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1400 8th AveFort Worth, TX 76104
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Summary
- Derek Blankenship, MD, is an anesthesiologist based in Fort Worth, TX, with expertise in regional anesthesiology, ambulatory anesthesia, transplant anesthesiology, thoracic surgery anesthesiology, and vascular surgery anesthesiology. He completed his anesthesiology residency at UMass Chan Medical School from 2017 to 2021 and graduated from Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Blankenship has authored several publications, including research on lung isolation techniques, a clinical trial on triheptanoin, and challenges in hospice advance directives, which have been cited multiple times in the field.
Education & Training
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Anesthesiology, 2017 - 2021
Texas A&M; Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2016
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2021 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2017 - 2021
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsSuccessful Use of an EZ-blocker for Lung Isolation and Visualization of Sutures During Minimally Invasive Robotic Tracheobronchoplasty in a Patient With Difficult Airway.Mamatha Kadiyala, Mark Maxfield, Karl Uy, Derek C. Blankenship, Adam C. Adler
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2021-05-24 - 16 citationsA double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of triheptanoin in adult polyglucosan body disease and open-label, long-term outcome.Raphael Schiffmann, Mary E. Wallace, Daisy Rinaldi, Isabelle Ledoux, Marie-Pierre Luton
Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 2018-09-01 - 6 citationsAdvance Directives in Hospice Healthcare Providers: A Clinical Challenge.George R. Luck, Terry Eggenberger, David Newman, Jacqueline Cortizo, Derek C. Blankenship
The American Journal of Medicine. 2017-11-01
Professional Memberships
- American Society of AnesthesiologyMember
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