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Office
9500 Euclid Ave, P77
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 216-444-4900Fax+1 216-444-6315
Summary
- Dr. Sessler attended medical school at Columbia University, and subsequently completed pediatric and anesthesia residencies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has published a book on therapeutic hypothermia and more than 850 full research papers including two-dozen in the New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet. More than 100 of his papers were accompanied by editorials, and more than two-dozen were cover articles for major anesthesia journals. His papers have been cited 40,000 times — making him the world’s most published and cited anesthesiologist. He is among the top 0.02% of cited scientists in any field.
Dr. Sessler has been a principal or co-investigator on grants totaling more than $65 million. He founded and directs the Outcomes Research Consortium. The Consortium is the world’s largest clinical anesthesia research group, and publishes a full paper every 3 days. He was an editor of Anesthesiology for 9 years, and serves as a director for the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER). He has given invited lectures at more than 400 institutions. Dr. Sessler’s awards include a Fulbright Fellowship and the American Society of Anesthesiologists Excellence in Research prize.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1983 - 1985
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1980
- University of California, BerkeleyBachelor's, Chemistry, 1973 - 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1981 - Present
- OH State Medical License 2005 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- KY State Medical License 2000 - 2008
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Helrich-Matjask Lecture University of Maryland, 2015
- Davidson Memorial Lecture 2014
- Royal College Lecture 2014
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Clinical Trials
- The Effects of Hypercapnia, Supplemental Oxygen, and Dexamethasone on Surgical Wound Infection Start of enrollment: 2002 May 01
- Supplemental Postoperative Oxygen and Wound Infection in Morbidly Obese Patients Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
- Regional Anesthesia and Breast Cancer Recurrence Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Continuous vital sign monitoring on surgical wards: The COSMOS pilot.Nikola Anusic, Alper Gulluoglu, Elyad Ekrami, Edward J Mascha, Shuyi Li
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2024-12-01 - Efficacy and safety of intraoperative controlled hypotension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.Leah Dauterman, Nabia Khan, Connor Tebbe, Jiangqiong Li, Yanhua Sun
British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2024-11-01 - Liposomal Bupivacaine in Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Duration and Meaningful Differences.Brian M Ilfeld, Daniel I Sessler
Anesthesiology. 2024-10-01
Journal Articles
- Long-Term Outcomes of Postoperative Kidney Injury: ReplyAlparslan Turan, Daniel I Sessler, Anesthesiology
- Perioperative Temperature MonitoringDaniel Sessler, MD, Anesthesiology
- Blood Pressure Components and Organ Injury: ReplySanchit Ahuja, Daniel I Sessler, Anesthesiology
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Postoperative myocardial injury.MD - 1/1/2015
- The thermoregulation story, Long-term perioperative outcomes, Collaborative research, Big data.Hobart, Tasmania - 1/1/2015
- Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery.1/1/2015
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Other
- Temperature management in the neurological and neurosurgical ICU.Marion DW, Sessler DI, Dietrich WD
1/1/2011 - Temperature monitoring: Consequences and prevention of mild perioperative hypothermia.Sessler DI, Current Reviews in Cliinical Anesthesia
1/1/2011 - Perioperative thermoregulation and heat balance.Sessler DI, SA Newsletter APSF 25th Anniversary Edition, pp 34-40
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Authored Content
- Long-Term Outcomes of Postoperative Kidney Injury: ReplyAugust 2020
- Perioperative Temperature MonitoringJuly 2020
- Blood Pressure Components and Organ Injury: ReplyJuly 2020
- Association Between Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Postoperative DeliriumJune 2020
- Preoperative Frailty Assessment: ReplyJune 2020
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Press Mentions
- GE HealthCare Portrait Mobile Helps Combat Alarm Fatigue in Medical-Surgical UnitsNovember 19th, 2024
- Pilot Study Showcases the Value of Portrait Mobile Continuous Monitoring Solution to Encourage Clinical Intervention While Mitigating Alarm FatigueNovember 18th, 2024
- Extra Warming Efforts in Surgery Turn Out to Be Hot AirApril 4th, 2022
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