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Office
1100 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101Phone+1 206-223-6600
Summary
- Section Head, Cardiac Anesthesiology
Faculty, Pain Medicine Fellowship
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1990 - 1991
- Letterman Army Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1986 - 1989
- Letterman Army Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1985
- University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1983
- Vanderbilt UniversityB.A., Chemistry and Molecular Biology, 1975 - 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1986 - Present
- WA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
- National Board of EchocardiographyAdvanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Named one of Seattle’s Top Doctors Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2009-2010, 2012-2013, 2016
- Named one of Seattle’s Top Doctors Seattle Magazine, 2005
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal U.S. Army, 2004
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 77 citationsThe Risk of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients Receiving Desflurane versus Sufentanil Anesthesia for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft SurgeryJames D. Helman, Jacqueline M. Leung, Wayne H. Bellows, Nonato Pineda, G. Roach
Anesthesiology. 1992-07-01 - 83 citationsParasternal block and local anesthetic infiltration with levobupivacaine after cardiac surgery with desflurane: the effect on postoperative pain, pulmonary function, a...Susan B. McDonald, Eric Jacobsohn, Dan J. Kopacz, Seema Desphande, James D. Helman
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2005-01-01 - 92 citationsA comparison of spinal, epidural, and general anesthesia for outpatient knee arthroscopyMichael F. Mulroy, Kathleen L. Larkin, Peter S. Hodgson, James D. Helman, Julia E. Pollock
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2000-10-01
Journal Articles
- Posttranscatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Ventricular Septal Defect during Transfemoral Edwards SAPIEN Valve ImplantationA Dahl, C Hoaglan, JD Helman, Anesth Analg, 1/1/2016
- Intra-operative Hemodynamic Changes Associated with Transhiatal and Transthoracic EsophagectomyM Kuppusamy, JD Helman, D. Low, et al., European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 1/1/2010
- Parasternal block and local anesthetic infiltration with levobupivacaine after cardiac surgery with desflurane: The effect on postoperative pain, pulmonary function, ...SB McDonald, E Jacobsohn , DJ Kopacz, S Desphande, JD Helman, FV Salinas, RA Hall, Anesth Analg, 1/1/2005
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Resident Wellness and Social Support: Development and Cognitive Validation of a Resident Social Capital Assessment ToolSJ Kaplan, HM Seabott, E Cunningham, JD Helman, RC Thirlby, KD Schenarts, ASE/APDS, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2017
- Post-TAVR Ventricular Septal Defect during Trans-femoral Edwards SAPIEN Valve ImplantationA Dahl, C Hoaglan, JD Helman, SCA Annual meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
- Comparison of perioperative vasoactive therapy and hospital length of stay in patients undergoing pheochromocytoma resection and receiving preoperative alpha-1 recepto...D Lim, JD Helman, WARC Spring Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Trunk Blocks (Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric, TAP, LFCN, Intercostal) using Ultrasound)San Diego, CA, 2015; Chicago, IL, 2016 - 1/1/2016
- Interventional Options for Malignant PainWenatchee, WA - 1/1/2015
- Spinal injections with Fluoroscopy: Advanced techniques: Cervical TFESI, Stellate GanglionSan Francisco, CA - 1/1/2013
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