Katherine GraceDel RosarioLimMDMSc, MAMA

Anesthesiology • Pittsburgh, PA

Obstetrical Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care

Associate Professor

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Office
300 Halket Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-641-2179
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Education & Training

Magee Womens Research InstituteNIH K12 Scholar, 2016 - 2021
University of PittsburghMSc, 2015 - 2016
University of Pittsburgh NIH T32 Research, 2015 - 2016
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Obstetric Anesthesiology, 2012 - 2013
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 2008 - 2012
University of Missouri Kansas City School of MedicineClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2013 - 2024
IL State Medical License 1992 - 2014
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Teacher of the Year SOAP, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, 2021
Teacher of the Year UPMC Dept if Anesthesiology, 2016
Teacher of the Year UPMC Dept of Anesthesiology, 2014

Clinical Trials

Virtual Reality Biofeedback for Postpartum Anxiety and Depression Start of enrollment: 2021 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
BRIDGE Percutaneous Nerve Stimulation for Cesarean Delivery Pain Control Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 17
Completed
Not Applicable
Ketamine to Improve Recovery After Cesarean Delivery - Part 1 Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 09
Completed
Phase 2
Precision Opioid Care After Cesarean Delivery (PRECISE-CD) Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 28
Active, not recruiting
Quantitative Sensory Psychophysical Correlates of Pain in Pregnant Women With OUD Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 14
Completed
NSS-Bridge Device for Post-Cesarean Delivery Pain Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 13
Completed
Not Applicable
Obstetric Pain Management for Women With Opioid Use Disorder (QUEST) Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 06
Completed
Labor Pain and Postpartum Behavioral Health Outcomes Study Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 01
Completed
CSE v. Epidural for Postpartum Depression Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

88 citations
A Review of the Impact of Obstetric Anesthesia on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
Grace Lim, F.L. Facco, Naveen Nathan, Jonathan H. Waters, Cynthia A. Wong, Holger K. Eltzschig> ;Anesthesiology. 2018 Jul 1
40 citations
Labor Analgesia as a Predictor for Reduced Postpartum Depression Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study.
Grace Lim, Lia M. Farrell, Francesca L. Facco, Michael S. Gold, Ajay D. Wasan> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017 Dec 1
19 citations
Morphine acts on spinal dynorphin neurons to cause itch through disinhibition
Eileen Nguyen, Grace Lim, Huiping Ding, Junichi Hachisuka, Mei-Chuan Ko, Sarah E. Ross> ;Science Translational Medicine. 2021 Feb 3
4 citations
Mechanistic insights into spinal neurones involved in neuraxial opioid-induced pruritus.
Eileen Nguyen, Grace Lim, Sarah E. Ross> ;British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2021 May 1
32 citations
A review of peripheral nerve blocks for cesarean delivery analgesia
Kelsey Mitchell, C Tyler Smith, Courtney Mechling, Charles B. Wessel, Steven L. Orebaugh, Grace Lim> ;Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2020 Jan 1
2 citations
More Research Is Required to Demonstrate a Relationship Between Intrapartum Pain Management and Postpartum Mood Disorders.
Grace Lim, Jacques E. Chelly> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2015 Aug 1
3 citations
Simulation-based Anesthesiology Education for Medical Students.
Grace Lim, William R. McIvor> ;International Anesthesiology Clinics. 2015 Jan 1
10 citations
Low-Fidelity Haptic Simulation Versus Mental Imagery Training for Epidural Anesthesia Technical Achievement in Novice Anesthesiology Residents: A Randomized Comparativ...
Grace Lim, Robert G. Krohner, David G. Metro, Bedda L. Rosario, Jong-Hyeon Jeong, Tetsuro Sakai> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2016 May 1
Effectiveness versus Efficacy of Calabadion and Sugammadex for Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Agent Reversal.
Grace Lim, Douglas P. Landsittel> ;Anesthesiology. 2016 Jun 1
20 citations
Subdural Hematoma Associated With Labor Epidural Analgesia: A Case Series
Grace Lim, Jamie M. Zorn, Yuanxu J. Dong, Joseph S. DeRenzo, Jonathan H. Waters> ;Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2016 Sep 1
28 citations
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Intraoperative Cell Salvage for Obstetric Hemorrhage.
Grace Lim, Vladyslav Melnyk, Francesca L. Facco, Jonathan H. Waters, Kenneth J. Smith> ;Anesthesiology. 2017 Dec 1
8 citations
Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes in Neonates Diagnosed With Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Low-Income Country: A Report From Bangladesh.
Richard M Hubbard, Kamal M. Choudhury, Grace Lim> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2018 May 1
1 citations
Labor Pain's Relationship With Depression: From Whence, and What Shall be Done?
Grace Lim> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2018 Oct 1
1 citations
Maternal Mirror Syndrome Masquerading as Congestive Heart Failure: A Case Report.
Wen Xu, C. Smith, Anna Binstock, Grace Lim> ;A&A Practice. 2019 Jun 15
5 citations
Genetic associations of perinatal pain and depression
Lora McClain, Lia M. Farrell, Lisa Pan, David G. Peters, Grace Lim, Kelsea R. LaSorda> ;Molecular Pain. 2019 Oct 15
8 citations
Labor Pain, Analgesia, and Postpartum Depression: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
Grace Lim, Michele D. Levine, Edward J. Mascha, Ajay D. Wasan> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2020 Mar 1
109 citations
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology: Consensus Statement and Recommendations for Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean.
Laurent Bollag, Grace Lim, Pervez Sultan, Ashraf S. Habib, Ruth Landau, Mark I. Zakowski, Mohamed Tiouririne, Sumita Bhambhani, Brendan Carvalho> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2021 May 1
3 citations
Perinatal depression.
Grace Lim> ;Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 2021 Jun 1
1 citations
Perinatal depression.
Sarah J Kroh, Grace Lim> ;International Anesthesiology Clinics. 2021 Jul 1
Tranexamic acid for obstetric hemorrhage: Prophylaxis, treatment, both, neither?
Christopher Tyler Smith, Grace Lim, David E Arnolds> ;Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine. 2021 Oct 1
2 citations
ECT for a pregnant patient with bipolar disorder in the COVID-19 Era: A clinical conundrum.
Jessica M. Gannon, Priya Gopalan, LalithKumar K. Solai, Grace Lim, Jaclyn M. Phillips, Stacy Beck, Eydie L. Moses-Kolko, Donald Miller, K. N. Roy Chengappa> ;Bipolar Disorders. 2021 Feb 16
2 citations
Case Report of Remifentanil Labor Analgesia for a Pregnant Patient With Congenital Methemoglobinemia Type 1.
Wu Yin, Francesca Jung, Douglas Adams, Gerhardt Konig, Ryan C. Romeo, Grace Lim> ;A&A Practice. 2021 Jan 6
36 citations
Obstetric pain correlates with postpartum depression symptoms: a pilot prospective observational study
Grace Lim, Lia M. Farrell, Ann M. McCarthy, Francesca L. Facco, Ajay D. Wasan, Kelsea R. LaSorda> ;BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2020 Apr 22
6 citations
Auricular percutaneous nerve field stimulator device as alternative therapy for Cesarean delivery analgesia: proof of concept.
Grace Lim, Amy L. Monroe, Jacques E. Chelly, Kelsea R. LaSorda> ;Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthesie. 2019 Aug 20
Magnetic resonance imaging for placenta accreta: hope for the future.
Grace Lim, Marc Lim, Jeanne M. Horowitz> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2019 Jul 24
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Hospital Affiliations

UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Katherine GraceDel RosarioLimMDMSc, MAMA

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