Sara Guzman-Reyes, M.D.

Professor
Department Of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Chief – Acute Pain Management
Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth

Email:   [email protected]
Phone:  713-566-5971

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

“The purpose of life is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, and to have it make some difference.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am committed to making a difference in the lives and minds of the future generation of physicians and other students that aspire to obtain a higher level of education.

  • My focus is to help the learner or mentee recognize their potential and the obstacle that may be hindering their advancement.
  • My mission is to mentor and teach others while positively influencing not only to reach up for help but also to reach out and mentor someone else.
  • I aim to lead by example optimizing patient outcomes through improved communication and teamwork and promoting a culture of safety and excellence at the McGovern School and the hospitals we serve.
  • To be a McGovern School of Medicine Ambassador in the community and to stimulate the underrepresented minorities to achieve their maximal potential.

PAST AND CURRENT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • McGovern School of Medicine Admissions Committee
  • Society Leader for the Becky and Ralph S. O’Connor McGovern Medical School Society
  • Department of Anesthesiology Assistant Program Director
  • Residency Recruitment Committee
  • Residency Clinical Competency Committee
  • Resident Education Committee
  • Team STEPPS Master Facilitator
  • Creating Pain Champions – LBJ Hospital
  • Anesthesia Technician Certification – MHH and LBJ
  • I prepared and facilitate lectures for anesthesia residents, SRNAs, AAs, nursing staff, and anesthesia technicians
  • Served as a coordinator for an MD Anderson community outreach program for cancer prevention
  • Organize CPR and AED training certification as well as community CPR.
  • “ Five minutes with your health” Once a month I present on different topics of interest to the community such as breast, colon, prostate and cervical cancer awareness, making healthy choices with our diet, exercise and the impact of obesity on our health and our society.

HONORS/AWARDS/APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Instructor of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016) UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology
  • Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18) UTHealth McGovern Medical School
  • UT Best Faculty Awards (2013) UTHealth McGovern Medical School
  • LBJ Champion of the Quarter (Aug 2018) Harris Health System, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
  • Member UTHealth McGovern Medical School Academy of Master Educators

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Critical Care Ultrasound: Phillip Plumb, MBBS; “Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia in the intensive care unit” 2014.
  • BAER Review Book: Williams, E. and Williams, G. –
  • Anesth Analg. 2018 Aug; 127(2):e32. “More on Fatigue Mitigation for Anesthesiology Residents”
  • Regional Anesthesia and the Difficult Airway: Hagberg and Benumof’s 4th ed. “Airway Man8agement” 2018
  • Gumbert SD, Normand KC, Artime CA, Nwokolo OO, Williams GW, Guzman-Reyes S, et al. Reliability of a faculty evaluated scoring system for anesthesiology resident applicants (Original Investigation). J Clin Anesth 2016: 31; 131-6
  • Gumbert SD, Guzman-Reyes S, Pivalizza EG. More About the Role of USMLE Step 1 Scores in Resident Selection. Acad Med 2016: 91; 1469