Faculty

David P. Martin, M.D., Ph.D.

Location

Rochester, Minnesota

Contact

martin.david@mayo.edu Clinical Profile

SUMMARY

David P. Martin, M.D., Ph.D., studies ways to reduce the risk of preventable harm to patients during surgical procedures. Dr. Martin's research involves measuring processes and outcomes related to improving the quality and safety of anesthesia and sedation.

Focus Areas

  • Reducing risk of injury during anesthesia
  • Keeping patients appropriately warm during surgery
  • Improving communication among anesthesia and surgical teams
  • Decreasing side effects associated with pain therapies

Significance to Patient Care

The aphorism "to err is human" remains true even in health care. Dr. Martin and colleagues are creating systems that catch human error before it hurts patients.

Professional Highlights

  • Editor-in-chief, Anesthesia Patient Safety Program, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2007-present
  • President, 2015-2016; President Elect, 2014-2015; Treasurer, 2010-2014, Minnesota Society of Anesthesiologists

PROFESSIONAL DETAILS

Primary Appointment

  1. Consultant, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
  2. Medical Director, Moderate Sedation, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Academic Rank

  1. Professor of Anesthesiology

EDUCATION

  1. Contemporary Medical Acupuncture McMaster University
  2. Post Doctoral Fellowship - Dr. Phillip Low, Department of Neurology Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  3. Fellow - Pain Management Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  4. Resident Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  5. Internship - Transitional Medicine St. John's Mercy Medical Center
  6. MD Washington University School of Medicine
  7. PhD - Neuroscience Washington University School of Medicine
  8. BS - Biochemistry Indiana University, Bloomington

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