Anupama Wadhwa, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Pain Management

Education & Training

Other Post Graduate Training - Peninsula Hospital (1995-1996), Anesthesiology
Graduate School - University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences (2009-2014), Public Health
Other Post Graduate Training - Monash University (1996-1999), Anesthesiology
Fellowship - University of Louisville Hospital (2002-2003), Anesthesiology
Residency - University of Louisville Hospital (2007-2011), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training - Cooper Hospital (1993-1993), Anesthesiology
Internship - Civil hospital
Other Post Graduate Training - Bhabha Hospital (1993-1993), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training - BYL Nair Hosipal & TN Medical College(Internship) (1993-1995), Anesthesiology
Medical School - B.J. Medical College, India (1985-1990)
Other Post Graduate Training - Gujarat University (1990-1991), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training - Masina Hospital, Sant Savta Marg, Byculla (East (1991-1992), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training - Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital (1992-1993), Anesthesiology

Books & Publications

Publications
- Preoperative Assessment of a Patient Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.
  Yuan JJ, Bangalore R, Darwish D, Moon TS, Wadhwa A, Anesthesiology clinics 2024 Mar 42 1 169-184
- Cost Analysis and Financial Implications of a Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program in the USA.
  Abreu AA, Farah E, Nix R, Kethley D, Coble C, Wan Z, Alterio RE, Ngo F, Wadhwa A, Karagkounis G, Salgado Pogacnik J, Wang SC, Augustine M, Yopp AC, Zeh HJ, Polanco PM, Annals of surgical oncology 2023 Oct
- Carbohydrate Loading and Aspiration Risk in Bariatric Patients: Safety in Preoperative Enhanced Recovery Protocols.
  Huang EY, Li JZ, Chung D, Jacobsen GR, Sandler BJ, Wadhwa A, Said E, Robbins K, Horgan S, Broderick RC, Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2023 Jun 236 6 1200-1206
- An analysis of enhanced recovery pathways for bariatric surgery-preoperative fasting, carbohydrate loading, and aspiration risk: a position statement from the International Society for the Perioperative Care of Patients with Obesity.
  Ngo F, Urman RD, English W, Kothari S, DeMaria E, Wadhwa A, Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2023 Mar 19 3 171-177
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update.
  Stenberg E, Dos Reis Falcão LF, O'Kane M, Liem R, Pournaras DJ, Salminen P, Urman RD, Wadhwa A, Gustafsson UO, Thorell A, World journal of surgery 2022 Apr 46 4 729-751
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 update
  Erik Stenberg, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão, Mary O?Kane, Ronald Liem, Dimitri J. Pournaras, Paulina Salminen, Richard D. Urman, Anupama Wadhwa, Ulf O. Gustafsson, Anders Thorell World Journal of Surgery 2021
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations ? a 2021 update
  2021
- Intraoperative Intravenous Methadone and Ketamine Combination versus Intravenous Morphine and Ketamine Combination for Post-Operative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Fracture Surgery. Clinical Research and Clinical Trials. 3(2); DOI: 10.31579/2693-4779/026
  A Wadhwa, Sunitha K Kandadai, S Chhabra, Alexander B, U Schmidt, H M. Koenig. Clinical Research and Clinical Trials 2021
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with or without hyperthermic IntraPEritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations - Part I: Preoperative and intraoperative management.
  Hübner M, Kusamura S, Villeneuve L, Al-Niaimi A, Alyami M, Balonov K, Bell J, Bristow R, Guiral DC, Fagotti A, Falcão LFR, Glehen O, Lambert L, Mack L, Muenster T, Piso P, Pocard M, Rau B, Sgarbura O, Somashekhar SP, Wadhwa A, Altman A, Fawcett W, Veerapong J, Nelson G, European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology 2020 Dec 46 12 2292-2310
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with or without hyperthermic IntraPEritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations - Part II: Postoperative management and special considerations.
  Hübner M, Kusamura S, Villeneuve L, Al-Niaimi A, Alyami M, Balonov K, Bell J, Bristow R, Guiral DC, Fagotti A, Falcão LFR, Glehen O, Lambert L, Mack L, Muenster T, Piso P, Pocard M, Rau B, Sgarbura O, Somashekhar SP, Wadhwa A, Altman A, Fawcett W, Veerapong J, Nelson G, European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology 2020 Dec 46 12 2311-2323
- Preventing Nausea and Vomiting After Bariatric Surgery: Is the Apfel Risk Prediction Score Enough to Guide Prophylaxis?
  Ziemann-Gimmel P, Schumann R, English W, Morton J, Wadhwa A, Obesity surgery 2020 Oct 30 10 4138-4140
- ERAS protocols in bariatric surgery: a systematic review.
  Dutton J, Wadhwa A, Morton JM, International anesthesiology clinics 2020 58 3 29-33
- The obesity paradox: does it exist in the perioperative period?
  Obal D, Wadhwa A, International anesthesiology clinics 2020 58 3 14-20
- Alternate airway strategies for the patient with morbid obesity.
  Sultana A, Wadhwa A, Berkow LC, International anesthesiology clinics 2020 58 3 1-8
- Red Cell Storage Duration Does Not Affect Outcome after Massive Blood Transfusion in Trauma and Nontrauma Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of 305 Patients.
  Bautista A, Wright TB, Meany J, Kandadai SK, Brown B, Khalafalla K, Hashem S, Smith JW, Ayyoubi TM, Dalton JE, Wadhwa A, Sessler DI, Obal D BioMed research international 2017 2017 3718615
- Teaching basic lung isolation skills on human anatomy simulator: attainment and retention of lung isolation skills.
  Latif RK, VanHorne EM, Kandadai SK, Bautista AF, Neamtu A, Wadhwa A, Carter MB, Ziegler CH, Memon MF, Akça O, BMC anesthesiology 2016 Jan 16 7
- Teaching basic fiberoptic intubation skills in a simulator: initial learning and skills decay.
  K Latif R, Bautista A, Duan X, Neamtu A, Wu D, Wadhwa A, Akça O Journal of anesthesia 2015 Oct
- Effects of supplemental oxygen and dexamethasone on surgical site infection: a factorial randomized trial‡.
  Kurz A, Fleischmann E, Sessler DI, Buggy DJ, Apfel C, Akça O, British journal of anaesthesia 2015 Sep 115 3 434-43
- Supplemental postoperative oxygen does not reduce surgical site infection and major healing-related complications from bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients: a randomized, blinded trial.
  Wadhwa A, Kabon B, Fleischmann E, Kurz A, Sessler DI, Anesthesia and analgesia 2014 Aug 119 2 357-65
- The incidence of coring with blunt versus sharp needles.
  Wani T, Wadhwa A, Tobias JD, Journal of clinical anesthesia 2014 Mar 26 2 152-4
- Hypercapnia and surgical site infection: a randomized trial.
  Akça O, Kurz A, Fleischmann E, Buggy D, Herbst F, Stocchi L, Galandiuk S, Iscoe S, Fisher J, Apfel CC, Sessler DI, British journal of anaesthesia 2013 Nov 111 5 759-67
- Airway management in patients with morbid obesity.
  Wadhwa A, Singh PM, Sinha AC, International anesthesiology clinics 2013 51 3 26-40
- Teaching aseptic technique for central venous access under ultrasound guidance: a randomized trial comparing didactic training alone to didactic plus simulation-based training.
  Latif RK, Bautista AF, Memon SB, Smith EA, Wang C, Wadhwa A, Carter MB, Akca O, Anesthesia and analgesia 2012 Mar 114 3 626-33
- Musculocutaneous neuropathy after anaesthesia for thyroid surgery: a case report.
  Özyuvaci E, Sitilci AT, Wadhwa A, Agri : Agri (Algoloji) Dernegi'nin Yayin organidir = The journal of the Turkish Society of Algology 2012 24 2 93-5
- Ultrasound guidance for deep peripheral nerve blocks: a brief review.
  Wadhwa A, Kandadai SK, Tongpresert S, Obal D, Gebhard RE, Anesthesiology research and practice 2011 2011 262070
- A simple approach to the sciatic nerve that does not require geometric calculations or multiple landmarks.
  Wadhwa A, Tlucek H, Sessler D, Anesthesia and analgesia 2010 Mar 110 3 958-63
- Neuromuscular block differentially affects immobility and cortical activation at near-minimum alveolar concentration anesthesia.
  Doufas AG, Komatsu R, Orhan-Sungur M, Sengupta P, Wadhwa A, Mascha E, Shafer SL, Sessler DI Anesthesia and analgesia 2009 Oct 109 4 1097-104
- Suppression of shivering during hypothermia using a novel drug combination in healthy volunteers.
  Lenhardt R, Orhan-Sungur M, Komatsu R, Govinda R, Kasuya Y, Sessler DI, Wadhwa A, Anesthesiology 2009 Jul 111 1 110-5
- The effects of local anesthetic concentration and dose on continuous infraclavicular nerve blocks: a multicenter, randomized, observer-masked, controlled study.
  Ilfeld BM, Le LT, Ramjohn J, Loland VJ, Wadhwa AN, Gerancher JC, Renehan EM, Sessler DI, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Maldonado RC, Mariano ER, Anesthesia and analgesia 2009 Jan 108 1 345-50
- Effects of local anesthetic concentration and dose on continuous interscalene nerve blocks: a dual-center, randomized, observer-masked, controlled study.
  Le LT, Loland VJ, Mariano ER, Gerancher JC, Wadhwa AN, Renehan EM, Sessler DI, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Maldonado RC, Ilfeld BM, Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2008 Nov-Dec 33 6 518-25
- The effects of varying local anesthetic concentration and volume on continuous popliteal sciatic nerve blocks: a dual-center, randomized, controlled study.
  Ilfeld BM, Loland VJ, Gerancher JC, Wadhwa AN, Renehan EM, Sessler DI, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Maldonado RC, Mariano ER, Anesthesia and analgesia 2008 Aug 107 2 701-7
- A simplified approach to vertical infraclavicular brachial plexus blockade using hand-held Doppler.
  Renes S, Clark L, Gielen M, Spoormans H, Giele J, Wadhwa A, Anesthesia and analgesia 2008 Mar 106 3 1012-4, table of contents
- New circulating-water devices warm more quickly than forced-air in volunteers.
  Wadhwa A, Komatsu R, Orhan-Sungur M, Barnes P, In J, Sessler DI, Lenhardt R, Anesthesia and analgesia 2007 Dec 105 6 1681-7, table of contents
- Doxapram only slightly reduces the shivering threshold in healthy volunteers.
  Komatsu R, Sengupta P, Cherynak G, Wadhwa A, Sessler DI, Liu J, Hurst HE, Lenhardt R, Anesthesia and analgesia 2005 Nov 101 5 1368-73
- Core temperature measurements through a new airway device, perilaryngeal airway (CobraPLA).
  Wadhwa A, Sessler DI, Sengupta P, Hanni K, Akça O, Journal of clinical anesthesia 2005 Aug 17 5 358-62
- Endotracheal tube cuff pressure in three hospitals, and the volume required to produce an appropriate cuff pressure.
  Sengupta P, Sessler DI, Maglinger P, Wells S, Vogt A, Durrani J, Wadhwa A, BMC anesthesiology 2004 Nov 4 1 8
- The new perilaryngeal airway (CobraPLA) is as efficient as the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) but provides better airway sealing pressures.
  Akça O, Wadhwa A, Sengupta P, Durrani J, Hanni K, Wenke M, Yücel Y, Lenhardt R, Doufas AG, Sessler DI, Anesthesia and analgesia 2004 Jul 99 1 272-8
- Dantrolene reduces the threshold and gain for shivering.
  Lin CM, Neeru S, Doufas AG, Liem E, Muneer Shah Y, Wadhwa A, Lenhardt R, Bjorksten A, Taguchi A, Kabon B, Sessler DI, Kurz A, Anesthesia and analgesia 2004 May 98 5 1318-24, table of contents
- Women have the same desflurane minimum alveolar concentration as men: a prospective study.
  Wadhwa A, Durrani J, Sengupta P, Doufas AG, Sessler DI, Anesthesiology 2003 Nov 99 5 1062-5
- Neither arm nor face warming reduces the shivering threshold in unanesthetized humans.
  Doufas AG, Wadhwa A, Lin CM, Shah YM, Hanni K, Sessler DI, Stroke 2003 Jul 34 7 1736-40