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Scott McLaren, M.D.

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Clinical Assistant Professor, KUMC, Wichita - Anesthesiology
smclaren@kumc.edu

Professional Background

Dr. Scott McLaren is a member of the Anesthesia Consulting Services located at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital.

Dr. Scott McLaren is a Clinical Assistant Professor through the University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita Anesthesiology department. Dr. McLaren received his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and subsequently complete his Anesthesiology Residency in Wichita, KS. After residency, he travelled to Cincinnati, Ohio to complete a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Prior to his current employment with Anesthesia Consulting Services in Wichita (September 2019 - present), he worked at Saint Luke's Hospital on the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri for 5 years, where he divided his time between the ICUs and operating rooms. He was the director of the Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute and also worked shifts covering the Medical, Surgical, Trauma, and Coronary ICUs. When not working as an intensivist, he is a clinical anesthesiologist as well as a core faculty for the residency program. As well as working as a clinical anesthesiologist with ACS, Dr. McLaren is also a part of the Acute Stroke Response Team with Ascension Via Christi.

Education and Training
  • BS, Human Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
  • MD, Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
  • Residency, Anesthesiology, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, Kansas
  • Clinical Fellowship, Critical Care, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
  • Medical License, Kansas Board of Healing Arts
Selected Publications
  • McLaren, Scott, Walker, J, Yates, Christine, Silkey, Beryl. 2013. Implementing a Standardized Anesthesiology Handoff in the Operating Room
  • Choudhry, Vineet, Smith, R.S., Helmer, Steve, Abbott, Lindsay, McLaren, Scott. 2008. The Safety and Efficacy of Hypertonic Saline Solution in Resuscitation of Trauma and ICU Patients
  • 2023. Locked-in presentation of Guillain-Barre Syndrome following SARS-COVID-19 infection. Kansas Journal of Medicine, 16 (2), 151-152