Shannon Hancher-Hodges, MD
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Chief of Hepatobiliary Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Acute Pain Resident Coordinator, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2005 | UTMB, Galveston, Texas, US, MD |
| 2001 | University of Texas, Austin, Texas, US, BS in Zoology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2006-2009 | Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, UT Houston, Houston, Texas |
| 2005-2006 | Clinical Internship, UT Houston, Houston, Texas |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2011 | American Board of Anesthesiology |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Chief of Hepatobiliary Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Other Professional Positions
Section Scheduler, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - Present
Acute Pain Resident Coordinator, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2017
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Faculty Recruitment Advisory Committee, 2020 - Present
Pain Representative, ERAS Gynecological Surgical Oncology, 2014 - 2015
Pain Representative, ERAS Surgical Oncology - Colorectal, 2014 - 2015
Senator, Faculty Senate, 2014 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2016 | Employee of the Month, Department of Anesthesiology |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2015. Acute Postoperative Pain. Conference. Acute Postoperative Pain. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. Approaches to Pain Management after Surgery. Conference. Approaches to Pain Management after Surgery. Houston, TX, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2016. Regional Anesthesia Updates. Conference. Regional Anesthesia Updates. San Antonio, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2017. Cosyntropin for Treatment of a Post Dural Puncture Headache in a Pediatric Patient. Conference. Cosyntropin for Treatment of a Post Dural Puncture Headache in a Pediatric Patient. Glasgow.
- 2016. The use of TIVA does not affect postoperative PLR and NLRs after pancreatic cancer surgery when compared to a volatile agent based anesthetic. Conference. The use of TIVA does not affect postoperative PLR and NLRs after pancreatic cancer surgery when compared to a volatile agent based anesthetic. New York, NY, US.
- 2016. Sugammadex and Muscular Dystrophy. Conference. Sugammadex and Muscular Dystrophy. New York, NY, US.
- 2016. Epidural Catheter Migration Rates and Risk Factors in Acute Postoperative Pain Patients: A Review of 18,837 Cases over a 10-year period. Conference. Epidural Catheter Migration Rates and Risk Factors in Acute Postoperative Pain Patients: A Review of 18,837 Cases over a 10-year period. New York, NY, US.
- 2016. A Post Dural Puncture Case- More than just pain?. Conference. A Post Dural Puncture Case- More than just pain?. New York, NY, US.
- 2015. Prognostic Factors for Increased Length of Stay after Hepatic Cancer Surgery. Conference. Prognostic Factors for Increased Length of Stay after Hepatic Cancer Surgery. New York, NY, US.
- 2014. CVP and Liver Resection. Conference. CVP and Liver Resection. New Orleans, LA, US.
- Successful Management of a Post Dural Puncture Headache in a Jehovah Witness Patient. Conference. Successful Management of a Post Dural Puncture Headache in a Jehovah Witness Patient, US.
International Presentations
- 2017. Fascial Plane Blocks. Invited. INEN. Lima, PE.
- 2016. Management of a Bloody Airway. Invited. Management of a Bloody Airway, CN.
- Successful Management of a Post Dural Puncture Headache in a Jehovah Witness Patient. Conference. World Congress of Anesthesiologists, US.
Formal Peers
- 2018. What's Trending in Acute Pain, Interfacial Plane Blocks. Invited. Ho Chi Minh City, VN.
- 2016. Airway Workshop. Invited. Xi'an, CN.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Boyev, A, Popat, KU, Gottumukkala, V, Kwater, AP, Chiang, YJ, Prakash, L, Newhook, TE, Arvide, EM, Dewhurst, WL, Bruno, M, Van Meter, A, Hancher-Hodges, S, Ghebremichael, SJ, Williams, UU, Donahue, H, Soliz, J, Tzeng, CD. Postoperative pain scores and opioid use after standard bupivacaine vs. liposomal bupivacaine regional blocks for abdominal cancer surgery. American Journal of Surgery 237, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38789322.
- DiPeri, TP, Newhook, TE, Day, RW, Chiang, YJ, Dewhurst, WL, Arvide, EM, Bruno, M, Scally, CP, Roland, CL, Katz, MH, Vauthey, JN, Chang, GJ, Badgwell, BD, Perrier, ND, Grubbs, EG, Lee, JE, Tzeng, CD, Bednarski, BK, Chen, IB, Comeaux, RJ, Cox, DM, Feig, BW, Fisher, SB, Fournier, KF, Ghebremichael, SJ, Gibson, H, Gourmelon, NC, Graham, PH, Hancher-Hodges, S, Hunt, KK, Ikoma, N, Ivey MPAS, SL, Keung, EZ, Ledet, CR, Limmer, AR, Mansfield, PF, Mayon, L, Messick, C, Popat, KU, Rajkot MPAS, NF, Rodriguez-Bigas, MA, Santos, DA, Skibber, JM, Speer, BB, Soliz, J, Tillman, MM, Torres, KE, Van Meter, A, Williams, UU, You, YN. A prospective feasibility study evaluating the 5x-multiplier to standardize discharge prescriptions in cancer surgery patients. Surgery Open Science 9:51-57, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35663797.
- Newhook TE, Prakash LR, Soliz J, Hancher-Hodges S, Speer BB, Wilks JA, Bruno ML, Dewhurst WL, Arvide EM, Maxwell JE, Ikoma N, Kim MP, Lee JE, Katz MHG, Tzeng CD. Perioperative blood transfusions and survival in resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients given multimodality therapy. J Surg Oncol 124(8):1381-1389, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34398988.
- Newhook TE, Soliz JM, Prakash LR, Hancher-Hodges S, Speer BB, Wilks JA, Ikoma N, Kim MP, Lee JE, Katz MHG, Tzeng CD. Impact of Intraoperative Dexamethasone on Surgical and Oncologic Outcomes for Patients with Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 28(3):1563-1569, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32803553.
- Su J, Soliz JM, Hancher-Hodges S, Popat KU. Factors associated with complete outward migration of postoperative epidural analgesia catheters placed for oncologic surgery: A 10-year single-center retrospective study. J Clin Anesth 66:109955, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32521432.
- Newhook TE, Soliz JM, Prakash LR, Hancher-Hodges S, Speer BB, Wilks JA, Ikoma N, Kim MP, Lee JE, G Katz MH, Tzeng CD. Impact of intraoperative dexamethasone on surgical and oncologic outcomes in patients with resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Newhook TE, Dewhurst WL, Vreeland TJ, Wang X, Soliz J, Speer BB, Hancher-Hodges S, Feng C, Bruno ML, Kim MP, Aloia TA, Vauthey JN, Lee JE, Katz MHG, Tzeng CD. Inpatient Opioid Use After Pancreatectomy: Opportunities for Reducing Initial Opioid Exposure in Cancer Surgery Patients. Ann Surg Oncol 26(11):3428-3435, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31243665.
- Soliz, Lipski, Hancher-Hodges, Speer, Popat. Subcostal Transverse Abdominis Plane Block for Acute Pain Management. Anesthesia Pain Medicine, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Soliz, Lipski, Hancher-Hodges, Speer, Popat. Subcostal Transverse Abdominis Plane Block for Acute Pain Management. Pain Research and Management.
Review Articles
- Soliz JM, Lipski I, Hancher-Hodges S, Speer BB, Popat K. Subcostal Transverse Abdominis Plane Block for Acute Pain Management: A Review. Anesth Pain Med 7(5):e12923, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29696110.
- Wilks, J, Hancher-Hodges, S, Gottumukkala, V. Contemporary Perioperative Anesthetic Management of Hepatic Resection. Advances in Anesthesia 34(1):85-103, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
Abstracts
- Igwe P, Kurian J, Popat K, Lumsden S, Kwater A, Hancher-Hodges S, VanMeter A, Zavala A, Ghebremichael S, Donahue H, Williams U. Erector Spinae Block for Postoperative Analgesia after Total Mastectomy, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Hancher-Hodges S, Zavala A, Tsai J, McPherson K, Hussein R, Kapoor R, Alnatour O, Soliz J. Successful Management of a Post Dural Puncture Headache in a Jehovah’s Witness Patient with Cosyntropin. 17th World Congress of Anesthesiologists in Prague, Czech Republic, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- 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. 17th World Congress of Anesthesiologists in Prague, Czech Republic, September 5-9 2021, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Brown J, Hancher-Hodges S, Roland C, Zavala A, Lasala J, Mena G, Ramirez M, Popat K. The Use of Bilateral Erector Spinae Catheters in Oncologic Abdominal Sarcoma Surgery, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Hancher-Hodges S, Zavala A, Tsai J, McPherson K, Hussein R, Kapoor R, Alnatour O, Soliz J. Successful Management of a Post Dural Puncture Headache in a Jehovas Witness Patient, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Cohen M, Hancher-Hodges S, Speer B, Popat K, Arnold B, Grasu R, a V. Pre-operative Single-Shot erector Spinae Plane Block for the Management of Acute Post-Operative Surgical Pain for Forequarter Amputation. MD Anderson Anesthesiology Poster Symposium, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Kotamarti K, Van Mater A, Speer B, Hancher-Hodges, S. Erector Spinae Block for Chest Tube Insertion Site Pain, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Lydon K, Tsai J, Zavala AM, Soliz J, Popat K, Speer B, Hancher S. ACTH for treatment of PDPH in a child with malignancy. American Society of Anesthesiology, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Speer B, Popovich S, Tsai J, Lasala J, Hancher S. Intraoral Sarcomatous Carcinoma- A complicated airway secured with a simple technique, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Lydon K, Tsai JY, Zavala AM, Soliz J, Popat K, Speer B, Lipski I, Hancher-Hodges S. Cosyntropin Successfully Treated a Post Dural Puncture Headache in a 4 year- old Patient. MD Anderson Resident and Trainee Research Day, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Hancher-Hodges S, Zavala A, Tsai J, McPherson K, Hussein R, Kapoor R, Alnatour O, and Soliz JM. Successful Management of a Post Dural Puncture Headache in a Jehovah Witness Patient with Cosyntropin. MD Anderson Resident and Trainee Research Day, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Soliz, J, Hancher-Hodges, Speer S, B, Lipski, I, Su, J, Chiang, J, Popat, K. A retrospective review comparing epidural analgesia to transverse abdominis plane block with liposomal bupivacaine for intra-abdominal cancer surgery. International Anesthesia Research Society (#RA53: 1232), 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Correa A, Hancher-Hodges S, Popovich S, Speer B. Topical Amitriptyline 2%/Lidocaine 1%/Ketamine 5% (compounded) cream for acute postoperative neuropathic pain following external hemipelvectomy. 2017 ASRA 16th Annual Pain Meeting, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Soliz, J, Ifeanyi, I, Cata, J, Katz, J, Fleming, J, McHugh, T, Nava, A, Hancher, S, Lasala, J, Rahlfs, T, Gottumukkala, V. The use of TIVA does not affect postoperative PLR and NLRs after pancreatic cancer surgery when compared to a volatile agent based anesthetic. 70th New York Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesia (New York PGA) 2016 (#P-9053, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Speer, B, Hancher-Hodges, S, Soliz, J, Holmes, A. Sugammadex and Muscular Dystrophy - Not so fast!. 70th New York Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesia (New York PGA) 2016 (#MCC-7111), 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Su, J, Soliz, J, Hancher-Hodges, S, Popat, K. Epidural Catheter Migration Rates and Risk Factors in Acute Postoperative Pain Patients: A Review of 18,837 Cases over a 10 Year Period, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Hancher-Hodges, S, Soliz, J, Wilks, J, Popat, K, Speer, B, Lipski, I. A Post Dural Puncture Case- More than just Pain?. 70th New York Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesia (New York PGA) 2016 (#MMC-7055), 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Hancher-Hodges S, Soliz JM, Speer B, Popat K, Lasala J Vauthey JN, Aloia TA, Conrad C, Feng L Gottumukkala V. Prognostic factors for increased length of stay after hepatic cancer surgery. New York Society of Anesthesiologists - 69th Post Graduate Assembly (PGA, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Lasala, J, Cata, J, Hancher-Hodges, S, Mena, G. Decreased Intra-Operative Opioid Consumption Following Enhanced Recovery after Gynecologic Surgery. 2015 World Congress of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery and Perioperative Medicine Annual Meeting, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Lasala, J, Cata, J, Hancher-Hodges, S, Mena, G. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery after Gynecologic Oncology Surgery Pathway: Improving compliance with key elements of preoperative care.,, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Hancher SB, Soliz J, Speer B, Hernandez M, Vauthey JN, Aloia T, Conrad C, Gottumukkala VN. The Routine Use of Central Venous Pressure Monitoring and Its Effect on Intraoperative Blood Loss During Hepatic Resection. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting (#A3298), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Hancher-Hodges S. Nasal Flexible Intubation with POM mask. MD Anderson summer student poster presentations.
- Hancher-Hodges S. Identifying mastectomy patients who benefit most from Erector Spinae Plane block as a component of perioperative care to reduce pain after surgery.
- Hancher-Hodges S. Erector Spinae Plane Block Catheters for Chest and Abdominal Wall Analgesia following DIEP Reconstruction. ASRA.
Book Chapters
- Jonathan Wilks MD, Shannon Hancher-Hodges MD, Vijaya Gottumakkala MD. Contemporary Perioperative Anesthetic Management of Hepatic Resection. In: Advances in Anesthesia. 1. Elsevier, 85-103, 2016.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 03, 2025