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Office
185 South Orange Ave
MSB E538
Newark, NJ 07103Phone+1 201-919-1032
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1992 - 1995
- St Josephs University Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1991
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Biomedical Engineering, 1987
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyM.S., Chemical Engineering, 1983
- Tbilisi State UniversityB.S., Chemistry, 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 1992 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1992 - 2014
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Presidential Scholarship Award New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1986
- Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 1983
Clinical Trials
- Rivastigmine in the Treatment of Postoperative Delirium: a Pilot Clinical Trial Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
- Postoperative Cognitive Decline, Inflammation, and Plasma Levels of Beta-amyloids Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
- A Pilot Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Clevidipine in Neurosurgical Patients Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 23 citationsPremedication with Intravenous Ibuprofen Improves Recovery Characteristics and Stress Response in Adults Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controll...Vanny Le, Lakshmi N Kurnutala, Joseph SchianodiCola, Khaja Ahmed, Joel Yarmush
Pain Medicine. 2016-06-01 - 14 citationsAlternative Pre-mRNA Splicing of the Mu Opioid Receptor Gene, OPRM1: Insight into Complex Mu Opioid Actions.Shan Liu, Wen Jia Kang, Anna Abrimian, Jin Xu, Luca Cartegni
Biomolecules. 2021-10-15 - 89 citationsAwake craniotomy with dexmedetomidine in pediatric patients.John L. Ard, Werner Doyle, Alex Bekker
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2003-07-01
Journal Articles
- The Effect of Intraoperative Infusion of Dexmedetomidine on Quality of Recovery after Major Spinal SurgeryBekker A, Haile M, Kline R, Didehvar S, Babu R, Martiniuk F, Urban M, Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, 1/1/2013
- Neuroendocrine and Immune Response to SurgeryScholl R, Bekker A, Babu R, The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology, 1/1/2012
- Surgery, Anesthesia, and Immune ResponseScholl R, Bekker A, Current Reviews in Clinical Anesthesia, 1/1/2012
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Press Mentions
- Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer PatientsMay 24th, 2022
- Continuing Education™ to Launch Educational Video Activity on Demystifying Medical Cannabis in Disease State ManagementOctober 24th, 2018
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