PGA 60 PGA ARCHIVES
-OPTIONAL SESSIONS-
Listed by day, time, title and Moderator(s), PGA 61
Problem-Based Learning Discussion Sessions
were held December 7-10, 2007 at the
New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007
3:45 - 5:00 PM
(1545 - 1700)
PBLD-01
Vascular Stenting - Anesthetic Management
IGOR MUNTYAN, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
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LORI A. RUBIN, M.D.
Professor of Anesthesiology
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
PBLD-02
Factor VII: Panacea or Problem
JAMES A. OSORIO, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
PBLD-03
Severe Sepsis and Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(ARDS) : Issues in Resuscitation and Lung Recruitment
JOSEPH W. DOOLEY, M.D.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester, New York
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ANAHITA DABO-TRUBELJA, M.D.
Assistant Attending in Anesthesiology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
PBLD-04
The Pulmonary Artery Catheter: Part of History, Books or the OR? Practical Guidelines for PAC Monitoring in Today’s Practice
ALEXANDER J.C. MITTNACHT, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
PBLD-05
What Is My Hope If My Patient Ends Up With P.O.P.E.?
(Post Obstructive Pulmonary Edema)
AARTI SHARMA, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Director of Pediatric Anesthesia
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
PBLD-06
Lung Isolation in the Patient with a Difficult Airway
GUY SALOMON, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
PBLD-07
PACU Problems in the Ambulatory Suite

DEAN R. JONES, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, New York
PBLD-08
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
CHRISTOPHER G. GHARIBO, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
New York University School of Medicine
Director, Pain Management Center
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, New York
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007
3:45 - 5:00 PM
(1545 - 1700)
PBLD-09
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Ambulatory Surgery
MAAMOUN Y. JABALI, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York
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ALAELDIN A. DARWICH, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York
PBLD-10
Spinal Cord Stimulators
TAMER M. ELBAZ, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, New York
PBLD-11
Dealing With the Patient Having Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring
DAVID C. KRAMER, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
PBLD-12
What to Do When Your Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patient Follows
You to Court
DANIEL M. GAINSBURG, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
PBLD-13
Perioperative Control of Hypertension
PETER J. PAPADAKOS, M.D., FCCM
Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery & Neurosurgery
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester, New York
Professor of Respiratory Care
State University of New York Genesee College
Batavia, New York
PBLD-14
Negotiating Your Way to Keeping Your Practice in the Black
JUNG T. KIM, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Vice-Chair, Chief of Services
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
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MRS. SUSAN FIRESTONE
Departmental Administrator
Department of Anesthesiology
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
PBLD-15
Stents, Drains and Clamps: Demystifying The Anesthetic and Surgical
Considerations For Thoraco-Abdominal Aneurysm Repair
NIKOLAOS J. SKUBAS, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York
PBLD-16
2 Year Old: No Larynx in View - Now What Can I Do?
GORDANA STJEPANOVIC, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
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AARTI SHARMA, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Director of Pediatric Anesthesia
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2007
3:45 - 5:00 PM
(1545 - 1700)
PBLD-17
Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery
RAM ROTH, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
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ROBERT M. CHUDA, M.D.
Attending Anesthesiologist
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York
PBLD-18
Low Back Pain
OSCAR A. DELEON-CASASOLA, M.D.
Professor of Anesthesiology
Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs
University of Buffalo
Chief, Pain Medicine
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York
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RODOLFO GEBHARDT, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
SUNY-Health Science Center at Buffalo
Staff Anesthesiologist/Pain Physician
Buffalo Veterans Administration Hospital
Buffalo, New York
PBLD-19
Dexmedetomidine for the Difficult Airway
SANJEEV V. CHHANGANI, M.D., M.B.A., FCCM
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Medical Director
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, New York
PBLD-20
The Diagnosis and Management of a Malignant Hyperthermic Reaction
MICHAEL G. ADRAGNA, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
SUNY-Health Science Center at Buffalo
Attending Anesthesiologist
Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
PBLD-21
The Legality and Ethics of Informed Consent: Who, What,
When and How
FRANCINE S. YUDKOWITZ, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Anesthesia
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
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JAMES E. SZALADOS, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.
Partner, Westside Anesthesia Associates of Rochester, LLP
Medical Director of Respiratory Care
Attending in Critical Care and Medicine
Unity Health System at Park Ridge Hospital
Rochester, New York
PBLD-22
Carotid Surgery: To Block or Not to Block - That is the Question
ADAM I. LEVINE, M.D.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Physiology and Biophysics
Director of Residency Training
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

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KENNETH B. NEWMAN, M.D.
Attending Anesthesiologist
Northeastern Anesthesiology
Mount Kisco, New York
PBLD-23
Severe Bronchospasm During Laparoscopy

IAN H. SAMPSON, M.B., B.S.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
PBLD-24
Emergency Surgery in the Pregnant Patient With An Unstable Cervical
Spine and Open Humerus Fracture
LISA A. ROSS, M.D.
Attending Anesthesiologist
Chief, Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology
St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center of New York
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
New York Medical College
Associate Director of Anesthesia
St. Vincent’s Midtown Hospital
New York, New York
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007
3:45 - 5:00 PM
(1545 - 1700)
PBLD-25
Sequential Anterior Then Posterior Corrective Spinal Fusion for an
Adult Spinal Deformity With Postoperative Vision Loss
MICHAEL K. URBAN, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Anesthesiologist
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York
PBLD-26
Perioperative Management of Patients With Implantable Devices
Pacemakers/Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defribrillators
(AICDs)
DIANA ANCA, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Attending Anesthesiologist
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York, New York
PBLD-27
Severe Intraoperative Hypotension: Can Transesophageal
Echocardiography
(TEE) Help?
MARINA SVYATETS, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
SUNY-Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York
PBLD-28
Depth of Consciousness Monitors and Total Intravenous Anesthesia: A Perfect Marriage?
RICHARD A. BEERS, M.D.
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York
PBLD-29
Your Rights and Peer Review
VILMA A. JOSEPH, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York
PBLD-30
Dexmedetomidine: A 21st Century Anesthetic
JOHN L. ARD, JR., M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
PBLD-31
A Patient with an Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump for Non-Cardiac Surgery
MARC E. STONE, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
PBLD-32
Lung Protective Ventilation in the Operating Room
NAGA PULLAKHANDAM, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York


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