Dr. Kay Bo Leissner M.D., PH.D,
Anesthesiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Anesthesiology
1400 Vfw Pkwy West Roxbury MA, 02132About
Dr. Kay Leissner practices Pediatric Anesthesiology in West Roxbury, MA. As a pediatric anesthesiologist, Dr. Leissner treats children who have experienced an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery or a procedure. Pediatric anesthesiologists are qualified to evaluate complex problems and plan a safe anesthetic for each child. Through special training and experience, pediatric anesthesiologists provide the safest care for infants and children undergoing anesthesia.
Education and Training
Georg-August University Faculty Medicine, Gottingen, Germany 1999
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Endoscopic saphenous vein harvest: severe hypercarbia.
- Anesthesia implications of blast injury.
- Acute back pain and paresthesia after femoral venous catheter placement.
- Retrograde intubation with epidural catheter and Cook airway exchange catheter.
- Out-of-hospital esophageal and endobronchial intubations performed by emergency physicians.
- Intubation with simultaneous use of the GlideScope and the Trachlight.
- Physiology and pathophysiology at high altitude: considerations for the anesthesiologist.
- Left atrial dissection and intramural hematoma after aortic valve replacement.
- Respiratory perioperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
- A prospective, blinded evaluation of a video-assisted '4-stage approach' during undergraduate student practical skills training.
- Use of the GlideScope®-Ranger for pre-hospital intubations by anaesthesia trained emergency physicians - an observational study.
- Prehabilitation for the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Patient.
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