Anna M. Varughese, MD, MPH
Title
Associate Director, Division of Anesthesia
Appointment
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Pediatrics
Email
anna.varughese@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4408
Fax
513-636-7337
Credentials
MD: Madras University, Vellore, India, 1989.
Residency: Anesthesiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India, 1989; Anesthesiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England, 1994; Anesthesiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1995.
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1996.
Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, 1996.
DA: Anesthesia, Madras, India, 1988.
FRCA: Fellowship of the Royal College of Anesthetists, United Kingdom, 1993.
MPH: Master in Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2003-2005.
Awards and Honors
- Letter of Commendation, Department of Pediatrics, President and CEO, Continuing Medical Education Office, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medial Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2003.
- Teacher of the Year, Department of Anesthesia, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 1999.
- Accreditation from UCLA School of Medicine, Medical Acupuncture for Physicians, 1999.
Research
Clinical trials for postoperative pain management and clinical effectiveness in anesthesia care
Presentations
Varughese AM. A Premedication Algorithm for Pediatric Patients. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, April 2008.
Patino M, Blacklidge R, Furstein J, Andersen NP, Varughese AM. Decreasing the Incidence of Postoperative Respiratory Complications and Pain: Improving Outcomes. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, April 2008.
Tomasson J, Andersen NP, Varughese AM. Acute Cardiopulmonary Events in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit: A Prospective Study. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, April 2008.
Varughese AM. Quality management in the Delivery of Pediatric Anesthesia. KFMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 2008.
Varughese AM, Kurth CD. The Balanced Scorecard: A Multidimensional Tool for Performance Improvement in Pediatric Anesthesia. Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, March 2007.
Varughese AM, Kurth CD. The Balanced Scorecard: A Multidimensional Tool for Performance Improvement in Pediatric Anesthesia. American Society of Anesthesia Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 2006.
Publications, Most Recent
Varughese AM. Factors Predictive of Poor Behavioral Compliance During Inhalational Induction in Children. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2008, 107(2): 413-421.
Varughese AM. Implementing and Measuring an Innovative Approach to the Anesthesiologist Shortage. Research Horizons, Summer 2007, 10:11.
Gunter JB, McAuliffe JJ, Beckman EC, Wittkugel EP, Spaeth JP, Varughese AM. A factorial study of ondansetron, metoclopramide, and dexamethasone for emesis prophylaxis after adenotonisllectomy in children. Pediatric Anesthesia 2006, 16: 1153-1165.
Varughese AM, Byczkowski TL, Wittkugel EP, Kotagal U, Kurth CD. Impact of a nurse practitioner-assisted preoperative assessment program on quality. Pediatric Anesthesia 2006, 16: 723-733.
Varughese AM. Quality Management in the delivery of Pediatric Anesthesia Care. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2006, Volume 44.
Wittkugel EP, Varughese AM. Pediatric Preoperative Evaluation-A New Paradigm. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2006, Volume 44.
Iyer S, Varughese AM, Kenna M, Defoor W. The Use of Perioperative Antibiotics in Tonsillectomy: Does it decrease morbidity?International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 2006, Volume 70(5): 853: 861.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Pain management; anesthesia for spine surgery; neonatal anesthesia
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