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Amy Penwarden, MD, Anesthesiology, Chapel Hill, NC

AmyAmandaPenwardenMD

Anesthesiology Chapel Hill, NC

Obstetrical Anesthesiology

Anesthesiologist

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  • Office

    101 Manning Dr
    Alamance Regional Medical Center
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Education & Training

  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Obstetric Anesthesiology, 2016 - 2017
  • University of North Carolina Hospitals
    University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Anesthesiology, 2012 - 2016
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 2012
  • University of Wisconsin-Extension
    University of Wisconsin-ExtensionM.S., Physiology, 2004 - 2006
  • University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
    University of Wisconsin-OshkoshB.S., Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 2000 - 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • SOAP Annual Meeting Top 10 Case Reports Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology, 2017
  • Sheldon Leadership Award UNC Department of Anesthesia, 2016
  • Chief Resident UNC Department of Anesthesia, 2015-2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Impact of brain tumor location on morbidity and mortality: a retroscpective functional MR imaging study  
    Wood JM, Kundu B, Utter A, Gallagher TA, Voss J, Nair VA, Kuo JS, Field AS, Moritz CH, Meyerland ME, Prabhakaran V, ANJR, 9/2011
  • The basal ganglia: An overview of circuits and function  
    Utter AA, Basso MA, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 1/2007
  • Objective Measures of Well-Being in Laboratory Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta)  
    Smith JJ, Hadzic V, Li X, Liu P, Day TJ, Utter AA, Kim BH, Washington IM, Basso MA, Journal of Medical Primatology, 12/2006
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Operative vaginal delivery during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome
    Amy Penwarden, Kathryn Cobb, Benjamin Cobb, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Bellevue, WA, 5/1/2017
  • Impaired labor epidural analgesia following epidural blood patch complicated by arachnoiditis
    Amy Penwarden, Jessica Thompson, Elsje Harker, Christine McKenzie, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Bellevue, WA, 5/1/2017
  • Refractory hypoxia in a parturient with mixed connective tissue disease
    Amy Penwarden, Elsje Harker, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, Bellevue, WA, 5/1/2017
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Lectures

  • Vasopressors 
    University of North Carolina
  • Volatile Anesthetics 
    University of North Carolina
  • Post-operative Ventilation in a Patient with Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency. 
    University of North Carolina - 4/2016
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