LauraBethHemmerMD

Anesthesiology • Chicago, IL

Neuroanesthesiology

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Office
251 E Huron St
Feinberg Pavilion, 5-704
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-926-8105
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Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 2008 - 2009
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 2005 - 2008
Rush University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2007 - 2026
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Clinical Trials

Effect of Remifentanil on Hemodynamic Stability During Placement of a Mayfield Head Fixation Device for Craniotomy Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Terminated
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Multimodal Analgesia and Intraoperative Neuromonitoring.
Kan Ma, John F Bebawy, Laura B Hemmer> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2023 Apr 1
4 citations
Cautionary findings for motor evoked potential monitoring in intracranial aneurysm surgery after a single administration of rocuronium to facilitate tracheal intubation.
Hironobu Hayashi, John F. Bebawy, Antoun Koht, Laura B. Hemmer> ;Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2021 Aug 1
3 citations
Intraoperative-evoked Potential Monitoring: From Homemade to Automated Systems.
Antoun Koht, Laura B. Hemmer> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2019 Jul 1
18 citations
Practice guidelines for the supervising professional: intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring.
Jeffrey H Gertsch, Joseph J Moreira, George R Lee, John D Hastings, Eva Ritzl, Matthew Allan Eccher, Bernard Allan Cohen, Jay L Shils, Michael T McCaffrey, Gene K Balz...> ;Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2019 Apr 1
1 citations
Correction to: Is the new ASNM intraoperative neuromonitoring supervision "guideline" a trustworthy guideline? A commentary (vol 33, pg 185, 2019)
Stanley A. Skinner, Elif Ilgaz Aydinlar, Lawrence Borges, Bob S. Carter, Bradford L. Currier, Vedran Deletis, Charles Dong, John Paul Dormans, Gea Drost, Isabel Fernán...> ;Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2019 Apr 1
Response to: Is the new ASNM intraoperative neuromonitoring supervision "guideline" a trustworthy guideline? A commentary.
Jeffrey H Gertsch, Joseph J Moreira, George R Lee, John D Hastings, Eva Ritzl, Matthew Allan Eccher, Jay L Shils, Gene K Balzer, Jeffrey R Balzer, Willy Boucharel, Lan...> ;Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2019 Apr 1
2 citations
A Case Report of Onyx Pulmonary Arterial Embolism Contributing to Hypoxemia During Awake Craniotomy for Arteriovenous Malformation Resection.
Brian T Tolly, Jenna L Kosky, Antoun Koht, Laura B Hemmer> ;A & A Case Reports. 2017 Feb 15
A Case Report of Onyx Pulmonary Arterial Embolism Contributing to Hypoxemia During Awake Craniotomy for Arteriovenous Malformation Resection.
Tolly, B. T., Kosky, J. L., Koht, A., Hemmer, L. B.> ;A & A case reports. 2016 Nov 5
12 citations
Nicardipine Is Superior to Esmolol for the Management of Postcraniotomy Emergence Hypertension: A Randomized Open-Label Study
John F. Bebawy, Christopher C. Houston, Jenna L. Kosky, Ahmed M. Badri, Laura B. Hemmer, Natalie C. Moreland, Louanne M. Carabini, Antoun Koht, Dhanesh K. Gupta> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2015 Jan 1
22 citations
The Implementation and Efficacy of the Northwestern High Risk Spine Protocol
Carine Zeeni, Louanne M. Carabini, Robert W. Gould, John F. Bebawy, Laura B. Hemmer, Natalie C. Moreland, Tyler R. Koski, Antoun Koht, Michael F. Schafer, Stephen L. O...> ;World Neurosurgery. 2014 Dec 1
2 citations
West Nile virus infection and postoperative neurological symptoms: a case report and review of the literature.
Natalie C. Moreland, Laura B. Hemmer, Antoun Koht> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2014 Aug 1
17 citations
Predicting major adverse cardiac events in spine fusion patients: is the revised cardiac risk index sufficient?
Louanne M. Carabini, Carine Zeeni, Natalie C. Moreland, Robert W. Gould, Laura B. Hemmer, John F. Bebawy, Tyler R. Koski, Jamal McClendon, Antoun Koht, Dhanesh K. Gupta> ;Spine. 2014 Aug 1
39 citations
Development and validation of a generalizable model for predicting major transfusion during spine fusion surgery.
Louanne M. Carabini, Carine Zeeni, Natalie C. Moreland, Robert W. Gould, Michael J. Avram, Laura B. Hemmer, John F. Bebawy, Patrick A. Sugrue, Tyler R. Koski, Antoun K...> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2014 Jul 1
22 citations
Adenosine-induced flow arrest to facilitate intracranial aneurysm clip ligation does not worsen neurologic outcome.
John F. Bebawy, Carine Zeeni, Sonal Sharma, Edina S. Kim, Mark S. DeWood, Laura B. Hemmer, Vijay K. Ramaiah, Bernard R. Bendok, Antoun Koht, Dhanesh K. Gupta> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2013 Nov 1
6 citations
The effect of furosemide on intravascular volume status and electrolytes in patients receiving mannitol: an intraoperative safety analysis.
John F. Bebawy, Vijay K. Ramaiah, Carine Zeeni, Laura B. Hemmer, Antoun Koht, Dhanesh K. Gupta> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2013 Jan 1
27 citations
The incidence of unacceptable movement with motor evoked potentials during craniotomy for aneurysm clipping.
Laura B. Hemmer, Carine Zeeni, John F. Bebawy, Bernard R. Bendok, Mathew A. Cotton, Neil B. Shah, Dhanesh K. Gupta, Antoun Koht> ;World Neurosurgery. 2014 Jan 1
7 citations
Anesthesia implications of waterpipe use
Kimberly L. Kesner, Vijay K. Ramaiah, Laura B. Hemmer, Antoun Koht> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2012 Mar 1
1 citations
Clinical pharmacology of insulin confounds stroke trials.
John F. Bebawy, Vijay K. Ramaiah, Laura B. Hemmer, Dhanesh K. Gupta> ;Annals of Neurology. 2012 Jan 1
1 citations
Generalizations About General Anesthesia: The Unsubstantiated Condemnation of General Anesthesia for Patients Undergoing Intra-arterial Therapy for Anterior Circulatio...
Laura B. Hemmer, Carine Zeeni, Dhanesh K. Gupta> ;Stroke. 2010 Oct 1
8 citations
Trigeminocardiac reflex in the Postanesthesia care unit
Laura B. Hemmer, M Sherif Afifi, Antoun Koht> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2010 May 1
54 citations
Adenosine-induced flow arrest to facilitate intracranial aneurysm clip ligation: dose-response data and safety profile.
John F. Bebawy, Dhanesh K. Gupta, Bernard R. Bendok, Laura B. Hemmer, Carine Zeeni, Michael J. Avram, H. Hunt Batjer, Antoun Koht> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2010 May 1
2 citations
Determining the remifentanil dose-response relationship during craniotomies: the importance of intensity of the stimulus at the time of pharmacodynamic evaluation.
Carine Zeeni, Laura B. Hemmer, Dhanesh K. Gupta, Antoun Koht> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2009 Apr 1
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Professional Memberships

American Society of Anesthesiologists - ASA
Member
Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC)
Member
American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring (ASNM)
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, Illinois