NicholasCKanaanMD

Emergency Medicine • Las Cruces, NM

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

EMed, interested in wilderness medicine

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Office
2811 N Main St
Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone+1 469-401-2386
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Education & Training

University of Utah HealthWilderness Medicine & EMS, 2012 - 2013
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2009 - 2013
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityChief Residency, Emergency Medicine, 2011 - 2012
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityInternship, Emergency Medicine, 2009 - 2010
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2009
Stanford UniversityBA, Human Biology, 2000 - 2004

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - Present
UT State Medical License 2012 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2018 - 2026
NV State Medical License 2012 - 2025
WY State Medical License 2014 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2022 - 2023
NM State Medical License 2017 - 2021
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
RI State Medical License 2020 - 2020
OK State Medical License 2020 - 2020
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
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Clinical Trials

Ibuprofen vs Acetaminophen for AMS Prevention Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Sources for Altitude Illness Information for Trekkers in the Himalayas.
Brian M. Strickland, Nicholas C. Kanaan> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2019 Dec 1
In Reply to Drs Lipman and Hackett.
Nicholas C. Kanaan, Alicia L. Peterson, Matiram Pun, Ghan Bahadur Thapa, Aditya Tiwari, Bikash Basyal, Peter S. Holck, Jennifer Starling, Thomas F. Freeman, Jessica R....> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2017 Dec 1
14 citations
Prophylactic Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen Result in Equivalent Acute Mountain Sickness Incidence at High Altitude: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Nicholas C. Kanaan, Alicia L. Peterson, Matiram Pun, Peter S. Holck, Jennifer Starling, Bikash Basyal, Thomas F. Freeman, Jessica R. Gehner, Linda E. Keyes, Dana R. Le...> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2017 Jun 1
1 citations
In Reply to Drs Boyer and Ruha.
Nicholas C. Kanaan, Jeremiah Ray, Matthew Stewart, Matthew Fuller, E. Martin Caravati, Katie W. Russell, Sean P. Bush, Michael D. Cardwell, Robert L. Norris, Scott A. ...> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2016 Jun 1
37 citations
Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Pitviper Envenomations in the United States and Canada
Nicholas C. Kanaan, Jeremiah Ray, Matthew Stewart, Katie W. Russell, Matthew Fuller, Sean P. Bush, E. Martin Caravati, Michael D. Cardwell, Robert L. Norris, Scott A. ...> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2015 Dec 1
18 citations
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Increase on Ascent to High Altitude: Correlation With Acute Mountain Sickness
Nicholas C. Kanaan, Grant S. Lipman, Benjamin B. Constance, Peter S. Holck, James F. Preuss, Sarah R. Williams> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2015 Sep 1
14 citations
Study Looking at End Expiratory Pressure for Altitude Illness Decrease (SLEEP-AID).
Grant S. Lipman, Nicholas C. Kanaan, Caleb Phillips, Dave Pomeranz, Patrick Cain, Kristin Fontes, Becky Higbee, Carolyn Meyer, Michael Shaheen, Sean Wentworth, Diane W...> ;High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2015 Jun 12
1 citations
In response to: Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine position statement: athletes at high altitude.
Grant S. Lipman, Nicholas C. Kanaan> ;Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 2015 Mar 1
2 citations
Search and Rescue in the Intermountain West States
Katie W. Russell, David C. Weber, Brian M. Scheele, Ryan P. Ernst, Nicholas C. Kanaan, William R. Smith, Scott E. McIntosh, Albert R. Wheeler> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2013 Dec 1
Ibuprofen for prevention of acute mountain sickness: is bigger really better?
Grant S. Lipman, Nicholas C. Kanaan> ;Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2013 Jun 1
59 citations
Ibuprofen prevents altitude illness: a randomized controlled trial for prevention of altitude illness with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories.
Grant S. Lipman, Nicholas C. Kanaan, Peter S. Holck, Benjamin B. Constance, Jeffrey H. Gertsch> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Jun 1
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Press Mentions

Visualization of Neurofibrillary Tangle Maturity in Alzheimer's Disease: A Clinicopathologic Perspective for Biomarker ResearchApril 2nd, 2021
Caspase-6-Cleaved Tau Fails to Induce Tau Hyperphosphorylation and Aggregation, Neurodegeneration, Glial Inflammation, and Cognitive DeficitsMarch 1st, 2021
Defined Tau Phosphospecies Differentially Inhibit Fast Axonal Transport Through Activation of Two Independent Signaling PathwaysJanuary 25th, 2021
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