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Faculty

Elena Adler, MD in the Anesthesia Department at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Elena Adler, MD
Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

elena.adler@cchmc.org

Nancy P. Andersen, MD, is a member of the faculty and staff of Cincionnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, involved in Anesthesia.

Nancy P. Andersen, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

nancy.andersen@cchmc.org

Lori A. Aronson, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

lori.aronson@cchmc.org

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Lori A. Aronson, MD

Staff Anesthesiologist

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: lori.aronson@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Cardiac anesthesia; regional anesthesia; anesthesia for airway surgery

Biography

Dr. Aronson's practice interests include pediatric cardiac and regional anesthesia. She is also interested in the role of antifibrinolytics for large blood loss cases.

Dr. Aronson is Cincinnati Children's Anesthesia Resident Education Coordinator and is actively involved in resident and fellow education.

Education and Training

MD: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 1994.

Residency: Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, 2000.

Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1997.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1997; Anesthesiology, 2001; Cardiac Anesthesia.

Publications

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Lin EP, Aronson LA. Successful resuscitation of bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity in a neonate. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Oct;20(10):955-7.

Aronson, LA; Spaeth, J.P.: Frontiers in Pediatric Anesthesia: Cardiac Anesthesia. International Anesthesiology Clinics: Frontiers in Pediatric Anesthesiology. Winter 2006; 44(1):33-49.

Aronson, LA; Dent, C.L.: Postoperative Respiratory Function and Its Management. Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia. 2005.

Book Chapters

Aronson LA. Pediatrics and Neonatology: Hypoxemia. Complications in Anesthesia. Ed: John L Atlee, 2nd ed, 2007.

Anne Boat, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

anne.boat@cchmc.org

Vidya Chidambaran, MD
Anesthesiologist

Lisa J. Francis, DO
Attending Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

lisa.francis@cchmc.org

Kenneth R. Goldschneider, MD, FAAP
Director, Division of Pain Management

513-636-7768

kenneth.goldschneider@cchmc.org

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Kenneth R. Goldschneider, MD, FAAP

Director, Division of Pain Management

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-7768

Fax: 513-636-2920

Email: kenneth.goldschneider@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Complex chronic pain conditions in infants, children and young adults, including those related to vascular malformations, epidermolysis bullosa and cancer.

Research Interests

Outcomes of pain treatment, with a focus on outpatient, chronic pain management.

Education and Training

MD: University of Connecticut Health Center School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 1991.

Residency: Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1991 - 1994; Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1994-1997.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1997 - 1998; Pain Management, Longwood Combined Pain Fellowship, The Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1998 - 1999.

Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 1994; American Board of Anesthesiology, 1998; ABA Pain Management, 2000.

Publications

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Lynch-Jordan AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR. Parent perceptions of adolescent pain expression: the adolescent pain behavior questionnaire. Pain. 2010 Dec;151(3):834-42.

Goldschneider K, Lucky AW, Mellerio JE, Palisson F, del Carmen Viñuela Miranda M, Azizkhan RG. Perioperative care of patients with epidermolysis bullosa: proceedings of the 5th international symposium on epidermolysis bullosa, Santiago Chile, December 4-6, 2008. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Sep;20(9):797-804.

Goldschneider KR, Lucky AW. Pain management in epidermolysis bullosa. Dermatol Clin. 2010 Apr;28(2):273-82, ix. Review.

Meyer MJ, Goldschneider KR, Bielefeldt K, Zeltzer L, Lackner J, Keefer L. Functional abdominal pain in adolescence: a biopsychosocial phenomenon. J Pain. 2008 Nov;9(11):984-90.

Hosu L, Meyer MJ, Goldschneider KR. Cerebrospinal fluid cutaneous fistula after epidural analgesia in a child. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;33(1):74-6.

Goldschneider KR, Racadio JM, Weidner NJ. Celiac plexus blockade in children using a three-dimensional fluoroscopic reconstruction technique: case reports. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2007 Nov-Dec;32(6):510-5.

Lynch AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, Jones BA. Sex and age differences in coping styles among children with chronic pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Feb;33(2):208-16.

Lynch AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, Jones BA. Psychosocial risks for disability in children with chronic back pain. J Pain. 2006 Apr;7(4):244-51.

Kashikar-Zuck S, Vaught MH, Goldschneider KR, Graham TB, Miller JC. Depression, coping, and functional disability in juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome. J Pain. 2002 Oct;3(5):412-9.

Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, Powers SW, Vaught MH, Hershey AD. Depression and functional disability in chronic pediatric pain. Clin J Pain. 2001 Dec;17(4):341-9.

Joel B. Gunter, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

joel.gunter@cchmc.org

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Joel B. Gunter, MD

Staff Anesthesiologist

Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: joel.gunter@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Anesthesia for congenital cardiac disease; anesthesia equipment and monitoring

Research Interests

Anesthesia equipment and monitoring; regional anesthesia in children; outcomes after anesthesia in children

Education and Training

MD: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, 1982.

Residency: Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1985.

Fellowship: Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, DC, 1986.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 1986 (Recertified 2000)

Publications

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Hoffmann CO, Samuels PJ, Beckman E, Hein EA, Shackleford TM, Overbey E, Berlin RE, Wang Y, Nick TG, Gunter JB. Insufflation vs intubation during esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Sep;20(9):821-30.

Mahmoud M, Radhakrishman R, Gunter J, Sadhasivam S, Schapiro A, McAuliffe J, Kurth D, Wang Y, Nick TG, Donnelly LF. Effect of increasing depth of dexmedetomidine anesthesia on upper airway morphology in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Jun;20(6):506-15.

Sadhasivam S, Cohen LL, Hosu L, Gorman KL, Wang Y, Nick TG, Jou JF, Samol N, Szabova A, Hagerman N, Hein E, Boat A, Varughese A, Kurth CD, Willging JP, Gunter JB. Real-time assessment of perioperative behaviors in children and parents: development and validation of the perioperative adult child behavioral interaction scale. Anesth Analg. 2010 Apr 1;110(4):1109-15.

Mahmoud M, Gunter J, Donnelly LF, Wang Y, Nick TG, Sadhasivam S. A comparison of dexmedetomidine with propofol for magnetic resonance imaging sleep studies in children. Anesth Analg. 2009 Sep;109(3):745-53.

Mahmoud M, Gunter J, Sadhasivam S. Ciné MRI airway studies in children with sleep apnea: optimal images and anesthetic challenges.Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Oct;39(10):1034-7.

Sadhasivam S, Cohen LL, Szabova A, Varughese A, Kurth CD, Willging P, Wang Y, Nick TG, Gunter J. Real-time assessment of perioperative behaviors and prediction of perioperative outcomes.Anesth Analg. 2009 Mar;108(3):822-6.

Gunter JB, Ball J, Than-Win S. Preparation of the Dräger Fabius anesthesia machine for the malignant-hyperthermia susceptible patient. Anesth Analg. 2008 Dec;107(6):1936-45.

Varughese AM, Nick TG, Gunter J, Wang Y, Kurth CD. Factors predictive of poor behavioral compliance during inhaled induction in children. Anesth Analg. 2008 Aug;107(2):413-21.

Mahmoud M, Bryan Y, Gunter J, Kreeger RN, Sadhasivam S. Anesthetic implications of undiagnosed late onset central hypoventilation syndrome in a child: from elective tonsillectomy to tracheostomy.Paediatr Anaesth. 2007 Oct;17(10):1001-5.

Cohen MB, Gunter JB. How safe is intravenous sedation with midazolam and fentanyl for pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy?Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007 Oct;4(10):538-9.

Nancy S. Hagerman, MD

nancy.hagerman@cchmc.org

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Nancy S. Hagerman, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Email: nancy.hagerman@cchmc.org

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Education and Training

MD: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 2001.

Internship: Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 2002.

Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2005.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.

Publications

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Varughese AM, Hagerman NS, Kurth CD. Quality in pediatric anesthesia. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Aug;20(8):684-96. Review.

Sadhasivam S, Cohen LL, Hosu L, Gorman KL, Wang Y, Nick TG, Jou JF, Samol N, Szabova A, Hagerman N, Hein E, Boat A, Varughese A, Kurth CD, Willging JP, Gunter JB. Real-time assessment of perioperative behaviors in children and parents: development and validation of the perioperative adult child behavioral interaction scale. Anesth Analg. 2010 Apr 1;110(4):1109-15.

Hagerman NS. Remember That There Are Two "Neos" in Avoiding Common ICU Errors. Marcucci L, Martinez E, Haut E, Slonim A, Suarez J, eds. Lippencott Williams & Wilkens. 2006 Philadelphia.

Hagerman NS. Remember That Malignant Hyperthermia May Not Have Hyperthermia in Avoiding Common ICU Errors. Marcucci L, Martinez E, Haut E, Slonim A, Suarez J, eds. Lippencott Williams & Wilkens. 2006 Philadelphia.

Elizabeth A. Hein, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

elizabeth.hein@cchmc.org

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Elizabeth A. Hein, MD

Staff Anesthesiologist

djunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Pediatrics

Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: elizabeth.hein@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Anesthesia for airway surgery; ENT anesthesia

Education and Training

MD: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH, 1993.

Internship: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 1994.

Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 1997.

Fellowship: Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 1999; Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1998.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 1999; PALS, 2007; ACLS, 2008.

Publications

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Hoffmann CO, Samuels PJ, Beckman E, Hein EA, Shackleford TM, Overbey E, Berlin RE, Wang Y, Nick TG, Gunter JB. Insufflation vs intubation during esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Sep;20(9):821-30.

Sadhasivam S, Cohen LL, Hosu L, Gorman KL, Wang Y, Nick TG, Jou JF, Samol N, Szabova A, Hagerman N, Hein E, Boat A, Varughese A, Kurth CD, Willging JP, Gunter JB. Real-time assessment of perioperative behaviors in children and parents: development and validation of the perioperative adult child behavioral interaction scale. Anesth Analg. 2010 Apr 1;110(4):1109-15.

Hein EA, Rutter MJ. New perspectives in pediatric airway reconstruction. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2006 Winter;44(1):51-64. Review.

Clifford O. Hoffmann, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

cliff.hoffmann@cchmc.org

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Clifford O. Hoffmann, MD

Staff Anesthesiologist

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: cliff.hoffmann@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Outpatient anesthesia

Education and Training

MD: Medical College Of Ohio at Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1984.

MSc: University of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1976.

BS: University of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972.

Internship: Akron General Medical Center, Akron, Ohio, 1985.

Residency: Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine Canton, Ohio, 1987.

Fellow: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, 1988.

Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, 1995; ACLS 2009; PALS 2009.

Publications

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Hoffmann CO, Samuels PJ, Beckman E, Hein EA, Shackleford TM, Overbey E, Berlin RE, Wang Y, Nick TG, Gunter JB. Insufflation vs intubation during esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Sep;20(9):821-30.

McConville BJ, Steichen-Asch P, Harris R, Neudorf S, Sambrano J, Lampkin B, Bailey D, Fredrick B, Hoffmann C, Woodman D. Pediatric bone marrow transplants: psychological aspects. Can J Psychiatry. 1990 Dec;35(9):769-75.

Thomas J. Kabalin, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

thomas.kabalin@cchmc.org

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Thomas J. Kabalin, MD

Staff Anesthesiologist

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: thomas.kabalin@cchmc.org

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Specialties

ENT anesthesia; anesthesia for orthopedic surgery

Education and Training

MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1989.

Internship: University of California at Los Angeles, 1990.

Residency: Pediatrics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1992; Anesthesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1994; Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1995.

Certifications: American Board of Anesthesiology, October 1998; PALS, 2007; BLS, 2007.

Publications

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Mahmoud M, Sadhasivam S, Salisbury S, Nick TG, Schnell B, Sestokas AK, Wiggins C, Samuels P, Kabalin T, McAuliffe J. Susceptibility of transcranial electric motor-evoked potentials to varying targeted blood levels of dexmedetomidine during spine surgery. Anesthesiology. 2010 Jun;112(6):1364-73.

Michael J. Kibelbek, MD
Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

michael.kibelbek@cchmc.org

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Michael J. Kibelbek, MD

Anesthesiologist

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: michael.kibelbek@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Procedural sedation outside the OR; education

Education and Training

MD: Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1979.

Residency: Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 1979-1982; Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh, PA, 1982-1984.

Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1984-1985.

Certifications: American Board of Pediatrics, 1984; American Board of Anesthesiology, 1985; PALS, 2008; ACLS, 2007.

Publications

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Kibelbek MJ. Cable trapped under Dräger Fabius automatic pressure limiting valve causes inability to ventilate.Anesthesiology. 2007 Mar;106(3):639-40; author reply 640.

Kibelbek MJ, Schwartz JA, Tenedios G. Stewart smiled.Pediatrics. 1993 May;91(5):1018-9.

Kibelbek MJ. Gastric acid aspiration possible during flexible endoscopy without general anesthesia. Am J Dis Child. 1987 Feb;141(2):128-9.

Renee Kreeger, MD

513-636-4408

renee.kreeger@cchmc.org

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Renee Kreeger, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: renee.kreeger@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Anesthesia for congenital cardiac disease

Biography

Renee Kreeger, MD, is joining the faculty at Cincinnati Children’s after practicing as a pediatric anesthesiologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She has a special interest in anesthesia for congenital cardiac disease.

Education and Training

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 2003.

Internship: Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.

Residency: University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 2007.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2008; Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX (to be completed November 2009).

Certification: Anesthesiology, 2008.

Publications

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Kreeger, R.N. Conscious Sedation. Mont Reid Surgical Handbook. 6th ed., 2008.

Kreeger RN, Hilvano A. Anesthetic options for the parturient with a neural tube defect. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2005 Fall;43(4):65-80. Review.

C. Dean Kurth, MD
Anesthesiologist-in-Chief

513-636-4408

dean.kurth@cchmc.org

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C. Dean Kurth, MD

Anesthesiologist-in-Chief

Director of Department of Anesthesia

Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: dean.kurth@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Neuroanesthesia; neonatal anesthesia

Research Interests

neurologic injury associated with congenital heart disease; non-invasive bedside technologies to monitor the brain

Education and Training

BA: Colorado College (Chemistry), Colorado Springs, CO, 1974-1978.

MD: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1978-82.

CBA: Certificate in Business Administration, University of Houston School of Business, 2001-2002.

Residency: Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1982-1985. Anesthesiology, Shand's Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1985-87.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia and Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1987-88. NIH Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1988-89.

Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 1987; American Board of Anesthesiology, 1988.

Publications

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Boat AC, Sadhasivam S, Loepke AW, Kurth CD. Outcome for the extremely premature neonate: how far do we push the edge?Paediatr Anaesth. 2011 Jan 10. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03505.x.

Boat A, Mahmoud M, Michelfelder EC, Lin E, Ngamprasertwong P, Schnell B, Kurth CD, Crombleholme TM, Sadhasivam S. Supplementing desflurane with intravenous anesthesia reduces fetal cardiac dysfunction during open fetal surgery.Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Aug;20(8):748-56.

Varughese AM, Hagerman NS, Kurth CD. Quality in pediatric anesthesia. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Aug;20(8):684-96. Review.

Sadhasivam S, Cohen LL, Hosu L, Gorman KL, Wang Y, Nick TG, Jou JF, Samol N, Szabova A, Hagerman N, Hein E, Boat A, Varughese A, Kurth CD, Willging JP, Gunter JB. Real-time assessment of perioperative behaviors in children and parents: development and validation of the perioperative adult child behavioral interaction scale.Anesth Analg. 2010 Apr 1;110(4):1109-15.

Kurth CD, McCann JC, Wu J, Miles L, Loepke AW. Cerebral oxygen saturation-time threshold for hypoxic-ischemic injury in piglets. Anesth Analg. 2009 Apr;108(4):1268-77.

Sadhasivam S, Cohen LL, Szabova A, Varughese A, Kurth CD, Willging P, Wang Y, Nick TG, Gunter J. Real-time assessment of perioperative behaviors and prediction of perioperative outcomes.Anesth Analg. 2009 Mar;108(3):822-6.

Loepke AW, Istaphanous GK, McAuliffe JJ 3rd, Miles L, Hughes EA, McCann JC, Harlow KE, Kurth CD, Williams MT, Vorhees CV, Danzer SC. The effects of neonatal isoflurane exposure in mice on brain cell viability, adult behavior, learning, and memory.Anesth Analg. 2009 Jan;108(1):90-104.

Robinson MB, Crombleholme TM, Kurth CD. Maternal pulmonary edema during fetoscopic surgery. Anesth Analg. 2008 Dec;107(6):1978-80.

Varughese AM, Nick TG, Gunter J, Wang Y, Kurth CD. Factors predictive of poor behavioral compliance during inhaled induction in children. Anesth Analg. 2008 Aug;107(2):413-21.

Nelson LA, McCann JC, Loepke AW, Wu J, Ben Dor B, Kurth CD. Development and validation of a multiwavelength spatial domain near-infrared oximeter to detect cerebral hypoxia-ischemia. J Biomed Opt. 2006 Nov-Dec;11(6):064022.

Ik Sung Lee, MD
Director, Clinical Operations, Operating Room

513-636-4408

ik.lee@cchmc.org

Erica P. Lin, MD
Attending Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

erica.lin@cchmc.org

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Erica P. Lin, MD

Attending Anesthesiologist

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: erica.lin@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Cardiac anesthesiology

Education and Training

MD: University of Texas Medical School at Houson, TX 2004.

Residency: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 2008.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 2009.

Certification: Anesthesiology 2009.

Publications

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Lin EP, Aronson LA. Successful resuscitation of bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity in a neonate. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Oct;20(10):955-7.

Propst EJ, Lin EP, Istaphanous GK, Boesch RP, Ryckman FC, Cotton RT, Rutter MJ. Management of traumatic tracheobronchial separation in a teenager using a fabricated extra-long endotracheal tube. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Aug;73(8):1163-7.

Lin E. Pay scrupulous attention to eliminating air bubbles in pediatraic intravenous tubing. Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors. C Marucci. Lippincot Williams & W.

Andreas W. Loepke, MD, PhD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

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Andreas W. Loepke, MD, PhD

Staff Anesthesiologist

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Neonatal anesthesia; neonatal cardiac anesthesia; neonatal brain injury related to congenital heart disease; effects of anesthetics on the developing brain

Research Interests

Neonatal brain injury and protection

Visit the Loepke Lab.

Biography

Andreas W. Loepke, M.D., Ph.D. is a physician-scientist whose professional efforts are divided between basic science research and his clinical staff position as a Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesia at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. His areas of expertise comprise the effects of anesthetics on the developing brain as well as the detection, prevention, and treatment of neonatal brain damage.

After graduating from medical school in his native Germany, Dr. Loepke began training in Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, and Intensive Care in Germany, followed by an internship in General Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital and an a residency in Anesthesiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Following additional training in Pediatric Anesthesia and Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he accepted a position as staff anesthesiologist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Dr. Loepke directs a research laboratory in the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Foundation and chairs the Department of Anesthesia’s Data Safety Monitoring Board. Dr. Loepke is a frequent lecturer on the effects of anesthetics on the developing brain and has received several prominent awards for his research.

Education and Training

MD: University of Dusseldorf, Germany, 1993.

PhD: University of Dusseldorf, Germany, 1995.

Residency: Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1999.

Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 2000.

Maintenance of Certification: Anesthesiology 2010.

Publications

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Istaphanous GK, Howard J, Nan X, Hughes EA, McCann JC, McAuliffe JJ, Danzer SC, Loepke AW. Comparison of the Neuroapoptotic Properties of Equipotent Anesthetic Concentrations of Desflurane, Isoflurane, or Sevoflurane in Neonatal Mice. Anesthesiology. 2011 Feb 2

Boat AC, Sadhasivam S, Loepke AW, Kurth CD. Outcome for the extremely premature neonate: how far do we push the edge?Paediatr Anaesth. 2011 Jan 10.

Murphy BL, Pun RY, Yin H, Faulkner CR, Loepke AW, Danzer SC. Heterogeneous integration of adult-generated granule cells into the epileptic brain. J Neurosci. 2011 Jan 5;31(1):105-17.

Istaphanous GK, Ward CG, Loepke AW. The impact of the perioperative period on neurocognitive development, with a focus on pharmacological concerns. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2010 Sep;24(3):433-49. Review.

Loepke AW. Developmental neurotoxicity of sedatives and anesthetics: a concern for neonatal and pediatric critical care medicine?Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar;1 1(2):217-26. Review.

McAuliffe JJ, Loepke AW, Miles L, Joseph B, Hughes E, Vorhees CV. Desflurane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane provide limited neuroprotection against neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in a delayed preconditioning paradigm.Anesthesiology. 2009 Sep;111(3):533-46.

Istaphanous GK, Loepke AW. General anesthetics and the developing brain. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2009 Jun;22(3):368-73. Review.

Kurth CD, McCann JC, Wu J, Miles L, Loepke AW. Cerebral oxygen saturation-time threshold for hypoxic-ischemic injury in piglets. Anesth Analg. 2009 Apr;108(4):1268-77.

Danzer SC, He X, Loepke AW, McNamara JO. Structural plasticity of dentate granule cell mossy fibers during the development of limbic epilepsy. Hippocampus. 2010 Jan;20(1):113-24.

Mohamed A. Mahmoud, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

mohamed.mahmoud@cchmc.org

John J. McAuliffe III, MD, MBA
Research Director

513-636-4408

john.mcauliffe@cchmc.org

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John J. McAuliffe III, MD, MBA

Research Director

Staff Anesthesiologist

Director, Institute Pediatric Anesthesia

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: john.mcauliffe@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Cardiac anesthesia; neonatal anesthesia

Research Interests

Anesthesia on the developing brain

Education and Training

MD: McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1977.

Residency: Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 1982-84; Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1981-82; Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1978-79.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1984-85.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1984; Anesthesiology, 1985.

Publications

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McAuliffe JJ, Bronson SL, Hester MS, Murphy BL, Dahlquist-Topalá R, Richards DA, Danzer SC. Altered patterning of dentate granule cell mossy fiber inputs onto CA3 pyramidal cells in limbic epilepsy. Hippocampus. 2011 Jan;21(1):93-107.

McAuliffe JJ, Joseph B, Hughes E, Miles L, Vorhees CV. Metallothionein I,II deficient mice do not exhibit significantly worse long-term behavioral outcomes following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia: MT-I,II deficient mice have inherent behavioral impairments.Brain Res. 2008 Jan 23;1190:175-85.

McAuliffe JJ, Joseph B, Vorhees CV. Isoflurane-delayed preconditioning reduces immediate mortality and improves striatal function in adult mice after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia.Anesth Analg. 2007 May;104(5):1066-77, tables of contents.

Gunter JB, McAuliffe JJ, Beckman EC, Wittkugel EP, Spaeth JP, Varughese AM. A factorial study of ondansetron, metoclopramide, and dexamethasone for emesis prophylaxis after adenotonsillectomy in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006 Nov;16(11):1153-65.

McAuliffe JJ, Miles L, Vorhees CV. Adult neurological function following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in a mouse model of the term neonate: water maze performance is dependent on separable cognitive and motor components.Brain Res. 2006 Nov 6;1118(1):208-21.

Loepke AW, McCann JC, Kurth CD, McAuliffe JJ. The physiologic effects of isoflurane anesthesia in neonatal mice. Anesth Analg. 2006 Jan;102(1):75-80.

Gunter JB, McAuliffe JJ, Gregg T, Weidner NJ, Varughese AM, Sweeney, DM. Continuous epidural butophanol relieves pruritus associated with epidural morphine infusioins in children. Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2000 10(2):167-172.

Mark Meyer, MD
Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

mark.meyer@cchmc.org

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Mark Meyer, MD

Anesthesiologist

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-2920

Email: mark.meyer@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Palliative medicine; end of life care; anesthesiology; pain management

Research Interests

Anesthesia; pain management

Biography

Mark Meyer, MD, is a board-certified anesthesiologist who completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Meyer joined the Department of Anesthesia in 2003 following his Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Dr. Meyer is a staff anesthesiologist, as well as an attending physician in the Division of Pain Management, caring for patients with acute pain. In addition, Dr. Meyer is an attending physician for StarShine Hospice, the pediatric hospice at Cincinnati Children's.

In 2006, Dr. Meyer received his board certification from the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He has been an integral part of the development and implementation of the Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team / PACT at Cincinnati Children's.

Dr. Meyer is the PACT consulting physician, partnering with families in order to offer a range of comprehensive, family-centered care for children with chronic, complex or life-threatening conditions.

Education and Training

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1998.

Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, 2002.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2003.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 2004; Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2006.

David L. Moore, MD

513-636-8530

dave.moore@cchmc.org

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Jacquelyn Morillo-Delerme, MD
Director of Anesthesia, Liberty Campus

513-636-4408

jacquelyn.morillo-delerme@cchmc.org

Mario Patino, MD
Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

mario.patino@cchmc.org

Joseph P. Previte, MD, FAAP
Director of Anesthesia Information and Communication Services

513-636-4408

joseph.previte@cchmc.org

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Joseph P. Previte, MD, FAAP

Director of Anesthesia Information and Communication Services

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: joseph.previte@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Fetal surgery anesthesia; liver transplan anesthesia; spine and neuro-surgery; medical information system management

Biography

Joseph Previte, MD, FAAP, performs all types of pediatric anesthesia, except cardiac. He is also part of the Fetal Anesthesia Care Team, Spine Surgery Care Team and Bariatric Team, and he is the Neurosurgery Champion for the Anesthesia department.

Dr. Previte is interested in information technology in the health care setting and manages and directs several IT projects in the Anesthesia department. He is currently directing the implementation of Centricity, a perioperative-wide (from the preoperative evaluation through the postoperative note) computerized documentation system tailored for the anesthetic care of the pediatric patient. This system will be integrated with a perioperative-wide documentation system.

Education and Training

MD: West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 1989.

Internship: West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, WV, 1990.

Residency: The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1993.

Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1993.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 1995.

Publications

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Meyer M, Previte JP. Aspiration Pneumonitis in Children. Complications in Anesthesia, 2nd Edition. 2007 641-43.

Robinson M, Previte JP. Complications of EXIT Procedure. Complications in Anesthesia, 2nd Edition. 2007 607-10.

Previte JP. Information and communication system implementation in anesthesia. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2006 Winter;44(1):179-97. Review.

Wu J, Previte JP, Adler E, Myers T, Ball J, Gunter JB. Spontaneous ignition, explosion, and fire with sevoflurane and barium hydroxide lime.Anesthesiology. 2004 Aug;101(2):534-7.

Cook-Sather SD, Liacouras CA, Previte JP, Markakis DA, Schreiner MS. Gastric fluid measurement by blind aspiration in paediatric patients: a gastroscopic evaluation.Can J Anaesth. 1997 Feb;44(2):168-72.

John B. Rose, MD

513-636-7768

john.rose@cchmc.org

John B. Rose, MD

Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-7768

Email: john.rose@cchmc.org

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Education and Training

MD: University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1980.

Residency: Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Anesthesiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

Certifications: Pediatrics, 1984; Anesthesiology, 1987.

Publications

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Guite JW, Logan DE, McCue R, Sherry DD, Rose JB. Parental beliefs and worries regarding adolescent chronic pain. Clinical Journal Pain. 2009;25:223-32.

Zempsky WT, Bean-Lijewski J, Kauffman RE, Koh JL, Malviya SV, Rose JB, Richards PT, Gennevois DJ. Needle-free powder lidocaine delivery system provides rapid effective analgesia for venipuncture or cannulation pain in children: randomized, double-blind Comparison of Venipuncture and Venous Cannulation Pain After Fast-Onset Needle-Free Powder Lidocaine or Placebo Treatment trial. Pediatrics. 2008 May;121(5):979-87.

Ganesh A, Rose JB, Wells L, Ganley T, Gurnaney H, Maxwell LG, DiMaggio T, Milovcich K, Scollon M, Feldman JM, Cucchiaro G. Continuous peripheral nerve blockade for inpatient and outpatient postoperative analgesia in children. Anesth Analg. 2007 Nov;105(5):1234-42.

Guite JW, Logan DE, Sherry DD, Rose JB. Adolescent self-perception: associations with chronic musculoskeletal pain and functional disability. J Pain. 2007 May;8(5):379-86.

Harty TP, Dib-Hajj SD, Tyrrell L, Blackman R, Hisama FM, Rose JB, Waxman SG. Na(V)1.7 mutant A863P in erythromelalgia: effects of altered activation and steady-state inactivation on excitability of nociceptive dorsal root ganglion neurons. J Neurosci. 2006 Nov 29;26(48):12566-75.

Logan DE, Guite JW, Sherry DD, Rose JB. Adolescent-parent relationships in the context of adolescent chronic pain conditions. Clin J Pain. 2006 Jul-Aug;22(6):576-83.

Cucchiaro G, Adzick SN, Rose JB, Maxwell L, Watcha M. A comparison of epidural bupivacaine-fentanyl and bupivacaine-clonidine in children undergoing the Nuss procedure. Anesth Analg. 2006 Aug;103(2):322-7.

Nathan A, Rose JB, Guite JW, Hehir D, Milovcich K. Primary erythromelalgia in a child responding to intravenous lidocaine and oral mexiletine treatment. Pediatrics. 2005 Apr;115(4):e504-7.

Logan DE, Rose JB. Is postoperative pain a self-fulfilling prophecy? Expectancy effects on postoperative pain and patient-controlled analgesia use among adolescent surgical patients. J Pediatr Psychol. 2005 Mar;30(2):187-96.

Senthilkumar Sadhasivam, MD, MPH

513-636-4408

senthilkumar.sadhasivam@cchmc.org

Nancy Bard Samol, MD

513-636-4408

nancy.samol@cchmc.org

Paul J. Samuels, MD
Director of Education, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408

paul.samuels@cchmc.org

Ximena Soler, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

ximena.soler@cchmc.org

Ximena Soler, MD

Staff Anesthesiologist

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Email: ximena.soler@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Pediatric regional anesthesia; clinical and didactic teaching; international outreach

Education and Training

MD: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogata, Colombia, 1997.

Internship: Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 2001.

Residency: Penn State University, M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 2003.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 2004; ECFMG, 2004; ACLS Provider, 2007; ACLS Instructor, 2007; PALS Provider, 2007; PALS Instructor, 2008.

Publications

Kimatian SJ, Saliba KJ, Soler X, Valentine EA, Coleman ML, Kunselman, AR, Schuler, HG, Barnes ML, Thirumala PD, Myers JL. The influence of neurophysiologic monitoring on the management of pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass. ASAIO Journal 2008; 54:467-469.

James P. Spaeth, MD
Director, Cardiac Anethesia

513-636-4408

james.spaeth@cchmc.org

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James P. Spaeth, MD

Director, Cardiac Anethesia

Staff Anesthesiologist

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: james.spaeth@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Cardiac anesthesia; neurologic injury in children with congenital heart disease; improving perioperative safety

Education and Training

MD: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 1993.

Internship: Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, 1994.

Residency: Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 1997.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1998.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 1998.

Publications

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Dent CL, Spaeth JP, Jones BV, Schwartz SM, Glauser TA, Hallinan B, Pearl JM, Khoury PR, Kurth CD. Brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities after the Norwood procedure using regional cerebral perfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jan;131(1):190-7.

Aronson LA, Spaeth JP. Frontiers in pediatric anesthesia: cardiac anesthesia. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2006 Winter;44(1):33-49.

Dent CL, Spaeth JP, Jones BV, Schwartz SM, Glauser TA, Hallinan B, Pearl JM, Khoury PR, Kurth CD. Brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities after the Norwood procedure using regional cerebral perfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Dec;130(6):1523-30.

Loepke AW, Spaeth JP. Glucose and Heart Surgery: Neonates Are Not Just Small Adults. Anesthesiology. 2004 Jun;100(6):1345-52.

Baker RC, Schubert CJ, Kirwan KA, Lenkauskas SM, Spaeth JT. After-hours telephone triage and advice in private and nonprivate pediatric populations. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Mar;153(3):292-6.

Theodore W. Striker, MD
Medical Director, Outpatient Mason

513-636-4408

theodore.striker@cchmc.org

Alexandra Szabova, MD

513-636-7768

alexandra.szabova@cchmc.org

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Alexandra Szabova, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-7768

Fax: 513-636-2920

Email: alexandra.szabova@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Chronic pediatric pain managent; chronic pediatric and adolescent back and muskuloskeletal pain management; acute pain management; pediatric regional anesthesia techniques; interventional pain management; pediatric anesthesia

Biography

Alexandra Szabova, MD, joined the staff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2006. She has worked as a pediatric anesthesiologist, but also became a team member of the multidisciplinary chronic pediatric pain clinic.

Dr. Szabova demonstrated strong interest in pediatric chronic pain management during her training.
She graduated from a combined pediatric and adult chronic pain management fellowship which was a result of close collaboration between the Cincinnati Children's and Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.

Dr. Szabova received her medical degree from the Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, and completed her residency in Anesthesia at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.

Dr. Szabova completed her combined pediatric and adult chronic pain management at Cincinnati Children's and Cleveland Clinic Foundation where is served as a chief fellow. She graduated with The Pain Fellow of the Year Award. Dr. Szabova completed pediatric anesthesia fellowship at the Cincinnati Children's.

Dr. Szabova's interests include chronic pediatric pain management, muskuloskeletal pain in children and adolescents, acute pain management of surgical and non surgical pediatric patients, regional nerve blocks, and pediatric anesthesia.

Education and Training

MD: Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1995.

Residency: Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.

Fellowship: Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; Pediatric Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 2005; ABA Pain Medicine, 2005.

Anna M. Varughese, MD, MPH
Associate Director, Division of Anesthesia

513-636-4408

anna.varughese@cchmc.org

Anna M. Varughese, MD is a member of the anesthesia faculty and staff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

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Anna M. Varughese, MD, MPH

Associate Director, Division of Anesthesia

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: anna.varughese@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Pain management; anesthesia for spine surgery; neonatal anesthesia

Research Interests

Postoperative pain management; clinical effectiveness in anesthesia care

Education and Training

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.

Publications

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Varughese AM, Hagerman NS, Kurth CD. Quality in pediatric anesthesia. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Aug;20(8):684-96.

Sadhasivam S, Cohen LL, Hosu L, Gorman KL, Wang Y, Nick TG, Jou JF, Samol N, Szabova A, Hagerman N, Hein E, Boat A, Varughese A, Kurth CD, Willging JP, Gunter JB. Real-time assessment of perioperative behaviors in children and parents: development and validation of the perioperative adult child behavioral interaction scale. Anesth Analg. 2010 Apr 1;110(4):1109-15.

König MW, Varughese AM, Brennen KA, Barclay S, Shackleford TM, Samuels PJ, Gorman K, Ellis J, Wang Y, Nick TG. Quality of recovery from two types of general anesthesia for ambulatory dental surgery in children: a double-blind, randomized trial. Paediatr Anaesth. 2009 Aug;19(8):748-55.

Sadhasivam S, Cohen LL, Szabova A, Varughese A, Kurth CD, Willging P, Wang Y, Nick TG, Gunter J. Real-time assessment of perioperative behaviors and prediction of perioperative outcomes. Anesth Analg. 2009 Mar;108(3):822-6.

Varughese AM, Nick TG, Gunter J, Wang Y, Kurth CD. Factors predictive of poor behavioral compliance during inhaled induction in children. Anesth Analg. 2008 Aug;107(2):413-21.

Gunter JB, McAuliffe JJ, Beckman EC, Wittkugel EP, Spaeth JP, Varughese AM. A factorial study of ondansetron, metoclopramide, and dexamethasone for emesis prophylaxis after adenotonsillectomy in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006 Nov;16(11):1153-65.

Varughese AM, Byczkowski TL, Wittkugel EP, Kotagal U, Dean Kurth C. Impact of a nurse practitioner-assisted preoperative assessment program on quality. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006 Jul;16(7):723-33.

Wittkugel EP, Varughese AM. Pediatric preoperative evaluation--a new paradigm. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2006 Winter;44(1):141-58.

Varughese AM, Morillo-Delerme J, Kurth CD. Quality management in the delivery of pediatric anesthesia care. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2006 Winter;44(1):119-39.

Luigi Viola, MD
Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

luigi.viola@cchmc.org

Luigi Viola, MD

Anesthesiologist

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Email: luigi.viola@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Pediatric regional anesthesia; acute pain management; difficult airway; intensive care medicine; sedation

Biography

Luigi Viola, MD, graduated in 1991 at Catholic University of Rome Medical School. After completing residency in pediatrics, Dr. Viola started as clinical instructor in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. In 2002 he became assistant professor of the Department of Pediatrics.

Dr. Viola's achievements include the completion of his fellowship in Neonatology and Italian certification of anesthesiologist.

In 2006, Dr. Viola started his Anesthesia Residency Program at the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), completed in 2010. He also completed a Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship Program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2011.

Education and Training

MD: Catholic University of Rome, Medical School, 1991.

Residency: Pediatrics, Catholic University, Rome, 1995; Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Catholic University, 2006; Anesthesiology, Shands Hospital at University of Florida, Gainesville, 2010.

Fellowship: Neonatology, Catholic University, Rome, 1998; Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2011.

Publications

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Chiaretti A, Antonelli A, Genovese O, Pezzotti P, Rocco CD, Viola L, Riccardi R. Nerve growth factor and double certain expression correlates with improved outcome in children with severe traumatic brain injury. J Trauma. 2008 Jul; 65(1):80-5.

Viola L, Langer A, et al. Serious Pseudomonas Aeruginosa infection in healthy children: case report and review of the literature. Ped Internat. 2006;48:330-33.

Pulitano S, Viola L, et al. Miller-Fisher syndrome mimicking intracranial hypertension following head trauma. Child’s Nerv Syst. 2005; 21:473-76.

Piastra M, Pietrini D, Caresta E, Chiaretti A, Viola L, Cota F, Pusateri A, Polidori G, DiRocco C. Hemispherectomy procedures in children: hematological issues. Child’s Nerv Syst. 2004; 20:453-58.

Chiaretti A, DeBenedictis R, Della Corte F, Piastra M, Viola L, Polidori G, DiRocco C. The impact of initial management on the outcome of children with severe head injury. Child’s Nerv Syst. 2002; 18:54-60.

Piastra M, Curro V, Chiaretti A, Viola L, Tortorolo L, Polidori G. Intracranial hemorrhage at the onset of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in an infant: therapeutic approach and intensive care management. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2001; 17(1):42-5.

Chiaretti A, Viola L, et al. Preemptive analgesia with tramadol and fentanyl in pediatric neurosurgery. Childs Nerv Syst. 2000;16(2):93-9.

Tortorolo L, Chiaretti A, Piastra M, Viola L, Polidori G. Surfactant treatment in a pediatric burn patient with respiratory failure. Ped Emerg Care.1999;15(6):410-11.

Velardi F, DiChirico A, DiRocco C, Fundarò C, Serafina R, Piastra M, Viola L, Pietrini D, Pusateri A, Stoppa F. No Allogeneic Blood Transfusion protocol for the surgical correction of craniosysostoses. I. Rationale; II. Clinical Application. Child’s Nerv Syst. 1998;14:722-39.

Viola L, Chiaretti A, et al. Acute hydrocephalus as a sequence of mumps meningoencephalitis.Pediatric Emergency Care.1998;14(3):212-14.

Norbert J. Weidner, MD
Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

norbert.weidner@cchmc.org

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Norbert J. Weidner, MD

Anesthesiologist

Medical Director, StarShine Hospice

Medical Director, Pediatric Palliative Care / PACT

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-2920

Email: norbert.weidner@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Palliative medicine; end of life care; anesthesiology; pain management

Biography

Norbert J. Weidner, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician as well as a board-certified anesthesiologist. Following training in pediatrics Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, as well as Dayton Children's Hospital, he pursued a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia/critical care/regional anesthesia in Melbourne, Australia, for one year.

Upon completion of his fellowship in 1988, Dr. Weidner joined the Department of Anesthesia at Cincinnati Children's. In addition to his staff duties as an anesthesiologist, Dr. Weidner was an attending staff in the pediatric intensive care unit for approximately two years.

To incorporate the fellowship training he received in Australia, Dr. Weidner began the pain management group at Cincinnati Children's. He has participated in the pain management group both in the care of acute postoperative pain as well as chronic pain management.

In 2004, Dr. Weidner received Board Certification with the American Board for Hospice and Pallatiive Medicine. Dr. Weidner has been affiliated with the hospice service at Cincinnati Children's since its inception and currently serves as StarShine Hospice's Medical Director .

Dr. Weidner is passionate about partnering with families to offer a range of comprehensive, family-centered care to children with chronic, complex or life-threatening conditions. His vision to address the needs of this patient population resulted in the development of the Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team (PACT) here at Cincinnati Children's. Dr. Weidner serves as the director of this consulting service.

Education and Training

MD: Temple Medical School, Philadelphia, PA, 1975.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1975-77; Pediatrics, Dayton Children's Hospital, Dayton, OH 1981-82; Anesthesia, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 1985-87.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1988.

Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, 1983; American Board of Pediatrics, 1989; Diplomat, American Board Medical Acupuncture, 2001; Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2004.

Publications

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Goldschneider KR, Racadio JM, Weidner NJ. Celiac plexus blockade in children using a three-dimensional fluoroscopic reconstruction technique: case reports. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2007 Nov-Dec;32(6):510-5.

Weidner NJ. Pediatric palliative care. Curr Oncol Rep. 2007 Nov;9(6):437-9. Review

Cripe LH, Barber BJ, Spicer RL, Wong BL, Weidner N, Benson DW, Markham LW. Outpatient continuous inotrope infusion as an adjunct to heart failure therapy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscul Disord. 2006 Nov;16(11):745-8.

Weidner NJ. The evolution of pediatric palliative medicine and its integration with anesthesia. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2006 Winter;44(1):109-18. Review.

Weidner NJ. Developing an interdisciplinary palliative care plan for the patient with muscular dystrophy. Pediatr Ann. 2005 Jul;34(7):546-52. Review.

Eric P. Wittkugel, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist

513-636-4408

eric.wittkugel@cchmc.org

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Eric P. Wittkugel, MD

Staff Anesthesiologist

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Phone: 513-636-4408

Fax: 513-636-7337

Email: eric.wittkugel@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Preoperative evaluation; anesthesia for airway surgery; latex allergy; epidermolysis bullosa

Biography

Eric Wittkugel, MD, has been a practicing pediatric anesthesiologist since 1989, when he joined the Department of Anesthesia at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Education and Training

MD: State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, 1983.

Internship: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, 1983-1984;

Residency: Anesthesia, University of Pennsylvania Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, 1986-1988.
Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, 1984-1986.

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, 1988-1989.

Certification: Anesthesiology, 1990; Pediatrics, 1987.

Publications

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Varughese AM, Byczkowski TL, Wittkugel EP, Kotagal U, Dean Kurth C. Impact of a nurse practitioner-assisted preoperative assessment program on quality. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006 Jul;16(7):723-33.

Azizkhan RG, Stehr W, Cohen AP, Wittkugel E, Farrell MK, Lucky AW, Hammelman BD, Johnson ND, Racadio JM. Esophageal strictures in children with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: an 11-year experience with fluoroscopically guided balloon dilatation. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jan;41(1):55-60.

Wittkugel EP, Varughese AM. Pediatric preoperative evaluation--a new paradigm. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2006 Winter;44(1):141-58. Review.

Junzheng Wu, MD, ScD

513-636-4408

junzheng.wu@cchmc.org

CRNAs

Kathern Applegate, CRNA
Nurse Anthesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408

kathern.vicars@cchmc.org

Judy K. Audas, CRNA, MSN
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

judy.audas@cchmc.org

Michele K. Baker, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

513-636-4408

michele.baker@cchmc.org

Sean Barclay, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist

Joan Beiersdorfer, CRNA, MSN
Nurse Anesthetist

joan.beiersdorfer@cchmc.org

Kimberly S. Beutel, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

513-636-7959

kimberly.beutel@cchmc.org

Rebecca L. Blacklidge, CRNA, MSN
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

513-636-4408

becky.blacklidge@cchmc.org

Melissa V. Bryant, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist

513-636-7959

melissa.bryant@cchmc.org

Kristen A. Callahan, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408

kristen.callahan@cchmc.org

Courtenay Daumeyer, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

Nicholas Detchon, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

Jenny Estes, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

513-636-4408

jenny.estes@cchmc.org

Michael R. Everhart, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

513-636-5357

Karmella M. Franic-Everhart, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408

karmella.franic-everhart@cchmc.org

James S. Furstein, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Division of Anesthesia

513-636-7959

jamie.furstein@cchmc.org

Aimee M. Gruber, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408

aimee.gruber@cchmc.org

Bonnie S. Hugus, CRNA
Certified Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesia Division

(513) 257-4535

Bonnie.hugus@cchmc.org

Stephanie M. Kennedy, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Division of Anesthesia

513-636-4408

stephanie.kennedy@cchmc.org

Julie A. Kloenne, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4718

julie.kloenne@cchmc.org

Jennifer L. Kondik, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-7959

jennifer.kondik@cchmc.org

Christopher J. Lape, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

Katy Lewellyn, CRNA
Certified Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-225-4568

katy.lewellyn@cchmc.org

Margaret A. Linker, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesia

513-636-4408

margaret.linker@cchmc.org

Victoria A. McKee, RN
Registered Nurse, Department of Pain Management

513-636-4408

victoria.mckee@cchmc.org

Jennifer C. Moeller, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408

Jennifer.Moeller@cchmc.org

Annette M. Mueller, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-7959

annette.mueller@cchmc.org

Christine A. Opdycke, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408

christine.opdycke@cchmc.org

Ann Orlet, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist , Division of Anesthesia

513-636-7959

ann.orlet@cchmc.org

Lisa M. Roeder, CRNA
Certified Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4408

Lisa.Roeder@cchmc.org

Lisa M. Rumely, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-7959

lisa.moriconi@cchmc.org

Mark T. Soberano, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Division of Anesthesia

513-636-7622

mark.soberano@cchmc.org

Aaron Sundberg, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Division of Anesthesia

513-636-7959

aaron.sundberg@cchmc.org

Angela M. Tucker, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Division of Anesthesia

513-636-7959

angelam.tucker@cchmc.org

Sarena Vargo, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-4043

sarena.vargo@cchmc.org

Stacey L. Zwick, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Division of Anesthesia

513-636-7959

stacey.zwick@cchmc.org

Pain Service CNS

Keeley Harding, RN, BSN, MS, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Nurses

513-636-7891

keeley.harding@cchmc.org

Deborah W. Palmisano, MSW, LISW
Social Worker, Pediatric Palliative Care Team / PACT

513-636-5479

debby.palmisano@cchmc.org

Debra Wolf, RN, MSN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Division of Pain Management

513-636-7891

debbie.wolf@cchmc.org

PNPs

Roxane Anderson, RN, CPNP
Nurse Practitioner, Perioperative Program

513-636-4517

roxane.anderson@cchmc.org

Suzanne B. Black, RN, MSN, CFNP
Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care

513-636-5479

suzanne.black@cchmc.org

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Suzanne B. Black, RN, MSN, CFNP

Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Phone: 513-636-5479

Fax: 513-636-2920

Email: suzanne.black@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Pediatric hematology / oncology; palliative and hospice care; pain and symptom management in children with life-threatening chronic illnesses; end of life care

Biography

Suzanne Black began her career as a staff nurse in adult oncology and later in a medical / surgical adult Intensive Care Unit / ICU setting before receiving her Master of Science in Nursing from Yale University as a family nurse practitioner.

In 1990, Suzanne joined Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the Hematology / Oncology Division as a nurse practitioner.

Suzanne remained with Hematology / Oncology until 2003, when she joined the Department of Anesthesia, fulfilling the role of Family Nurse Practitioner in the Same Day Surgery setting.

Suzanne also served as a Family Nurse Practitioner for the Division of Pain Management, participating in the clinical care of patients with acute and chronic pain.

In January of 2006, Suzanne transitioned her role in the Division of Pain Management to help develop and fill the position of Family Nurse Practitioner for the Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team / PACT at Cincinnati Children's.

Education and Training

BSN: Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1980

MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, 1988

Certification: Certified Family Nurse Practitioner; Certificate to Prescribe and Certificate of Authority through the Ohio Board of Nursing ; Credentialed Allied Health Professional through the Medical Staff Office at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Pediatric Advanced Life Support certified through the American Heart Association