Dr. Teshi Kaushik
Assistant Professor
Dr. Teshi Kaushik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine. She completed her anesthesiology residency training at Emory School of Medicine, followed by fellowship training in Obstetric Anesthesiology, and currently serves as Quality Improvement (QI) Division Director for Obstetric Anesthesiology at UAB. Dr. Kaushik holds multiple academic and leadership roles, including Anesthesiology Curriculum and Service Lead for Gynecology and member of the departmental Quality and Patient Safety team. She represents UAB as the OB Champion for the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG) Obstetric Anesthesia Subcommittee. Her clinical and academic focus centers on high-risk obstetric anesthesia, multidisciplinary collaboration, and systems-based perioperative improvement. She has led numerous initiatives to enhance labor epidural management, optimize intraoperative hypotension protocols during cesarean delivery, update Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean (ERAC) pathways, and develop patient-centered educational materials. Dr. Kaushik is an active member of national and international professional societies, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. In 2025, she was recognized with the Junior Faculty Trail Blazer Award at UAB for her contributions to academic medicine and quality improvement.
Dr. Kaushik’s research program integrates clinical obstetric anesthesia, translational science, and quality improvement methodology. Her primary areas of interest include: • Hemodynamic Management in Cesarean Delivery Evaluation of intraoperative hypotension, vasopressor utilization, and neuraxial technique optimization in high-risk parturients. • Maternal Obesity and High-Risk Obstetrics Perioperative outcomes in super-obese parturients and anesthetic considerations for complex comorbid conditions. • Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy & Mitochondrial Biology Co-Principal Investigator on REINVENT-funded projects investigating vasorin-mediated cardiac dysfunction in pregnancy-induced hypertension and the role of mitochondrial pathology in preeclampsia. • Patient Safety and Systems-Based Quality Improvement Multidisciplinary QI initiatives on the Labor & Delivery floor, protocol development, perioperative outcome tracking, and structured educational interventions . • Education and Professional Development in Obstetric Anesthesia Curriculum development, simulation-based learning, and resident mentorship, including national presentations at obstetric anesthesia conferences. Through her work, Dr. Kaushik aims to advance evidence-based, data-driven obstetric anesthesia practice while strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.