Arthur M. Boudreaux, M.D.
Rank and Title(s)
- Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
- Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety
- Consultant to the UAB Chief of Staff
- Assistant Secretary, American Society of Anesthesiologists
Clinical Subspecialty and Area(s) of Interest
- ENT / Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
- Difficult Airway Management
- Clinical Ethics Consultation
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Education and Degrees
- Louisiana State University, Medical Doctor, 1980
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Internship in Medicine, 1981
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Anesthesiology Residency, 1983
- Chief Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, 1983
- University of Michigan Business School, Global Leadership in Healthcare Certificate, 2004
Awards and Honors
- Best Doctors in America
- The Academy of Anesthesiology
- AAAA Distinguished Service by a Physician Award, American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
- Teacher of the Year, Department of Anesthesiology, UAB
- Top Ten Teachers of the Year, Department of Anesthesiology, UAB
- Alpha Omega Alpha
Professional Societies
- American Society of Anesthesiologists, Assistant Secretary
- The Academy of Anesthesiology
- The American College of Physician Executives
- International Anesthesia Research Society
- Alabama State Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Medical Association
- Medical Association of the State of Alabama
- Jefferson County Medical Society
- Jefferson County Society of Anesthesiologists
- UAB Anesthesia Alumni Association (President, 1987)
- Society for Education in Anesthesia
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Recent Publications
- Boudreaux, AM. Commentary on Liang, BA. Special doctor's docket. Lethal injection: policy considerations for medicine. J Clin Anesthesia. 2006 Sep; 18(6):466-470.
- Boyce JR, Peters GE, Carroll WR, Magnuson JS, McCrory A, Boudreaux AM. Preemptive vessel dilator cricothyrotomy aids in the management of upper airway obstruction. Can J Anaesth. 2005 Aug-Sep;52(7):765-9
- Boudreaux, AM: Medical Ethics; 39 (3) International Anesthesiology Clinics, Book Review. Anesth Analg 94:1046-1047, 2002.
- Boudreaux AM, Tilden SJ. Ethical dilemmas for pediatric surgical patients. Anesthesiol Clin North America. 2002 Mar;20(1):227-40
- Boudreaux, AM: Administrative update: What's in a strategic plan? ASA Newsletter, September, 2007.
- Boudreaux, AM: Administrative update: What's in it for me? ASA Newsletter, 10 (9) October, 2006.
- Boudreaux, AM: Volunteerism Begins at Home. ASA Newsletter, 10 (8) September, 2006.
- Boudreaux, AM: Committee on the Anesthesia Care Team - A Committee for All. ASA Newsletter, 69 (3) March, 2005.
- Boudreaux, A and Zerwas, J: State Regulatory Issues in AA Practice. ASA Newsletter, 67 (3) March, 2003.