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Luis Lopez, MD

Luis Lopez, MD
Division Director, Main Campus Hospitals

 



 

 

 


 

 

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Anesthesia Services at Cancer Hospital Research Institute (CHRI)

Dan Traetow, MD Dan Traetow, MD, Director, Anesthesia Services CHRI
 
Provides comprehensive anesthesia services for all oncologic procedures, as well as most postoperative pain management techniques as requested by the operative surgeon.
 

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Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Michael J. Andritsos, MD Michael J. Andritsos, MD
Section Director
Galina Dimitrova, MD Galina Dimitrova, MD
Fellowship Director
 
Cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesiologists manage the anesthesia for patients who are undergoing heart surgery involving coronary artery bypass, valve replacements or repairs, mechanical assist devices and heart transplant; thoracic surgery involving lung resection and esophageal surgery; and vascular surgery involving repair of the aorta and major blood vessels.

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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)

Charles E. Martin, CRNA Charles E. Martin, CRNA
Chief CRNA
 
Nurse anesthesia is an advanced clinical nursing specialty. CRNAs work in a number of settings and provide anesthesia throughout the patient care services of The Ohio State University Medical Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Critical Care Medicine

Thomas Reilley, DO, FCCM Thomas Reilley, DO, FCCM
Section Director, Critical Care Medicine
Thomas Papadimos, MD Thomas Papadimos, MD
Fellowship Director
 
The Department of Anesthesiology initiated the Surgical Intensive Care Service at The Ohio State University Medical Center in 1979 and has been an integral part since then. The recruitment of 2 new anesthesia faculty allows for the reopening of a fellowship program that is currently approved for 4 surgery critical care Fellows. There are 1 to 2 Level I traumas and 4 to 6 Level II traumas per day. There are 2 services, Scarlet and Gray, which provide every modality for the care of 44 surgical critically ill patients. There are currently 7 surgical and 3 anesthesia intensive care faculty. OSUMC was approved in July 2009 as one of the best trauma programs nationwide by the American College of Surgeons.

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Dental Anesthesia

Steven I. Ganzberg, DMD Steven I. Ganzberg, DMD
 
 Click here to learn more about dental/maxillofacial anesthesiology.

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Neuroanesthesia

Sergio D. Bergese, MD Sergio D. Bergese, MD 
Section Director, Neurosurgical Services
 
Neurosurgical anesthesia deals with the perioperative management of patients with neurological diseases, or those at risk for neurological injury as a result of surgery. The neuroanesthesiologist is also involved in the management techniques for raised intracranial pressure, barbiturate-induced coma, and cerebral vasospasm.

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Obstetric Anesthesia

Mona Halim, MD Mona Halim, MD
Section Director, Obstetric Services
 
At The Ohio State University Medical Center, our obstetric anesthesiologists are involved in the care of patients during vaginal and cesarean deliveries. Other anesthetics are performed for tubal ligations, removal of retained placenta, and cerclage for incompetent cervix. We also have expertise in intrauterine fetal surgeries, such as extrauterine intrapartum (EXIT) procedures and twin to twin transfusion syndrome.

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Off Site Anesthesia Services

David O. Yablok, MD David O. Yablok, MD 
Off Site Anesthesia Director
 
Providing anesthesia care for off site (out of operating room) locations is an increasingly important part of the healthcare delivery system.

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Pain Medicine Services

 

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Spine Center

 

University Hospital

 
Steven A. Severyn, MD, MBA Steven A. Severyn, MD, MBA
Director, Pain Management
Stephen Paquelet, MD Stephen Paquelet, MD
Section Director, Acute Pain
 

Pain Medicine Services provides care for patients with pain due to cancer or chronic non-cancer conditions. It also manages spasticity of central nervous system etiology. 

The OSU Comprehensive Spine Center provides evaluation and management, invasive procedural, and operative surgical services for patients who are experiencing pain due to spinal and non-spinal conditions or who are experiencing muscle spasticity due to central nervous system injury or diseases. 

 

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Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Thomas Smith, MD Thomas Smith, MD
PACU Medical Director
Director Regional Anesthesia, University Hospital
 
Patients who are recovering from anesthesia after surgery receive care in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), or recovery room.

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Regional Anesthesia

 

University Hospital

 

University Hospital East

 
Thomas Smith, MD Thomas Smith, MD
PACU Medical Director
Director Regional Anesthesia
Babak Khabiri, DO Babak Khabiri, DO
Section Director, Regional Anesthesia
 

Regional anesthesia is used to numb only the portion of the body that will receive the surgical procedure. Usually an injection of local anesthetic is given in the area of nerves that provide feeling to that part of the body.

 

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Transplant Anesthesia

Ernesto Goldman, MD Ernesto Goldman, MD
Director, Transplant Anesthesia
   
Anesthesiologists provide anesthesia during an increasing number of kidney, pancreas, liver, and combined transplant procedures at The Ohio State University Medical Center.

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