Michael Benson, M.D., M.A.

  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Assistant Residency Program Director, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Benson attended Kalamazoo College for his undergraduate education. He was a high school teacher in Chicago Public Schools for 2 years prior to going to medical school. He attended medical school at Loyola University and completed residency and two fellowships at the University of Utah. Interests lie in resident education, perioperative echocardiography, liver transplant anesthesia, and OB anesthesia. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, skiing, and camping. 

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2014, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

  • Residency

    • University of Utah - Anesthesiology

  • Fellowship

    • University of Utah - Perioperative Echocardiography
    • University of Utah - Cardiac Anesthesia

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Anesthesiology - Diplomat
    • NBE Adult Level III Comprehensive Echocardiography - Testamur
    • NBE Advanced Perioperative Esophageal Echocardiography - Testamur

Memberships and associations:

  • ASA
  • OSA

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Selected publications

  • Wollenberg, M., McConville, S., Sonja, I., Schulman, P.,Khoradashi, M., Benson, M. (2022).Perioperative PoCUS: Beyond the Big 4. International Anesthesiology Clinics. 60(3) 65-73.
  • Benson, M., Morrissey C., Silverton, N., Zimmerman, J. (2019). Strain Imaging: An Everyday Tool for the Perioperative Echocardiographer. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, S1053-0770(19), 31206-6.
  • Benson, M., Morrissey, C., Silverton, N. (2019). Speckle Tracking Strain Echocardiography: On Its Way into the Operating Room. Curr Anesthesiology Rep.
  • Benson, A., Benson, M., and Luke, A. (2019) Assessment of Maternal Referral Systems used for a Rural Zambian Hospital: The Development of Setting Specific Protocols for the Identification of Complications. African Health Sciences 19.1 (2019): 1536-1543.
  • Benson, M., Benson, AE., Lee, J., Lew, J., and Porth, J. Case Presentation. General Anesthesia for Urgent Cesarean Section in a Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Anesthesiology News (2018).
  • Benson, M. and Morrissey, C. (2024). Chapter 2: 2-Dimensional Evaluation. A Practical Approach to Transesophageal Echocardiography. Pending Publication
  • Papke, S., Benson, M., Zimmerman, J. (2023). Non-cardiac Surgery in the Cardiac Patient. Pending publication.

Publications