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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

Associate Head, Institute for Cancer Care Innovation, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Director, Program for Advancement of Perioperative Cancer Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

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

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

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

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2023	American Society of Anesthesiology, Houston, Texas, US, Fellow in American Society of Anesthesiologist
2002	American Board of Anesthesiology, Texas, US, Diplomate in Anesthesiology
1993	The Royal College of Anesthetists, London, GB, F.R.C.A. in Anesthesiology
1990	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, IN, MD
1985	Andhra Medical College, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, IN, MBBS in 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, Iowa
1996-1999	Resident, Anesthesia, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), Iowa City, Iowa
1995-1996	Resident, Anesthesiology, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, Missouri
1993-1994	Registrar (Post Board Certification in U.K.), Anesthesiology, Bedford Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, 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

2022	Diplomate in Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology
2012	Diplomate in Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology
2003	Licentiate of Medical Licensing Exam of Canada, LM
2002	Diplomate in Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology
1994	Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
1993	Medical Licensing Exam, State of Pennsylvania
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

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2011

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2003 - 2005

Anesthesiology Associate, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 1999 - 1999

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Associate Head, Institute for Cancer Care Innovation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present

Director, Program for Advancement of Perioperative Cancer Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - Present

Clinical Medical Director, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2017

Deputy Department Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2021

Department Chair ad interim, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2010

Deputy Department Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2008

Director, Cancer Anesthesia Fellowship Program, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006 - 2019

Clinical Director, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2009

Program Director, Graduate and Departmental Medical Education, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2008

Anesthesia Resident Education & Program Director, Department of Education & Training @ UIHC, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2003 - 2004

Director, Residency Program, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 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

Director, Department of Solo Family Practice, Vijaya Health Center, Visakhapatnam (A.P.), 1985 - 1987

Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Scientific and expert consultant, RAeducation.com, US, 2016 - Present

Faculty Interviewer, Anesthesiology Resident Applicant Committee, The University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2010

Member, Medical Student Admissions Interview Committee, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 2004 - 2005

Facilitator, Personal and Professional Development Group, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2004 - 2005

Member, Internal Review Subcommittee of GMEC, University of Iowa (UIHC), Iowa City, IA, 2004 - 2005

Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2004 - 2005

Chair, Educational Committee, Department of Anesthesia, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2004 - 2004

Member, Surgical Services Committee, St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish, 2002 - 2003

Member, Hospital Equipment Committee, St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish, 1999 - 2003

Member, Critical Care Subcommittee, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 1999 - Present

Member, Y2K Contingency Committee, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 1999 - Present

Member, Research Assistant Appointment Committee, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 1999 - Present

Member, Scientific Committee, International Congress of Anesthesiology, New Delhi, 1991 - Present

Institutional Committee Activities

Chair, Clinical Faculty Review Committee, 2017 - 2018

Vice-Chair, Clinical Faculty Review Committee, 2016 - 2017

Member, Consensus Statement Development for Management of Atrial fibrillation in Adults, 2016 - Present

Member, Clinical Faculty Review Committee, 2015 - 2016

Co-Lead, Enhanced Recovery Program in Liver Surgery Program, 2013 - 2021

Co-Lead, Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program, 2013 - 2020

Member, Surgical Services Advisory Committee, 2010 - 2012

Member, Non-Tenure Track Progress Review Committee for Faculty of other Departments, 2009 - Present

Member, Search Committee for the Chair of Surgical Oncology, MDACC, 2008 - Present

Vice-Chair, O.R. Committee, 2008 - 2013

Member, Working Group for Perioperative Enterprise O.R. Block Allocation, MDACC, 2008 - 2017

Member, Resource Team to the Perioperative Enterprise, MDACC, 2008 - 2015

Member, Perioperative Enterprise Workflow and Operations Advisory Group to Capital Facilities Planning, MDACC, 2008 - 2015

Member, Out-of-O.R. Schedule Subcommittee of the Sedation and Procedure Committee, MDACC, 2007 - Present

Team Lead, Operations and Resource Group of the Scheduling Process Implementation Team, MDACC, 2007 - Present

Member, Curriculum Subcommittee, GME, MDACC, 2007 - 2019

Member, Perioperative Medicine Working Group, MDACC, 2007 - 2015

Member, Focus Group, Operating Room Scheduling Process Improvement Team, MDACC, 2006 - Present

Member, Operations Committee of the Perioperative Enterprise, MDACC, 2005 - Present

Member, Institutional Committee on IHI Save 100K Lives Campaign (CR-BSI and SSI), MDACC, 2005 - Present

Member, Committee on Care of Pregnant Patients with Cancer, MDACC, 2005 - Present

Team Lead, Conduct and Behavior in the Operating Rooms Policy Development Team, MDACC, 2005 - Present

Member, O.R. Committee, MDACC, 2005 - 2017

Member, Medical Student Admissions Interview Committee, UIHC, 2004 - 2005

Member, Internal Review Subcommittee of GMEC, UIHC, 2004 - 2005

Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, UIHC, 2004 - 2005

Chair, Educational Committee Department of Anesthesia, UIHC, 2004 - 2005

Facilitator, Personal and Professional Development Group, 2003 - 2004

Honors & Awards

	Gold Medal [Best Paper], TN Jha Memorial, Indian Society of Anesthesiologists, New Delhi, India
	Second Best Paper, International Congress of Anesthesiology, New Delhi, India
	Second Prize for Best Paper, North West Thames Society of Anesthesiologists, Stevenage, UK
	Distinguished Physician of the Year Award, St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
	'Improving Our Workplace Award Winner’, The University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
	Sharon K. Martin Prize for Performance Improvement Excellence, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
	American College of Medical Quality
	Multi-Year Appointment Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
	The Best Doctors in America
	Best of the Meeting Award in the domestic submission category at The Inaugural meeting of Global Conference on Perioperative Medicine Care of the Elderly and the Cancer Patient, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
	Best of Category (Liver), IARS 2013 Annual Meeting
	Best of Meeting Abstract-The Perioperative use of the sedative dexmedetomidine in cancer patients may have detrimental effects, 3rd Global Conference on Perioperative Care of Cancer Patient., Amsterdam Netherlands
	Awarded Society of Anaesthetists of Hong Kong second prize in the regional Anaesthesia Section, The World Congress of Anesthesiologists
	Trainee Research Awards: 2nd place for the Bristol-Myers Squibb Award in Clinical Research Postoperative Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Liver and/or Pancreatic Resection
	Excellence in Clinical Quality Improvement
	Marc Rozner, PhD, MD Outstanding Clinical award in Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Wang XS, Bree KK, Navai N, Kamal M, Shen SE, Letona E, Cleeland CS, Shi Q, Gottumukkala V. Utility of Patient-Reported Symptom and Functional Outcomes to Indicate Recovery after First 90 Days of Radical Cystectomy: A Longitudinal Study. Cancers (Basel) 15(11), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37297013.
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.
Hirata Y, Witt RG, Prakash LR, Arvide EM, Robinson KA, Gottumukkala V, Tzeng CD, Mansfield P, Badgwell BD, Ikoma N. Analysis of Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Open Versus Robotic Gastrectomy. Ann Surg Oncol 29(9):5861-5870, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35507230.
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 29(9):5873-5874, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35771369.
Seif MA, Kruse BC, Keramati CA, Aloia TA, Amaku RA, Bhavsar S, DeCarlo KR, Erfe RJD, Eska JS, Iniesta MD, Prakash LR, Zhang T, Gottumukkala V. Development and implementation of an institutional enhanced recovery program data process. Health Inf Manag:18333583221095139. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35695132.
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.
Wells SJ, Austin M, Gottumukkala V, Kruse B, Mayon L, Kapoor R, Lewis V, Kelly D, Penny A, Braveman B, Shkedy E, Crowder R, Moody K, Swartz MC. Development of an enhanced recovery program in pediatric, adolescent and young adult surgical oncology patients. Children (Basel) 8(12), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34943351.
Gottumukkala V, Joshi GP. Preface: Controversies in perioperative care medicine. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 35(4):477-478, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34801210.
Kothari AN, DiBrito SR, Lee JJ, Caudle AS, Clemens MW, Gottumukkala VN, Katz MHG, Offodile AC, Uppal A, Team D, 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.
Kothari AN, DiBrito SR, Lee JJ, Caudle AS, Clemens MW, Gottumukkala VN, Katz MHG, Offodile AC, Uppal A, Team D, 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 28(Suppl 3):591, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34378092.
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, group HS. 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, et al GV. 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 2021. PMID: 33131757.
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.
Dubowitz JA, Cata JP, De Silva AP, Braat S, Shan D, Yee K, Hollande F, Martin O, Sloan EK, Riedel B, Collaboration Group GOR. 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.
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.
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 2020. PMID: 31780139.
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. e-Pub 2020. PMID: None.
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.
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. e-Pub 2019. PMID: None.
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. e-Pub 2019. PMID: None.
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. e-Pub 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. e-Pub 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, investigators PN. 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.
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 2018. 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. e-Pub 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. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28746153.
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.
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.
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. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29109628.
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. e-Pub 2017. PMID: None.
Moonesinghe SR, Grocott MPW, Bennett-Guerrero E, Bergamaschi R, Gottumukkala V, Hopkins TJ, McCluskey S, Gan TJ, Mythen MMG, Shaw AD, Miller TE, I Workgroup PQI(. 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.
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.
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. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27556669.
Aloia TA, Gottumukkala V. Reply: Transfusion reduction in liver surgery is a team sport. Surgery 160(1):248, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26936522.
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.
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 2016. PMID: 26511261.
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 2016. PMID: 26584854.
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 2016. 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. e-Pub 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. e-Pub 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. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27648888.
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, 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.
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 2015. 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 2015. PMID: 25104229.
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 2014. 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 2014. 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. e-Pub 2014. PMID: None.
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. e-Pub 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 2013. 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. e-Pub 2012. PMID: None.
Cata JP, Gottumukkala V. How Regional Analgesia Might Reduce Postoperative Cancer Recurrence. European Journal of Pain:345-355, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: None.
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. e-Pub 2010. PMID: None.
Heir J, Gottumukkala V, Singh M, Yusuf SW, Riedel B. Coronary Stents and Noncardiac Surgery: Current Challenges and Conundrums. Cardiology 13(1):8-13, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: None.
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. e-Pub 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. e-Pub 1999. PMID: 10589626.
Gottumukkala V. Postoperative Pain Scores and Opioid Use After Standard Bupivacaine vs. Liposomal Bupivacaine Regional Blocks for Abdominal Cancer Surgery: A Propensity Score Matched Study. None. PMID: None.
Gottumukkala V. Leveraging nursing assessment documentation for early identification of post-operative gastrointestinal function in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. None. PMID: None.
Dabo A, Gottumukkala V. Overview of Cancer Therapies: A Guide for the Perioperative Physician. None. PMID: None.

Invited Articles

Dabo-Trubejia, A, Gottumukkala V. Innovative Procedures Outside the OR. ASA Monitor, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: None.
Afonso A, Gottumukkala V. "Data Strategy for successful implementation, sustaining, and scaling enhanced recovery programs". ASA monitor, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: None.
Afonso AM, Gottumukkala V. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Programs in Cancer Care. ASA Monitor 82:16-18, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: None.
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. e-Pub 2014. PMID: None.
Gottumukkala. The State of Periperative Surgical Home. Past, Present and Future. None. PMID: None.
Gottumukkala. Onco-Anaesthesiology and perioperative care of the cancer patient: Time is now. Journal of Onco-Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. PMID: None.

Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications

Mena G, Cata J, Lasala J, Gottumukkala V. MD Anderson Goal Directed Fluid Algorithm. None, 2018.
. Educational module on Cancer Anesthesia for Masters Course in Perioperative Medicine. The University College London, UK, 2016.
CIfeanyi I, Thakar D, Rahlfs TF, NRGottumukkala V. Inaugural Global Conference on Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Meeting Report Anesthesia Analgesia, 2014.
Gottumukkala VNR. CME Educational Module on Drug-eluting Stent in Cancer Surgery: Anesthetic Implications. The American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, 2008.
Gottumukkala VNR. Developer, Anesthesia Resident Curriculum for CA3. University of Iowa, Department of Anesthesia, Iowa City, Iowa, 2004.
Gottumukkala VNR. Co-developer, Anesthesia Residency Web Site. None, 2004.
Gottumukkala VNR. Obstetrical Chapter, Anesthesia Residency Manual. University of Iowa, Department of Anesthesia, Iowa City, Iowa, 1999.

Editorials

Riedel B, Wigmore T, Gottumukkala V. Preface: cancer anaesthesia. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 27(4):397-8, 2013. PMID: None.

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.
Hirata Y, Witt RG, Prakash LR, Arvide EM, Robinson KA, Gottumukkala V, Tzeng CD, Mansfield P, Badgwell BD, Ikoma N. Analysis of Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Open Versus Robotic Gastrectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35507230.
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, Team D, 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. e-Pub 2021. PMID: None.
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. e-Pub 2016. PMID: None.
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. e-Pub 2016. PMID: None.
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. e-Pub 2016. PMID: None.
Soliz J, Owusu-Agyemang P, Cata JP, Zavala AM, Fournier K, Hernandez M, Hayes-Jordan A, Rahlfs TF, 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. e-Pub 2016. PMID: None.
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.
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.
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. e-Pub 2016. PMID: None.
Taylor M, Gottumukkala V, Philip J, Sharma S. Platelet dysfunction in preeclampsia: A reevaluation. Anesthesiology Supplement:A58, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: None.
Gottumukkala V, Sharma SK, Philip J. Assessment of platelet function using modified Thromboelastography in women with severe preeclampsia and thrombocytopenia. Anesthesiology Supplement:A2, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: None.
Gottumukkala V, Philip J, Alexander J, Sharma S. Epidural Analgesia, Maternal fever and Neonatal Sepsis Workups: A Randomized study. Anesthesiology Supplement:A56, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: None.

Book Chapters

Afonso A, Gottumukkala V. None. In: Enhanced surgical recovery and cancer. In: Perioperative Care of the cancer patient. None. Elsevier publications, 2022.
Gupta N, Gottumukkala V. None. In: Preoperative assessment and optimization of Cancer patients for Onco-Surgery. None. Textbook of Anaesthesiology. Springer Publications, 2019.
Hagan K, Gottumukkala V. None. In: Positioning of surgical patients. In: Anesthesiology. None. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, 2017.
Joshi S, Gottumukkala V. None. In: Managing Acute Pain crisis in Cancer Patients: Beyond Pain scores. None. IASP Press. Wolters Kluwer, 2017.
Wilks J, Hancher- Hodges S, Gottumukkala V. Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Liver Surgery. In: Laparoscopic Management of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Diseases. None. Textbook and Illustrated Video Atlas 1st Edition. Wiley, 2017.
Speer BB, Gottumukkala V. Perioperative Care of the Elderly Cancer Patient. In: Geriatric Anesthesiology. None. Springer Science, 2016.
McQueen K, Davies J, Gottumukkala V, Riedel B. Perioperative Implications of the Global Cancer Epidemic. In: Current Anesthesiology Reports. None. Springer Publications, 2015.
Gottumukkala V. Whipple Procedure. In: The 5-Minute Anesthesia Consult. First Edition. None, 2012.
Gottumukkala V. Abdominoperineal Resection. In: The 5-Minute Anesthesia Consult. First Edition. Wolters Kluwer, 2012.
Gottumukkala V. Positioning of surgical patients. In: Principles of Anesthesiology. Second. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, 2010.
Gottumukkala V. Positioning of surgical patients. In: Principles of Anesthesiology. First Edition. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, 2008.
Gottumukkala V, Truong DT, Truong A. Evaluation of Anesthetic Risk. In: Complications in Anesthesiology (In process). Third Edition. None, 2007.
Saltzman C, Boezaart A, Gottumukkala VNR. Ankle Surgery, surgical and anesthetic considerations. In: Anesthesia and Orthopedic Surgery. First Edition. McGraw Hill Medical Publishing, 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.
Afonso A, Gottumukkala V. In: Enhanced Surgical recovery and caner. In: In: Year Book of Anaesthesiology. None. None.

Books (edited and written)

Hagberg C, et al GV. Perioperative care of the cancer patient. Ed(s) None. Elsevier Publications, 2022.
Gottumukkala V, Joshi G. Controversies in Perioperative Medicine. Ed(s) None. Elsevier Publications, 2022.
Gottumukkala V. Anesthesia in Cancer Surgery and Recurrence or Metastasis. Ed(s) None. Wolters Kluwer, 2016.
Gottumukkala V. Onco-Anaesthesia’ themed edition of Current Anesthesiology Reports. Ed(s) None. Springer Publications, 2015.
Gottumukkala, V. Cancer Anaesthesia: Best Practice & Research. Ed(s) None. None, 2013.
Gottumukkala V. Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Long Term Outcomes. "Special issue of the journal of Current Anaesthesiology Reports. Ed(s) None. None.

Letters to the Editor

Aloia TA, Gottumukkala V. Reply: Transfusion reduction in liver surgery is a team sport. Surgery 160: 248, 2016.
Singh Heir J, Gottumukkala V. Beach Chair Position: Is it Really Feasible in Laparoscopic Procedures?. Anesthesiology 108: 1153, 2008.

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Selected Presentations & Talks

Local Presentations

2018. MDACC Enhanced Recovery Program. Our Journey for patient centric value-based care. Conference. MDACC Enhanced Recovery Program. Our Journey for patient centric value-based care. Houston, TX, US.
2018. Patient Centric Recovery Focused Care is Value Based Care. Conference. Patient Centric Recovery Focused Care is Value Based Care. Houston, TX, US.
2018. Advancing Perioperative Care Further Together: Minimizing Preventable Complications. Conference. Advancing Perioperative Care Further Together: Minimizing Preventable Complications. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Nuts and Bolts of Enhanced Surgical Perioperative Program. Conference. Nuts and Bolts of Enhanced Surgical Perioperative Program. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Patient Centric High Value Perioperative Care: Why, What and How. Conference. Patient Centric High Value Perioperative Care: Why, What and How. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Patient Centric High Value Perioperative Care: Why, What and How. Conference. Patient Centric High Value Perioperative Care: Why, What and How. Houston, TX, US.
2015. Enhanced Recovery Pathway-A Panel Discussion: Grand Rounds. Conference. Enhanced Recovery Pathway-A Panel Discussion: Grand Rounds. Houston, TX, US.
2015. Awareness with recall: Can we aim for a never event?. Conference. Awareness with recall: Can we aim for a never event?. Houston, TX, US.
2015. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: MD Anderson Initiative, Grand Rounds. Conference. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: MD Anderson Initiative, Grand Rounds. Houston, TX, US.
2014. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: MD Anderson Initiative. Conference. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: MD Anderson Initiative. Houston, TX, US.
2013. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Why we need to institute the program at MDACC. Conference. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Why we need to institute the program at MDACC. Houston, TX, US.
2007. Invited Lecturer, CS&E Course. Conference. Invited Lecturer, CS&E Course. Houston, TX, US.
2006. Anesthesia Programs, Problems with positioning of a surgical patient. Conference. Anesthesia Programs, Problems with positioning of a surgical patient. Houston, TX, US.

Regional Presentations

2023. Anesthetic and Perioperative Care: How can we improve long term outcomes?. Conference. Anesthetic and Perioperative Care: How can we improve long term outcomes?. Round Rock, TX, US.
2023. Enhanced Recovery Programs in 2023: Opportunities and Challenges. Conference. Enhanced Recovery Programs in 2023: Opportunities and Challenges. Denver, CO, US.
2023. Anesthetic techniques and long term outcomes: What is the evidence?. Conference. Anesthetic techniques and long term outcomes: What is the evidence?. Macungie, PA, US.
2023. Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury: Can we mitigate the risk?. Conference. Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury: Can we mitigate the risk?. Macungie, PA, US.
2022. Enhanced Recovery Programs in 2022: What is the Progress?. Conference. Enhanced Recovery Programs in 2022: What is the Progress?. San Antonio, TX, US.
2021. Enhanced Recovery Programs in 2021: Opportunities and Challenges. Conference. Enhanced Recovery Programs in 2021: Opportunities and Challenges. San Antonio, TX, US.
2020. COVID-19 and Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Beyond the Curve:. Conference. COVID-19 and Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Beyond the Curve:, US.
2018. Current Opioid Crisis Role of Effective Perioperative Multimodal Pain Management Strategies. Conference. Current Opioid Crisis Role of Effective Perioperative Multimodal Pain Management Strategies. San Antonio, TX, US.
2018. Role of Multimodal Anesthetic and Analgesic Regimens in Cancer Surgery. The Round Table- Perioperative Care Blog of TopMedTalk. Conference. Role of Multimodal Anesthetic and Analgesic Regimens in Cancer Surgery. The Round Table- Perioperative Care Blog of TopMedTalk, US.
2018. From Acute to Chronic Pain: The story of Persistent Postsurgical Pain. The Round Table- Perioperative Care Blog of TopMedTalk. Conference. From Acute to Chronic Pain: The story of Persistent Postsurgical Pain. The Round Table- Perioperative Care Blog of TopMedTalk, US.
2018. Patient Centric High Value Perioperative Care. Conference. Patient Centric High Value Perioperative Care. Snowmass, CO, US.
2018. Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization. What is Different in the Cancer Patient & How much is required?. Conference. Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization. What is Different in the Cancer Patient & How much is required?. Snowmass, CO, US.
2018. Cancer Therapies: Implications for the perioperative period. Conference. Cancer Therapies: Implications for the perioperative period. Snowmass, CO, US.
2017. Cancer Therapies: Implications for the Anesthesiologist. Conference. Cancer Therapies: Implications for the Anesthesiologist. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
2017. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, economic burden and perioperative implications. Conference. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, economic burden and perioperative implications. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
2017. Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization. What is Different in the Cancer Patient & How much is required?. Conference. Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization. What is Different in the Cancer Patient & How much is required?. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
2017. Perioperative care of the cancer Patient: Can we influence outcomes?. Conference. Perioperative care of the cancer Patient: Can we influence outcomes?. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
2017. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Programs (ESRP): What is the evidence that perioperative outcomes are improved?. Conference. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Programs (ESRP): What is the evidence that perioperative outcomes are improved?. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
2017. Enhancing Patient Outcomes through Sensible Opioid Reduction Strategies. Conference. Enhancing Patient Outcomes through Sensible Opioid Reduction Strategies. San Antonio, TX, US.
2017. Perioperative care of the cancer patient: Can we as Anesthesiologists influence outcomes?. Conference. Perioperative care of the cancer patient: Can we as Anesthesiologists influence outcomes?. San Antonio, TX, US.
2016. ERAS-Managing Pain and Symptoms in the Perioperative Setting is a Win-Win for Patients and Hospitals. Conference. ERAS-Managing Pain and Symptoms in the Perioperative Setting is a Win-Win for Patients and Hospitals. San Antonio, TX, US.
2016. Setting Up an Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program: Key Elements and Quality Control Metrics. Conference. Setting Up an Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program: Key Elements and Quality Control Metrics. San Antonio, TX, US.
2016. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Role of Pain Management. Conference. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Role of Pain Management. San Antonio, TX, US.
2012. Invited speaker, Outcomes Beyond the OR: Can We Impact Recurrence Free Survival in Cancer Patients?. Conference. Invited speaker, Outcomes Beyond the OR: Can We Impact Recurrence Free Survival in Cancer Patients?. San Antonio, TX, US.
2010. Invited speaker, Professional Practice Evaluation: Are you ready?. Conference. Invited speaker, Professional Practice Evaluation: Are you ready?. San Antonio, TX, US.
2004. Procedural Sedation. Conference. Procedural Sedation. Iowa City, IA, US.
2003. Airway Challenges for First Responders and ER physicians. Conference. Airway Challenges for First Responders and ER physicians, Nova Scotia, CA.
2002. What a Pain. Conference. What a Pain, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CA.
2001. Assessment of Acute Pain and Intervention Strategies. Conference. Assessment of Acute Pain and Intervention Strategies, Nova Scotia, CA.
2000. Airway Control in the ER. Conference. Airway Control in the ER, Nova Scotia, CA.
2000. Dealing with Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis. Conference. Dealing with Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis, Nova Scotia, CA.
1999. Poster Presentation, Epidural analgesia in labor and maternal fever: a randomized study. Conference. Poster Presentation, Epidural analgesia in labor and maternal fever: a randomized study. Denver, CO, US.
1999. Presenter, Assessment of platelet function using modified Thromboelastography in women with severe preeclampsia and thrombocytopenia. Presented for the Best Research Paper in Gertie-Marx competition. Conference. Presenter, Assessment of platelet function using modified Thromboelastography in women with severe preeclampsia and thrombocytopenia. Presented for the Best Research Paper in Gertie-Marx competition. Denver, CO, US.
1999. Poster Presentation, Platelet Dysfunction in preeclampsia: A Reevaluation. Conference. Poster Presentation, Platelet Dysfunction in preeclampsia: A Reevaluation. Denver, CO, US.
1999. Presenter, Pregnancy Complicated with Severe Mitral Stenosis and Regurgitation. Conference. Presenter, Pregnancy Complicated with Severe Mitral Stenosis and Regurgitation. Dallas, TX, US.
1999. Presenter, Pregnant Women with Ludwig's Angina. Conference. Presenter, Pregnant Women with Ludwig's Angina. Dallas, TX, US.
1990. Lecturer, Journal Club. Conference. Lecturer, Journal Club. New Delhi, IN.

National Presentations

2023. Controversies in Enhanced Recovery Programs after a decade of implementation. Conference. Controversies in Enhanced Recovery Programs after a decade of implementation. San Francisco, CA, US.
2023. Update on anesthetic depth and perioperative outcomes. Conference. Annual meeting of the American Society of Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine. Nashville, TN, US.
2023. IARS webinar on Perioperative Medicine High Impact Bundle: Perioperative Medicine-What the future can hold for Anesthesiology. Conference. IARS webinar on Perioperative Medicine High Impact Bundle: Perioperative Medicine-What the future can hold for Anesthesiology, US.
2023. Early recovery after surgery in the Cancer patient. Conference. Early recovery after surgery in the Cancer patient, US.
2023. Early recovery after surgery in the Cancer patient. Conference. First World Symposium in Oncologic Critical Care, US.
2023. Enhanced Recovery Programs in 2023: Opportunties and Challenges. Conference. Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society. Denver, CO, US.
2023. Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury: Can we mitigate the risk?. Conference. Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury: Can we mitigate the risk?. Macungie, PA, US.
2023. Anesthetic techniques and long-term outcomes: What is the evidence?. Conference. Anesthetic techniques and long-term outcomes: What is the evidence?. Macungie, PA, US.
2022. Total Hemodynamic monitoring. Conference. Total Hemodynamic monitoring. New Orleans, LA, US.
2022. Enhanced Recovery Programs in 2022-Opportunities and Challenges, Cancer Rehabilitation. Conference. ECHO Boot Camp. Seattle, WA, US.
2022. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Anesthesia Perspectives. Conference. International Gastric Cancer Conference. Houston, TX, US.
2021. Ketamine: Panacea or Nostrum?. Conference. Ketamine: Panacea or Nostrum?. San Diego, CA, US.
2021. Ketamine: Panacea or Nostrum?. Conference. Ketamine: Panacea or Nostrum?. San Diego, CA, US.
2021. Anesthesia and Cancer Outcomes: Is there a link?. Conference. SingHealth Duke-NUS Scientific Congress. Singapore, US.
2021. Anesthetic Techniques and Cancer Recurrence: Opioid & NSAIDS. Is there a role or just a wishful thinking?. Conference. Anesthetic Techniques and Cancer Recurrence: Opioid & NSAIDS. Is there a role or just a wishful thinking?. London, US.
2021. Moderator, Does ERAS work beyond Colorectal Surgery?. Conference. Moderator, Does ERAS work beyond Colorectal Surgery?, US.
2020. Opioids and Cancer Recurrence. Conference. Opioids and Cancer Recurrence, NY, US.
2020. The science of enhanced recovery protocols: Stress response, insulin resistance, and immunity. Conference. The science of enhanced recovery protocols: Stress response, insulin resistance, and immunity, US.
2020. Enhanced Recovery: Protocols for success in Colorectal Surgery. Conference. Enhanced Recovery: Protocols for success in Colorectal Surgery, US.
2020. Perioperative care and cancer outcomes. Evidence-based PeriOperative Medicine. Conference. Asia (EBPOM-Asia) and the Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaesthesiology 2020. Hong Kong.
2020. What is the Optimal Regional Analgesia Strategy for Major Abdominal Surgery?. Conference. What is the Optimal Regional Analgesia Strategy for Major Abdominal Surgery?. Washington DC, US.
2020. Ketamine: Panacea or Nostrum?. Conference. Ketamine: Panacea or Nostrum?. Washington DC, US.
2020. Revolutionizing medicine-The New Frontier. Conference. Revolutionizing medicine-The New Frontier. Singapore.
2020. Enhanced Recovery Programs on 2020: Opportunities and Challenges. Conference. Enhanced Recovery Programs on 2020: Opportunities and Challenges. San Antonio, TX, US.
2020. Making the Case-the Business and Finances of Enhanced Recovery Programs. Conference. Making the Case-the Business and Finances of Enhanced Recovery Programs. Baltimore, MD, US.
2020. Impact of ERAS on Short -and Long term oncologic outcomes. Conference. Impact of ERAS on Short -and Long term oncologic outcomes. Baltimore, MD, US.
2020. Thoracic Epidural or Intrathecal Opioids in ERAS: Which one for which patient?. Conference. Thoracic Epidural or Intrathecal Opioids in ERAS: Which one for which patient?. Baltimore, MD, US.
2020. Beyond Enhanced Recovery: Improving Brain Health. Conference. Global Enhanced Recovery Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
2020. Pathway Development. Conference. Global enhanced recovery symposium: A Patient-centric, value-based care paradigm. Houston, TX, US.
2020. Beyond Enhanced Recovery: Improving Brain Health. Conference. Beyond Enhanced Recovery: Improving Brain Health. Macungie, PA, US.
2020. Anesthetics and cancer Recurrence: What is the Evidence?. Conference. Anesthetics and cancer Recurrence: What is the Evidence?. Macungie, PA, US.
2020. Developing a Standardized Framework for Communication Value: Use of a Novel Methodology in the Assessment of an Enhanced Recover Initiative. Conference. Developing a Standardized Framework for Communication Value: Use of a Novel Methodology in the Assessment of an Enhanced Recover Initiative, US.
2020. Communicating Value in Health Care: A Pilot Study for Quantifying Value Through Assessment of Risk-Stratified Clinical Pathways Following Pancreatectomy. Conference. Communicating Value in Health Care: A Pilot Study for Quantifying Value Through Assessment of Risk-Stratified Clinical Pathways Following Pancreatectomy, US.
2019. Global Impact of Cancer. Conference. Global Impact of Cancer. New York City, NY, US.
2019. Development and Implementation of Data Process for an Institutional Enhanced Recovery Program. Conference. ERAS USA meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2019. Thoracic Epidural Analgesia for Major Abdominal Surgery: In the context of Enhanced Recovery Programs. Conference. Thoracic Epidural Analgesia for Major Abdominal Surgery: In the context of Enhanced Recovery Programs. Orlando, FL, US.
2019. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: A multidisciplinary perspective. Conference. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: A multidisciplinary perspective. Orlando, FL, US.
2019. Enhanced Recovery Programs in Cancer Care: Can we make a difference?. Conference. Enhanced Recovery Programs in Cancer Care: Can we make a difference?. Orlando, FL, US.
2019. Paravertebral blocks for breast cancer surgery: A score to settle. Conference. Paravertebral blocks for breast cancer surgery: A score to settle. Orlando, FL, US.
2019. TIVA vs. Volatile Anesthetics: Effects of Anesthetics on metastatic Disease. Conference. TIVA vs. Volatile Anesthetics: Effects of Anesthetics on metastatic Disease. New York City, NY, US.
2019. Regional Anesthesia and cancer metastasis. Conference. Regional Anesthesia and cancer metastasis. New York City, NY, US.
2019. Scaling an Enhanced Recovery Program to an Institution wide initiative It takes a village. Conference. Global Academic Programs meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2019. Enhanced Recovery Programs in Oncological Surgeries. Conference. American Society of Enhanced Recovery (ASER) annual meeting. Washington DC, US.
2018. Global Impact of Cancer. Conference. The Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology 2018. New York City, NY, US.
2018. Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization. What is Different in the Cancer Patient & How much is required?. Conference. Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization. What is Different in the Cancer Patient & How much is required?. Seoul, US.
2018. Beyond Enhanced Recovery Programs. Role of Anesthesiologists in Safer Surgery 2030. Conference. Beyond Enhanced Recovery Programs. Role of Anesthesiologists in Safer Surgery 2030. Seoul, US.
2018. Cancer Therapies: Implications for the perioperative period. Conference. Cancer Therapies: Implications for the perioperative period. Seoul, US.
2018. Enhanced Recovery Programs and beyond. Role of Anesthesiologists in improving Perioperative Outcomes. Conference. Enhanced Recovery Programs and beyond. Role of Anesthesiologists in improving Perioperative Outcomes. San Francisco, CA, US.
2018. Fundamentals of perioperative cancer care: Cancer biology, perioperative stress, anesthetic agents and opioids. Conference. Fundamentals of perioperative cancer care: Cancer biology, perioperative stress, anesthetic agents and opioids. San Francisco, CA, US.
2018. Improving Perioperative Outcomes. Quantum Leaps or Bridging the Quality Chasm. Conference. Improving Perioperative Outcomes. Quantum Leaps or Bridging the Quality Chasm. Boston, MA, US.
2018. Enhanced Recovery in Major Surgery: You too can make a difference. Conference. Enhanced Recovery in Major Surgery: You too can make a difference. Grand Forks, ND, US.
2018. Advancing Perioperative Care Further Together: Minimizing Preventable Complications. Conference. Advancing Perioperative Care Further Together: Minimizing Preventable Complications. Atlanta, GA, US.
2018. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, Economic Burden and Perioperative Implications. Conference. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, Economic Burden and Perioperative Implications. Grand Forks, ND, US.
2018. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, Economic Burden and Perioperative Implications. Conference. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, Economic Burden and Perioperative Implications. New York City, NY, US.
2018. Enhanced Recovery: Solutions to opioid crisis. Conference. Enhanced Recovery: Solutions to opioid crisis. Fort Lauderdale, FL, US.
2018. Fluid Management and Analgesia in ERAS for HPB surgery. Conference. Fluid Management and Analgesia in ERAS for HPB surgery. Miami, FL, US.
2018. An Enhanced Recovery program in Hepatobiliary Surgery Decreases Outpatient Narcotic Use. Conference. An Enhanced Recovery program in Hepatobiliary Surgery Decreases Outpatient Narcotic Use, US.
2018. An Enhanced Recovery Program in Hepatobiliary Surgery Decreases Outpatient Narcotic use. Conference. 2018 ACS Meeting, US.
2017. Enhanced Surgical Recovery. Enhanced Recovery in Liver Surgery. Conference. Enhanced Surgical Recovery. Enhanced Recovery in Liver Surgery. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Defining the Cardiac Toxicity Risk of Liposomal Bupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia during 5,001 Major Surgical Procedures. Conference. Defining the Cardiac Toxicity Risk of Liposomal Bupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia during 5,001 Major Surgical Procedures. Orlando, FL, US.
2017. Improving Oncological Outcomes in Surgical Patients. A Clinical Perspective. Conference. Improving Oncological Outcomes in Surgical Patients. A Clinical Perspective. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, societal cost and perioperative implications. Conference. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, societal cost and perioperative implications. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Regional Anesthesia and cancer outcomes. What is the story?. Conference. Regional Anesthesia and cancer outcomes. What is the story?. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Postoperative Delirium and Enhanced Recovery Programs. Conference. Postoperative Delirium and Enhanced Recovery Programs. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Online Medical Education Improves Knowledge of Neuromuscular Blockade Reversal in Surgical Settings. Conference. Online Medical Education Improves Knowledge of Neuromuscular Blockade Reversal in Surgical Settings. Boston, MA, US.
2017. Right Atrial Thrombus: A Case Report. Conference. Global Academic Programs meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2017. An update on MDACC Enhanced Recovery Programs. Conference. Global Academic Programs meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2017. An update on Enhanced Surgical Recovery Programs at UTMDACC. Conference. An update on Enhanced Surgical Recovery Programs at UTMDACC. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Programs (ESRP): You too can make a difference. Conference. 67th Annual Postgraduate Symposium on Anesthesiology. Kansas City, MO, US.
2017. Setting up an Enhanced Recovery Program: Elements, buy-in, hurdles and conflict resolution. Conference. 67th Annual Postgraduate Symposium on Anesthesiology. Kansas City, MO, US.
2017. New Horizons in Brain Health. Conference. New Horizons in Brain Health. Orlando, FL, US.
2017. Panelist and Invited Speaker. Conference. 2017 SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons) Annual Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient Can We Influence Outcomes?. Conference. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. New York, NY, US.
2017. Cancer-The Emperor of all Maladies. Conference. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. New York, NY, US.
2017. Quantum Leaps, Improving outcomes and population health for surgical patients. Conference. BIS Advisory Group and Physician Education Summit. Phoenix, AZ, US.
2017. Quantum Leaps: Improving Outcomes and Population health for surgical patients. Conference. BIS Technology Summit. Phoenix, AZ, US.
2017. Enhanced Recovery in Liver Surgery: Can We Influence Recovery After Major Liver Resection:. Conference. Leigh Valley Health Network's Department of Anesthesiology Seventh Annual Winter Retreat Conference. Macungie, PA, US.
2017. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: Can We Influence Oncological Outcomes?. Conference. Leigh Valley Health Network's Department of Anesthesiology Seventh Annual Winter Retreat Conference. Macungie, PA, US.
2016. "What is the Optimal Anesthesia Technique for Ambulatory Breast Cancer Surgery?". Conference. ASA Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2016. "Perioperative Care of the Elderly Cancer Patient: Special Anesthetic Considerations". Conference. ASA Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2016. Enhanced Recovery in Minimally Invasive Surgery. Advanced Course in Surgical Oncology for the Americas. Conference. Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE). Houston, TX, US.
2016. "Show me the evidence: ERAS in HPB surgery". Conference. "Show me the evidence: ERAS in HPB surgery". Washington DC, US.
2016. Setting up an Enhanced Recovery Program (ERP): Hurdles to overcome. Conference. Annual Congress of Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine. Washington DC, US.
2016. 1st PeriOperative Quality Initiative Consensus Conference. Conference. 1st PeriOperative Quality Initiative Consensus Conference. Durham, NC, US.
2015. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: What are the Core Measures and Standards For Reporting Outcomes?. Conference. ASA Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2015. Perioperative Care of the Elderly Cancer Patient: Special Considerations. Conference. Perioperative Care of the Elderly Cancer Patient: Special Considerations. San Diego, CA, US.
2015. The Intraoperative Use of Dexmedetomidine is Associated with Decreased Overall Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery. Conference. ASA Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2015. Anesthetic Plan with Functional Recovery as the Goal: Traditional or Anesthesia Management May Also Be Obsolete!. Conference. ASA Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2015. Prognostic factors for increased length of stay after hepatic cancer surgery. Conference. Texas Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2015. Setting up an Enhanced Recovery Program (ERP): Elements, Buy-in, and Conflict Resolution. Conference. ACS 2015 NSQIP Meeting, US.
2015. Decreased Opioid Consumption Following Enhanced Recovery After Gynecologic Surgery. Conference. Decreased Opioid Consumption Following Enhanced Recovery After Gynecologic Surgery, US.
2015. Measuring the Impact of Enhanced Recovery in Liver Surgery Using Patient Reported Functional Outcomes. Conference. Measuring the Impact of Enhanced Recovery in Liver Surgery Using Patient Reported Functional Outcomes, US.
2015. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery after Gynecologic Oncology Surgery Pathway: Improving compliance with key elements of preoperative care. Conference. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery after Gynecologic Oncology Surgery Pathway: Improving compliance with key elements of preoperative care, US.
2015. Developing an integrated roadmap of project, team, and leadership actions for accelerating implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery programs; what works where, and when?. Conference. Developing an integrated roadmap of project, team, and leadership actions for accelerating implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery programs; what works where, and when?, US.
2015. Patient Centered Perioperative Care to Improve Oncologic Outcomes. Conference. Patient Centered Perioperative Care to Improve Oncologic Outcomes, US.
2015. Pain Management after HIPEC Surgery. Conference. Pain Management after HIPEC Surgery, US.
2015. Future of Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: How can we improve outcomes?. Conference. Future of Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: How can we improve outcomes?. Houston, TX, US.
2015. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery after Gynecologic Oncology Surgery Pathway: Improving compliance with key elements of preoperative care. Conference. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery after Gynecologic Oncology Surgery Pathway: Improving compliance with key elements of preoperative care, US.
2014. Comparison of epidural and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia on early postoperative. Conference. Comparison of epidural and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia on early postoperative, US.
2014. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Programs: Effects on quality of recovery. Conference. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Programs: Effects on quality of recovery. Houston, TX, US.
2014. The Routine Use of Central Venous Pressure Monitoring and Its Effect on Intraoperative Blood Loss during Hepatic Resection. Conference. The Routine Use of Central Venous Pressure Monitoring and Its Effect on Intraoperative Blood Loss during Hepatic Resection, US.
2014. Epidural anesthesia does not increase rate of blood transfusion in patients undergoing pancreatic cancer surgery. A retrospective review. Conference. Epidural anesthesia does not increase rate of blood transfusion in patients undergoing pancreatic cancer surgery. A retrospective review, US.
2014. The Use of IV PCA With or Without Epidural Analgesia Does Not Affect Recurrence Free Survival or Overall Survival When Compared to Epidural Analgesia Alone After Pancreatic Cancer surgery. A Retrospective Study. Conference. The Use of IV PCA With or Without Epidural Analgesia Does Not Affect Recurrence Free Survival or Overall Survival When Compared to Epidural Analgesia Alone After Pancreatic Cancer surgery. A Retrospective Study, US.
2014. Epidural Analgesia in Liver Surgery: Use for low CVP. Conference. Epidural Analgesia in Liver Surgery: Use for low CVP. Miami, FL, US.
2014. Principles of ERAS. Conference. Principles of ERAS. Miami, FL, US.
2014. Perioperative Clinical Factors May Predict Ineffectiveness of a Sole Epidural Based Pain Management Regimen for Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with HIPEC. Conference. Perioperative Clinical Factors May Predict Ineffectiveness of a Sole Epidural Based Pain Management Regimen for Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery with HIPEC. Steamboat Springs, CO, US.
2013. Effect of postoperative epidural bolus concentration on pain control and fluid requirements after hepatic resection. Conference. Effect of postoperative epidural bolus concentration on pain control and fluid requirements after hepatic resection, US.
2013. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy After Liposarcoma Surgery (poster number SCA 121), 35th Annual Meeting & Workshops. Conference. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy After Liposarcoma Surgery (poster number SCA 121), 35th Annual Meeting & Workshops. Miami, FL, US.
2013. Improving Health Care Delivery in Cancer Survivors Needing Sedation for Surveillance Procedures. Cancer Survivorship Research Retreat. Conference. Improving Health Care Delivery in Cancer Survivors Needing Sedation for Surveillance Procedures. Cancer Survivorship Research Retreat. Houston, TX, US.
2013. Safety and impact of epidural analgesia on the perioperative care of patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Conference. Safety and impact of epidural analgesia on the perioperative care of patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, CA, US.
2013. Safety and Efficacy of Epidural Analgesia in Liver Surgery. Conference. Safety and Efficacy of Epidural Analgesia in Liver Surgery. Miami, FL, US.
2013. Effect of postoperative epidural bolus concentration on pain control and fluid requirements after hepatic resection. Conference. Effect of postoperative epidural bolus concentration on pain control and fluid requirements after hepatic resection, US.
2013. Perioperative beta-blocker use and survival in lung cancer patients. Conference. Perioperative beta-blocker use and survival in lung cancer patients, US.
2013. An unknown repeat offender: Case of intraoperative anaphylaxis with delayed presentation. Conference. An unknown repeat offender: Case of intraoperative anaphylaxis with delayed presentation, US.
2012. Postoperative coagulation abnormalities after hepatic resection in patients receiving epidural analgesia. Conference. Postoperative coagulation abnormalities after hepatic resection in patients receiving epidural analgesia. New York, NY, US.
2012. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: Do we have a prescription for Cure? Inaugural Meeting of Global Conference on Perioperative Medicine: Care of the Elderly and the Cancer Patient. Conference. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: Do we have a prescription for Cure? Inaugural Meeting of Global Conference on Perioperative Medicine: Care of the Elderly and the Cancer Patient. Houston, TX, US.
2012. Does perioperative use of beta-blockers reduce cancer recurrence after surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?. Conference. Does perioperative use of beta-blockers reduce cancer recurrence after surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?. Houston, TX, US.
2012. Are Cancer Outcomes Impacted by the Choice of Anesthetic Technique in the Outpatient?. Conference. Are Cancer Outcomes Impacted by the Choice of Anesthetic Technique in the Outpatient?. Washington, DC, US.
2012. The perioperative use regional analgesia and NSAIDs do not improve oncological outcomes after non-small lung cancer recurrence. Conference. The perioperative use regional analgesia and NSAIDs do not improve oncological outcomes after non-small lung cancer recurrence. Washington, DC, US.
2010. Seizure and Tachycardia after Neurolytic Block with Phenol. Conference. Seizure and Tachycardia after Neurolytic Block with Phenol. New York, NY, US.
2010. Retrospective Evaluation of Adherence to the AHA/ACC/AHA/SCAI/ACS. Science Advisory guidelines for perioperative anti-platelet management in patients with intracoronary stents. Conference. Retrospective Evaluation of Adherence to the AHA/ACC/AHA/SCAI/ACS. Science Advisory guidelines for perioperative anti-platelet management in patients with intracoronary stents. Houston, TX, US.
2010. Seizure and Tachycardia after Neurolytic Block. Conference. Poster presentation. Honolulu, HI, US.
2008. Is previous chemotherapy a risk factor for postoperative nausea and vomiting in female patients having breast surgery. Conference. Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia(SAMBA) 23rd Annual Meeting. Miami Beach, FL, US.
2008. Cardiac Complications of Airway Management: Lessons from Q.I. Conference. Texas Anesthesia Conference for Obstetrics. Houston, TX, US.
2007. Optimal prophylactic antiemetic (pAE) regimens reduce PONV in the breast oncology surgical population. Conference. 61st Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology. New York, NY, US.
2007. Cardiac Complications of Airway Management: Lessons from Q.I. Conference. The 11th Annual Society for Airway Management Meeting. Houston, TX, US.
2007. Update in Anesthesia, Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia. Conference. Update in Anesthesia, Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia. Dallas, TX, US.
2004. Procedural Sedation. Conference. Department of Orthopedics Resident and Fellow Didactic Program. Iowa City, IA, US.
1999. Anesthetic considerations for the pregnant surgical patient. Conference. International Continuing Education for the Anesthesia Professionals. Dallas, TX, US.

International Presentations

2024. Successful ERAS implementation. PBLD discussion. Conference. 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists. Singapore, CN.
2023. Onco-Anesthesiology as a super speciality: Improving population health. Invited. 5th Annual conference of Society of Oncoanaesthesia and Perioperative Care. New Delhi, IN.
2023. Early recovery after surgery in the Cancer patient. Invited. First World Symposium in Oncologic Critical Care, US.
2023. Early recovery after surgery in the Cancer patient. Invited. First World Symposium in Oncologic Critical Care, US.
2023. Enhanced Recovery Programs in 2023: Opportunties and Challenges. Invited. Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society. Denver, US.
2023. Global Burden of Cancer. Invited. Joint Meeting of the World Federation of the Society of Anaesthesiologists and the Royal Society of Medicine. London, GB.
2023. Anesthetic Techniques and Oncological outcomes: What is the evidence?. Invited. Ganga Anesthesia Refresher Course. Coimbatore, IN.
2023. Prehabilitation: Not a one size fits all. Invited. Ganga Anesthesia Refresher Course. Coimbatore, IN.
2023. Evaluating providers, programs and monitoring outcomes: Closing the loop. Invited. Ganga Anesthesia Refresher Course. Coimbatore, IN.
2023. Personalized and Precision Anesthesia in 2023? Where are we?. Invited. Ganga Anesthesia Refresher Course. Coimbatore, IN.
2022. Enhanced Recovery Programs in 2022: Opportunities and Challenges: Keynote Address. Invited. Annual Meeting of Taiwan ERAS Society. Taipei, TW.
2022. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Surgical Oncology Care. Invited. IX Jornadas De Anesthesiologia Y Reanimacion, CL.
2022. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Anesthesia Perspectives. Invited. International Gastric Cancer Conference. Houston, US.
2021. Improving patient outcomes: precise, personalized and patient-center anaesthesia. Invited. Taiwan Society of Anesthesiology. Taipei, TW.
2021. Anesthesia and Cancer Outcomes: Is there a link?. Invited. Shaukat Khanum Cancer Center. Lahore, PK.
2021. Onco-Anesthesia-Need of A new subspecialty (Global Perspective). Invited. 34th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (NATCON 2021 Virtual). New Delhi, IN.
2021. Enhanced Recovery Programs in Cancer Care. Invited. The 3rd Annual Conference of the Society of OncoAnaesthesia and Perioperative Care (SOAPC). Kolkota, IN.
2021. Anesthetic Techniques and Cancer Recurrence: Opioid & NSAIDS. Is there a role or just a wishful thinking?. Invited. Evidence Based Perioperative Meeting World Congress. London, US.
2021. If Anesthetic Techniques do not influence cancer outcomes: How can we contribute to the science and the perioperative care of cancer patients?. Invited. The 10th Oriental Congress of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and the International Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Forum of Shanghai. Shanghai International Convention Center. Shanghai, CN.
2021. Emergence of Onco-Anesthesiology-What is the future?. Invited. The 1st International and 30th National Conference of Research Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology (RSACPCON 2021) Virtually. Mumbai, IN.
2020. Enhanced Recovery Program as a model for Value Based Care. Taiwan Chapter of ERAS Society Meeting. Invited. Enhanced Recovery Program as a model for Value Based Care. Taiwan Chapter of ERAS Society Meeting. Taipei, TW.
2020. Enhanced Recovery Programs in Cancer Care. Oriental Congress of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine. Invited. Enhanced Recovery Programs in Cancer Care. Oriental Congress of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine. Shanghai, CN.
2020. Onco-Anesthesiology: Our journey towards creating a sub-specialty. Key-note address. Oncology and Anaesthesiology Section of the Chinese Society of Anaesthesiology Meeting. Invited. Onco-Anesthesiology: Our journey towards creating a sub-specialty. Key-note address. Oncology and Anaesthesiology Section of the Chinese Society of Anaesthesiology Meeting. Shanghai, CN.
2020. Enhanced Recovery Program in Cancer Care. Discipline of Anesthesiology from the Hospital das Clinicas Faculdade de Medicina. Conference. Universidade de Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo, BR.
2020. Pre-assessment for Cancer Patients: Special considerations. Invited. 8th Global Conference on Peri-Operative Care of Cancer Patients. New Delhi, IN.
2020. Cancer: An emerging epidemic (Economic and social implications in developing countries. Invited. 8th Global conference on Peri-Operative Care of Cancer Patients. New Delhi, IN.
2019. Enhanced surgical recovery programs and improved oncological outcomes: Can we make a difference?. Invited. 7th Annual meeting of Chinese Society of Anesthesiology. Hangzhou, CN.
2019. Workup of the cancer patient: How different?. Invited. 2nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Onco-Anaesthesiology & perioperative care. Hyderabad, IN.
2019. Cancer Therapies: Implications in the perioperative period. Invited. 2nd Annual meeting of the society of Onco-Anaesthesiolgy & perioperative care. Hyderabad, IN.
2019. Onco-Anesthesiology: Our Collective responsibility. Conference. 8th Oriental Congress of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine and the 7th Global conference on Perioperative Care of the Cancer patient. Shanghai, CN.
2019. Onco-Anesthesiology: Time is now. Invited. 66th Annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Anesthesiology. Kobe, JP.
2019. Onco-Anesthesiology as a Specialty. Invited. Annual meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society. Montreal, CA.
2019. Beyond Enhanced Recovery: Improving Brain Health. Conference. Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Anesthesiology. Kobe, JP.
2019. Onco-Anesthesiology as a specialty: Our collective responsibility. Oriental Congress of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, 7th Global conference on Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Invited. Onco-Anesthesiology as a specialty: Our collective responsibility. Oriental Congress of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, 7th Global conference on Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Shanghai, CN.
2018. Perioperative care of the cancer patient: Can we as Anesthesiologists influence outcomes?. Invited. Korea Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Seoul, KR.
2018. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, Economic burden and perioperative implications. Invited. Shaukat Khanum Cancer Center. Lahore, PK.
2018. Enhanced Recovery in Major Surgery: You too can make a difference. Invited. Shaukat Khanum Cancer Center. Lahore, PK.
2018. Beyond Enhanced Recovery Programs. Role of Anesthesiologists in Safer Surgery 2030. Invited. Taiwan Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Taipei, TW.
2018. Enhanced Recovery in Major Surgery: You too can make a difference. Invited. Taiwan Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Taipei, TW.
2018. Oncoanesthesia as a sub-specialty: Has its time come? Key Note Lecture. Invited. College of Anaesthetists of Ireland Annual Meeting. Dublin, IE.
2018. Advancing Perioperative Care Further Together: Minimizing Preventable Complications. Invited. 2018 Chinese and American Forum: Anesthesia and Analgesia for Cancer Patients. Changsha, CN.
2018. How current cancer therapies might reduce metastasis. Invited. College of Anaesthetists of Ireland Annual Meeting. Dublin, IE.
2017. Need for superspeciality and society for Onco-anesthesiology. Invited. International Conference on Perioperative care of cancer patients. New Delhi, IN.
2017. Anesthesia and Cancer Recurrence. What is the evidence?. Invited. International Conference on Perioperative care of cancer patients. New Delhi, IN.
2017. Post-surgical pain management and multimodal analgesia in major abdominal surgery. Invited. Surgery Central American and Caribbean Congress. San Jose, CR.
2017. Patient Centric High Value Perioperative Care. Invited. Ganga Anesthesia Refresher Course. Coimbatore, IN.
2017. Onco-Anesthesiology as a specialty. Invited. Ganga Anesthesia Refresher Course. Coimbatore, IN.
2017. Long Term outcomes of the surgical patient. Role of anaesthesiologists. Invited. Ganga Anesthesia Refresher Course. Coimbatore, IN.
2017. Regional Anesthesia: Current Status and challenges for the future. Invited. 9th SIMPAR Meeting. Florence, IT.
2017. IV Lidocaine as part of Anesthetic Regimen. Invited. 9th SIMPAR Meeting. Florence, IT.
2017. Will Truncal Somatic Blocks Replace TEA as the Preferred Approach for Abdominal Surgery?. Invited. 9th SIMPAR Meeting. Florence, IT.
2016. Paravertebral Block Use is not Associated with Longer Survival after Breast Cancer Surgery. Conference. The World Congress of Anesthesiologists. Hong Kong, CN.
2016. Evaluating The Effects of Tiva on Postoperative Pain After Pancreatic Cancer Surgery. Conference. The World Congress of Anesthesiologists. Hong Kong, CN.
2016. Evaluating The Effects of TIVA on Postoperative Pain After Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Conference. The World Congress of Anesthesiologists. Hong Kong, CN.
2016. Prehabilitation and Accelerated Recovery: is there a role in cancer surgery?. Invited. 16th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists. Hong Kong, CN.
2016. Implementation of an Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program (ESRP) in gynecologic oncology: How much did intraoperative opioid administration decrease in the first year post implementation?. Conference. The World Congress of Anesthesiologists. Hong Kong, CN.
2016. "Is there a need for special education program on Onco-Anaesthesia?. Invited. 16th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists. Hong Kong, CN.
2016. Transforming Perioperative Care of the cancer patient: Elements, Buy-in, Overcoming Hurdles, and Conflict Resolution. Invited. Global Academic Programs. Sao Paulo, BR.
2016. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient Can we influence Outcomes. Invited. 13rd COPA. Sao Paulo, BR.
2016. Cancer Therapies & Implications In the Perioperative Period. Invited. 13th COPA. Sao Paulo, BR.
2016. Enhanced Recovery as a Mechanism for demonstrating value creation in Healthcare. Conference. The World Congress of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. Lisbon, PT.
2016. Superselective Scalp Block (SSB) and Opioid sparing as an integral part of enhanced recovery after neurosurgery (ERANS). Conference. The World Congress of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. Lisbon, PT.
2016. "Pain as Immunodepressor". Invited. 8th SIMPAR (Study in Multidisciplinary Pain Research) Meeting. Rome, IT.
2016. Impact of an Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program (ESRP) on Postoperative Renal Function: is Euvolemia ideal for all or only a select few?. Conference. The World Congress of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery. Lisbon, PT.
2016. Implementation of an Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program (ESRP) Gynecologic Oncology: How Much Did Intra-Operative Opioid Administration Decrease in First Year Post Implementation. Conference. The World Congress of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery. Lisbon, PT.
2016. Implementation of an enhanced surgical recovery program (ESRP) in gynecologic oncology: has the development of a preoperative order set improved compliance for preventative analgesia and deep venous thromboembolic (DVT) prophylaxis?. Conference. The World congress of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. Lisbon, PT.
2015. Global cancer burden, epidemiology and implications. International course for Anesthesiologists on "Cancer and Anesthesia". Invited. Global cancer burden, epidemiology and implications. International course for Anesthesiologists on "Cancer and Anesthesia". Buenos-Aires, AR.
2015. Is there a special need for educational program on Onco-Anesthesia? International course for Anesthesiologists on "Cancer and Anesthesia". Invited. Is there a special need for educational program on Onco-Anesthesia? International course for Anesthesiologists on "Cancer and Anesthesia". Buenos-Aires, AR.
2015. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, societal cost and perioperative implications. Invited. Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Anesthesiologists. Xi'an, CN.
2015. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: Why is it so different?. Invited. Perioperative Management of Anesthesia and Postoperative Prognosis Symposium. Shanghai, CN.
2015. Perioperative Care for the Cancer Patient: Why is it so different?. Invited. 3rd Global Conference on Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Amsterdam, NL.
2015. Stephane Lovey Lecture: Is there a need for a new specialty: Onco-Anaesthesia. Invited. 3rd Global Conference on Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Amsterdam, NL.
2015. Challenges in research for perioperative care of the cancer patient. Invited. 3rd Global Conference on Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Amsterdam, NL.
2015. The perioperative use of the sedative dexmedetomidine in cancer patients may have detrimental effects. Conference. 3rd Global conference on Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Amsterdam, NL.
2015. Decreased Opioid Consumption Following Enhanced Recovery After Gynecologic Surgery. Conference. World Congress of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Perioperative Medicine, US.
2015. Measuring the Impact of Enhanced Recovery in Liver Surgery Using Patient Reported Functional Outcomes. Conference. World Congress of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Perioperative Medicine, US.
2015. Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery after Gynecologic Oncology Surgery Pathway: Improving compliance with key elements of preoperative care. Conference. World Congress of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Perioperative Medicine, US.
2015. PeRiOperative Inflammatory Modulation and ImmunoProTective Technique. Invited. Seventh SIMPAR (Study in Multidisciplinary Pain Research) Meeting. Rome, IT.
2014. Cancer Tsunami: Emerging trends, societal cost and perioperative implications. Invited. 41º Argentine Congress of Anaesthesiology. Buenos Aires, AR.
2014. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery-What does it mean for the Cancer Patient?. Invited. 41º Argentine Congress of Anesthesiology. Buenos Aires, AR.
2014. So, what is the skinny? What do I do tomorrow for my patient?. Invited. 41º Argentine Congress of Anaesthesiology. Buenos Aires, AR.
2014. A Decade after "To Err is Human": Our Journey with Patient safety initiatives. Invited. 30th Annual South zone & 23rd AP State Indian Society of Anesthesiology Conference. Visakhapatnam, IN.
2014. What is the potential to improve outcomes in major cancer surgery. Invited. GAP 2014 Meeting. Seoul, KR.
2014. Research opportunities in Enhanced Recovery Programs. Invited. GAP 2014 Meeting. Seoul, KR.
2014. Procedure specific pathways in Liver Surgery?. Invited. GAP 2014 Meeting. Seoul, KR.
2014. Perioperative Inflammatory Modulation and ImmunoProtective Technique. Our Experiences at MDACC. Invited. 6th SIMPAR. Rome, IT.
2014. Prospects to Improve patient outcomes: role of perioperative care pathways. Invited. 6th SIMPAR meeting. Rome, IT.
2014. Opioids: Good, Bad, and Ugly. Invited. Sixth SIMPAR (Study in Multidisciplinary Pain Research) Meeting. Rome, IT.
2014. Clinical Application of Current Evidence - Anaesthetic Strategies for Major Cancer Surgery. Invited. Second Global Conference on Perioperative Medicine and the Cancer Patient. Melbourne, AU.
2014. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: Prospect to Improve Patient Outcomes. Invited. Second Global Conference on Perioperative Medicine and the Cancer Patient. Melbourne, AU.
2014. Anesthesia and Patient Outcomes: what should be our focus? Evidence Based Management Conference EBM 2014. Invited. Tata Memorial Hospital. Mumbai, IN.
2014. A decade after "To Err is Human": The story with patient safety. Evidence Based Management Conference EBM. Invited. Tata Memorial Hospital. Mumbai, IN.
2014. Keynote Lecture: Current Cancer Chemotherapy and targeted therapies: Implications in the perioperative period. Evidence Based Management Conference EBM 2014. Invited. Tata Memorial Hospital. Mumbai, IN.
2013. Onco-anesthesia: A new beginning. Invited. 1st Indian Cancer Congress. New Delhi, IN.
2013. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: Do we need a different approach?. Invited. XXXII Congreso Latin Americano de Anesthesiologia. Asuncion, PY.
2013. Effect of postoperative epidural bolus concentration on pain control and fluid requirements after hepatic resection. Conference. IARS (International Anesthesia Research Society), US.
2013. Feasibility study of NANO Technique in major cancer surgery. Invited. BJA Workshop on Anaesthesia and Cancer. Dublin, IE.
2013. Patient Safety: Our Journey at MDACC. Invited. First Symposium in Anesthesia and Cancer at Hospital Albert Einstein. Sao Paulo, BR.
2013. Perioperative Care Of The Cancer Patient: Do We Have A Prescription For Cure?. Invited. First Symposium in Anesthesia and Cancer at Hospital Albert Einstein. Sao Paulo, BR.
2013. NANO Technique: Rational, Results and Perspectives. Invited. SIMPAR Meeting. Pavia, IT.
2013. Safety and impact of epidural analgesia on the perioperative care of patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Conference. Eighth International Symposium on Regional Cancer Therapies, US.
2013. An unknown repeat offender: Case of intraoperative anaphylaxis with delayed presentation. Conference. International Anesthesia Research Society 2013 Annual Meeting, US.
2013. Effect of postoperative epidural bolus concentration on pain control and fluid requirements after hepatic resection. Conference. International Anesthesia Research Society 2013 Annual Meeting, US.
2013. Perioperative beta-blocker use and survival in lung cancer patients. Conference. International Anesthesia Research Society 2013 Annual Meeting, US.
2012. Teaching Faculty. Invited. 15th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologist, AR.
2011. Perioperative Black Box: What is the story, Can we influence Outcomes?. Invited. First Indo-American Pancreatico-biliary summit. Visakhapatnam India, IN.
2011. Effect of Surgical Injury on Vascular Function - a prospective study using a novel non-invasive technique. Conference. The Annual Congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology, NL.
2010. Retrospective Evaluation of Adherence to the AHA/ACC/AHA/SCAI/ACS. Science Advisory guidelines for perioperative anti-platelet management in patients with intracoronary stents. Conference. The First International Conference on Cancer and the Heart. Houston, US.
2010. Outpatient Breast Surgery in Early Pregnancy-Breast Cancer Patients is Optimized using Paravertebral Block (PVB) Anesthesia. Conference. Poster Presentation. Valencia, ES.
2007. Regional Anesthesia Workshop. Invited. XXVII Columbian Congress of Anesthesiology. Santa Marta, CO.
2006. Hands-on Regional Anesthesia Workshop. Invited. Inaugural Indo-American Society. Mumba, IN.
2003. Airway Challenges for First Responders and ER physicians. Invited. CAS. Nova Scotia, CA.
2002. What a Pain. Invited. Dalhousie Medical School Family Physicians Continuing Medical Education Program. Antigonish, CA.
2001. Assessment of Acute Pain and Intervention strategies. Invited. St. Martha's Regional Hospital. Nova Scotia, CA.
2000. Airway Control in the ER. Invited. St. Martha's Regional Hospital. Nova Scotia, CA.
2000. Dealing with Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis. Invited. St. Martha's Regional Hospital. Nova Scotia, CA.
1999. Anesthetic considerations for the pregnant surgical patient. Invited. International Continuing Education for the Anesthesia Professionals. Dallas, US.
1994. Use of Laryngeal Mask Airway for Adenotonsillectomy. Conference. North West Thames Regional Anesthesia Meeting, Lister Hospital. Stevenage, GB.
1992. Recovery Characteristics with and without Regional Blockade in Children. Conference. The World Congress of Anesthesiologists. Hague, NL.
1991. Comparison of Recovery from Three Different Anesthetic Techniques in Pediatric Surgical Outpatients. Conference. The International Congress of Anesthesiology. New Delhi, IN.
1991. Sedation Regimes and Techniques for Local Anesthesia. Conference. First National Workshop on Ophthalmic Anesthesiology. New Delhi, IN.

Formal Peers

2023. Professor Dhanaraj Oratory Lecture. Centennial celebrations. Visiting. Professor Dhanaraj Oratory Lecture. Centennial celebrations. Visakhapatnam, IN.
2023. Anesthetic Techniques and cancer outcomes: What is the evidence?. Invited. Anesthetic Techniques and cancer outcomes: What is the evidence?, US.
2023. Anesthetic Techniques and cancer outcomes: What is the evidence?. Invited. Anesthetic Techniques and cancer outcomes: What is the evidence?, US.
2020. Role of Rehabilitation in Onco-surgeries. Department of Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine. Invited. Role of Rehabilitation in Onco-surgeries. Department of Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine. New Delhi, IN.
2020. Overview of Onco-Anaesthesia- It's role and need. Department of Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine. Invited. Overview of Onco-Anaesthesia- It's role and need. Department of Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine. New Delhi, IN.
2020. Enhanced Recovery Programs in Cancer Care. Discipline of Anesthesiology from the Hospital das Clinicas,Faculdade de Medicina. Visiting. Enhanced Recovery Programs in Cancer Care. Discipline of Anesthesiology from the Hospital das Clinicas,Faculdade de Medicina, BR.
2019. Improving outcomes for patients with Cancer: Further, together. Visiting. Improving outcomes for patients with Cancer: Further, together. Kyoto, JP.
2019. Anesthetic Techniques and Cancer Recurrence: Is there a role or just a wishful thinking?. Visiting. Anesthetic Techniques and Cancer Recurrence: Is there a role or just a wishful thinking?. Tokyo, JP.
2019. Enhancing Surgical Recovery: A model for value based care. Invited. Enhancing Surgical Recovery: A model for value based care. Gilbert, AZ, US.
2018. Enhanced Recovery in Major Surgery: You too can make a difference. Invited. Enhanced Recovery in Major Surgery: You too can make a difference. Jacksonville, FL, US.
2018. Enhanced Recovery programs to improve patient outcomes: You too can make a difference. Visiting. Enhanced Recovery programs to improve patient outcomes: You too can make a difference. Changsha, CN.
2017. Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization. What is Different in the Cancer Patient & How much is required?. Invited. Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization. What is Different in the Cancer Patient & How much is required?. New Delhi, IN.
2017. Perioperative Care of the cancer patient: Can we influence outcomes?. Visiting. Perioperative Care of the cancer patient: Can we influence outcomes?, NY, US.
2017. Setting up an Enhanced Recovery Program: Elements, buy in, hurdles and conflict resolution. Invited. Setting up an Enhanced Recovery Program: Elements, buy in, hurdles and conflict resolution. Kansas City, MO, US.
2017. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Programs (ESRP): You too can make a difference. Invited. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Programs (ESRP): You too can make a difference. Kansas City, MO, US.
2017. Quantum Leaps: Improving Outcomes and Population health for surgical patients. Invited. Quantum Leaps: Improving Outcomes and Population health for surgical patients. Houston, TX, US.
2017. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program: Why, What and How?. Invited. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program: Why, What and How?. Chicago, IL, US.
2017. Quantum Leaps: Improving Outcomes and Population health for surgical patients. Invited. Quantum Leaps: Improving Outcomes and Population health for surgical patients. Chicago, IL, US.
2017. Emerging face of Cancer. Visiting. Emerging face of Cancer. New York, NY, US.
2016. Anesthesia and Cancer-Why to talk about that?. Visiting. Anesthesia and Cancer-Why to talk about that?, US.
2016. Anesthesia and Cancer-Why to talk about that?. Visiting. Anesthesia and Cancer-Why to talk about that?, US.
2015. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program at MDACC. Visiting. Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program at MDACC. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2015. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Visiting. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Albuquerque, NM, US.
2013. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Patient Centered Perioperative Care. Invited. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Patient Centered Perioperative Care, IN.
2013. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: Do we need a different approach. Visiting. Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient: Do we need a different approach. New Delhi, IN.
2013. Onco-Anesthesiology: Perioperative Inflammatory Response And Immuno-competence: Can we positively modulate the balance in the Cancer Patient. Visiting. Onco-Anesthesiology: Perioperative Inflammatory Response And Immuno-competence: Can we positively modulate the balance in the Cancer Patient. Barcelona, ES.
2013. A decade after “To Err is human”: Our success with Patient Safety Initiatives. Visiting. A decade after “To Err is human”: Our success with Patient Safety Initiatives. Barcelona, ES.
2012. Inaugural Meeting of champions of the collaborative. Invited. Inaugural Meeting of champions of the collaborative. Austin, TX, US.
2011. Invited keynote speaker, Perioperative Medicine: Think beyond the Operating Room. Invited. Invited keynote speaker, Perioperative Medicine: Think beyond the Operating Room. Visakhapatnam, IN.
2011. Visiting Professor, An overview of the practice of Anesthesiology in the U.S. Visiting. Visiting Professor, An overview of the practice of Anesthesiology in the U.S. Visakhapatnam, IN.
2000. Visiting Professorship, Labor analgesia in the 21st century. Visiting. Visiting Professorship, Labor analgesia in the 21st century. Visakhapatnam (A.P.),, IN.

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Grant & Contract Support

Title:	Total Intravenous anesthesia in ophthalmic surgery; A comparison with inhalation techniques
Funding Source:	Bedford Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Bedford, United Kingdom
Role:	Auditor

Title:	Laryngeal mask airway for adenotonsillectomy
Funding Source:	Bedford Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Bedford, United Kingdom
Role:	Co-I

Title:	Total intravenous anesthesia for day-care procedures
Funding Source:	Bedford Hosp. Department of Anesthesiology, Bedford, United Kingdom
Role:	Co-I

Title:	Use of laryngeal mask airway and positive pressure ventilation for laparoscopic procedures
Funding Source:	Bedford Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Bedford, United Kingdom
Role:	Co-I

Title:	Comparison of recovery from three different anesthetic techniques in pediatric surgical outpatients
Funding Source:	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Anesthesia, New Delhi, India
Role:	Collaborator

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