Amber D. Bledsoe

Amber D. Bledsoe, MD

Languages spoken: English

  • Dr. Bledsoe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Utah, specializing in perioperative medicine, perioperative echocardiography and quality improvement. She completed her residency in Anesthesiology at the University of Utah and then completed a one-year Perioperative Echocardiography Fellowship. She is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and the National Board of Echocardiography in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography and Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography. She is the Vice Chair of Inpatient and Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) Services for the Department of Anesthesiology. This role involves care coordination between multiple procedural and operative services. She is also the Director of Quality Assurance for the Department of Anesthesiology and a member of the Quality Council whose directive is to support and implement quality improvement projects and enhance the quality of patient care. She serves as an Associate Medical Director of the Preoperative Clinic, practicing evidence-based care and focused echocardiography with the intent of reducing adverse perioperative events.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Anesthesiology
    National Board of Echocardiography (Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography)
    National Board of Echocardiography (Special Competence in Adult Echocardiography)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

  • Dr. Bledsoe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Utah, specializing in perioperative medicine, perioperative echocardiography and quality improvement. She completed her residency in Anesthesiology at the University of Utah and then completed a one-year Perioperative Echocardiography Fellowship. She is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and the National Board of Echocardiography in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography and Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography. She is the Vice Chair of Inpatient and Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) Services for the Department of Anesthesiology. This role involves care coordination between multiple procedural and operative services. She is also the Director of Quality Assurance for the Department of Anesthesiology and a member of the Quality Council whose directive is to support and implement quality improvement projects and enhance the quality of patient care. She serves as an Associate Medical Director of the Preoperative Clinic, practicing evidence-based care and focused echocardiography with the intent of reducing adverse perioperative events.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Anesthesiology -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Anesthesiology
    National Board of Echocardiography (Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography)
    National Board of Echocardiography (Special Competence in Adult Echocardiography)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Education history

    Fellowship Perioperative Echocardiography - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Anesthesiology - University of Utah School of Medicine Chief Resident
    Residency Anesthesiology - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Internal Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Colorado School of Medicine M.D.
    Biological Sciences - Montana State University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Bledsoe A, Badakhsh O, Morrissey C (2022). Focused cardiac ultrasound: basic techniques and interpretation. Int Anesthesiol Clin, 60(3), 15-23. (Read full article)
    2. Cho JM, Park SK, Kwon OS, La Salle DT, Cerbie J, Fermoyle CC, Morgan D, Nelson A, Bledsoe A, Bharath LP, Tandar M, Kunapuli SP, Richardson RS, Anandh Babu PV, Mookherjee S, Kishore BK, Wang F, Yang T, Boudina S, Trinity JD, Symons JD (2022). Activating P2Y1 receptors improves function in arteries with repressed autophagy. Cardiovasc Res, 119(1), 252-267. (Read full article)
    3. Lewis MT, Blain GM, Hart CR, Layec G, Rossman MJ, Park SY, Trinity JD, Gifford JR, Sidhu SK, Weavil JC, Hureau TJ, Jessop JE, Bledsoe AD, Amann M, Richardson RS (2021). Acute high-intensity exercise and skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiratory function: role of metabolic perturbation. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 321(5), R687-R698. (Read full article)
    4. Bledsoe A, Zimmerman J (2021). Ultrasound: The New Stethoscope (Point-of-Care Ultrasound). Anesthesiol Clin, 39(3), 537-553. (Read full article)
    5. Trinity JD, Kwon OS, Broxterman RM, Gifford JR, Kithas AC, Hydren JR, Jarrett CL, Shields KL, Bisconti AV, Park SH, Craig JC, Nelson AD, Morgan DE, Jessop JE, Bledsoe AD, Richardson RS (2020). The role of the endothelium in the hyperemic response to passive leg movement: looking beyond nitric oxide. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 320(2), H668-H678. (Read full article)
    6. Weavil JC, Thurston TS, Hureau TJ, Gifford JR, Kithas PA, Broxterman RM, Bledsoe AD, Nativi JN, Richardson RS, Amann M (2020). Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction diminishes peripheral hemodynamics and accelerates exercise-induced neuromuscular fatigue. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 320(1), H338-H351. (Read full article)
    7. Kithas AC, Broxterman RM, Trinity JD, Gifford JR, Kwon OS, Hydren JR, Nelson AD, Jessop JE, Bledsoe AD, Morgan DE, Richardson RS (2020). Nitric oxide synthase inhibition with N(G)-monomethyl-l-arginine: Determining the window of effect in the human vasculature. Nitric Oxide, 104-105, 51-60. (Read full article)
    8. Wan HY, Weavil JC, Thurston TS, Georgescu VP, Hureau TJ, Bledsoe AD, Buys MJ, Jessop JE, Richardson RS, Amann M (2020). The exercise pressor reflex and chemoreflex interaction: cardiovascular implications for the exercising human. J Physiol, 598(12), 2311-2321. (Read full article)
    9. Craig JC, Broxterman RM, La Salle DT, Cerbie J, Ratchford SM, Gifford JR, Bunsawat K, Nelson AD, Bledsoe AD, Morgan DE, Wray DW, Richardson RS, Trinity JD (2019). The role of endothelin A receptors in peripheral vascular control at rest and during exercise in patients with hypertension. J Physiol, 598(1), 71-84. (Read full article)
    10. Sidhu SK, Weavil JC, Rossman MJ, Jessop JE, Bledsoe AD, Buys MJ, Supiano MS, Richardson RS, Amann M (2019). Exercise Pressor Reflex Contributes to the Cardiovascular Abnormalities Characterizing: Hypertensive Humans During Exercise. Hypertension, 74(6), 1468-1475. (Read full article)
    11. Langell JT, Bledsoe A, Vijaykumar S, Anderson T, Zawalski I, Zimmerman J (2016). Implementation of national practice guidelines to reduce waste and optimize patient value. J Surg Res, 203(2), 287-92. (Read full article)

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