David H. Odell, MD

Languages Spoken: English

Dr. Odell has clinical responsibilities at hospitals within the University of Utah system and also the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City. His clinical duties include membership on the Cardiothoracic Anesthesia teams at the University and the VA. This includes providing anesthesia for all types of cardiac and thoracic cases. In addition, Dr. Odell is a member of the Perioperative Anesthesia teams and provides expertise in both transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography modalities. As part of his clinical duties, he assists in taking in-house overnight call providing care for trauma patients of all types. He also provides anesthesia for ECT services at the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute.

Dr. Odell has research interests in Perioperative Echocardiography and more specifically, the efficacy of limited transthoracic echocardiography performed by Anesthesiologists in the perioperative setting. He has co-authored a chapter on the echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular function. He has given multiple echocardiographic related lectures at national anesthesia conferences. In addition to his interest in echocardiography, he is involved with research regarding electroconvulsive shock therapy at the University Neuropsychiatric Institute. Also, he is the Chief of Anesthesia Services Department of the Salt Lake City VA Hospital and is involved in all aspects of providing clinical care and administrative support to the VA.