Miguel T. Teixeira, M.D.

Miguel T. Teixeira, M.D., is an anesthesiologist and critical care specialist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His clinical practice bridges the operating room and intensive care unit, caring for patients with complex perioperative and critical illnesses. Dr. Teixeira's work spans cardiac surgical and transplant intensive care, neuroanesthesia, and anesthesia for complex procedures outside the operating room.

Dr. Teixeira serves as Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy at Mayo Clinic. His clinical and academic interests focus on high-acuity patient care, advanced cardiopulmonary support, point-of-care ultrasonography and echocardiography, and sedation safety across diverse procedural settings. He collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes for patients requiring complex anesthesia and critical care management.

Areas of expertise

Dr. Teixeira's clinical focus centers on optimizing safety, precision, and teamwork in anesthesiology and critical care.

• Critical care and respiratory failure: Management of shock, respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, and advanced cardiopulmonary support, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
• Point-of-care ultrasonography: Bedside ultrasound and echocardiography, including transesophageal echocardiography, to guide diagnosis and management of critically ill and perioperative patients.
• Neuroanesthesia: Anesthesia for complex neurovascular procedures, including extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery and care of patients with moyamoya disease.
• Non-operating room anesthesia and procedural sedation: Sedation and anesthetic care for complex procedures outside the traditional operating room, including interventional radiology.
• Sedation pharmacology and safety: Research in remimazolam and initiatives to advance the safety and effectiveness of procedural sedation practices.
• Perioperative care of medically complex patients: Preoperative assessment, optimization, and perioperative management for people with significant comorbidities.

Research and professional highlights

Dr. Teixeira's research emphasizes improving the safety and effectiveness of anesthesia, sedation, and critical care. His work includes multicenter studies on remimazolam, advanced cardiopulmonary support, and respiratory care. As Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy, he leads collaborative efforts to enhance the quality and delivery of respiratory services across Mayo Clinic.

An educator and mentor, Dr. Teixeira serves as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. He completed residencies in internal medicine and anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic and fellowship training in anesthesia critical care medicine at Stanford University. He is board certified in internal medicine, anesthesiology, and critical care medicine, and is a Diplomate of the National Board of Echocardiography in basic transesophageal echocardiography.