Justin S. Liberman, MD, MPH
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FOCUS: Lean six sigma, quality improvement, perioperative outcome-based research
Dr. Liberman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. After completing medical school at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, he completed residency training in Anesthesiology at Virginia Mason Medical Center. During his time at Virginia Mason he became interested in the Virginia Mason Production system which started his interest in patient safety and quality improvement. Currently, Dr. Liberman serves as the Associate Director of Quality and Patient Safety for the Department of Anesthesiology. His research interests include Lean Six Sigma implementation in medicine, quality improvement, and perioperative outcome-based research.
Research Interests
Lean, Lean Interventions, Lean Thinking, Six Sigma, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety
Education & Training
BA – Chemistry, Whitman College
MD – University of Arizona
MPH – Vanderbilt University
Anesthesiology Residency – Virginia Mason Medical Center
Veteran Affairs Quality Scholars Fellowship – Tennessee VA Healthcare System
Research Information
Recent Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
- Machonkin TE, Holland PL, Smith KN, Liberman JS, Dinescu A, Cundari TR, Rocks SS. Determination of the Active Site of Sphingobium chlorophenolicum 2,6-dichlorohydroquinone dioxygenase (PcpA). J Biol Inorg Chem 2010 Mar; 15(3):291-301.
- Ericson S, Shah N, Liberman J, Aboulafia DM. Fatal Bleeding Due to Acquired Factor IX and X deficiency: A Rare Complication of Primary Amyloidosis; Case Report and Review of the Literature. Clin. Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 2013 Nov 27.
- Liberman J, Weigel W, Neal J. Difficult Ventilation After Successful Intubation in the Emergency Setting Due to a Ball Valve Clot. A&A Case Reports 2016 May 15;6(10):291-2. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000294
- Liberman JS, Samuels L, Goggins K, Kripalani SB, Roumie CL. Opioid Prescriptions at Hospital Discharge Are Associated with More Postdischarge Healthcare. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Feb 5;8(3):e010664