Elena Potylchansky
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1986 | First IP Pavlov Medical University, St. Petersburg, RU, MD |
Postgraduate Training
| 2006-2006 | Minifellowship, Resident Education, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 1995-1998 | Residency, Anesthesiology, Subspecialty Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 1994-1995 | Internship, Family Practice, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, New York |
| 1986-1987 | Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Petersburg Medical University, St. Petersburg |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2022 | Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support |
| 2019 | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| 2006 | Colorado |
| 1999 | Diplomate of American Board of Anesthesiology |
| 1998 | Texas Medical License |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2017
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - 2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2003 - 2007
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1999 - 2001
Instructor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1998 - 1999
Other Professional Positions
Faculty Anesthesiologist, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2007
Faculty Anesthesiologist, Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 2003 - 2005
Staff Anesthesiologist, Southwest Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, 2001 - 2003
Laboratory Technician, Springfield Department of Public Health, Springfield, IL, 1990 - 1992
Attending Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternity Hospital #15, St. Petersburg, 1987 - 1989
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff (CCMS, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - 2017
member, Practitioner Peer Assistance Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2012 - 2018
Honors & Awards
| 2006 | Golden Apple Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Division of General Anesthesia and Trauma |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Regional Presentations
- 2024. Airway Management of a Large Mediastinal Mass (Right Chest Sarcoma):A Case Report. Texas Society Of Anesthesiologists. San Antonio, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2024. Airway Management of a Large Mediastinal Mass (Right Chest Sarcoma):A Case Report. Poster. Society Of Airway Management. Boston, MA, US.
- 2017. Successful Perioperative Anesthetic Mannagement of a Cancer Patient with Myotonic Dystrophy (Steinerts Disease ) Undergoing Thyroidectomy and Mastectomy. Conference. 71st Annual Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology. New York, NY, US.
- 2016. Different type of Airways equipment for thoracic surgery. Conference. Different type of Airways equipment for thoracic surgery. Houston, TX, US.
- 2016. Enhancing Patient Safety in Robotic Thoracic Surgery with Continuous Real-Time Visualization Via Video Double Lumen Tube. Conference. Euroanesthesia 2016 Congress May 28-30 2016(European Journal of Anesthesia supplement), US.
- 2015. ...And the Beat Goes On: History of Pacemakers and Anesthesia. Conference. ...And the Beat Goes On: History of Pacemakers and Anesthesia. Houston, TX, US.
- 2008. Advanced Airway Management Techniques for Thoracic Anesthesia. Conference. 3rd Annual Current Trends in Thoracic Anesthesia. Houston, TX, US.
- 2008. Texas Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Conference. Texas Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. The Woodlands, TX, US.
International Presentations
- 2025. Acute Insidious Post Operative Respiratory Failure In a Previously Stable Tracheostomy Patient. Poster. WAMM, IT.
- 2024. Airway Management of a Large Mediastinal mass :A case report. Poster. European Society of Airway Management. Istanbul, TR.
- 2019. Anesthetic concepts in interventional pulmonary suit. Conference. Anesthetic concepts in interventional pulmonary suit. Batumi, GE.
- 2018. Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery. Conference. The Third International Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Conference,Geoanesthesia 2018. Batumi, GE.
- 2018. New Technices of Lung isolation. Conference. The Third International Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Conference,Geoanesthesia 2018. Batumi, GE.
- 2018. Intraoperative Management of Carbon Dioxide Embolism in a Patient Undergoing laparoscopic Liver Resection. Conference. Intraoperative Management of Carbon Dioxide Embolism in a Patient Undergoing laparoscopic Liver Resection. Venice, IT.
- 2017. Difficult Airway Management workshop. Conference. Difficult Airway Management workshop. Lima, PE.
- 2015. Tracheo-Innominate Artery Fistula After Tracheostomy Requiring Median Sternotomy. Conference. WAMM Meeting. Dublin, IE.
- 2015. Enhanced Recovery Techniques After Thoracic Surgery. Conference. Enhanced Recovery Techniques After Thoracic Surgery. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2014. Challenging Cases in Thoracic Room. Conference. Grand Rounds of the Department of Anesthesia. Safed, IL.
- 2014. Flash Pulmonary Edema During Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Abdominal MRI. Conference. 23rd International Congress of the Israeli Society Anesthesiologists & Critical Care, IL.
- 2013. Anesthetic Considerations for Robotic Surgery. Conference. Bar Illan University. Safed, IL.
- 2013. Anesthetic Considerations for Robotic Surgery. Conference. Hasharon Hospital. Petach Tikva, IL.
- 2013. Anesthetic Considerations for Robotic Surgery. Conference. Tel Aviv University. Tel Aviv, IL.
Formal Peers
- 2018. different technices in Airway Management. Invited. Tbilisi, GE.
- 2018. Enhanced Recovery in 2018. Invited. Saint-Petersburg, RU.
- 2017. Principles of anesthesia for robotically assisted surgery. Invited. Lima, PE.
- 2015. Enhanced Recovery after Thoracic Surgery. Invited. Tel Aviv, IL.
- 2014. Difficult Cases in Thoracic Room. Invited. Zafed, IL.
- 2013. Anesthetic Considerations for Robotic Surgery. Invited. Safed, Israel, IL.
- 2013. Anesthetic Considerations for Robotic Surgery. Invited. Petach Tikva, Israel, IL.
- 2013. Anesthetic Considerations for Robotic Surgery. Invited. Tel Aviv, Israel, IL.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Rice D, Elsheikh M, Potylchansky E. A simplified approach to robotic tracheal resection. JTCVS Tech 27:176-178, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39478908.
- Christakis IA, Potylchansky E, Silva AM, Nates JP, Prieto PA, Graham PH, Grubbs EG, Lee JE, Perrier ND. Cervical hematoma following an endocrine surgical procedure: The MD Anderson experience. Surgery 160(2):377-83, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27063343.
- Vachhani S, Tsai JY, Moon T, Lasala J, Dang A, Zavala A, Williams U, Mena G, Potylchansky E. Multidisciplinary Management of Rare Metastatic Thryoid Cancer with Superior Vena Cava Involvement. Open Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Reports, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Izakson A, Papiashvli M, Potylchansky E, Ezri T. Complete Airway Obstruction by Foreign Body: Another Anesthetic Challenge. A brief review. Romanian Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Shin SH, Holmes H, Bao R, Jimenez C, Kee SS, Potylchansky E, Lee JE, Evans DB, Perrier ND. Outpatient minimally invasive parathyroidectomy is safe for elderly patients. J Am Coll Surg 208(6):1071-6, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19476894.
- Perrier ND, Edeiken B, Nunez R, Gayed I, Jimenez C, Busaidy N, Potylchansky E, Kee S, Vu T. A novel nomenclature to classify parathyroid adenomas. World J Surg 33(3):412-6, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19148701.
Professional Educational Materials
- . Manual of Acute Postoperative Pain Epidural Orders, Baylor College of Medicine, 2005.
Other Articles
- Rice D, Elsheikh M, Potylchansky E Corrigendum to 'A simplified approach to robotic tracheal resection' [JTCVS Techniques Volume 27, October 2024, P176-178]. JTCVS Tech 31:198, 2025. PMID: 40641784.
Abstracts
- Williams UU, Zanot A, Alnatour O, Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Kapoor R, Mirza A, Owusu-Agyemang Potlychansky Y, Potlychansky E. . Successful Anesthetic Management for a Medialization Thyroplasty in a Case of Vagus Nerve Damage from Breast Cancer Recurrence Proceedings from the 71st Annual Postgraduate Assembly in Anesth, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- 7Potylchansky Y, Alnatour O, Tsai JY, Zavala AM, Williams UU, Potylchansky E. Successful Perioperative Anesthetic Management of a Cancer Patient With Myotonic Dystrophy (Steinert's Disease) Undergoing A Thyroidectomy and Mastectomy Proceedings from the 71st Annual Postgraduate Assembly in Anesth, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Potylchansky Y, Alnatour O, Tsai JY, Zavala AM, Williams UU, Potylchansky E. Successful Perioperative Anesthetic Management of a Cancer Patient With Myotonic Dystrophy (Steinert's Disease) Undergoing A Thyroidectomy and Mastectomy Proceedings from the 71st Annual Postgraduate Assembly in Anesth, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Williams UU, Zanot A, Alnatour O, Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Kapoor R, Mirza A, Owusu-Agyemang Potlychansky Y, Potlychansky E. . Successful Anesthetic Management for a Medialization Thyroplasty in a Case of Vagus Nerve Damage from Breast Cancer Recurrence Proceedings from the 71st Annual Postgraduate Assembly in Anesth, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Tsai JY, MoonT, VachchaniS, MeterA V, Dang AQ, Potylchansky E. Forced air warming devise failure resulting in smoke and soot on a surgical patient. European Journal of Anaesthesiology (volume 33, june 2016, e-supplement 54) 33, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Heir J, Guo SL, Thakar D, Potylchansky E, Mirza K, Lasala J. Enhancing Patient Safety in Robotic Thoracic Surgery with Continuous Real-Time Visualization Via Video Double Lumen Tube. Euroanesthesia 2016 Congress May 28-30 2016(European Journal of Anesthesia supplement), 5/2016, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Tsai JY, Zavala AM, Vachhani S, Moon T, Williams U, Van Meter A, Potylchansky, E, Owusu-Agyemang P. Tracheo-Innominate Artery Fistula After Tracheostomy Requiring Median Sternotomy. WAMM Meeting Abstarcts #3223579, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Tsai JY, Vachhani S, Moon T, LasalaJ DA, Potylchansky, E, Jackson TA, Rozner MA Dang A, Zavala A, Williams U, Mena G, Potylchansky E. ...And the beat goes on:History of Pacemakers and Anesthesia. Anesthesia History Association Meeting(#7B2), 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Potylchansky E, Tsai JY, Potylchansky Y, Izakson A, Vachhani S Moon T. Flash Pulmonary Edema During Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Abdominal MRI. 23rd International Congress of the Israel Society of Anesthesiologists & Critical Care, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Potylchansky E. Airway Management of a Large Mediastinal Mass (Right Chest Sarcoma).
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 22, 2026