Navil Sethna, MBchB
Clinical Director, Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Center; Senior Associate in Pain Medicine and Perioperative Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
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Navil Sethna, MBchB
Clinical Director, Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Center; Senior Associate in Pain Medicine and Perioperative Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
University of Baghdad College of Medicine
1976
Baghdad
Iraq
Internship
University of Baghdad Hospital, Affiliated Teaching Hospitals
1980
Baghdad
Iraq
Residency
Surgery
Al-Quassimi Hospital
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
Residency
Department of Accident and Emergency
Al-Quassimi Hospital
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
Residency
Anesthesia
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, State University of NY
Brooklyn
NY
Residency
Surgery
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, State University of NY
Brooklyn
NY
Fellowship
Pediatric Anesthesia
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Clinical Trials Research - Clinical Associate in Neurobiology and Anesthesiology Branch
National Institute of Dental Research, National Institute of Health
Bethesda
MD
Media
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A look inside the Young Adult Pain Rehabilitation Center
Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology (General)
Publications
Application of diagnostic criteria in paediatric complex regional pain syndrome: a scoping review protocol. View Abstract
Spontaneous Pain and Pain Sensitivity in Response to Prolonged Experimental Sleep Disturbances-Potential Sex Differences. View Abstract
Characterization of pain and somatization and its relationship with psychopathology in early onset psychosis. View Abstract
Quantitative somatosensory testing of the abdomen: establishing initial reference values across developmental age and biological sex. View Abstract
Alterations of pain pathways by experimental sleep disturbances in humans: central pain-inhibitory, cyclooxygenase, and endocannabinoid pathways. View Abstract
Signs and symptoms of pediatric complex regional pain syndrome - type 1: A retrospective cohort study. View Abstract
Clinical Assessment of Mechanical Allodynia in Youth With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Pediatric Tactile Sensitivity Test of Allodynia (Pedi-Sense). View Abstract
Pilot Investigation of Somatosensory Functioning and Pain Catastrophizing in Pediatric Spinal Fusion Surgery. View Abstract
Pediatric pain rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the effectiveness of a hybrid intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment model. View Abstract
Alterations in the structure and function of the brain in adolescents with new daily persistent headache: A pilot MRI study. View Abstract
The First Hybrid International Educational Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop. View Abstract
Nusinersen for Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy: 1415 Doses via an Interdisciplinary Institutional Approach. View Abstract
Efficacy and safety of pharmacological, physical, and psychological interventions for the management of chronic pain in children: a WHO systematic review and meta-analysis. View Abstract
Pain stickiness in pediatric complex regional pain syndrome: A role for the nucleus accumbens. View Abstract
Antinociceptive effect of vapocoolant medium stream spray on hotplate latency in rat pups. View Abstract
Offset analgesia identifies impaired endogenous pain modulation in pediatric chronic pain disorders. View Abstract
Variation Between and Within Hospitals in Single Injection Caudal Local Anesthetic Dose: A Report From the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network. View Abstract
Does intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment improve pediatric headache-related disability? View Abstract
Pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in children: an overview of systematic reviews. View Abstract
Shifting brain circuits in pain chronicity. View Abstract
Pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in children: an overview of systematic reviews. View Abstract
Sleep deficiency and chronic pain: potential underlying mechanisms and clinical implications. View Abstract
The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia recommendations for the use of opioids in children during the perioperative period. View Abstract
Youth With Chronic Pain and a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Context of Multidisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation. View Abstract
Physical Therapy Outcome Measures for Assessment of Lower Extremity Chronic Pain-Related Function in Pediatrics. View Abstract
Tranexamic Acid Is Efficacious at Decreasing the Rate of Blood Loss in Adolescent Scoliosis Surgery: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. View Abstract
Back to Living: Long-term Functional Status of Pediatric Patients Who Completed Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment. View Abstract
Complications in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia: An Analysis of More than 100,000 Blocks from the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network. View Abstract
Chronic exposure to insufficient sleep alters processes of pain habituation and sensitization. View Abstract
Children With Chronic Pain: Response Trajectories After Intensive Pain Rehabilitation Treatment. View Abstract
Perioperative management of gastrostomy tube placement in Duchenne muscular dystrophy adolescent and young adult patients: A role for a perioperative surgical home. View Abstract
Antiepileptic drugs for chronic non-cancer pain in children and adolescents. View Abstract
Opioids for chronic non-cancer pain in children and adolescents. View Abstract
Changes in Maternal and Paternal Pain-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, and Perceptions across Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Treatment: A Multilevel Modeling Approach. View Abstract
Changes in Maternal and Paternal Pain-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, and Perceptions across Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Treatment: A Multilevel Modeling Approach. View Abstract
Anesthetic management of 877 pediatric patients undergoing muscle biopsy for neuromuscular disorders: a 20-year review. View Abstract
Intrathecal Injections in Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Nusinersen Clinical Trial Experience. View Abstract
Fear and Reward Circuit Alterations in Pediatric CRPS. View Abstract
Sensory and Thermal Quantitative Testing in Children With Sickle Cell Disease. View Abstract
The analgesic effect of a vapocoolant stream spray in reducing heat nociception on the glabrous skin of rat pups. View Abstract
Pain hypersensitivity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a quantitative sensory testing study. View Abstract
Intrinsic brain networks normalize with treatment in pediatric complex regional pain syndrome. View Abstract
Pain management following major intracranial surgery in pediatric patients: a prospective cohort study in three academic children's hospitals. View Abstract
Changes in sleep habits in adolescents during intensive interdisciplinary pediatric pain rehabilitation. View Abstract
Review of outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament repairs with regional nerve blocks. View Abstract
The responsive amygdala: treatment-induced alterations in functional connectivity in pediatric complex regional pain syndrome. View Abstract
Pain prevalence and trajectories following pediatric spinal fusion surgery. View Abstract
A single institution's effort to translate codeine knowledge into specific clinical practice. View Abstract
Population pharmacokinetics of tranexamic acid in paediatric patients undergoing craniosynostosis surgery. View Abstract
Parents' perspective of their journey caring for a child with chronic neuropathic pain. View Abstract
A day-hospital approach to treatment of pediatric complex regional pain syndrome: initial functional outcomes. View Abstract
Hemodynamic changes during spinal anesthesia in premature infants with congenital heart disease undergoing inguinal hernia correction. View Abstract
Pain sensitivity and modulation in primary insomnia. View Abstract
Adult cleft lip repair under local anesthesia: an effective technique in resource-poor settings. View Abstract
Unilateral hemiparesis with thoracic epidural in an adolescent. View Abstract
Sympathetic nerve blocks, pragmatic trials, and responder analysis. View Abstract
Efficacy of tranexamic acid in pediatric craniosynostosis surgery: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. View Abstract
Successful resuscitation after inadvertent intravenous injection of bupivacaine in an adolescent. View Abstract
Incidence of epidural catheter-associated infections after continuous epidural analgesia in children. View Abstract
Accuracy of preoperative electrocardiographic and chest radiographic screening for prediction of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with suspected neuromuscular disorders. View Abstract
Ganglion impar block for management of chronic coccydynia in an adolescent. View Abstract
Acupuncture management of pain and emergence agitation in children after bilateral myringotomy and tympanostomy tube insertion. View Abstract
Lumbar sympathetic blockade in children with complex regional pain syndromes: a double blind placebo-controlled crossover trial. View Abstract
Anesthesia and perioperative medical management of children with spinal muscular atrophy. View Abstract
Combined use of infraorbital and external nasal nerve blocks for effective perioperative pain control during and after cleft lip repair. View Abstract
Core outcome domains and measures for pediatric acute and chronic/recurrent pain clinical trials: PedIMMPACT recommendations. View Abstract
Tranexamic acid diminishes intraoperative blood loss and transfusion in spinal fusions for duchenne muscular dystrophy scoliosis. View Abstract
Cutaneous sensory abnormalities in children and adolescents with complex regional pain syndromes. View Abstract
Value of bispectral index monitor in differentiating between moderate and deep Ramsay Sedation Scores in children. View Abstract
Complex regional pain syndromes in children and adolescents: regional and systemic signs and symptoms and hemodynamic response to tilt table testing. View Abstract
Do results from studies of a simulated epidural test dose improve our ability to detect unintentional epidural vascular puncture in children? View Abstract
Transdermal analgesia with local anesthetics in children: review, update and future directions. View Abstract
Tranexamic acid reduces intraoperative blood loss in pediatric patients undergoing scoliosis surgery. View Abstract
A randomized controlled trial to evaluate S-Caine patch for reducing pain associated with vascular access in children. View Abstract
Blood loss in pediatric spine surgery. View Abstract
Analgesics for the treatment of pain in children. View Abstract
Physical therapy and cognitive-behavioral treatment for complex regional pain syndromes. View Abstract
Prolonged sensory and motor deficit following short-term lumbar epidural analgesia in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease. View Abstract
Quantitative assessment of cutaneous thermal and vibration sensation and thermal pain detection thresholds in healthy children and adolescents. View Abstract
The pharmacokinetics of epidural ropivacaine in infants and young children. View Abstract
Use of the Bispectral Index monitor to aid titration of propofol during a drug-assisted interview. View Abstract
Efficacy of simulated epinephrine-containing epidural test dose after intravenous atropine during isoflurane anesthesia in children. View Abstract
Ketorolac suppresses postoperative bladder spasms after pediatric ureteral reimplantation. View Abstract
The substance P receptor antagonist CP-99,994 reduces acute postoperative pain. View Abstract
Regional anesthesia and analgesia. View Abstract
Analgesic and cognitive effects of intravenous ketamine-alfentanil combinations versus either drug alone after intradermal capsaicin in normal subjects. View Abstract
The response of patients with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy to neuromuscular blockade with vecuronium. View Abstract
Pethidine-associated seizure in a healthy adolescent receiving pethidine for postoperative pain control. View Abstract
Unexpected interaction of methylphenidate (Ritalin) with anaesthetic agents. View Abstract
Safety of intravenous ketorolac therapy in children and cost savings with a unit dosing system. View Abstract
Regional anesthesia for pain associated with terminal pediatric malignancy. View Abstract
Anesthetic management of children with moyamoya syndrome. View Abstract
Venous air embolism during identification of the epidural space in children. View Abstract
Continuous caudal anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in former preterm infants. View Abstract
Intravenous isoproterenol as a marker for epidural test-dosing in children. View Abstract
Latex anaphylaxis in a child with a history of multiple anesthetic drug allergies. View Abstract
Spinal fusion in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a multidisciplinary approach. View Abstract
Pediatric regional anesthesia equipment. View Abstract
Laser Doppler measurements of skin blood flow before, during, and after lumbar sympathetic blockade in children and young adults with reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. View Abstract
Continuous subarachnoid analgesia in two adolescents with severe scoliosis and impaired pulmonary function. View Abstract
Epidural analgesia in patients with congenital lumbosacral spinal anomalies. View Abstract
Comparison of morphine and methadone for prevention of postoperative pain in 3- to 7-year-old children. View Abstract
Patient-controlled analgesia in children and adolescents: a randomized, prospective comparison with intramuscular administration of morphine for postoperative analgesia. View Abstract
Celiac plexus blockade for a 3-year-old boy with hepatoblastoma and refractory pain. View Abstract
Subarachnoid bupivacaine analgesia for seven months for a patient with a spinal cord tumor. View Abstract
Chest wall motion of infants during spinal anesthesia. View Abstract
Meningococcal purpura fulminans: treatment of vascular insufficiency in a 2-yr-old child with lumbar epidural sympathetic blockade. View Abstract
Pediatric pain clinics: recommendations for their development. View Abstract
Regional analgesia on pediatric medical and surgical wards. View Abstract
Anesthesia-related complications in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. View Abstract
Cardiac arrest following inhalation induction of anaesthesia in a child with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. View Abstract
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