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Melissa Kreso, M.D.

Melissa Kreso, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

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Contact

Office (585) 275-2141

About Me

Certified Specialties

Anesthesiology - American Board of Anesthesiology

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins University Hospital. 2011 - 2012

Residency, Anesthesiology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2008 - 2011

Internship, Anesthesiology, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital. 2007 - 2008

Education

MD | University at Buffalo. 2007

Awards

UR Star. 2024

Excellence and Innovation – First Place. 2023

Best Abstract Award. 2023

Strong Star. 2023

Best Abstract Award Recipient for. 2022

Most Innovative Project for. 2022

Selected Participant, Senior Leadership Education and Development Program. 2021

Selected Participant. 2021 - 2023

Designee, Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. 2020

Elizabeth S Hansen Award, (highest GPA of all 2020 graduate students) Simon Business School. 2020

Beta Gamma Sigma Inductee, International Honor Society for Business Schools. 2020

Strong Star. 2020

Strong Star. 2019

Strong Stars. 2018

Strong Stars. 2017

Strong Star. 2016

Bronze Strong Star. 2014

Strong Star. 2014

Resident Scholar, 2011. 2011 - 2011

Resident Teacher of the Year Award. 2011

Resident Teacher of the Year Award, Anesthesiology. 2010

Chemistry Department Award. 2003

Carl A Whiteman Junior Chemistry Teaching Award. 2003

Publications

Journal Articles

New ASA Guidelines for Neuromuscular Blockade: Contraceptive Considerations

Webber, A, Liu SM, Kreso M.

Sphere. 2023; 75(2): 27-32.

Nitrous Oxide in Obstetrics: Time to Deliver Differently?

Kreso M. Schloemerkemper N.

ASA Monitor. 2023; 87: 34-6.

"Commentary: Hyperbaric prilocaine vs. hyperbaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia in women undergoing elective caesarean section: a comparative randomised double-blind study."

Kreso, M.

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest. 2022; .

"Commentary: Birth outcomes in women with BMI of 40kg/m2 or greater stratified by planned and actual mode of birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis."

Kreso, M.

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest. 2021; .

"Patient Selection Criteria in Ambulatory Surgery – A Single-Center Experience to Reflect on Development, Implementation and Evaluation of its Impact."

Pyne, S; Gloff, MS; Kreso, M; Spring, C; Gewandter, J; Lindenmuth, DM; Kamdar, BB; Karan, SB.

Ambulatory Surg. 2021; 27(4): 64-8.

Measuring Childbirth Outcomes: Reply

Glance, LG; Hasley, S; Glantz, JC; Kreso, M; et al.

Anesthesiology. 2020; 132(5): 1282-1283.

"Commentary: An East African pilot testing of a context-relevant safe anesthesia checklist for Cesarean Delivery"

Kreso, M.

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest. 2020; .

Measuring Childbirth Outcomes Using Administrative and Birth Certificate Data.

Glance, LG; Hasley, S; Glantz, JC; Kreso, M; et al.

Anesthesiology. 2019; 131(2): 238-253.

In Response

Saran, JS; Kreso, M; Karan, S.

Anesthesia and analgesia. 2018; 127: e84.

Anesthetic Considerations for Patients Undergoing Bronchial Thermoplasty

Saran, JS; Kreso, M; Khurana, S; Nead, M; Larj, M; Karan, S.

Anesthesia and analgesia. 2018; 126(5): 1575-1579.

Informed Consent for Sugammadex and Oral Contraceptives: Through the Looking Glass

Webber, AM; Kreso, M.

Anesthesia and analgesia. 2018; 127(3): e52.

"Because We Could, ASA Pipeline to Anesthesia."

Kreso, M; Anderson, BY*; Bradley, S*; Nwokolo, O.

ASA Monitor. 2018; .

Sudden Death in a Patient with Carney's Complex

Rothschild JA.; Kreso M.; Slodzinski M.

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. 2013; 2(4): 182 - 185.

The Oral Mucosa Graft: A Systematic Review.

Markiewicz, MR.; Lukose, MA.

Journal of Urology. 2007; 178(2): 387-394.

Books

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2023 (2023)

Chapter: Commentary: The Incidence of Breakthrough Pain Associated With Programmed Intermittent Bolus Volumes for Labor Epidural analgesia: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2022 (2022)

Chapter: Commentary: Hyperbaric prilocaine vs. hyperbaric bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia in women undergoing elective caesarean section: a comparative randomised double-blind study.

Utilizing Problem-Based Learning in Anesthesiology Careers (2021)

Chapter: Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy

Utilizing Problem-Based Learning in Anesthesiology Careers (2021)

Chapter: The Parturient for Non-Obstetric Surgery in need of a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Utilizing Problem-Based Learning in Anesthesiology Careers (2021)

Chapter: Obstetric Postdural Puncture Headache

Textbook of Assisted Reproduction (2020)

Chapter: "The Art of Anesthesia in Medically Assisted Reproduction."

Neurologial Diseases and Pregnancy: A Coordinated Care Model for Best Management (2018)

Chapter: "Neurologic Complications in Obstetric Anesthesia."

Neurological Diseases and Pregnancy: A Coordinated Care Model for Best Management (2018)

Chapter: "Anesthetic Considerations for Neurological Patients."

Ratings & Comments

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