RafiAvitsianMDFASA

Professor of Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve university Vice Chair for Professional Development- Department of General Anesthesiology Cleveland Clinic

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Office
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone+1 216-444-9735

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 - 2025
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
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Structural Modification In Supraglottic Airway Device Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 30
Recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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
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. 2024-09-19
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 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 DiseaseSeptember 2nd, 2021
SNACC Annual Meeting Guide: HomeJune 4th, 2016