NavilFirozeSethnaJrMD

Pain Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Clinical Director of the PPRC; Senior Associate in Pain Medicine; Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School

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Office
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6457
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Education & Training

One Brooklyn Health SystemResidency, Anesthesiology, 1980 - 1982
One Brooklyn Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
University of Baghdad College of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1983 - 2025
MD State Medical License 1980 - 1989
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

S-Caine™ Peel (Skin Numbing Cream) to Treat Pain During Vascular Access Procedures in Children Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3
The Efficacy and Safety of Local Anesthetic Infusion With Ropivacaine Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 24
Terminated
Not Applicable
Does Tranexamic Acid Decrease Blood Loss in Pediatric Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery? Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Offset Analgesia as a Measure of Central Sensitization in Children Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
The First Hybrid International Educational Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop.
Hartzell, L., Rami S Kantar, Elçin Esenlik, Omar S Al Abyad, Antonio Melhem, Robert A Younan, Mario Haddad, Kristen Keith, Serena Kassam, Beyhan Annan, Charanya Vijaya...> ;The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2023 Oct 1
1 citations
Quantitative somatosensory testing of the abdomen: establishing initial reference values across developmental age and biological sex.
Christine B Sieberg, Claire E Lunde, Amy L Shafrir, Samantha M Meints, Mehnaz Madraswalla, Devon Huntley, Hannah Olsen, Cindy Wong, Amy D DiVasta, Stacey A Missmer, Na...> ;Pain. 2024 Jan 1
7 citations
Alterations of pain pathways by experimental sleep disturbances in humans: central pain-inhibitory, cyclooxygenase, and endocannabinoid pathways.
Monika Haack, Larissa C Engert, Luciana Besedovsky, Michael R Goldstein, Jaime K Devine, Rammy Dang, Victoria Molina, Suzanne M Bertisch, Navil Sethna, Norah Simpson, ...> ;Sleep. 2023 Jun 13
Pilot Investigation of Somatosensory Functioning and Pain Catastrophizing in Pediatric Spinal Fusion Surgery.
Christine B Sieberg, Claire E Lunde, Cindy Wong, Juliana Manganella, Angela R Starkweather, Navil Sethna, Mallory A Perry-Eaddy> ;Pain Management Nursing. 2023 Feb 1
1 citations
Signs and symptoms of pediatric complex regional pain syndrome - type 1: A retrospective cohort study.
Giulia Mesaroli, Logan McLennan, Yvonne Friedrich, Jennifer Stinson, Navil Sethna, Deirdre Logan> ;Canadian Journal of Pain = Revue Canadienne De La Douleur. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Clinical Assessment of Mechanical Allodynia in Youth With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Pediatric Tactile Sensitivity T...
Julie Shulman, Anna Cybulski, Edin Randall, Kimberly F Greco, Gabrielle Bryant, Kelsey Jervis, Edie Weller, Navil F Sethna> ;The Journal of Pain. 2023 Apr 1
3 citations
Pediatric pain rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the effectiveness of a hybrid intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment model.
Julie Shulman, Caitlin Conroy, Samantha Bento, Gabrielle Bryant, Kelsey Jervis, Navil F Sethna> ;Disability and Rehabilitation. 2023 Sep 1
17 citations
Alterations in the structure and function of the brain in adolescents with new daily persistent headache: A pilot MRI study.
Edina Szabo, Yu-Hsing Cindy Chang, Julie Shulman, Christine B Sieberg, Navil F Sethna, David Borsook, Scott A Holmes, Alyssa A Lebel> ;Headache. 2022 Jul 1
5 citations
Nusinersen for Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy: 1415 Doses via an Interdisciplinary Institutional Approach.
Elena Madan, Sabrina Carrié, Carolina Donado, Kimberly Lobo, Michelle Souris, Regina Laine, Elizabeth Beers, Laura Cornelissen, Basil T Darras, Anjali Koka, Bobbie Ril...> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2022 Jul 1
23 citations
Efficacy and safety of pharmacological, physical, and psychological interventions for the management of chronic pain in children: a WHO systematic review and meta-anal...
Emma Fisher, Gemma Villanueva, Nicholas Henschke, Sarah J Nevitt, William T. Zempsky, Katrin Probyn, Brian Buckley, Tess E Cooper, Navil F. Sethna, Christopher Eccleston> ;Pain. 2021 Apr 19
Antinociceptive effect of vapocoolant medium stream spray on hotplate latency in rat pups.
Navil F. Sethna, Brenden Fish, Barak Yahalom, Birgitta Schmidt, David Zurakowski> ;Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2021 Jan 4
1 citations
Pain stickiness in pediatric complex regional pain syndrome: A role for the nucleus accumbens.
Andrew M. Youssef, Ke Peng, Pearl Kijoo Kim, Alyssa Lebel, Navil F. Sethna, Corey A. Kronman, David Zurakowski, David Borsook, Laura E. Simons> ;Neurobiology of Pain. 2021 Jan 1
7 citations
Offset analgesia identifies impaired endogenous pain modulation in pediatric chronic pain disorders
Julie Shulman, David Zurakowski, Julie J. Keysor, Kelsey Jervis, Navil F. Sethna> ;Pain. 2020 Dec 1
13 citations
Does intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment improve pediatric headache-related disability?
Julie Shulman, Caitlin Conroy, Anna Cybulski, Kelly R. Smith, Kelsey Jervis, Hannah F. Johnson, David Zurakowski, Navil F. Sethna> ;Disability and Rehabilitation. 2020 May 14
179 citations
Sleep deficiency and chronic pain: potential underlying mechanisms and clinical implications.
Monika Haack, Norah Simpson, Navil F. Sethna, Satvinder Kaur, Janet Mullington> ;Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 Jan 1
7 citations
Variation Between and Within Hospitals in Single Injection Caudal Local Anesthetic Dose: A Report From the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network.
Andreas H. Taenzer, Matthew Hoyt, Elliot J. Krane, Benjamin J. Walker, Sean H. Flack, Adrian T. Bosenberg, Navil F. Sethna, Andrew D Franklin, David Polaner, Pran inve...> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2020 Jun 1
27 citations
Pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in children: an overview of systematic reviews.
Christopher Eccleston, Emma Fisher, Tess E Cooper, Marie-Claude Grégoire, Lauren C. Heathcote, Elliot J. Krane, Susan M Lord, Navil F. Sethna, Anna Karenia Anderson, B...> ;Pain. 2019 Aug 1
14 citations
Shifting brain circuits in pain chronicity
Andrew M. Youssef, Monica Azqueta-Gavaldon, Katie E. Silva, Nadia Barakat, Natalia Lopez, Farah Mahmud, Alyssa Lebel, Navil F. Sethna, David Zurakowski, Laura E. Simon...> ;Human Brain Mapping. 2019 Oct 15
78 citations
The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia recommendations for the use of opioids in children during the perioperative period.
Rita Agarwal, Charles B. Berde, Patrick K. Birmingham, Charles J. Coté, Jeffrey L. Galinkin, Lisa Isaac, Sabine Kost-Byerly, David J. Krodel, Lynne G. Maxwell, Terri V...> ;Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2019 Jun 1
Pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in children: an overview of systematic reviews.
Eccleston, C., Fisher, E., Cooper, T. E., Grégoire, M., Heathcote, L. C., Krane, E., Lord, S. M., Sethna, N. F., Anderson, A., Anderson, B., Clinch, J., Gray, A. L., G...> ;Pain. 2019 May 21
9 citations
Youth With Chronic Pain and a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Context of Multidisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation.
Sarah Nelson, Kelly Smith, Navil F. Sethna, Deirdre E. Logan> ;The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2019 May 1
15 citations
Physical Therapy Outcome Measures for Assessment of Lower Extremity Chronic Pain-Related Function in Pediatrics.
Elizabeth Mirek, Deirdre E. Logan, Kimberly Boullard, Amber M. Hall, Steven J Staffa, Navil F. Sethna> ;Pediatric Physical Therapy. 2019 Apr 1
50 citations
Tranexamic Acid Is Efficacious at Decreasing the Rate of Blood Loss in Adolescent Scoliosis Surgery: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Susan M. Goobie, David Zurakowski, Michael P. Glotzbecker, Mary Ellen McCann, Daniel J. Hedequist, Robert M. Brustowicz, Navil F. Sethna, Lawerence Karlin, John B. Ema...> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2018 Dec 5
18 citations
Back to Living: Long-term Functional Status of Pediatric Patients Who Completed Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment.
Edin T. Randall, Kelly R. Smith, Caitlin Conroy, Allison M. Smith, Navil F. Sethna, Deirdre E. Logan> ;The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2018 Oct 1
124 citations
Complications in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia: An Analysis of More than 100,000 Blocks from the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network.
Benjamin J. Walker, Justin B. Long, Madhankumar Sathyamoorthy, Jennifer Birstler, Christine Wolf, Adrian T. Bosenberg, Sean H. Flack, Elliot J. Krane, Navil F. Sethna,...> ;Anesthesiology. 2018 Oct 1
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