Amod A. Sawardekar, MD

Co-Program Director, Regional Anesthesia Fellowship; Attending Physician, Anesthesiology

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language: English

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Regional anesthesiology, fetal anesthesia, pediatric anesthesiology

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Anesthesiology

Education & Training

Education: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2003

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2007-2008; Residency in anesthesiology, Rush University Medical Center, 2003-2007

Board Certifications: Anesthesiology

Professional Organizations: American Society of Anesthesiologists; Chicago Society of Anesthesiologists

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Research

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Publications

Most recent publications

Complications in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia: An Analysis of More than 100,000 Blocks from the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network Anesthesiology129 (4): 721-732
Randomized equivalence trial of the King Vision aBlade videolaryngoscope with the Miller direct laryngoscope for routine tracheal intubation in children <2 yr of age Br J Anaesth118 (6): 932-937
Day surgery regional anesthesia in children: safety and improving outcomes, do they make a difference? Curr Opin Anaesthesiol29 (6): 691-695
A randomised comparison of the Ambu((R)) AuraGain() and the LMA((R)) supreme in infants and children Anaesthesia71 (2): 205-12
A randomized comparison between the i-gel and the air-Q supraglottic airways when used by anesthesiology trainees as conduits for tracheal intubation in children Can J Anaesth62 (6): 587-594
Airway management options in a prone achondroplastic dwarf with a difficult airway after unintentional tracheal extubation during a wake-up test for spinal fusion: To flip or not to flip? Can J Anaesth61 (8): 741-744
A randomised comparison of free-handed vs air-Q assisted fibreoptic-guided tracheal intubation in children < 2 years of age Anaesthesia69 (7): 723-8
Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia in Children Anesthesiol Clin32 (1): 263-279
A randomized comparison of the laryngeal mask airway supreme and laryngeal mask airway unique in infants and children: does cuff pressure influence leak pressure? Paediatr Anaesth23 (10): 927-33
A randomized equivalence trial comparing the i-gel and laryngeal mask airway Supreme in children Paediatr Anaesth23 (2): 127-33

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