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      Maria Fernanda Ramirez Manotas Image

      Maria Fernanda Ramirez Manotas, M.D.

      Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine

      Present Title & Affiliation

      Primary Appointment

      Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

      Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      2014MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, US, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Anesthesiology
      2011Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, CO, Doctor of Medicine
      2018Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, US, Anesthesia, Anesthesiology

      Postgraduate Training

      2014-2018Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology Resident, Harvard Medical School -Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
      2012-2014Research Fellowship, Anesthesiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Licenses & Certifications

      2021Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support ACLS
      2021DEA
      2019American Board of Anesthesiology
      2018Texas Medical License
      2014ACLS
      2014BLS
      2014Massachusetts Medical License

      Experience & Service

      Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

      Discovery Summer Program Co-director, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present

      Quality Officer and Quality Lead for Hepato-biliary anesthesia group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2020 - Present

      Faculty Senator, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2020 - Present

      Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Member, Anesthesia Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present

      Member, Anesthesia Fellowship Clinical Competency Committeee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present

      Co-director, Discovery Summer Program, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present

      Co-director, Education and Research Day Committee, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present

      Member, Malignant Hyperthermia Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - Present

      Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Co-director, TSA Poster Presentation Committee, Texas Society of Anesthesiology, 2023 - Present

      Lead, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Protocol MDA-Guidelines, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - Present

      Honors & Awards

      2023Reviewer of the month, AME Surgical Journal (ASJ)
      2023Best Abstract Summer Discovery Program, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Anesthesia and Critical Care Department
      2023Educator of the Year, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Department
      2021Awesome Job Award, 2021, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2012Best Abstract at the SIMPAR meeting ( Study in Multidisciplinary Pain Research) (Pavia, Italy) 2012, Study in Multidisciplinary Pain Research meeting
      2011International Department Scholarship for Academic Excellence

      Professional Memberships

      Texas Society of Anesthesiologists

      2019 - Present

      American Society of Anesthesiologists

      2015 - Present

      Selected Presentations & Talks

      Local Presentations

      1. 2025. Anaphylactic shock. Invited. Surgical Oncology Morbidity and Mortality. Houston, Texas, US.
      2. 2025. Pulmonary Thromboembolism. Invited. Morbidity and Mortality Conference. Houston, Texas, US.
      3. 2025. Anesthesia and Cancer. Invited. Education and Research program. Houston, Texas, US.
      4. 2025. Frailty in Cancer Patients. Invited. Educational and Reseach day. Houston, Texas, US.
      5. 2025. "Ghosted": Pericardial Agenesis Discovered During Robotic Left Lung Segmentectomy. Poster. Education and Research day. Houston, Texas, US.
      6. 2025. Airway workshop. Invited. Anesthesia Bootcamp worshop. Houston, Texas, US.
      7. 2025. Airway POCUS. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
      8. 2024. Short and Long-term Consequences of Anesthesia Management: Total Intravenous Anesthesia versus Inhalational Agents. Invited. 9th Annual Anesthesia Tech Conference. Houston, Rexas, US.
      9. 2023. Student Clinical Skills Society for an Aspirations in Medical Professions outreach conference. Conference. Student Clinical Skills Society for an Aspirations in Medical Professions outreach conference. Houston, TX, US.

      Regional Presentations

      1. 2023. Career Day. Conference. Black Elementary School. Houston, US.

      National Presentations

      1. 2025. "Ghosted": Pericardial Agenesis Discovered During Robotic Left Lung Segmentectomy. Poster. PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology. New York, US.
      2. 2025. Challenges in the Endoscopic Resection of a Giant Esophageal Mass: A Case Report. Poster. ASA meeting 2025. San Antonio, Texas, US.
      3. 2025. Perioperative Management of Massive Splenomegaly in Myelofibrosis: A Case Report. Poster. ASA 2025. San Antonio, Texas, US.
      4. 2025. Brachial Plexus Block for Lymphovenous Bypass Surgery: A Case Report. Poster. American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Orlando, Florida, US.
      5. 2024. Total Intravenous Anesthesia vs. Volatile Anesthetics: Does the Type of Anesthesia Matter for Our Patients?. Invited. American Society of Anesthesia Technologist and Technicians. Webinar, US.
      6. 2022. Medically challenging case: Successful Use Of AllonTm Warming System As A Single Method To Achieve A Target Temperature During Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Poster. ASA 2022. New Orleans, LA, US.
      7. 2022. Water Garment To Maintain A Target Temperature In Patients Undergoing Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Poster. ASA 2022. New Orleans, LA, US.
      8. 2022. Hispanic Heritage Month Panel Event. Conference. Hispanic Heritage Month Panel Event. Houston, US.
      9. 2021. Intraoperative Phlebotomy and Hemodilution for a Patient With Polycythemia Undergoing Robotic Whipple Procedure with Subsequent Postoperative Resolution of Polycythemia. Conference. ASA 2021. San Diego, CA, US.
      10. 2021. Anesthesia and long term consequences. Conference. Anesthesia and long term consequences. Virtual, US.
      11. 2016. Postoperative interventions made to optimize pain management in a patient with extraordinary high fentanyl requirement. Poster. ASA 2016. New Orleans, US.

      International Presentations

      1. 2025. Less is More: Awake Tracheostomy For Acute Upper Airway Obstruction Due to Epiglottis Mass. Poster. World Airway Management Meeting. Florence, IT.
      2. 2025. Anesthesia Considerations for Robotic Abdominal Sugery. Invited. Anesthesia en Cirugia Robotica. Rosario, AR.
      3. 2025. Perioperative Management of Massive Splenomegaly in Myelofibrosis: A case Report. Poster. Euroanesthesia. Lisbon, PT.
      4. 2025. Frailty in Cancer Patients. Invited. Congreso Antioqueno de Anestesiologia. Medellin, CO.
      5. 2025. Cardiac POCUS. Invited. Congreso Antioqueno de Anestesiologia. Medellin, US.
      6. 2025. Airway POCUS. Invited. Congreso Antioqueno de Anestesiologia. Medellin, CO.
      7. 2025. Gastric POCUS for patients taking GLP-1. Invited. Congreso Antioqueno de Anestesiologia. Medellin, CO.
      8. 2025. Anesthesia implications of SGLT-2 and GLP-1 medications. Invited. Congreso Antioqueno de Anestesiologia. Medellin, CO.
      9. 2025. Anesthesia and Cancer: Key for Successful Anesthesia Case. Invited. Congreso Colombiano de Anestesiologia. Medellin, CO.
      10. 2023. Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Publications. Invited. Congreso Internacional de SADEA de Actulizacion en Anestesiologia. Medellin, CO.
      11. 2023. Artificial Intelligence and Anesthesia Implications. Invited. 40th Reunion Annual del Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia. Mexico City, MX.
      12. 2022. Successful Emergent Nasotracheal intubation in the setting of obstructive orophyaryngeal mass. Poster. Symposium of Cancer Research 2022. Singapore, SG.
      13. 2022. Effect of the anesthesia techniques on the immune system and tumor microenvironment during cancer surgery,. Invited. Symposium of Cancer Research 2022. Singapore, SG.
      14. 2021. Total Intravenous Anesthesia vs Inhalational Agents and Cancer Recurrence. Basic Research. Conference. Total Intravenous Anesthesia vs Inhalational Agents and Cancer Recurrence. Basic Research. Buenos Aires, AR.
      15. 2021. Doffing and donning for COVID patients: MD Anderson experience. Conference. Doffing and donning for COVID patients: MD Anderson experience. Virtual:Mexico City, MX.
      16. 2021. Total Intravenous Anesthesia vs Inhalational Agents and Cancer Recurrence. What is the evidence?. Conference. Total Intravenous Anesthesia vs Inhalational Agents and Cancer Recurrence. What is the evidence?. Virtual: Mexico City, MX.
      17. 2013. The different effects of local anesthestics on natural killer cell function. Poster. Study In Multidisciplinary Pain Research Meeting. Pavia, IT.
      18. 2013. Low dose of lidocaine enhances natural killer cell function. Poster. Study In Multidisciplinary Pain Research Meeting. Pavia, IT.

      Formal Peers

      1. 2023. Anesthesia Basics. Invited, US.
      2. 2022. WIA Hispanic Heritage Month panel September. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
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      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Cata, JP, Guerra-Londono, JJ, Ramirez Manotas, MF, Chen, LL, Warner, MA, Guzman, LC, Lobo, F, Uribe-Marquez, S, Huang, J, Ruscic, KJ, Chew, SH, Lanigan, M, Knopfelmacher Couchonal, AM, Corrales, G, Ince, I, Pereira, E, Romero, C, Carvalho, M, Chieira, D, Martinez-Cervantes, KI, Guimarães-Pereira, L, Silva, C, Cruz, M, Kah, TL, Gajula, R, Feng, L. The Association Between Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions and 1-Year Mortality After Major Cancer Surgery. Anesthesia and analgesia 140(4):782-794, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39504267.
      2. Paredes-Flores, M, Lasala, J, Moon Calderon, T, Bhavsar, S, Hagan, K, Huepenbecker, S, Carram, NP, Ramirez Manotas, MF, Maheswari, K, Feng, L, Cata, JP. Incidence of acute kidney injury after noncardiac surgery in patients receiving intraoperative dexmedetomidine. BJA Open 6, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37588172.
      3. Juan P Cata MD, Maria F Ramirez MD, Ary Serpa Neto MD, MD PhD PF, Oscar Diaz-Cambroneros MD, Wankun Chen MD, Adriana M Knopfelmacher-Couchonal MD, Paolo Pelosi MD, Luis Cuellar MD, German Corrales MD, Carlos Romero MD, Francisco Lobo MD, Leif Saager MD, Jorge L Castro Tapia MD, Lei Feng MS, Lee-Lyn Chen MD. International multicenter observational study to evaluate the association between perioperative red blood cell transfusions and one-year mortality after major cancer surgery (ARCA-1): Study design, statistical analysis plan and study protocol. BMJ Open 11, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33737431.
      4. Ramirez MF, Gorur A, Cata JP. Opioids and Cancer Prognosis: A Summary of the Clinical Evidence. Neuroscience Letters, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33482308.
      5. Ramirez MF, Kamdar B, Cata JP. Optimizing Perioperative Use of Opioids: A Multimodal. Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33281504.
      6. Ramirez Manotas MF, Gorur A, Cata JP. The Role of Opioids in Cancer Progression. International anesthesiology clinics, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32011351.
      7. 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 Research, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28870891.
      8. Cata JP, Velásquez JF, Ramírez MF, Gottumukkala V. Inflammation and Pro-resolution Inflammation after Hepatobiliary Surgery. World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28807031.
      9. Velásquez JF, Ramírez MF, Ai DI, Lewis V, Cata JP. Impaired Immune Function in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Bone Cancer. International Journal of Cancer research and treatment, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26408709.
      10. 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. The Journal of Surgical Research, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25475022.
      11. Ramirez MF, Tran P, Cata JP. The Effect of Clinically Therapeutic Plasma Concentrations of Lidocaine on Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25469757.
      12. Ramirez MF, Peter T, Cata JP. Minimizing immunosuppression, an alternative approach for anesthesiologist?. Pain Management, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24641336.
      13. Cata JP, Bauer M, Sokari T, Ramirez MF, Mason D, Plautz G, Kurz A. Effects of Surgery, General Anesthesia, and Perioperative Epidural Analgesia on the Immune Function of Patients with non-small cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23659826.
      14. Ramirez MF, Cata JP. The Effects of Regional Anesthesia-analgesia on the Immune System. Open Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23659826.
      15. Ramírez MF, Huitink JM, Cata JP. Perioperative Clinical Interventions that Modify the Immune Response in Cancer Patients. Open Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
      16. Ramirez MF, Bergesio L, Mark T, Cata JP. Low dose of Lidocaine (LD) Enhances in In Vitro Natural Killer (NK) cells function. Minerva Anestesiologica, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
      17. Ramirez MF, Cata JP. Anesthetic Agents, Anesthetic Technique and Cancer Recurrence. Revista Argentina de Anestesiología, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
      18. Gutiérrez JO, Montoya O, Ramírez MF. Gastric Stromal Tumor. A Case Report. Revista Latinoamericana de Cirugia, 2011. e-Pub 2011.

      Invited Articles

      1. Kim DD, Ramirez MF, Cata JP. Opioid use, misuse, and abuse: a narrative review about interventions to reduce opioid consumption and related adverse events in the perioperative setting. Minerva Anestesiologica, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34636223.
      2. Ramirez MF, Guerra C, Cata JP. The intersection between the Mu-opioid receptor and opioids in cancer development and progression. World Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2021. e-Pub 2021.

      Review Articles

      1. Juan F Villa, Amanda Strang, Adebukola Owolabi, Ramirez Manotas MF. Addressing Pain in Oral Mucositis: Narrative Review of Current Practices and Emerging Treatments. Journal of Pain Research, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40718715.
      2. Villa, JF, Strang, A, Owolabi, A, Ramirez Manotas, MF. Addressing Pain in Oral Mucositis. Journal of Pain Research 18:3723-3741, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40718715.
      3. Ramirez MF, Strang A, Roland G, Lasala J, Owusu-Agyemang P. Perioperative Pain Management and Cancer Outcomes: A Narrative Review. Journal of Pain Research, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38078017.
      4. Ramirez MF, Gan TJ. Total Intravenous anesthesia versus Inhalation Anesthesia: How do Outcomes Compare?. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37338939.
      5. Ramirez MF, Guerra-Londono JJ, Owusu-Agyemang P, Fournier K, Guerra-Londono CE. Temperature management during cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Frontiers in Oncology, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36741691.
      6. Guerra-Londono CE, Kim D, Ramirez Manotas MF. Ambulatory Surgery for Cancer Patients: Current Controversies and Concerns. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 34(6):683-689, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34456269.
      7. Ramirez MF, Cata JP. Anesthesia Care Influences Long- term Outcomes: What is the Evidence?. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anesthesiology, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34801212.
      8. Ramirez MF, Cata JP. Anesthesia Techniques and Long-Term Oncological Outcomes. Frontiers in Oncology, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34956903.
      9. Ramirez MF, Rangel FP, Cata JP. Perioperative Pain, Analgesics and Cancer-related Outcomes: Where do we stand?. Pain Management, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34636651.
      10. Cata JP, Guerra CE, Soto G, Ramirez Manotas MF. Anesthesia options and the recurrence of cancer: What we know so far?. Local and Regional Anesthesia, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32765061.
      11. Juan F Villa, Ramirez Manotas MF, Juan P Cata. Perioperative Immunomodulation and Cancer Recurrence. International Anesthesiology Clinics.

      Editorials

      1. Nunez-Rodriguez, E, Ramirez Manotas, MF, Cata, JP. The role of anaesthetics in cancer outcomes. Anaesthesia 80(4):353-356, 2025. PMID: 39905986.
      2. Ramirez MF, Garcia L, Cata JP. Can a single intraoperative dose of non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs reduce cancer recurrence?. Annals of Palliative Medicine, 2020. PMID: 32075404.
      3. Cata JP, Ramirez MF. Local anesthetic: Hunting for the Holy Grail of onco-anesthesia. Pain Medicine. PMID: 31841154.
      4. Cata JP, Ramirez MF, Girish P Joshi. Putting cancer patient first. ASA Monitor, 2019.

      Abstracts

      1. Ramirez MF, Pascal Owusu-Agyemang P, Fournier K Byars M, Cata JP. Medically challenging case: Successful Use Of AllonTm Warming System As A Single Method To Achieve A Target Temperature During Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.". ASA 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      2. Ramirez MF, Pascal Owusu-Agyemang P, Fournier K Byars M, Cata JP. Water Garment To Maintain A Target Temperature In Patients Undergoing Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. ASA 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      3. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Pascal Owusu-Agyemang P, Fournier K Byars M, Cata JP. Medically challenging case: Successful Use Of AllonTm Warming System As A Single Method To Achieve A Target Temperature During Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.". ASA 2022, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      4. Sharma I, Farson L, Williams C, Williams UU, Kwater A, Donahue H, Zavala A, Hancher-Hodges S, Casarez V, Ramirez M. Nasal flexible intubation with POM mask: A Case Report. Society of Airway Management, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      5. Neycheril R, Joseph Ruiz ED, Abolanle Ojelade AZ, Ramirez M. Successful Emergent Nasotracheal Intubation In the setting of Obstructive Oropharyngeal Mass. SWCR, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
      6. Alnatour O, Ikoma N, Zavala A, Tsai J, Bailard N, Ramirez MF. Intraoperative Phlebotomy and Hemodilution for a Patient With Polycythemia Undergoing Robotic Whipple Procedure with Subsequent Postoperative Resolution of Polycythemia. ASA, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      7. Alnatour O, Casarez V, Kapoor R, Ramirez M, Chen S, Tran C, Zavala A. Successful airway management of a Bleeding Lingual Sarcoma. PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology 2020, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      8. Delgado KS, Alnatour O, Zavala A, Williams U, Van Meter A, Kapoor R, Bellard B, Casarez V, Owusu-Agyemang P, Ramirez MF. A Case of Undiagnosed Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency and a Resulting Normal Dibucaine Number. Anesthesia World Congress 2020, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      9. Joseph R, Jackson A, Joseph S, Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, Williams U, Kapoor R, Tsai J, Zavala A, Ramirez M. Botox Interference of Facial Nerve Monitoring During a Robotic Case. Anesthesia World Congress 2020, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      10. Brown J, Hancher-Hodges S, Roland C, Zavala A, Lasala J, Mena G, Ramirez M, Popat K. Bilateral Erector Spinae Catheters for Oncologic Abdominal Sarcoma Surgery. Anesthesia World Congress 2020, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      11. Delgado KS, Alnatour O, Zavala A, Williams U, Van Meter A, Kapoor R, Bellard B, Casarez V, Owusu-Agyemang P, Ramirez MF. A Case of Undiagnosed Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency and a Resulting Normal Dibucaine Number. Anesthesia World Congress 2020, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      12. Ramirez MFand Zhang Y. Postoperative interventions made to optimize pain management in a patient with extraordinary high fentanyl requirement. ASRA 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      13. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Zhang Y. Postoperative interventions made to optimize pain management in a patient with extraordinary high fentanyl requirement. ASRA 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      14. Cata JP, Ramirez MF, Gottumukkala V, Kurz A. The different effects of local anesthestetics on natural killer cell function. ASA. e-Pub 2014.
      15. Ramirez MF, Bergesio L, Mark T, Cata JP. Low dose of lidocaine enhances natural killer cell function. SIMPAR Meeting. e-Pub 2013.
      16. Ramirez MF, Bergesio L, Mark T, Cata JP. Low dose of lidocaine enhances natural killer cell function. SIMPAR Meeting. e-Pub 2013.
      17. Jacy Gressen, Adebukola Owolabi, Andrzej Kwater, Keyuri Popat, Jodi Ann Oliver, Julie Mani, Adeel Ahmad F, Ramirez Manotas, MF. Combining Blocks For Hip Arthroplasty: PENG, Femoral Nerve, and Lateral Femoral Cutaneos Nerve Blocks For Postoperative Analgesia. ASRA Pain Medicine’s 49th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting.
      18. Ramirez Manotas MF, Cata JP, Gottumukkala V, Kurz A. The different effects of local anesthestetics on natural killer cell function. International SIMPAR meeting.
      19. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Zhang Y. Postoperative interventions made to optimize pain management in a patient with extraordinary high fentanyl requirement. ASRA Pain Meeting.
      20. Sharma I, Farson L, Williams C, Williams UU, Kwater A, Donahue H, Zavala A, Hancher-Hodges S, Ramirez Manotas MF. Nasal flexible intubation with POM mask: A Case Report. Society of Airway Management.
      21. Alnatour O, Casarez V, Kapoor R, Ramirez Manotas MF, Chen S, Tran C, Zavala A. Successful airway management of a Bleeding Lingual Sarcoma. PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology.
      22. Delgado KS, Zavala A, Williams U, Kapoor R, Casarez V, Owusu-Agyemang P, Ramirez Manotas, MF. A Case of Undiagnosed Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency and a Resulting Normal Dibucaine Number. Anesthesia World Congress.
      23. J Brown, S Hancher-Hodges, S Hancher-Hodges, A Zavala, G MenaR, Ramirez Manotas, MF. Bilateral Erector Spinae Catheters for Oncologic Abdominal Sarcoma Surgery. Anesthesia World Congress.
      24. Joseph R, Jackson A, Joseph S, Owusu-Agyemang P, Van Meter A, Williams U, Zavala A, Ramirez Manotas, MF. Botox Interference of Facial Nerve Monitoring During a Robotic Case. Anesthesia World Congress.
      25. Alnatour O, Ikoma N, Zavala A, Tsai J, Bailard N, Ramirez Manotas MF. Intraoperative Phlebotomy and Hemodilution for a Patient With Polycythemia Undergoing Robotic Whipple Procedure with Subsequent Postoperative Resolution of Polycythemia. ASA 2021.
      26. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Cata, JP. Successful Use Of AllonTm Warming System As A Single Method To Achieve A Target Temperature During Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. ASA 2022.
      27. Rachel Neycheril, Erin Dundok, Joseph Ruiz, Zavala A, Ramirez Manotas, MF. Successful Emergent Nasotracheal Intubation In the setting of Obstructive Oropharyngeal Mass. Symposium on World Cancer Research (SWCR).
      28. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Owusu-Agyemang P, Fournier K, Byars M, Cata JP. Water Garment To Maintain A Target Temperature In Patients Undergoing Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. ASA 2022.
      29. Mani J, Donnelly M, Kowalski A, Ramirez Manotas, MF. Postoperative Hoarseness in a Professional Auctioneer. PGA meeting 2023.
      30. Satvik Gundre, Sydney Pham, Adebukola Owolabi, Khan Muhammad, Ramirez Manotas MF. Sedation on a Patient with Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome. Education and Research day Meeting 2023.
      31. Satvik Gundre, Sydney Pham, Adebukola Owolabi, Khan Muhammad, Maria F Ramirez. Anesthesia consideration in patient with Patient with Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome. TSA meeting 2023.
      32. Satvik Gundre, Garry Brydges, Vijaya Gottumukkala, Maria F Ramirez. Allergy to Red Meat and Anesthesia Considerations. TSA 2023.
      33. Muthukumar A, Ramirez Manotas, MF, Owalobi A. Avastin related malignant hypertension in a case of robotic liver resection. IARS 2024.
      34. Satvik Gundre, Vijaya Gottumukkala, Maria F Ramirez. Anesthesia Consideration in Patients with Alpha-Gal Syndrome. Anesthesia World congress Singapore 2024.
      35. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Bergesio L, Truty Mark, Cata JP.. Low dose of lidocaine enhances natural killer cell function. International SIMPAR meeting.

      Book Chapters

      1. Juan F Villa, Jose Julian Galindo, Ramirez Manotas MF. Opioid-free-anesthesia: a good option for cancer surgery?. In: Boosting the Immune System of Surgical Cancer Patients: A Guide for Onco-Anesthesiology Management. Springer Nature, 2025.
      2. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Bhoir, S, Cata, JP. Pharmacology of Opioids, 135-145, 2025.
      3. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Brown J. Diuretics in Anesthesia. In: Basic Anesthesia Review, 2023.
      4. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Cata JP. Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgery. In: Advanced Anesthesia Review, 2023.
      5. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Cata JP. Pharmacology of opioids, 2023.
      6. Ramirez Manotas, MF, Tran, P, Cata, JP. Perioperative period, stress response, immune suppression and cancer recurrence. In: Intensive Care Manual, 77-99, 2014.
      7. Ramirez Manotas ,MF, Cata JP. From theory to practice. Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment approach for patients with tumor lysis syndrome. In: Intensive Care Manual.
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