Dr. Peter J. Dunbar

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University of Washington
School of Medicine
Anesthesiology
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 1996
Harborview Medical Center
Anesthesiology
Attending AnesthesiologistAppointed: 1994

Mailing Address

University of Washington, Box 359724
Harborview Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (206) 731-3059
Fax: (206) 731-8009
pjdunbar@u.washington.edu

Qualifications

MB, University Medical School, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, Medicine, 1978.
Ch.B., University Medical School, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, Medicine, 1978.

Expertise and Research Interests

Medical Informatics, specifically:
The implementation of problem lists and coordination of taxonomies;
Design and development of tools to enable physician entry of notes into the electronic medical record;
The use of two way pagers for medical communications especially in the managment of medication adherence;
Pain Managment in Bone Marrow Transplant.

Other Expertise

Postgraduate Training:
1978-1979- Medicine Intern - Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Scotland;
1979- Surgery Intern - Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin, Scotland;
1979-1980- Senior House Officer - Ob & Gyn, Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Scotland;
1980-1981 - Intern - Dept of Anesthesiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC;
1981-1983 - Residency - Dept of Anesthesiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC;

Board Certification:
1986- American Board of Anesthesiology;
1994- Additional Qualifications in Pain Management, American Board of Anesthesiology;

License to Practice:
1978-1983 United Kingdom;
1982- South Carolina;
1984- Washington;
1991-Alaska

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical Informatics.

Additional Terms:

Datamining.

Memberships

American Medical Association
American Medical Informatics Association
American Pain Society
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Regional Anesthesia
International Anesthesia Research Society
International Association for the Study of Pain
King County Medical Society
Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists

Previous Positions

1992-1992, Attending Physician, St. Luke's Hospital, Anesthesiology, Spokane, Washington
1992-1995, Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Anesthesiology
1991-1992, Acting Instructor, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Clinical Pain Service
1986-1989, Chief of Anesthesia, Shriners Hospital for Children, Spokane, Washington
1984-1989, Anesthesiologist, St. Luke's Hospital, Spokane, Washington
1983-1984, Medical Director, Colleton Regional Hospital, Anesthesia, Walterboro, SC
1980-1991, Anesthesiologist, Bellingham Anesthesia Associates, Bellingham, Washington

Funding Received

  • National Cancer Institute: A similator to teach and test cancer pain management skills., Apr 1, 1996 to Sep 30, 1996.
  • Talaria Incorporated: A similator to teach pain management skills, 1998 to .
  • National Cancer Institute: Pain measurement grant, 1997 to 2001.
  • National Library of Medicine (IAIMS): Lead investigator on Data Dictionary, 1997 to 1998.
  • University of Washington: CIS Combined Project Team, 1996 to .

Publications

  • Dunbar PJ, Visco E, Lam AM, Craniotomy procedures are associated with less analgesic requirements than other surgical procedures., Anesthesia and Analgesia, 88(2), 335-40, February 1999 Abstract
  • Dunbar PJ, Mayer JD, Fordyce MA, Lishner DM, Hagopian A, Spanton K, Hart LG, Availability of anesthesia personnel in rural Washington and Montana, Anesthesiology, 88(3), 800-8, March 1998 Abstract
  • Dunbar PJ, Chapman CR, Buckley FP, Gavrin JR, Clinical analgesic equivalence for morphine and hydromorphone with prolonged PCA, Pain, 68(2-3), 265-70, December 1996 Abstract
  • Dunbar PJ, Buckley P, Gavrin JR, Sanders JE, Chapman CR, Use of patient-controlled analgesia for pain control for children receiving bone marrow transplant, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 10(8), 604-11, November 1995 Abstract
  • Dunbar PJ, Redding JS, Mediastinal infusion recognized by ventilation/perfusion scan, Critical Care Medicine, 9(12), 886-7, December 1981 Abstract

Profile Details

Last Updated: 6/3/2000

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