Vijaya N.R. Gottumukkala, M.B., B.S., M.D.(Anes), FRCA, FASA
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Associate Head, Institute for Cancer Care Innovation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Director, Program for Advancement of Perioperative Cancer Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
1993 | The Royal College of Anesthetists, London, GBR, F.R.C.A, Anesthesiology |
1990 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, IND, MD, Doctor of Medicine in Anesthesiology |
1985 | Andhra Medical College, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, IND, MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery |
Postgraduate Training
1999-1999 | Fellow Associate, O.B. and Transplant Anesthesia, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), Iowa City, IA |
1996-1999 | Resident, Anesthesia, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), Iowa City, IA |
1995-1996 | Resident, Anesthesiology, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO |
1993-1994 | Registrar (Post Board Certification in U.K.), Anesthesiology, Bedford Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Bedford |
1992-1993 | Senior House Officer, Anesthesiology, Bedford Hospital, Bedford |
1990-1991 | Senior Resident (Post Board Certification), Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
1987-1990 | Resident, Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi |
1984-1985 | Rotating Internship, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam (A.P.) |
Board Certifications
2002 | Diplomate in Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology |
1994 | Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) |
1993 | Fellowship Examination (FRCA) in Anesthesiology, Royal College of Anesthetists, London, UK |
1991 | M.D. in Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Anesthesia Resident Education & Program Director, Department of Education & Training @ UIHC, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2003 - 2004
Anesthesia Department Chief, Department of Anesthesia, St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish, 2002 - 2003
Institutional Committee Activities
Co-Lead, Enhanced Recovery Program in Liver Surgery Program, 2013 - 2021
Co-Lead, Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program, 2013 - 2020
Member, Working Group for Perioperative Enterprise O.R. Block Allocation, MDACC, 2008 - 2017
Member, Perioperative Enterprise Workflow and Operations Advisory Group to Capital Facilities Planning, MDACC, 2008 - 2015
Member, Perioperative Medicine Working Group, MDACC, 2007 - 2015
Member, Curriculum Subcommittee, GME, MDACC, 2007 - 2019
Member, Committee on Care of Pregnant Patients with Cancer, MDACC, 2005 - Present
Member, O.R. Committee, MDACC, 2005 - 2017
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Gottumukkala V, Vetter TR, Gan TJ. Perioperative Medicine: What the Future Can Hold for Anesthesiology. Anesth Analg 136(4):628-635, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36928147.
- Jackson AIR, Boney O, Pearse RM, Kurz A, Cooper DJ, van Klei WA, Cabrini L, Miller TE, Moonesinghe SR, Myles PS, Grocott MPW, StEP-COMPACGroup. Systematic reviews and consensus definitions for the Standardised Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine (StEP) initiative: mortality, morbidity, and organ failure. Br J Anaesth 130(4):404-411, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36697275.
- Wang XS, Gottumukkala V. Patient Reported Outcomes: Is this the Missing Link in Patient-centered Perioperative Care?. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 35(4):565-573, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 34801218.
- Kothari AN, DiBrito SR, Lee JJ, Caudle AS, Clemens MW, Gottumukkala VN, Katz MHG, Offodile AC, Uppal A, D3CODE Team, Chang GJ. Surgical Outcomes in Cancer Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery After Recovering from Mild-to-Moderate SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Ann Surg Oncol 28(13):8046-8053, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34176060.
- Blumenthaler AN, Robinson KA, Kruse BC, Munder K, Ikoma N, Mansfield PF, Gottumukkala V, Kapoor R, Badgwell BD. Implementation of a perioperative-enhanced recovery protocol in patients undergoing open gastrectomy for gastric cancer. J Surg Oncol 124(5):780-790, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34227691.
- Cata JP, Fournier K, Corrales G, Owusu-Agyemang P, Soliz J, Bravo M, Wilks J, Van Meter A, Hernandez M, Gottumukkala V, HIPEC study group. The Impact of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Four Quadrant Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Quality of Recovery After Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Surgery: A Single-Center, Noninferiority, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Ann Surg Oncol 28(9):5297-5310, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33534044.
- Solanki SL, Thota RS, Rajan J, Gangakhedkar GR, Jain P, Gottumukkala V, Garg R, Cata JP, Goswami J, Ranganath N, Ramkiran S, Ghai B, Popat KU, Buggy DJ, Pingle AA, Baxi V, Rayani BK, Thomas M, Bhatnagar S, Divatia JV. Multimodal opioid sparing onco-anesthesia: A consensus practice guideline from Society of Onco-Anesthesia and Perioperative Care (SOAPC). J Opioid Manag 17(5):417-437, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34714542.
- Wang XS, Shi Q, Williams LA, Lillemoe HA, Chen TY, Gottumukkala V, Garcia-Gonzalez A, Malveaux D, Kamal M, Cleeland CS, Aloia TA. Development of a patient-reported outcome tool for assessing symptom burden during perioperative care in liver surgery: the MDASI-Periop-Hep. Eur J Oncol Nurs 52:101959, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33964632.
- Allen CJ, Eska JS, Thaker NG, Feeley TW, Kaplan RS, Huey RW, Tzeng CD, Lee JE, Frank SJ, Aloia TA, Gottumukkala V, Katz MHG. Developing a Value Framework: Utilizing Administrative Data to Assess an Enhanced Care Initiative. J Surg Res 262:115-120, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33561722.
- Wang XS, Kamal M, Chen TH, Shi Q, Garcia-Gonzalez A, Iniesta MD, Cleeland CS, Gottumukkala V, Meyer LA. Assessment of physical function by subjective and objective methods in patients undergoing open gynecologic surgery. Gynecol Oncol 161(1):83-88, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33536127.
- V, Guilherme V da Costa L, Gottumukkala V et al. Assessment of Ventilation during general AnesThesia for Robotic surgery (AVATaR) Study Investigators, PROtective VEntilation (PROVE) NetworkVentilation and outcomes following robotic-assisted abdominal surgery: an international, multicentre observational study. Br J Anaesth 126(2):533-543, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33131757.
- Kruse B, Recinos I, Eska J, Amaku R, Aloia T, Luciano M, Gottumukkala V. Scaling an enhanced recovery program to an Institution wide initiative: It takes a village. Qual Manag Health Care 30(3):200-206, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34029300.
- Mohta A, Gupta S, Buggy DJ, Gottumukkala V. Are we underestimating the risk of major adverse cardiac events and myocardial injury after cancer surgery?. Anaesthesia. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33507534.
- Beattie WS, Lalu M, Bocock M, Feng S, Wijeysundera DN, Nagele P, Fleisher LA, Kurz A, Biccard B, Leslie K, Howell S, Landoni G, Grocott H, Lamy A, Richards T, Myles P, StEP COMPAC Group. Systematic review and consensus definitions for the Standardized Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine (StEP) initiative: cardiovascular outcomes. Br J Anaesth 126(1):56-66, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33092804.
- Dubowitz JA, Cata JP, De Silva AP, Braat S, Shan D, Yee K, Hollande F, Martin O, Sloan EK, Riedel B, Global Onco-Anaesthesia Research Collaboration Group. Global Onco-Anaesthesia Research Collaboration Group. Volatile anaesthesia and peri-operative outcomes related to cancer: a feasibility and pilot study for a large randomised control trial. Anaesthesia. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33440019.
- Allen CJ, Thaker NG, Prakash L, Kruse BC, Feeley TW, Kaplan RS, Huey R, Frank SJ, Aloia TA, Gottumukkala V, Katz MHG. Communicating value: use of a novel framework in the assessment of an enhanced recovery initiative. Ann Surg. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32568750.
- Hagan KB, Raju G, Carlson R, Gottumukkala V. A response to: Determining Urgent/Emergent status of Gastrointestinal (GI) Endoscopic Procedures in an Ambulatory Care Setting during the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19). Anesth Analg. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32398429.
- Williams WH, Cata JP, Lasala JD, Navai N, Feng L, Gottumukkala V. Effect of reversal of deep neuromuscular block with sugammadex or moderate block by neostigmine on shoulder pain in elderly patients undergoing robotic prostatectomy. Br J Anaesth 124(2):164-172, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31780139.
- Matzner P, Sandbank E, Neeman E, Zmora O, Gottumukkala V, Ben-Eliyahu S. Harnessing cancer immunotherapy during the unexploited immediate perioperative period. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32066936.
- Gupta S, Mohta A, Gottumukkala V. Opioid free Anesthesia-Caution for a One-Size-Fits-All approach. Perioperative Medicine 9:16, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32566148.
- Woods A, Luciano M, Aloia T, Gottumukkala V, Salas, E. Functional framework for change leaders: Results of a qualitative study. BMJ Leader, 2020.
- Solanki SL, Mukherjee S, Agarwal V, Thota RS, Balakrishnan K, Shah SB, Desai N, Garg R, Ambulkar RP, Bhorkar NM, Patro V, Sinukumar S, Venketeswaran MV, Joshi MP, Chikkalingegowda RH, Gottumukkala V, Owusu-Agyemang P, Saklani AP, Mehta SS, Seshadri RA, Bell JC, Bhatnagar S, Divatia JV. Society of Onco-Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care consensus guidelines for perioperative management of patients for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC). Indian J Anaesth 63(12):972-987, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31879421.
- Vicente D, Patino M, Marcus R, Lillemoe H, Limani P, Newhook T, Lee A, Tzeng CW, Segraves-Chun Y, Tweardy D, Gottumukkala V, Vauthey JN, Aloia T, Cata JP. Correction: Impact of epidural analgesia on the systemic biomarker response after hepatic resection. Oncotarget 10(59):6397, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31695849.
- Bednarski BK, Nickerson TP, You YN, Messick CA, Speer B, Gottumukkala V, Manandhar M, Weldon M, Dean EM, Qiao W, Wang X, Chang GJ. Randomized clinical trial of accelerated enhanced recovery after minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery (RecoverMI trial). Br J Surg 106(10):1311-1318, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31216065.
- Haller G, Bampoe S, Cook T, Fleisher LA, Grocott MPW, Neuman M, Story D, Myles PS, StEP-COMPAC Group. StEP COMPAC Group. Systematic review and consensus definitions for the Standardised Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine initiative: clinical indicators. Br J Anaesth 123(2):228-237, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31128879.
- Lillemoe HA, Marcus RK, Day RW, Kim BJ, Narula N, Davis CH, Gottumukkala V, Aloia TA. Enhanced recovery in liver surgery decreases postoperative outpatient use of opioids. Surgery 166(1):22-27, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31103198.
- Yap A, Lopez-Olivio MA, Dubowitz J, et al. Correction to: Anesthetic technique & cancer outcomes: A meta-analysis of total intravenous versus volatile anesthesia. Can J Anaesth 66:1007-1008, 2019.
- Barnes J, Hunter J, Harris S, Shankar-Hari M, Diouf E, Jammer I, Kalkman C, Klein AA, Corcoran T, Dieleman S, Grocott MPW, Mythen MG, StEP-COMPAC group. Systematic review and consensus definitions for the Standardised Endpoints in Perioperative Medicine (StEP) initiative: infection and sepsis. Br J Anaesth 122(4):500-508, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30857606.
- Marcus RK, Lillemoe HA, Rice DC, Mena G, Bednarski BK, Speer BB, Ramirez PT, Lasala JD, Navai N, Williams WH, Kim BJ, Voss RK, Gottumukkala VN, Aloia TA. Determining the Safety and Efficacy of Enhanced Recovery Protocols in Major Oncologic Surgery: An Institutional NSQIP Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol 26(3):782-790, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30627879.
- Yap A, Lopez-Olivo MA, Dubowitz J, et al. Anesthetic Technique and Cancer Outcomes: A meta-analysis of total intravenous versus volatile anesthesia. Can J Anaesth 66:546-561, 2019.
- Owusu-Agyemang P, Cata JP, Kapoor R, Speer BB, Bellard B, Feng L, Gottumukkala V. Patterns and predictors of outpatient opioid use after cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Int J Hyperthermia 36(1):1058-1064, 2019. PMID: 31646916.
- Banerjee U, Hagan K, Bhavsar S, Grasu R, Dang A, McCutcheon IE, Suarez M, Gottumukkala V, Cata JP. Association between intravenous acetaminophen and reduction in intraoperative opioid consumption during transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 34(4):465-471, 2018. PMID: 30787509.
- Queiroz VNF, da Costa LGV, Barbosa RP, Takaoka F, De Baerdemaeker L, Cesar DS, D'Orto UC, Galdi JR, Gottumukkala V, Cata JP, Hemmes SNT, Hollman MW, Kalmar A, Moura LAB, Mariano RM, Matot I, Mazzinari G, Mills GH, Posso IP, Teruya A, Vidal Melo MF, Sprung J, Weingarten TN, Treschan TA, Koopman S, Eidelman L, Chen LL, Lee JW, Ariño Irujo JJ, Tena B, Groeben H, Pelosi P, de Abreu MG, Schultz MJ, Serpa Neto A, AVATaR and PROVE Network investigators. International multicenter observational study on assessment of ventilatory management during general anaesthesia for robotic surgery and its effects on postoperative pulmonary complication (AVATaR): study protocol and statistical analysis plan. BMJ Open 8(8):e021643, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30139899.
- Buggy DJ, Freeman J, Johnson MZ, Leslie K, Riedel B, Sessler DI, Kurz A, Gottumukkala V, Short T, Pace N, Myles PM, StEP-COMPAC Group. Systematic review and consensus definitions for standardised endpoints in perioperative medicine: postoperative cancer outcomes. Br J Anaesth 121(1):38-44, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29935592.
- Yap A, Lopez-Olivo MA, Dubowitz J, Pratt G, Hiller J, Gottumukkala V, Sloan E, Riedel B, Schier R. Effect of beta-blockers on cancer recurrence and survival: a meta-analysis of epidemiological and perioperative studies. Br J Anaesth 121(1):45-57, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29935594.
- Lavon H, Matzner P, Benbenishty A, Sorski L, Rossene E, Haldar R, Elbaz E, Cata JP, Gottumukkala V, Ben-Eliyahu S. Dexmedetomidine promotes metastasis in rodent models of breast, lung, and colon cancers. Br J Anaesth 120(1):188-196, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29397129.
- Cata JP, Guerra CE, Chang GJ, Gottumukkala V, Joshi GP. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the oncological surgical population: beneficial or harmful? A systematic review of the literature. Br J Anaesth 119(4):750-764, 2017. PMID: 29121285.
- Aloia TA, Kim BJ, Segraves-Chun YS, Cata JP, Truty MJ, Shi Q, Holmes A, Soliz JM, Popat KU, Rahlfs TF, Lee JE, Wang XS, Morris JS, Gottumukkala VNR, Vauthey JN. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Postoperative Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Intravenous Patient-controlled Analgesia After Major Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery. Ann Surg 266(3):545-554, 2017. PMID: 28746153.
- Cata JP, Ramirez MF, Velasquez JF, Di AI, Popat KU, Gottumukkala V, Black DM, Lewis VO, Vauthey JN. Lidocaine Stimulates the Function of Natural Killer Cells in Different Experimental Settings. Anticancer Res 37(9):4727-4732, 2017. PMID: 28870891.
- Owusu-Agyemang P, Zavala AM, Williams UU, Van Meter A, Soliz J, Kapoor R, Shah A, Hernandez M, Gottumukkala V, Cata JP. Assessing the impact of perioperative blood transfusions on the survival of adults undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for appendiceal carcinomatosis. Vox Sang 112(6):567-577, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28850197.
- Cata JP, Velasquez JF, Ramirez MF, Vauthey JN, Gottumukkala V, Conrad C, Kim BJ, Aloia T. Inflammation and pro-resolution inflammation after hepatobiliary surgery. World J Surg Oncol 15(1):152, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28807031.
- Soliz JM, Ifeanyi IC, Katz MH, Wilks J, Cata JP, McHugh T, Fleming JB, Feng L, Rahlfs T, Bruno M, Gottumukkala V. Comparing Postoperative Complications and Inflammatory Markers Using Total Intravenous Anesthesia Versus Volatile Gas Anesthesia for Pancreatic Cancer Surgery. Anesth Pain Med 7(4):e13879, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29344445.
- Price BA, Bednarski BK, You YN, Manandhar M, Dean EM, Alawadi ZM, Bryce Speer B, Gottumukkala V, Weldon M, Massey RL, Wang X, Qiao W, Chang GJ. Accelerated enhanced Recovery following Minimally Invasive colorectal cancer surgery (RecoverMI): a study protocol for a novel randomized controlled trial. BMJ Open 7(7):e015960, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28729319.
- Cata JP, Singh V, Lee BM, Villarreal J, Mehran JR, Yu J, Gottumukkala V, Lavon H, Ben-Eliyahu S. Intraoperative use of dexmedetomidine is associated with decreased overall survival after lung cancer surgery. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 33(3):317-323, 2017. PMID: 29109628.
- Moonesinghe SR, Grocott MPW, Bennett-Guerrero E, Bergamaschi R, Gottumukkala V, Hopkins TJ, McCluskey S, Gan TJ, Mythen MMG, Shaw AD, Miller TE, Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) I Workgroup. American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) joint consensus statement on measurement to maintain and improve quality of enhanced recovery pathways for elective colorectal surgery. Perioper Med (Lond) 6:6, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28331608.
- McEvoy MD, Scott MJ, Gordon DB, Grant SA, Thaker JKM, VU CL, Gan TJ, Mythen MG, Shaw AD, Miller TE. Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) I Workgroup. American Society for Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) joint consensus statement on optimal analgesia within an enhanced recovery pathway for colorectal surgery: Part 1-from the preoperative period to PACU. Perioper Med, 2017.
- Cata JP, Chavez-MacGregor M, Valero V, Black W, Black DM, Goravanchi F, Ifeanyi IC, Hernandez M, Rodriguez-Restrepo A, Gottumukkala V. The Impact of Paravertebral Block Analgesia on Breast Cancer Survival After Surgery. Reg Anesth Pain Med. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27685344.
- Cata JP, Jones J, Sepesi B, Mehran RJ, Rodriguez-Restrepo A, Lasala J, Feng L, Gottumukkala V. Lack of association between dexamethasone and long term survival after non-small cell lung cancer surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 30(4):930-5, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27521965.
- Owusu-Agyemang P, Cata JP, Fournier KF, Zavala AM, Soliz J, Hernandez M, Hayes-Jordan A, Gottumukkala V. Evaluating the Impact of Total Intravenous Anesthesia on the Clinical Outcomes and Perioperative NLR and PLR Profiles of Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 23(8):2419-29, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26975738.
- Egger ME, Gottumukkala V, Wilks JJ, Soliz J, Ilmer M, Vauthey JN, Conrad C. Anesthetic and operative considerations for laparoscopic liver resection. Surgery. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27545995.
- Aloia TA, Gottumukkala V. Reply: Transfusion reduction in liver surgery is a team sport. Surgery 160(1):248, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26936522.
- Lee BM, Rodriguez A, Mena G, Gottumukkala V, Mehran RJ, Rice DC, Feng L, Yu J, Cata JP. Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Use of NSAIDs During the Perioperative Period as Prognostic Indicators in Patients With NSCLC Undergoing Surgery. Cancer Control 23(3):284-94, 2016. PMID: 27556669.
- Konda P, Ai D, Guerra CE, Rodriguez-Restrepo A, Mehran RJ, Rice D, Hofstetter W, Heir J, Kwater P, Gottumukkala V, Hernandez M, Cata JP. Identification of Risk Factors Associated With Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27720491.
- Miralpeix E, Nick AM, Meyer LA, Cata J, Lasala J, Mena GE, Gottumukkala V, Iniesta-Donate M, Salvo G, Ramirez PT. A call for new standard of care in perioperative gynecologic oncology practice: Impact of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs. Gynecol Oncol 141(2):371-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26906066.
- Day RW, Brudvik KW, Vauthey JN, Conrad C, Gottumukkala V, Chun YS, Katz MH, Fleming JB, Lee JE, Aloia TA. Advances in hepatectomy technique: Toward zero transfusions in the modern era of liver surgery. Surgery 159(3):793-801, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26584854.
- Zimmitti G, Soliz J, Aloia TA, Gottumukkala V, Cata JP, Tzeng CW, Vauthey JN. Positive Impact of Epidural Analgesia on Oncologic Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases. Ann Surg Oncol 23(3):1003-11, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26511261.
- Hagan KB, Bhavsar S, Raza SM, Arnold B, Arunkumar R, Dang A, Gottumukkala V, Popat K, Pratt G, Rahlfs T, Cata JP. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Oncological Craniotomies. J Clin Neurosci 24:10-6, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26474504.
- Cata JP, Gutierrez C, Mehran RJ, Rice D, Nates J, Feng L, Rodriguez-Restrepo A, Martinez F, Mena G, Gottumukkala V. Preoperative Anemia, Blood Transfusion, and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer Cell Microenviron 3(1):e1116, 2016. PMID: 26949721.
- Kim BJ, Caudle AS, Gottumukkala V, Aloia TA. The Impact of Postoperative Complications on a Timely Return to Intended Oncologic Therapy (RIOT): the Role of Enhanced Recovery in the Cancer Journey. Int Anesthesiol Clin 54(4):e33-46, 2016. PMID: 27623128.
- Wigmore T, Gottumukkala V, Riedel B. Making the Case for the Subspecialty of Onco-Anesthesia. Int Anesthesiol Clin 54(4):19-28, 2016. PMID: 27648888.
- Day RW, Fielder S, Calhoun J, Kehlet H, Gottumukkala V, Aloia TA. Incomplete reporting of enhanced recovery elements and its impact on achieving quality improvement. Br J Surg 102(13):1594-602, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26364714.
- Cata JP, Zafereo M, Villarreal J, Unruh BD, Truong A, Truong DT, Feng L, Gottumukkala V. Intraoperative opioids use for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma surgery and recurrence: a retrospective study. J Clin Anesth 27(8):672-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26371714.
- Day RW, Cleeland CS, Wang XS, Fielder S, Calhoun J, Conrad C, Vauthey JN, Gottumukkala V, Aloia TA. Patient-Reported Outcomes Accurately Measure the Value of an Enhanced Recovery Program in Liver Surgery. J Am Coll Surg 221(6):1023-1030.e2, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26611799.
- Ramirez MF, Ai D, Bauer M, Vauthey JN, Gottumukkala V, Kee S, Shon D, Truty M, Kuerer HM, Kurz A, Hernandez M, Cata JP. Innate immune function after breast, lung, and colorectal cancer surgery. J Surg Res 194(1):185-93, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25475022.
- Choi JE, Villarreal J, Lasala J, Gottumukkala V, Mehran RJ, Rice D, Yu J, Feng L, Cata JP. Perioperative neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio and postoperative NSAID use as predictors of survival after lung cancer surgery: a retrospective study. Cancer Med. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25756351.
- Buggy DJ, Borgeat A, Cata J, Doherty DG, Doornebal CW, Forget P, Gottumukkala V, Gottschalk A, Gupta A, Gupta K, Hales TG, Hemmings HC, Hollmann MW, Kurz A, Ma D, Parat MO, Sessler DI, Shorten G, Singleton P. Consensus statement from the BJA Workshop on Cancer and Anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth 114(1):2-3, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25104229.
- Cata JP, Gottumukkala V. Blood transfusion practices in cancer surgery. Indian J Anaesth 58(5):637-42, 2014. PMID: 25535428.
- Cata JP, Keerty V, Keerty D, Feng L, Norman PH, Gottumukkala V, Mehran JR, Engle M. A retrospective analysis of the effect of intraoperative opioid dose on cancer recurrence after non-small cell lung cancer resection. Cancer Med 3(4):900-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24692226.
- Owusu-Agyemang P, Soliz J, Hayes-Jordan A, Harun N, Gottumukkala V. Safety of Epidural Analgesia in the Perioperative Care of Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 21(10. 1245/s10434-013-3221-1):1487-93, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23982249.
- Koay EJ, Truty MJ, Cristini V, Thomas RM, Chen R, Chatterjee D, Kang Y, Bhosale PR, Tamm EP, Crane CH, Javle M, Katz MH, Gottumukkala VN, Rozner MA, Shen H, Lee JE, Wang H, Chen Y, Plunkett W, Abbruzzese JL, Wolff RA, Varadhachary GR, Ferrari M, Fleming JB. Transport properties of pancreatic cancer describe gemcitabine delivery and response. J Clin Invest 124(4):1525-36, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24614108.
- Cata JP, Villarreal J, Keerty D, Thakar DR, Liu DD, Sood AK, Gottumukkala V. Perioperative beta-blocker use and survival in lung cancer patients. J Clin Anesth 26(JCA-12-746R1):106-17, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24480297.
- Cata JP, Gottumukkala V, Thakar D, Keerty D, Gebhardt R, Liu DD. Effects of postoperative epidural analgesia on recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. J Clin Anesth 26(pii: S0952-8180(13)00243-2):3-17, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24095887.
- Aloia TA, Zimmitti G, Conrad C, Gottumukkala V, Kopetz S, Vauthey JN. Return to Intended Oncological Treatment (RIOT): A Novel Metric for Evaluating the Quality of Oncological Therapy for Malignancy. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2014.
- Koay EJ, Baio FE, Ondari A, Truty MJ, Cristini V, Thomas RM, Chen R, Chatterjee D, Kang Y, Zhang J, Court L, Bhosale PR, Tamm EP, Qayyum A, Crane CH, Javle M, Katz MH, Gottumukkala VN, Rozner MA, Shen H, Lee JE, Wang H, Chen Y, Plunkett W, Abbruzzese JL, Wolff RA, Maitra A, Ferrari M, Varadhachary GR, Fleming JB. Intra-tumoral heterogeneity of gemcitabine delivery and mass transport in human pancreatic cancer. Phys Biol 11(6):065002, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25427073.
- Cata JP, Wang H, Gottumukkala V, Reuben J, Sessler DI. Inflammatory Response, Immunosuppression, and Cancer Recurrence after Perioperative Blood Transfusions. Br J Anaesth 110(BJA-2012-00714-RM127):690-701, 2013. PMID: 23599512.
- Schier R, Marcus HE, Mansur E, Lei X, El-Zein R, Mehran R, Purugganan R, Heir JS, Riedel B, Gottumukkala V. Evaluation of Digital Thermal Monitoring as a Tool to Assess Perioperative Vascular Reactivity. J Atheroscler Thromb 20(MS ID#: JAT/2012/015255):277-86, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23197179.
- Cata JP, Chukka V, Wang H, Feng L, Gottumukkala V, Martinez F, Vaporciyan AA. Perioperative blood transfusions and survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study. BMC Anesthesiol 13(15;13(1):42):42, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24228905.
- Berri RN, Sahai SK, Durand JB, Lin HY, Folloder J, Rozner MA, Gottumukkala V, Katz MH, Lee JE, Fleming JB. Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide Measurements Reflect Fluid Balance after Pancreatectomy. J Am Coll Surg 214(214):778-787, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22440057.
- Cata JP, Gottumukkala V. Blood Loss and Massive Transfusion in Patients. Review Article ISRN Anesthesiology 2012:1-11, 2012.
- Cata JP, Gottumukkala V. How Regional Analgesia Might Reduce Postoperative Cancer Recurrence. European Journal of Pain:345-355, 2011.
- Heir J, Gottumukkala V, Singh M, Syed Wamique Yusuf, Riedel B. Coronary Stents and Noncardiac Surgery: Current Challenges and Conundrums. Cardiology 13(1):8-13, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Palavecino M, Kishi Y, Chun YS, Brown DL, Gottumukkala VNR, Lichtiger B, Curley S, Abdalla E, Vauthey JN. Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transaction contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy: Analysis of 1,557 consecutive liver resections. Surgery 147(1):40-8, 2010.
- Naguib M, Gottumukkala V, Goldstein PA. Melatonin and anesthesia: a clinical perspective. J Pineal Res 2(1):12-21, 2007. PMID: 17198534.
- Philip J, Sharma S, Gottumukkala V, Perez B, Slaymaker E, Wiley J. Transient neurologic symptoms after spinal anesthesia with lidocaine in obstetric patients. Anesth Analg 92(2):405-409, 2001. PMID: 11159241.
- Gottumukkala V, Sharma S, Philip J. Assessment platelet and fibrinogen contribution to clot strength using modified thromboelastography in pregnant women. Anesth Analg 89(6):1453-1455, 1999. PMID: 10589626.
Invited Articles
- Afonso A, Gottumukkala V. "Data Strategy for successful implementation, sustaining, and scaling enhanced recovery programs". ASA monitor, 2020.
- Gottumukkala V, Kehlet H. Optimized Perioperative Care: Why is Change So Difficult? And What Can We Do To Overcome Barriers?. ASA News Letter 78:14-16, 2014.
Editorials
- Riedel B, Wigmore T, Gottumukkala V. Preface: cancer anaesthesia. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 27(4):397-8, 2013.
Abstracts
- Hirata Y, Witt RG, Prakash LR, Arvide EM, Robinson KA, Gottumukkala V, Tzeng CD, Mansfield P, Badgwell BD, Ikoma N. ASO Visual Abstract: Analysis of Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Open Versus Robotic Gastrectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35771369.
- Allen CJ, Smith GL, Prakash L, Volk RJ, Ikoma N, Aloia TA, Gottumukkala V, Katz MHG. What is "Value"? Results of a Survey of Cancer Patients and Providers. Ann Surg Oncol. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35391609.
- Kothari AN, DiBrito SR, Lee JJ, Caudle AS, Clemens MW, Gottumukkala VN, Katz MHG, Offodile AC, Uppal A; D3CODE Team, Chang GJ. ASO Visual Abstract: Surgical Outcomes for Cancer Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery after Recovering from Mild to Moderate SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Ann Surg Oncol, 2021.
- Lasala J, Singh Heir J, Mena GE, Nick A, Meyer L, Iniesta M, Munsell M, Cata J, Ifeanyi I, Gottumukkala V, Cain K, Ramirez P. Implementation of an Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program (ESRP) on postoperative renal function: Is euvolemia idea for all or only select few?. Abstracts/Clinical Nutrition ESPEN:e30-e59, 2016.
- Lasala J, Singh Heir J, Mena G, Nick A, Meyer L, Iniesta M, Munsell M, Salvo G, Cata J, Ifeanyi I, Gottumukkala V, Cain K, Ramirez P. Implementation of an enhanced surgical recovery program (ESRP) in gynecologic oncology: Has the development of a preoperative order set improved compliance for preventive analgesia and deep venous thromboembolic (DVT) prophylaxis?. Abstracts/Clinical Nutrition ESPEN:e30-e59, 2016.
- Soliz J, Owusu-Agyemang P, Cata J.P, Zavala A.M, Fournier K, Hernandez M, Hayes-Jordan A, Rahlfs T.F, Gottumukkala V. Evaluating the Effects of TIVA on Postoperative Pain After Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Anesthesia & Analgesia-World Congress of Anesthesiology 2016 123(3S):370-371, 2016.
- Cata J, Chavez-MacGregor M, Valero V, Gottumukkala V. Abstract PR485: Paravertebral Block use is not Associated with Longer Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 123:182-183, 2016.
- Ferson D, Calhoun J, Lipski I, Gottumukkala V, Lang F, Sawaya R, Chi L. Superselective Scalp Block (SSB) and opioid sparing as an integral part of Enhanced Recovery After Neurosurgery (ERANS). Clin Nutr ESPEN 12:e39, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28531693.
- Lasala JD, Heir JS, Mena GE, Nick AM, Meyer LA, Iniesta MD, Munsell MF, Salvo G, Cata JP, Ifeanyi I, Gottumukkala V, Cain KE, Ramirez PT. Implementation of an Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program (ESRP) gynecologic oncology: How much did intra-operative opioid administration decrease in first year post implementation?. Clin Nutr ESPEN 12:e42-e43, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28531702.
- Lasala JD, Heir JS, Mena GE, Nick AM, Meyer LA, Iniesta MD, Munsell MF, Salvo G, Cata JP, Ifeanyi I, Gottumukkala V, Cain KE, Ramirez PT. Impact of an Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program (ESRP) on postoperative renal function: Is euvolemia ideal for all or only a select few?. Clin Nutr ESPEN 12:e43, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28531707.
- Calhoun J, Gottumukkala V, Aloia T, Feeley T. Enhanced Recovery as a mechanism for demonstrating value creation in healthcare. Abstracts/Clinical Nutrition ESPEN:e30-e59, 2016.
- Gottumukkala V, Philip J, Alexander J, Sharma S. Epidural Analgesia, Maternal fever and Neonatal Sepsis Workups: A Randomized study. Anesthesiology Supplement:A56, 1999.
- Gottumukkala V, Sharma SK, Philip J. Assessment of platelet function using modified Thromboelastography in women with severe preeclampsia and thrombocytopenia. Anesthesiology Supplement:A2, 1999.
- Taylor M, Gottumukkala V, Philip J, Sharma S. Platelet dysfunction in preeclampsia: A reevaluation. Anesthesiology Supplement:A58, 1999.
Book Chapters
- Anoushka Afonso, Gottumukkala V. In: Enhanced surgical recovery and cancer. In: Perioperative Care of the cancer patient. Elsevier publications, 2022.
- Gupta N, Gottumukkala V.. In: Preoperative assessment and optimization of Cancer patients for Onco-Surgery. Textbook of Anaesthesiology. Springer Publications, 2019.
- Wilks J, Hancher- Hodges S, Gottumukkala V.. Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Liver Surgery. In: Laparoscopic Management of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Diseases. Textbook and Illustrated Video Atlas 1st Edition. Wiley, 2017.
- Hagan K, Gottumukkala V. In: Positioning of surgical patients. In: Anesthesiology. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing: New York, 2017.
- Joshi S, Gottumukkala V.. In: Managing Acute Pain crisis in Cancer Patients: Beyond Pain scores. IASP Press. Wolters Kluwer, 2017.
- Speer BB, Gottumukkala V. Perioperative Care of the Elderly Cancer Patient. In: Geriatric Anesthesiology. Springer Science, 2016.
- Gottumukkala V. Abdominoperineal Resection. In: The 5-Minute Anesthesia Consult. First Edition. Wolters Kluwer, 2012.
- Gottumukkala V. Whipple Procedure. In: The 5-Minute Anesthesia Consult. First Edition, 2012.
- Gottumukkala V. Positioning of surgical patients. In: Principles of Anesthesiology. Second. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing: New Your, 2010.
- Gottumukkala V. Positioning of surgical patients. In: Principles of Anesthesiology. First Edition. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing: New York, 2008.
- Gottumukkala V, Truong DT, Truong A. Evaluation of Anesthetic Risk. In: Complications in Anesthesiology (In process). Third Edition, 2007.
- Saltzman C, Boezaart A, Gottumukkala VNR. Ankle Surgery, surgical and anesthetic considerations. In: Anesthesia and Orthopedic Surgery. First Edition. McGraw Hill Medical Publishing: New York, 2006.
- Brown DL, Gottumukkala V. Spinal, Epidural and Caudal Anesthesia: Anatomy, Physiology and Technique. In: Obstetric Anesthesia Principles and Practice. Third Edition. Elsevier Mosby, 2004.
Books (edited and written)
- Gottumukkala, V. Cancer Anaesthesia: Best Practice & Research. In: Clinical Anaesthesiology, 2013.
Letters to the Editor
- Singh Heir J, Gottumukkala V. Beach Chair Position: Is it Really Feasible in Laparoscopic Procedures?. Anesthesiology 108: 1153, 2008.
Patient Reviews
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