Academic Title:
Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment:
Anesthesiology
Location:
STC, T1R70
Phone (Primary):
(410) 328-0204
Fax:
(410) 328-3138
Education and Training
2006-2010 B.S., Biology, Towson University
2010-2012 M.H.S., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health
2012-2016 M.D., Penn State University College of Medicine
2016-2017 Internship, Internal Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2017-2020 Residency, Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2020-2021 Fellowship, Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain, Hospital for Special Surgery
2021-2021 Medical Acupuncture, Helms Medical Acupuncture Institute
2021-2022 Fellowship, Trauma Anesthesiology, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma University of Maryland
Highlighted Publications
1) Torrie AM, Brookman JC, Samet RE. Regional Analgesia and Acute Compartment Syndrome. Curr Anes Reports. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40140-022-00528-y
2) Torrie AM, Brookman JC. Case Report on Apparent Reversal of a Successful Peripheral Neural Blockade by Intralipid 20% after treating patient for LAST. A&A Practice. 2020 Nov;14(13).
3) Bicket MC, Park J, Torrie AM, Allen S, Weir B, Sherman S. Factors associated with chronic pain and non-medical opioid use among people who inject drugs. Addict Behav. 2020;102.
4) Shahbazian JH, Hahn P, Ludwig S, Ferguson J, Baron P, Christ A, Spicer K, Tolomeo P, Torrie AM, Bilker WB, Cluzet VC, Hu B; Julian K, Nachamkin I, Rankin S, Morris DO, Lautenbach E, Davis MF. Multidrug and mupirocin resistance in environmental methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) collected from the homes of people diagnosed with a community-onset (CO-) MRSA infection. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2017;83(22).
5) Torrie AM, Sharma J, Mason, M. Cruz-Eng, H. Regional Anesthesia did not delay diagnosis of Compartment Syndrome: A case report of Anterior Compartment Syndrome in the Thigh not masked by an Adductor Canal Catheter. Am J of Case Rep. 2017;18: 444-447.
6) Torrie AM, Kesler W, Elkin J, Gallo R. Osteochondral allografts. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2015;8(4):413-422.
Research Interests
Regional Anesthesiology in Trauma
Acute Pain in Trauma
Applying Personalized Medicine to Pain Patients
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Pre-hospital POCUS
Clinical Specialty Details
Anesthesiology - Board Certified
ASA Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - Certified/Mentor
FATE Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - Certified/Instructor
Medical Acupuncture - Certified
Transthoracic Echocardiography
Awards and Affiliations
Gold Humanism Honor Society
Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society - Alpha Chapter
Grants and Contracts
Johns Hopkins NPRI award: Precision in Medicine for opioid use during and after surgery: the role of SNPs