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Steven S. Kertes, DNP, CRNA

Director, Nurse Anesthesia Track

Associate Professor/Clinical

An accomplished Advance Practice Clinical Leader and Educator, providing over 25 years of military experience. Previous experiences within the military helped shape and foster the fundamental elements of Dr. Kertes’s educational philosophy, as well as his leadership principles. The experiences obtained from austere combat deployments, the Defense Healthcare System and the US Army’s Medical Center of Excellence has allowed Dr. Kertes to develop into an evidence based driven anesthesia provider. This mindset allows the focus to be patient centered while bringing new evidence to the bedside that benefits the patient and the healthcare delivery system. The collaborative beneficial approach is a keystone for educational foundations that forms during didactic and clinical delivery of nursing education.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2016 - DNP - Advance Practice Nursing Leadership - Chamberlain College of Nursing, Downers Grove, IL
    • 2005 - MSN - Anesthesia Nursing - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
    • 1998 - BSN - Nursing - Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

    Training

    • 2005 - Nurse Anesthesia - Residency - Water Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D.C.

    Highlights

    • 2023 US Army Medical Center of Excellence Graduate School, Colonel Joseph H. Moore Director of the Year Recipient
    • 2018  The US Army Surgeon General’s “9A” Proficiency Additional Skill Identifier, recognizing highest level of professional achievement.
    • 2005 American Associate of Nurse Anesthetists “Program Director’s Student Research Award”

    Appointments

    • 2025 - Associate Professor, Clinical - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2023 - Clinical Associate Professor - Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University; Affiliated through US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing
    • 2020 - Affiliate Clinical Faculty - Northeastern University, Graduate School of Nursing; Affiliated through US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing
    • 2024 - Specialty Consultant - US Army Surgeon General for Anesthesia Nursing
    • 2016 - Clinical Site Director - US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing; Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio

  • Instruction & Training

    • 2023, Health Care Assessment for Anesthesia, Didactic On-line
    • 2023, Leadership, Didactic On-line
    • 2020, Health Care Management, Didactic On-line
    • 2005, Nurse Anesthesia Residency, Water Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D.C.

  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    2002 – 2005    Funder: NIMH (R01) Grant 

                           Title: Modified Dairy Products and the Treatment of Primate Mood Disorders

                            Role: PI

  • Service

    Service to the Profession

    • 2003-Present American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
    • 1998-Present Sigma Theta Tau International

  • Publications

      Peer-reviewed Articles

      1. D’Angelo M, Sims J, Leiter E, Attilio P, Kertes S. A Ready Force: the US Army Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Readiness Model. AANA Journal. Published online August 2023. 
      2. Kertes SS, Benham  BE, Mitchell  AC, Miranda MA, Hebert BM, Reid R. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline: Use of Field Ventilators with the UPAC Vaporizer. US Department of Defense, Deployment Anesthesiology Consultant, Ft. Sam Houston, TX.  https://jts.amedd.army.mil/assets/docs/cpgs/UPAC_Ventilation_Guide.pdf. 
      3. Benham B E and Kertes SS. The Compatibility of the Drawover Vaporizer with Military Field Ventilators.  AANA Journal, 89 (2):125-132, 2021. 
      4. Steven Kertes, Valentina Fillman, Joseph O’Sullivan & Don Johnson. Effects of Endotracheal Administration of Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest of Adult and Pediatric Swine, Medical Science &  Healthcare Practice ISSN 2573-0371 (Print) ISSN 2573-038X (Online) Vol. 3, No. 2, 2019. http://www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/mshp  
      5. Kertes, S., Yearick, N., Long, R., Adams, T. “Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in Perioperative Military Personnel.”  American Journal of Nursing. 
      6. Welder, M., Warhurst, K., Anderson, W., Salazar, F., Kertes, S., Baxter, A., & Stoddard, D., (2016). “Service block time allocation in the US Army Medical Command.” AORN Journal. 104(5), 415-425. 

      Non-Peer-reviewed Articles (i. e. editorials, news articles, etc.)

      1. 1LT Steven S. Kertes, CPT Jana Nohrenberg, & LTC Debra Spencer Title: “Basic Dysrhythmia Course” Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Revised November 2001. 

      Abstracts

      1. CPT Steven S. Kertes, CPT Matthew Welder, LCDR John Maye, Title: “Improving Heart Rate Variability and Decreasing Pain. An Assessment of Physical Self Regulation in Chronic Orofacial Pain Patients”; USUHS Abstract Text, May 2004 & 2005, AANA Journal Sept 2005. 

      PRESENTATIONS

      Invited Podium Presentations (i. e. keynotes presentations)

      • 2023 Accelerating Military Medicine into the Future- Do More with Less. US Army Medical Center of Excellence Graduate School Research and Education Symposium; University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio TX
      • 2020 “Two Distinct Military Programs for Training SRNA’s Resulting in Licensed Independent Practitioners Serving in Operational Assignments Worldwide.” American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Assembly of Didactic and Clinical Educators; Braselton, GA

      Peer Reviewed Podium Presentations

      • 2023 Bracamonte J, Akuruka A, Luttenschlager J, Taylor C, Kertes S, Johnson D, Forrester A, Predictors of Success in Anesthesia School and Passing Certification Examination. TriService Nursing Research Program and EBP Dissemination Course, San Antonio, TX
      • 2021 Johnson D, Beaumont D, Yauger J, Neill M, O'Sullivan J, Hensler JG, Blouin D, Kertes S, Johnson M. Effects of Humerus and Intravenous Epinephrine Administration in a Hypovolemic Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Model in Swine. Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), Kissimmee, FL
      • 2021 Benham BE and Kertes S. The Compatibility of the Draw-over Vaporizer with Military Field Ventilators. Virtual poster presentation, Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Convention
      • 2020 Benham B, and Kertes S. The Compatibility of the Draw-over Vaporizer with Military Field Ventilators. Virtual podium presentation, AMSUS 2020 Annual Meeting

      Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations

      • 2017  “Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in Preoperative Military Personnel.” Tri-Service Nursing Research Program research and EBP Dissemination; Ellicott City, MD,. Awarded second place in Evidence Base Practice Poster Presentation.
      • 2017  “Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in Preoperative Military Personnel.” Sigma Theta Tau International 44th Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, IN
      • 2005 CPT Steven S. Kertes, CPT Matthew Welder, LCDR John Maye, Title: “Improving Heart Rate Variability and Decreasing Pain. An Assessment of Physical Self Regulation in Chronic Orofacial Pain Patients” AANA Annual Congress, Washington D.C.

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      HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • 2024 - APRN/CRNA(Texas)
    • 2021 - NBCRNA