John Alexander, M.D.

Dr. John C. Alexander is board-certified in both Anesthesiology and Pain Management.  He completed his undergraduate training at Texas A&M University where he was a summa cum laude graduate with a B.S. in Biomedical Science.  He then attended medical school at UT Southwestern, graduating with an M.D. with Distinction in Research and was the M.T. Pepper Jenkins Outstanding Medical Student in Anesthesiology.  He completed his residency in Anesthesiology at UT Southwestern, and then his fellowship in Pain Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. He also completed a Masters in Business Administration from UT Dallas with a focus in healthcare leadership and management.

Dr. Alexander's primary research and clinical interests lie in interventional pain management and regional anesthesia. He serves as the Medical Director of the Regional Anesthesia Service as well as Pain Services at Parkland Hospital. He also served as the 2018-19 President of the UT Southwestern Faculty Senate.

Medical School

UT Southwestern Medical School (2005)

Residency

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2008), Anesthesiology

Fellowship

University of Cincinnati Medical Center (2010), Pain Medicine

Graduate School

UT Dallas/Naveen Jindal School of Management (2017)

Other Post Graduate Training

UT Dallas/Naveen Jindal School of Management (2017)

• Regional anesthesia techniques and outcomes
• Role of technology innovation in anesthesia practice

Featured Publications

Safety of Erector Spinae Plane Blocks in Patients With Chest Wall Trauma on VTE Prophylaxis.

Dultz LA, Ma R, Dumas RP, Grant JL, Park C, Alexander JC, Gasanova I, Cripps MW, J Surg Res 2021 Feb 263 124-129

The present and future role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in anesthesiology.

Alexander JC, Romito BT, Çobanoglu MC, Int Anesthesiol Clin 2020 Aug

Perioperative use of opioids: Current controversies and concerns.

Alexander JC, Patel B, Joshi GP, Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2019 Sep 33 3 341-351

Ultrasound-guided suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartment block versus periarticular infiltration for pain management after total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.

Gasanova I, Alexander JC, Estrera K, Wells J, Sunna M, Minhajuddin A, Joshi GP Reg Anesth Pain Med 2019 Feb 44 2 206-211

Comparison of smartphone application-based vital sign monitors without external hardware versus those used in clinical practice: a prospective trial.

Alexander JC, Minhajuddin A, Joshi GP J Clin Monit Comput 2016 May

Analgesic utilization before and after rescheduling of hydrocodone in a large academic level 1 trauma center.

Schultz S, Chamberlain C, Vulcan M, Rana H, Patel B, Alexander JC J Opioid Manag 2016 Mar-Apr 12 2 119-22

Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Surgical Site Infiltration for Pain Management After Open Total Abdominal Hysterectomy.

Gasanova I, Alexander J, Ogunnaike B, Hamid C, Rogers D, Minhajuddin A, Joshi GP Anesth. Analg. 2015 Aug

Erector spinae plane block versus thoracic paravertebral block for pain management after total bilateral mastectomies.

Stewart JW, Ringqvist J, Wooldridge RD, Farr DE, Sunna M, Schulz C, Alexander JC, Minhajuddin A, Gasanova I, Joshi GP, Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2021 Sep 34 5 571-574

Think Before You Administer: Is Routine Benzodiazepine Premedication Before Endoscopy in Adults Necessary?

Alexander JC, Joshi GP, Anesth. Analg. 2020 Sep 131 3 738-740

A review of the anesthetic implications of marijuana use.

Alexander JC, Joshi GP, Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2019 Jul 32 3 364-371

 Featured Books

Cervical Pain. In Handbook of Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability Disorders in the Workplace

Alexander J, Rana H, Epps W (2014). New York, NY, Springer

• Faculty of the Year
  UT Southwestern Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management (2019)
• Fellowship Faculty of the Year 2017 - Pain Management
  UT Southwestern Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management (2017)

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (2009)
• American Society of Regional Anesthesia (2016)