KoffiMKlaMD

Anesthesiology • Nashville, TN

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
1211 21st Ave S
Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center, Dept Of Anesthesiology
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone+1 615-936-3779

Fax+1 615-936-2801
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Education & Training

University of MarylandResidency, Anesthesiology, 2003 - 2006
MedStar Health (Baltimore)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2009 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2006 - 2024
MD State Medical License 2007 - 2014
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Clinical Trials

Comparison of Oxygenation and Ventilation With a Novel Nasal Mask Versus Standard of Care During Colonoscopy Start of enrollment: 2017 May 17
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

27 citations
The effect of perioperative anesthetics for prevention of postoperative delirium on general anesthesia: A network meta-analysis.
Yu Cui, Gen Li, Rong Cao, Liming Luan, Koffi M. Kla> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2020 Feb 1
Pupillary Unrest: Is It a Generalizable Finding?
Koffi M. Kla, Douglas B. Coursin, Mark J. Rice> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017 Aug 1
1 citations
Compliance Is Contagious: Using Informatics Methods to Measure the Spread of a Documentation Standard From a Preoperative Clinic
Daniel H. Hagaman, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, Maxim A. Terekhov, Koffi M. Kla, Julie Hamm, Miriam T. Brumley, Jonathan P. Wanderer> ;Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing. 2017 May 13
13 citations
The Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Microelectrode Recordings of the Subthalamic Nucleus during Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis.
Letha Mathews, Corrie R. Camalier, Koffi M. Kla, Martina D Mitchell, Peter E. Konrad, Joseph S. Neimat, Kenneth G Smithson> ;Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2017 Jan 1
17 citations
Perioperative visual loss.
Koffi M. Kla, Lorri A. Lee> ;Best Practice & Research. Clinical Anaesthesiology. 2016 Mar 1
1 citations
Limitations of the Pupillary Reflex: Do the Eyes Have It?
Koffi M. Kla, Douglas B. Coursin, Mark J. Rice> ;Anesthesiology. 2015 Dec 1
11 citations
Measuring and Improving First Case On-Time Starts and Analysis of Factors Predicting Delay in Neurosurgical Operating Rooms.
Letha Mathews, Koffi M. Kla, Khensani N. Marolen, Warren S. Sandberg, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2015 Jul 1
54 citations
Kinetic Parameters and Lactate Dehydrogenase Isozyme Activities Support Possible Lactate Utilization by Neurons
Janet O'Brien, Koffi M. Kla, Irene B. Hopkins, Elise A. Malecki, Mary C. McKenna> ;Neurochemical Research. 2007 Mar 22
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Hospital Affiliations

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee