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Office
3801 Miranda Avenue (112A)
Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, CA 94304Phone+1 650-493-5000- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Mariano is Professor and Senior Vice Chair in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Chief of the Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care Service at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. He has developed techniques and patient care pathways to improve postoperative pain control, patient safety, and other outcomes and has published over 275 peer-reviewed articles. He has held leadership positions in the California Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), and multiple journals. He is a recipient of the Veterans Health Administration’s John D. Chase Award for Physician Executives Excellence and ASRA Distinguished Service Award. He has worked on key national healthcare initiatives in the U.S. including the accreditation of regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine fellowships, pain management guidelines and hospital-based standards, development of quality and cost measures in perioperative care, and the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic.
Education & Training
- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System Black Belt Certification, Lean Six Sigma , 2019 - 2019
- University of California, San DiegoMAS, Clinical Research, 2005 - 2008
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2003 - 2004
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 2000 - 2003
- Georgetown University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1999 - 2000
- Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Service Award American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2023
- Fellow of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine ASRA Pain Medicine, 2023
- Distinguished Service Award ESRA Spain (part of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy), 2023
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Clinical Trials
- Optimizing Catheter Insertion Technique for Ultrasound-guided Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
- Simulation-Based Training for Ultrasound-Guided Perineural Catheter Insertion Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
- Treating Phantom Limb Pain Using Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Department of Defense Funded Multicenter Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Association between Anesthesia Group Size and Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Scores.Mariano, E. R., Gabriel Sekeres, Thomas R Miller, Laurent G Glance, Eric C Sun, Edward R Mariano> ;Anesthesiology. 2024 Apr 1
- Smallest Clinically Meaningful Improvement in Amputation-Related Pain and Brief Pain Inventory Scores as Defined by Patient Reports of Global Improvement After Cryoneu...Mariano, E. R., Brian M Ilfeld, Cameron R Smith, Alparslan Turan, Matthew E Miller, Rick L Fisher, Andrea M Trescot, Steven P Cohen, James C Eisenach, Daniel I Sessler...> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2024 Mar 14
- Opioid use in cancer patients compared with noncancer pain patients in a veteran population.Mariano, E. R., Seshadri C Mudumbai, Han He, Ji-Qing Chen, Aditi Kapoor, Samantha Regala, Edward R Mariano, Randall S Stafford, Christian C Abnet, Ruth M Pfeiffer, Nea...> ;JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 2024 Feb 29
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Journal Articles
- Best Practices, Research Gaps, and Future Priorities to Support Tapering Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Outpatient SettingsRich R, Chou R, Mariano ER, Dopp AL, Sullenger R, Burstin H, and the Pain Management Guidelines and Evidence Standards Working Group of the Action Collaborative on Cou..., NAM Perspectives, 8/10/2020
- Opioid Stewardship Program and Postoperative Adverse Events: A Difference-in-Differences Cohort StudyAntje M Barreveld, Nabil Elkassabany, Edward R Mariano, Brian Sites, Asokumar Buvanendran, Anesthesiology
- Availability and Readability of Online Patient Education Materials Regarding Regional Anesthesia Techniques for Perioperative Pain ManagementT Edward Kim, Alexander J Butwick, Edward R Mariano, Gunjan Kumar, Steven K Howard, Pain Medicine
Authored Content
- Why this is a great time to pursue a career in regional anesthesiaFebruary 2024
- Social media basics for the anaesthetistOctober 2023
- The Future of Pain MedicineOctober 2021
- You are not “asleep” under anesthesiaAugust 2021
- Social media and regional anaesthesia educationJune 2021
- Opioid Stewardship Program and Postoperative Adverse Events: A Difference-in-Differences Cohort StudyJune 2020
- Our work as anesthesiologists in the post-normal eraMarch 2020
- The Building Blocks of Regional AnesthesiaFebruary 2020
- Multimodal Analgesia: The Foundation of a Successful Perioperative ExperienceOctober 2019
- Neuraxial Blockade and Issues Around Consent, Coagulation ConundrumAugust 2019
- 5 reasons you should put physicians in charge of hospitals8/10/2018
- The Crisis of Drug Shortages in Regional Anesthesia and AnalgesiaAugust 2018
- A Primer for Setting Up Your Professional Twitter AccountMay 2018
- A Conversation with ASRA about Analgesic Drug Shortages: What Did We Learn?4/30/2018
- Tips for Live Tweeting a Meeting4/6/2018
- Perioperative Multimodal Pain Relief3/6/2016
- 6 tips to be a great physician leader12/27/2015
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Press Mentions
- Multimodal Pain Management Made EasyApril 1st, 2023
- Interview a Leader in the Field: Edward R. Mariano - 2023 Distinguished Service Award RecipientFebruary 1st, 2023
- Edward Mariano Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine’s 2023 Distinguished Service AwardJanuary 18th, 2023
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Committees
- Chair, American Society of Anesthesiologists Section on Education and Research 2022 - Present
- Member, National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic 2018 - Present
- Member, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services MACRA Episode-Based Cost Measures Clinical Subcommittee (Musculoskeletal Disease, Non-Spine) 2017 - Present
- Chair, ACGME Milestones for Fellowship Training in Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine 2016 - Present
- Member, The Joint Commission standards review panel on pain assessment and management in the acute care setting 2016 - Present
- President (2022-23), Board of Directors, California Society of Anesthesiologists 2014 - Present
- Council Member, Association of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Program Directors 2017 - 2022
- Director, Board of Directors, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2015 - 2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain MedicineMember
- California Society of AnesthesiologistsMember
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- VA Palo Alto Heath CarePalo Alto, California
- Stanford Health CarePalo Alto, California
External Links
- My Blog and Websitehttps://www.edmariano.com
- My LinkedIn Pagehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardmariano
- CAP Profilehttps://med.stanford.edu/profiles/edward-mariano
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