Welcome to the Division of Transplant Anesthesia
The Division of Transplant Anesthesia provides anesthesia for liver, kidney, pancreas and islet cell transplants. Division members have special expertise in the management of these complex cases including medical evaluation, invasive monitoring and blood management. The Transplant Anesthesia physicians and nurse anesthetists are proud members of the Hume-Lee Transplant Center team.
Faculty
Catherine Cooper, M.D.
Associate Professor
Catherine Cooper, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.A. Psychology, University of North Carolina
Graduate: M.D., University of North Carolina
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Virginia
Interests: Transplant, Vascular, Preoperative Evaluation, Safety & Quality Assurance
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Michael Fowler, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor
Michael Fowler, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor
Undergraduate: B.A. (Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina)
Graduate: M.B.A. (Mercer Univ); MD (St. George’s Univ School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Interests: Transplant Anesthesia, Neuro Anesthesia, Non OR Anesthesia
Phone: 804-828-2207
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: michael.fowler@vcuhealth.org
John Burgner, M.D.
Assistant Professor
John Burgner, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Director of PACU; Assistant Professor; Advisor to Anesthesiology Student Interest Group
Undergraduate: B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Graduate: M.D., Indiana University
Residency: Anesthesiology, Indiana University
Interests: Acute Pain Management, Liver Transplant
Email: john.burgner@vcuhealth.org
Spencer Liebman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Spencer Liebman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S.-Biology (Trinity College, Hartford CT)
Graduate: M.D. (State University of New York Downstate, College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY)
Residencies: Internal Medicine (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, J Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program); Anesthesiology (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA)
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia (VCU School of Medicine)
Interests: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Bryant Tran, M.D.
Associate Professor
Bryant Tran, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor; Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Director
Undergraduate: B.S., Wake Forest University
Graduate: M.D., Wake Forest University
Internship: Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Virginia
Fellowship: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Stanford University
Interests: Regional Anesthesia, Transplant Anesthesia, Acute Pain Management
Email: bryant.tran@vcuhealth.org
Brian J. Cocchiola, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Brian J. Cocchiola, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Biomedical Science, Lynchburg College
Graduate: M.D., St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
Residency: Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Interests: General Anesthesia, Transplant Anesthesia, Trauma
Geoffrey Fisher, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Geoffrey Fisher, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Mechanical Engineering (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas)
Graduate: M.S., Mechanical Engineering (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas); M.D. (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Interests: Transplant Anesthesia, TEE for non-cardiac Surgery
