Dr. Gopakumar Sudhakaran Nair
Assistant Professor
Biography
Dr. Nair received his MD in Anesthesia from Gujarat University in India in 2007. He joins us from Seattle Children’s Hospital following a fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia. He completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio from 2009-2014. From 2007-2009 Dr. Nair was a Fellow in Obstetric and Ambulatory Anesthesia at the University of Toronto. Gopa has several publications in Journals such as the British Journal of Anesthesia and Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. Dr. Nair also authored a book chapter in a textbook for Medical Students at the University of Toronto in 2008. At the 2008 Annual IARS Meeting in San Francisco, Gopa received the best paper discussion in the ambulatory section. His current research interests include mentoring controlled trials such as: Lumbar Plexus vs. Fascia Iliac block for Post-Operative Pain Management, Anesthesia related pharmacologic considerations in a patient with mitochondrial disease and cytochrome P450 enzyme deficiency and pediatric ambulatory peripheral nerve catheters- a retrospective cohort analysis. Dr. Nair is an avid presenter with many poster presentations at Annual Anesthesia Meetings such as: ASA, ASRA, IARS, SPA and Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. We are happy to welcome Gopa to our team!
Honours and Awards
Resident Teacher of the Year (2015-2016). Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Western University.
Recognized as practice changing article by Faculty of 1000 Doctors: Systematic review of spinal anesthesia using bupivacaine for knee arthroscopy. Br J Anaesth. 2009 Mar;102(3):307-15.
Best paper discussion in ambulatory section at the IARS Annual Meeting (March 2008). San Francisco, USA.
Publications
Nair GS, Mounir L, Sakr AW. Importance of vigilant monitoring after continuous nerve block: lessons from a case report. Ochsner J. 2013;13(2):267-9.
Nair GS, Abrishami A, Lermitte J, Chung F. Systematic review of spinal anesthesia using bupivacaine for ambulatory knee arthroscopy. Br J Anaesth. 2009;102:307–15.
Hossam EB, Wong J, Nair GS, Chinnappa V, Chung F. Improved esophageal patency when inserting the ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway with an Eschmann™ tracheal tube introducer. Can J Anesth. 2009;0832-610X:725-32.
