SomasundaramThiagarajahMD

Anesthesiology • New York, NY

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology

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Office
1st Avenue At 16th St
New York, NY 10003
Phone+1 212-420-2385

Fax+1 212-420-2364
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Summary

Dr. Somasundaram Thiagarajah is an anesthesiologist in Mount sinai Beth israel Hospital, New York, NY. He is a Clinical Professor in Anesthesiology at Icahn School of medicine at Mount Sinai , NY NY. He received his medical degree from University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 39 years. He specializes in cardiothoracic anesthesiology, critical care medicine, pain medicine, and pediatric anesthesiology.

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1976 - 1978
University of Colombo Faculty of MedicineClass of 1968

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
NY State Medical License 1977 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 1983 - 2009
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
Advanced Perioperative TEE cardographyCardiac anesthesia

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Anesthetic considerations in patients with cardiomyopathies --a review.
Prashan H Thiagarajah, Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Elizabeth A. M. Frost> ;Middle East Journal of Anaesthesiology. 2009 Oct 1
1 citations
Create a party mood for a smooth anesthetic induction of children.
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Christopher K. Thiagarajah> ;Anesthesiology. 1998 Sep 1
Rekindle an old technique: spinal anesthesia for lumbar laminectomies.
Thiagarajah S, Bergland R> ;J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 1992-07-01
3 citations
The effects of oxytocin on intracranial pressure.
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Erwin Lear, Isaac Azar> ;Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 1991 Dec 1
8 citations
Anesthetic implications of Zenker's diverticulum.
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Erwin Lear, Margaret Keh> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1990 Jan 1
Another Use for Swivel Adaptors
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Owen Simon> ;Anesthesiology. 1988 Apr 1
Intracranial pressure changes during infusions of adenosine triphosphate and sodium nitroprusside.
Thiagarajah S, Azar I, Lear E, Machetnis EM> ;Bull N Y Acad Med. 1987-03-01
Effect of diltiazem-induced hypotension on normal and increased intracranial pressure of cats.
Thiagarajah S, Azar I, Lear E, Rudolf D> ;Can Anaesth Soc J. 1986-09-01
3 citations
Ventricular arrhythmias after terbutaline administration to patients anesthetized with halothane.
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Michael Grynsztejn, Erwin Lear, Isaac Azar> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1986 Apr 1
Intracranial pressure changes during infusions of verapamil as compared with sodium nitroprusside.
Thiagarajah S, Azar I, Lear E, Albert D> ;Bull N Y Acad Med. 1985-09-01
12 citations
Bronchospasm Following Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Erwin Lear, Isaac Azar, Jacqueline Salzer, Eugen Zeiligsohn> ;Anesthesiology. 1984 Dec 1
The jury is still out in the case of isoflurane versus halothane in neurosurgical patients.
Isaac Azar, Somasundaram Thiagarajah> ;Anesthesiology. 1984 Dec 1
8 citations
A device for applying CPAP to the nonventilated upper lung during one-lung ventilation. I.
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Carla A. Job, Anita Rao> ;Anesthesiology. 1984 Mar 1
6 citations
Anaesthetic considerations in patients with mitral valve prolapse
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Elizabeth A. M. Frost> ;Anaesthesia. 1983 Jun 1
8 citations
Pacemaker Malfunction Associated with Positive-pressure Ventilation
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Isaac Azar, Mildred Agres, Erwin Lear> ;Anesthesiology. 1983 Jun 1
28 citations
Cardiac Arrest Associated with Tension Pneumocephalus
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Elizabeth A. M. Frost, Tarlochan Singh, Kenneh Shulman> ;Anesthesiology. 1982 Jan 1
4 citations
Blood pressure monitoring using the superficial temporal artery and a Doppler ultrasonic flow detector.
Somasundaram Thiagarajah, Digvijay S. Girnar, Keeyong Park> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1979 Nov 1
Effect of suxamethonium on the ICP of cats with and without thiopentone pretreatment.
Thiagarajah, S., Sophie, S., Lear, E., Azar, I., Frost, E. A.> ;Br J Anaesth. 1988 Feb
Reasons for intracranial hypertension and hemodynamic instability during acute elevations of intra-abdominal pressure: observations in a large animal model.
Rosenthal, R. J., Friedman, R. L., Kahn, A. M., Martz, J., Thiagarajah, S., Cohen, D., Shi, Q., Nussbaum, M.> ;J Gastrointest Surg. 1998 Sep 01
Management of an unsuspected case of malignant hyperpyrexia.
Thiagarajah, S.> ;Middle East J Anesthesiol. 1986 Feb 01
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Journal Articles

Anesthetic care of Micropremie
S.Thiagarajah MD, Thiagarajah PH, Anesthesiology News, 2008

Hospital Affiliations

Valley HospitalRidgewood, New Jersey