Efrain Riveros Perez

Associate Professor

Efrain Riveros Perez

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Bio

Born and raised in Colombia, I went to medical school, residency and fellowship in Colombia. Retrained in Anesthesiology and obstetric anesthesia in the US

  • (706) 721-7361
  • BI-2125

Education

  • MD, Medicine Xavier Pontifical University, 1995

Certifications

  • DEAL Drug Enforcement Admin, 2024

  • ACL aha, 2019

  • BLS aha, 2019

  • PHY GA Composite Medical Brd, 2016

  • ABAANES GA Composite Medical Brd, 2016

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • RANE 5000

    Anesthesiology
  • ANES 5011

    Anesthesiology Externship

Teaching Interests

Supervision, journey from clinician to medical teacher, resident wellness, learning approaches

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Effect of table inclination angle on videolaryngoscopy and direct laryngoscopy: Operator's muscle activation and laryngeal exposure analysis, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Operating room relay strategy for turnover time improvement: A quality improvement project, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Gender gap: A qualitative study of women and leadership acquisition in anesthesiology, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Anxiety in anesthesia providers during coronavirus disease 19 pandemic: Insights into perception of harm a cross-sectional study, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Obstetric anesthesia, education, airway management, cardiovascular physiology