Anesthesia

George K. Istaphanous, MD

Title

Staff Anesthesiologist

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Pediatrics

Email

george.istaphanous@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4408

Fax

513-636-7337

Credentials

MD: St. George's University School of Medicine, West Indies, 2002.
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2006.
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.

Awards and Honors

First Place - Pediatric Anesthesia Research Abstract of the Midwestern Anesthesia Research Conference, 2006, Chicago, IL
Golden Key Honor Society - UC Irvine

Research

Assessment of the neurocognitive changes secondary to anesthesia, specifically inhaled anesthetics

Research Grants and Contracts

Anesthesia-Induced Neuronal Cell Death in the Developing Brain. Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research-Starter Grant, 2007-2009; Mentor: Andreas W. Loepke, MD, PhD, FAAP

Publications, Most Recent

Istaphanous, G.K. The patient with aortic stenosis. Int Anesthesiol Clin, 2005; 43(4):21-31.

Presentations, Most Recent

Loepke, A.W., Istaphanous, G., Albers, E., McCann, J.C., Vorhees, C., Danzer, S.C. Neonatal Isoflurane Anesthesia Does Not Impair Neurocognitive Function And Behavior In The Same Mice In Adulthood, SPA 2007.

A novel neonatal mouse model to test neuroprotective strategies during brain ischemia. MARC 2006, Chicago, IL. First Place-Pediatric Scientific Session

Abducens nerve injury caused by halo-femoral traction: a case report. MARC 2006, Chicago, IL.

Postoperative Pain Control with an Opioid-Based Thoracic Epidural In A Patient with Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis. American Society of Regional Anesthesia, April 2005, Toronto, Canada.

Postoperative Pain Control with an Opioid-Based Thoracic Epidural in a Patient with Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis. MARC, April 2005, Madison, WI.

Total Lung Lavage for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: 21 Procedures in 4 Patients. American College Of Chest Physicians, December 2004, Scottsdale, AZ.

Wegener's Granulomatosis: A Cause of Severe Subglottic Stenosis. Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists, August 2004, Cincinnati, OH.

Bronchoalveolar Lavage For Pulmonary Alveolar Phospholipoproteinosis: Experience With Four Patients Undergoing 21 Lavages. Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists, August 2004, Cincinnati, OH.