Joanna A Kountanis, MD

 Joanna Kountanis
Clinical Associate Professor
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University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Anesthesiology
1500 East Medical Center Drive SPC 5278, L3622 University Hospital South
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5278
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Joanna A Kountanis, MD
Joanna Kountanis
Clinical Associate Professor
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    • Qualifications
    • MD
      Wayne State Medical School, 540 East Canfield Street, Detroit, MI, MI, 48201, United States
      2000 - 2004
    • BS
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, MI, United States
      1996 - 2000

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    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center

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    • Journal Article
      General anesthesia for cesarean delivery: a single-center sequential mixed methods study on labor nurses', obstetricians' and anesthesiologists' knowledge, attitudes and practices.
      Singh S, Alrubaie N, Smith M, Kountanis JA, Pancaro C, Yuan Y, Vlisides PE, Clauw DJ, DeJonckheere M. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, 2026 Nov 1; 68: DOI:10.1016/j.ijoa.2026.105264
      PMID: 42574845
    • Presentation
      Moderator, Case Reports
      2026 Oct 20;
    • Presentation
      Trauma-Informed Care Workshop
      2026 Oct 20;
    • Journal Article
      Association of the dose of maternal general anaesthesia during Caesarean delivery with 5-minute Apgar scores: a retrospective single centre cohort study
      Singh S, Klumpner TT, Rajala B, Li J, Servin M, Schumacher R, Carver A, Pancaro C, Barrios N, Yuan Y, Mentz G, Kountanis JA. Bja Open, 2026 Mar 1; 17: DOI:10.1016/j.bjao.2026.100534
    • Journal Article
      Glucocorticoids after birth trauma and the associated risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder: a non-randomized open-label pilot trial
      Kountanis JA, Muzik M, Mentz G, Zhao X, Vlisides PE. Frontiers in Global Women S Health, 2026 Jan 1; 6: DOI:10.3389/fgwh.2025.1557552
    • Journal Article
      Pregnancy-Related Mortality in California Due to Obstetric Hemorrhage
      Klumpner TT, Arnolds DE, Kountanis JA, Colquhoun DA, Tremper KK. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2025 Dec 18; 146 (2): e53 - e54. DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005982
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Acute Postpartum Disc Herniation Resulting in Foot Drop
      Kershaw E, Kountanis JA. 2025 May 2;
    • Chapter
      Informed Consent and Shared Decision Making
      Kountanis JA, Vogel T, Meister J. Chestnut's Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice, 2022 Sep 15; Chestnut's Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice,

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    Joanna Kountanis, MD, named A&A Practice section editor

    Joanna Kountanis, MD, was named A&A Practice section editor
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    Fourteen faculty promotions announced

    The University of Michigan Regents approved 14 Department of Anesthesiology faculty promotions during their May 2023 meeting. Promotions will go into effect September 1.
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    Joanna Kountanis, M.D., serves as an inaugural research scout

    The program, funded through the U-M Medical School Office of Research, provides funding for researchers to invest in the bold, novel ideas of others.