Brian J. Gelfand MD

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Vanderbilt University

3601 The Vanderbilt ClinicNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-2000
Fax+1 615-936-0605

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, 2007 - 2008
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2004 - 2007
Maine Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1996
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

NH State Medical License 2002 - Present
TN State Medical License 2016 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2018
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2013
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2012
GA State Medical License 2001 - 2007
ME State Medical License Active through 1998
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Advancing Strategies to Optimise the PerIopeRativE Management of PostOperative Nausea and Vomiting (ASPIRE-PONV) study: rationale and design for a sequential, repeated...
Ellen G Stallings, Jonathan P Wanderer, Mark Balavage, Christopher Patrick Henson, Leslie Fowler
BMJ Open. 2026-02-10
The Vanderbilt Enhanced Recovery After Lung Transplantation: Program Development and Implementation.
Miklos D Kertai, Claire M Adkins, Ahmad U Sabeeh, Deirdre A Nelsen, Crystal G Parrish
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2025-12-01
Physicians-in-training and advanced practice providers perceptions in managing perioperative obstructive sleep apnea: a multi-institutional survey.
M Melanie Lyons, Dennis H Auckley, Babak Mokhlesi, Jean G Charchaflieh, John V Myers
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2025-05-01