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PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: REDACTED
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana
Social Security Number: REDACTED
Home & Business Address: 57 Montague Street, Apt. 8A
Brooklyn, New York 11201-3358
Phone Number: (718) 625-2229 (Home); (917) 882-3587 (Cellular)
E-Mail Address: kenneth.grush@verizon.net
Languages: English, Spanish
ACADEMIC TRAINING
University of Southwestern Louisiana 09/1966 – 05/1970
Lafayette, Louisiana B.A., Spanish
Cum Laude
Loyola University 05 – 08/1971
New Orleans, Louisiana 8 hrs. Physics
Pensacola Junior College 09/1972 – 05/1973
Pensacola, Florida 8 hrs. Org. Chemistry
University of New Orleans 06/1973 – 05/1974
New Orleans, Louisiana B.S.
Louisiana State University School of Medicine 08/1974 – 05/1978
New Orleans, Louisiana M.D.
Louisiana State University School of Allied 06/1974 – 12/1978
Health Sciences, Graduate School
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New Orleans, Louisiana
(Physiology, biochemistry graduate courses)
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HONORS
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Sigma Delta Pi National Spanish Honorary Society
Phi Kappa Delta National Forensic Honor Society
1978 National Forensic Tournament Discussion Champion
American Heart Association Research Fellowship Award, 1976
INTERNSHIP
Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation 07/1978 – 06/1979
Jefferson, Louisiana
RESIDENCY
Anesthesiology, Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans 07/1979 – 07/1981
(Now Med. Ctr. of LA at N.O., under LSUHSC at N.O.)
FELLOWSHIP
Cardiovascular Anesthesia, Texas Heart Institute 08/1981 – 08/1982
Houston, Texas
POST-FELLOWSHIP SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Intensive, specialty-sponsored training and CME in perioperative 03/1997 – 02/2008
TEE, combined with private study and intraoperative practice of
TEE modalities; successful passage of the National Board of
Echocardiography PTEeXAM in May, 2000.
MILITARY SERVICE
U.S. Navy Ready Reserve 10/1970 – 10/1976
Active duty in Naval Reserve at 08/1971 – 06/1973
Hospital Corps School, San Diego, California and
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida
Honorable discharge with rank of E-5
LICENSURES
FLEX 05/1978
Louisiana (#MD.014741) 05/1978
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New York (#156424-1) 10/1983
New Jersey (#25MA05061300) 09/1987
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BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Anesthesiology April 13, 1984
A.B.A. voluntary recertification August 15, 2009
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Society of Anesthesiologists 1979 – Present
New York State Society of Anesthesiologists 1983 – Present
International Anesthesia Research Society 1982 – Present
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 1984 – Present
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Instructor in Anesthesiology, University of Texas 08/1982 – 05/1983
Health Science Center at Houston
Clinical Assistant Professor 10/1983 – 04/1987
Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York
Health Science Center at Brooklyn (SUNY-HSCB)
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Resident Clinical Instructor, SUNY-HSCB 10/1983 – 04/1987
Formal Resident Lectures: Fluids and 10/1983 – 04/1987
electrolytes and volume resuscitation, acid-
base balance, pharmacologic support of
the heart, and others—SUNY-HSCB
CRNA cardiac and pulmonary physiology lectures 10/1983 – 05/1985
Kings County School of Nurse Anesthesia
Grand Rounds moderator (rotating schedule) 10/1983 – 04/1987
SUNY-HSCB
Anesthesiology and nursing CME lectures 10/1987 – 03/1989
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Anesthesiology Grand Rounds review lectures 03/1989 – 10/1991
The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
(formerly Booth Memorial Medical Center )
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Silent Myocardial Ischemia
Newer Inotropic and Afterload Reducing Agents
Perioperative Coagulopathies
Resident and Fellow supervision and instruction in general 03/1997 – 02/2008
and cardiac anesthesiology and departmental training in the
performance of proficient complete and focused TEE
examinations; intradepartmental TEE consultant
Department of Veterans Affairs New York Harbor
Healthcare System—New York Campus
Conscious Sedation pre-credentialing classes for 10/2009 – 08/2010
non-anesthesiology medical staff
The Brooklyn Center
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
Associate Director, ICU, State University Hospital 09/1984 – 04/1987
Brooklyn, New York
Acting Director of Anesthesiology 07/1993 – 12/1993
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
As Anesthesiology Department Equipment Coordinator for the 03/1997 – 02/2008
Manhattan VA, my duties included ensuring adequate stocking
of all items in our work room; arranging repairs and replacements
as needed; and preparing, submitting and purchasing approved
items in our annual routine and “high cost” equipment proposals.
Among other projects, I managed two upgrades of all physiologic
monitors, two upgrades of our departmental ultrasound systems,
and the purchase of an echocardiography networking system to
allow the retrieval of archived studies from and the transmission
of new studies to the cardiology server for formal interpretation and
“real time”, remote expert cardiology consultation during O.R. cases.
CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS
Attending Anesthesiologist 10/1983 – 04/1987
State University Hospital, Brooklyn, New York
Assistant Attending, Anesthesiology 10/1983 – 04/1987
Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York
Attending Anesthesiologist 01/1984 – 04/1987
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Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, New York
Attending Anesthesiologist 04/1987 – 08/1987
Brookdale Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York
Attending Anesthesiologist 10/1987 – 03/1989
The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York
Attending Anesthesiologist 03/1989 – 10/1991
The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Flushing, N.Y.
Attending Anesthesiologist (Fee for service group) 10/1991 – 01/1993
Elizabeth General Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey
Attending Anesthesiologist 03/1993 – 07/1994
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Attending Anesthesiologist 02/1995 – 03/1997
Western Queens Community Hospital, Astoria, New York
Attending Anesthesiologist 03/1997 – 02/2008
Department of Veterans Affairs New York Harbor
Healthcare System – New York Campus
Inquiries: Only to Debra Innella (binding ADR agreement),
Chief of Human Resources (718 630-3668)
Locum Tenens Provider: Consult “Locum Tenens Timeline” 03/2008 – 08/2009 &
document for assignments. 09/2010 – Present
(Gap – See Brooklyn
Hospital, NAPA
below.)
Locum Tenens Agencies:
Onyx M.D.
Agent: Aaron Mikita (amikita@onyxmd.com)
1355 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80222
877-4ONYX-MD (877 466-9963), ext. 230
Alliance Recruiting Resources, Inc.
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LT Medical, LLC (LocumTenens.com)
Account Director: Heather Kelly (Kelly@locumtenens.com)
Senior Acct. Executive: Heather Dauchert (HDauchert@locumtenens.com)
2655 Northwinds Pkwy.
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
Phone: (800) 930-0748
(770) 643-5522
Attending Anesthesiologist 09/2009 – 08/2010
(NAPA, LLC contractual employee)
The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York
PUBLICATIONS
Riopelle J, M Naraghi, K Grush : Chronic neuralgia incidence following anesthetic therapy for
herpes zoster. Arch Dermatol 120: 747-750, 1984.
Giffin JP and KP Grush: Spinal cord injury. Seminars in Anesthesia, Vol. 6, No. 4 (December),
1987, pp. 246-259.
Giffin JP, KP Grush, and EA Abramowicz: Spinal cord injury. Anesthesiology Clinics of North
America, Vol. 7, No. 3 (September), 1989, pp. 631-651.
Grush KP, JP Giffin: Spinal cord injury. Eds. AR Abadir and SG Humayun. Anesthesia for Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery. St. Louis, Mosby--Yearbook, 1991, pp. 255-286.
Giffin JP, KP Grush, A Karlin, JE Cottrell, P Newfield: Spinal cord injury. Eds. P Newfield and
JE Cottrell. Handbook of Neuroanesthesia: Clinical and Physiologic Essentials. Boston,
Little, Brown & Company, 1991, pp. 338-366.
Giffin JP and KP Grush: Spinal cord injury treatment and the anesthesiologist. Eds. BY Lee, LE
Ostrander, GVB Cochran, and WW Shaw. The Spinal Cord Injured Patient: Comprehensive
Management. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1991, pp. 183-201.
ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS
The effect of ammonium chloride on the activity of local anesthetics. Presentation,
Southern Society of Anesthesiologists Symposium, New Orleans, Spring, 1981
Unrecognized esophageal placement of endotracheal tubes. Abstract, Southern
Medical Society Convention, November, 1981
Valvular heart disease. Miniworkshop, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
Postgraduate Assembly (NYSSA-PGA), New York City, December, 1984
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Valvular heart disease. Miniworkshop, NYSSA-PGA, New York City, December, 1985
Neurosurgical intensive care. Anesthesia for Neurosurgery, Anesthesia Care Team (ACT)
VI--Part II, Brooklyn, New York, November, 1985
Pharmacologic support of the failing heart. Miniworkshop, NYSSA-PGA, New York City,
December, 1986
RESEARCH
Vmax 02 determination in trained exercising dogs. A.H.A. Student Research Fellowship,
sponsored by Harvey Miller, Ph.D., Department of Physiology, L.S.U. School of
Medicine, Summer, 1976 (unpublished data).
Does neural blockade or pharmacologic sympathectomy of acute and subacute herpes zoster
influence the rate of healing or the incidence of post herpetic neuralgia? Charity Hospital and
LSUMC at New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology resident research (see publications).
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Invasive and noninvasive – using echocardiography, plethysmography, continuous oximetry, and
pressure waveform analysis and other modalities – assessment of cardiac function is a long held
interest. I would like to study the use of TEE in measuring cardiac systolic and diastolic function,
including use of the new modality of 3D TEE to analyze simultaneous regional wall motion
mechanics, as well as myocardial perfusion using recent advances in contrast echocardiography
and harmonic imaging.
Continuous intraoperative and perioperative measurement of total thoracic and lung
compliances, dead space, and shunt fraction as affected by various physical and pharmacologic
interventions.
Clinical application and refinement of blood conservation strategies, crystalloid vs. colloid
volume resuscitation, and invasive and non-invasive assessment of intravascular volume and
preload status.
Assessment and optimization of the work of breathing in ventilator dependent patients and
modalities for improving their work capacity and efficiency.
REFERENCES Available upon request
