Michael Ortman

Board-Certified General Anesthesiologist with over 6 years in diverse, fast-paced environments. Expertise in regional anesthesia, neuraxial techniques, and fiberoptic skills, complemented by a commitment to high patient satisfaction. Diverse areas of patient care including General OR, Cath Lab, IR, Endoscopy, Labor and Delivery, Trauma, and ACS.

• Chief Resident, 2023, Awarded by vote of faculty, CRNA’s, and residents for demonstrating exceptional leadership, work ethic, and teamwork in the OR setting.
• Multi-Disciplinary Tracheostomy Management Quality Improvement Project, 2023, Worked with an ENT resident to develop a comprehensive didactic session on tracheostomy management in the OR.
• UCI Health Leadership Forum Retreat, 2023, Participated in an event that focused on patient experience, patient safety, quality improvement, and the vision for UC Health.
• Quality and Patient Safety Committee, 2023, Attended monthly meetings with the department to discuss cases that resolved in complications.
• WARC Planning Committee, 2023, Helped the Anesthesiology department plan and host the national conference.

• First Aid/CPR Certified
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
• BLS
• NPI 1114556248
  DEA FO9893670
  AZ Medical License 73154
  Board Certified 05/02/25

- ASA Abstract 2023 - Anesthetic Considerations for an Awake Craniotomy, Ortman, M. Govind, R., 07/23 - - Guidelines for Accidental Tracheostomy Decannulation, Presentation during Grand Rounds Morbidity and Mortality, University of California Irvine, 07/23

- Perioperative Electrolyte Abnormalities, Lecture presentation for Intern Didactics, University of California Irvine, 01/23

- ASA Abstract and Presentation 2022 - Tracheostomy Placement into a False Lumen, Ortman, M. Chiu, K., Poster presentation at American Society of Anesthesiologists, New Orleans, 10/22 

- Tracheostomy Placement into a False Lumen, Presentation during Grand Rounds Morbidity and Mortality, University of California Irvine, 05/22 

- Recurrent Anaphylactic Shock Under General Anesthesia from Chlorhexidine-coated Central Venous Catheters, Presentation during Grand Rounds Morbidity and Mortality, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, 11/21 

- Multiparametric MRI: An Opportunity for Focal Therapy of Prostate Cancer, Calio B, Kasson M, Sugano D, Ortman M, Gaitonde K, Verma S, Sidana A., Semin Roentgenol, 07/18, 53, 3, 227-233 

- Imaging Prostate Cancer Using Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Past, Present, and Future, Kasson M, Ortman M, Gaitonde K, Verma S, Sidana A., Semin Roentgenol, 07/18, 53, 3, 200-205 

- Prostate Cancer and Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Category 3 Lesions Identified at Multiparametric Prostate MRI, Ortman M, Kasson M, Sidana A., AJR Am J Roentgenol, 06/18, 210, 6, W268, - Structure and Utilization of Prostate Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinics: A Survey of Society of Urologic Oncology Members, Kasson, M., Ortman, M., Gaitonde, K., Struve, T., Verma, S., Donovan, J., Sidana, A., Abstract and poster presented at Ohio Urological Society, 04/18