Brent Kidd MD

Critical Care Medicine

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine

Summary

Dr. Brent Kidd is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Kansas Health System. He received his medical degree from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, WV and proceeded to complete a residency in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). After residency he pursued additional training in Critical Care Medicine through Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He currently balances his time between practicing in the Cardiothoracic Surgical ICU (CTICU), Cardiac ICU (CICU), and operating room.

Dr. Kidd is an active participant in numerous clinical societies where he is an officer or member of various committees from the local to national levels. His research interests include mechanical circulatory support devices peri-cardiac surgery in addition to ICU quality improvement measures. He currently serves as the Medical Director of Sedation Services for The University of Kansas Health System as well as the Division Chief for Critical Care Medicine.

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 2017 - 2018
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 2013 - 2017
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineClass of 2013, Doctor of Medicine

PubMed

Outcomes of Patients Requiring VA-ECMO for Cardiogenic Shock and Evaluation of Programmatic Changes.
Brent Kidd, Kimberly Hughes, Tyler Zorn, Jianghua He, Jaromme Kim
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2025-08-01
Management of inhalational injury secondary to prolonged anhydrous ammonia exposure with venovenous ECMO: A case report.
Paul J Fletcher, Brent Kidd, James T Zorn, John Costello
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. 2025-01-01
3 citations
Sustainability of the Subspecialty of Anesthesiology Critical Care: An Expert Consensus and Review of the Literature.
Brigid C Flynn, Megan H Hicks, Craig S Jabaley, Shawn Simmons, Courtney Maxey-Jones
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2024-08-01

Abstracts/Posters

Acute Refractory Hypoxia After Heart Transplantation from Tamponade-Induced Right-to-Left Shunt
L. Patel, B. Kidd, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, 10/2025
Severe Intraoperative Bronchospasm Following Aspiration: A Case Report Requiring VV ECMO
Z. Theiler, T. Notarianni, B. Kidd, Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference, 4/2025
Management of Inhalational Injury Secondary to Anhydrous Ammonia
P. Fletcher, B. Kidd, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, 10/2024

Lectures

Management of Post Cardiac Surgery Vasoplegia
University of Louisville - 11/2022
Management of Post Cardiac Surgery Vasoplegia
Mayo Clinic Arizona - 6/2022
Socioeconomics and Outcomes in Healthcare with Focus on COVID-19
International Anesthesia Research Society Annual Meeting - 5/2021

Statement on Increasing Relevancy and Sustainability of Anesthesiology Critical Care: An Expert ConsensusOctober 2023

Board of Directors, Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA) 2023 - Present
Member, American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Critical Care Medicine (ASA) 2022 - Present
Communications Committee Chair, Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA) 2021 - 2023