Martina G. Downard, MD
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

Martina G. Downard, MD
Research Interests
- Thoracotomy
- Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Pediatrics
- Quality Improvement
- Neonatal Surgery
- Education
- BA, Appalachian State University, 1999
- MD, University of Washington School of Medicine, 2006
- Internship
- Pediatrics, Med College Georgia Hospitals - Clns, 2007
- Residency
- Anesthesiology, Med College Georgia Hospitals - Clns, 2011
- Fellowship
- Pediatric Anesthesia, Duke University School of Medicine, 2012
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
- Memberships
- American Medical Association
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
- Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
- Departments and Affiliations
- Anesthesiology
Research
- A comparison of the breathing apparatus deadspace associated with a supraglottic airway and endotracheal tube using volumetric capnography in young children. Goenaga-Díaz EJ, Smith LD, Pecorella SH, Smith TE, Russell GB, Johnson KN, Downard MG, Ririe DG, Hammon DE, Hodges AS, Templeton TW. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2020 Nov;
- A Retrospective Evaluation of Airway Anatomy in Young Children and Implications for One-Lung Ventilation. Downard MG, Lee AJ, Heald CJ, Anthony EY, Singh J, Templeton TW. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Aug;
- Button Battery Ingestion: A True Surgical and Anesthetic Emergency. Templeton TW, Terry BJ, Pecorella SH, Downard MG. Anesthesiology. 2020 03; 132(3):581.
- Assessment of Common Criteria for Awake Extubation in Infants and Young Children. Templeton TW, Goenaga-Díaz EJ, Downard MG, McLouth CJ, Smith TE, Templeton LB, Pecorella SH, Hammon DE, O'Brien JJ, McLaughlin DH, Lawrence AE, Tennant PR, Ririe DG. Anesthesiology. 2019 10; 131(4):801-808.
- An initial experience with an Extraluminal EZ-Blocker® : A new alternative for 1-lung ventilation in pediatric patients. Templeton TW, Templeton LB, Lawrence AE, Sieren LM, Downard MG, Ririe DG. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 04; 28(4):347-351.