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Brent Kidd, M.D.

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Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine

Division Chief for Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine

Medical Director of Sedation Services, The University of Kansas Health System, Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine

Professional Background

Dr. Brent Kidd is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Kansas Health System. He received his medical degree from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, WV and proceeded to complete a residency in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). After residency he pursued additional training in Critical Care Medicine through Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He currently balances his time between practicing in the Cardiothoracic Surgical ICU (CTICU), Cardiac ICU (CICU), and operating room.

Dr. Kidd is an active participant in numerous clinical societies where he is an officer or member of various committees from the local to national levels. His research interests include mechanical circulatory support devices peri-cardiac surgery in addition to ICU quality improvement measures. He currently serves as the Medical Director of Sedation Services for The University of Kansas Health System as well as the Division Chief for Critical Care Medicine.

Education and Training
  • BS, Cellular/Molecular Biology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • MD, Doctor of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • Internship, Anesthesiology Base Year, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL
  • Residency, Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL
  • Clinical Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
  • Anesthesiology Board Certification, American Board of Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Medicine Board Certification, American Board of Anesthesiology
  • Kansas State Medical License, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
Professional Affiliations
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists, Educational Track Subcommittee on Critical Care, Member, 2024 - Present
  • Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, Board of Directors, Director, 2023 - Present
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists, Committee on Critical Care Medicine, Member, 2022 - Present
  • Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, Communications Committee, Chair, 2021 - 2023
  • International Anesthesia Research Society, Member, 2014 - Present
  • Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, Member, 2014 - Present
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine, Member, 2014 - Present
Selected Publications
  • Kidd B, Hughes K, Zorn T, He J, Kim J, Whisenhunt M, Flynn B. 2025. Outcomes of Patients Requiring VA-ECMO for Cardiogenic Shock and Evaluation of Programmatic Changes. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 39 (8), 2095-2101. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2025.04.025
  • Fletcher P, Kidd B, Zorn J, Costello J. 2025. Management of inhalational injury secondary to prolonged anhydrous ammonia exposure with venovenous ECMO: A case report. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2050313X251327670?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
  • Flynn B, Hicks M, Jabaley C, Simmons S, Maxey-Jones C, Moitra V, Brown D, Khanna A, Kidd B, Chow J, Golhar S, Hemati K, Ben-Jacob T, Kaufman M, Cobas M, Nurok M, Williams G, Nunnally M. 2024. Sustainability of the Subspecialty of Anesthesiology Critical Care: An Expert Consensus and Review of the Literature. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 38 (8), 1753-1759. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2024.04.011
  • Zaky A, Younan D, Meers B, Miller D, Melvin R, Benz D, Davies J, Kidd B, Mathru M, Tolwani A. 2024. A pilot study to explore patterns and predictors of delayed kidney decline after cardiopulmonary bypass. Scientific Reports. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10954642/
  • Wallisch WJ, Kidd B, Shen L, Hammer R, Siscel J. 2023. Coagulopathy and Emergent Reversal of Anticoagulation. Anesthesiology Clinics, 41 (1), 249-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anclin.2022.10.006
  • Kidd Brent, Flynn Brigid. 2021. Pro: 24/7 In-House Intensivist Coverage in the CTICU. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 35 (11), 3434-3436. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2021.07.025
  • Kidd Brent, Sutherland Lauren, Jabaley Craig, Flynn Brigid. 2022. Efficacy, Safety, and Strategies for Recombinant-Activated Factor VII in Cardiac Surgical Bleeding: A Narrative Review. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 36 (4), 1157-1168. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2021.03.021
  • Abudan A, Kidd B, Hild P, Gupta. 2021. Obstruction of the inferior vena cava following bicaval orthotopic heart transplantation: a case series. European Heart Journal Case Reports, Volume 5 (Issue 2). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7954254/
  • Zaky A, Younan DS, Meers B, Davies J, Pereira S, Melvin RL, Kidd B, Morgan C, Tolwani A, Pittet JF. 2020. End-of-Procedure Volume Responsiveness Defined by the Passive Leg Raise Test Is Not Associated With Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. https://www.jcvaonline.com/article/S1053-0770(20)31201-5/fulltext
  • Kidd B, Flynn BC. 2020. Repurposing in 2020: Teaching Old Drugs New Tricks. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 34 (7), 1771-1773. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2020.02.026