Faculty
Dr. Andrew Wormsbecker
Dr. Andrew Wormsbecker
Clinical Instructor
| University or Institution | Degree | Subject Area | Dates |
| University of British Columbia | BSc | Microbiology and Immunology | September 2003-May 2007 |
| University of British Columbia | MD | Doctor of Medicine | September 2007-May 2011 |
Continuing Education or Training
| University or Institution | Rank or Title | Dates |
| University of British Columbia | Internal Medicine Resident | July 2011-June 2014 |
| University of British Columbia | Critical Care Fellow | July 2014-June 2016 |
| Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Addenbrooke’s Hospital) | Neurocritical Care Senior Fellow | November 2016-April 2017 |
Continuing Medical Education
| University or Institution | Type | Detail | Dates | |
| 1 | Society of Critical Care Medicine | Society Meetings Attended | San Francisco, CA (2014) and Phoenix, AZ (2015) | 2014, 2015 |
| 2 | American Board of Internal Medicine | Forum on Medical Education | Attended as representative of UBC medical school | 2010 |
| 3 | Vancouver Atrial Fibrillation Symposium | Conference | Attendee and co- creator of slides for one of the presenters on NOACS | 2011 |
| 4 | Canadian Critical Care Conference | Conference | Annual critical care conference in Whistler, BC | 2015, 2016, 2018 |
| 5 | Canadian Critical Care Conference ECMO Simulation Workshop | Day workshop | Hands on experience with ELSO-course instructors and demonstration circuits | 2015 |
| 6 | Canadian Critical Care Forum | Conference | Annual critical care conference in Toronto, ON | 2015,2019 |
| 7 | Royal Columbian Hospital GIM Journal Club | Journal Club | Monthly internal medicine journal club | February 2018-present |
| 8 | Royal Columbian Hospital Medicine Rounds | Rounds | Weekly rounds from medical subspecialties | April 2018-present |
| 9 | Royal Columbian Hospital Respirology Rounds | Rounds | Weekly rounds on respirology topics | April 2018-present |
| 10 | American Seminars Institute CME | Conference | 2019 Critical Care Update | 2019 |
| 11 | Royal Columbian Hospital Trauma Grand Rounds | Rounds | Trauma Rounds attended average 1 every 2 months | 2019, 2019 |
Professional Qualifications
| 1 | LMCC Part 1 – 2010 |
| 2 | LMCC Part 2 – 2012 |
| 3 | CPR-HCP- 2007-present |
| 4 | ACLS – 2010- present |
| 5 | ATLS- 2014-present |
| 6 | ATLS Instructor – 2015-present |
| 7 | FRCPC (Internal Medicine) – 2015 |
| 8 | FRCPC (Adult Critical Care Medicine) – 2016 |
| 9 | PQI Fundamentals – 2020 |
| 1. | REFEREED PUBLICATIONS |
| (a) | Journals
Guenego A, Lucas L, Gory B, Richard S, Aubertin M, Weisenburger-Lile D, Labreuche J, Dargazanli C, Benali A, Bourcier R, Detraz L, Vannier S, Guillen M, Eugene F, Walker G, Lun R, Wormsbecker A, Ducroux C, Piotin M, Blanc R, Consoli A, Lapergue B, Fahed R; ETIS investigators. Thrombectomy for Comatose Patients with Basilar Artery Occlusion : A Multicenter Study. Clin Neuroradiol. 2021 Mar 11. doi: 10.1007/s00062-021-01001-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33704508. Baseline characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care units in Vancouver, Canada: a case series. Anish R. Mitra, Nicholas A. Fergusson, Elisa Lloyd-Smith, Andrew Wormsbecker, Denise Foster, Andrei Karpov, Sarah Crowe, Greg Haljan, Dean R. Chittock, Hussein D. Kanji, Mypinder S. Sekhon and Donald E.G. Griesdale CMAJ June 29, 2020 192 (26) E694-E701; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200794
Wormsbecker A, Sekhon M, Griesdale D, Wiskar K, and Rush B. The association between anemia and neurological outcome in hypoxic ischemic brain injury after cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. Epub Dec 19, 2016. 112:11-16 Rush B, Wormsbecker A, Berger L, Wiskar K, Sekhon M and Griesdale DE. Optic nerve sheath diameter on computed tomography is not predictive of neurological status post cardiac arrest. CJEM. 2016 Aug 12:1-5. Rush B, Wormsbecker AJ, Stenstrom R, Kassen B. Moxifloxacin use and its association on the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in an inner city emergency department. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Epub Sept 23, 2015. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.07.044 Wormsbecker AJ, Sweet DD, Mann SL, Wang SY, Pudek MR, and Chen LY. Conditions associated with extreme hyperferritinemia (>3000 mg/L) in adults. Intern Med J. 2015 Aug: 45(8):828-33 Kadatz M, Kapeluto J, Wormsbecker A, Sidhu K and Yoshida E. Screening, detecting, and enhancing the yield of previously undiagnosed Hepatitis B and C in patients with acute medical admissions to hospital: A pilot project undertaken at the Vancouver General Hospital. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Jun;28(6):315-8. |
| (b) | Conference Proceedings |
| 2. | NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS |
| (a) | Journals |
| Kadatz M, Kapeluto J, Sidhu K, Wormsbecker A, and Yoshida E. Adopting the “seek and treat” model for hepatitis B and Hepatitis C: the Vancouver General Hospital Experience. CMAJ Online eLetters 2012. http://www.cmaj.ca/content/184/18/1971/reply#cmaj_el_713844
El Masri H, Himmel M, Wlodarska M and Wormsbecker A. The effects of Plecanthrus barbatus derived Forskolin on cyclic 3’ 5’ adenosine monophosphate levels measured as B-galactosidase activity and on glucose transport in Escherichia coli B23. J Exp Microbiol and Immunol. 2007. 11:30-34. |
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| (b) | Conference Proceedings |
| (c) | Other |
| 3. | BOOKS |
| (a) | Authored |
| (b) | Edited |
| (c) | Chapters
Wormsbecker A, Griesdale DE. Fluid Management. Gupta and Gelb’s Essentials of Neuroanesthesia and Neurointensive Care 2nd Ed Cambridge University Press. 2018.
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| 4. | PATENTS |
| 5. | SPECIAL COPYRIGHTS |
| 6. | ARTISTIC WORKS, PERFORMANCES, DESIGNS |
| 7. | OTHER WORKS |
| Videos | |
| Presentations | |
| Radio & TV Programs | |
| 8. | WORK SUBMITTED (including publisher and date of submission) |
| 9. | WORK IN PROGRESS
(including degree of completion) |
| Use of Ketamine to protect the brain from damage following Cardiac Arrest
Authors: M. Ornowska, A. Wormsbecker, T. Leung, I. Khan, G. Medvedev – Manuscript editing prior to submission |
AWARDS
Awards for Scholarship (indicate name of award, awarding organizations, date)
| 1 | UBC Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Award for Clinical Excellence, 2016 | |
| 2 | Summer Student Research Grant, Mach-Gaensslen Foundation of Canada, 2009 | |
| 3 | MD Students Tuition Bursary, 2008-2009 | |
| 4 | C.C. and Betty Chong Entrance Scholarship in Medicine, 2007 | |
| 5 | Pacific Command Award, Royal Canadian Legion Kamloops Branch, 2007-2010 | |
| 6 | Khaki University and YMCA Memorial Fund Bursary, 2007 | |
| 7 | Undergraduate Scholarship Program, 2003-2007 | |
| 8 | Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Provincial Millennium Scholarship, 2003-2007 |
| Granting
agency |
Subject | Duration
mo/yy to mo/yy |
Principal Investigator | Co-PI(s) |
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Fraser Centre BC Support Unit
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Pilot RCT: Impact of Ketamine on Neurological Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest | Jan 1, 2020-Jan 31, 2021 | George Medvedev | Andrew Wormsbecker, Idan Khan, Marlena Ornowska, Timothy Leung |
(a) Areas of special interest and accomplishments
| 1 | Didactic teaching on TBI each week on ICU service + bedside sessions 2018-present | |
| 2 | Multimodal monitoring in traumatic brain injury – 2016-present | |
| 3 | Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury – 2016-present | |
| 4 | Internal Medicine Academic Half Day Lecturer – “Recognizing the Critically Ill patient” – July 2014, Feb 2018 | |
| 5 | Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) course instructor – 2014, 2015 | |
| 6 | UBC Surgery “CRASH” course instructor on respiratory failure – 2014 | |
| 7 | Extreme Hyperferritinemia in Adults – published research paper, presented at Hematology Department Rounds 2013 | |
| 8 | Clinical procedures instruction for Internal Medicine junior residents – 2012-2014 |
(b) Courses Taught at UBC:
| Year | Course Number | Description | Total Number of Scheduled Hours | Class Size | Hours Taught | |||
| Lectures | Tutorials | Labs | Other | |||||
| 2018 | MEDD412 | Clinical Skills – Ultrasound sessions | 8 | 8-12 | 8 | |||
| 2018 | MEDD422 | Clinical Skills – ultrasound, cardiac exam, integrated skills | 8 | 8-12 | 8 | |||
(c) Students supervised:
| Student Name | Program Type | Program Details | Year | Supervisory Role | Current Position/Awards | |
| Start | Finish | |||||
(d) Continuing Education Activities
| Description of Activity | Venue (City/Country) | Dates | |
| 1 | RCH Medicine Grand Rounds – COVID-19 Critical Care | New Westminster | May 1, 2020 |
| 2 | RCH Trauma Grand Rounds – Multimodal Monitoring and new RCH TBI/Monitoring program “The Pressure is On” | New Westminster | November 21, 2019 |
| 3 | RCH Neurology Grand Rounds – Prognostication Post Cardiac Arrest | New Westminster | Sept 24, 2018 |
| 4 | Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Critical Care Rounds – Basilar Artery Thrombosis | Cambridge, UK | Dec 21, 2016 |
(e) Visiting Lecturer (indicate university/organization and dates)
| 1 | Basilar Artery Occlusion – Cambridge University/Addenbrooke’s Hospital Critical Care Rounds UK – December 21, 2016 |
(f) Other
Scheduled Teaching (without course number)
| Description | Duration | Year | Number of Students / Trainees | Student / Trainee level | Total Hours |
| Internal Medicine Academic Half Day | 1 | 2017 | ~100 | PGY 1-3 | 1 |
| Internal Medicine CRASH Course – “Recognizing the Critically Ill Patient” | 1 | 2016 | 52 | PGY 1 | 1 |
| Didactic teaching on various topics once per week on ICU and CTU service | 1 hour each | 2016-present | 8 | IM3-PGY7 | 1-4 per month |
| CRASH Course/FCCS – Acute Respiratory Failure | 1 | 2015 | 60 | PGY 1 | 1.5 |
| FCCS critical care skills for Residents course | 3 hours | 2014, 2015 | 60 | PGY 1 | 6 |
| Critical Care Medicine Academic Halfday Lectures
(Aug 7, 2014- VAP; Sept 25, 2014- Status epilepticus; Oct 23, 2014 – Pasteurella endocarditis; Dec 11, 2014 – STASH Trial; Jan 8, 2015-Upper GI Bleeding; Sept 3, 2015 -Massive PE; Jan 28, 2016-Cryptococcal meningitis; March 24, 2016-Cerebral sinus thrombosis; June 2, 2016 – Helmet NIV in ARDS |
1-2 hours each | 2014-2016 | 4-8 | PGY 4-8 | 12 |
| Central Line Insertion Simulation for Internal Medicine Residents | 3 hours | 2014 | 60 | PGY1 | 3 |
Unscheduled Teaching
| Description | Duration | Year | Number of Students / Trainees | Student / Trainee level | Total Hours |
| Critical Care Bedside Rounds | 5 hr/wk | 2020 | 2-10 | IM3-PGY7 | 70 |
| Internal Medicine teaching on rounds/reviewing | 5 hr/wk | 2020 | 1-6 | IM3-PGY4 | 25 |
| Critical Care Bedside Rounds | 5 hr/wk | 2019 | 2-10 | IM3-PGY7 | 70 |
| Internal Medicine teaching on rounds/reviewing | 5 hr/wk | 2019 | 1-6 | IM3-PGY4 | 55 |
| Internal Medicine teaching on rounds/reviewing | 5 hr/wk | 2018 | 1-6 | IM3-PGY4 | 115 |
| Critical Care Bedside Rounds | 5 hr/wk | 2018 | 2-10 | IM3-PGY7 | 15 |
| Internal Medicine teaching on rounds/reviewing | 5 hr/wk | 2017 | 1-3 | IM3-PGY3 | 10 |