Dr. RAFIK TADROS

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• Regional Versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence After Hip Fracture

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Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Rafik Tadros, who serves patients in Weston, Florida.

Dr. Tadros is a highly experienced regional anesthesiologist, performing all kinds of continuous peripheral nerve and neuraxial blocks using the ultrasound technique. He serves as the Director of Anesthesia Research Department at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital in Florida.

As such, he performs same day and opioid free hips, and knees replacement. He has a lot of experience on implementing ERAS protocols for orthopedic, colorectal, and cardiothoracic surgeries. He also has a lot of experience implementing and running an acute pain service with great skills in clinical research and teaching residents and medical students.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Tadros graduated with his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from the Faculty of Medicine at Ain Shams University in Egypt in 2000. He then relocated to the United States, serving as a research scholar in biomedical engineering at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio in 2008.

Furthering his training, he performed two residencies in general surgery and general anesthesiology at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in 2009 and 2012, respectively. He then performed a fellowship in regional anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic.

In pursuit of clinical excellence, the doctor is board-certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care. Its mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology.

Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. In addition to basic measurements such as pulse, blood pressure, and temperature, they measure the patient’s respiration.

On a more personal note, Dr. Tadros speaks both English and Arabic.

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