Works from 2022
2022-2023 Co-Chief Residents for Anesthesiology Residency Program at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Nektarios G. Mastoris and Mikhail Kushnarev (Leadership Role)
2022-2023 Resident Forum Council member, Daniela Ferrer Gonzalez (Leadership Role)
2022 Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA) delegate, Tian Yu (Leadership Role)
Awake fiberoptic intubation, Tian Yu and Ramsis Ghaly (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Management of open globe injury in the setting of acute cocaine intoxication, Mikhail Kushnarev and Aladino De Ranieri (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Methemoglobinemia after awake fiberoptic intubation using topical benzocaine as local anesthetic of the oropharynx, Daniela Ferrer Gonzalez and Afshin Heidari (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Subcutaneous emphysema during robotic inguinal hernia repair, Artush Grigoryan and Simin Saatee (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Works from 2021
C-reactive protein and procalcitonin after congenital heart surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass: When should we be worried?, Juan S Farias, Enrique G Villarreal, Janhavi Dhargalkar, et al. (Article)
Ultrasound-guided bilateral transversus thoracic muscle plane block with liposomal bupivacaine in patients undergoing median sternotomy for cardiac surgery, Tatiana Krejci (Abstract)
Case report: Neuraxial anesthesia in the COVID parturient, Jordan Chen (Poster)
Case report: Paravertebral block, Jordan Chen (Poster)
Sacroiliitis and family history, Jordan Chen (Poster)
Addition of Gabapentin to Opioids Does Not Improve Pain in Patients With Chronic Neck and Low Back Pain, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Tabish Aijaz, Alvaro Camacho-Ortega, and Kenneth Candido (Poster)
A novel checklist for anesthesia in neurosurgical cases, Ramsis F. Ghaly, Mikhail Kushnarev, Iulia Pirvulescu, et al. (Article)
Anesthesiology M&M conference, Tian Yu (Oral/Podium Presentation)
2021 MARC Award, 1st place in Basic Category, Mikhail Kushnarev (Award)
2021 AMAAC award, Mikhail Kushnarev (Award)
2021 MARC Award, 2nd place in Air Category, Behdad Jahromi and Simin Saatee (Award)
Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate in elderly patient after urgent hip fracture nailing, Lacey Wood and Gilka Lara (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Case study: Hemorrhagic shock secondary to popliteal vein rupture following an initially uncomplicated repair of distal humerus fracture, Alexander Vahidsafa and Ramsis F Ghaly (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Immunomodulatory effects of the stellate ganglion block: A literature review, Dillon Tinevez and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Ludwig’s Angina: One of the most difficult airways, Behdad Jahromi and Simin Saatee (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Management of suspected malignant hyperthermia in a patient undergoing CABG and aortic valve replacement, Muhammad Zubair and Eugene Villa (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Neuropathic pain: Preclinical and early clinical progress with voltage-gated sodium channel blockers, Mikhail Kushnarev and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic (Oral/Podium Presentation)
2021 MARC Award, 3rd place in CVT Category, Tatiana Krejci (Award)
ASA PBLD L101: Anesthesia Management for Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Alvaro Camacho Ortega (Oral/Podium Presentation)
How to proceed with general anesthesia in a patient with a strong family history of Myotonic Dystrophy, Behdad Jahromi, Antony Tharian, Kenneth D. Candido, et al. (Poster)
Ludwig's Angina: One of the most difficult airways, Behdad Jahromi, Simin Saatee, and Kenneth D. Candido (Poster)
Quality Improvement Project Series: Reducing peri-intubation adverse events after emergency Endotracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Patients, Alvaro Camacho Ortega (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Herbal medicine for pain management: efficacy and drug interactions, Behdad Jahromi, Iulia Pirvulescu, Kenneth Candido, et al. (Article)
2021-2022 Chief Resident for Anesthesiology Residency Program at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Dillon Tinevez (Leadership Role)
2021-2022 Resident Forum Council member, Mikhail Kushnarev (Leadership Role)
Predictors of response to lumbar MBB, RFA of medial nerves or facet joint injection, Jordan Chen (Poster)
Vial holder quality improvement project, Jordan Chen (Poster)
Works from 2020
PBLD: Anesthesia for ERCP: To Intubate or Not to intubate? That is the question, Alvaro Camacho Ortega (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Neuromuscular block monitoring in patients with facial rejuvenation: A case report, Behdad Jahromi and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic (Case Report)
Physiologically difficult airway in the patient with severe hypotension and metabolic acidosis, Joseph Capone, Vicko Gluncic, Anita Lukic, et al. (Case Report)
Pulmonary complications after hip and knee arthroplasty in the united states, 2004-2014, Tennison L Malcolm, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Carole C Zouki, et al. (Article)
Neuropathic pain: preclinical and early clinical progress with voltage-gated sodium channel blockers, Mikhail Kushnarev, Iulia Paula Pirvulescu, Kenneth Candido, et al. (Article)
Anesthetic management of a patient with colo-bronchial fistula, T Tverdohleb, Farzad Ebrahimi, L Wood, et al. (Abstract)
Beyond the airway: LV thrombus found by anesthesiology resident on POCUS exam in a trauma patient, J Capone, Farzad Ebrahimi, L Wood, et al. (Abstract)
Case report: Intrathecal ziconotide overdose, Jordan Chen (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Neuromuscular Block Monitoring in Patients with Facial Rejuvenation, Behdad Jahromi and Nebojsa Nick Knezevic (Poster)
Perioperative considerations for carotid endarterectomy, Tatiana Tverdohleb, Katherine Diaz, Michelle Chen, et al. (Book Chapter)
Using 2d speckle tracking echocardiography for the intraoperative assessment of diastolic function in cardiac surgery patients: Grading of diastolic dysfunction by global left ventricular longitudinal strain rate during the early filling phase, Farzad Ebrahimi, J Capone, L Wood, et al. (Abstract)