Alexandra Szabova, MD
Appointment
Assistant Professor
Email
alexandra.szabova@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-7768
Fax
513-636-2920
Bio
Dr. Alexandra Szabova joined the staff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center on July 1, 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.
Dr. Szabova 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.
Credentials
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.
Awards and Honors
- 2005 - Fellow of the Year, Pain Management Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Research
Outcome studies in pediatric chronic pain patients
Presentations
Szabova A, Gorman K, Mackenzie C, Laswel E, Beckman E, Wang Y, Nick T, Sadhasivam S, Kurth CD, Goldschneider K. Comparison of Postoperative Analgesia with Epidural Butorphanol / Bupivacaine versus Fentanyl / Bupivacaine following Pediatric Urologic Procedures.
Sadhasivam S, Varughese A, Gunter J, Szabova A, Kurth D. Assessment of Perioperative Child and Adult Behaviors and Behavioral Interactions in Children Undergoing Outpatient Adenotonsillectomy. SAMBA Annual Meeting, San Diego, May 2007.
Sadhasivam S, Varughese A, Gunter J, Szabova A, Kurth D. Real Time Assessment of Perioperative Child and Adult Behaviors and Behavioral Interactions. SAMBA Annual Meeting, San Diego, May 2007.
Publications, Most Recent
Kapural L, Szabova A, Mekhail NA. Intraspinal drug delivery routes for treatment of chronic pain and spasticity. Seminars in Pain Medicine; December 2003, 1(4): 254-259.
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Society of Anesthesiology
Special Interests
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
Related Areas
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