Sean Torin Runnels MD

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Utah School of Medicine

50 N Medical DrSalt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone+1 801-581-6393

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Education & Training

University of Utah HealthResidency, Anesthesiology, 1999 - 2002
Swedish Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1997 - 1998
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 1997

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Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2002 - Present
UT State Medical License 1999 - 2028
IA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
NM State Medical License 2005 - 2007
AZ State Medical License 2005 - 2006
WA State Medical License 1997 - 1998
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite (with Beaker), Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Pediatric anesthesia outreach in low and middle-income countries: Models, motives, and moral misalignments.
Sean T Runnels, Francoise Nizeyimana, Jennifer E O'Flaherty
Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2024-09-01
An Online Calculator to Better Understand the Impact of False-Negative COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction Test Results in the Context of Anesthesia Providers.
Sean Runnels, John Pearson, Jon D. Samuels, Rohan K. Panchamia
JMIR Perioperative Medicine. 2021-04-14
19 citations
Factors Influencing the Choice of Anesthesia as a Career by Undergraduates of the University of Rwanda.
Denise M. Chan, Rex Wong, Sean Runnels, Epaphrodite Muhizi, Craig D. McClain
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2016-08-01

Press Mentions

Lessons Learned from Running ICUs in Disaster ZonesApril 13th, 2020
Some Hospitals in New York Are Pushed to Financial Brink by Surge of Coronavirus PatientsApril 13th, 2020