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Pain Management

Senthilkumar Sadhasivam, MD

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Pediatrics

Email

senthilkumar.sadhasivam@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4408

Fax

513-636-7337

Credentials

MBBS: Thanjavur Medical College, India, 1993.

MD: AIIMS, New Delhi, India, 1999.

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA.

Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2004.

Awards and Honors

Laasberg/Johnson Research Award from Harvard Medical School, June 2003.

SAMBA Resident Research Award, May 2003.

Anesthesia History Association(AHA) Essay contest, October 2002.

SAMBA Resident Research Award, May 2002.

AAPM Scientific Merit Reward, March 2002.

SAMBA Resident Travel Award. May 2001.

Publications, Most Recent

Sadhasivam, S.; Ganesh, A.; Robison, A.; Kaye, R.; Watcha, M.F.: Validation of Bispectral Index (BIS) monitor during conscious and deep sedation in children.Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2006; 102 (2): 383-9.

Masuda, T.; Cairns, B.; Sadhasivam, S.: Local and Systemic Blood Flow Changes Contribute to Prolongation of Tetrodotoxin Nerve Blocks by Epinephrine.Anesthesiology, 2004; 101: 428-434.4.

Professional Organization Memberships

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

American Medical Association (AMA)

International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)

Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA)

Special Interests

  • Pediatric pain management
  • Regional anesthesia
  • Clinical research on improving perioperative outcomes

Presentations, Most Recent

Interpretation of Bispectral Index in Children: Effects of Sedatives on Sedation Depth and BIS Values. Presented at the Annual Meeting of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA); October 2006; Chicago, IL.

Effect of Age on the Accuracy of BIS in Detecting Depth of Sedation in Children. Presented at the ASA; October 2006; Chicago, IL.

Unanticipated hospital admissions following pediatric ambulatory surgery: a systematic review. Presented at the winter Meeting of Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA); February 2006; Fort Myers, FL.

Comparison of Epidural versus Intravenous Analgesia following Open Nissen's Fundoplication in Infants. Presented at SPA; February 2006; Fort Myers, FL.

Comparison of Patient Controlled Analgesia with and without Dexmeditomidine following spine surgery in children - a retrospective chart review. Presented at SPA; February 2006; Fort Myers, FL.

Effect of age on the accuracy of Bispectral Index in detecting depth of sedation. Presented at SPA; February 2006; Fort Myers, FL.

Effect of sedative agent on the depth of sedation and BIS values in children. Presented at SPA; February 2006; Fort Myers, FL.

Unanticipated hospital admissions following pediatric ambulatory surgery: a meta-analysis. Presented at the ASA; October 2005; New Orleans, LA.

Acquired Thoracic Scoliosis Following Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum. Presented at SPA; February 2005; Miami Beach, FL.

Anesthetic implications of Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS). Presented at SPA; February 2005; Miami Beach, FL.

Validation of the Bispectral Index Monitor during Conscious and Deep Sedation in Children. Presented at ASA; October 2004; Las Vegas, NV.

Validation of the Bispectral Index Monitor for Sedation in Children. Presented at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; October 7, 2004; Philadelphia, PA.

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