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Medical Services

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Undergraduate School

University of Texas

1991, Austin, TX

Medical School

University of Texas Medical Branch

1999, Galveston, TX

Internship

Medicine

Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital

2000, Houston, MA

Residency

Anesthesiology

University of Virginia

2003, Charlottesville, VA

Fellowship

Pediatric Anesthesia

Boston Children's Hospital

2004, Boston, MA

Graduate School

MPH

Harvard School of Public Health

2009, Boston, MA

Certifications

  • American Board of Anesthesiology (General)
  • American Board of Anesthesiology (Pediatric Anesthesiology)

Publications

  1. Identification of essential topics and procedural skills for inclusion in a contextualised undergraduate anaesthesia and critical care clerkship in Rwanda: results of a modified Delphi process. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Apr 07; 25(1):489. View Abstract

  2. Promoting climate-resilient health systems through national surgical plans. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024 Dec; 40:100911. View Abstract

  3. Task-sharing spinal anaesthesia care in three rural Indian hospitals: a non-inferiority randomised controlled clinical trial. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Aug 16; 9(8). View Abstract

  4. Alternative strategies for emergency blood transfusion in low-resource settings: A scoping review. Transfusion. 2024 Jul; 64(7):1350-1361. View Abstract

  5. Surgical capacity is disaster preparedness: A scoping review of how surgery and anesthesiology departments responded to COVID-19. Am J Disaster Med. 2024 Spring; 19(2):119-130. View Abstract

  6. Correction: Academic global surgical competencies: A modified Delphi consensus study. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(9):e0002414. View Abstract

  7. Academic global surgical competencies: A modified Delphi consensus study. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(7):e0002102. View Abstract

  8. Protecting pregnant women from climate disasters: Strategies in the aftermath of Pakistan's devastating flood. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 11; 163(2):348-351. View Abstract

  9. Trends in pediatric non-operating room anesthesia: Data from the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 06; 33(6):446-453. View Abstract

  10. The time to act is now: a call to action on planetary health and sustainable surgical systems. Lancet Planet Health. 2022 Dec; 6(12):e931-e932. View Abstract

  11. The Connection between Climate Change, Surgical Care and Neglected Tropical Diseases. Ann Glob Health. 2022; 88(1):68. View Abstract

  12. Building sustainable and resilient surgical systems: A narrative review of opportunities to integrate climate change into national surgical planning in the Western Pacific region. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022 May; 22:100407. View Abstract

  13. Association between Surgery, Anesthesia, and Obstetric Workforce and Emergent Surgical and Obstetric Mortality among United States Hospital Referral Regions. Ann Surg. 2023 06 01; 277(6):952-957. View Abstract

  14. Empowering Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, and Obstetricians to Incorporate Environmental Sustainability in the Operating Room. Ann Surg. 2021 06 01; 273(6):1108-1114. View Abstract

  15. The Missing Chapter: The Education of Surgery and Anesthesiology Trainees as Civic Advocates. Ann Surg. 2021 04 01; 273(4):e125-e126. View Abstract

  16. Epidural analgesia for reduction of postoperative systemic opioid use following selective dorsal rhizotomy in children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 05 01; 27(5):594-599. View Abstract

  17. Letter: The Withdrawal of the United States From the World Health Organization and Its Impact on Global Neurosurgery. Neurosurgery. 2021 02 16; 88(3):E281-E282. View Abstract

  18. World Health Assembly 73: A Step Forward for Global Surgery. Ann Glob Health. 2021 02 15; 87(1):17. View Abstract

  19. Aerosol barriers in pediatric anesthesiology: Clinical data supports FDA caution. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 04; 31(4):461-464. View Abstract

  20. Anesthetic management and outcomes for MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) for seizure focus in pediatrics: A single-centre experience with 10 consecutive patients. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 02; 31(2):234-236. View Abstract

  21. Climate change: challenges and opportunities to scale up surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care globally. Lancet Planet Health. 2020 11; 4(11):e538-e543. View Abstract

  22. Simulation capacity building in rural Indian hospitals: a 1-year follow-up qualitative analysis. BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn. 2021; 7(3):140-145. View Abstract

  23. Towards high-quality peri-operative care: a global perspective. Anaesthesia. 2020 01; 75 Suppl 1:e18-e27. View Abstract

  24. Indirect bypass for maternal symptomatic moyamoya in the first trimester of pregnancy: case report. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 02 01; 25(2):138-143. View Abstract

  25. Health Professional Training and Capacity Strengthening Through International Academic Partnerships: The First Five Years of the Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2018 11 01; 7(11):1024-1039. View Abstract

  26. Guidelines and checklists for short-term missions in global pediatric surgery: Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics Delivery of Surgical Care Global Health Subcommittee, American Pediatric Surgical Association Global Pediatric Surgery Committee, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Committee on International Education and Service, and American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association, Inc. Global Health Special Interest Group. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 05; 28(5):392-410. View Abstract

  27. Guidelines and checklists for short-term missions in global pediatric surgery: Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics Delivery of Surgical Care Global Health Subcommittee, American Pediatric Surgical Association Global Pediatric Surgery Committee, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Committee on International Education and Service, and American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association, Inc. Global Health Special Interest Group. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Apr; 53(4):828-836. View Abstract

  28. Building Workforce Capacity Abroad While Strengthening Global Health Programs at Home: Participation of Seven Harvard-Affiliated Institutions in a Health Professional Training Initiative in Rwanda. Acad Med. 2017 05; 92(5):649-658. View Abstract

  29. Anesthesia Review: Blasting the Boards. Anesth Analg. 2017 Mar 22. View Abstract

  30. Primum Non Nocere: Advocating for a Better Model in Global Surgery and Anesthesia. J Anesth Hist. 2017 Jan; 3(1):1-2. View Abstract

  31. Factors Influencing the Choice of Anesthesia as a Career by Undergraduates of the University of Rwanda. Anesth Analg. 2016 08; 123(2):481-7. View Abstract

  32. Factors influencing anesthesia residency selection: impact of global health opportunities. Can J Anaesth. 2016 Jun; 63(6):674-81. View Abstract

  33. Global Surgery 2030: a roadmap for high income country actors. BMJ Glob Health. 2016; 1(1):e000011. View Abstract

  34. Anesthesia for intracranial surgery in infants and children. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2014 Oct; 27(5):465-9. View Abstract

  35. Anesthesia for interventional radiology. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Jul; 24(7):698-702. View Abstract

  36. Shortage of doctors, shortage of data: a review of the global surgery, obstetrics, and anesthesia workforce literature. World J Surg. 2014 Feb; 38(2):269-80. View Abstract

  37. Challenges in pediatric neuroanesthesia: awake craniotomy, intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging, and interventional neuroradiology. Anesthesiol Clin. 2014 Mar; 32(1):83-100. View Abstract

  38. Ratio of cesarean deliveries to total operations and surgeon nationality are potential proxies for surgical capacity in central Haiti. World J Surg. 2013 Jul; 37(7):1526-9. View Abstract

  39. Attenuating the perioperative stress response: a proposition of a simple solution. Minerva Anestesiol. 2013 Sep; 79(9):981-2. View Abstract

  40. The impact of natural disaster on pediatric surgical delivery: a review of Haiti six months before and after the 2010 earthquake. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012 May; 23(2):523-33. View Abstract

  41. Intraoperative anaphylaxis induced by the gelatin component of thrombin-soaked gelfoam in a pediatric patient. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2012 Mar; 108(3):209-10. View Abstract

  42. Anesthetic concerns for pediatric patients in an intraoperative MRI suite. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2011 Oct; 24(5):480-6. View Abstract

  43. Electroencephalogram monitoring during intracranial surgery for moyamoya disease. Pediatr Neurol. 2011 Jun; 44(6):427-32. View Abstract

  44. Pial synangiosis in patients with moyamoya syndrome and sickle cell anemia: perioperative management and surgical outcome. Neurosurg Focus. 2009 Apr; 26(4):E10. View Abstract

  45. Specific ICU Risks after Pediatric Neurosurgery in Perioperative Complications. Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine – Strategies for Prevention, Early Detection, and Management, edited by Brambrink A and Kirsch JR (in press). 2009.

  46. Complications Following Operative Interventions for Vascular Anomalies in Pediatrics. Neurosurgical Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine – Strategies for Prevention, Early Detection, and Management, edited by Brambrink A and Kirsch JR (in press). 2009.

  47. Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology: Anesthetic Considerations. Pediatric Anesthesia: Principles & Practice, edited by Bissonette B and Dalens BJ (in press). 2009.

  48. The Central Nervous System: Pediatric Neuroanesthesia. A Practical Approach to Pediatric Anesthesia, edited by Holzman RS, Mancuso T and Polaner D. 2008.

  49. Perioperative Pediatric Fluid Management. A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children, edited by Cote CJ, Todres ID, Goudsouzian NG and Ryan JF (in press). 2008.

  50. Ethical Treatment of Combatants and Noncombatants. ASA Syllabus on Ethics. 2008.

  51. Pediatric Neurosurgical Anesthesia. A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children, edited by Cote CJ, Todres ID, Goudsouzian NG and Ryan JF (in press). 2008.

  52. Detection of unanticipated intracranial hemorrhage during intraoperative magnetic resonance image-guided neurosurgery. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg. 2007 May; 106(5 Suppl):398-400. View Abstract

  53. Initial Experience with a Mobile 1.5T MRI for Intraoperative Guidance in Pediatric Neurosurgery. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2007; in press.

  54. Laparoscopic surgery in a patient with Fontan physiology. Anesth Analg. 2006 Oct; 103(4):856-8. View Abstract

  55. Total phenytoin concentrations do not accurately predict free phenytoin concentrations in critically ill children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006 Sep; 7(5):434-9; quiz 440. View Abstract

  56. Society of neurosurgical anesthesia and critical care scientific meeting. Anesthesiology. 2006 Apr; 104(4):898-9. View Abstract

  57. Report of Scientific Meeting – SNACC 2005. Anesthesiology. 2006; 104(4):898-99.

  58. Muscular dystrophy, anesthesia and the safety of inhalational agents revisited; again. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006 Feb; 16(2):105-8. View Abstract

  59. Noninvasive Cerebral Oxygenation Monitoring by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Children with Moyamoya Syndrome Undergoing Pial Synangiosis. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2006; 18(4):277-8.

  60. Safe and Effective Treatment with Phenytoin Requires Measurement of Free Levels in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Crit Care Med. 2006; 7:518.

  61. Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Monitoring by Thermal Diffusion Probe in Children with Moyamoya Syndrome Undergoing Pial Synangiosis. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2006; 18(4):277.

  62. Muscular Dystrophy, Anesthesia, and the Safety of Inhalational Agents Revisited; Again. Paediatric Anesthesia. 2006; 16(2):105-8.

  63. Decreased prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in black obese children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2005 Oct; 41(4):426-9. View Abstract

  64. Should the Results of Animal Studies Change Clinical Anesthetic Care? Point/Counterpoint. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Newsletter. 2005; 3-4.

  65. Total and Unbound Phenytoin Levels in Critically Ill Children. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. 2005; 52(Supplement 1):A166.

  66. Should the Results of Animal Studies Change Clinical Anesthetic Care?. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Newsletter. 2005; Summer.

  67. Concise Anatomy for Anesthesia. Crit Care Med. 2003; 31:1892.

  68. Pulmonary Artery Catheter: Cannot Wedge, Malfunction. Critical Care on Call, edited by Alan T. Lefor. 2002.

  69. p53-independent induction of WAF1/CIP1 in human leukemia cells is correlated with growth arrest accompanying monocyte/macrophage differentiation. Cancer Res. 1995 Feb 01; 55(3):668-74. View Abstract

  70. The first intron of human H-ras is regulated by p53: Specific activation mediated by a p53-binding element and general repression by the N-terminus of p53. Int. J. Oncol. 1995; 7:1021-28.

  71. Hyperphosphorylation of p53 induced by okadaic acid attenuates its transcriptional activation function. Cancer Res. 1994 Aug 15; 54(16):4448-53. View Abstract
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