Stephanie Ibekwe, M.D.
Associate Professor
Positions
- Associate Professor
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Anesthesiology
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
Houston, TX, US
Education
- MD from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
- San Antonio, United States
- MBA from University of Texas at Dallas
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- MPH from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Houston, Texas, United States
- BS from Baylor University
- Waco, Texas, United States
- Graduate Certificate at University of Texas at Dallas
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Residency at Emory University
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Certifications
- Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology
- Diplomate of the National Board of Echocardiography
- National Board of Echocardiography
- Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology
- Certification in Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology
Professional Statement
Dr. Stephanie Ibekwe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Division, at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine in Houston, Texas. At her primary site, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston’s largest safety-net hospital, Dr. Ibekwe serves the Cardiovascular, Thoracic, advanced Oncologic, and Trauma anesthetic needs of the medically underserved residents of Houston, Texas. She is Ben Taub’s Director of Quality Improvement and Service Chief of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology.
Dr. Ibekwe holds several national leadership roles, including committee member on the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Quality Management and Departmental Administration Committee, board member and current Vice Chair of the Scientific Program Committee in the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. Collaborating with clinical leaders worldwide, she leverages her public health, business administration, and transformational leadership expertise to develop and implement sustainable perioperative quality improvement initiatives.
Dr. Ibekwe is an educator, mentor, speaker, clinical leader, and author. She has worked with clinical leaders nationally and internationally to build and coordinate perioperative optimization programs and numerous procedures for improved perioperative quality and safety. Her collaboration with the Perioperative Optimization and Quality Improvement Society has resulted in numerous expert consensus statements which have been published and dispersed internationally. In all her leadership roles, Dr. Ibekwe offers her unique perspective in the field to help guide and shape the practice of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesiology nationally and internationally.
Utilizing her educational background in public health and business administration, her expertise in healthcare organizational leadership, and advanced certification in transformational leadership, she succeeds in building sustainable perioperative quality improvement processes. Her published works can be found in Perioperative Medicine, Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Anesthesia and Analgesia, and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Anesthesiology.
Dr. Ibekwe holds several national leadership roles, including committee member on the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Quality Management and Departmental Administration Committee, board member and current Vice Chair of the Scientific Program Committee in the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. Collaborating with clinical leaders worldwide, she leverages her public health, business administration, and transformational leadership expertise to develop and implement sustainable perioperative quality improvement initiatives.
Dr. Ibekwe is an educator, mentor, speaker, clinical leader, and author. She has worked with clinical leaders nationally and internationally to build and coordinate perioperative optimization programs and numerous procedures for improved perioperative quality and safety. Her collaboration with the Perioperative Optimization and Quality Improvement Society has resulted in numerous expert consensus statements which have been published and dispersed internationally. In all her leadership roles, Dr. Ibekwe offers her unique perspective in the field to help guide and shape the practice of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesiology nationally and internationally.
Utilizing her educational background in public health and business administration, her expertise in healthcare organizational leadership, and advanced certification in transformational leadership, she succeeds in building sustainable perioperative quality improvement processes. Her published works can be found in Perioperative Medicine, Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Anesthesia and Analgesia, and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Anesthesiology.
Selected Publications
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Ibekwe, S. O., & Mondal, S. " " Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 2023 ;
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Gashler K.R., Ritchie A.K., Hood R., Ibekwe, S .O.. " " Cureus. 2023 ;
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Best, G., Tsai, E., Deng, C., Ibekwe, S.O.. " Continuous Superficial Parasternal Intercostal Plane Catheters for Poststernotomy Pain Control: A Case Series. " Anesthesia and Analgesia Practice. 2024 ;
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McEvoy MD, Heerdt PM, Morton V, Bartz RR, Miller TE; POQI IX Collaborators: S. Ibekwe, J. Deschamps, M. Grocott, Y. Liang, T. Perry, A. Shaw, R. Arora, J. Brown, M. Tong, S. Chatterjee, T. J. Gan, G. Singh. " " Perioper Med. 2024 ;
Memberships
- American Society of Anesthesiology
- Member
- Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
- Member, Member of the Board
- American Heart Association
- Member
- Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia
- Member
- Enhanced Recovery after Cardiac Surgery Society
- Member
- Texas Society of Anesthesiologists
- Member
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