Baskar Rajala, MBBS, FRCA
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Director, Anesthesiology
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Available to mentor

Baskar Rajala, MBBS, FRCA
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Qualifications
  • Recent Publications
  • Qualifications
    • MB BS
      Kilpauk Medical College, POONAMALLE HIGH ROAD KILPAUK, 1997
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Difficulty in Advancing Flexible Epidural Catheters When Establishing Labor Analgesia: An Observational Open-Label Randomized Trial.
      Pancaro C, Purtell J, LaBuda D, Saager L, Klumpner TT, Dubovoy T, Rajala B, Singh S, Cassidy R, Vahabzadeh C, Maxwell S, Manica V, Eckmann DM, Mhyre JM, Engoren MC. Anesth Analg, 2021 Jul 1; 133 (1): 151 - 159. DOI:10.1213/ANE.0000000000005526
      PMID: 33835077
    • Journal Article
      Sugammadex Administration in Pregnant Women: A Case Series of Maternal and Fetal Outcomes.
      Singh S, Klumpner TT, Pancaro C, Rajala B, Kountanis JA. A A Pract, 2021 Feb 24; 15 (2): e01407 DOI:10.1213/XAA.0000000000001407
      PMID: 33626026
    • Journal Article
      Sacral anatomical interspace landmark for lumbar puncture in pregnancy: A randomized trial.
      Pancaro C, Rajala B, Vahabzadeh C, Cassidy R, Klumpner TT, Kountanis JA, McCabe M, Rector D, Aman C, Sankar K, Schoenfeld R, Engoren M. Neurology, 2020 Feb 11; 94 (6): e626 - e634. DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000008749
      PMID: 31831599
    • Chapter
      Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Neurosurgical Disorder: These Cases Actually Do Happen in Real Life. . . . and on the Oral Boards
      Pagano V, Rajala B. 2020 Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, 2nd ed.,
    • Journal Article
      Fibromyalgia Survey Criteria Are Associated With Increased Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy
      Janda AM, As-Sanie S, Rajala B, Tsodikov A, Moser SE, Clauw DJ, Brummet CM. Survey of Anesthesiology, 2016 Dec; 60 (6): 272 - 273. DOI:10.1097/01.sa.0000508186.26884.08
    • Journal Article
      Fibromyalgia Survey Criteria Are Associated With Increased Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Women Undergoing Hysterectomy
      Janda AM, As-Sanie S, Rajala B, Tsodikov A, Moser SE, Clauw DJ, Brummet CM. Survey of Anesthesiology, 2016 Dec; 60 (6): 272 - 273. DOI:10.1097/01.sa.0000508186.26884.08
    • Journal Article
      The Validity of Discharge Billing Codes Reflecting Severe Maternal Morbidity.
      Sigakis MJG, Leffert LR, Mirzakhani H, Sharawi N, Rajala B, Callaghan WM, Kuklina EV, Creanga AA, Mhyre JM, Bateman BT. Anesth Analg, 2016 Sep; 123 (3): 731 - 738. DOI:10.1213/ANE.0000000000001436
      PMID: 27387839
    • Journal Article
      Perioperative stroke.
      Lakshmanan RV, Rajala B, Moore LE. Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2016 Jan 1; 6 (3):