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Bret Alvis, MD, Anesthesiology, Nashville, TN, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

BretAlvisMD

Anesthesiology Nashville, TN

Critical Care Medicine

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Bret Alvis is an anesthesiologist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and has been in practice 8 years. He specializes in critical care medicine.

Education & Training

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 2013 - 2014
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 2009 - 2013
  • University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
    University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 2009
  • University of Iowa
    University of IowaB.S., Exercise Science, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2011 - 2026
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Golden Apple Award Vanderbilt University, 2015
  • Resident Award in Critical Care Medicine Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, 2013
  • Distinguished Achievement Award as Chief Resident Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, 2013

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Peripheral Venous Waveform Analysis (PIVA) Predicting Hospital Readmission for Acute Heart Failure  
    Merrick Miles, MD, Bret D Alvis, MD, Kyle HOcking, PhD, Franz Baudenbacher, PhD, Christy Guth, MD, JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD, Colleen Brophy, MD, Susan Eagle, MD, Journal of Cardiac Failure, 1/1/2018
  • Peripheral Intravenous Analysis (PIVA) of Venous Waveforms for Volume Assessment in Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis  
    Hocking KM, Alvis BD, Baudenbacher F, Boyer R, Brophy CM, Beer I, Eagle S, British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1/1/2017
  • Novel use of pulse oximetry with an oral airway and a disposable pulse oximetry sensor in a critically ill burn patient during debridement and grafting: a case report  
    Bergman L, Eagle S, Alvis BD, Jacobs Journal of Anesthesiology and Research, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis (NIVA) Detects Acute Blood Loss in Spontaneously Breathing Healthy Human Blood Donors.
    Alvis BD, International Anesthesia Research Society, Chicago, IL, 1/29/2018
  • Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis (NIVA) Detects Acute Blood Loss in Spontaneously Breathing Healthy Human Blood Donors.
    Alvis BD, Association of University Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/27/2018
  • Peripheral Venous Waveform Assessment (PIVA) Predicting Hospital Readmission for Acute Heart Failure.
    Alvis, BD, Miles, M, Helmer-Sobey, J, Hocking, K, Brophy, C, Eagle S, Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2018
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Lectures

  • Peripheral Venous Waveform Analysis (PIVA) Predicting Hospital Readmission for Acute Heart Failure. 
    San Antonio, TX - 1/27/2018
  • Non-Invasive Waveform Analysis (NIVA) for Volume Assessment in Children Undergoing Craniotomy. 
    San Antonio, TX - 1/26/2018
  • Enhanced Recovery after Surgery: Total Hip and Knee Replacement. 
    Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1/15/2018
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Other

  • Perioperative Delirium: making sense of all the confusion. 
    Alvis BD, Hughes CG, ASA Refresher, American Association of Anesthesiologists
    1/1/2017
  • Evaluation of a Novel Non-Invasive Volume Assessment Device Created to Observe the Effects of Intravascular Volume on Vascular Waveform Harmonics of Human Subjects: A ... 
    Alvis BD, Miles M, Hocking K, Eagle S
    1/1/2016
  • Intravascular Volume Status Assessment in Congestive Heart Failure Patients using Peripheral Intravenous Waveform Analysis. 
    Miles M, Alvis BD, Eagle S, Hocking K
    1/1/2016

Press Mentions

  • Study Finds Similar Success Rates with Two Devices for Breathing Tube Placement
    Study Finds Similar Success Rates with Two Devices for Breathing Tube PlacementDecember 15th, 2021

Hospital Affiliations