BenShaderChortkoffMD

Anesthesiology • Salt Lake City, UT

Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Executive Vice-Chair, Chief Value Officer

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Office
65 S Mario Capecchi Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone+1 801-581-2121
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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Anesthesiology, 1987 - 1991
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 2008 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1989 - 2023
GA State Medical License 1989 - 1997
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

47 citations
Factors Associated with Improved Survival after Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Multivariable Model
Tyler R. Call, Nathan L. Pace, Datus B. Thorup, Derric Maxfield, Ben S. Chortkoff, Joslin Christensen, Sean J. Mulvihill> ;Anesthesiology. 2015 Feb 1
15 citations
Complications of ERCP in patients undergoing general anesthesia versus MAC.
Serge Sorser, David Fan, Emily Tommolino, Roberto M. Gamara, Kristen Cox, Ben S. Chortkoff, Douglas G. Adler> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2014 Mar 1
39 citations
Forty-hertz midlatency auditory evoked potential activity predicts wakeful response during desflurane and propofol anesthesia in volunteers.
Robert C. Dutton, Warren D. Smith, Ira J. Rampil, Ben S. Chortkoff, Edmond I. Eger> ;Anesthesiology. 1999 Nov 1
60 citations
Anesthetic potencies of n-alkanols: results of additivity and solubility studies suggest a mechanism of action similar to that for conventional inhaled anesthetics.
Zexu Fang, Pompiliu Ionescu, Ben S. Chortkoff, L. Kandel, James M. Sonner, Michael J. Laster, Edmond I. Eger> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1997 May 1
70 citations
Nonanesthetics can suppress learning.
L. Kandel, Ben S. Chortkoff, James M. Sonner, M. J. Laster, E I Eger nd> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1996 Feb 1
73 citations
Concentrations of Desflurane and Propofol That Suppress Response to Command in Humans
Ben S. Chortkoff, Edmond I. Eger, D. P. Crankshaw, Charles T. Gonsowski, Robert C. Dutton, Pompi Ionescu> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1995 Oct 1
55 citations
Subanesthetic concentrations of desflurane and propofol suppress recall of emotionally charged information.
Ben S. Chortkoff, Charles T. Gonsowski, Henry L. Bennett, Bernard Levinson, D. P. Crankshaw, Robert C. Dutton, Pompiliu Ionescu, Robert I. Block, Edmond I. Eger> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1995 Oct 1
118 citations
Carbon monoxide production from degradation of desflurane, enflurane, isoflurane, halothane, and sevoflurane by soda lime and Baralyme.
Zexu Fang, Edmond I. Eger, M. J. Laster, Ben S. Chortkoff, L. Kandel, Pompiliu Ionescu> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1995 Jun 1
28 citations
Subanesthetic Concentrations of Desflurane and Isoflurane Suppress Explicit and Implicit Learning
Charles T. Gonsowski, Ben S. Chortkoff, Edmond I. Eger, Henry L. Bennett, Richard B. Weiskopf> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1995 Mar 1
25 citations
Effect of n-alkane kinetics in rats on potency estimations and the Meyer-Overton hypothesis.
Jin Liu, Michael J. Laster, Shahram Taheri, Edmond I. Eger, Ben S. Chortkoff, Michael J. Halsey> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1994 Dec 1
163 citations
Polyhalogenated and perfluorinated compounds that disobey the Meyer-Overton hypothesis.
Donald D. Koblin, Ben S. Chortkoff, Michael J. Laster, Edmond I. Eger, Michael J. Halsey, Pompiliu Ionescu> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1994 Dec 1
50 citations
Molecular Properties of the “ideal” Inhaled Anesthetic: Studies of Fluorinated Methanes, Ethanes, Propanes, and Butanes
Edmond I. Eger, Jin Liu, Donald D. Koblin, M. J. Laster, Shahram Taheri, Michael J. Halsey, Pompiliu Ionescu, Ben S. Chortkoff, Tomas Hudlicky> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1994 Aug 1
39 citations
A cutoff in potency exists in the perfluoroalkanes.
Jin Liu, Michael J. Laster, Donald D. Koblin, Edmond I. Eger, Michael J. Halsey, Shahram Taheri, Ben S. Chortkoff> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1994 Aug 1
16 citations
Pharmacokinetics do not explain the absence of an anesthetic effect of perfluoropropane or perfluoropentane.
Ben S. Chortkoff, Michael J. Laster, Donald D. Koblin, Shahram Taheri, Edmond I. Eger, Michael J. Halsey> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1994 Aug 1
133 citations
Rapid Increase in Desflurane Concentration Is Associated with Greater Transient Cardiovascular Stimulation Than with Rapid Increase in Isoflurane Concentration in Humans
Richard B. Welskopf, Mark A. Moore, Edmond I. Eger, Mimi Noorani, Lawrence McKay, Ben S. Chortkoff, Paul S. Hart, Michael C. Damask> ;Anesthesiology. 1994 May 1
36 citations
Does Nitrous Oxide Antagonize Isoflurane-induced Suppression of Learning?
Ben S. Chortkoff, H. L Bennett, Edmond I. Eger> ;Anesthesiology. 1993 Oct 1
46 citations
Subanesthetic Concentrations of Isoflurane Suppress Learning as Defined by the Category-Example Task
Ben S. Chortkoff, Henry L. Bennett, Edmond I. Eger> ;Anesthesiology. 1993 Jul 1
11 citations
Delayed pneumothorax following difficult tracheal intubation.
Ben S. Chortkoff, Barry Perlman, Neal H. Cohen> ;Anesthesiology. 1992 Dec 1
19 citations
Frequency of bifurcated muscle fibers in hyperthrophic rat soleus muscle
Mikel H. Snow, Ben S. Chortkoff> ;Muscle & Nerve. 1987 May 1
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Hospital Affiliations

University of Utah HealthSalt Lake City, Utah
George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterSalt Lake City, Utah