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- Phone: 206-498-4059
- Website: linkedin.com/in/plackis
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
AnesthesiologyKeywords/Search Terms:
Cardiac Anesthesia, Thoracic Anesthesia, ACLS, Airway Management, Arterial Line, Central Line, Awareness, Difficult Airway, Drug Error, ECMO, Heart Transplant, Hypotension, Hypoxia, Sedation, Nerve Block, Spinal Epidural, Preoperative, PACU, Positioning Injury, Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)Education:
Fellowship - Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Residency - Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Medical Doctorate, University of Missouri School of Medicine,; B.S. in Biological Sciences, University of MissouriAdditional Information
DR. ANDREAS PLACKIS is an award-winning, double board-certified anesthesiologist and cardiac anesthesiologist. Vanderbilt residency and cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowship trained. In full-time clinical practice with hands-on patient care and supervision of CRNAs and SRNAs. Provides care for the highest acuity patients practicing at the only heart transplant center in Arkansas. One of a select few Arkansas anesthesiologists providing TEE imaging guidance for structural heart interventions. Experienced and articulate public speaker and presenter with multiple publications and local/national presentations. Exemplary knowledge base as achieved a Top 1-3%ile ranking nationally compared to peers in nearly all ABA licensing and training examinations. - Diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), ABA Specialty Certification in Anesthesiology, ABA Subspecialty Certification in Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology - Diplomat in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography, National Board of Echocardiography - Member of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) - Member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Will assist either plaintiff or defense attorneys in establishing standard of care compliance and identifying breaches in anesthesiology medical malpractice cases. Will provide written reports, deposition testimony, and trial testimony as needed. Highly responsive to phone calls and emails. Two-week or less turnaround time for initial case opinion. ===================================== CONTACT FOR SAME DAY RESPONSE: Text or Call: (206) 498-4059 Email: [email protected] URL: linkedin.com/in/plackis ===================================== Areas of practice: - General, cardiovascular, thoracic, bariatric, ambulatory, orthopedic, trauma, transplant, obstetric and gynecological, vascular, urological, ophthalmological, ENT, dental, colorectal, and neurosurgery. - Interventional cardiology cases: Provide TEE and anesthesia services for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), percutaneous mitraclip placement, percutaneous Atrial Septal Defects (ASD) and Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) closure, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Watchman procedures and percutaneous Paravalvular Leak Repairs - Significant experience with Non-OR Anesthesia (NORA) cases: GI lab, interventional radiology, cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology lab, and ICU anesthesia.