Kayla S. Robinson, MD

Kayla S. Robinson, MD

Assistant Professor-Clinical

Department:
SOM-Anesthesiology

Email:
ksrobinson@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5900

Biography

Kayla Robinson, MD, was born and raised in Edwards, MS. She attended The University of Alabama, obtaining a BS in Public Health, followed by a Master’s Degree in Biology/Medical Sciences from Mississippi College before earning her medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine. She completed an anesthesiology residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center, where she served as chief resident and received several awards, including Resident Of The Year, Citizenship Award, and Rotating Physician Of The Month in several subspecialties. She then completed a fellowship in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH.

She is currently an adult cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesiologist and assistant professor in the School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology at University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is a devoted member of Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) medical honor society, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA), and Society for Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA). She is a Diversity and Inclusion champion at UMMC. She enjoys all aspects of anesthesiology, but has a particular professional interest in adult cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, echocardiography, trauma, transplant anesthesia, and training the next generation of anesthesiologists.

Education

Cleveland Clinic, MD, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology2025
University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Anesthesiology2024
Ross University School of Medicine, MD, Medicine2019
Mississippi College, MS, Biology, Medical Sciences2014
The University of Alabama, BS, Public Health2012

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography, National Board of Echocardiography (NBE)09/2025 - 12/2035
Licensure, Medical License (Mississippi), Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure07/2025 - 06/2026
Certification, PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), American Heart Association06/2024 - 06/2026
Certification, ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), American Heart Association06/2024 - 06/2026

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology09/2025 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Publications

Journal Article

Robinson K, Mason, CL Top 10 Facts About Labor Epidurals Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. 2024;65:5-62024

Presentations

Poster Presentation, Every Cell Counts! Setting Up For Successful LVAD Implantation in Jehovah's Witness Patient, SCA 2025 Annual Meeting & Workshops, Montreal, Québec, Canada04/2025
Poster Presentation, PEEP: The Best Choice Is No Choice, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA10/2024
Poster Presentation, Airway Management and Anesthetic Considerations for Surgical Removal of Self Inflicted and Embedded Bowie Knife to the Oropharynx, TASCON, Trauma Anesthesiology Conference 2023 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA10/2024
Poster Presentation, Bilateral Stellate Ganglion Block Catheters for Severe Refractory Cerebral Vasospasm Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, 2024 Annual Meeting Presented by IARS and SOCCA, Seattle, WA05/2024
Poster Presentation, Motor-Sparing Epidural Anesthesia with Lidocaine For Cesarean Delivery, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) 56th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO05/2024
Scientific Abstract, Bilateral Stellate Ganglion Block Catheters for Severe Refractory Cerebral Vasospasm Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, ASRA, 49th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, San Diego, CA03/2024
Poster Presentation, Trans-carotid Access: A Favorable Alternate Approach to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Repair, SCA, 2023 Annual Meeting & Workshops, Portland, OR05/2023

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Chief Resident, UMMC Department of Anesthesiology2024
Resident Citizenship Award, UMMC Department of Anesthesiology2024
Resident Of The Year, UMMC Department of Anesthesiology2024
>90th Percentile on CA-3/PGY-4 Anesthesiology ITE, UMMC Department of Anesthesiology2024
Certificate of Recognition, Nominee for 2024 Trainee Award, for Outstanding Efforts in Advancing Women in Medicine and Science, Group on Women in Medicine & Science (GWIMS)2024
Member, Inductee, Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society2024
2nd Place For Best Abstract, Trauma Anesthesiology Conference (TASCON) 2023 Annual Meeting2023
Resident Citizenship Award, UMMC Department of Anesthesiology2023
Highest ITE Score for CA-1/PGY-2 Clinical Anesthesia Training Year, UMMC Department of Anesthesiology2022
Rotating Physician of the Month, Neuroscience ICU (NSICU)2021
Highest ITE Score for PGY-1 Anesthesia Training Year, UMMC Department of Anesthesiology2021
Rotating Physician of the Month, Neurology2020
Highest Honors (summa cum laude), Dean’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List, Ross University School of Medicine2020
Scholarship Recipient, Eliza Ann Grier Scholarship, Ross University School of Medicine2016

Professional Membership and Service

Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society, Member2024 - Present
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), Member2024 - Present
Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA), Member2023 - Present
Trauma Anesthesiology Society, Member2023 - Present
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), Member2022 - Present
International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), Member2020 - Present
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Member2017 - Present

Community Service

Women's HealthTalk WMBM AM 1490 Radio show with Dr. Nelson Adams III MD, FCOG, Guest Speaker08/2018 - Present