Dr. Busch earned his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University Medical School in Cleveland, Ohio and completed his internship and residency at Ochsner Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in pain management at the Mayo Clinic Foundation in Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Busch was the leader of the section of adult cardiac anesthesia from 2008-2014. He is certified in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography. His clinical interests include anesthesia for electrophysiology procedures and advanced airway management.