John Tetzlaff, M.D.
| Appointed: |
1988 |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Languages: |
English |
General Anesthesiology
Section Head, Acute Perioperative Care
Associate Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program
Director, Center for Anesthesiology Education
Biographical Sketch
John E. Tetzlaff, MD, is Vice-Chair of the Anesthesiology Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He is also Director of the F.G. Estafanous Center for Anesthesiology Education and Program Director for the Anesthesiology residency programs. Dr. Tetzlaff is full Professor of Anesthesiology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.
Dr. Tetzlaff graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1979. Residency training in anesthesiology was at the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va., achieving board certification in 1986.
Dr. Tetzlaff is active in all aspects of education, including undergraduate, residency and continuing medical education. He has numerous publications, including two books and the usual mix of chapters, manuscripts and abstracts. His research interests are in regional anesthesia, orthopedic anesthesia, local anesthetic pharmacology, assessment of competency and anesthesiology education. He serves as a reviewer or editorial board member for seven journals. He is Chair of the Lerner College of Medicine Medical Student Promotion and Review Committee and is Director of Clinical Assessment for the college.
Education & Fellowships
| Medical School: | Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
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| Internship: | Naval Medical Center, Rotating Surgical, Portsmouth, VA |
| Residency: | Naval Medical Center, Anesthesiology, Portsmouth, VA |
| Residency: | Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital, Orthopedics, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency: | EMH Regional Medical Center, Orthopedics, Elyria, OH |
| Fellowship: | National Naval Medical Center, Cardiac Anesthesia, Bethesda, MD |
| Fellowship: | Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Washington, DC |
| Fellowship: | Eastern Virginia Medical School, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Norfolk, VA |
| Fellowship: | Naval Medical Center, Obstetric Anesthesia, Portsmouth, VA |
| Other Education: | (Undergraduate) Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
Certifications
Specialty Interests
Acute postoperative pain management, anesthesia for major abdominal and vascular surgery, anesthesia for orthopedic surgery, anesthesia recovery,
education, education in anesthesia, education in anesthesiology, general and ambulatory anesthesia, general and vascular anesthesiology,
general anesthesia, graduate/medical student education, malignant hyperthermia, orthopaedic anesthesia, perioperative anesthesia evaluation
perioperative management, perioperative medicine, physician teaching and training, preoperative assessment, preoperative evaluation, regional anesthesia, regional anesthesia and research, regional anesthesiology, residency training, resident education, resident teaching.
Industry Relationships
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Royalty Payments. Dr. Tetzlaff has the right to receive royalty payments for inventions or discoveries related to the companies shown below:
- Prompte, LLC
- Whittmanhart
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