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Christine M. Warrick

Christine M. Warrick, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish
  • Dr. Warrick received her degree in medicine from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 2013. In 2017 she completed anesthesiology residency as a chief resident. Dr. Warrick then moved to Boston, MA, to complete an obstetric anesthesiology fellowship with the Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah Department of Anesthesiology in 2018.

    In 2020, Dr. Warrick was named the Director of Obstetric Anesthesiology and Medical Director of Labor and Delivery for Anesthesia. She oversees 4000 deliveries a year and was integral in obtaining the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Center of Excellence Designation for the University of Utah.

    She serves as core member of the committee for fetal surgery, as well as the committee for management of patients with placenta accreta spectrum. She is an expert in obstetric care with a passion for maternal and women's health.

    Dr. Warrick developed the high-risk obstetric anesthesia clinic at the University of Utah and enhanced the care of patients at the University of Utah having procedures or surgery during pregnancy.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Anesthesiology
    National Board of Echocardiography (Advanced Perioperative TEE)
  • Dr. Warrick received her degree in medicine from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 2013. In 2017 she completed anesthesiology residency as a chief resident. Dr. Warrick then moved to Boston, MA, to complete an obstetric anesthesiology fellowship with the Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah Department of Anesthesiology in 2018.

    In 2020, Dr. Warrick was named the Director of Obstetric Anesthesiology and Medical Director of Labor and Delivery for Anesthesia. She oversees 4000 deliveries a year and was integral in obtaining the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Center of Excellence Designation for the University of Utah.

    She serves as core member of the committee for fetal surgery, as well as the committee for management of patients with placenta accreta spectrum. She is an expert in obstetric care with a passion for maternal and women's health.

    Dr. Warrick developed the high-risk obstetric anesthesia clinic at the University of Utah and enhanced the care of patients at the University of Utah having procedures or surgery during pregnancy.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Anesthesiology -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Anesthesiology
    National Board of Echocardiography (Advanced Perioperative TEE)

    Education history

    Fellowship Obstetric Anesthesiology - Massachusetts General Hospital 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 Denver School of Medicine M.D.
    University of Colorado Postbaccalaureate Studies
    Undergraduate Psychology/Neuroscience - University of Colorado B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Benson AE, Metcalf MD, Cail K, Rollins MD, Warrick CM, Falkner D, Clark EA, Nelson RE, Einerson BD (2021). Transfusion Preparedness on Labor and Delivery: An initiative to Improve Safety and Cost PMID: 34619726. Am J Obstet Gynecol.
    2. Pollard J, Runnels S, Warrick C (2020). First Case Report of Intubation With a Total Control Introducer and a Hyperangulated Video Laryngoscope. A A Pract, 14(11), e01310.
    3. Warrick CM, Rollins MD (2018). Peripartum Anesthesia Considerations for Placenta Accreta. Clin Obstet Gynecol, 61(4), 808-827.
    4. Buys MJ, Murphy MF, Warrick CM, Pace NL, Gililland JM, Pelt CE, Bankhead BR, Patzkowsky JL, Johnson KB (2017). Serum Bupivacaine Concentration After Periarticular Injection With a Mixture of Liposomal Bupivacaine and Bupivacaine HCl During Total Knee Arthroplasty. Reg Anesth Pain Med, 42(5), 582-587.
    5. Warrick CM, Hart JE, Lynch AM, Hawkins JA, Bucklin BA (2015). Prevalence and descriptive analysis of congenital heart disease in parturients: obstetric, neonatal, and anesthetic outcomes. J Clin Anesth, 27(6), 492-8.

    Editorial

    1. Warrick CM, Markley JC, Farber MK, Balki M, Katz D, Hess P, Padilla C, Waters J, Weiniger CF, Butwick AJ (2022). Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders: Anesthesia Care and Knowledge Gaps.
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