WarrenStonSandbergMDPhD

Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Chief of Staff, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
1211 21st Ave South
Medical Arts Bldg., Room 701
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone+1 615-936-1595

Fax+1 615-343-7246
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Summary

Dr. Warren Sandberg is an anesthesiologist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. He is experienced in clinical decision support, electronic health records, health policy, intraoperative monitoring, and perioperative medicine.

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1995 - 1998
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1997 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2010 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2021
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The impact of a medically directed student registered nurse anesthesia staffing model on Postprocedural patient outcomes.
Li, G., Dunworth, B., Higgins, M., Freundlich, R., Rice, M., Sandberg, W., Wanderer, J.> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2024 Jun 1
1 citations
"People, We Have a Problem".
Warren S Sandberg, Andrew Davidson> ;Anesthesiology. 2023 Jun 1
1 citations
Automated feedback modestly improves perioperative treatment adherence of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Calvin L Gruss, Teus H Kappen, Leslie C Fowler, Gen Li, Robert E Freundlich, Matthew D McEvoy, Brian S Rothman, Warren S Sandberg, Jonathan P Wanderer> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2023 Jun 1
13 citations
Association of Time to Surgery After COVID-19 Infection With Risk of Postoperative Cardiovascular Morbidity.
Christina S Boncyk, Kimberly F Rengel, Vivian Doan, Connor Snarskis, Matthew D McEvoy, Karen Y McCarthy, Gen Li, Warren S Sandberg, Robert E Freundlich, Bryant, J.> ;JAMA Network Open. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
Understanding the Accuracy of Clinician Provided Estimated Discharge Dates.
Olivia P Henry, Gen Li, Robert E. Freundlich, Warren S. Sandberg, Jonathan P. Wanderer> ;Journal of Medical Systems. 2022 Jan 1
December Is for Congregation, Celebration, Operation, Recuperation.
Warren S. Sandberg> ;Anesthesiology. 2021 Nov 1
In Response.
Robert E Freundlich, Jonathan P Wanderer, Brian S Rothman, Warren S Sandberg, Jesse M Ehrenfeld> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2020 Apr 1
In Reply.
Shiroh Isono, Warren S Sandberg, Yandong Jiang> ;Anesthesiology. 2016 Dec 1
In response.
Brian T Bateman, Warren S Sandberg> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2014 Dec 1
3 citations
The effect of adding goal-directed hemodynamic management for elective patients in an established enhanced recovery program for colorectal surgery: results of quasi-ex...
Matthew D. McEvoy, Jonathan P. Wanderer, Yaping Shi, Krishnan S. Ramanujan, Timothy M. Geiger, Matthew S. Shotwell, Andrew D. Shaw, Alexander T. Hawkins, Barbara J. Ma...> ;Perioperative Medicine. 2020 Nov 23
Transition from Private to Academic Anesthesia Provision Changes Process and Patient Centered Outcomes in an Ambulatory Surgery Center
Katherine H. Dobie, Vikram Tiwari, Yaping Shi, Matthew S. Shotwell, Warren S. Sandberg> ;Journal of Medical Systems. 2020 Nov 7
4 citations
Patient satisfaction survey scores are not an appropriate metric to differentiate performance among anesthesiologists.
Robert E. Freundlich, Gen Li, Brendan M. Grant, Paul St. Jacques, Warren S. Sandberg, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, Matthew S. Shotwell, Jonathan P. Wanderer> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2020 May 7
29 citations
Pediatric Perioperative Mortality in KenyaA Prospective Cohort Study from 24 Hospitals
Mark W. Newton, Savannah E. Hurt, Matthew D. McEvoy, Yaping Shi, Matthew S. Shotwell, John Kamau, Susane Nabulindo, Zipporah W. W. Ngumi, Warren S. Sandberg, Bantayehu...> ;Anesthesiology. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
CYP2D6 Genotype-guided Metoprolol Therapy in Cardiac Surgery Patients: Rationale and Design of the Pharmacogenetic-guided Metoprolol Management for Postoperative Atria...
Wills C. Dunham, Matthew B. Weinger, Jason Slagle, Mias Pretorius, Ashish S. Shah, Tarek S. Absi, Matthew S. Shotwell, Marc Beller, Erica Thomas, Cindy L. Vnencak-Jone...> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2020 Jan 1
2 citations
A retrospective evaluation of the risk of bias in perioperative temperature metrics.
Robert E. Freundlich, Sara E. Nelson, Yuxuan Qiu, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, Warren S. Sandberg, Jonathan P. Wanderer> ;Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2019 Oct 1
12 citations
An enhanced recovery program in colorectal surgery is associated with decreased organ level rates of complications: a difference-in-differences analysis
Alexander T. Hawkins, Timothy M. Geiger, Adam B. King, Jonathan P. Wanderer, Vikram Tiwari, Roberta L. Muldoon, Molly M. Ford, Roger R. Dmochowski, Warren S. Sandberg,...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2019 Jul 1
7 citations
Prospective Investigation of the Operating Room Time-Out Process
Robert E Freundlich, Catherine M. Bulka, Jonathan P. Wanderer, Brian S. Rothman, Warren S. Sandberg, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2020 Mar 1
2 citations
Prospective randomised trial of the Integrated Pulmonary Index™ in low-acuity inpatients.
Robert E Freundlich, J.P. Walco, D.M. Mueller, Jonathan P. Wanderer, Brian S. Rothman, Matthew S. Shotwell, Warren S. Sandberg, Pratik P. Pandharipande, L.M. Weavind> ;British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2018 Oct 9
2 citations
Workflow Eats Optimum Care for Lunch.
Warren S. Sandberg, Sorin J. Brull> ;Anesthesiology. 2018 Nov 1
3 citations
Implementation of Acceleromyography to Increase Use of Quantitative Neuromuscular Blockade Monitoring: A Quality Improvement Project.
Brent A Dunworth, Warren S. Sandberg, Suzanne Morrison, Calvin Lutz, Jonathan P. Wanderer, John M. O'Donnell> ;AANA Journal. 2018 Aug 1
5 citations
Does a first-case on-time-start initiative achieve its goal by starting the entire process earlier or by tightening the distribution of start times?
Vikram Tiwari, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, Warren S. Sandberg> ;British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2018 Nov 1
Anesthesia Care Handovers and Risk of Adverse Outcomes.
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, Jonathan P. Wanderer, Warren S. Sandberg> ;JAMA. 2018 Jun 5
46 citations
An enhanced recovery program for bariatric surgical patients significantly reduces perioperative opioid consumption and postoperative nausea
Adam B. King, Matthew D. Spann, Patrick M. Jablonski, Jonathan P. Wanderer, Warren S. Sandberg, Matthew D. McEvoy> ;Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2018 Jun 1
4 citations
Implementation and Evaluation of the Z-Score System for Normalizing Residency Evaluations
Jonathan P. Wanderer, Getúlio Rodrigues de Oliveira Filho, Brian S. Rothman, Warren S. Sandberg, Matthew D. McEvoy> ;Anesthesiology. 2018 Jan 1
8 citations
Sources of Variation in Anesthetic Drug Costs.
Jonathan P. Wanderer, Sara E. Nelson, Douglas L. Hester, Matthew S. Shotwell, Warren S. Sandberg, John Anderson-Dam, Douglas E. Raines, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017 Dec 1
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Journal Articles

An Enhanced Recovery Program in Colorectal Surgery Is Associated with Decreased Organ Level Rates of Complications: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis
Alexander T Hawkins, Adam B King, Warren S Sandberg, Timothy M Geiger, Jonathan P Wanderer, Matthew D McEvoy, Roberta L Muldoon, M Benjamin Hopkins, Molly M Ford, Roge..., Surgical Endoscopy
Anesthesia Care Handovers and Risk of Adverse Outcomes
Jonathan P Wanderer, Warren S Sandberg, Jesse M Ehrenfeld, JAMA

Press Mentions

VUMC Launches Enhanced Recovery for Total Joint ReplacementAugust 17th, 2022
Indiana University’s Embí Named Chair of the Department of Biomedical InformaticsSeptember 16th, 2021
VUMC Sees Increase of COVID-19 in Pregnant PatientsAugust 2nd, 2021
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Committees

Member, Task Force on Anesthetic Care for Magnetic Resonance Imaging - American Society of Anesthesiologists, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology 2015 - Present