Melissa Kreso, M.D.
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
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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.
Authors: Kreso, M.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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.
Authors: Kreso, M.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022
Utilizing Problem-Based Learning in Anesthesiology Careers (2021)
Chapter: Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy
Authors: Kreso, M.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishers 2021
Utilizing Problem-Based Learning in Anesthesiology Careers (2021)
Chapter: The Parturient for Non-Obstetric Surgery in need of a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Authors: Kreso, M; Brand, E.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishers 2021
Utilizing Problem-Based Learning in Anesthesiology Careers (2021)
Chapter: Obstetric Postdural Puncture Headache
Authors: Kreso, M.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishers 2021
Textbook of Assisted Reproduction (2020)
Chapter: "The Art of Anesthesia in Medically Assisted Reproduction."
Authors: Gloff, M; Kreso, M; Lustik, S.
Publisher: Springer Publishers 2020
Neurologial Diseases and Pregnancy: A Coordinated Care Model for Best Management (2018)
Chapter: "Neurologic Complications in Obstetric Anesthesia."
Authors: Kreso, M; Gloff, M; Wissler, R.
Publisher: Oxford Press. 2018
Neurological Diseases and Pregnancy: A Coordinated Care Model for Best Management (2018)
Chapter: "Anesthetic Considerations for Neurological Patients."
Authors: Kreso, M; Gloff, M; Wissler, R.
Publisher: Oxford Press. 2018
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