Pavithra Ranganathan Ellison, MD, FASA

Professor, Vice Chair Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Medical Director Perioperative Services

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Anesthesiology

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

• MD, Annamalai University, India, 2000
• MMM, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA., 2020

Publications:

Original Published Peer-Reviewed Articles

A Novel Approach to Postoperative Ear Pain-Greater Auricular Nerve Block Catheter: A Case Report.   A A Pract. 2020. Ellison MB, Howell S, Heiraty P, Wilson C, Shepherd J, Ellison PR. Jan 1;14(1):21-24. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001134. PMID: 31743117

Perioperative Management of Multiple Intracranial Nail Gun Injuries.  Int J Anesthetic Anesthesiol 2019. Ellison MB, Hensley J, Henrickson RE, Puette J, Shepherd J, Sloyer D, Ellison PR., 7:100. DOI: 10.23937/2377-4630/1410100.

Improving Access to Safe Anesthetic Care in Rural and Remote Communities in Affluent Countries - Anesthesia & Analgesia. Orser, Beverley A. Wilson, C. Ruth; Rotstein, Alexandra J.; Iglesias, Stuart J. Spain, Brian T.; Ranganathan, Pavithra; MacDonald, William A. Ng, Victor MD; O’Leary, Susan MD; Lafontaine, Alika.  July 2019 - Volume 129 - Issue 1 - p 294-300 doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004083

A randomized control trial using intraoperative dexmedetomidine during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery to reduce postoperative pain and narcotic use - J. SOARD. PavithraRanganathan .Michael K.Ritchie. Matthew B.Ellison AshleyPetrone. PayamHeiraty. Lawrence  E.Tabone, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2019.01.021. April 2019

Management of a Term Parturient with Severe Pulmonic Stenosis and Congenital Heart Disease.   Annals of case Reports Ellison, Matthew B. et al.  (2019). DOI: 10.29011/2574-7754/100216

How Pediatric Anesthesiologists Manage Children with OSA Undergoing Tonsillectomy  -  Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 2019. Christopher Roberts, Raihanah Al Sayegh, Pavithra Ranganathan Ellison, September 5, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1177/0003489419874371

Leriche Syndrome in the Setting of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting  -  Translational Perioperative and Pain Medicine. Roy E. Henrickson, John Bozek, Kevin Tveter, , Pavithra Ranganathan, , Jeffrey Puette, and Matthew B. Ellison, (ISSN: 2330-4871) ARTICLE DOI: 10.31480/2330-4871/088

Head Elevation by Ten Degrees in Prone Position Surgery Consistently Decreases and Minimizes Variation in Intraocular Pressure (IOP)  -  Translational Perioperative and Pain Medicine. Matthew B. Ellison,  Brian W. Grose, , Pavithra Ranganathan, Manuel C Vallejo, Ralph Harding, Hong Wang, and Sanford E. Emery. (ISSN: 2330-4871) ARTICLE DOI: 10.31480/2330-4871/085

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Awards and Honors

Chair - American Society of Anesthesiology - National Committee on Rural Access to Anesthesia Care, 2014 - current

Chair (clinical sub-committee) and Member Promotion and Tenure committee for Health Sciences at WVU School of Medicine 2017- current

Director MRI / pediatric off- site anesthesia, 2014 - Current

Member of the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance (IRB Board Member), 2014- current

WVU School of Medicine admissions committee member (two terms 2014, 2015)

Chair – Residency Selection committee, 2016 - present

Pediatric Anesthesiology – Resident and Medical student preceptor- 2017- present

Member Infant Airway Team at WVU, 2016 - current

Invited member – Patient Safety Task Force – Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, 2015 and 2016

Rapid Response Development Team – 2017

Content expert and Educator for Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) at WVU SOM -2018- Current

Board Certifications

American Board of Anesthesiology

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Professional Societies - Current Memberships

American Society of Anesthesiologists

International Anesthesia Research Society

Society for Pediatric Anesthesia

WV State Society of Anesthesiology

Institutional Committees

Faculty Sponsor:  The Multicultural Association for Students in Healthcare 2015 - Current

Chair and Member Promotion and Tenure committee for Health Sciences at WVU School of Medicine 2017 – current

Chair, WVU Department of Anesthesiology Resident Selection Committee, 2016 – current

Member of the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance (IRB Board Member), 2014 - current

National Committees

Chair, American Society of Anesthesiologists National Committee on rural access to anesthesia care, 2014 - current (3 terms)

Clinical Responsibilities

Anesthesiologist at West Virginia University Hospital, 2012 - current

Member of Pediatric Anesthesiology Group, 2012 – current

Charge Anesthesiologist – 2018 - Current

 

Dr. Pavithra Ellison is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist.  She is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesiology.   Dr. Pavithra Ellison has a strong clinical focus. She is the director of MRI services, member of WVU Office of research Integrity and compliance, Hospital Promotion and Tenure committee, chair of the national committee on rural access to anesthesia care for the ASA and is also the recipient of several grants for research in Pediatric Anesthesia and Anesthesiology.  Dr. Ellison will serve as the new Residency Associate Program Director.

Research:

Principle investigator

• Pediatric Spinal Fusion Outcomes, Retrospective study
• Utilization data of Intubation Box for COVID-19
• A Phase 4 Double-Blinded, Randomized, Active Comparator-Controlled Clinical Trial

to Study the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Sugammadex (MK-8616) 089B for Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade in Pediatric Participants (MERCK Pharmaceuticals)

• Presentation, evolution and management of Pediatric trauma at WVU hospitals over the last 10 years.
• Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery Perioperative Registry (PCSPR) of the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group
• Does Single Intraoperative Bolus Dexmedetomidine Significantly Reduce

Narcotic Requirements during Postoperative Period in Bariatric Patients? ( PFIZER Pharmaceuticals)

Co- Investigator

• Pediatric Anesthesiologists' Management of Children with OSA Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy
• WVU09HSC19:   Suboxone User Perioperative Early Referral and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery- Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Population. (WVCTSI Funded)
• Role of Sugammadex as Reversal Agent in Patients Extubated Immediately After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Surgery ( MERCK Pharmaceuticals )

Funding:

• Use of Sugammadex for Reversal of Paralysis in Micro laryngoscopy - Sponsor: Merck Pharmaceuticals. Research award:
• Role of Sugammadex as Reversal Agent in Patients Extubated Immediately After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Surgery.
• A Phase 4 Double-Blinded, Randomized, Active Comparator-Controlled Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Sugammadex (MK-8616) 089B for Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade in Pediatric Participants.

 

Medical Specialties

• Anesthesiology
• Pediatric Anesthesiology

Board Certifications

• Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

Special Training

• Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology
  Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, 2007
• Residency, Anesthesiology
  NYU Langone Medical Center, 2006
• Fellowship, Research Fellow Division of Reproductive Medicine
  Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2002

Education:

Masters in Medical Management – Carnegie Mellon University 2018-2020

American Association for Physician Leadership Education

• Building and Leading Effective Teams, 2018

• Engaging Physicians for Results, 2018

• Leading and Managing Strategic Change, 2018

• Physician in Management: Finance, 2018

• Physician in Management: Negotiation, 2018

• Resolving Conflict, 2018

• Three Faces of Quality, 2017

• Physician in Management: Quality, 2017

• Physician in Management: Leadership, 2017

• Managing Physician Performance, 2017