Richard A. Jaffe
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Anesthesia
- Member, Bio-X
- Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
Key Documents
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
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-6411Alternate Contact Erin Reiland Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 723-5439Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Neurosurgical Anesthesia
- Anesthesia
Professional Education
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1988) |
| Board Certification: | Anesthesia, American Board of Anesthesiology (1990) |
| Internship: | St. Vincent Hospital & Medical Center OR (1986) |
| Medical Education: | University Of Miami - School of Medicine FL (1985) |
| M.D.: | University of Miami, Medicine (1985) |
| Ph.D.: | Univ California, San Francisco, Neurophysiology (1977) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My clinical and laboratory research activities are currently focused on developing new and sensitive means for detecting the onset of cerebral ischemia using both non-invasive electrophysiological and non-invasive optical techniques. The goal of this research is to provide new monitoring techniques to guide the clinical management of patients in which cerebral perfusion or other critical organ perfusion may be compromised.
Additional laboratory research activities are focused on developing an understanding of the mechanisms which underlie differential nerve block, and on identifying the sites of local anesthetic and opiate action within the spinal cord. The objective is to enable clinicians to provide regional analgesia without the many unwanted side effects of opiates and conventional local anesthetics. Achieving this goal could substantially improve pain management techniques and the practice of regional anesthesia.
Publications
- Failure to ventilate with the Dräger Apollo® Anesthesia Workstation. Anesthesiology. 2011; (5): 1238-40; discussion 1240-2
- Human subthalamic neuron spiking exhibits subtle responses to sedatives. Anesthesiology. 2011; (2): 254-64
- No association between intraoperative hypothermia or supplemental protective drug and neurologic outcomes in patients undergoing temporary clipping during cerebral aneurysm surgery: findings from the Intraoperative Hypothermia for Aneurysm Surgery Trial. Anesthesiology. 2010; (1): 86-101
- Perioperative hypothermia (33 degrees C) does not increase the occurrence of cardiovascular events in patients undergoing cerebral aneurysm surgery: findings from the Intraoperative Hypothermia for Aneurysm Surgery Trial. Anesthesiology. 2010; (2): 327-42
- A poor correlation exists between oscillometric and radial arterial blood pressure as measured by the Philips MP90 monitor. J Clin Monit Comput. 2009; (3): 169-74
- Does a delay in performing an activated clotting (ACT) test really matter? A study in nonheparinized blood and a single ACT machine. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2008; (3): 193-5
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