Michael Russell, MD

Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Anesthesiology

Classification:

Faculty

• MD, Medical College of Virginia, 1981
• BS, BS with Distinction, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Russell-4

Rahman A, Russell M, Zheng W, Eckrich D, Ahmed I. SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increase in new diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum and psychotic disorder: A study using the US national COVID cohort collaborative (N3C). PLoS One. 2024;19(5):e0295891. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295891. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 38814888; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11139284.

Kabir S, Farrokhvar L, Russell MW, Forman A, Kamali B. Regional socioeconomic factors and length of hospital stay: a case study in Appalachia. Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice. 2021 January; 30(6):1513.

Ochroch EA, Russell MW, Hanson WC 3rd, Devine GA, Cucchiara AJ, Weiner MG, Schwartz SJ. The impact of continuous pulse oximetry monitoring on intensive care unit admissions from a postsurgical care floor. Anesth Analg. 2006 Mar;102(3):868-75. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000195583.76486.c4. PubMed PMID: 16492843.

Curry JP, Hanson CW 3rd, Russell MW, Hanna C, Devine G, Ochroch EA. The use and effectiveness of electrocardiographic telemetry monitoring in a community hospital general care setting. Anesth Analg. 2003 Nov;97(5):1483-1487. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000081720.49358.53. PubMed PMID: 14570670.

Russell, M. W. M.D.; McComb, J.. FAILURE OF PLATELET SURFACE EXPRESSION OF GPαIIβIII IN HUMAN TRAUMATIC INJURY AND HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK : B26. The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 93(3B):p B26, September 1, 2000. | DOI: 10.1097/00000542-2000090002-00026

Kang Y, Lewis JH, Navalgund A, Russell MW, Bontempo FA, Niren LS, Starzl TE. Epsilon-aminocaproic acid for treatment of fibrinolysis during liver transplantation. Anesthesiology. 1987 Jun;66(6):766-73. PubMed PMID: 3296855; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2965586.

Zoaktafi, M., Russell, M., Bansal, A., Ozaltin, O., & Wooldridge, A. R. (2024). Evaluating the Safety and Quality of Intraoperative Anesthesia Handoffs from the Perspective of Anesthesia Providers. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 68(1), 514-518. https://doi.org/10.1177/10711813241269241

Russell, M. W. M.D.*; Hummel, R. S. B.S.E.E.**; Meeks, C. M.D.**. REAL TIME MONITORING OF TRACE NITROUS OXIDE LEVELS WITH A MICROCOMPUTER CONTROLLED SYSTEM. The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 61(3):p A168, September 1, 1984. | DOI: 10.1097/00000542-198409001-00168

 

 

Honors and Awards

WVU Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center Cornerstone Award - 2018

Clinical Excellence in Critical Care Teaching University of Pennsylvania, 2002

Board Certifications

American Board of Anesthesiology

Critical Care Medicine

Memberships

American Society of Anesthesiologists - 1986 - present

Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists - 1997 - present

Society of Critical Care Medicine - 1997 - present

 

 

 

 

Dr. Michael Russell is a Clinical Anesthesiologist within the School of Medicine of West Virginia University.  Dr. Russell was awarded his Doctorate Degree in May 1981, and completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh from July 1982- June 1984.  He completed a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1997.  During his career Dr. Russell has served on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh, Medical College of Virginia, University of Pennsylvania, and Duke University prior to joining the faculty of the WVU Department of Anesthesiology as an Assistant Professor in January 2016.  He obtained time-unlimited certification with the American Board of Anesthesiology in 1987 and board certification in Critical Care Medicine in 2000 with recertification in 2010 and 2020.  His current rank is Associate Professor.  Dr. Russell is part of the surgical critical care service. 

 

Hospital and Administrative Appointments

Peer Review Committee - 2018 - Current

Critical Care and Trauma Institute Practice and Policy Committee - 2018 - Current

Internal Advisory Committee - 2016 - Current

Code Committee - 2016 - Current

Trauma Quality Improvement Committee - 2016 - Current

Staff Anesthesiologist and Intensivist - 2016 - Current

 

 

Medical Specialties

• Anesthesiology

Board Certifications

• Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology
• Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology

Special Training

• Fellowship, Fellow in Critical Care Medicine
  University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Philadelphia, PA, 1997
• Residency, Chief Resident and Residentcy in Anesthesiology
  Hospitals of the University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1984
• Residency, Internship, Internal and Critical Care Medicine
  Hospitals of the University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1982
• Other Speciality Training, Doctorate
  Medical College of Virginia, 1981