Jeffrey Astbury, MD,CSNS,FACC,FASE,FASA,MSBE,CATE,CPE,CSAS,MSEE
- Position: Vice Chairman for Cardiovascular Services and the Director of Perioperative
- Primary Specialty: Anesthesiology
About Astbury
BHS Employees - this physician is part of the PHO organization.
Notable Achievements
- Met virtually with the “Future Women in Medicine Club” about preparing for a medical career, how to excel academically and finding your career path (November 11, 2020).
- Mentored physicians in Perioperative Echocardiography (1997-present).
- Initiated and developed the usage of the Jet ventilator for atrial fibrillation ablation procedures (2017).
- Educated physicians of guiding atrial transseptal puncture (2016-17).
- Developed Guidelines and Recommendations for Performing Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access (2020).
- Reviewer for CASE (Cardiovascular Imaging Case Reports). Reviewed four case reports since August 2020: “Cardiac Echinococcosis Associated Other Organ Involvement”, “Successful MitraClip Implantation in a Barlow’s Valve”, “An Abnormal Echocardiographic Connection Complicating Perioperative Planning” and “Traumatic Injury to Both Atrioventricular Valves”.
- 94-98 percentile in volume units worked as compared to other US anesthesiologists according to GMA data.
- Member of COVID Management Task Force 2020-21, Butler Memorial Hospital.
- Created a new optimized central line kit with includes a wire-guided scalpel (GuideBlade, 2021-2022).
- First Class of physicians certified in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) in 1999.
- 7th anesthesiologist to be named a Fellow in the American Society of Echocardiography in 2004.
- Double-Board Certified (Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography and Adult Transesophageal Echocardiography).
- First physician to be certified/recertified five times by the National Board of Echocardiography (2019). PTE exam (1999), Re-PTE exam (2008 and 2019), ASCeXAM (2002) and Re-ASCeXAM (2015).
Additional Certifications
- Diplomate, Adult Transesophageal Echocardiography, National Board of Echocardiography
- Diplomate, Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography - National Board of Echocardiography
Affiliations
Butler Memorial Hospital
Education
- College
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Master of Science - Biomedical Engineering
University of Pennsylvania; Electrical Engineering - University of PIttsburgh
- Medical School
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA
- Internship
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UPMC Mercy
Pittsburgh, PA
- Residency
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Anesthesiology Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
- Fellowship
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Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
- Board Certification
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology
- Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography
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Transesophageal Echocardiography
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
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Cardiac Anesthesiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Publications
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Achieving Excellence in Perioperative Echocardiography for Non-Academic Practices
- Author: Dr. Jeffrey Astbury and Dr. Alina Nicoara
Published an Article in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography July 2021
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Technical Communication: Use of a Wire-Guided Scalpel to Facilitate Central Catheter Insertion
- Author: Dr. Jacob Rauchwerger, Dr. Michael Serle and Dr. Jeffrey C. Astbury
Published an article in the journal Vascular Specialist International August 2021
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American Society of Echocardiography for 2021-2022
Appointed to the Steering Committee for the Council on Perioperative Echocardiography
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Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Cannulation
2018
Presenter/Faculty at the American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
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Mitral Regurgitation: Understanding Mechanisms and Grading Severity
2019
Presenter/Faculty at the American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
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Case Report: “Massive Lipomatous Hypertrophy”
Presenter/Faculty at the American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
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ASE COPE Panel Discussion-Excellence in Intraoperative Echocardiography in a busy clinical practice
2020
Presenter/Faculty at the American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
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ASE COPE Panel Discussion-Getting Involved in the American Society of Echocardiography
2021
Presenter/Faculty at the American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021