Dr. Daryl Kerr
Assistant ProfessorBiography
Dr. Kerr was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He received his medical degree from St. George’s University in Grenada. He went on to complete his residency in Anesthesiology at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. During his final year he was elected and served as Chief Resident for the Department of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Kerr thereafter completed two subspecialty fellowships in Critical Care Medicine and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Duke University in 2021 and 2022. He achieved certification from the National Board of Echocardiography as a diplomate in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography.
His areas of research interest include RV dysfunction in cardiac surgery, mechanical circulatory support and heart transplant recipients; improved cardiac surgery outcomes; and opiate-sparing anesthesia in cardiac surgery.
Publications
Raghunathan K, Kerr D, Xian Y, McCarthy G, Habib R, Nicoara A, Zhang S, Rankin JS, Shaw AD. Cerebral Oximetry During Adult Cardiac Surgery Is Associated With Improved Postoperative Outcomes. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Sep 1, 36. (9): p.3529-3542, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.04.022.
Honours and Awards
2022 Early Career Investigator Award - Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
2021 & 2022 Best of Meeting Abstract - Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
2019 Chief Resident of Anesthesiology - Rush University Medical Center
Global Leadership
2018 - present Member, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
Expertise
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Critical Care Medicine
Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
Current Research / Research Interests
RV dysfunction in Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
Opiate-sparing Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery
