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Keyuri U. Popat, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1991 Bombay University, Bombay, India, MBBS, MBBS is MD equivalent

Postgraduate Training

7/1996-6/2000 Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, Donald Prough, MD
6/1994-7/1995 Senior House Officer, Internal Medicine, Old Church Hospital, Essex, United Kingdom
7/1992-6/1994 Senior House Officer, Internal Medicine, Hereford County Hospital, Hereford, United Kingdom
1992 Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
1991-1992 Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Northwick Park Hospital, London, United Kingdom
1990-1991 Clinical Internship, Rotating, Lokmanya Tilak General Hospital, Bombay, India

Board Certifications

2001 American Board of Anesthesiology
1/1995 Ireland, MRCP (Internal Medicine Specialty Boards)

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2002-2008
Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 9/2000-9/2002

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Assistant Medical Director, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006-2009
Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Course Participant, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2004-2005

Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Medical Director, Sedation Service, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1/2001-1/2002
Faculty, Post-Operative Pain Service, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 9/2000-present

Consultantships

Collaborator, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 12/2012-present

Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Faculty Senate, 2011-present
Member, Clinical Effectiveness Committee, 7/2007-present
Representative, Faculty Senate, 8/2005-2009

Honors and Awards

2006-2009 Letter of Recognition for Clinical Service, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
2000 Robert Dripps Award for Excellence In The Practice Of Anesthesia, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1991 First in Class, Bombay University, Bombay, INDIA
1985 Distinction and Honors-Passed High School test given at state level, State of Texas
1983 Distinction and Honors-Passed High School test at State level, State of Texas

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Daley MD, Norman PH, Leak JA, Nguyen DT, Bui TP, Kowalski AM, Srejic U, Popat K, Arens JF, Gershenwald JE, Hunt KK, Kuerer HM. Adverse events associated with the intraoperative injection of isosulfan blue. J Clin Anesth 16(5):332-41, 8/2004. PMID: 15374553.

Invited Articles
1. Anh-Thuy Nguyen and Keyuri Popat. Airway Management Devices and Approaches. Advances in Anesthesia Volume 25, 2007.
2. Popat KU, Purugannan R, Malik I. Off Lable Uses of Dexmedetimidine. Advances in Anesthesia, 2006.
Other Articles
1. Popat KU, Ngyugen N, Kowalski A, Daley MD, Arens JF, Thakar D. Postoperative Paraplegia after Nonvascular Thoracic Surgery. The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology 8, 8/2004.
2. Popat KU. Commentary on, Effects of Clonidine on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Breast Cancer Surgery. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 14, 2002.
3. Popat KU. Commentary on: Sentinel node mapping affects intraoperative pulse oximetric recordings during breast cancer surgery. Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly 14, 2002.

Abstracts
1. Popat KU, Kowalski AM, Norman PH. Does Perioperative Rofecoxib Decrease the Chances of Developing Post-thoracotomy Pain Syndrome?. ASA Annual Meeting, 2005.
2. Daley MD, Norman PH, Leak JA, Bui T, Nguyen D, Hogervorst S, Srejic U, Kowalski AM, Popat KU, Kuerer H. Isosulfan Blue for Intraoperative Lymph Node Mapping and Sentinnel Lymph Node Biopsy: Effects on Pulse Oximetry . Canadian Journal of Anesthesia 49:A97, 2002.

Book Chapters
1. Popat KU. 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult. In: Multiple Myloma. Ed(s) Singh H, 2012.
2. Popat KU. 5 minute consult. In: Anesthesia an Polychythemia, 2012.
3. Popat KU. 5 Minute Anesthesia Consult. In: Anesthesia an Polycythemia. Ed(s) Singh H, 2011.
4. Kowalski A, Popat KU, Daley MD, Norman PH. Peri-Operative Pain in Cancer Patients (submitted). In: Perioperative Cancer Medicine: Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Control in Cancer Patients, 2000.

Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
1. Popat KU. Nursing Educator CheckOff List to Train Nurses to Assess Patients with Epidurals. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, TX, 2012.
2. Popat KU. Anesthesia Patient Guide. The University of Houston MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, TX, 2004.

Last updated: 12/17/2012