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Gareth S Kantor, MD Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesiology University Hospitals School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University

Answers questions in the following forums:

• Anesthesia

NetWellness Articles associated with this Author:

	Article Name	Forum
	What is Anesthesiology?	Anesthesia
	Surgical Patients: What You Can Expect From Anesthesia	Anesthesia
	Special Considerations for Outpatient Surgeries	Anesthesia
	Frequently Asked Questions About Anesthesia	Anesthesia
	Midazolam (Versed®)	Anesthesia
	Anesthesia and Muscle Pain	Anesthesia
	Intravenous Catheter Complications	Anesthesia
	Methods of Anesthesia	Anesthesia

Education:

• MB ChB. University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa. (1979 - 1984)
• Certificate in Health Systems Administration, Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management, Cleveland, Ohio. (1995 - 1997)
• American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians Core Body of Knowledge Course (1998)

Post Graduate Training:

• Resident - Anesthesiology/Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio (1994 - 95)
• Resident - Anesthesiology, University of Toronto Hospitals, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1990 - 1994)
• Senior House Officer - Anesthesiology, Parirenyatwa and Harare Hospitals (University of Zimbabwe), Harare, Zimbabwe (July 1987 - Dec 1987)
• Senior House Officer - Psychiatry, Parirenyatwa Hospital (University of Zimbabwe), Harare, Zimbabwe (Aug 1986 - June 1987)
• Senior House Officer - Internal Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital (University of Cape Town), Cape Town, S Africa (Jan 1986 - June 1986)
• Rotating Intern, Groote Schuur and Somerset Hospitals (University of Cape Town), Cape Town, S Africa (1985)

Licensure or Certification:

• Diplomate, American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians (September 1998)
• Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology (April 1996)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons (Canada) (Anaesthesia) (June 1994)

Associations:

• American Medical Informatics Association, Member (1995 to date)
• American Medical Association, Ohio Medical Association, Member (1994 to date)
• American Society of Anesthesiologists, Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists, Member (1995 to date)
• Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Member, Committee on Midyear Meeting (2003), Vice Chair, Committee on Communications (2001 to date), Member, Committee on Electronic Communications (2003 to date)
• Ohio Patient Safety Institute Member, Committee on Information and Technology (2001 to date)
• Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists
• Open Source Healthcare Alliance
• American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
• Academy of Medicine of Cleveland

Partial List of Publications:

• Kantor GS, Kay R, Siker D. Intraoperative transvaginal sonographic fetal monitoring during pheochromocytoma resection in early pregnancy: impact on anesthesia. Am J Anesthesiology 1999; 26:25-28.
• Kantor GS. Flumazenil: a review for clinicians. Am J Anesthesiol 1997; 24:84-88.
• Kantor GS, Hoffman WD, Popovich MJ. Doxacurium vs. pancuronium. Crit Care Med. 1996 Feb; 24(2): 366-367. [letter]
• Kantor GS. Chung F. Anaesthesia drug cost, control & utilization in Canada. Can J Anaesth 1996; 43:9-16.
• Kantor GS. The cost of desflurane and propofol anesthesia. Anesth Analg 1993; 76:1172. [letter]
• Kantor G, Devitt JH. Blunt cardiac injury and hypoxemia. Can J Anaesth 1993; 40(6): 515-7.
• Kantor GS. Management of head injury. New England J Med 1993; 328:1126. [letter]
• Kantor G, Doyle DJ. Issues in pharmacodynamic drug modeling. Second World Congress of Biomechanics 1993 - Abstracts Vol 1:36a.
• Kantor GS, Doyle DJ. An interactive model to teach pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of muscle relaxants. Can J Anaesth, 1993; 40:A39.
• Kantor GS. Primaquine-induced methemoglobinemia during treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. New England J Med 1992; 327:1462. [letter]
• Kantor G, Fisher J. Massive tongue swelling. Can J Anaesth 1992; 39:405. [letter]
• Webb RJ, Kantor GS. Obstetrical epidural anaesthesia in a rural Canadian hospital. Can J Anaesth 1992; 39:390-3.
• Kantor G, Rolbin SH. Acute intermittent porphyria and Caesarean delivery. Can J Anaesth 1992; 39:282-5.
• Arrythmia risk of antiemetic agents. Anesthesiology 2002; 97 (1): 286 (letter)
  
• Automated medical algorithms: Issues for medical errors. KA Johnson, JR Svirbely, MG Sriram, JW Smith, G Kantor, JR Rodriguez. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2002; 9(90061):S56-S57
  

Research:

• Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement database project - perioperative data collection system - (Department of Anesthesia, University Hospitals of Cleveland).
• Evidence-based anesthesiology project. Creation and implementation of pre-anesthesia evaluation and testing guidelines, integrate with departmental Intranet.
• Latex allergy information resource (www.anesth.com/lair/lair.htm) - a Web-based information source receiving 30 or more visits per day. Established 1995.
• Handheld computer project - development of PalmPilot-based applications to support resident education and facilitate resident case experience reporting.

Hospital Appointments:

• Patient Care Operating Support System (PCOSS) (computer-based order entry system) physician steering committee (1996 to date)
• Operating Room Turnover Time Taskforce (total joint replacement surgery) (1997)
• Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland
• Chief, Anesthesia Preoperative Evaluation Clinic, University Hospitals of Cleveland (2001)
• Chief, Anesthesiology Informatics, University Hospitals of Cleveland (1999)
• Chief, Anesthesiology Quality Improvement (1998).
• Electronic medical records evaluation committee, University Hospitals of Cleveland (2001)
• Medical records committee, University Hospitals of Cleveland (2001 to date)
• Director of Clinical Projects, Center for Clinical Decision Support and Quality, University Hospitals of Cleveland (1997-98)
• Latex Allergy Task Force (1996 to date)

Awards:

• American Board of Anesthesiology written examination - scored in top three candidates nationally. (July 1995)
• Graduated MB ChB with Distinction in the First Professional Examination, University of Cape Town Medical School. (Dec 1984)
• Smith & Nephew Prize for best undergraduate student in orthopedic surgery. (Dec 1984)

Web Links:

• Alternatives to IV conscious sedation
• Anesthesia and Muscle Pain
• Colonoscopy Sedation
• Colonoscopy with only painkiller?
• Conscious sedation without versed
• Having Colonoscopy without Sedation
• Intravenous Catheter Complications
• Is colonoscopy possible without an IV?
• IV drugs without amnesiac properties
• Methods of Anesthesia
• Midazolam (Versed®)

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