Daniel Sessler MD
Professor and Vice-president for Clinical and Outcomes Research
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7000 Fannin St. Suite 1565Houston, TX 77030
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Summary
- Dr. Sessler attended medical school at Columbia University, and subsequently completed pediatric and anesthesia residencies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently Vice-president for Clinical Research at UTHealth in Houston. Dr. Sessler has published more than 1,000 full papers including three-dozen in the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, and JAMA. More than 150 of his papers were accompanied by editorials, and more than 35 were cover articles for major anesthesia journals since 2010. His papers have been cited 120,000 times in peer-reviewed articles — making him the world’s most published and cited anesthesia investigator (H Index 166). He is among the top 0.01% of cited scientists in any field. Dr. Sessler is also Senior Editor for Trials at the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. He has given more than 500 invited presentations, including more than two-dozen eponymous lectures. Dr. Sessler has been a principal or co-investigator on grants totaling $100 million. He founded and directs the Outcomes Research Consortium. The Consortium is the world’s largest anesthesia research group; it publishes a full paper every other day, for a total of more than 2,400 papers. Dr. Sessler’s awards include a Fulbright Fellowship, the American Society of Anesthesiologists Excellence in Research prize, and election to the Association of American Physicians.
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1983 - 1985- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1980
University of California, BerkeleyBachelor's, Chemistry, 1973 - 1976
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1981 - Present
TX State Medical License 2024 - 2027
OH State Medical License 2005 - 2026
KY State Medical License 2000 - 2008
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Helrich-Matjask Lecture University of Maryland, 2015
- Davidson Memorial Lecture 2014
- Royal College Lecture 2014
Clinical Trials
- The Effects of Hypercapnia, Supplemental Oxygen, and Dexamethasone on Surgical Wound Infection Start of enrollment: 2002 May 01
- Supplemental Postoperative Oxygen and Wound Infection in Morbidly Obese Patients Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
- Regional Anesthesia and Breast Cancer Recurrence Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Effect of tranexamic acid on blood loss in patients undergoing resection of large meningioma: a randomized clinical trial.Shu Li, Minying Liu, Liyong Zhang, Yue Ren, Yaru Wu
Scientific Reports. 2026-05-11 - 3 citationsParavertebral analgesia versus wound infiltration in children recovering from cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Jingfei Guo, Yuan Jia, Lijuan Tian, Wenying Kang, Yanyan Zhao
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2026-05-05 - Consensus Review of Perioperative Immune Modulation for Endovascular Thrombectomy Following Ischemic Stroke.Ling Cai, Yan Li, Chong Wang, Tim Magnus, Chengye Yao
Stroke. 2026-05-01
Journal Articles
- Long-Term Outcomes of Postoperative Kidney Injury: ReplyAlparslan Turan, Daniel I Sessler, Anesthesiology
- Perioperative Temperature MonitoringDaniel Sessler, MD, Anesthesiology
- Blood Pressure Components and Organ Injury: ReplySanchit Ahuja, Daniel I Sessler, Anesthesiology
Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Postoperative myocardial injury.MD - 1/1/2015
- The thermoregulation story, Long-term perioperative outcomes, Collaborative research, Big data.Hobart, Tasmania - 1/1/2015
- Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery.1/1/2015
Other
- Temperature management in the neurological and neurosurgical ICU.Marion DW, Sessler DI, Dietrich WD
1/1/2011 - Temperature monitoring: Consequences and prevention of mild perioperative hypothermia.Sessler DI, Current Reviews in Cliinical Anesthesia
1/1/2011 - Perioperative thermoregulation and heat balance.Sessler DI, SA Newsletter APSF 25th Anniversary Edition, pp 34-40
1/1/2011
Authored Content
- Long-Term Outcomes of Postoperative Kidney Injury: ReplyAugust 2020
- Perioperative Temperature MonitoringJuly 2020
- Blood Pressure Components and Organ Injury: ReplyJuly 2020
Press Mentions
GE HealthCare Portrait Mobile Helps Combat Alarm Fatigue in Medical-Surgical UnitsNovember 19th, 2024- Pilot Study Showcases the Value of Portrait Mobile Continuous Monitoring Solution to Encourage Clinical Intervention While Mitigating Alarm FatigueNovember 18th, 2024
- Extra Warming Efforts in Surgery Turn Out to Be Hot AirApril 4th, 2022
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