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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 216-444-9735
Summary
- Rafi Avitsian M.D. FASA, is a Professor of Anesthesiology in the department of General Anesthesiology, and immediate president of the Cleveland Clinic Medical Staff Office. He is the past president of Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC) and one of the founders of International Council for Perioperative Neuroscience Training (ICPNT), as well as past program director of Neuroanestheisology Fellowship in Cleveland Clinic. He is an American Board of Anesthesiologists Applied Senior Examiner, a member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists & recipient of ASA-SEA Distinguished Education Award, as well as SNACC Teacher of the Year, Lifetime Educator award. He is a founding board member of International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) in Armenia.
His academic interest is mostly in brain tumors, anesthetic methods for seizure surgery, brain protection and outcomes of spine surgery as well as Difficult Airway Management. His clinical studies are mostly directed to finding ways to improve the outcome after neurosurgical procedures. He is also interested in medical innovations with many filed and published patents for medical devices.
More than 50 published peer reviewed manuscripts, two book chapters and many abstract presentations also highlights his academic achievements. He is on the editorial board of Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology and an ad hoc reviewer for Anesthesiology, Anesthesia Analgesia, World Neurosurgery Journal.
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Neuroanesthesiology, 2004 - 2005
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Anesthesiology, 1999 - 2004
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 2000 - 2027
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
Clinical Trials
- Intravenous Anesthesia Versus Anesthesia With Volatile Agents in Elective Craniotomy for Tumors Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
- Structural Modification In Supraglottic Airway Device Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 30
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Duplex Ultrasound Screening for Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy for Intracranial Tumors: A Single Institutional Series.Rafi Avitsian, Alireza M Mohammadi, Jean Beresian, Anna Maria Nuti, Sagar Jolly
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2025-04-01 - Enhanced Recovery After Craniotomy: Global Practices, Challenges, and Perspectives.Anne Di Donato, Carlos Velásquez, Caroline Larkin, Dana Baron Shahaf, Eduardo Hernandez Bernal
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2024-11-04 - Patient Positioning for Craniotomy in an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation-supported Patient.Sagar Jolly, Gurjit Saini, Rafi Avitsian
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2024-07-01
Journal Articles
- Identify and Monitor Clinical Variation Using Machine Intelligence: A Pilot in Colorectal SurgeryKamal Maheshwari, Andrea Kurz, Jacek Cywinski, Piyush Mathur, Rafi Avitsian, Kurt Ruetzler, Timothy Crone, Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
Press Mentions
- Virtual Medical Conference Will Connect Armenia’s Health Professionals to the World’s Leading Experts in Digestive DiseaseSeptember 2nd, 2021
- SNACC Annual Meeting Guide: HomeJune 4th, 2016
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