MaunakVRanaMD

Anesthesiology • Chicago, IL

Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology

Associate Professor Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care The University of Chicago Medical Center

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Office
5841 S MARYLAND AVE
Chicago, IL 60637
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Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2002 - 2003
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Anesthesiology, 1999 - 2002
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2001 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2000 - 2002
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Clinical Trials

Two Different Approaches During Fluoroscopically Guided Interlaminar Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Nasal Applicator for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Accuracy of the Thoracic Epidural Catheter Insertion Confirmed by Fluoroscopic Imaging Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Once Daily Gabapentin in the Treatment of Post Amputation Pain Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Unknown status
Phase 3
Comparison of the Classic Face Mask Versus NuMask for Preoxygenation Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Commentary on: Precise Analgesic Instructions Improve Narcotic Usage: A Randomized Trial.
Maunak V Rana, Jeffrey L Apfelbaum> ;Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2022 May 18
2 citations
Successful Left Phrenic Nerve Block for Intractable Hiccups in a Patient With LVAD-Induced Diaphragmatic Irritation.
Daneel Patoli, Ronny Cheuk-Kit Chan, Avery Tung, Maunak V. Rana> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2021 Jul 30
32 citations
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Pain Management: A Systematic Review
Jijun Xu, Zhuo Sun, Jiang Wu, Maunak V. Rana, Joshua Garza, Alyssa C Zhu, Krishnan Chakravarthy, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Ellen Rosenquist, Hersimren Basi, Paul J. Christo, J...> ;Pain Physician. 2021 Mar 1
1 citations
Equanimity in the time of COVID: The past ameliorates the present.
Deepti Agarwal, Rani Chovatiya, Maunak V. Rana> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2020 Aug 30
2 citations
Comparison of post-operative pain scores and opioid use between kyphoplasty and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) systems combined with cement augmentation
Sumit Jain, Logan Kinch, Maunak V. Rana, Magdalena Anitescu> ;Skeletal Radiology. 2020 Jun 6
3 citations
Perioperative Pharmacologic Considerations in Obesity
Simon Willis, Gregory J. Bordelon, Maunak V. Rana> ;Anesthesiology Clinics. 2017 Jun 1
9 citations
Pharmacologic Considerations of Anesthetic Agents in Geriatric Patients
Maunak V. Rana, Lara Bonasera, Gregory J. Bordelon> ;Anesthesiology Clinics. 2017 Jun 1
10 citations
Digital Subtraction Angiography Use During Epidural Steroid Injections Does Not Reliably Distinguish Artery from Vein.
Ameet S. Nagpal, George C Chang-Chien, Jonathan A. Benfield, Kenneth D. Candido, Maunak V. Rana, Maxim S. Eckmann> ;Pain Physician. 2016 May 1
17 citations
Perioperative Pain Control in the Ambulatory Setting
Maunak V. Rana, Ravi Desai, Lien Tran, D’Andra Davis> ;Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2016 Feb 15
34 citations
An International Survey to Understand Infection Control Practices for Spinal Cord Stimulation.
David A. Provenzano, Timothy R. Deer, Amy L. Phelps, Zachary C. Drennen, Simon Thomson, Salim M. Hayek, Samer Narouze, Maunak V. Rana, Tyler W. Watson, Asokumar Buvane...> ;Neuromodulation. 2016 Jan 1
70 citations
Efficacy of Epidural Injections in Managing Chronic Spinal Pain: A Best Evidence Synthesis
Alan D. Kaye, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Salahadin Abdi, Sairam Atluri, Sanjay Bakshi, Ramsin M Benyamin, Mark V. Boswell, Ricardo M. Buenaventura, Kenneth D. Candido, Haro...> ;Pain Physician. 2015 Sep 1
1 citations
Reprogramming of in situ spinal cord stimulator for covering newly developed postthoracotomy pain.
Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Maunak V. Rana, Philip Czarnocki, Utchariya Anantamongkol> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2015 Aug 1
29 citations
Celiac plexus block in the management of chronic abdominal pain.
Maunak V. Rana, Kenneth D. Candido, Omar Raja, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic> ;Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2014 Jan 11
29 citations
Concordant pressure paresthesia during interlaminar lumbar epidural steroid injections correlates with pain relief in patients with unilateral radicular pain.
Kenneth D. Candido, Maunak V. Rana, Ruben Sauer, Chupatanakul L, Antony R. Tharian, Vasic, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic> ;Pain Physician. 2013 Sep 1
10 citations
Managing and treating headache of cervicogenic origin.
Maunak V. Rana> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 2013 Mar 1
11 citations
Tripolar spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of abdominal pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome.
Maunak V. Rana, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic> ;Neuromodulation. 2013 Jan 1
24 citations
Microdiscectomy: Spinal Anesthesia Offers Optimal Results in General Patient Population
Robert F. McLain, John E. Tetzlaff, Gordon R. Bell, Kai Uwe-Lewandrowski, Helen J. Yoon, Maunak V. Rana> ;Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. 2007 Jan 1
95 citations
Comparison of spinal and general anesthesia in lumbar laminectomy surgery: a case-controlled analysis of 400 patients.
Robert F. McLain, Iain H. Kalfas, Gordon R. Bell, John E. Tetzlaff, Helen J. Yoon, Maunak V. Rana> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2005 Jan 1
5 citations
Conversion disorder mimicking Dejerine-Roussy syndrome (thalamic stroke) after spinal cord stimulation.
F. Michael Ferrante, Maunak V. Rana, Margaret A. Ferrante> ;Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2004 Mar 1
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Hospital Affiliations

University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, Illinois