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Rafi Avitsian, MD, Anesthesiology, Cleveland, OH

RafiAvitsianMDFASA

Anesthesiology Cleveland, OH

Professor of Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve university Past President - Medical Staff Office, Cleveland Clinic

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  • Office

    9500 Euclid Ave
    Cleveland, OH 44195
    Phone+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 Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Neuroanesthesiology, 2004 - 2005
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Anesthesiology, 1999 - 2004
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine
    Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2000 - 2027
  • Anesthesiology
    American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Identify and Monitor Clinical Variation Using Machine Intelligence: A Pilot in Colorectal Surgery  
    Kamal 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 Disease
    Virtual Medical Conference Will Connect Armenia’s Health Professionals to the World’s Leading Experts in Digestive DiseaseSeptember 2nd, 2021
  • SNACC Annual Meeting Guide: Home
    SNACC Annual Meeting Guide: HomeJune 4th, 2016