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Jay B. Tuchman, MD, FAAP
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
412-692-5260
Phone
412-692-8658
Fax
Email
tuchmanj@upmc.edu
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
2003 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY |
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Residency: |
2007 UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
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Fellowship: |
2008 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA |
Memberships
- American Society of Anesthesiology
- Society of Pediatric Anesthesia
- Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiology
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
Board Certifications
- National Board of Medical Examiners
- American Board of Anesthesiology, Diplomate
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Awards
- Assistant Director, Medical Student Pediatric Anesthesia Rotation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
- Director, Airway Curriculum for Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship
- Reviewer, Anesthesia and Analgesia
- 2007 Most Outstanding Resident, UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
- 2007 Chief Resident, UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
- 2003 Medical Degree with Distinction in Medical Ethics Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
- 1998 Summa Cum Laude, Yeshiva University
Publications
- Tuchman JB, Lupa, C, Jooste E. Emergency airway management of tracheo-innominate fistulas in the pediatric population. Can J Anesthesia 2010 ;57:865-867.
- Bailey AG, McNaull PP, Jooste E, Tuchman JB. Perioperative Crystalloid and Colloid Fluid Management in Children: Where Are We and How Did We Get Here? Anesthesia and Analgesia 2010;110:375-90.
- Tuchman JB. Book Review: A Practical Approach to Pediatric Anesthesia;Holzman RS, Mancuso TJ, Polaner DM. ISBN 978-0-781-77943-2. Anesthesia and Analgesia 2009;109(5):1713.
- Eaton J, Atiles R, Tuchman JB. Glidescope for management of the difficult airway in a child with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. Pediatric Anesthesia 2009;19:696-8.
View Dr. Tuchman's full list of publications from PubMed.
Last Update
July 5, 2011
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