Physicians

Department / Division
Anesthesiology / Anesthesiology-Regional Division

Address
DUMC 3094
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-681-6390

Office Telephone
919-681-6754

Fax Telephone
919-681-8994

Training

• MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1978

Residency

• Surgery, UNC Hospitals, 1978-1980
• Anesthesiology, UNC Hospitals, 1980-1982

Fellowship

• Chronic Pain, UNC Hospitals, 1982-1983

Clinical Interests
Regional anesthesia, ambulatory and general anesthesiology

Research Interests
I am interested in areas relating to ambulatory anesthesia, regional anesthesia and postoperative pain management, in both the adult and pediatric populations.  In the past year, I have become interested in the potnetial of combining complementary medicine techniques with our traditional pain management protocols to improve pain management, especially in those surgeries not amenable to regional anesthesia.  I have organized meetings/presentations between our division and the Center for Integrative Medicine, and will be the coordinator for research efforts in our division resulting from this collaboration.  

I continue to participate in the Clinical Ethics Committee, and continue to educate myself on ethical issues in clinical medicine, especially thoase related to anesthesiology.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Hill RP, Lubarsky DA, Phillips-Bute B, Fortney JT, Creed MR, Glass PS, Gan TJ. Cost-effectiveness of prophylactic antiemetic therapy with ondansetron, droperidol, or placebo. Anesthesiology. 2000 Apr;92(4):958-67. (2000) Abstract

Fortney JT, Halperin EC, Hertz CM, Schulman SR. Anesthesia for pediatric external beam radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1999 Jun 1;44(3):587-91. (1999) Abstract

Fortney JT, Gan TJ, Graczyk S, Wetchler B, Melson T, Khalil S, McKenzie R, Parrillo S, Glass PS, Moote C, Wermeling D, Parasuraman TV, Duncan B, Creed MR. A comparison of the efficacy, safety, and patient satisfaction of ondansetron versus droperidol as antiemetics for elective outpatient surgical procedures. S3A-409 and S3A-410 Study Groups. Anesth Analg. 1998 Apr;86(4):731-8. (1998) Abstract

Fortney JT, Kudler H, Mann ES. Gays, lesbians, HIV infection, and admission to medical school. A physicians' roundtable. N C Med J. 1997 Mar-Apr;58(2):126-8. (1997) Abstract