Professor Clinical
Department of Anesthesiology
Director of Cancer Pain and Palliative Medicine
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute

N-416 Doan Hall
410 West Tenth Avenue
Columbus, Oh  43210

Education

1960

A.A., Premedical, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California,

1962

B.A., Italian Literature Premedical,, University of California, Los Angeles, California

1965

University of California, Los Angeles, California

1972

M.D., Public Health, Registered Sanitarian, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Hospital Training

1973-1974

Rotating Internship St. Joseph Infirmary, Louisville, Kentucky

1974-1975

Anesthesiology Residency, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado

1976-1976

Anesthesiology Residency, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

1976-1977

NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Anesthesiology-Algology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

1977-1978

NIH Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Anesthesiology-Algology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Professional Appointments

1977-1978

Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington

1978-1984

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington

1984-1991

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington

1991-Present

Attending Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center

1991-Present

Professor Clinical, Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and 200 Public Health, Columbus, Ohio

2002-Present

President of the American Cancer Society/Ohio Division

Certification

American Board Hospice and Palliative Medicine-1997

Licensure(s)

Italy Medical License 1973

California Medical License 1975

Ohio Medical License 1990

Professional Activities/Committees

Organized Second National Summit on Pain and Palliative Medicine, 2003

Chair, Marialuisa Ferrari Endowed Lecture for Palliative Medicine

Member, Medical Center Promotion and Tenure Committee, Ethics Committee, Quality Assurance for Medical Center, Medical Staff Administration Committee, Quality Assurance for the James Cancer Hospital,  Committee for Providing Pain Therapy for  Medical Center

American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Medical Association, American Pain Society, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Regional Anesthesia

Association of University Anesthesiologists (Appointed 1987)

Associazione Italiana Per Lo Studio Del Dolore

European Association for Palliative Care

International Association for the Study of Pain IASP - (Founding Member)

Midwest Pain Society, Ohio State Society of Anesthesiologists, International Hospice Institute & College (IHIC)

Brief statement regarding role in residency training program

Teaches residents in the clinical and didactic setting with emphasis on Acute and Palliative Pain.  Preceptor to residents rotating on the Cancer Pain Service and provide curriculum and goals and objectives for the rotation. 

Prepares didactic lectures for CA-1’s, CA-2’s, and CA-3’s as well as presentations at M & M conferences and Grand Rounds.