Dr. Douglas B Coursin MD
Anesthesiologist | Critical Care Medicine
600 Highland Ave Madison WI, 53792About
Dr. Douglas Coursin is an anesthesiologist practicing in Madison, WI. Dr. Coursin ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Coursin also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Albany Medical College - Union University 1976
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Critical Care Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Critical care outcomes in the United Kingdom: sobering wake-up call or stability of the lamppost?
- Enzymatic microassay of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate using L-tyrosine apodecarboxylase and L-(1-14C) tyrosine.
- Phlegmasia cerulea dolens with compartment syndrome: a complication of femoral vein catheterization.
- Perioperative management of selected endocrine disorders.
- The effect of pyridoxine hydrochloride on blood serotonin and pyridoxal phosphate contents in hyperactive children.
- Use of propofol and other nonbenzodiazepine sedatives in the intensive care unit.
- Corticosteroid supplementation for adrenal insufficiency.
- The shortage of anesthesiologists--and other medical specialists.
- Avoidance behavior in vitamin B-6 deficient rats.
- ICU echocardiography: should we use it in a heart beat?
- Immunolocalization of antioxidant enzymes and isozymes of glutathione S-transferase in normal rat lung.
- Intramuscular paraldehyde for artificial sleep.
- Distribution of pyridoxal-5-phosphate in human blood between the cells and the plasma: effect of oral administration of pyridoxine on the ratio in Down's and hyperactive patients.
- Distribution of pyridoxal-5-phosphate in human blood between the cells and the plasma: effect of oral administration of pyridoxine on the ratio in Down's and hyperactive patients.
- Convulsive seizures in infants with pyridoxine-deficient diet.
Awards
- 2011, 2011 Best Doctors in America
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