EdwardAOchrochMD

Anesthesiology • Philadelphia, PA

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine

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Office
3400 Spruce Street
4 Dulles Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-349-8310

Fax+1 215-349-8133
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Education & Training

University of PennsylvaniaMSCE, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2003 - 2005
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Anesthesiology, 1993 - 1996
Abington Memorial HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1992 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Oral Boards Examiner American Board of Anesthesiologists, 2003-2014
Teacher of the Year Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pennsylvania, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

42 citations
Recovery of consciousness and cognition after general anesthesia in humans
George A. Mashour, Ben Ja Palanca, Mathias Basner, Duan Li, Wei Wang, Stefanie Blain-Moraes, Nan Lin, Kaitlyn Maier, Maxwell R. Muench, Vijay Tarnal, Giancarlo Vanini,...> ;Elife. 2021 May 10
6 citations
Risk of Persistent Opioid Use following Major Surgery in Matched Samples of Patients with and without Cancer
Mary Falcone, Chongliang Luo, Yong Chen, David Birtwell, Martin D. Cheatle, Rui Duan, Peter Gabriel, Lifang He, Emily M. Ko, Heinz-Josef Lenz, Nebojsa Mirkovic, Daniel...> ;Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2020 Aug 28
The Year in Vascular Anesthesia: Selected Highlights From 2019
Elizabeth A. Valentine, Andrew K Gold, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2020 Jul 15
7 citations
Management of the difficult airway in the COVID-19 pandemic: Illustrative complex head and neck cancer scenario.
Christopher H. Rassekh, Carolyn M. Jenks, E. Andrew Ochroch, Jennifer E. Douglas, Bert W. O'Malley, Gregory S. Weinstein> ;Head & Neck. 2020 Apr 22
The Year in Vascular Anesthesia: Selected Highlights From 2018.
Elizabeth A. Valentine, Elizabeth Zhou, Andrew K Gold, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2019 Oct 1
24 citations
Intraoperative use of low volume ventilation to decrease postoperative mortality, mechanical ventilation, lengths of stay and lung injury in adults without acute lung ...
Joanne Guay, Edward A Ochroch, Sandra Kopp> ;The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018 Jul 9
The Year in Vascular Anesthesia: Selected Highlights From 2017.
Elizabeth A. Valentine, Elizabeth Zhou, Emily K. Gordon, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2018 Apr 21
2 citations
2016 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Perioperative Im...
Elizabeth A. Valentine, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2017 Apr 26
1 citations
Thinking Outside the Tube: Expanding the Armamentarium of the Thoracic Anesthesiologist.
Elizabeth A. Valentine, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2017 Mar 24
5 citations
CASE 6 - 2016Cardiopulmonary Bypass as a Bridge to Clinical Recovery from Cardiovascular Collapse during Graft Reperfusion in Liver Transplantation
Ronak Shah, Jacob T. Gutsche, Prakash A. Patel, Michael Fabbro, Edward A. Ochroch, Elizabeth A. Valentine, John G.T. Augoustides> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2016 Jun 1
11 citations
Sodium bicarbonate use and the risk of hypernatremia in thoracic aortic surgical patients with metabolic acidosis following deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Kamrouz Ghadimi, Jacob T. Gutsche, Harish Ramakrishna, Samuel L. Setegne, Kirk R. Jackson, John G.T. Augoustides, E. Andrew Ochroch, Stuart J. Weiss, Joseph E. Bavaria...> ;Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2016 Jul 1
25 citations
Intraoperative use of low volume ventilation to decrease postoperative mortality, mechanical ventilation, lengths of stay and lung injury in patients without acute lun...
Joanne Guay, Edward A Ochroch> ;The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015 Dec 7
5 citations
Severity and Duration of Metabolic Acidosis After Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for Thoracic Aortic Surgery
Kamrouz Ghadimi, Jacob T. Gutsche, Samuel L. Setegne, Kirk R. Jackson, John G.T. Augoustides, E. Andrew Ochroch, Joseph E. Bavaria, Albert T. Cheung> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2015 Dec 1
In response to Dr. Kanchi Muralidhar.
Joanne Guay, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2014 Oct 1
12 citations
Advancing extubation time for cardiac surgery patients using lean work design.
Jacob T. Gutsche, Lee Erickson, Kamrouz Ghadimi, John G.T. Augoustides, Joseph Dimartino, Wilson Y. Szeto, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2014 Dec 1
In Reply to Professor Bolsin and Colleagues
Joanne Guay, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2014 Jun 1
5 citations
CASE 5-2014 challenging perioperative management of a massive anterior mediastinal mass in a symptomatic adult.
Michael Fabbro, Prakash A. Patel, Harish Ramakrishna, Elizabeth A. Valentine, Edward A. Ochroch, John G. Agoustides> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2014 Jun 1
9 citations
Effects of Adding Statins Before Surgery on Mortality and Major Morbidity: A Meta-Analysis
Joanne Guay, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2014 Apr 1
12 citations
Continuing antiplatelet therapy before cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a meta-analysis on the need for reexploration and major outcomes.
Joanne Guay, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2014 Feb 1
47 citations
Aprepitant’s Prophylactic Efficacy in Decreasing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Ashish C. Sinha, Preet Mohinder Singh, Noel W. Williams, Edward Andrew Ochroch, Basavana Goudra> ;Obesity Surgery. 2014 Feb 1
12 citations
Outcome of Carotid Endarterectomy after Regional Anesthesia versus General Anesthesia - A Retrospective Study Using Two Independent Databases.
Jiabin Liu, Hecter Martinez-Wilson, Mark D. Neuman, Nabil M. Elkassabany, Edward A. Ochroch> ;Translational Perioperative and Pain Medicine. 2014 Jan 1
1 citations
Steroids for surgery during cardiopulmonary bypass in adults: a meta-analysis.
Joanne Guay, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2014 Feb 1
7 citations
Beta-Blocking Agents for Surgery: Influence on Mortality and Major Outcomes. A Meta-Analysis
Joanne Guay, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2013 Oct 1
29 citations
Intravenous GLP-1 (7-36) amide for prevention of hyperglycemia during cardiac surgery: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Benjamin A. Kohl, Mary S. Hammond, Andrew J. Cucchiara, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2014 Jun 1
44 citations
Comparison between the analgesic efficacy of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and placebo in open retropubic radical prostatectomy: a prospective, randomized, d...
Nabil M. Elkassabany, Moustafa Ahmed, S. Bruce Malkowicz, Daniel F. Heitjan, Joshua A. Isserman, E. Andrew Ochroch> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2014 Aug 1
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Grant Support

Preemptive Analgesia In Recovery From HysterectomyEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2001–2005

Hospital Affiliations

Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania