Blake Andrews

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Technician

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

About

I am an experienced Intraoperative Neurophysiologist with a proven track record of working in diverse operating room environments across the United States and the United Kingdom. I collaborate closely with patients, surgeons, nurses, and anesthesiologists to ensure optimal surgical outcomes. As a board-certified CNIM since 2018, I specialize in advanced neurophysiological monitoring techniques, including EEG, EMG, TcMEP, CoMEP, SSEP, BAER, cortical and subcortical mapping, motor strip mapping, and brainstem/cranial nerve monitoring. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Pre-professional Zoology and Sociology from Ohio Wesleyan University.

Experience

  • Travel Neuromonitoring Technician at Aya Healthcare
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Senior Clinical Neuromonitoring Specialist at inomed
    Mar 2023 - Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Provided Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IOM) for over 40 hospitals in the UK in procedures ranging from complex spine, asleep and awake cranial, intra- and extra-axial brainstem, deep-brain stimulation (DBS), cardiothoracic, neurovascular, peripheral nerve, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and ENT. • Taught courses in IOM on topics such as anaesthesia in IOM, motor and speech mapping, and cranial nerve monitoring for NHS neurophysiology departments, neurosurgical registrars and consultant surgeons. • Lead breakout sessions and product demonstrations at conferences such as the Society for British Neurological Surgeons, British Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, British Neuro-Oncology Society, and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Neurosurgical Oncology Simulation Course. • Trained ten clinicians and acted as a direct mentor to three recently qualified clinical neurophysiologists. • Provided remote clinical support oversight to ten junior trainees. • Monitored over 200 procedures.

  • Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Specialist, Regional Supervisor at Evokes, LLC
    Dec 2017 - Mar 2023 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    • Key Achievement: Established and maintained new contract with VCU Medical Center, managing a team of four technicians, assigning and providing coverage for neurosurgeries. • Collaborated on neurophysiological research, primarily in fields of spinal cord injury and cardiothoracic procedure outcomes at the University of Louisville and Virginia Commonwealth University, respectively. • Coordinated travel for coverage in 5 states across 25+ hospitals, working with multiple managers, staff and vendor credentialing services. • Monitored 458 surgeries: cerebral (36), brainstem (4), spine (179), vascular (239) at over 25 hospitals.

  • Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR, Lifeguard Instructor at American Red Cross
    Nov 2015 - Feb 2023 · 7 yrs 4 mos

    • Certify healthcare and other professionals in Basic Life Support (BLS), CPR and Lifeguarding skills through the American Red Cross.