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Mihaela Visoiu, MD

Mihaela Visoiu, MD
Job Title Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
412-692-5260 Phone
412-692-8658 Fax
Email visoium@upmc.edu

Education and Training

Medical School:

1997 Carol Davila University for Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

Residency:

2008 Anesthesiology, State University New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
2002 Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
 

Fellowship:

2010 Ultrasound Mini Fellowship, Harmar Outpatient Center of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
2009 Pediatric Anesthesia, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA

Memberships

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
  • International Association for the Study of Pain

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Anesthesiology

Awards

  • 2009 Joseph H. Marcy, MD, Memorial Fellow Award for   Clinical Excellence, Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 2008 The Gerald L. Wolf, MD, Research Excellence Award,  State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center
  • 2008 Outstanding Resident of the Year, Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center 
  • 2008 First place at Anesthesia Jeopardy Contest, 2nd Annual  New York State Conference for Residents and Fellows Syracuse, NY

Publications

  • Visoiu M, Yang C. Ultrasound-guided bilateral paravertebral continuous nerve blocks for a mildly coagulopathic patient undergoing exploratory laparotomy for bowel resection. Paediatr Anaesth. 2011 Apr;21(4):459-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03511.x. Epub 2011 Jan 18.

    View Dr. Visoiu's full list of publications from PubMed.
     

Research Interests

  • Anesthetic Management of Children with Moyamoya Disease Undergoing Revascularization
  • Bilateral Paravertebral Blockade (T7-10) vs. Incisional Local Anesthetic Administration for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: a Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study

Active Research Projects / Grants

  •  Oxymorphone Hcl Immediate-Release Oral Liquid EN3319-302 An Open-Label, Non-Randomized, Multicenter, Ascending Dose By Age, Single- And Multiple-Dose Evaluation Of The Effectiveness, Safety, And Tolerability Of Oral Liquid Oxymorphone Hcl Immediate-Release Oral Liquid For Acute Postoperative Pain In Pediatric Subjects
  • An Open-Label, Ascending, Two-Part, Single- and Multiple-Dose Evaluation of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Effectiveness of Oxymorphone for Acute Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Subjects
  • An Open Label Study to Characterize the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Oxycodone Hydrochloride q 12hours, Controlled Release (ORF), Tablets in pediatric Patients, Age 6-16 inclusive, who require Opioid Analgesic
  • An Open-label, Sequential-designed, Multicenter, Dose-finding of LUSEDRA Injections in Adolescent Subjects Undergoing Upper Gastrointestinal ( GI) Endoscopy-not started
  • A phase III, Randomized, Double Blind, Dose-Controlled Multicenter Study Evaluating the Safety and Eficacy of Dexmedetomidine in Ventilated and Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Subjects
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May 25, 2011
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