Marcus Behrens, MD
Marcus Behrens, MD
Medical Specialties
- Anesthesiology
- Critical care medicine
Locations
Anesthesiology Clinical Services at UW Medical Center - Montlake
About Marcus Behrens
Marcus A. Behrens MD, is a board certified anesthesiologist, critical care physician, and perioperative echocardiographer and a UW School of Medicine assistant professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.
Dr. Behrens feels as a physician it is an honor to care for patients and that they entrust their lives to UW Medicine's system of care delivery. His personal philosophy is to ensure delivery of personalized and evidence based care with compassion, value, and innovation. He partners with all members of the interdisciplinary team to reliably deliver outstanding care.
As a physician, Dr. Behrens is an expert in anesthesiology and critical care medicine with subspecialty training and clinical expertise in the peri-operative management of patients with cardiac, thoracic and vascular diseases. Dr. Behrens earned his MD. from the University of Texas Medical Branch. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology at Northwestern University, his fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington, and his fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Duke University.
His clinical and research interests include cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, anesthesia for patients with advanced heart failure receiving mechanical circulatory support, anesthesia for patients undergoing thoracic organ transplantation, and the perioperative and ICU use of ultrasound.
Personal Interests
Dr. Behrens enjoys running, hiking, cooking, and travel in his free time.
Education and Training
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Duke University Hospital: DUMC 3094Fellowship, 2020, Cardiothoracic AnesthesiologyUW - Anesthesiology Critical Care MedicineFellowship, 2019, Critical Care Med. (Anes)Northwestern University Feinberg SOMResidency, 2018Northwestern University Feinberg SOMInternship, 2015University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonMedical Education, 2014University of HoustonMaster
Board Certifications
- Echocardiography, 2020, National Board of Echocardiography
- Critical Care Med. (Anes), 2020, American Board of Anesthesiology
- Anesthesiology, 2019, American Board of Anesthesiology