Kimberly H. Babiash, M.D., MBA

Professional Background

Dr. Babiash, MD, MBA is a Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetric Anesthesia Clinical Site Director. She is the Simulation Director of Anesthesiology at the University of Kansas - Wichita Health System.

Dr. Babiash completed medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She completed her residency in the specialty of anesthesiology in 2010 at Kansas University Graduate School of Medicine - Wichita. Dr. Babiash currently serves as the Obstetric Anesthesia Medical Director at Wesley Medical Center. She has been in private practice as a board-certified anesthesiologist with Mid-Continent Anesthesiology Chartered since 2010.

• BBA, Business Administration , Texas Tech University , Lubbock, TX
• MBA, Master in Business Administration with emphasis on Healthcare Organization Management, Texas Tech University School of Business, Lubbock, TX
• MD, Doctor of Medicine, Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX
• Residency, Anesthesiology , University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, Wichita, KS

• Society of Obstetrics and Perinatology , Society of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Member, 2019 - Present
• OB Collaborative Committee, OB Collaborative Committee, Member, 2017 - Present
• American Society of Anesthesiology Political Action Committee, American Society of Anesthesiology Political Action Committee, Member, 2007 - Present
• American Society of Anesthesiology , American Society of Anesthesiology , Member, 2006 - Present

Research

Overview

Dr. Babiash has published several peer-reviewed scholarly articles in the field of obstetric anesthesiology. She has several studies pending IRB approval surrounding peripartum anticoagulation and tranexamic acid use in the parturient.

• Malinovic, Matea, Babiash, Kimberly, Newton, Felecia. 2023. Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthetic Management of Delivery for Marfan Syndrome: Case Report. Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 13 (1), 106-108. https://doi.org/10.4103/joacc.joacc_31_22
• Babiash, Kimberly . 2015. Prospective randomized equivalence trial comparing the analgesic efficacy of Ofirmev (intravenous acetaminphen) compared to 1.5 gram dose of oral acetaminophen for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
• Harrington, Ross, Babiash, Kimberly. 2022. Obstetric Point of Care Echocardiography. Kansas Journal of Medicine, 441-442