Dr. Charles D. Boucek, MD, FACP, FASA

Expert Publications

• More on nasal jewelry.
• Alternative route transfusion for transplantation surgery in patients lacking accessible veins.
• Dextromethorphan poisoning reversed by naloxone.
• Anesthesia for bone marrow harvesting in the prone position in a patient with preexisting pericardial tamponade.
• Multicenter study of general anesthesia. I. Design and patient demography.
• Multicenter study of general anesthesia. II. Results.
• Anesthesia Management for Palliative Surgery of Massive Hepatic Metastatic Melanoma.
• Blood in the mouth.
• Emergency equipment in labor suite.

Media Releases

Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Charles D. Boucek, who serves patients in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

A seasoned anesthesiologist, Dr. Boucek is an Associate Professor and Departmental Grand Rounds Director within the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Montefiore. His areas of clinical interest include anesthesia for organ transplantation, including liver, kidney, intestine, pancreas, and multivisceral transplantation anesthesiology; alternative route transfusion; and human factors in health care delivery and patient safety.

UPMC Montefiore was founded as Montefiore Hospital in 1908, thanks to the efforts of the Ladies Hospital Aid Society (LHAS). Today, UPMC Montefiore is part of UPMC Presbyterian, which is a medical-surgical referral hospital and a site of ongoing research and graduate programs providing specialized medical care to patients from the tristate area and throughout the world.

Graduating with his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Chicago and University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Boucek went on to earn his medical degree from the Temple University School of Medicine in 1983. He completed his residency in internal medicine at UPMC Presbyterian, and his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh Health Science Center.

As a testament of his continued education, the doctor is board-certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care. Its mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology.

Moreover, he is board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Achieving fellowship status, Dr. Boucek is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), and Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA).

Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. In addition to basic measurements such as pulse, blood pressure, and temperature, they measure the patient’s respiration.

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