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Meet Our Faculty

Steven Tennenberg, MD, FACS, FCCM

Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Office Address:
Harper Professional Office Building
Suite 400
4160 John R
Detroit, MI 48201

Email: stennenb@dmc.org
Phone: (313) 745-8773
Fax: (313) 745-1873

Administrative Assistant: Amber Wilson
Administrative Phone: (313) 745-8773
Administrative Email: awilso@med.wayne.edu

SPECIALTY: Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
CLINICAL INTERESTS:

Surgical Critical Care, General Surgery, Endoscopy
Minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring

Education

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
– American Board of Surgery (Added Qualification: Surgical Critical Care)

EDUCATION:
– M.D. – Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY
– B.A. – Yeshiva University, New York, NY

TRAINING:
– University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Publications

1.  Wahby KA, Riley LK, Tennenberg SD. Pharmacokinetics of an extended interval fondaparinux dosing regimen for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in critically ill patients with renal failure. Pharmacotherapy 2017; 37:1241-1248.
2.  Dotson B, Larabell P, Patel J, Wong K, Qasem L, Arthur W, Leiberman C, Whittaker P, Tennenberg S. Calcium administration is associated with adverse outcomes in critically ill patients receiving arenteral nutrition: results from a natural experiment created by a calcium gluconate shortage. Pharmacotherapy 2016; 36:1185-1190.
3.  Flynn L, Hall Zimmerman L, Rose A, Zhao J, Wahby K, Dotson B, Wilson R, Tennenberg S. Vascular catheter cultures for suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection in the intensive care unit: A tradition whose time has passed? Surg Infect 2012; 13:245-249.

Abstracts:
1.  Ice T, Chopra K, Haley M, Kawaji Q, Strehl J, McCormick-Deaton J, Rosati S, Golden R, Drapiza M, Tennenberg S. Texting with a HIPAA-compliant smartphone app improves healthcare team intragroup communication. Crit Care Med 2018; 48 (suppl):A1261.
2.  Ice T, Hana A, Arthur W, Tennenberg S. Do moon phases or proximity influence the incidence of delirium and agitation in ICU patients? Crit Care Med 2018; 48 (suppl):A783.
3.  Haley M, Arthur W, Welch R, Tennenberg S. ICa, Mg, and P have divergent correlations with ICU mortality. Crit Care Med 2016; 44 (suppl):A468.
4.  Larabell P, Gannon S, Mayer M, Rube J, Koslosky C, Shannon L, Galecki P, Tennenberg S. Impact of a surgical intensivist team on ICU length of stay and mortality. Crit Care Med 2014; 42 (suppl):A901.
5.  Lazar S, Jerusalem Z, Rube J, Koslosky C, Gojka M, Dalal B, Tennenberg S. Electrical cardiometry compares favorably with thermodilution for post-operative hemodynamic monitoring. Crit Care Med 2012; 40 (suppl):A277.
6.  Jerusalem Z, Lazar S, Rube J, Koslosky C, Gojka M, Tennenberg S. Improved family satisfaction in the ICU after implementation of a patient family centered care program. Crit Care Med 2012; 40 (suppl):A904.

Presentations:
1.  Ice T, Chopra K, Haley M, Kawaji Q, Strehl J, McCormick-Deaton J, Rosati S, Golden R, Drapiza M, Tennenberg S. Texting with a HIPAA-compliant smartphone app improves healthcare team intragroup communication. Oral presentation at the Society of Critical Care Medicine 47th Critical Care Congress, San Antonio, TX, February 25 – 28, 2018.
2.  Ice T, Hana A, Arthur W, Tennenberg S. Do moon phases or proximity influence the incidence of delirium and agitation in ICU patients? Oral presentation at the Society of Critical Care Medicine 47th Critical Care Congress, San Antonio, TX, February 25 – 28, 2018.
3.  Haley M, Kawaji Q, Arthur W, Welch R, Tennenberg S. ICa, Mg, and P have divergent correlations with ICU mortality. Oral presentation at the Society of Critical Care Medicine, 46th Critical Care Congress, Honolulu, HI, January 21 – 25, 2017.

Teaching

MEDICAL STUDENTS:
General surgery clerkship, surgical critical care elective

RESIDENTS:
Clinical teaching rounds, lectures, journal club, morbidity & mortality conference

FELLOWS:
Clinical teaching rounds, lectures, journal club, morbidity & mortality conference