Sheila E. Cohen
Academic Appointments
- Emeritus (Active) Professor, Anesthesia
- Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Anesthesia
- Emeritus (Active) Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Department of Anesthesia 300 Pasteur Dr H3580 MC 5640 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-6411 Fax (650) 725-8544Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Anesthesia
- Anesthesia, Obstetrics
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Anesthesia, American Board of Anesthesiology (1977) |
| Residency: | Westminster Hospital, England (1973) |
| Internship: | Manchester Royal Infirmary, England (1970) |
| Medical Education: | University of Manchester Medical School, England (1969) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Our obstetric anesthesia group is interested in a variety of topics including the efficacy and mechanism of action of spinal and epidural opioids for production of analgesia during labor, and the functionality of epidural analgesia for labor pain relief. Recently, techniques have been directed at providing excellent analgesia with no or minimal motor blockade or side effects. We have performed clinical and volunteer studies to examine the effects of spinal sufentanil (a short-acting synthetic opioid) given to relieve labor pain, and the potential benefits of "walking epidurals" - a technique for epidural analgesia using such dilute solutions of local anesthetics combined with opioids that patients are able to ambulate.
Publications
- Hetastarch co-loading is as effective as pre-loading for the prevention of hypotension following spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2009; (2): 150-5
- Airway Management in Nager Syndrome. Laryngoscope. 2009; (S1): 179
- Airway management in Nager Syndrome. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2008; (12): 1885-8
- In reply. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2008
- Assessment of knowledge regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation of pregnant women. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2008; (1): 20-5
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