Rafael Vazquez MD
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Director of Anesthesia for Interventional Radiology (IR) Massachusetts General Hosptial
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55 Fruit StreetBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 845-401-1269
Fax+1 617-726-7536
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Summary
- Rafael Vazquez, MD, is an anesthesiologist located in Boston, MA, with expertise in non-OR anesthesiology (NORA) and regional anesthesiology. He completed his residency in anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital following his medical schooling at Weill Cornell Medicine and an internship in internal medicine at New York Downtown Hospital. His recent publications include studies on ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve stimulation, risk factors for respiratory failure post-gastrostomy in ALS patients, ventilation methods during cryoablation of lung tumors, and the impact of paravertebral blocks on post-procedural pain in liver tumor ablations. His work has been published in various medical journals such as Pain Medicine and the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2007 - 2010
New York Downtown HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2027
MA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
NH State Medical License 2022 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2010 - 2013
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Focused anatomic review: ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve stimulation of the saphenous, lateral femoral cutaneous, and genicular nerves.James S Cho, Alanah Grisham, Annette Wang, Rafael Vazquez, Charles Kelly
Pain Medicine. 2025-04-01 - Focused anatomic review: ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve stimulation of the sciatic, posterior tibial, and obturator nerves.James S Cho, Alanah Grisham, Annette Wang, Rafael Vazquez, Charles Kelly
Pain Medicine. 2025-03-01 - Focused Anatomic Review: Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of the Common Peroneal, Deep Peroneal, Superficial Peroneal, and Sural Nerves.James S Cho, Alanah Grisham, Annette Wang, Rafael Vazquez, Charles Kelly
Pain Medicine. 2025-02-19
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