Garrett Pacheco, MD

Garrett Pacheco, MD

Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics
Associate Director, Combined EM & Peds Residency & University Campus Residency

Contact:

1501 N. Campbell Ave.
PO Box 245057 Tucson AZ 85724
Phone: 
(520) 626-6312
Fax: 
(520) 626-2480 NON-CLINICAL

Dr. Pacheco is a Tucson native. He grew up in a family dedicated to growing and harvesting cotton in southern Arizona. He is also a Wildcat for life completing college, medical school, and a 5-year combined residency program at the University of Arizona. He is passionate about airway education and was awarded the Academic Teaching Award in 2021. He is the airway lead for Banner Tucson campus. He maintains the department airway registry and is committed to airway quality improvement, education, and research. His academic interests beyond emergency airway management include trauma care, pediatric resuscitation, and cardiac intra-arrest management. He has authored and co-authored book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented at national and international conferences.

Education

Degrees: 
BS: 2006, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
MD: 2011, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Residency: 
2016, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Research and Academic Interests and Expertise

My research interests include pediatric emergency airway management and pediatric cardiovascular emergencies.

Selected Recent Publications

Pacheco GS, Patanwala AE, Leetch AN, Mendelson JS, Hurst NB, Sakles JC. "Intubation During Pediatric Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department Is Associated With Reduced First-Pass Success." Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022;38(5):e1271-e1276.
Pacheco GS, Hurst NB, Patanwala AE, Hypes C, Mosier JM, Sakles JC. "First Pass Success Without Adverse Events Is Reduced Equally with Anatomically Difficult Airways and Physiologically Difficult Airways." West J Emerg Med. 2021;22(2):360-368.
Pacheco GS, Patanwala AE, Mendelson JS, Sakles JC. "Clinical Experience With the C-MAC and GlideScope in a Pediatric Emergency Department Over a 10-Year Period." Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021;37(12):e1098-e1103.
Haughey BS, White SC, Pacheco GS, Fox KA, Seckeler MD. "Invasive Cardiac Procedures in Interstage Single Ventricle Patients in Emergent Hospitalizations." Pediatr Cardiol. 2020;41(2):237-240.
Sakles JC, Pacheco GS, Kovacs G, Mosier JM. "The difficult airway refocused." Br J Anaesth. 2020;125(1):e18-e21.

Clinical

Clinical Specialties: 

Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

Board Certification: 
Pediatrics, 2016
Emergency Medicine, 2017
Hospitals: 
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Phone 520-694-0111
Banner - University Medical Center South Phone 520-874-2000