StephenO.HeardMD

Anesthesiology • Worcester, MA

Critical Care Medicine

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Office
55 Lake Ave N
Department of Anesthesiology
Worcester, MA 01655
Phone+1 508-334-3271

Fax+1 508-856-5911
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Summary

Dr. Stephen Heard, MD is a board certified anesthesiologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts, Vermont, and Florida. He is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center.

Education & Training

University of FloridaFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 1983 - 1984
Newton-Wellesley HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1980 - 2025
VT State Medical License 2011 - 2016
TX State Medical License 1978 - 1989
FL State Medical License 1981 - 1985
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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J Aaron Scott, Stephen O Heard, Maksim Zayaruzny, J Matthias Walz> ;Chest. 2020 Dec 1
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J Aaron Scott, Stephen O Heard, Maksim Zayaruzny, J Matthias Walz> ;Chest. 2020 Jun 1
18 citations
Airway Management in Critical Illness: An Update
J. Aaron Scott, Stephen O. Heard, Maksim Zayaruzny, J. Matthias Walz> ;Chest. 2020 Apr 1
1 citations
RE: Preventability of hospital onset bacterermia and fungemia: A pilot study of potential healthcare-associated infection outcome measure, by Dantes et al (2019).
Anna M. Civitarese, Eric Ruggieri, J. Mattias Walz, Deborah Ann Mack, Stephen O. Heard, Michael E. Mitchell, Craig M. Lilly, Karen E. Landry, Richard T. Ellison> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2019 Jul 25
15 citations
Efficacy and Tolerability of Adjunctive Intravenous Sodium Nitroprusside Treatment for Outpatients With Schizophrenia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Hannah E. Brown, Oliver Freudenreich, Xiaoduo Fan, Stephen O. Heard, Donald C. Goff, George Petrides, Amy Harrington, John M. Kane, Heidi Judge, Bettina B. Hoeppner, M...> ;JAMA Psychiatry. 2019 Jul 1
1 citations
Should the Ramped Position Be “Sniffed at” in the ICU?
J. Aaron Scott, J. Matthias Walz, Stephen O. Heard> ;Chest. 2017 Oct 1
18 citations
Self‐Reported Function More Informative than Frailty Phenotype in Predicting Adverse Postoperative Course in Older Adults
Alok Kapoor, Theofilos Matheos, Matthias Walz, Christine M. McDonough, Abiramy Maheswaran, Evan Ruppell, Deeqo Mohamud, Nicholas Shaffer, Yanhua Zhou, Shubjeet Kaur, S...> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2017 Sep 19
12 citations
A 10-Year Review of Total Hospital-Onset ICU Bloodstream Infections at an Academic Medical Center.
Anna M. Civitarese, Eric Ruggieri, J. Matthias Walz, Deborah Ann Mack, Stephen O. Heard, Michael E. Mitchell, Craig M. Lilly, Karen E. Landry, Richard T. Ellison> ;Chest. 2017 May 1
1 citations
Microvascular response to transfusion in elective spine surgery
J. Matthias Walz, Ottokar Stundner, Federico P. Girardi, Bruce A. Barton, Aimee R Koll-Desrosiers, Stephen O. Heard, Stavros G. Memtsoudis> ;World Journal of Orthopedics. 2017 Jan 18
29 citations
Frequency of Hand Decontamination of Intraoperative Providers and Reduction of Postoperative Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Novel H...
Matthew D. Koff, Jeremiah R. Brown, Emily J. Marshall, A. James O'Malley, Jens Jensen, Stephen O. Heard, Karen J. Longtine, Melissa A. O'Neill, Jaclyn K. Longtine, Don...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2016 Jun 7
23 citations
Life After Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia: A Case Report of a Patient 30 Months After Diagnosis and Review of the Literature
Catherine M. Kuza, Theofilos Matheos, Deirdre Kathman, Stephen O. Heard> ;Journal of Critical Care. 2016 Feb 1
11 citations
The Modified Apnea Test During Brain Death Determination An Alternative in Patients With Hypoxia
Aditi Ahlawat, Raphael A. Carandang, Stephen O. Heard, Susanne Muehlschlegel> ;Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2016 Jan 1
3 citations
Reply to Bauer and Goff
Eleftherios Mylonakis, Cornelius J. Clancy, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Kevin W. Garey, George Alangaden, Jose A. Vazquez, Jeffrey S. Groeger, Marc A. Judson, Yuka Marie V...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015 Aug 1
23 citations
The bundle "plus": the effect of a multidisciplinary team approach to eradicate central line-associated bloodstream infections.
J. Matthias Walz, Richard T. Ellison, Deborah Ann Mack, Helen M. Flaherty, John K. McIlwaine, Kathleen G. Whyte, Karen E. Landry, Stephen P. Baker, Stephen O. Heard> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2015 Apr 1
27 citations
Hand hygiene knowledge and perceptions among anesthesia providers.
Patrick G. Fernandez, Randy W. Loftus, Thomas M. Dodds, Matthew D. Koff, Sundara Reddy, Stephen O. Heard, Michael L. Beach, Mark P. Yeager, Jeremiah R. Brown> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2015 Apr 1
23 citations
The dynamics of Enterococcus transmission from bacterial reservoirs commonly encountered by anesthesia providers
Randy W. Loftus, Matthew D. Koff, Jeremiah R. Brown, Hetal M. Patel, Jens Jensen, Sundara Reddy, Kathryn L. Ruoff, Stephen O. Heard, Mark P. Yeager, Thomas M. Dodds> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2015 Apr 1
31 citations
Transmission dynamics of gram-negative bacterial pathogens in the anesthesia work area
Randy W. Loftus, Jeremiah R. Brown, Hetal M. Patel, Matthew D. Koff, Jens Jensen, Sundara Reddy, Kathryn L. Ruoff, Stephen O. Heard, Thomas M. Dodds, Michael L. Beach,...> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2015 Apr 1
36 citations
The epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus transmission in the anesthesia work area.
Randy W. Loftus, Matthew D. Koff, Jeremiah Brown, Hetal M. Patel, Jens Jensen, Sundara Reddy, Kathryn L. Ruoff, Stephen O. Heard, Mark P. Yeager, Thomas M. Dodds> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2015 Apr 1
263 citations
T2 Magnetic Resonance Assay for the Rapid Diagnosis of Candidemia in Whole Blood: A Clinical Trial
Eleftherios Mylonakis, Cornelius J. Clancy, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Kevin W. Garey, George Alangaden, Jose A. Vazquez, Jeffrey S. Groeger, Marc A. Judson, Yuka Marie V...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015 Mar 15
5 citations
Blood Transfusions May Have Limited Effect on Muscle Oxygenation After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Stavros G. Memtsoudis, Thomas Danninger, Ottokar Stundner, Daniel Yoo, Federico P. Girardi, Friedrich Boettner, Isabelle Kao, Kara G. Fields, Michael K. Urban, Stephen...> ;HSS Journal. 2015 Jul 1
7 citations
Effects of an In-House Coordinator and Practitioner Referral Rather Than Proxy Referral on Tissue Donation Rates
Justin A. Caramiciu, Janice P. Adams, Brendan P. McKown, Corinne D. French, Eric Ruggieri, Stephen O. Heard> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2014 Jun 1
30 citations
An evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of the 1991 American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine and the 2001 Society of Critical Care Medic...
Huifang Zhao, Stephen O. Heard, Marie Mullen, Sybil L. Crawford, Robert J. Goldberg, Gyorgy Frendl, Craig M. Lilly> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2012 Jun 1
97 citations
Multiple reservoirs contribute to intraoperative bacterial transmission.
Randy W. Loftus, Jeremiah R. Brown, Matthew D. Koff, Sundara Reddy, Stephen O. Heard, Hetal M. Patel, Patrick G. Fernandez, Michael L. Beach, Howard L. Corwin, Jens Je...> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2012 Mar 30
2226 citations
Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.
Naomi P O'Grady, Mary Alexander, Lillian A Burns, E Patchen Dellinger, Jeffrey Garland, Stephen O Heard, Pamela A Lipsett, Henry Masur, Leonard A Mermel, Michele L Pea...> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2011 May 1
2499 citations
Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.
Naomi P O'Grady, Mary Alexander, Lillian A Burns, E Patchen Dellinger, Jeffrey Garland, Stephen O Heard, Pamela A Lipsett, Henry Masur, Leonard A Mermel, Michele L Pea...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2011 May 1
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Press Mentions

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Hospital Affiliations

UMass Memorial Medical CenterWorcester, Massachusetts