Anesthesia

Vidya Chidambaran, MD

Title

Faculty, Anesthesiologist

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Credentials

MBBS: Medicine,Bangalore Medical College, India, 1997

MD: Anesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, India, 1998-2001

Internship: Anesthesiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, 2003-2004

Residency: Anesthesiology, Brookdale University Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, 2004-2007

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, 2007-2008

Awards and Honors

Chief Resident – Anesthesiology for academic year 2006-2007.
“Outstanding First Year Resident Award”, Dept of Anesthesiology, Brookdale Univ. Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, June 2005.

Research

Pharmacogenetics; spine infection

Publications, Most Recent

Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic dose individualization of propofol in morbidly obese adolescents. (To be enrolling patients soon).

Govindarajan R., Babalola O., Battula R., Chidambaran V., Soliman M., Sultan S., Abadir A. Cardio version in a patient with myotonia dystrophica – anesthetic implications.Euroanesthesia 2005, Vienna, May 2005.

M.D. Thesis: Comparative study of effects of intrathecal Bupivacaine and Bupivacaine with Fentanyl on post -operative analgesia and motor recovery.Faculty of Medicine, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India towards fulfillment of requirements for M.D. Degree.

Presentations, Most Recent

Chidambaran V, Gentry C, Njoku D. Is GERD a risk factor for post surgical infection in children undergoing spine surgeries? Poster presentation at the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia annual meeting in San Diego, April 2008; Anesthesiology Newsletter October 2008 issue.

Anesthesiology 2008; 109 A1372. Presented as a poster at the Annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiology, Orlando in Oct 2008.

El-Shammaa N., Thomas J., Chidambaran V., Sedrak I., Michael R. Comparison of Ketamine and Fentanyl for postoperative analgesia after tonsillectomy in children, Anesth Analg 2007; 104; S-200. Poster presentation at International Anesthesia Research Society Conference, Orlando, Mar 2007.

Spatz R, Fam M, Thomas J, Pierce M, Chidambaran V, Michael R. Pre-oxygenation and its Role on Oxygen Saturation during Electroconvulsive therapy. Anesthesiology 2006; 105: A1402. Anesth Analg 2007; 104; S-8. Poster presentation 2006 ASA Annual Meeting ,Chicago, IL , Oct 2006 and at Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, NYC, Dec 2006.

Chidambaran V., Govindarajan R., Ghosh B., Seif M., Flores L. Hemodynamic instability following staged bilateral carotid endarterectomy.Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 53:26362 (2006). Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesth. Soc., Toronto, June 2006 (selected as one of the top 50 abstracts).