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Boston, MA massgeneral.org/anesthesia Joined September 2020

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Mass General Anesthesia @MGHanesthesia Dec 21, 2023

Medial branch blocks and radiofrequency ablation are procedures used to diagnose and treat low back pain linked to facet joints. In a new video on @NEJM, experts from @MassGenBrigham and colleagues show and explain how these procedures work: spklr.io/6017mCwz

www.nejm.org Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation for Low Back Pain from Facet Joints | NEJM This video reviews the indications for medial branch blocks and radiofrequency ablation for chronic low back pain from facet joints.

Mass General Anesthesia @MGHanesthesia Dec 6, 2023

A study led by #MGHanesthesia's Dr. Lauren Gibson, along with MGH co-authors, challenges our understanding of stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, #BrokenHeartSyndrome, and may guide our future understanding of this disease's pathophysiology.

Read more: spklr.io/6011mIkx

Mass General Anesthesia @MGHanesthesia Nov 30, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Nagrebetsky of #MGHanesthesia for receiving funding from PCORI for his study titled, “Preoperative Fasting Versus Not Fasting in Critically Ill Patients.” 🎉

Read more: spklr.io/6015mtE9

Mass General Anesthesia @MGHanesthesia Nov 29, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Lei Gao of #MGHanesthesia for receiving funding from PCORI for his study titled, “The SCOPE Trial: Sleep, Cognition, and Pain Bundle Versus Enhanced Recovery After Surgery-Cardiac for Postoperative Delirium.” 🎉

Read more: spklr.io/6018mtEu

Mass General Anesthesia @MGHanesthesia Nov 27, 2023

A new device created by a team that includes Dr. Emery Brown, anesthesiologist & neuroscientist at #MGHanesthesia, aims to help clinicians dispense just the right dose of medication to ensure patients do not wake up during surgery.

More on @ScienceNews: spklr.io/6015mSsh

www.sciencenews.org A brain-monitoring device may one day take the guesswork out of anesthesia The automated device pairing brain activity and dosing kept two macaques sedated for 125 minutes, raising hopes of precision anesthesia for people.