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Brent Kidd, M.D.

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Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine

Associate Director Division of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine

Medical Director of Sedation Services, The University of Kansas Health System, Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine

Professional Background

Dr. Brent Kidd is an associate professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, WV and proceeded to complete a residency in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). After residency he pursued additional training in Critical Care Medicine through Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He currently balances his time between practicing in the Cardiothoracic Surgical ICU (CTICU), Cardiac ICU (CICU), and operating room.

Dr. Kidd is an active participant in numerous clinical societies where he is an officer or member of various committees from the local to national levels. His research interest include mechanical circulatory support devices peri-cardiac surgery in addition to ICU quality improvement measures. He currently serves as the Medical Director of Sedation Services for The University of Kansas Health System as well as the Associate Director for the Division of Critical Care Medicine.

Education and Training
  • BS, Cellular/Molecular Biology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • MD, Doctor of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • Internship, Anesthesiology Base Year, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL
  • Residency, Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL
  • Clinical Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
  • Anesthesiology Board Certification, American Board of Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Medicine Board Certification, American Board of Anesthesiology
  • Kansas State Medical License, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
Professional Affiliations
  • Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, Board of Directors, Director, 2023 - Present
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists, Committee on Critical Care Medicine, Member, 2022 - Present
  • Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, Communications Committee, Chair, 2021 - 2023
  • International Anesthesia Research Society, Member, 2014 - Present
  • Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, Member, 2014 - Present
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member, 2014 - Present
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists, Member, 2013 - Present

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