Richard A. Jaffe
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Anesthesia
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 Tel (650) 723-6411Administrative Contact Erin Reiland Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 723-5439Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Neurosurgical Anesthesia
- Anesthesia
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Anesthesia, American Board of Anesthesiology (1990) |
| Residency: | SUMC - Graduate Medical Education, CA (1988) |
| 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) |
Industry Relationships
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| Consulting: | O2 MedTech |
| Equity: | O2 MedTech |
Scientific Focus
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
- 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
- The dromedary sign--an unusual capnograph tracing. Anesthesiology. 2008; (1): 149-50
- Wrist hyperextension leads to median nerve conduction block: implications for intra-arterial catheter placement. Anesthesiology. 2004; (2): 287-91
- Indocyanine green: evidence of neurotoxicity in spinal root axons. Anesthesiology. 2003; (2): 516-20
- A modification of the Yodfat laryngeal mask airway insertion technique. J Clin Anesth. 2002; (6): 462-3
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