Mary Jane D. Romnek, MD

Specialties

Anesthesiology

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Languages Spoken:

English

Mary Jane “MJ” Romnek, M.D., is a board-certified pediatric and adult anesthesiologist. Dr. Romnek is the chief of anesthesia, where she provides strategic leadership, oversees clinical operations and contributes to cutting-edge clinical research in pediatric anesthesiology.

Dr. Romnek completed her anesthesiologist residency at William Beaumont Health System in Royal Oak, Michigan, as chief resident, then completed her pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Before joining Shriners Children’s Spokane, she worked as chief of the pediatric anesthesia department for Sacred Heart and lead pediatric anesthesiologist at Providence Medical Park.

She uses an evidence-based approach to implement appropriate pediatric recommendations using endotracheal tube sizings, deep extubation practices, common perioperative medications and intraoperative vital signs based on age.

Pediatric Care

Specialty

Anesthesiology
Pediatric Surgery

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More About Me

Board Certifications

American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology - General

Education and Training

Medical Education|Medical College of Wisconsin|Milwaukee|WA||05/17/2013

Residency|William Beaumont Hospital|Royal Oak|MI||06/30/2017

Fellowship|Nationwide Children's Hospital|Columbus|OH||08/24/2018

Academic Positions and Locations

No current Academic Teaching Positions

Leadership and Memberships

2020-2023: Lead pediatric anesthesiologist, Providence Medical Park
2017-Present: Member of Fellow Resident Advisory Council, Nationwide Children's Hospital
2016-2017: Chief resident, Beaumont Health System

Awards and Honors

2017: Recipient of the Richard B. Merkle Award, Beaumont Health System
2015: Recipient of Saluting Our Stars, Beaumont Health System
2015: Winner of poster competition on research, Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists

Academic Works and Presentations

Presentation: Nationwide Children's Hospital; It’s All In Your Head: Reexamining Ketamine’s Use in Patients with Increased Intracranial Pressure (6/2018)
Presentation: Nationwide Children's Hospital; Moyamoya Disease (2017-2018)
Presentation: Nationwide Children's Hospital; Hurler Syndrome (2017-2018)
Presentation/Demonstration: Nationwide Children's Hospital; Jet Ventilation (2017-2018)
Presentation: Morbidity and Mortality Conference; Prolonged Neuromuscular Blockade (03/2016)