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Department of Anesthesiology

James D. Kindscher, MD

Chair
Medical Director, Operating Rooms
Director, Liver Transplantation Anesthesia Professor

jkindsch@kumc.edu


Bachelor's Graceland College
Medical School University of Kansas School of Medicine, 1982
Internship University of Kansas Medical Center
Residency University of Kansas Medical Center
Professional affiliations

American Medical Association; American Society of Anesthesiologists; International Anesthesia Research Society; Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists; The International Liver Transplantation Society; American Association of Clinical Directors (AACD)

Clinical and Professional Interests Dr. Kindscher is particularly interested in liver transplantation and hepatic disease. He is Operating room director and enjoys the challenges of OR management. He has been an invited lecturer to various forums discussing transfusion medicine. Dr. Kindscher is past-president of the American Association of Clinical Directors, the Kansas Society of Anesthesiology’s and the Kansas City Society of Anesthesiologists. He is a delegate to the ASA House of Delegates, alternate director for Kansas, and an oral board examiner for the American board of Anesthesiology. He authored the chapter on operating room management in the latest edition of Miller’s Anesthesiology.
Research Interests Coagulation, transfusion, blood products and oxygen-carrying solutions, liver transplantation.