Dr. Lewis Isaac Gottschalk

Expert Publications

• Safety and preliminary efficacy of hemoglobin raffimer for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
• A response to 'Spinal anaesthesia despite combined clopidogrel and aspirin therapy in a patient awaiting lung transplantation: effects of platelet transfusion on clotting tests'.
• Drug management for coronary revascularization without cardiac standstill: the use of high-dose esmolol.
• Porphyria, cardiopulmonary bypass, and volatile anesthetics.
• Activated clotting time measurements and aprotinin studies.
• Anesthesia for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement.

Media Releases

Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Lewis Isaac Gottschalk, who serves patients in Houston, Texas.

Recognized as an attentive and skilled anesthesiologist, Dr. Gottschalk administers pain medication, or anesthetics, to patients before, during, and after surgeries or other major medical procedures. At present, he is affiliated with Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. 

Proud to be consistently ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the nation, the mission of Texas Children’s Hospital is to create a healthier future for children and women throughout the global community by leading in patient care, education, and research.

Following the completion of his medical degree from the University of Cape Town in South Africa in 1979, Dr. Gottschalk went on to perform his internship at Livingstone Hospital. Wanting to further his training, he returned to the University of Cape Town to serve his residency before relocating to the United States.

With over four decades of experience in his field, the doctor is board-certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care. Its mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology. 

Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. In addition to basic measurements such as pulse, blood pressure and temperature, anesthesiologists also measure the patient’s respiration.

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