Anesthesia Research

Research Faculty

Steve C. Danzer, PhD, is a developmental neurobiologist with a research program examining the role of adult-generated hippocampal granule cells in the development of epilepsy. Research on the impact of granule cells in autism is a second lab focus. Techniques used include models of epilepsy and autism, confocal microscopy, electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, organotypic slice culture, and genetic manipulations of target genes.
Visit the Danzer Lab.

513-636-4526 steve.danzer@cchmc.org

Michael P. Jankowski, PhD

Michael P. Jankowski, PhD, studies how injury effects the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and produces pain. Understanding mechanisms of how the PNS changes in pain states will provide critical insights for developing novel therapies. The role of growth hormone in neonatal nociception and sex differences in pain are ongoing interests of the laboratory.

Visit the Jankowski Lab.

513-803-7966 michael.jankowski@cchmc.org

Candi L. LaSarge, PhD

Candi L. LaSarge, PhD, investigates the anatomical, physiological, and behavioral changes associated with epilepsy. Her current research aims to understand the role of the PTEN-TSC-mTOR pathway in the development of structural and physiological abnormal neurons that contribute to epileptic networks. The goal of this research is to identify the changes in a neural circuit that supports seizure activity and discover novel targets to prevent the development and progression of epilepsy.

513-803-1656 candi.lasarge@cchmc.org

John J. McAuliffe III, MD, MBA Anesthesiologist-in-Chief

513-636-4408 john.mcauliffe@cchmc.org

Luis F. Queme, MD, PhD

Dr. Queme's research is focused on the interactions between stress and the development of chronic pain. Specifically, the potential neuroimmune interactions between immune cells and primary sensory neurons and how these interactions modulate the sensory capabilities and response properties of peripheral pain receptors and how the changes mediated by chronic stress can mediate the development of chronic musculoskeletal pain. Our long term goal is to provide insight into the basic mechanisms underlying chronic musculoskeletal pain pathologies such as CRPS and Fibromyalgia, in order to develop novel therapeutic approaches for patients living with these conditions.

513-803-1656 luis.fernando.queme.cobar@cchmc.org

Pharmacology/PharmacogenomicsShow

Vidya Chidambaran, MD, MS Director, Perioperative Pain Management

Vidya Chidambaran, MD, MS, investigates pharmacogenomics of opioids and biopsychosocial determinants of acute and chronic post-surgical pain including psychosocial, genomic and epigenetic markers. She is the PI of a multisite study, and is conducting an RCT investigating mindfulness-based meditation effects on pain coping and anxiety in postsurgical children.

513-636-8021 vidya.chidambaran@cchmc.org

Jamie Furstein, PhD, DNAP, APRN-CRNA, APRN-CNP Associate CRNA Director, Lead CRNA Liberty Campus, Department of Anesthesia

Jamie Furstein, PhD, DNAP, APRN-CRNA, APRN-CNP, is currently the primary investigator for multiple prospective, randomized clinical trials comparing regional anesthetic techniques in the pediatric population. In addition he is collaborating with researchers from the Departments of Orthopedics, Physical Therapy, Otolaryngology, and Pediatric Surgery to explore various approaches to pain management for pediatric patients undergoing surgery.

513-636-4408 jamie.furstein@cchmc.org

Ali I. Kandil, DO, MPH Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology

Ali I. Kandil, DO, MPH, investigates the interpretability of auditory brainstem response comparing different anesthetic techniques. The goal of this research is the provide insight into the effects of different anesthetics on the interpretability of hearing tests in children undergoing general anesthesia.

513-636-4408 ali.kandil@cchmc.org

Mohamed A. Mahmoud, MD Staff Anesthesiologist

Mohamed A. Mahmoud, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist who has clinical research programs in pediatric airway morphology and neuromonitoring. His primary research interest is examining the effect of currently available anesthetic agents on the upper airway morphology in children with history of obstructive sleep apnea. Effect of anesthesia on neuromonitoring modalities is a second clinical research focus.

513-636-4408 mohamed.mahmoud@cchmc.org

Joanna R. Paquin, MD Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

Joanna R. Paquin, MD, investigates sedation practices in children with congenital heart disease. She has collaborated with the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium investigating the use of dexmedetomidine in the pediatric population. The goal of her research is to provide safer sedation practices in this population.

513-313-5486 joanna.rosing@cchmc.org

Charlotte Walter, MD

513-636-4408 charlotte.walter@cchmc.org

Behavioral/Procedural Intervention ResearchShow

Kenneth R. Goldschneider, MD, FAAP Director, Pain Management Center

Kenneth R. Goldschneider, MD, FAAP, is interested in chronic pain in children and young adults. He is involved in several long-term studies of pain in children as well as in developing evidence-based pain care guidelines for epidermolysis bullosa. He is a founding member of the Pediatric Research Network for Pain (PRN-Pain), a collaborative organization of North American pediatric institutions dedicated to working in coordination with government and industry entities to improve pain research in children.

513-636-7768 kenneth.goldschneider@cchmc.org

Vanessa A. Olbrecht, MD, MBA Associate Director of Research, Department of Anesthesia

Vanessa A. Olbrecht, MD, MBA, is a pediatric anesthesiologist and acute pain physician with interests in understanding opioid-induced effects on tumor biology, recurrence and metastasis and determining whether perioperative administration of narcotics influences long-term clinical outcomes in children having tumor resections. She is currently working with Dr. John Perentesis’ group in the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute.

513-636-4408 vanessa.olbrecht@cchmc.org

Rachel Thienprayoon, MD, MSCS Medical Director, StarShine Hospice & Palliative Care

Rachel Thienprayoon, MD, MSCS, is a clinical researcher focusing on racial/ethnic disparities in hospice enrollment in children, quality indicators in pediatric hospice care, and systems delivery of hospice care to children.

513-736-6301 rachel.thienprayoon@cchmc.org

Quality Improvement ResearchShow

Lori A. Aronson, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

Lori A. Aronson, MD, is a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist, an educator and a mentor. She is the director of the Advanced Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship and a leader of anesthesia resident, fellow, and staff education throughout her career. She currently leads and manages a pediatric anesthesia board review lecture series in the department and at national level.

513-636-4408 lori.aronson@cchmc.org

Veronica O. Busso, MD

Veronica O. Busso, MD, is a staff pediatric anesthesiologist whose specialties include general anesthesia, radiology based anesthesia, and intra-operative neuromonitoring. She is currently working with the Craniofacial Collaboration and Deep Brain Stimulation outcomes focus groups with a desire to improve clinical outcomes in these patient populations. In addition, she is interested in the use of intra-operative neuoromonitoring to better understand epilepsy.

513-375-1451 veronica.busso@cchmc.org

Edward B. Cooper, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

513-636-9231 edward.cooper@cchmc.org

Erica P. Lin, MD Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

Erica P. Lin, MD, is a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist. As the departmental expert in ventricular assist devices, she coordinates care for our heart failure patients with implanted devices. She also facilitates VAD-training among the pediatric cardiac anesthesia division. Erica is also actively involved in fellow and resident education. Her basic research interests focus on hypoxia-ischemia and its effect on neurodevelopmental outcome.

513-636-4408 erica.lin@cchmc.org

Marc Mecoli, MD

513-636-3940 marc.mecoli@cchmc.org

David L. Moore, MD

David L. Moore, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist and pain management physician, with interests in education of regional anesthesia and pain medicine. His research investigates use of simulation in education, relation of education to pain management outcomes, and role of anxiety and regional anesthesia on pain management outcomes.

513-636-8530 david.moore@cchmc.org

Pornswan Ngamprasertwong, MD, MSc Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia

Pornswan Ngamprasertwong, MD, MSc, is an anesthesiologist and physician scientist. Her research focus is in the area of fetal-neonatal anesthesia and pharmacology. Her expertise is in fetal-neonatal anesthesia and research related to pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics of anesthetic drugs and developmental physiology. She has participated as principle investigator and co-investigator in many pharmacokinetics and personalized medicine research at Cincinnati Children’s, using various anesthetic agents in both human and animal model.

513-636-4408 pornswan.ngamprasertwong@cchmc.org

Rupi Parikh, MD Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Department of Anesthesia

513-348-6662 jagroop.parikh@cchmc.org

Nick Pratap, MB BChir, MRCPCH, FRCA Attending Physician; Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Nick Pratap, MB BChir, MRCPCH, FRCA, investigates the use of monitoring in the operating room and cardiac intensive care unit. The goal of his research is to improve clinical outcomes after open heart surgery in young infants. He is also working on novel ways of partnering with families to prepare their children for surgery.

513-803-0645 jayant.pratap@cchmc.org

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

Paul J. Samuels, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist and the director of education in the Department of Anesthesia. His clinical and research interests include measurement of technical skill acquisition, pediatric obesity, and medical simulation.

513-636-4408 paul.samuels@cchmc.org

Michael J. Sikora, MD, MEd Associate Perioperative Clinical Director, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Liberty Campus

513-636-1195 michael.sikora@cchmc.org

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