Publications
Finnerty BM, Wu X, Giambrone GP, Gaber-Baylis LK, Zabih R, Bhat A, Zarnegar R, Pomp A, Fleischut P, Afaneh C. Conversion-to-open in laparoscopic appendectomy: A cohort analysis of risk factors and outcomes. International Journal of Surgery. 2017 Apr 30;40:169-75.
Sand RM, Gingrich KJ, Macharadze T, Herold KF, Hemmings HC. 2017. Isoflurane modulates activation and inactivation gating of the prokaryotic Na+ channel NaChBac. The Journal of General Physiology.
Presentations
Department of Anesthesiology faculty and trainees presented their research at the 39th Annual Meeting & Workshops of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) in Orlando on April 22-27. The presentations included:
PBLD Session
Meghann Fitzgerald, MD and Nikolaos Skubas, MD DSc FACC FASE
Minimally Invasive Surgery – Maximally Monitoring: Monitoring Considerations in Total Endoscopic Robotic Cardiac Surgery (TERCS)
Lecture
Natalia Ivascu, MD
Ethics of Decision-Making in Cardiac Surgery
Poster Presentions, Fellows
Corey Herman, MD presented "An Incidental Finding of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus in a Septuagenerian Undergoing Mitral valve Surgery.” Corey Herman, MD, Natalia Ivascu MD, Adam Lichtman, MD FASE.
John Albert, MD presented "IntraoperativeManagement of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Cardiac Surgery Patient.” John Albert MD, Ahmed El Kabbani MBBS, Nikolaos Skubas MD Dsc FACC FASE
Joshua Kohtz, MD presented “Transesophageal Echocardiographic Evaluation and Guidance During Placement of the Left Ventricle Parachute Device.” Joshua Kohtz, MD, Lisa Rong, MD, Nikolaos Skubas MD Dsc FACC FASE
Poster Presentations, Residents
Daryl Banton, MD, “UnilateralPulmonary Edema Due to Acute Severe Mitral Regurgitation.” Daryl BantonMD, Zahra Malik MD, Daniel Lahm MD.
Timothy Connolly, MD, “Taking Liberty or Death toHeart: The Disparities of Socioeconomic Stauts and Coronary Artery BypassSurgery Outcomes in the United States.” Timothy Connolly MD, Robert White MD, Abdullah Rasheed MD, Licia Gaber-Baylis BA, Gregory Giambrone MS, Zachary Turnbull MD.
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Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Anesthesiology was well-represented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association of Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine (ASRA), held April 6-8 in San Francisco. Presentations included:
Use of PECS I and II Blocks for modified radical mastectomy in a patient with right heart failure.
Alison Krishna, Stephanie Cheng
Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Blocks for Septic Knee Washout in a Critically Ill Patient
Jacob Jackson, Mohammad Piracha, Stephanie Cheng
Case report: Transversus abdominis plane block to supplement multimodal analgesia for patient with chronic respiratory depression in the setting of myasthenia gravis
Patricia Pang, Stephanie Cheng
Regional versus General Technique: Difficult Decision in a Patient with Multiple Medical Comorbidities including Hailey-Hailey Disease
Brett Weiner, Stephanie Cheng
Disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection as a complication of neuraxial anesthesia for total knee replacement
Melvin La, Stephanie Cheng
Anesthetic considerations for a patient with postpolio syndrome, symptomatic cervical stenosis and severe kyphoscoliosis
Daniel O'Neill, Stephanie Cheng
Ultrasound evaluation of a dry tap
Timothy Connolly, Selaiman Noori, Mahendra Samaru
Transnasal sphenopalatine block for treatment of postdural puncture headache
Ajay Dharmappa, Neel Mehta
Increased Morbidity and Mortality of Total Hip Replacements for the Uninsured and Underinsured
Hannah Xu, Robert White, Dahniel Sastow, Michael Andreae, Licia Gaber-Baylis, Zachary Turnbull
Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Epidural Placement
Daniel Pak, James Yu, Amitabh Gulati
Factors During Pain Fellowship That Influence Spinal Cord Stimulator Practice
Daniel Pak, Neel Mehta, Jesse Gruber, Yifan Xu, Timothy Deer
Pectoralis and Serratus Anterior Blocks in a Patient with CRPS undergoing Chest Wall Port Placement
Yan Cui
An unusual cause of lower back pain in a sickle cell patient treated with ultrasound-guided injections: a case report
Katherine Arthur, Mohammad Piracha
Honors
Dr. Robert Bowen and Dr. Melvin La were named Chief Residents in the Department of Anesthesiology for 2017-18.
Anesthesia Technician James Lam was selected as NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's April 2017 Employee of the Month Award Winner.