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      Yury Potylchansky, MD

      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

      1986St. Petersburg State Medical Academy named after I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, RU, MD

      Postgraduate Training

      1995-1996Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
      1993-1995Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
      1992-1993Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, South Illinois University, Springfield, Illinois
      1986-1987Clinical Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, City Hospital #13, St. Petersburg

      Licenses & Certifications

      2022Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
      2021Pediatric Advanced Life Support
      2020Drug Enforcement Administration
      1998American Board of Anesthesiology
      1996Texas Medical Board

      Experience & Service

      Faculty Academic Appointments

      Associate Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2018

      Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2000 - 2010

      Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1998 - 2000

      Clinical Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1997 - 1998

      Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

      Neuro Team Schedule Coordinator, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present

      Associate Clinical Medical Director, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - Present

      Other Professional Positions

      Anesthesiologist, locum tenens, University Medical Center, Lubbock, TX, 1996

      Attending Physician, City 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, 2017 - Present

      Senator, Faculty Senate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - Present

      Member, Pediatric Intensive Care Development Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2002 - 2003

      Professional Memberships

      Harris County Medical Society

      2000 - Present

      Texas Medical Association

      2000 - Present

      American Medical Association

      2000 - Present

      Texas Society of Anesthesiologists

      1995 - Present

      American Society of Anesthesiologists

      1993 - Present

      Selected Presentations & Talks

      National Presentations

      1. 2018. Management of Carbon Dioxide Embolism in a Patient Undergoing laparoscopic Liver Resection. Conference. Management of Carbon Dioxide Embolism in a Patient Undergoing laparoscopic Liver Resection. Venice, US.
      2. 2017. Successful Perioperative Anesthetic Management of a Cancer Patient With Myotonic Dystrophy (Steinert’s Disease) Undergoing A Thyroidectomy and Mastectomy. Conference. 71st Annual Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology. New York, NY, US.
      3. 2017. The implementation of an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Program for Spine Surgery (ERSS) shortens the length of stay and improves postoperative pain in major spine surgery for metastatic tumors at a cancer center. Poster Code: 458. Conference. Annual GAP Conference 2017. Houston, TX, US.
      4. 2015. Anesthesia for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Invited. 4th Annual Anesthesia Technology Conference. Houston, TX, US.
      5. 2014. Risk Assessment in Anesthesiology. Invited. 3rd Annual Anesthesia Technology Conference. Houston, TX, US.

      International Presentations

      1. 2019. Perioperative Visual Loss. Invited. The Fourth International Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Conference, Geoanesthesia 2019. Batumi, GE.
      2. 2018. Neuroanesthesia Update. Conference. The Third International Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Conference,Geoanesthesia 2018. Batumi, GE.
      3. 2018. Management of Carbon Dioxide Embolism in a Patient Undergoing laparoscopic Liver Resection. Conference. Euro Cancer Proceedings. Venice, IT.
      4. 2017. Pediatric Anesthesia for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Outside the Operating Room. Invited. Second International Conference for Anesthetic Care of the Cancer Patient. Lima, PE.
      5. 2014. Flash Pulmonary Edema During Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Abdominal MRI”. Invited. 23rd International Congress of the Israel Society of Anesthesiologists & Critical Care. Tel-Aviv, IL.

      Formal Peers

      1. 2019. Airway Management in Pediatric Patients. Visiting. Tbilisi, GE.
      2. 2018. Airway Management. Visiting. Tbilisi, GE.
      3. 2018. Enhancing Recovery after Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeries. Visiting. Saint-Petersburg, RU.
      4. 2015. Neuroanesthesia updates. Visiting. Safed, IL.
      5. 2015. Neuroanesthesia updates. Visiting. Petach Tikva, IL.
      6. 2014. Airways Emergencies in Offsite Locations. Visiting. Safed, IL.
      7. 2013. "Risk Assessment in Anesthesia". Visiting. Safed, IL.
      8. 2013. "Risk Assessment in Anesthesia". Visiting. Petach Tikva, IL.
      9. 2013. "Anesthesia for Robotic Surgery". Visiting. Tel Aviv, IL.
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      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Grasu RM, Cata JP, Dang AQ, Tatsui CE, Rhines LD, Hagan KB, Bhavsar S, Raty SR, Arunkumar R, Potylchansky Y, Lipski I, Arnold BA, McHugh TM, Bird JE, Rodriguez-Restrepo A, Hernandez M, Popat KU. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery program at a large cancer center: a preliminary analysis. J Neurosurg Spine:1-11. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30117797.
      2. Cata JP, Bhavsar S, Hagan KB, Arunkumar R, Shi T, Grasu R, Dang A, Carlson R, Arnold B, Popat K, Potylchansky Y, Lipski I, Raty S, Nguyen AT, McHugh TM, Feng L, Rahlfs TF. Scalp blocks for brain tumor craniotomies: A retrospective survival analysis of a propensity match cohort of patients. J Clin Neurosci 51:46-51, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29514747.
      3. Cata JP, Bhavsar S, Hagan KB, Arunkumar R, Grasu R, Dang A, Carlson R, Arnold B, Popat K, Rao G, Potylchansky Y, Lipski I, Ratty S, Nguyen AT, McHugh T, Feng L, Rahlfs TF. Intraoperative serum lactate is not a predictor of survival after glioblastoma surgery. J Clin Neurosci. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28601568.
      4. Hagan K, Bhavsar S, Arunkumar R, Grasu R, Dang A, Carlson R, Cowles C, Arnold B, Potylchansky Y, Rahlfs TF, Lipski I, Walsh C, Jimenez F, Nguyen AT, Feng L, Cata JP. Association Between Perioperative Hyperglycemia and Survival in Patients With Glioblastoma. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 29(1):21-29, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27438798.
      5. Cata JP, Hagan KB, Bhavsar SD, Arunkumar R, Grasu R, Dang A, Carlson R, Arnold B, Potylchansky Y, Lipski I, McHugh T, Jimenez F, Nguyen AT, Feng L, Rahlfs TF. The use of isoflurane and desflurane as inhalational agents for glioblastoma surgery. A survival analysis. J Clin Neurosci 35:82-87, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27765559.
      6. Bhavsar S, Hagan K, Arunkumar R, Potylchansky Y, Grasu R, Dang A, Carlson R, Cowels C, Arnold B, Rahlfs TF, Lipski I, Walsh C, Nguyen AT, Feng L, Cata JP. Preoperative statin use is not associated with improvement in survival after glioblastoma surgery. J Clin Neurosci 31:176-80, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27396375.

      Abstracts

      1. Javier Lasala MD, Semhar Ghebremicheal MD, Yury Potylchansky MD, Jessica Brown MD, Antoinette Van Meter MD, Shital Vachhani MD, Katherine Hagan MD, Uduak Williams MD, Sydney Pham MD, Shaker Morcous MD, Alexander Reskallah MD, CRNA BP, CRNA GM, Jose M Soliz MD. COST AND PERSONNEL SAVINGS IN A 23-HOUR SURGICAL CENTER: PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGIST VS. CERTIFIED NURSE ANESTHETIST BACKUP 2ND CALL SYSTEM. AACD National Conference March 22nd -24th – Scottsdale, AZ, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      2. Arunkumar R, Potylchansky Y, Zavala A, Idowu T, Owusu-Agyemang P, Williams UU, Meter A, Casarez V, Zhang W, Chapman C, Kapoor AR. Anesthesia for a free flap on a 2 year-old patient with rhabdomyosarcoma and resulting difficult airway. 17th World Congress of Anesthesiologists, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      3. Rahlfs, T, Dang A, Potylchansky Y, Grasu R. The Use of Super Selective Scalp Blocks in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy for Tumor Resection is Associated with Significantly Lower Pain Scores Postoperatively. The 65th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists, Yokohama, Japan, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      4. Soliz JM, MD, Cowles CE, MD, Potylchansky Y, MD, Lasala J, MD, Meter AV, MD, Rahlfs T, MD, Gottumukkala V, MD. The evolution of team-based anesthesia staffing into ultra-subspecialty anesthesia teams at a comprehensive cancer center: the end to the master of all anesthetics. Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors (AACD) Anual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      5. Potylchansky Y, Alnatour O, Tsai JY, Zavala AM, Williams UU, Potylchansky E, of Anesthesiology TUOTMACCD, Medicine P, Houston, TX. 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 Anesthesiology, New York, NY, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      6. Williams UU, Zanot A, Alnatour O, Zavala AM, Van Meter A, Kapoor R, Mirza A, Owusu-Agyemang P, Potlychansky Y, Potlychansky E. Successful Anesthetic Management for a Medialization Thyroplasty in a Case of Vagus Nerve Damage from 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 Anesthesiology, New York, NY, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      7. Hagan KB, MD, Bhavsar S, DO, Grasu RM, MD, Dang A, MD, Carlson RF, MD, Arnold BA, MD, Potylchansky Y, MD, Lipski I, MD, Walsh C, Student, Nguyen AT, MD. Perioperative Hyperglycemia is Not Associated With Decreased Survival in Patients With Glioblastoma. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
      8. 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, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
      9. Owusu-Agyemang P, Arunkumar R, Potylchansky YP, Mauricio R, Landoski K, Hurst D, Green H, Hayes-Jordan A. Management and Blood Product Administration in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Perfusion with Cisplatin. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Regional Cancer Therapies, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
      10. Owusu-Agyemang P, Arunkumar R, Potylchansky YP, Mauricio R, Landoski K, Hurst D, Green H, Hayes-Jordan A. Intraoperative Fluid Management and Blood Product Administration in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Perfusion with Cisplatin. Proceedings from the 64th Annual Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York, NY, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
      11. Owusu-Agyemang P, Arunkumar R, Potylchansky Y, Mauricio, Rizalina APN, Landoski K, Hurst D, Green H, Hayes-Jordan A. Intraoperative Fluid Management and Blood Product Administration in Pediatric patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery With Hyperthermic Peritoneal Perfusion With Cisplatin. 7th International Workshop on Peritoneal Surface Malignancy, Uppsala, Sweden, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
      12. Javier Lasala MD, Semhar Ghebremicheal MD, Yury Potylchansky MD, Jessica Brown MD, Antoinette Van Meter MD, Shital Vachhani MD, Katherine Hagan MD, Uduak Williams MD, Sydney Pham MD, Shaker Morcous MD, Alexander Reskallah MD, CRNA BP, CRNA GM, Jose M Soliz MD. OPTMIZING ANESTHESIOLOGY DEPARTMENT EFFICIENCY: A CASE FOR REDUCING CERTIFIED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) OVERTIME. AACD National Conference March 22nd -24th – Scottsdale, AZ.
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