University of California San Francisco

John R. Feiner - 144
John
Feiner
MD

Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care

Address

521 Parnassus Avenue, #4C1
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States

Email: [email protected]
Fax: 415-476-9516

    Biography

    My research addresses clinical questions by studying human subjects or patients. I collaborate with other faculty in the department on my research and provide expertise in the following areas: data analysis and statistics; mathematical modeling; data acquisition programming; human studies; respiratory physiology.

    My research involvement has included multiple different projects:

    •    Accuracy of pulse oximetry, including determination of methemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, and the accuracy of cerebral oximetry.
    •    Organ transplantation and efforts to improve the quality of cadaveric organs.
    •    Acute normovolemic hemodilution to study the tolerance of acute anemia, as a way to examine red cell transfusion thresholds.  Additionally, we have used this model to study other issues in transfusion, including TRALI.
    •    The utility of somatosensory and motor evoked potential, which are used in major spine surgery to assess the integrity of spinal cord function.
    •    The physiology of breathholding and drug-induced apnea.
    •    High altitude physiology
    •    Clinical effects of neuromuscular blockade

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2019
    University of California, San Francisco Residency School of Medicine

    Board Certifications

    American Board of Anesthesiology

    Clinical Expertise

    Kidney Transplantation

    Liver Transplantation

    Pancreas Transplantation

    Clinical Trials

    1. Related Conditions: Hypoxia| Start Date: | End Date:
    2. Related Conditions: Hypoxia| Start Date: | End Date:
    3. Related Conditions: High Altitude| Start Date: | End Date:
    4. Related Conditions: Muscle Relaxation, Sex| Start Date: | End Date:

    Program Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation

    Research Interests

    Hypoxic ventilatory drive at altitude

    Apnea with remifentanil and propofol

    Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury

    Neuromonitoring in Spine Anesthesia

    Pulse oximeter accuracy

    Physiology of acute anemia

    Predictors of kidney and liver donor organ function

    View Research Profile at UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 91
    1. Pediatric Distraction on Induction of Anesthesia With Virtual Reality and Perioperative Anxiolysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
      Jung MJ, Libaw JS, Ma K, Whitlock EL, Feiner JR, Sinskey JL| | PubMed
    2. "Silent" Presentation of Hypoxemia and Cardiorespiratory Compensation in COVID-19.
      Bickler PE, Feiner JR, Lipnick MS, McKleroy W| | PubMed
    3. The Association Between Vena Cava Implantation Technique and Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplantation.
      Hannon V, Kothari RP, Zhang L, Bokoch MP, Hill R, Roll GR, Mello A, Feiner JR, Liu KD, Niemann CU, Adelmann D| | PubMed
    4. New Method of Destroying Waste Anesthetic Gases Using Gas-Phase Photochemistry.
      Rauchenwald V, Rollins MD, Ryan SM, Voronov A, Feiner JR, Šarka K, Johnson MS| | PubMed
    5. A Comparison of Spinal Anesthesia Versus Monitored Anesthesia Care With Local Anesthesia in Minimally Invasive Fetal Surgery.
      Ferschl MB, Feiner J, Vu L, Smith D, Rollins MD| | PubMed
    6. Response to Burtscher re: "Increased Cytokines at High Altitude: Lack of Effect of Ibuprofen on Acute Mountain Sickness, Physiological Variables, or Cytokine Levels".
      Bickler P, Feiner JR, Lundeberg J| | PubMed
    7. The reliability of motor evoked potentials to predict dorsiflexion injuries during lumbosacral deformity surgery: importance of multiple myotomal monitoring.
      Lieberman JA, Lyon R, Jasiukaitis P, Berven SH, Burch S, Feiner J| | PubMed
    8. Increased Cytokines at High Altitude: Lack of Effect of Ibuprofen on Acute Mountain Sickness, Physiological Variables, or Cytokine Levels.
      Lundeberg J, Feiner JR, Schober A, Sall JW, Eilers H, Bickler PE| | PubMed
    9. Correction to: Changes in transcranial motor evoked potentials during hemorrhage are associated with increased serum propofol concentrations.
      Lieberman JA, Feiner J, Rollins M, Lyon R, Jasiukaitis P| | PubMed
    10. Intraoperative Management of Liver Transplant Patients Without the Routine Use of Renal Replacement Therapy.
      Adelmann D, Olmos A, Liu LL, Feiner JR, Roll GR, Burdine L, Tavakol M, Syed S, Orandi BJ, Niemann CU| | PubMed