Clinical Professor
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Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-5031
I believe that each patient is unique and deserves the highest quality of compassionate and equitable care available.
Dr. Pitts provides anesthesia to all types of adult patients. He is actively involved in resident education and pursues innovative and effective approaches in teaching the next generation of anesthesiologists.
Brian Pitts is a practicing physician with the UC Davis Health System. He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology. He has a Masters in Education with a focus in Online Learning from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Pitts studies how effective teaching strategies help medical students, residents physicians, and practicing physicians provide safe and effective patient care. His work with the UC Davis School of Medicine focuses on curriculum design, competency assessment, and curriculum review. He has a keen interest in how the flipped classroom methodology is used to promote active and engaged learning.
General Anesthesiology
B.S., UC Irvine, Irvine CA 1992
M.D., Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda CA 2001
M.Ed., Master of Education in the Health Professions, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD 2016
M.S., Microbiology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA 1994
M.S., Marriage and Family Therapy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda CA 1996
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda CA 2001-2002
Anesthesiology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2002-2005
Graduate of the Teaching Scholars Program, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2009
Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 2008
Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 2007
Park C, Pitts B, Tagaloa L, Fleming N. Can We Quantify a Good Intubation? A New Evaluation System. Western Anesthesia Residents Conference, Sacramento CA. 2014 May 4-6.
Chu L, Ngai L, Kurup V, Paulose T, Pitts B, Levine A, Epstein J, Harrison K. START Program (Successful Transition to Residency Training): A multi-center study about the educational benefits of an online program to prepare anesthesia interns for residency, Abstract Presentation Number: A1329. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2012 Oct 13-16:A1329.
Wyckaert C, Pitts B. Rare complication of microdiscectomy elucidated by transesophageal echocardiogram. Western Anesthesia Residents Conference, Sacramento CA. 2007 May 4-6:197-8.
Pitts B. HeartSounds--An Interactive Auscultation Tutorial. Bickley LS, (ed), Bates' Guide to Physical Exam (CD ROM), (8th edition). 2003.