Philip Greilich, M.D. Professor School Medical School Department Anesthesiology & Pain Management You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Download Curriculum Vitae Philip E. Greilich, MD, is a Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Management and serves as a Quality Officer for the Executive Vice President for Health System Affairs. Dr. Greilich is a practicing cardiovascular anesthesiologist involved in quality, safety and health services research. He received his B.A from Texas A&M University, M.D. from Texas Tech University School of Medicine and underwent residency and sub-specialty training at the Medical College of Virginia/VCU. He received advance training in healthcare delivery from the Intermountain Institute of Healthcare Quality and Research and will complete an executive program (M.Sc) in Healthcare Leadership and Management at the Naveen Jindal School of Management (UT Dallas) in 2018. Dr. Greilich’s research focuses on understanding the influence of patient, provider and organizational ergonomics on outcomes when implementing and diffusing best practices. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Departments of Defense and Veterans’ Affairs, among others. Nationally, he serves on the Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Steering Committee for the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists and is the Founding Chair the Multi-Center Perioperative Handover Collaborative. Education Medical School Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (1987) Internship UT Medical Branch at Galveston (1988), Internal Medicine Residency Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (1992), Anesthesiology Fellowship Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (1992), Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Research Interest Development of high reliability teams Implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices Organizational ergonomics Quality, safety and outcomes education Publications Featured Publications Leveraging the Science of Teamwork to Sustain Handoff Improvements in Cardiovascular Surgery. Keebler JR, Lynch I, Ngo F, Phelps E, Huang N, Guttman O, Preble R, Minhajuddin AT, Gamez N, Wanat-Hawthorne A, Landgraf K, Minnis E, Gisick L, McBroom M, Ambardekar A, Olson D, Greilich PE, Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2023 Aug 49 8 373-383 Improving Perioperative Handoffs: Moving Beyond Standardized Checklists and Protocols. Abraham J, Rosen M, Greilich PE, Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2023 Aug 49 8 341-344 The debrief imperative: building teaming competencies and team effectiveness. Tannenbaum SI, Greilich PE, BMJ Qual Saf 2023 Mar 32 3 125-128 Perioperative Blood Conservation: Guidelines to Practice. Kwak J, Wilkey AL, Abdalla M, Joshi R, Roman PEF, Greilich PE, Adv Anesth 2019 Dec 37 1-34 An Implementation Science Approach to Handoff Redesign in a Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit. Geoffrion TR, Lynch I, Hsu W, Phelps E, Minhajuddin A, Tsai E, Timmons A, Greilich PE, Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2019 Nov Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Improvement Advisory for Management of Perioperative Bleeding and Hemostasis in Cardiac Surgery Patients. Raphael J, Mazer CD, Subramani S, Schroeder A, Abdalla M, Ferreira R, Roman PE, Patel N, Welsby I, Greilich PE, Harvey R, Ranucci M, Heller LB, Boer C, Wilkey A, Hill SE, Nuttall GA, Palvadi RR, Patel PA, Wilkey B, Gaitan B, Hill SS, Kwak J, Klick J, Bollen BA, Shore-Lesserson L, Abernathy J, Schwann N, Lau WT, Anesth. Analg. 2019 Oct Consensus Recommendations for the Conduct, Training, Implementation, and Research of Perioperative Handoffs. Agarwala AV, Lane-Fall MB, Greilich PE, Burden AR, Ambardekar AP, Banerjee A, Barbeito A, Bryson TD, Greenberg S, Lorinc AN, Lynch IP, Pukenas E, Cooper JB, Anesth. Analg. 2019 May 128 5 e71-e78 Diffusing Innovation and Best Practice in Health Care. Greilich PE, Phelps ME, Daniel W Anesthesiol Clin 2018 Mar 36 1 127-141 The effect of epsilon-aminocaproic acid and aprotinin on fibrinolysis and blood loss in patients undergoing primary, isolated coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, noninferiority trial. Greilich PE, Jessen ME, Satyanarayana N, Whitten CW, Nuttall GA, Beckham JM, Wall MH, Butterworth JF Anesth. Analg. 2009 Jul 109 1 15-24 Handoffs and the challenges to implementing teamwork training in the perioperative environment. Paquette S, Kilcullen M, Hoffman O, Hernandez J, Mehta A, Salas E, Greilich PE, Front Psychol 2023 14 1187262 Results 1-10 of 23 1 2 3 Next Last Honors & Awards Academy for Performance Excellence Platinum Level in Quality ImprovementInducted based on contributions to advancing quality, safety and outcomes education, scholarship and mentoring (2023) UT System Kenneth I. Shine, MD Academy of Health Science EducationInducted based on contributions to advancing clinical and health system science education (2023) Fellow, Clinical Safety & Effectiveness, University of Texas Heathcare SystemElected based on contributions to improving clinical safety and effectiveness at UT Southwestern Medical Center (2014) Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography (FASE)Elected based on contributions to intraoperative echocardiography education and service (2007) Fellow, American Heart Association (FAHA)Elected based on contributions to cardiovascular medicine (2002) Association of University AnesthesiologistsElected based on contribution to academic medicine (2001) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Heart Association (1995) American Medical Association (1995) American Society of Anesthesiology (1989) American Society of Echocardiography (1998) Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (2016) Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (1992)
