MichaelSAvidanMD

Anesthesiology • Saint Louis, MO

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Perioperative Care

Professor, Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine

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Office
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 800-862-9980

Fax+1 314-362-1185

Education & Training

University of the WitwatersrandClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2007 - 2026
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Study Evaluating Ways of Preventing Patients From Being Awake During High-Risk Surgery and Anesthesia Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Study Comparing Desirudin With Heparin to Prevent Vein Clots After Heart and Lung Surgery Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
Study Evaluating Whether the Bispectral Index Prevents Patients at Higher Risk From Being Awake During Surgery and Anesthesia Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 4
The Prevention of Delirium and Complications Associated With Surgical Treatments Multi Center Clinical Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 3
Reconstructing Consciousness and Cognition Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Study to Determine the Impact of Intraoperative Blood Pressure Management on Postoperative Outcomes (MAP-ALIVE) Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
Withdrawn
Systematic Assessment and Targeted Improvement of Services Following Yearlong Surgical Outcomes Surveys Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Completed
Electroencephalography Guidance of Anesthesia Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
EEG Guidance of Anesthesia (ENGAGES-CANADA) Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 28
Completed
Not Applicable
Assessing Change in Patient-reported Quality of Life After Elective Surgery: an Observational Comparison Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Completed
Telemedicine Control Tower for the Operating Room: Navigating Information, Care and Safety Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 3
Telemedicine Control Tower for the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Behavioral Activation and Medication Optimization for Perioperative Mental Health Feasibility Study Start of enrollment: 2021 Nov 17
Completed
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Peri-operative mental health interventions for surgical oncology patients: a narrative synthesis and meta-analysis.
Joanna Abraham, Katherine J Holzer, Lavanya Pedamallu, Benjamin D Kozower, Michael S Avidan
Anaesthesia. 2025-02-01
Benzodiazepine-Free Cardiac Anesthesia for Reduction of Postoperative Delirium: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial.
Jessica Spence, P J Devereaux, Shun-Fu Lee, Frédérick D'Aragon, Michael S Avidan
JAMA Surgery. 2025-01-29
Effect of telemedicine support for intraoperative anaesthesia care on postoperative outcomes: the TECTONICS randomised clinical trial.
Christopher R King, Bradley A Fritz, Stephen H Gregory, Thaddeus P Budelier, Arbi Ben Abdallah
British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2025-01-02

Journal Articles

Fluvoxamine vs Placebo and Clinical Deterioration in Outpatients with Symptomatic COVID-19
Michael Avidan, MD, JAMA
Preoperative Cognitive Abnormality, Intraoperative Electroencephalogram Suppression, and Postoperative Delirium: A Mediation Analysis
Bradley A Fritz, Michael S Avidan, Anesthesiology

Authored Content

Preoperative Cognitive Abnormality, Intraoperative Electroencephalogram Suppression, and Postoperative Delirium: A Mediation AnalysisJune 2020
Prevention of Intraoperative Awareness in a High-Risk Surgical PopulationAugust 2011

Press Mentions

Here's How the Human Brain Reboots Itself After the Deep Sleep of AnesthesiaMarch 11th, 2022
Global Virus Network Recommends Moving Forward with Boosters for COVID-19 ResponseAugust 10th, 2021
New Study Receives $33 Million PCORI Funding to Compare Anesthetic MedicationsAugust 9th, 2021
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