincinnati, Ohio
"Practical Application of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist
Opiates"
regional anesthesiologists' group
Omaha, Nebraska
"Practical Uses of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist Opiates"
Scioto County Medical Society Annual Meeting
Portsmouth, Ohio
"Practical Uses of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist
Opiate Analgesics"
Boyle County Medical Consortium
Danville, Kentucky
"Practical Application of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist
Narcotics"
Trover Clinic
Madisonville,
Kentucky
"Advanced Trauma Life Support"
Pattie A. Clay Infirmary
Richmond, Kentucky
"Practical Uses of the New Synthetic Agonist-Antagonist Opiate
Analgesics"
Department of Anesthesiology
Williamsport
Hospital - Williamsport, Pennsylvania
"The Use of Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesia"
Department of Anesthesiology
Geisinger
Medical Center - Danville, Pennsylvania
"The Use of Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesia"
Department of Anesthesiology
York
Medical
Center - York, Pennsylvania
"The Use of
Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesia"
Department of Anesthesiology
Oakwood
Hospital
- Detroit, Michigan
"The Use of Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesia"
SPEAKING
ENGAGEMENTS, STATE AND REGIONAL...continued
1983
regional anesthesiologists' group
South Bend, Indiana
"The New Synthetic Narcotics in Anesthesia"
Delaware Valley Hospital
Bristol, New
Jersey
"Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesiology"
New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
Long Island,
New York
"Anesthesia for Patients with Pulmonary Disease"
Deborra Heart & Lung Hospital
Browns Mills, New
Jersey
"Butorphanol in Cardiac Anesthesiology"
regional anesthesiologists' group
Louisville, Kentucky
"Butorphanol in Anesthesia"
Trover Clinic
Madisonville,
Kentucky
"Advanced Trauma Life Support"
regional anesthesiologists' group
Henderson, Kentucky
"The New Synthetic
Narcotics"
Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists - Annual Meeting
Des Moines, Iowa
"Principles of Initial Stabilization & Management of Trauma"
"Management of Thoracic Trauma"
"Anesthetic Management of the Burn Patient"
"Airway Trauma"
1984
regional anesthesiologists' group
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
"Butorphanol as an Anesthetic Agent"
regional anesthesiologists' group
Evansville, Indiana
"Butorphanol as an Anesthetic Agent"
St. Mary's Hospital Grand Rounds
Evansville, Indiana
"Butorphanol as an Anesthetic Agent"
SPEAKING
ENGAGEMENTS, STATE AND REGIONAL...continued
The Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Meeting
Peoria, Illinois
"Anesthesia and The Pulmonary Patient"
"Cardio-Pulmonary Evaluation for Anesthesia"
"Anesthesia for Trauma"
"Pre-op Evaluation for Trauma Patients"
"Laboratory Studies & Systems Evaluation in the Traumatized
Patient"
"Important Drugs Your Patient May Be Taking That Interact With
Anesthetic Agents"
"Anesthesia and the Pulmonary Patient"
ATLS Provider Course
"Airway and Ventilation"
University of Kentucky, Department of Anesthesiology
Alumni Reunion
"Changing Health Care Impact on Anesthesiology"
1985
Department of Anesthesiology
University
of Louisville
"Butorphanol as an Anesthetic Agent"
1986
Arizona State Society of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Meeting
Sedonna, Arizona
"Cardiac Physiology Review"
"Cardiac Pharmacology Review"
"Anesthetic Management of Cardiac Patients"
"Postoperative Care of Cardiac Patients"
Emergency Nurses Association, Emergency Care Update
Lexington, Kentucky
"Emergency Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygenation"
King's Daughters Hospital
University
of Kentucky - Frankfort, Kentucky
"Airway Trauma"
University Hospital
University
of Louisville - Louisville, Kentucky
"Legal Issues"
The Louisville Society of Anesthesiologists
Louisville, Kentucky
"Airway Trauma"
1988
Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists - annual meeting
"Management of the Difficult Airway"
SPEAKING
ENGAGEMENTS, STATE AND REGIONAL...continued
1989
Iowa ANA Spring 1989 Program - Applications of the EKG in Anesthesia Care
The Institute for Post-Graduate Education - Des Moines, Iowa
"Review of EKG Fundamentals"
"Recognition and Diagnosis of Atrial Arrhythmias"
"Recognition and Diagnosis of Ventricular Arrhythmias"
"Treatment of Intra-Operative Arrhythmias"
"Management of Cardiac Arrest (ACLS Principles)"
1991
Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists
Covington, Kentucky
"Future of Anesthesiology Residencies"
1995
Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists
Lexington, Kentucky
"Managed Care and Resident Training"
Southern University Department of Anesthesiology Chairs, Annual Meeting
"A Departmental Perspective – Lessons and Hopes"
1996
Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists
Louisville, Kentucky
"The State Government and Anesthesia Practice in Kentucky"
1997
Southern University Department of Anesthesia Chairmen, Annual Meeting
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
"How Are We Implementing and Enforcing New HCFA Teaching Regulations"
2000
Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists
Covington, Kentucky
"Implantation in the Management of Chronic Pain"
2001
University of Kentucky
Pain Management
"Interventional Pain Management"
Mississippi Pain Society – Pastagoula, Mississippi
"Neuromodulation" (plenary speaker)
"Implantation Techniques for Experienced Implanters" (workshop)
SPEAKING
ENGAGEMENTS, STATE AND REGIONAL...continued
Second Annual Southeastern Academic Pain Consortium – Greensboro, North
Carolina
Session Moderator "Complex Regional Pain Syndrome"
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, LOCAL...
I have given over 2000
local presentations; I do not list them individually
GRAND ROUNDS PRESENTATIONS
1982
Pathology
"Cardiopulmonary Bypass"
Cardiothoracic Surgery
"High Frequency Ventilation"
Emergency Medicine
"Respiratory Emergencies"
"Use of Nitrous Oxide in the Emergency Department"
"Hemorrhagic Shock"
1983
Internal Medicine
"Management of the Difficult Airway"
"Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"
Obstetrics and Gynecology
"Management of Amniotic Fluid Embolism"
Surgery
"Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome"
Emergency Medicine
"Airway Trauma"
"Shock"
"Croup and Epiglottitis"
"Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"
Cardiothoracic Surgery
"High Frequency Ventilation"
1984
Emergency Medicine
"Airway Trauma" - 1984
"Shock" – 1984
Surgery
"Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome"
GRAND ROUNDS PRESENTATIONS...continued
1985
Emergency Medicine
"Croup and Epiglottitis"
1987
Neurology
"Pain Management"
1990
Surgery
"Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"
1992
Surgery
"Malignant Hyperthermia"
1994
Hematology/Oncology
"Cancer Pain Management"
1997
Neurosurgery
"Neuroablation and Pain Management"
1999
Neurosurgery
"Neuromodulation"
2000
Neurosurgery
"Interventional Pain Management"
2001
Family Medicine
"Interventional Pain Management"
ADVISING
Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Day - first place - 1983
Faculty Sponsor
"Hypothermia & Oxygen Demand in Cardiogenic Shock"
VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS AND CONSULTING
1990
Visiting Professor
West Virginia School of Medicine
"Myofascial Pain"
"Acute Pain Management"
1991
Consultant, Parkview Memorial Hospital
Brunswick, Maine
Anesthesiology Quality Assurance Review
1993
Consulting Physician, The White House Medical Office
Lexington, Kentucky
Anticipating Emergency Care of the President
1994
Consulting Physician - The United Arab Emirates
Care of the President, United Arab Emirates
Rabat, Morocco
1996
Visiting Professor
University of South Florida
"Selling Salt – The Evolution of the Medical Marketplace"
1997
Visiting Professor
The Neuro and Spine Institute
Defuniak Springs, Florida
"The Pain Clinic"
"Neuropathic Pain"
1997
Consultant and Visiting Professor - Medicare OIG Audits and Compliance Plans
Texas A&M University Medical Center – Scott and White Clinic
1998
Consultant for the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Peer review of a Kentucky medical practice and clinic
1999
Visiting Professor - Allegheny Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
"Anatomy and Physiology of Pain"
"Invasive Pain Management"
2000
Advanced Neuromodulation Systems
Symposium on Neurostimulation
Merck Pharmaceutical
National Consultants’ Meeting – Rheumatology
VISITING
PROFESSORSHIPS AND CONSULTING...continued
Merck Pharmaceutical
National Consultants’ Meeting – Pain Management
Duke University Medical Center
Formation of a Chapter of the Southern Pain Society
Development of the Southeastern Regional Pain Symposium
Medtronic Neurological
"Meeting of the Minds" National Consultants’ Meeting
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION
Witt WO: "International Symposium on Intravenous Anesthesia",
International Anesthesia and Critical Care Report, Winter, 1979.
Witt WO, Manawadu B: "Incompatibility of New
Pediatric Endotracheal Tubes With Existing Circuits", Anesthesiology,
52:280-1, 1980.
Witt WO: "Acid-base Imbalance and Blood Gas Interpretation", Current
Reviews for Recovery Room Nurses, Lesson 21, Volume 2.
Witt WO: "Acid-base Imbalance and Blood Gas
Interpretation", Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists, lesson 19,
Volume 4.
Aldrete JA, deCampo T, Usubiaga, Renck R, Suzuki D, Witt WO: "Comparison of
Butorphanol and Morphine as Analgesics for Coronary Bypass Surgery",
Anesthesia and Analgesia, 62:78-83, 1983.
Witt WO: "Intravenous Infusions Made Simple", Current Reviews for Nurse
Anesthetists, Special Supplement, 1983.
McConnell M, Witt WO, Todd EP: "Hemodynamics During Induced Hypothermia",
24th National Student Research Forum, University of Texas, Galveston, Texas,
April 20-22, 1983.
Witt WO, Andrews IC, Doussan DD, Naulty JS, Holt W: "Roundtable Discussion
on Butorphanol Tartrate", Bristol laboratories, 1983.
Witt WO: "Management of Pain in the Emergency Room", Science-Thru-Media,Inc.,
1985.
Borcher BA, Witt WO, Foster Thomas S: "The Postoperative Adverse Effects of
Inhalational Anesthetics", Heart and Lung, January, 1986.
Witt WO, Wermeling DP, Foster TS, Farrington EA, Gallion HH, Donaldson E,
van Nagell JR, Outman WR, McPherson DP: "Patient-controlled Analgesia Using
Butorphanol for Postoperative Pain Relief", Acute Care, 1986; 12 (suppl
1):
31-39.
Walmsley, PNH, McDonnell, FJ, Colclough GW, Kennedy
LD, Witt WO, Littrell R, Pedigo NW: "A Comparison of Epidural and
Intravenous PCA After Gynecological Surgery", American Society of
Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, October 19-23, 1990, Las Vegas, Nevada.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION...continued
Witt WO, Walmsley PNH, McDonnell FJ, et al: "A Comparison of Epidural and
Intravenous PCA After Gynecological Surgery", Anesthesiology, V 73,
No. 3A, page A1267, September, 1990.
Witt WO, Walmsley PNH, Vanderveer B, et al, "Experience With 894 Cases of
Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia", ASRA, April, 1991.
Witt WO, Walmsley PNH, Kennedy LD, et al, "Advantages
in Postoperative Recovery of Light General/Epidural Anesthesia", IARS,
Spring, 1991.
Witt WO, Faison SH, Montgomery CL, et al, "Treatment of Reflex Sympathetic
Dystrophy in Children With Continuous Epidural Local Anesthetic Infusion"
Gulf-Atlantic Conference, April, 1991.
Wilson JF, Brockopp GW, Kryst S, Steger H, Witt WO, "Medical Students'
Attitudes Toward Pain Before and After a Brief Course on Pain", Pain,
December, 1991.
Witt WO, "Regional Anesthesia", Anesthesiology News, April, 1992.
Witt WO, "Reading in the Operating Room", Anesthesia Patient Safety
Foundation Newsletter, Spring 1995
Hume SH, Brockopp D, Foster T, Javery K, Warden S, Witt WO, "The Black Box
Called Pain", Odyssey, Summer/Fall 1995
GRANT ACTIVITY
Elizabeth Kircher Fund
Approved and Funded - Extramural
$5,000.00 - December, 1981 - December, 1982
Nalmefene Study No. 7 (Anaquest)
Approved and Funded - Extramural
$78,050.00 - October 15, 1989 - August 31, 1990
Nalmefene Study No. 15 (Anaquest)
Approved and Funded - Extramural
$90,000.00
April 6, 1990 - August 30, 1990
OTHER CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY
VIDEOTAPES UNDER COPYRIGHT
Witt WO: "Premedication and Preoperative Management
of Pediatric Patients", University of Kentucky Medical Center, November 4,
1981.
Witt WO: "Emergency Management of the Airway", University of Kentucky
Medical Center, July 7, 1982.
Witt WO: "Coronary Insufficiency", Institute for Post-Graduate Education,
Complications in Clinical Anesthesia.
Witt WO: "Dysrhythmias, Their Diagnosis and Significance", Mini-Course
Series in Cardiology, The Institute for Post-Graduate Education, July, 1983.
OTHER CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY
VIDEOTAPES UNDER COPYRIGHT...continued
Witt WO: "Outpatient Cardiac Drugs, Their Relationship to Anaesthesia
Management", Mini-Course Series in Cardiology, The Institute for
Postgraduate Education, July, 1983.
Witt WO: "Autonomic Drugs", Mini-Course Series in Cardiology, The Institute
for Post-Graduate Education, July, 1983.
Witt WO: "Preoperative Examination and Evaluation", Mini-Course Series in
Cardiology, The Institute for Post-Graduate Education, July, 1983.
Witt WO: "Intraoperative Monitoring, How Much and When?", Mini-Course
Series in Cardiology, The Institute for Post-Graduate Education, July, 1983.
Witt WO: "Cardiac Resuscitation", Mini-Course Series in Cardiology, The
Institute for Post-Graduate Education, July, 1983.
Witt WO: "Nitrous Oxide and Parenteral Analgesics in the Emergency
Department", Science Through Media"
Witt WO: "The Role of Butorphanol in Cardiac
Anesthesiology", Sieber McIntyre, Chicago, Illinois.
Witt WO: "Acid-base Balance", The Institute for Post-Graduate Education.
AUDIOTAPES UNDER COPYRIGHT
Witt WO: "Pre-anesthetic Consultation", University of Colorado Medical
Center Library, Denver, Colorado, February, 1980.
PATENTS HELD OR PENDING
"A
Device for the Immediate Trans-tracheal Ventilation and Retrograde
Intubation of the Trachea",patent
pending.
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