Candice K. Morrissey,
MD
Vice-Chair, Safety & Quality, Department of Anesthesiology
Languages Spoken: English
I am a board certified anesthesiologist with specialty board certification in cardiothoracic anesthesiology and a level three certified echocardiographer. In the Department of Anesthesiology I am a member of the Cardiac Anesthesia, Perioperative Echo, Preoperative Clinic and Obstetric Anesthesia teams. My overarching goal is to transform perioperative cardiovascular medicine by advancing the practice of cardiovascular anesthesia and by educating the next generation of physicians. The four pillars of my academic career are: 1) advancing cardiac anesthesiology through applied excellence in perioperative echocardiography and continuous quality improvement, 2) innovating and ensuring excellence in the education and application of perioperative echocardiography, 3) training the next generation in patient safety and quality improvement (PS and QI) and applying this to patients, and 4) improving our approach to pregnant patients with complex cardiac disease.
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Anesthesiology
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Board Certification | American Board of Anesthesiology National Board of Echocardiography (Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography) |
I am a board certified anesthesiologist with specialty board certification in cardiothoracic anesthesiology and a level three certified echocardiographer. In the Department of Anesthesiology I am a member of the Cardiac Anesthesia, Perioperative Echo, Preoperative Clinic and Obstetric Anesthesia teams. My overarching goal is to transform perioperative cardiovascular medicine by advancing the practice of cardiovascular anesthesia and by educating the next generation of physicians. The four pillars of my academic career are: 1) advancing cardiac anesthesiology through applied excellence in perioperative echocardiography and continuous quality improvement, 2) innovating and ensuring excellence in the education and application of perioperative echocardiography, 3) training the next generation in patient safety and quality improvement (PS and QI) and applying this to patients, and 4) improving our approach to pregnant patients with complex cardiac disease.
Academic Locations
Research Statement
My goal is to advance the field of perioperative echocardiography and cardiac anesthesiology through the utilization of the U of U Department of Anesthesiology’s unique expertise in perioperative echocardiography and the success of the Perioperative Echo and Cardiac Research Group. After joining the faculty, myself and other anesthesia faculty created the Perioperative Echo and Cardiac Research Group. The purpose of this group is to move the field of perioperative cardiovascular medicine forward through investigation into cutting edge echo techniques to take better care of cardiac patients and improve patient outcomes. Recent projects include The value of intraoperative echocardiography to right ventricular failure after LVAD; transesophageal echocardiographic parameters for assessing right ventricular function during cardiac surgery; and echocardiographic findings in late trimester pregnancy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Anesthesiology
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Board Certification | American Board of Anesthesiology National Board of Echocardiography (Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography) |
Education History
| Graduate Training | London School Economics Masters of Health Policy and Economics M.S., 2024 |
| Intermountain Health Developing Trusted Leaders Certificate, 2021 |
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| Other Training | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Executive and Continuing Professional Education Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers Certificate, 2018 |
| Other Training | Institute for Healthcare Delivery Research, Intermountain Healthcare Advanced Training Program, Executive Program Certificate, 2017 |
| Certification | University of Utah Value Improvement Leaders Program Medicine Certification, 2016 |
| Fellowship | University of Utah Department of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology Perioperative Echocardiography Fellow, 2015 |
| Fellowship | Johns Hopkins Hospital Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellow, 2014 |
| Certification | Johns Hopkins Hospital, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality Patient Safety and Quality Scholar, CUSP(Comprehensive Unity-based Safety Training Program) Lean Sigma Training Certification, 2013 |
| Residency | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Anesthesia Resident, 2013 |
| Internship | University of Utah Medicine Intern, 2010 |
| Professional Medical | University of Utah Medicine M.D., 2009 |
| Graduate Training | University of Utah M.S.P.H., 2007 |
| Graduate Training | University of Utah Pre-medicine Postbaccalaureate Studies, 2004 |
| Undergraduate | Maharishi University of Management Major: Biology; Minor: Chemistry B.S., 1999 |
Global Impact
Presentations
| Diastology by Transesophageal Echocardiography - Speaker1st International and 10th National IACTA-TEE workshop. Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals. Bangalore, India | India |
| Echocardiographic evaluation of D- Transposition of the Great Arteries after Mustard Procedure – Speaker14th Annual Toronto Perioperative TEE Symposium. Toronto General Hospital. Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Canada |
| Tricuspid Valve Quantification by Transesophageal Echocardiography – Problem-based small group discussion lead. 14th Annual Toronto Perioperative TEE Symposium. Toronto General Hospital. Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Canada |
| Transesophageal echo for cardiac surgery. 1st Hospital of Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Mongolia |