Background
Porembka, David Thomas was born on November 28, 1953 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States.
Anesthesia and surgery educator
Porembka, David Thomas was born on November 28, 1953 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Biology/Chemistry cum laude, U. Pittsburgh, 1975; Doctor of Osteopathy, Michigan State University, 1981.
Intern, Botsford General Hospital, Detroit, 1981-1982;
anesthesiology resident, Botsford General Hospital, Detroit, 1982-1983;
anesthesiology resident, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1984-1986;
anesthesiology chief fellow, surgical intensive care medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1986-1987;
clinical fellow A, Surgical Intensive Care Unit research associate, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1987-1988;
associate professor clinical anesthesiology, critical care medicine, University Cincinnati College of Medicine, since 1988;
associate director trauma/surgical intensive care unit, Department Anesthesiology, University Cincinnati College of Medicine, since 1988;
director transesophageal echocardiography, University Cincinnati College of Medicine, since 1988;
acting director cardiac anesthesia, University Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1989-1990, 90-;
assistant professor clinical surgery, University Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1990-1993;
associate professor of anesthesia, University Cincinnati College of Medicine, since 1993;
associate professor of surgery, University Cincinnati College of Medicine, since 1994. Anesthesiology research associate, department anesthesiology University Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) School of Medicine, 1977-1978. Consultant Baxter-Edwards, Advanced Technology laboratories.
Visiting professor, presenter and lecturer in field.
Fellow Society Critical Care Medicine (chair anesthesia section since 1995, program committee since 1993, workforce committee since 1994, continuing education committee since 1994, multidisciplinary review board since 1994), College Chest Physicians. Member American College Chest Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society Anesthesiology, American Society Critical Care Anesthesiologists, American Society Echocardiography, International Anesthesia Research Society, Michigan Society Critical Care Medicine, Ohio Society Anesthesiologists, Society Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (education committee since 1990), Cincinnati Society Anesthesiology. M C.
M. Diane Irene Siefert. Children: Daniela, Nathanael, Anna, Sarah.