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Luis Lopez, MD |
Anesthesia Services at Cancer Hospital Research Institute (CHRI) |
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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 |
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Michael J. Andritsos, MD Section Director |
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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. | |||
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) |
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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. | |
Critical Care Medicine |
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Thomas Reilley, DO, FCCM Section Director, Critical Care Medicine |
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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. | |||
Dental Anesthesia |
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Steven I. Ganzberg, DMD |
| Click here to learn more about dental/maxillofacial anesthesiology. | |
Neuroanesthesia |
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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. | |
Obstetric Anesthesia |
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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. | |
Off Site Anesthesia Services |
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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. | |
Pain Medicine Services |
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The Ohio State University Comprehensive Spine Center |
University Hospital |
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Steven A. Severyn, MD, MBA Director, Pain Management |
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Stephen Paquelet, MD Section Director, Acute Pain |
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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. |
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Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) |
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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. | |
Regional Anesthesia |
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University Hospital |
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University Hospital East |
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Thomas Smith, MD PACU Medical Director Director Regional Anesthesia |
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Babak Khabiri, DO Section Director, Regional Anesthesia |
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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 |
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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. | |